Audi TT 2012 Owner's Manual page 58

Ai rbag system
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Airbag system
Tt is not possible to define a range of vehicle
speeds that will coyer every possible kind and
angle of impact that will always trigger the
airbags, since the circumstances will vary con-
siderably between one collision and another.
Important factors include, for example, the
nature (hard or soft) of the object which the
car hits, the angle of impact, vehicle speed,
etc. The front airbags will also not inflate in
side or rear collisions, or in roll-overs.
Always remember: Airbags will deploy only
once, and only in certain kinds of collisions.
Your safety belts are always there to offer pro-
tection in those situations in which airbags
are not supposed to deploy, or when they have
already deployed; for example, when your ve-
hicle strikes or is struck by another after the
first collision.
This isjust one of the reasons why an airbag is
a supplementary restraint and is not a substi-
tute for a safety belt. The airbag system
works most effectively when used with the
safety belts. Therefore, always properly wear
your safety belts q page 103.
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WARNING
Sitting too close to the steering wheel or
instrument panel will decrease the effec-
tiveness of the airbags and will increase
the risk of personal injury in a collision.
- Never sit closer than
la
inches (2S cm)
to the steering wheel or instrument pan-
el.
- If you cannot sit more than
la
inches
(2S cm) from the steering wheel, investi-
gate whether adaptive equipment may
be available to held you reach the pedals
and increase your seating distance from
the steering wheel.
- Ifyou are unrestrained, leaning forward,
sitting sideways or out· of position in any
way, your risk of injury is much higher.
- You will also receive serious injuries and
could even be killed ifyou are up against
the airbag or too close to it when it in-
flates - even with an Advanced Airbag.
- To reduce the risk of injury wh en an air-
bag inflates, always wear safety belts
properly
qpage 107, Safety belts.
- Always make certain that children age 12
or younger always ride in the rear seat. If
children are not properly restrained, they
may be severely injured or killed when an
airbag inflates.
- Never let children ride unrestrained or
improperly restrained in the vehicle. Ad-
just the front seats properly.
- Never ride with the backrest reclined.
- Always sit as far as possible from the
steering wheel or the instrument panel
q page
94,
Proper occupant seating po-
sitions.
- Always sit upright with your back against
the backrest of your seat.
- Never place your feet on the instrument
pa nel or on the seat. Always keep both
feet on the floor in front of the seat to
help prevent serious injuries to the legs
and hips ifthe airbag inflates.
- Never recline the front passenger's seat
to transport objects. Items can also
move into the area of the side airbag or
the front airbag during braking or in a
sudden maneuver. Objects near the air-
bags can become projectiles and cause
injury when an airbag inflates.
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WARNING '--.
Airbags that have deployedfn a crash must
be replaced.
- Use only original equipment airbags ap-
proved by Audi and installed bya trained
technician who has the necessary tools
and diagnostic equipment to properly re-
place any airbag in your vehicle and as-
sure system effectiveness in a crash.
- Never permit salvaged or recycled air-
bags to be installed in your vehicle.
Child restraints on the front seat - sorne
ilTlPortant things to know
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Be sure to read the important information
and head the WARNINGS for important de-
ta ils about children and Advanced Airbags
qpage 133.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an
Advanced Airbag System, make certain that
all children, especially those 12 years and
young er , always ride in the back seat properly
restrained for their age and size. The airbag
on the passenger side makes the front seat a
potentially dangerous place for a child to ride.
The front seat is not the safest place for a
child in a forward-facing child safety seat. It
can be a
very
dangerous place for an infant or
a child in a rearward-facing seat.
The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle
has been certified to comply with the Require-
ments of United States Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 208 as applicable at the time
your vehicle was manufactured.
The Standard requires the front airbag on the
passenger side to be turned off ("sup-
pressed") if a child up to about one year of
age restrained in one of the rear-facing or for-
ward-facing infant restraints listed in Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with which
the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle
was certifjed has been installed on the front
passenger seat. For a listing of the child re-
straints that were used to certify compliance
with the US Safety Standard
q page
135.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the in-
strument panel tells you when the front Ad-
vanced Airbag on the passenger side has been
turned off by the electronic control unit.
Each time you turn on the ignition, the PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG OFF light will come on for a
few seconds and:
- will stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occupied,
- will stay on if there is a small child or child
restraint on the front passenger seat,
- will go off if the front passenger seat is oc-
cu pied by an adult as registered by the
weight-sensing mat
q
page 122, Monitor-
ing the Advanced Airbag System.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
when the control unit detects a total weight
on the front passenger seat that requires the
front airbag to be turned off.
If the total weight on the front passenger
seat is more than that of a typical1 year-old
child but less than the weight of a small
adult, the front airbag on the passenger si de
can deploy (the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on). If the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light does not come on, the
front airbag on the passenger side has not
been turned off by the electronic control unit
and can deploy if the control unit senses an
impact that meets the conditions stored in its
memory.
For example, the airbag may deploy if:
_ a small child that is heavier than a typical1
year-old child is on the front passenger seat
(regardless of whether the child is in one of
the child safety seats listed q page 135), or
_ a child who has outgrown child restraints is
on the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on in
the instrument cluster and stays on.
The front airbag on the passenger side may
not
deploy (the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not illuminate and stay lit) even if a
small adult or teenager, or a passenger who is
not sitting upright with their back against a
non-reclined backrest with their feet on the
vehicle floor in front of the seat is on the front
passenger seat
q
page
94,
Proper seating po-
sition for the driver.
If the front passenger airbag deploys, the
Federal Standard requires the airbag to meet
the "low risk" deployment criteria to reduce
the risk of injury through interaction with the
airbag. "Low risk" deployment occurs in those
crashes that take place at lower decelerations
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