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Airbag
system
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W ARNI
NG (cont
inued)
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In a side colli
sion,
side airbag
s
will not funct ion properl
y
if
sensors cannot correctly measure increasing air pressure inside
the
doors
when
air
escapes th rough larger
,
unclosed openings in
the door panel.
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Never drive with interior door trim panels removed.
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Never drive when parts have been removed from the inside
door panel and the openings they leave have not been properly
closed.
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Never drive when loudspeaker
s
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.
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Always have work on the doors done by an autho rized Aud
i
deal
er
or qualified workshop.
•
Side curtain
airbags
Description
of curtain
airbags
The curtain airbags can provide supplemental protection
to properly restrained occupants.
Fig.
14
2 Curt
ain
airbag,
driver's
side:
side
curtain airbag
locat
ion
The side curtain airbags are located on bot
h
sides of t he interior
above the fro nt an
d
rear side w indows
~
fig.
142
. They
ar
e identified
by the word "AIRBAG" on t he windshield frame and the center
roof
pillar
.
The side curtain a irbag system supplements t he safety belts and ca
n
help to reduce the risk of injury for occupants' heads and upper torso
on t he side of
t
he vehi cle
t hat
is st ruck in a side collision. The side
curtain airbag inflates in side impacts and only when t he veh icle
accele ration registe red by
th
e co ntrol unit is high enoug h.
If t
his
rat
e
is below the reference value programmed into the control unit, the
side airbags w
ill
not be triggered, eve
n
though
t
he car may be badly
damaged as a result of the collision
.
It is not possib le to define an
airbag trigger ing range that
will
cover every possible ang le of impact,
sinc
e
the circumstances will vary considerab ly between one col lision
and another
.
Important factors include, for example, the nature
(hard or soft) of the impact ing object, the a ngle of impact, vehicle
speed, etc.
~
page 165
.
Aside from the ir normal safety fu nction, safe ty be lts work to he lp
keep the driver or front passenger in posit ion in the event of a colli-
sion so that the side curtain airbags can provide protection.
The airbag system is not a substitute for your safe ty belt. Rathe r, it is
part of the overall occupant restraint system in your veh icle. Always
remembe
r
t hat
t
he airbag system can on ly help to protect you if yo
u
are wear ing your safety belt and wearing it proper
ly.
This is another
reaso
n
why
you
sho uld always wea
r
your safety be
lt
s,
not
jus
t
becau
s
e
the law requires you to do so
~
page 135, "General notes".
It is impo
rt
an
t
to remember that while
t
he side curtain airbag sys
t
em
is des igned to he lp reduce the likelihood of ser ious injur ies, other
injuries, for example, swe lling, bruising, and minor abrasions can
also be assoc iated with t hese airbags
up
on deployment
.
Remembe
r
too, these airbags
will
dep loy only once and on ly in certain kinds of
acciden
ts - your
safe ty belts are always there
t
o offer protection
.
The side curtain
airbag
system
basically
consists
of:
•
The e
lect
ron ic cont rol mo
dul
e and exte rnal side impact sensors
•
The side curtain air bags above the front and rear side windows
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