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protection, the side airbag must inflate within a
fraction of a second at very high speed and with
great force . The supplemental side airbag could
injure you if your seating position is not proper or
upright or if items are located in the area where
the supplemental side airbag expands. This ap-
plies especially to children
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page 122, Child
Safety.
Supplemental side airbags inflate be-
tween the occupant and the door panel on the
side of the vehicle that is struck in certain side
collision
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fig. 122.
Although they are not a soft pi llow, they can
"cushion" the impact and in th is way they can
help to reduce the risk of injury to the upper part
of the body.
A fine dust may develop when the airbag deploys .
This is normal and does not mean there is a fire
in the vehicle .
Important safety instructions on the side
airbag system
Airbags are only supplemental restraints . Always
properly wear safety belts and ride in a proper
seating position .
There is a lot t hat you and your passenger must
know and act accordingly to help the safety belts
and airbags do the ir job to provide supplementa l
protection.
A
WARNING
An inflating side airbag can cause serious or
fatal injury. Improperly wearing safety belts
and improper seating positions increase the
risk of serious personal injury and death
whenever a vehicle is being used.
- In order to 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 supple-
mental side airbag is located.
- Never let a chi ld or anyone else rest their
head against the side trim panel in the
area where the supplementa l side airbag
inflates .
- Always make sure that safety belts are
worn correct ly,
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- 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 w ithout interference .
- Never install seat covers or replacement
upholste ry over the front seatbacks that
have not been specifically approved by
Audi.
- Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags de-
ploy.
- Damage to the orig inal seat covers or to
the seam in the area of the side airbag
module must always be repaired immedi-
ate ly by an authorized Audi dealer.
- Objects between you and the airbag can in-
crease the risk of inju ry in an accident by in-
terfer ing with the way the airbag unfolds or
by being pushed into you as the airbag in-
flates.
- Never place or attach accessories or other
obje cts (such as cup holders, telephone
brackets, or even large, bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area marked
"AIRBAG" on the seat backrests.
- Such objects and accessories can become
dangerous projectiles and cause injury
when the supplementa l side airbag de-
ploys .
- Never carry any objects or pets in the de-
ployment space between them and the
airbags or allow children or other passen-
gers to travel in this posit ion.
- Always prevent the side airbags from being
damaged by heavy objects knocking against
or hitting the sides of the seatbacks .
- The airbag system can only be triggered
once. If the airbag has been triggered, the
system must be replaced by an authorized
Audi deale rship.
- Damage (cracks, deep scratches etc .) to the
or iginal seat covers or to the seam in the
area of the side airbag mod ule must always
be repaired immediately by an authorized
Audi dealer.
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