Side Airbags - Audi TT 2012 Owner's Manual

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and minor abrasions can also be associated
with deployed side airbags. Remember too,
side airbags will deploy only once and only in
certain kinds of accidents - your safety belts
are always there to offer protection.
Vehicle damage, repair costs or even the lack
ofvehicle damage are not necessarily an indi-
cation of over-sensitive or failed airbag activa-
tion. In some collisions, both front and side
airbags may inflate. Remember too, that air-
bags will deploy only once and only in certain
kinds of collisions - your safety belts are al-
ways there to offer protection in those acci-
dents in which airbags are not supposed to
deploy or when they have already deployed.
The si de airbag system will not depLoy:
- when the ignition is turned off
- in side collisions wh en the acceleration
measured by the sensor is too low
- in rear-end collisions
- in rollovers.
In some types of accidents the front airbags
and side airbags may be triggered together.
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WARNING
- Safety belts and the airbag system wilL
only provide protection when occupants
are in the proper seating position
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- If the airbag indicator light comes on
when the vehicle is being used, have the
system inspected immediately by your
authorized Audi dealer. The airbag may
not work properly when the vehicle ac-
celeration in a si de collision is high
enough to activate the airbag.
How suppLementaL si de airbags work.
Side airbags dep/oy instant/y and con he/p re-
duce the risk af upper torso injuries for occu-
pants who are properly restroined.
Fig. 119 Inflated side airbags on left side ofvehicle
When the system is triggered, the airbag is
filled with propellant gas and breaks through
a seam in the seat surface area marked "AIR-
BAG". lt expands between the side trim panel
and the passenger. In order to help provide
this additional protection, the side airbag
must inflate within a fraction of a second at
very high speed and with great force. The sup-
plemental side airbag could injure you ifyour
seating position is not proper or upright or if
items are located in the area where the sup-
plemental side airbag expands. This appLies
especially to children
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ty. Supplemental side airbags infLate between
the occupant and the door paneL on the side
of the vehicle that is struck in certain side col-
lision Qfig. 119.
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Although they are not a soft pillow, they can
"cushion" the impact and in this way they can
help to reduce the risk of injury to the upper
part ofthe body.
A fine dust may develop when the airbag de-
ploys. This is normal and does not mean there
is a fire in the vehicle.
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I mportant safety instructions on the
side airbag system
Airbags are on/y supp/ementa/ restroints. A/-
ways proper/y wear safety be/ts and ride in a
praper seating position.
There is a lot that you and your passengers
must know and act accordingly to help the
safety belts and airbags do their job to pro-
vide supplemental protection.
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WARNING
An inflating side airbag can cause serious
or fatal injury. Improperly wearing safety
belts and improper seating positions in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury
and death whenever a vehicle is being
used.
- In order ta reduce the risk of injury when
the supplemental side airbag infLates:
- Always sit in an upright position and
never lean against the area where the
supplemental side airbag is located.
- Never Let a child or anyone eLse rest
their head against the side trim panel
in the area where the suppLemental
side airbag inflates.
- 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 without interference.
- Never install seat covers or replace-
ment upholstery over the front seat-
backs that have not been specifically
approved by Audi.
- Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags
deploy.
- Damage to the original seat covers or
to the seam in the area of the side air-
bag module must always be repaired
immediately by an authorized Audi
dealer.
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- Objects between you and the airbag can
increase the risk of injury in an accident
by interfering with the way the airbag
unfolds or by being pushed into you as
the airbag inflates.
- Never place or attach accessories or
other objects (such as cup holders, tel-
ephone brackets, or even large, bulky
abjects) on the doors, over or near the
area marked "AIRBAG" on the seat
backrests.
- Such abjects and accessories can be-
come dangerous projectiles and cause
injury when the supplemental side air-
bag deploys.
- Never carry any objects or pets in the
deployment space between them and
the airbags or allow children or other
passengers ta travel in this position.
- Always use the built-in coat hooks only
for lightweight clothing. Never leave any
heavy or sharp-edged objects in the
pockets that may interfere with side air-
bag deployment and can cause personal
injury in an accident.
- Always prevent the si de airbags from be-
ing damaged by heavy abjects knocking
against or hitting the sides of the seat-
backs.
- The airbag system can only be triggered
once. If the airbag has been triggered,
the system must be repLaced by an au-
thorized Audi dealership.
- Damage (cracks, deep scratches etc.) to
the original seat covers or ta the seam in
the area ofthe side airbag module must
always be repaired immediately by an au-
thorized Audi dealer.
- If children are seated improperly, their
risk of injury increases in the case of an
accident
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- Never attempt to modify any compo-
nents of the airbag system in any way.
- In a side collision, side airbags will not
function properly if sensors cannat cor-
rectly measure increasing air pressure in-
si de the doors when air escapes through
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