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Airb a g syste m
also not infl ate in side or rear collisions, or in
roll-overs.
Always remember: Airbag s will depl oy on ly once ,
a nd on ly in ce rtain kinds of coll isions. Your safety
be lts are always there to offer protection in those
situations in which airbags are not supposed to
dep loy, or when they have already deployed; for
examp le, when your vehicle str ikes or is struck by
another after the first collis ion.
This is just one of the reasons why an airbag is a
supp lementary restraint and is not a substitute
for a safety belt. The a irbag system works most
effect ively when used with the safety belts.
There fore, always properly wear your safety belts
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page 143.
A
WARNING
Sitting too close to the steering wheel or in-
st rument panel will decrease the effective-
ness of the airbags and will increase the risk
of personal injury in a collision.
- Never sit closer than 10 inches (25 cm) to
the steering wheel or instrument panel.
- If you cannot sit mo re than 10 inches
(25 cm) from the steering wheel, invest i-
gate whether adaptive equipment may be
available to help yo u reach the pedals and
increase your seating distance from the
steering wheel.
- If you are unrestrained,
leaning forwa rd, s it-
ting sideways or out of pos ition in any way,
your risk of inj ury is much higher.
- You will also receive serious injuries and
could even be killed if you are up aga inst the
airbag or too close to it when it inflates -
even with an Advanced Airbag.
- To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag
inflates, a lways wear safety belts properly
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page 146, Safety belts.
-Always make certain that chi ldren age 12 or
younger always ride in the rear seat. If chil-
dren are not properly restra ined, they may
be severe ly injured or killed when an airbag
inflates.
- Never let children ride unrestrained or im-
prope rly restrained in the vehicle . Adjust the
front seats properly.
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- Never ride with the back rest recl ined.
-Always sit as far as possible from the steer -
ing wheel or the instrument panel
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page 135.
- Always sit upright with your back against
the backrest of your seat.
- Never place your feet on the ins t rument
panel or on the seat. Always keep both feet
on the floor in front of the seat to help pre-
vent serious injur ies to the legs and hips if
the airbag inflates.
- Never recl ine the front passenger's seat to
transpo rt objects. Items can also move into
the area of the s ide a irbag or the front air-
bag du ring brak ing or in a sudden maneu-
ver. Objects near the airbags can become
proje cti les and cause injury when an airbag
inflates.
A
WARNING
Airbags t hat have deployed in a crash m ust be
replaced.
- Use on ly orig inal equipment airbags ap-
proved by Audi and inst all ed by a trained
technician who has t he ne cessary tools and
diagnostic equipment to prope rly replace
any airbag in your vehicle and assure system
effectiveness in a crash.
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- Never permit salvaged or recycled airbags to
be installed in your vehicle .
Child restraints on the front seat - some
important things to know
.,. Be sure to read the important informat ion and
head the WARNINGS fo r important details
about child ren and Advanced Airbags
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page 171 .
Even thoug h your veh icle is equipped w it h an Ad-
vanced Airbag Syst em, make certa in that a ll chil-
dre n, espec ia lly those 12 yea rs and younger, al-
ways ride in t he back seat prope rly res tr a ined fo r
their age and size. The airbag on the passenger
side makes the front seat a potentially dange rous
place for a child to ride . The front seat is not the
safest place for a child in a forward-fac ing child
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