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Airb a g syste m
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Tips
If the capacitive passenger detection system
determines that the front passenger seat is
empty, the frontal airbag on the passenger
side will be turned off, and the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light will stay on.
Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the airbag system are installed at many
different places on your Audi. Insta lling, remov-
ing, servicing or repa iring a part in an area of the
vehicle can damage a part of an airbag system
and prevent that system from working properly
in a collision.
There are some important thi ngs you have to
know t o make sure that the effect iveness of the
system will not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment.
A
WARNING
-
Improper care, servicing and repair proce-
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de-
ploying when needed or deploying an airbag
unexpectedly:
- Never cover, obstruct, or change the steer-
ing wheel horn pad or airbag cover or the in-
strument pane l or modify them in any way.
- Never attach any objects such as cup holders
or te lephone mountings to the surfaces cov-
ering the airbag units.
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one mois-
tened with plain water. Solvents or cleaners
could damage the airbag cover or change
the stiffness or strength of the mat erial so
that the airbag cannot dep loy and protect
properly.
- Never repa ir, adjust, or change any parts of
the airbag system.
- All work on the stee ring wheel, inst rument
panel, front seats or electrical system (in-
cluding the installation of audio equipment,
cellular telephones and CB radios, etc.)
must be performed by a qualified technician
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who has the training and special equipment
necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we
strongly recommend that you see your au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
- Never modify the front bumper or parts of
the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side airbag can
inflate without interference:
- Never install seat covers or rep lacement
upholstery 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 in-
flate.
- Damage to the original seat covers or to
the seam in the area of the side airbag
module must always be repaired immedi-
ate ly by an autho rized Audi dealer.
- The airbag syst em can deploy only once. Af-
ter an airbag has been deployed, it must be
replaced with new replacement parts de-
signed and approved especially for your Audi
model version. Replacement of complete
airbag systems or airbag components must
be performed by qualified workshops only.
Make sure that any airbag serv ice action is
entered in your Audi Warranty & Mainte-
nance booklet unde r
AIRBAG REPLAC EMENT
RECORD.
- For safety reasons in severe accidents, the
alt ernator and starte r are separated from
the vehicle batte ry with a pyrotec hnic circuit
interrupter .
- Work on the pyrotechnic circuit interrupt-
er must only be performed by a qua lified
techn icians who have the experience, in-
formation and specia l tools necessa ry to
perfo rm the work safely.
- If the vehicle or the circuit interr upter is
scrapped, all app licable safety precautions
must be followed.
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