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A _ir_ b _a _g = - s - a. y_ s_ t_ e_ m _________________________________________________
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Airbag
system
Important
things
to know
Importance
of wearing
safety
belts
and
sitting
properly
Airbags are only supplemental
restraints. For airbags to
do their jo b, occu p ants must always properly we ar their
safety belts and be in a proper seating position.
For your safe ty and the safety of your passen gers, before
dr iving off, always:
- Adjust the driver 's seat and steering wheel proper ly
=> page 200,
- Adjust the front passenger's seat properly=> page 87,
- Wear safety be lt s proper ly=> page 212,
- Always properly use t he proper chi ld restrain t t o pro t ect
ch i ldren => page 243 .
In a col lision airbags mus t inflate with in t he blink of an eye and with
considerable force . The supplemental airbags can cause injuries if
t he driver or the fron t seat passenger is not seated properly. There -
fore in order to help the airbag to do its job, it is important, both as
a driver and as a passenger to sit properly at all ti mes.
By keep ing room between your body and t he steer ing wheel and the
front of the passenger compartment, the airbag can inflate fu lly and
comp letely and prov ide supplementa l protection i n certain frontal
collisions => page 200, "Proper occupant seating positions". For
deta il s on the operation of t he seat adjustment controls => page
87.
It's especia lly important that chi ldren are proper ly restrained
=> page 243 .
There is a lot that the driver and the passengers can and must do to
help the individual safety features installed in your Audi work
together as a system.
Proper seating position is important so that the front airbag on the
driver side can do its job. If yo u have a physical impairment or
condition that prevents you from sitting properly on the driver seat
wi t h the safety belt p roperly fastened and reaching the pedals, o r if
you have concerns with regard to the function or operation of the
Advanced Airbag System, p lease contact your authorized Audi
dea ler or qua lif ied workshop, or call Audi Customer CARE at 1-800-
822-2834 for possib le modifications
to your vehicle .
When the airbag system deploys, a gas generator wi ll fil l t he
airbags, break open the padded covers, and inflate between the
steer ing wheel and the dr iver and between the inst rume nt panel
and the front passenger. The airbags wi ll deflate immediate ly after
deployment so that the front occupants can see through the wind -
shield again without interruption .
All of this takes p lace in the b link of an eye, so fast that many people
do n't even realize that t he airbags have dep loyed . The airbags also
inflate with a great dea l of force and nothing should be in their way
when t hey dep loy. Front airbags in combinati o n wi t h properly worn
safety belts slow down and limit the occupant's forward movement.
Together t hey help to prevent the driver and front seat passenger
from hitting parts of the inside the vehicle while reducing the forces
act i ng on the occupant during the crash . In this way they help to
reduce the risk of i njury to the head and upper body in t he crash .
Airbags do not protect the arms or the lower parts of the body .
Both front air bags w ill not infl ate i n all fro ntal col lisio ns. The trig-
gering of the airbag system depends on the vehic le dece lerat ion
rate caused by the co llision and registe red by th e electr o nic co ntro l
unit . If this rate is below the reference value programmed into the
cont rol unit, the air bags w il l not be t riggered, even tho ug h the car
may be bad ly damaged as a result of the collision . Vehicle damage,
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