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- Never modify the front bumper or parts
of the veh icle body.
- Always make sure that the side airbag
can inflate without interference:
- Never install seat covers or replace-
ment upho lstery ove r the front seat-
backs that have not been spec ifically
approved by Audi.
- Never use add itiona l seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags
inflate .
- Damage to t he o rigina l seat covers or
to the seam in the area of the side air-
bag module must always be repa ired
immediate ly by an authorized Audi
dealer.
- The airbag system can be activated only
once . After an airbag has inflated, it
must be replaced by an author ized Audi
dealer or qualif ied technic ian who has
the techn ica l information, tra ining and
special equipment necessary.
- The airbag system can be deployed only
once. After an airbag has been deployed,
it must be replaced w ith new replace-
ment parts designed and approved espe-
cially for your Aud i model version. Re-
placemen t of complete ai rbag systems
or airbag components
m ust be per-
formed by qualified workshops only.
Make su re that any airbag service act ion
is entered in your Audi Warranty & Main-
tenance booklet under
AIRBAG REPLACE-
MENT RECORD.
- For safety reasons in severe accidents,
the a lternator and starter are separated
from the vehicle battery with a pyrotech-
nic circuit interrupter.
- Work on t he pyrote chnic circuit inter-
rupter must on ly be per formed by a
qualified dealer - risk of an accident!
- If the veh icle or t he circuit interrupter
is scrapped, all applicable safety pre -
cautions must be followed .
A irbag sys tem
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For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modules and preten-
sioners might be classified as Perchlorate
Materia l -special handling may apply, see
www. dtsc. ca.gov/hazard o u swa ste/ per-
ch lo rate. When the veh icle or parts of the
restraint system including airbag modules
and safety be lts with pretensioners
are
scrapped, all applicab le laws and regu la-
tions mus t be obse rved. Your a uthorized
Audi dealer is familia r wit h these require-
ments and we recommend that you have
your dealer perform this service fo r you .
Other things that can affect Advanced
Airbag performance
Chang ing the veh icle's suspens io n system can
change the way that the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem perfo rm s in a crash. For examp le, using
tir e- rim combi nat ions not approved by Audi,
lower ing the veh icle, chang ing the st iffness of
the suspens ion, including the spr ings, suspen-
sion struts, shock absorbers etc. can change
the forces that are measured by the airbag
sensors and sent to the electronic contro l
unit. Some suspension changes can, for exam-
ple, increase the force levels measured by the
sensors and make the airbag system deploy in
crashes in which it wou ld not deploy if the
changes had not been made. Other kinds of
changes may reduce t he fo rce leve ls meas-
ured by the sensors and preven t the airbag
from dep loying when it should.
The sensors in the safety be lt buc kle for the
drive r and front passenger seat te ll t he e lec-
tron ic contro l modu le if the safety be lt is
latche d or no t. If the safety be lt is being used,
the front airbag will deploy at a slightly high-
er rate of veh icle deceleration than if the safe-
ty belt is not be ing used. Therefore, in a par-
ticular coll is ion, it is possible t hat an airbag
will not deploy at a seat ing pos ition where the
safety belt is be ing used but w ill inflate at the
pos ition wher e t he safety be lt is not be ing
used. It is impo rt ant that noth ing interfere
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