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Airb a g syste m
service actio n is entered in your Audi War-
ranty & Maintenance book let under
AIRBAG
REPLACEMENT RECORD.
- In accidents when an airbag is deployed, the
vehicle battery separates the a lternator and
the starter fr om the vehicle electr ical sys-
tem for safety reasons with a pyrotechnic
circuit interrupte r.
- Work on the pyrotec hnic circuit interrupt -
er must only be performed by a qualified
dea ler - risk of an accident!
- If the vehicle or the circuit interrupter
is
scrapped, all app licab le safety precautions
m ust be followed.
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For the sake of the env ironment
Undep loyed airbag modu les and pretension-
ers might be classified as Perch lorate Materi -
al -specia l handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo-
rate. When the vehicle or parts of the re-
straint system including airbag modules safe-
ty belts with pretens ioners are scrapped, all
app licable laws and regulat ions must be ob-
served. Your authorized Audi dealer is fam iliar
w ith these req uirements a nd we recommend
t hat you have your deale r perform t his servi ce
for you.
Other things that can affect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changing the vehicle 's suspension system can
change the way that the Advanced Airbag System
performs in a crash . For examp le, using t ire -rim
comb inat ions not approved by Audi, lower ing the
vehicle, chang ing the stiffness of the suspe nsion,
including the spr ings, suspension struts, shock
absorbers etc. can change t he fo rces that are
measured by t he airbag sensors and sent to t he
electronic contro l unit. Some suspens ion changes
can, for example, increase the force levels meas-
ured by the sensors and make the airbag system
deploy in crashes in which it would not deploy if
the changes had not been made. Other kinds of
changes may reduce the fo rce levels measured by
the sensors and prevent the airbag from deploy-
ing when it should .
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A
WARNING
Changing the vehicle's suspension including
use of unapproved tire-rim comb inations can
change Advanced Airbag performance and in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury in a
crash.
- Never insta ll suspension components that
do not have the same performance charac-
ter istics as the components origina lly inst al-
led on you r vehi cle.
- Never use t ire-r im combinations that have
not been approved by Audi.
A
WARNING
It ems stored between the safe t y belt buckle
and the cen t er conso le can cause the sensors
in the buckle to send the wrong information
to the electronic contro l module and prevent
the Advanced Airbag System from working
proper ly.
- Always make sure that nothing can interfe re
wit h the safety belt buckles and that they
are not obstructed.
Side airbags
Description of side airbags
The airbag system con provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained occupants .
Fig. 168 Side airbag locatio n in the d river's seat
The side airbags a re located in the s ides of the
front seat backrests ~
fig. 168
and the rear back-
rest * facing the doors . They are ident ified by the
word "AIRBAG".
The side airbag system basically consist s of :
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