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Safety
belts
these regulations and will be pleased to
pass on the information to you.
- Be sure to observe all safety, environ-
mental and other regulations if the vehi-
cle or individual parts of the system, par-
ticularly the safety belt or airbag, are to
be disposed. We recommend you have
your authorized Audi dealer perform this
service for you .
Service and disposal of safety belt
pretension er
The safety belt pretensioners are parts of the
safety belts on your Audi. Installing,
remov-
ing, servicing or repairing of belt pretension-
ers can damage the safety belt system and
prevent it from working correctly in a colli-
sion.
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of
the system will not be impaired and that dis-
carded components do not cause injury or pol-
lute the environment .
A
WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repair proce-
dures can increase the risk of personal in-
jury and death by preventing a safety belt
pretensioner from activating when needed
or activating it unexpectedly:
- The belt pretensioner system can be acti-
vated only once . If belt pretensioners
have been activated, the system must be
replaced.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts
of the safety belt system.
- Safety belt systems including safety belt
pretensioners cannot be repaired. Spe-
cial procedures are required for removal,
installation and disposal of this system.
- For any work on the safety belt system,
we strongly recommend that you see
your authorized Audi dealer or qualified
technician who has an Audi approved re-
pair manual, training and special equip-
ment necessary .
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For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modules and preten-
sioners might be classified as Perchlorate
Material -special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/per-
chlorate . When the vehicle or parts of the
restraint system including airbag modules
safety belts with pretensioners are scrap-
ped, all applicable laws and regulations
must be observed. Your authorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your
dealer perform this service for you.