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S a f e t y b e lt s
- The safety belt pretensioners do not deploy
in minor frontal and side collisions, in rear-
end collisions, in rollovers and in collis ions
involving very little impact force.
- A fine dust is released when the pyrotechnic
safety belt pretensioners deploy. This is nor-
mal and is not caused by a fire in the vehi-
cle.
- The relevant safety requirements must be
observed when the vehicle or components
of the system are scrapped . A qualified
dealersh ip is familiar with these regulations
and will be pleased to pass on the informa-
tion to you.
- Be sure to observe all safety, environmental
and othe r regulations if the vehicle or indi-
vidual parts of the system, particularly the
safety belt or airbag, are to be disposed. We
recommend you have your autho rized Aud i
dealer perform this service for you .
Service and disposal of safety belt preten-
sioner
The safety belt pretensioners are parts of the
safety belts on your Audi . Installing, removing ,
servicing or repairing of belt pretens ioners can
damage the safety belt system and prevent it
from working correctly in a colli sion.
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effect iveness of the
system w ill not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment.
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WARNING
-
Imprope r care, servicing and repair proce-
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing a safety belt preten-
sioner from activating w hen needed or acti-
vating it unexpectedly :
- The belt pretensioner system can be activat-
ed only once.
If
belt pretensioners have
been act ivated, the system must be re-
placed .
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the safety belt system .
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- Safety belt systems including safety belt
pretens ioners cannot be repaired. Special
procedures are required for remova l, instal-
lation and disposal of this system.
- For any work on the safety belt system, we
strongly recommend that you see your au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified technician
who has an Audi approved repair manual,
train ing and special equipment necessary.
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For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modules and pretension-
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Material
-special handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo-
rate. When the vehicle or parts of t he re-
straint system incl uding airbag modules safe-
ty belts w ith pretens ioners are scrapped, all
applicable laws and regulations must be ob-
served. Your authorized Audi dealer is familiar
with these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this service
for you.
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