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passenger. In order to he lp provide this add ition-
al protection, the side airbag must inflate within
a fraction of a second at very high speed and w ith
great force. The supplemental
side airbag could
injure you if your seating position is not proper or
upright or if items are located in the area where
the supplemental
side airbag expands . This ap-
plies especially to children
q
page 214, Child
safety.
Supplemental
side ai rbags inf late be -
tween the occ upan t and the door pane l on the
side of the vehicle that is struck in certa in side
collision
q
fig . 166.
Although they are not a sof t pillow, they ca n
"cushion" the impact and in t his way they can
he lp to reduce the risk of injury to the upper part
of the body .
A fine dust may deve lop when the airbag deploys.
This is normal and does not mean there is a fire
in the vehicle.
Important safety instructions on the side
airbag system
Airbags ore only supplemental restraints . Always
properly wear safety belts and ride in a proper
seating position.
There is a lot that you and your passengers must
know and act accord ingly to help the safety be lts
and airbags do the ir job to provide supplemental
protection.
A
WARNING
An inflating side airbag can cause serious or
fatal injury. Improperly wearing safety belts
and improper seating positions increase the
risk of se rious personal injury and death
w henever a vehicle is being used.
- In order to reduce the risk of injury when
the supplemental
side airbag inflates:
- Always sit in an upright position and never
lean aga inst the area where the s upple-
mental side airbag is located.
- Never let a chi ld or anyone else rest their
head against the side trim panel in the
area where the supp lemental s ide airbag
inflates.
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- Always make sure that safety belts are
worn correctly,
- Do not let anyone sitting in the front seat
put their hand or any other parts of their
body out of the window.
- Always make sure that the side airbag can
inflate w ithout interference.
- Never install seat covers or replacement
upholstery ove r the front seatbacks that
have not been specifica lly approved by
Audi.
- Never use addi t ional seat cus hions that
cover the areas where the side airbags de-
ploy .
- Damage to the orig inal se at cove rs or to
the seam in the area of t he side airbag
module must a lways be repaired immedi -
ate ly by an authorized Audi dealer.
- Objects be tween you and t he airbag can in-
crease the ris k of injury in an acc ident by in-
terfering with the way the airbag unfolds or
by being pushed into you as the airbag in-
flates.
- Never place or attach accessor ies or other
obje cts (s uch as cup ho lde rs, telephone
bracke t s, or even la rge, bu lky objec t s) on
the doors, over or near the area marked
"AIRBAG" on the seat backrests .
- Such objec t s and accessories can be come
dange rous projecti les and cause injury
when the supplemental
side airbag de-
ploys.
- Never carry any objects or pets in the de-
ployment space between them and the
airbags or allow children or other passen-
gers to trave l in this position.
- Always use the built-in coat hooks only fo r
lightweight clothing. Never leave any heavy
or sharp-edged objects in the pockets that
may inte rfere with s ide a irbag deployment
a nd can cause personal injury in an accident .
- Always prevent the side airbags from being
damaged by heavy objects knocking against
or hitting the sides of the seatbacks.
- The a irbag system can only be triggered
once . If the airbag has been triggered, the
system must be replaced by an autho rized
Audi dea le rship.
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