Volkswagen PHAETON - Service Manual download pdf (Page 26)

Passenger protection

General passenger protection

The Phaeton has sophisticated active and passive

safety equipment. Volkswagen has redefined

safety standards in luxury class cars by deploy-

ing lighter but high-strength materials, improved

deformation features, curved edges and shatter-

proof plastics, all-round safety glazing, improved

airbag sensory mechanism and optimised belt

tensioning systems. Phaeton not only places an

emphasis on your own safety, but also on the

safety of other vehicles involved in the event of a

collision. The improved deformation behaviour

of the Phaeton's bodywork decreases the dam-

age incurred by other vehicles involved in an

accident situation.

Airbag systems

The Phaeton is equipped with 4 different airbag

systems. All airbags are triggered by the airbag

control unit which registers the gravity of the

accident via the early-crash sensors, thus pre-

venting the unnecessary triggering of the airbags

in the event of a minor accident. Details of the

type and gravity of a collision are fed to the con-

trol unit by sensors which are located at the front

headlight mounting.

Furthermore, all airbags are 'depowered' in

order to prevent injury when the air sacks are

being opened.

'Depowered' means that the airbag opening

flaps and the folding of the airbags have been

optimised to an extent which reduces the agres-

sive effect of the triggering of the airbags on the

occupants.

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Airbag deactivation

The front and side airbag for the front passenger

can be deactivated with the ignition key. For this

purpose, a lock is located in the centre console

next to the selector for the automatic transmis-

sion. Here one can use the ignition key to select

one of two positions (Airbag on/Airbag off).

On the other hand, the side airbags at the rear

and the head airbag at the passenger side can-

not be deactivated. However, they only receive a

trigger signal from the airbag control unit when

the lateral crash sensors register a corresponding

impact.

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