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Airbag
system
heavy or sharp-edged objects in the
pockets that may interfere with side air-
bag deployment and can cause personal
injury in an accident .
- Always prevent the side airbags from be-
ing damaged by heavy objects knocking
against or hitting the sides of the seat-
backs.
- The airbag system can only be triggered
once.
If
the a irbag has been triggered,
the system must be replaced by an au-
thorized Audi dealership.
- Damage (cracks, deep scratches etc.) to
the original seat covers or to the seam in
the area of the side airbag module must
always be repaired immediately by an au-
thorized Audi dealer.
- If children are seated improperly, their
risk of injury increases in the case of an
accident ¢ page 203, Child Safety.
- Never attempt to modify any compo-
nents of the airbag system in any way.
- In a side collision, side airbags will not
function properly if sensors cannot cor-
rectly measure increasing air pressure in-
side the doors when air escapes through
larger, unclosed openings in the door
panel.
- Never drive with inter ior door trim pan-
els removed.
- Never drive when parts have been re-
moved from the inside door panel and
the openings they leave have not been
properly closed.
- Never drive when loudspeakers in the
doors have been removed unless the
speaker holes have been properly
closed.
- Always make certain that openings are
covered or filled if additional speakers
or other equipment is installed in the
inside door panels.
- Always have work on the doors done by
an authorized Audi dealer or qualified
workshop.
Side curtain
airbags
Description of side curtain airbags
The side curtain airbags can provide supple-
mental protection to properly restrained oc-
cupants.
Fig. 214 Side curtain airbags, driver's side: location
The side curtain airbags are located on both
sides of the interior above the front and rear
side windows ~ fig. 214. They are identified
by the word "AIRBAG" on the windshield
frame and the center roof pillar .
The side curtain airbag system supplements
the safety belts and can help to reduce the
risk of injury for occupants' heads and upper
torso on the side of the vehicle that is struck
in a side collision. The side curtain airbag in-
flates in side impacts and only when the vehi-
cle acceleration registered by the control unit
is high enough . If this rate is below the refer-
ence value programmed into the control unit,
the side curtain airbag will not be triggered,
even though the car may be badly damaged as
a result of the collision. It is not possible to
define an airbag triggering range that will
cover every possible angle of impact, since the
circumstances will vary considerably between
one collision and another. Important factors
include, for example, the nature (hard or soft)
of the impacting object, the angle of impact,
vehicle speed, etc. ¢ page 201, How side cur-
tain airbags work .
Aside from their normal safety function, safe-
ty belts work to help keep the driver or front
passenger in position in the event of a colli-
sion so that the side curtain airbags can pro-
vide protection.
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