Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 184

Airb a g syste m
also not inflate in side or rear collisions, or in
roll-overs.
Always remember: Airbags will deploy only once,
and on ly in ce rtain kinds of coll isions. Your safety
be lts are always there to offer protection in those
situations in which airbags are not supposed to
dep loy, or when they have already deployed ; for
examp le, when your vehicle str ikes or is struck by
another vehicle after the first coll is 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 a irbag system works most
effect ively when used with the safety belts.
Therefore, always properly wear your safety belts
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A
WARNING
Sitting too close to the steering wheel or in-
st rument panel will decrease the effective-
ness of the airbags and will increase the risk
of personal injury in a collision .
- Never sit closer than 10 in (25 cm) to the
steering wheel or instrument pane l.
- If you cannot sit mo re than 10 in (25 cm)
from the steering wheel, investiga t e wheth-
er adaptive equ ipment may be availab le to
held you reach the pedals and increase you r
seating distance from the stee ring wheel.
- If you are unrestrained, leaning forward, s it-
t ing s ideways or out of position in any way,
yo ur risk of injury is much higher .
- You will also receive serious injuries and
could even be killed if you are up against the
airbag or too close to it when it inflates -
even with an Advanced Airbag.
- To reduce the risk of inju ry when an airbag
inflates, a lways wear safety belts properly
Q page 177, Safety belts .
- If children 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 . Adjust the
front seats properly .
- Never ride with the backrest reclined.
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- Always sit as far as possible from the steer-
ing wheel or the instrument panel
Qpage 168.
- Always sit upright with your back against
the backrest of your seat .
- Never place your feet on the instrument
panel or on the seat. Always keep both feet
on the floor in front of the seat to help pre-
vent serious injur ies to the legs and hips if
the airbag inflates.
A
WARNING
Airbags that have deployed in a crash must be
replaced .
- Use only orig inal equipment airbags ap -
proved by Audi and installed by a trained
technician who has t he necessary tools and
diagnostic equipment to prope rly replace
any airbag in your vehicle and assu re system
effectiveness in a crash .
- Never perm it 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 important information and
head the WARNINGS for important details
abou t ch ildren and Advanced Airbags
Q page 205 .
The airbag on the passenger side makes the front
seat a potent ially dangerous place for a child to
ride. The front seat is not the safest place for a
child in a forward-fac ing ch ild safety seat .
It
can
be a ve ry dangero us place for an infa nt or a ch ild
in a rearward-fac ing seat.
The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle has
been certified to comply with the Requirements
of United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 208 as appli cable at t he t ime yo ur vehi-
cle was manufac t ured.
The Standard requires the front airbag on the
passenger side to be turned off ("suppressed ") if
a ch ild up t o about one yea r of age restrained in
one of t he rear-fac ing or fo rwa rd-faci ng infant re-
strain t s list ed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safet y ..,.