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WARNING
Items stored between the safety belt buckle and th e center
console can cause the sen sors in the buckle to send th e wrong
information to the e lectron ic control module and prevent the
Advanced Airbag System from working properly.
• Always make sure th at nothing can interfere with the safety
belt buckles and that they are not obstructed .
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For the sake of the environment
Undep loyed airbag mod ules and pretensioners might be class ified as
Perch lorate Material -special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc .ca .gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
When the veh icle or
parts of t he rest raint system includ ing a irbag modu les safety belts
w ith pretensioners
are scrapped, a ll applicable laws and regulations
must be obse rved. Your author ized Audi dealer is fa miliar wit h these
requirements and we recommend that you have your dealer perform
this se rvice fo r you. •
Knee airbags
Description
of knee airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental protection
to properly restrained front seat occupants.
Fig. 1 12 Driver's
airbag
The airbag for the dr iver is locate d in the inst rument pane l under -
neath the steering whee l ~ fig . 1 12, the a irbag for the passenger is
at abo ut the same height in t he instr ument panel under neath the
glove compartme nt.
The knee airbag offers addit ional protection to the dr iver's and
passenge r's knees and upper and lowe r t high a reas as a supplement
to the safety belts.
If the front airbags dep loy, the knee airbags a lso deploy in fron tal
collisions above a certa in severity~
page
135, "More impo rtan t
things to know about front airbags" .
Besides the ir norma l safety funct ion, safety be lt s work to help keep
the driver or front passenger in position in case of a frontal collision
so th at t he ai rbags can provide protec t ion .
The a irbag system is not a substitute for your safety belt. Rather, it is
part of the ove rall occ upant restraint system in your vehicle. Always
remembe r t hat the airbag system can on ly help to protect you if you
are wearing your safety be lt and wear ing it properly. This is why you .,,_
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