Audi A7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual page 168

Airb a g syste m
to help provide this additiona l protection, the
side curtain airbag must inflate within the blink
of an eye at very high speed and with great force .
The side curtain airbag could injure you if your
seating position is not proper or upright or if
items are located in the area where the supp le-
mental side curta in airbag inflates . This applies
especially to children
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Although they are not a soft pillow, side curtain
airbags can "cushion" the impact and in t his way
they can help to reduce the risk of injury to the
head and the upper part of the body.
A fine dust may develop when the airbag deploys.
This is quite normal and does not mean there is a
fire in the vehicle .
Important safety instructions on the side
curtain airbag system
Airbags are only supplemental restraints . Always
properly wear safety belts and ride in a proper
seating position.
There is a lot that you and your passengers must
know and do to help the safety belts and airbags
do their job to provide supp lemental protection.
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WARNING
Improperly wear ing safety belts and imp roper
seating positions increase the risk of serious
perso nal injury and death whenever a vehicle
is being used.
- Never let occupants place any parts of their
bodies in the area from which the side cur-
ta in airbag inflate.
- Always make sure that the side curtain air-
bags can inflate witho ut interference .
- Use the built-in coat hooks only for lig ht-
weight clothing. Never leave any heavy or
sharp-edged objects in the pockets that may
interfere with airbag deployment and can
cause personal injury in a collision.
- Never use hangers to hang clothes on the
hooks.
- Only use factory- insta ll ed sun shades or, if
shades installed after the vehicle leaves the
factory, use on ly genu ine Audi sun shades.
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- Never swing the sun visors over to the side
w indows if things such as pens, garage door
openers, hands-free speakers, etc. are at-
tached to the sun visors. They could come
loose and cause serious injury if the side cur-
tain airbag inflates.
- A deploying airbag inflates in a fraction of a
second and with great force.
- Never attach objects to the cover or in the
deployment zone of a side curtain airbag .
- The airbag deployment zones must be kept
clear at al l t imes. Make sure there are no ob-
jects, pets, or other persons in the space be-
tween any vehicle occupant and any airbag
at anyti me.
- Do not attach any accessories to the doors.
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WARNING
- The airbag system can deploy on ly once.
If
the airbag has been t rigge red, the system
m ust be repl aced by an aut horized Audi
dealer or qualified wor kshop.
- Always have wor k involving the side curtain
airbag system, removal and installation of
the airbag componen t s, or other repairs per-
formed by a qualified dealership. Othe rwise
the airbag system may not work correctly .
- Never attempt to mod ify any components of
the airbag system in any way.