Active Rollover Protection System - Audi RS 5 Cabriolet 2013 Owner's Manual

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Active rollover
protection system
Function
The rollover protection system helps protect
vehicle occupants in the event of a rollover.
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Fig. 137 Rear seats: Rollbar de ployment range
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Fig. 138 Rear seats: roll ba r deploye d
The active rollover protection system consists
of:
- two rollbars
- the safety belts with belt tensioners
- the windshield frame
- the rollove r sensors
The active rollover protect ion system provides
additional safety in the event of a rollover.
Within milliseconds, sensors deploy two roll-
bars located beh ind the headrests in the rear
seats
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fig. 13 8.
The rollbars, reinforced windshield frame and
belt tensioners help protect front and rear
passengers in the event of a rollover.
The rollover protection system functions
when the power top is both open and closed.
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WARNING
Do not use the area behind the rear seat
headrests
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fig. 13 7 as a storage area.
This is the area where the rollbars deploy.
If the rollover protection system is trig-
gered, objects placed there can be propel-
led through the vehicle and make it more
difficult for the rollbars to deploy. This in-
creases the risk for serious or life-th reat-
ening injuries.
When is rollover protection deployed?
Rollover protection deploys in a collision or
rollover.
Depending on the collision, senso rs through-
out the vehicle and the control module trigger
the rollover system to deploy. .,,.