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also not inflate in side or rear coll isions, or in
rollovers .
Always remember:
Airbags will deploy only o nce,
and on ly in certain kinds of coll isions. Your safety
be lts are always there to offer protection in those
situations in which airbags are not supposed to
deploy, or when they have a lready deployed; for
examp le, when your vehicle str ikes or is struck by
another vehicle after the first collis ion.
This is just one of the reasons why an airbag is a
supp lementary restraint and is not a substitute
for a safety belt. The airbag system works most
effect ively when used with the safety belts.
Therefore, always properly wear your safety belts
c::> page 140 .
A
WARNING
Sitting too close to the steer ing whee l or in-
st rument panel will decrease the effect ive-
ness of the airbags and will increase t he risk
of persona l injury in a collision.
- Never sit closer than 10 inches (25 cm) to
the steering wheel or instrument panel.
- If you cannot sit mo re than 10 inches
(2 5 cm) from the steering wheel, inves t i-
gate whethe r adaptive equipment may be
available to help you reach the pedals and
increase your seating distance from the
steering wheel.
- All veh icle occupants and especially children
must be restrained properly whenever riding
in a vehicle. An unrestrained or improperly
restra ined child could be injured by striking
the inte rior or by being ejected from the ve-
hicle d uring a sudden maneuver or impact.
An unrestrained or imp roperly restrained
child is also at greate r risk of inju ry or death
through contact with an infla t ing airbag .
- If
you are unrest rained, leaning fo rwa rd, sit-
t ing s ideways or out of pos ition in any way,
your risk of inju ry is m uch higher.
- You will also receive serious injur ies and
cou ld even be killed if you are up aga inst the
airbag or too close to it w hen it inf lates -
even with an Advanced Airbag.
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Airb a g sys tem
- To reduce the ris k of injury when an airbag
inflates, always wear sa fety belts prope rly
c::> page 143, Safety belts.
- Always make certain that children age 12 or
younge r always ride in the rear seat. If chil-
dren are not properly restrained, they may
be severely injured or killed when an airbag
inflates.
- Never let children ride unrestrained or im-
properly restrained in the vehicle. Adj ust the
front seats properly.
- Never ride with the back rest recl ined .
- Always sit as far as possible from the steer-
ing wheel or the instrument panel
c::>
page 130.
- Always sit upright with your back against
the backrest of your seat .
- Never place your feet on the instrument
panel or on t he seat. Always keep both feet
on the floor in front of the seat to help pre-
vent ser ious injuries to the legs and hips if
the airbag inflates.
- Never recl ine the front passenger's seat to
transport objects. Items can also move int o
the area of the side a irbag or the front air-
bag d uring braking or in a sudden maneu-
ver. Obje cts ne ar the airbags can be come
projecti les and cause injury when an airbag
inflates .
A
WARNING
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Airbags that have d eployed in a crash m ust be
replaced.
- Use on ly original equipment airbags ap-
proved by Audi and installed by a t rained
technician who has the necessary tools and
d iagnostic equipment to properly replace
any airbag in your vehicle and assure system
effect iveness in a crash .
- Never permit salvaged or recycled airbags to
be installed in your vehicle.
Child restraints on the front seat - some
important things to know
.,. Be sure to read the impo rt an t info rmat ion and
heed the WARNINGS for important deta ils
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