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Important safety instructions on the
side airbag system
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. Al-
ways properly wear safety belts and ride in a
proper seating position.
There is a lot that you and your passengers
must know and act accordingly to help the
safety belts and airbags do their job to pro-
vide supplemental
protection .
A
WARNING
An inflating side airbag can cause serious
or fatal injury. Improperly wearing safety
belts and improper seating positions in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury
and death whenever a vehicle is being
used .
- In order to reduce the risk of injury when
the supplemental
side airbag inflates:
-Always sit in an upright position and
never lean against the area where the
supplemental
side airbag is located.
- Never let a child or anyone else rest
their head against the side trim panel
in the area where the supplemental
side airbag inflates.
- Always make sure that safety belts are
worn correctly,
- Do not let anyone sitting in the front
seat put their hand or any other parts
of their body out of the window.
- Always make sure that the side airbag
can inflate without interference.
- Never install seat covers or replace -
ment upholstery over the front seat-
backs that have not been specifically
approved by Audi.
- Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags
deploy.
- Damage to the original seat covers or
to the seam in the area of the side air-
bag module must always be repaired
immediately by an authorized Audi
dealer.
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- Objects between you and the airbag can
increase the risk of injury in an accident
by interfering with the way the airbag
unfolds or by being pushed into you as
the airbag inflates .
- Never place or attach accessories or
other objects (such as cup holders, tel-
ephone brackets, or even large , bulky
objects) on the doors, over or near the
area marked "AIRBAG" on the seat
backrests .
- Such objects and accessories can be-
come dangerous projectiles and cause
injury when the supplemental
side air-
bag deploys.
- Never carry any objects or pets in the
deployment space between them and
the airbags or allow children or other
passengers to travel in this position .
- Always use the built -in coat hooks only
for lightweight clothing . Never leave any
heavy or sharp-edged objects in the
pockets that may interfere with side air-
bag deployment and can cause personal
injury in an accident.
- Always prevent the side airbags from be-
ing damaged by heavy objects knocking
against or hitting the sides of the seat-
backs.
- The airbag system can only be triggered
once. If the airbag has been triggered,
the system must be replaced by an au-
thorized Audi dealership.
- Damage (cracks, deep scratches etc .) to
the original seat covers or to the seam in
the area of the side airbag module must
always be repaired immediately by an au-
thorized Audi dealer .
- If children are seated improperly, their
risk of injury increases in the case of an
accident ~
page 133, Child Safety.
- Never attempt to modify any compo-
nents of the airbag system in any way.
- In a side collision, side airbags will not
function properly if sensors cannot cor-
rectly measure increasing air pressure in-
side the doors when air escapes through
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