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- Two inflatab le airbags (airbag and gas genera-
tor), one for the driver and one for the front
passenger
- The airbag indicator light in the overhead con-
so le
The knee airbag system will not deploy:
- when the ign ition is switched off
- in frontal collisions when the deceleration
measured by the control unit is too low
- in side collisions
- in rear-end collisions
- in rollovers
- in the event of a system malfunction (warning/
indicator light is on)
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WARNING
- Safety belts and the a irbag system can only
provide protection when occupants are in
the proper seating position
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page 199.
- If the airbag indicator light
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page 15
comes when the vehicle is being used, have
the system inspected immed iately by your
authorized Audi dealer. It is possible that
the a irbag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not infla t e when it shou ld.
How knee airbags work
The risk of injury to the leg area can be reduced
by fully inflated knee airbags.
Fig. 164
Inflated airbags protect ing in a fronta l collision
The knee airbag system has been designed so
that the airbags for the driver and front passen-
ger deploy in certa in but not all frontal collisions.
Airb a g sys tem
If the front airbags deploy, the knee airbags also
deploy in frontal collisions when the deployment
threshold stored in the control un it is met.
When the system deploys, t he a irbags fill with a
propellant gas, and inflate between the lower
part of the instrument panel and the driver and
the lower part of the instrument panel and the
front passenger
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page 199, fig. 161.
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 lower ex-
trem ities.
All of this takes place in the blink of an eye, so
fast that many people don't even realize that the
airbags have deployed. The airbags a lso inflate
with a great deal of force and it is important for
occupant safety that nothing should be in their
way when they deploy.
Fully inflated airbags in combination with proper-
ly worn safety belts slow down and limit the oc-
cupant's forward movement and help to reduce
the risk of injury .
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system
Airbags are only supplemental restraints . Always
wear safety belts correctly and ride in a proper
seating position.
The re is a lot that you and your passengers must
know and do to help the safety belts and airbags
to provide supp lemental protect ion.
A
WARNING
An inflat ing knee a irbag can cause se rious in-
jur y. Wear ing safety be lts inco rrectly and im-
proper seating positions increase the risk of
serious pe rsonal injury and death whenever a
vehicle is being used.
- The knee airbag system cannot protect yo u
properly if you are seated too close to any of
the airbag locations. When adjusting their
seat positions, it is important that both the
driver and the front passenger keep their
upper bodies and knees at the fo llow ing
minimum safe d istances :
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