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- The relevant safety requirements
must be
observed when the vehicle or components
of the system are scrapped. A qualified
dealersh ip is familiar with these regu lations
and will be pleased to pass on the informa-
tion to you .
- Be sure to observe all safety, environmental
and other regulations if the veh icle or indi-
vidual parts of the system, particularly the
safety belt or airbag, are to be disposed . We
recommend you have your author ized Audi
dealer perform this serv ice for you.
Service and disposal of safety belt preten-
sioner
The safety belt pretensioners are parts of the
safety belts on your Audi. Installing, removing,
servic ing or repa iring of belt pretensioners can
damage the safety belt system and prevent it
from work ing correctly in a collision .
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system will not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment.
A
WARNING
Improper care, serv icing and repa ir proce-
dures can increase the ris k of personal injury
and death by preventing a safety be lt preten-
sioner from activating when needed or acti -
vating it unexpectedly:
- The be lt pretensioner system can be act ivat -
ed only once. If belt pretensioners have
been activated, the system must be re-
placed.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the safety be lt system.
- Safety belt systems including safety belt
pretensioners cannot be repaired. Special
procedures are required for removal, instal-
lat ion and disposa l of this system .
- For any work on the safety belt system, we
strongly recommend that you see your au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified technician
who has an Audi approved repair manual,
train ing and spec ial equipment necessary .
S a fet y b e lts
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For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modules and pretension-
ers might be classif ied as Perchlorate Materi-
al -special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo-
rate . When the vehicle or parts of the re-
straint system including airbag modules safe-
ty belts with pretensioners are scrapped, all
applicable laws and regu lations mus t be ob-
se rved. Your au t horized Audi dealer is familiar
with these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this service
for you .
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