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Airb a g sys t e m
A fine dust may develop when the airbag de-
ploys. This is qu ite normal and does not mean
there is a fire in the vehicle.
Important safety instructions on the
side curtain airbag system
Airbags are only supplemen t al 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 do to help the safety belts and
airbags do the ir job to provide supplemental
protection .
A
WARNING
Improperly wearing safety belts and im-
proper seat ing positions increase the risk
of serious personal injury and death when-
ever a vehicle is being used.
- Never let occupants place any parts of
their bodies in the area from wh ich t he
side curtain airbags inflate.
- Always make sure that the side curta in
airbags can inflate w ithout int erference.
Unsuitable accessories fitted inside the
expansion range of a side curta in airbag
can dangerously interfere with its func-
t ion. A deploying head airbag develops
enough force to catapult any piece of
add-on component out of its path of in-
flation and into the passenger compart-
ment . An occupant hit by such a projec-
t ile can suffer serious injury or death
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- Do not swivel the sun visors to the side if
you have any objects clipped onto them
(for example pens). If the airbag should
deploy, you could be inju red by these ob-
jects.
- Use the built-in coat hooks only for light-
we ight cloth ing. Never leave any heavy or
sharp-edged objects in the pockets that
may interfere with airbag deployment
and can cause personal injury in an acci-
dent .
- Never use hangers to hang clothing from
the hooks.
- Only use f actory-installed sun shades or,
in the case of shades installed after the
vehicle leaves the factory, only Audi roll-
up sunscreens may be used
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Additional accessories and parts re-
placement.
-Always sit in proper seat ing position and
wear safety belts wh ile traveling so that
the side curtain airbags can help provide
protection.
- The airbag system can only be triggered
once. If t he airbag has been triggered,
the system must be replaced by an au-
thor ized Audi dealer or qualified work-
shop.
- Always have work involving the side cur-
tain airbag system, removal and insta lla-
tion of the airbag components, or other
repairs performed by an authorized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop. Otherwise
the airbag system may not work correct-
ly.
- Never attempt to mod ify any compo-
nents of the airbag system in any way.
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