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Airbag
system
and minor abrasions can also be associated
with deployed side airbags. Remember too,
side airbags will deploy only once and only in
certain kinds of accidents - your safety belts
are always there to offer protection.
Vehicle damage, repair costs or even the lack
of vehicle damage are not necessar ily an indi-
cation of over-sensitive or failed airbag activa-
tion. In some collisions, both front and side
airbags may inflate. Remember too, that air-
bags will deploy only once and only in certa in
kinds of collisions - your safety belts are al-
ways there to offer protec tion in those acci-
dents in which airbags are not supposed to
deploy or when they have already deployed.
The side airbag system will not deploy:
- when the ignition is turned off
- in side collisions when the acceleration
measured by the sensor is too low
- in rear-end collisions
- in rollovers.
In some types of accidents the front airbags
and side airbags may be triggered together.
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WARNING
- Safety belts and the airbag system will
only provide protection when occupants
are in the proper seating posit ion
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- If the airbag indicator light comes on
when the vehicle is being used, have the
system inspected immediately by your
authorized Audi dealer. The airbag may
not work properly when the vehicle ac-
celeration in a side collision is high
enough to activate the airbag.
How supplemental side airbags work
Side airbags deploy instantly and can help re-
duce the risk of upper torso injuries for occu-
pants who are properly restrained.
Fig. 119
Inflated side airbags on left s ide of ve hicle
When the system is triggered, the airbag is
filled with propellant gas and breaks through
a seam in the seat surface area marked "AIR-
BAG". It expands between the side trim panel
and the passenger. In order to help provide
th is addit ional protection, th e side airbag
must inflate within a fraction of a second at
very high speed and with great force . The sup-
pleme ntal side airbag could injure you if your
seat ing position is not proper or upright or if
items are locat ed in the area where the sup-
plementa l side airbag expands. This applies
especially to children¢ page 133, Child Saf e-
ty . Supplemental side airbags inflate between
the occupant and the door panel on the side
of the vehicle that is struck in certain side col-
lision ¢fig. 119.
Although they are not a soft pillow, they can
"cushion" the impact and in this way they can
help to reduce the risk of injury to the upper
part of the body.
A fine dust may develop when the airbag de-
ploys. This is normal and does not mean there
is a fire in the vehicle.
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