Side Curtain Airbags - Audi TT Coupe 2016 Owner's Manual

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- Damage (cracks, deep scratches etc.) to the
original seat covers or to the seam in the
area of the side airbag module must always
be repaired immediately by an authorized
Audi dealer.
- If children are seated improperly, their risk
of injury increases in the case of an accident
¢page 212, Child safety.
- Never attempt to modify any components of
the a irbag system in any way.
- In a side collision, side airbags will not func-
tion properly if sensors cannot correctly
measure increasing air pressure inside the
doors when air escapes through larger, un-
closed openings in the door panel.
- Never drive with interior door trim panels
removed.
- Never drive when parts have been re-
moved from the inside door panel and the
openings they leave have not been proper-
ly closed.
- Never drive when loudspeakers in the
doors have been removed unless the
speaker holes have been properly closed.
- Always make certain that openings are
covered or filled if additional speakers or
other equipment is installed in the inside
door panels.
- Always have work on the doors done by an
authorized Audi dealer or qualified work-
shop.
Airbag system
Side curtain airbags
Description of side curtain airbags
The side curtain airbag system can provide sup-
plemental protection to properly restrained oc-
cupants.
Fig. 163 Side curtain airbags, driver's side: side curtain air-
bag location
The side curtain airbags are located on both sides
of the interior above the front and rear side win-
dows ~
fig. 163. They are identified by the word
"AIRBAG" on the windshield frame and the cen-
ter roof pillar.
The side curtain airbags contain features that
provide ejection mitigation to help prevent vehi-
cle occupants or parts of their bodies from being
completely or partially ejected from the vehicle
interior in certain side impacts and vehicle roll-
overs.
The side curtain airbag system supplements the
safety belts and can help to reduce the risk of in-
jury for occupants' heads and upper torso. The
side curtain airbag inflates in side impacts and
only when the vehicle acceleration registered by
the control unit is high enough. If this rate is be-
low the reference value programmed into the
control unit, the side curtain airbag will not be
triggered, even though the car may be badly
damaged as a resu lt of the collision. It is not pos-
sible to define an airbag triggering range that
will cover every possible angle of impact, since
the circumstances will vary considerably between
one collision and another. Important factors in-
clude, for example, the nature (hard or soft) of
the impacting object, the angle of impact, vehicle
speed, etc. ~ page 210, How side curtain air-
bags work .
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