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How to deactivate the front passenger airbag of the Volkswagen Tiguan

Model: Volkswagen Tiguan 5N, MK 1 - Years 2007-2016
Part: Airbag

Today we will see the instructions that will allow us to deactivate the front passenger airbag of the Volkswagen Tiguan, in case of presence of a child seat. First of all, we get into the cabin and start opening the glove compartment; then we rotate the airbag cylinder to "off", inserting the ignition key, as shown in the video. At this point we will have correctly deactivated the front passenger airbag; to reactivate it, simply rotate the cylinder to "on" with the physical key. The front passenger airbag can be activated and deactivated at any time.

Posted on 11 October 2025 by ScegliAuto

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