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Airbag
syst em
larger, unclosed openings in the door
pane l.
- Never drive w ith inter ior door trim pan-
e ls removed.
- Never drive when parts have been re-
moved from the ins ide doo r panel and
the openings they leave have not been
properly closed.
- Never d rive when loudspeakers in the
doors have bee n removed unless t he
spea ker holes have been properly
closed.
-Always ma ke certa in that openings are
covered or fi lled if additional speakers
or other equ ipment is installed in the
inside door panels.
- Always have work on the doors done by
an authorized Audi dealer or qualified
workshop .
Side curtain
airbags
Description of side curtain airbags
The side curtain airbag system can provide
supplemental protection to properly restrain -
ed occupants.
Fig. 169 Side curtain airbags, dri ver's side: side curta in
air bag l ocation
The s ide curtain airbags are located o n both
sides of the interior above the front and rea r
side windows
c:.>
fig. 169. They are ident ified
by the word "AIRBAG" on the windshield
frame and t he center roof pillar.
The s ide curtain airbag system supp lements
the safety belts and can help to reduce the
risk of injury for occupants' heads and upper
torso o n the side of the vehicle t hat is struc k
in a side collision . The side curtain airbag in-
flates in side impacts and only when the vehi-
cle acceleration registered by the control un it
is high enough . If this rate is below the refer-
ence value programmed into the control unit,
the side airbags will not be triggered, even
t hough the car may be bad ly damaged as a re-
su lt of the collision . It is not possib le to de-
fine an airbag triggering range that will cover
every possib le ang le of impact, s ince the cir-
cumstances will vary cons iderably between
one collision and another. Important factors
include, for example, the nature (hard or soft)
of the impacting object, the angle of impact,
vehicle speed, etc .
c:,,
page 173, How side cur-
tain airbags work .
Aside from their normal safety function, safe-
ty be lts work to help keep the driver or front
passenger in position in the event of a colli-
sion so that the side curtain airbags can pro-
vide protection .
The airbag system is not a substit ute for your
safety belt . Rather, it is part of the overall oc-
cupant restraint system in your vehicle. Al-
ways remember that the a irbag system can
only help to protect you if you are wear ing
you r saf ety belt and wearing it properly . This
is anothe r reason why you should always wear
your safe t y belts, not ju st because the law re -
quires you to do so c:.> page
140,
General
notes .
It is important to remember that w hile the
side cur t ain airbag system is designed to help
reduce the likelihood of ser ious injur ies, other
injuries, for example, swelling, bruising, fric-
tion burns and minor abrasions can also be as-
sociated w ith these airbags upon dep loyment.
Remember too, these airbags will deploy only
once and only in certain kinds of accidents -
your safety belts are always there to offer pro -
tection.
The side curtain airbag system basically
consists of:
- The electronic control module and external
side impact sensors
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