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The airbag system is not a substitute for your
safety be lt. Rathe r, it is part of t he overall oc-
cupant restraint system in your veh icle. Al-
ways remember that the airbag system can
only help to protect you if you are wearing
your safety belt and wear ing it prope rly. This
is another reason why you shou ld always wear
your safety belts, not just beca use the law re-
qu ires you t o do so ~ page 173, General
notes.
It is important to remember that while the
side curta in airbag system is designed to help
reduce the likelihood of serious injur ies, other
injuries, fo r example , swelling , bruising, and
minor abrasions can also be associated with
these airbags upon deployment . Remember
too, these airbags will dep loy on ly once and
only in certain kinds of accidents - your safety
belts are always there to offer protection.
The side curta in airbag system basically
consists of :
- The electronic contro l mod ule and externa l
s ide impa ct sensors
- The side curtain airbags above the front and
rear side windows
- The airbag indicator light in the instrument
panel
The airbag system is monitored ele ct ron ically
to make certain it is functioning proper ly at all
times. Each time you t urn on the ignition, the
airbag system indicator light will come on for
a few seconds (se lf diagnostics).
The side curtain airb ag is not activated:
- if t he ignit ion is turned off
- in side collisions when t he accelerat ion
measure d by the sensor is too low
- in rear-end collisions.
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WARNING
- Safety belts and t he airbag syst em will
only provide protection whe n occupant s
are in the proper seating position
~ page 74, General recommendations .
- If the airbag indicat or light ¢ page 16
comes when the vehicle is be ing use d,
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have the system inspected immediately
by your authorized Audi dealer . It is pos-
sible that the airbag will inflate when it
is not supposed to, or will not inflate
when it should .
How side curtain airbags work
Side curtain airbags can work together wit h
side airbags to help reduce the risk of head
and upper torso injuries for occupants who
are properly restrained .
Fig. 2 15
Illus tr ation of principle: Inflat ed side curtain
a irbags o n th e left s ide
The side curtain airbags inflate between the
occupant and the windows on the s ide of the
vehicle that is struck in a side collis ion
Q fig. 215 .
When the system is t riggered , the side curta in
airbag is filled with propellant gas and breaks
through a seam above the front and rear side
windows identified by the AIRBAG labe l. In or-
der t o help provide this additional protection,
the side curta in airbag m ust inflate withi n t he
blink of an eye at very high speed and with
great fo rce. The side curta in airbag could in-
jure you if your seating posit ion is not proper
or upright or if items are located in the area
where the supplemental side curta in airbag
inflates. This applies especially to children
¢ page 203 .
Although they are not a soft pillow, side cur-
ta in airbags can "cushion" the impact and in
th is way they can help t o reduce the risk of in-
jury to the head and the upper part of the
bod~
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