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Dr
iv
ing safet
y
- the safety belts wit
h
be lt te nsioners
- the wind shie ld frame
- the rollover sensors
The active rollover
protection
system
provides
addit ional safety in the event of a rollover. With in
m illiseconds, sensors deploy two rollbars
located
behind the headrests in the rear seats
¢
fig.
133.
The
rollbars,
reinforced
windshield frame and
belt tens ioners help protect front and rear pas-
sengers in the event of a rollover
.
The rollover protection
system functions
when
the power
top is
both open
and
closed.
A
WARNING
-
Do not use the area beh ind the rear seat
headrests
9fig
.
132 as a storage a rea
.
This is
t
he a rea whe re the rollbars dep loy. If the ro ll-
over
prot
ect ion system is triggered, objects
placed
t
here can be pro pelled th roug
h
the
ve-
hicle and make it more difficult for the
roll-
bars to deploy
.
This increases the risk for seri-
ous or life-threaten ing injur ies.
When is rollover protection deployed?
Rollover protection deploys
in
a collision or roll-
over.
Depending on the coll is ion, sensors
t
hroughou
t
the vehicle and the control mod ule tr igger the
rollover system to deploy.
For safety reasons, rollover protect ion a lso de-
p loys during front, side and rear coll is ions above
a certa in
leve
l
of severi
ty.
Retracting rollover protection
Fig.
13
4
Deployed roltba
r
with
re lease
loop.
122
Fig. 13
5
Deployed rollbar
wit
h
power
top
frame
fac ing
up-
ward.
If
the
rollover protection
has tr
iggered but
the
vehicle
was not
involved
in
an
accident, you
can
retract the rollover protection yourself in
an
emergency. Drive
to
your
authorized
Audi dealer
or qualified
repa
ir
facility immed
iate
ly to have
the malfunct ion corrected.
With the power top open
..
Pull the
loop upward
in the
direction of the
ar-
row and
hold
it in place
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fig.
134.
..
Slide
the
rollbar down
.
.,..
Release the loop just before
t
he rollbar reaches
its end position by approximately 1-2
in.
(3-5
cm).
.,..
Press t he rollbar down unt il
it
stops.
..
Make s ure the
rollbar
is secure before releasing
it
.
..
Close
the
cover
@
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fig.
135.
..
Repeat t
he proced
ure on the other rollbar.
With the power top closed
.,..
Switch the ignit io
n
on.
..
Press the conver
t
ible
swit
ch to adjus
t t
he co n-
ver
t
ible frame until it
is
vertical
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fig.
135
.
..
Pull
the
loo
p
upward
in the
direct ion of
the
ar-
row
and hold
it in place
9
fig.
134.
.,.
Slide
the
rollbar down
.
..
Release
the loop
j
ust
before
the
rollbar reaches
its
end position (3-5 cm)
.
.,..
Press the rollbar down unt il it stops
.
..
Make sure the rollbar is secu re before releasing
it
.
.,..
Close the cover
@
¢
fig.
135 .
..
Repeat the procedure on
t
he other ro llba
r .
.. You
can now close the power
top
again
.
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