Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 202

Airbag syste m
with deployed side airbags. Remember too, side
airbags will deploy on ly once and on ly in certain
kinds of accidents - your safety belts are always
there to offer protection .
Vehicle damage, repair costs or even the lack of
vehicle damage are not necessarily an ind ication
of over-sensitive or failed airbag activation. In
some collisions, both front and side airbags may
inflate. Remember too, that airbags will deploy
only once and only in certain kinds of collisions -
your safety belts are always there to offer protec-
tion in those acc idents in which airbags are not
supposed to deploy or when they have a lready
deployed.
The side airbag system will not deploy :
- when the ignition is switched off
- in side collisions when the acceleration meas-
ured by the sensor is too low
- in front-end collisions
- in rear-end collisions
- in rollovers.
In some types of accidents the fro nt airbags and
side airbags may be triggered together.
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WARNING
- Safety belts and the airbag system w ill only
provide protection when occupants are in
the proper seating position
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page 201 .
- If the airbag indicator light ¢ page 15
comes when the vehicle is being used, have
the system inspected immediate ly by your
authorized Audi dealer. It is possible that
the a irbag will inf late when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not inflate when it should.
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How supplemental side airbags work
Side airbags deploy instantly and can help re-
duce the risk of upper torso injuries for occu-
pants who are properly restrained .
Fig. 151 Inflated side airbags on left side of vehicle
When the system is triggered, the airbag is filled
with propellant gas and breaks through a seam in
the seat surface area marked "AIRBAG". It ex-
pands between the side trim panel and the pas-
senger. In order to help provide this addit ional
protect ion, the s ide airbag must inflate with in a
fraction of a second at very high speed and with
great force. The supplemental side a irbag could
injure you if you r seating position is not proper or
up right or if items are located in the area where
the supp lemental side airbag expands. This ap-
plies especially to children
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page 205, Child
safety.
Supplementa l side airbags inflate be-
tween the occupant and the door panel on the
side of the vehicle that is struck in certain side
collision
¢ fig . 151 .
Although they are not a soft pillow, they can
"cushion" the impact and in this way they can
help to reduce the risk of injury to the upper part
of the body .
A fine dust may develop when the airbag deploys.
This is normal and does not mean there is a fire
in the vehicle.