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also not inflate in side or rear coll isions, or in
roll-overs.
Always remember: Airbags will deploy only o nce,
and on ly in certain kinds of coll isions. Your safety
be lts are always there to offer protection in those
situations in which airbags are not supposed to
deploy, or when they have a lready deployed; for
examp le, when your vehicle str ikes or is struck by
another after the first collis ion.
This is just one of the reasons why an airbag is a
supp lementary restraint and is not a substitute
for a safety belt. The airbag system works most
effect ively when used with the safety belts.
Therefore, always properly wear your safety belts
c::>page 140 .
A
WARNING
Sitting too close to the steer ing whee l or in-
st rument panel will decrease the effect ive-
ness of the airbags and will increase t he risk
of persona l injury in a collision.
- Never sit closer than 10 inches (25 cm) to
the steering wheel or instrument panel.
- If you cannot sit mo re than 10 inches
(2 5 cm) from the steering wheel, inves t i-
gate whethe r adaptive equipment may be
available to help you reach the pedals and
increase your seating distance from the
steering wheel.
- If you are unrest rained, leaning forward, sit-
ting s ideways or out of position in any way,
your risk of inju ry is much higher.
- You will also receive serious injur ies and
cou ld even be killed if you are up against the
airbag or too close to it when it inf lates -
even with an Advanced Airbag.
- To reduce the risk of inj ury when an airbag
inflates, a lways wear safety belts properly
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page 143, Safety belts .
-Always make certain that ch ild ren age 12 or
younger always ride in the rear seat. If chil-
dren are not properly restra ined, they may
be severe ly injured or killed when an airbag
inflates .
- Never let children ride un restrained or im-
prope rly restrained in the veh icle. Adjust the
fro nt sea t s properly.
-
Airb a g sys tem
- Never ride with the back rest recl ined.
-Always sit as fa r as possible from the steer-
ing wheel o r the instrument panel
c::>
page 132.
- Always sit upright with your back against
the backrest of your seat.
- Never place your feet on the instrument
panel or on the seat. Always keep both feet
on the floor in front of the seat to help pre-
vent ser ious injuries to the legs and hips if
the airbag inflates.
- Never recline the front passenger's seat to
transpo rt objects. Items can also move into
the area of the s ide a irbag or the front air-
bag during braking or in a sudden maneu-
ver. Objects nea r the airbags can become
proje ct iles and cause injury when an airbag
inflates.
A
WARNING
Airbags t hat have deployed in a crash must be
replaced.
- Use o nly orig inal equipment airbags ap -
proved by Audi a nd insta lled by a t rained
technici a n who has t he necessary tools and
diagnostic equipment to properly replace
any airbag in your vehicle and assu re system
effect iveness in a crash.
- Never permit salvaged or recycled airbags to
be installed in you r vehicle .
Child restraints on the front seat - some
important things to know
.,. Be sure to read the important informat ion and
head the WARNINGS for important deta ils
about ch ildren and Advanced Airbags
c::>
page 168 .
Even though your veh icle is equipped wit h an Ad-
vanced Airbag System, make certa in that a ll chil-
dre n, espec ia lly those 12 yea rs and yo unger, al-
ways ride in the back se at prope rly res train ed for
their age and size. The airbag on t he pa sse nger
side makes t he fron t seat a potentia lly dange rous
place for a child to ride. The front seat is not the
safest place for a child in a forward-facing child
.,.
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