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a lso not inflate in side or rear collisions, or in roll-
overs
.
Always remember:
Airbag
s
will deploy on ly once,
and on ly in cer
t
ain kinds of collisions. Your safety
be lts a re a lways there to offer protection in those
situations in which airbags are not supposed to
deploy, or when they have already deployed; for
examp le, when your vehicle str ikes or is struck by
another after the first collision
.
This is just one of the reasons why an airbag is a
supp lementary restraint and is not a substitute
for a safety belt. The airbag system works most
effectively when used with the safety belts.
Therefore, always properly wear your safety belts
c::>page 124.
A
WARNING
Sitting too close to the steer ing whee
l or
in-
strument panel will decrease the effect ive-
ness of the airbags and will increase the risk
of
persona
l
injury in a coll ision
.
-
Never sit closer than 10 inches (25 cm) to
the steering wheel or instrument panel.
-
If you cannot sit more than 10 inches
(25 cm) from the steer ing whee l, investi-
gate whethe
r
adaptive equipment may be
available to help yo
u
reach the peda ls and
increase your seating distance from the
steering wheel.
-
If you are unrestrained, lean ing forward, sit-
ting s ideways or out of position in any way,
your risk of
inju
ry is much higher.
-
You will also receive serio us injuries and
cou ld even be killed if you are up against the
airbag or too close to it when it inflates -
even with an Advanced Airbag.
- To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag
inflates, always wear safety belts properly
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page 12 7, Safety belts
.
- Always make certain that children age 12 or
younger always ride in the rear seat. If chil-
dren are not properly restrained, they may
be severely injured or killed when an airbag
inflates
.
-
Never let children ride unrestrained or im-
properly restrained in the veh icle. Adjust the
front seats properly.
-
Airbag
sys
t
e
m
-
Never ride with the back rest reclined
.
- Always sit as far as possible from the steer
-
ing wheel o
r
the instrument panel
c::>
page 114.
-
Always sit up right with your back against
the backrest of your seat.
- Never place your feet on the instrument
panel or on the seat. Always keep both feet
on the floor in front of the seat to help pre-
vent serious injur ies to the legs and hips if
the airbag inflates.
- Never recline the front passenger's seat to
transport objects. Items can also move into
the area of the side airbag or the front air-
bag d uring braking or in a sudden maneu-
ver. Objects near the airbags can become
projectiles and ca use
injur
y when an airbag
inflates.
A
WARNING
Airbags
t hat
have deployed
in a
crash mus
t
be
replaced.
-
Use o nly orig inal equipment airbags ap
-
proved
by Aud
i
an
d
installed by a trained
technici
a
n who has
t
he ne cessary too ls and
diagnostic equipment to properly rep lace
any airbag in your vehicle and assu re system
effectiveness in a crash.
-
Never permit salvaged or recycled airbags to
be installed in you
r
vehicle
.
Child restraints on the front seat - some
important things to know
.,.
Be su re to read the important information and
head the WARNINGS for important details
about ch ild ren and Advanced Airbags
c::>
p age 152.
Even though your veh icle is equipped wit
h
an
Ad-
vanced Airbag System, make certain that a
ll
chil-
dren, especially those
12
years a nd you nger, a l-
ways ride in
t
he bac
k
seat properly restrained fo
r
the ir age and size. The airbag on
t
he passenger
side makes the front seat a potent ia lly dangerous
place for a child to ride. The front seat is not the
safest place for a child in a forward-facing child
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