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ad-
justed.
Because airbags inflate in the blink of an eye w ith
great force,
t
hings you have on your lap
or
have
placed on the seat could become dangerous pro-
jectiles, and be pushed into
you
if the airbag in-
flates.
When an airbag deploys, fine dust is released.
This is normal and is not caused by a fire in the
vehicle. This dust is made up mostly of a powder
used to lubricate the airbags as they deploy. It
could irr itate skin.
It
is important to remember that whi le the
sup-
plemental airbag system is designed to reduce
the likelihood of serious
inj
uries, other injur ies,
for example swell ing, bruising and minor abra-
sions, can also happen when airbags inf late. Air-
bags do not protect the arms or the lower parts
of the body. Front airbags only supplement the
three point safety belts in some frontal col lisions
in which the vehicle deceleration is high enough
to deploy the airbags.
Front airbags will not deploy:
- if the ign it
ion
is switched off when a crash
oc-
curs,
-
in side collisions,
-
in rear-end collisions,
-
in
roll
overs,
- when the crash deceleration measured by the
airbag system is less than the minimum thresh
-
old needed for airbag deployment as registered
by the electronic control unit.
The
front passenger airbag will also not
depl
oy:
-
when the front passenger seat is not occupied,
-
when the weight on the front passenger seat as
sensed by the Advanced Airbag System indi-
cates that the front airbag on the passenger
side has to be turned off by the electronic con-
trol unit (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
comes on and stays
on).
A
WARNING
Sitting in the wrong position can increase the
risk of serious injury in
crashes.
Airbag
sys
t
e
m
-
To reduce the risk of injury when the airbags
inflate, the driver and passengers must al-
ways sit in an upright position, must not
lean against or place any part of the ir body
too close to the area where the airbags are
located.
- Occupants who are unbelted, out of position
or too close to the airbag can be seriously
inj
ured by an airbag as it unfo lds with great
for ce in the blink ofan eye Qpage 133.
A
WARNING
A child in a rearward-fac ing child safety
seat
insta lled on the front passenger seat w ill be
seriously inju red and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag
System
.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat
or
infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
- Always install rear-fac ing child safety seats
on the rear seat.
-
If
you must install a rearwa rd fac ing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be-
cause of except ional circumstances and the
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating
posit
ion and have the airbag system
inspected by your authori zed Audi dealer
.
A
WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in-
crease the risk of injury in a crash by interfe r-
ing with the way the airbag unfolds or by
be-
ing pushed into you as the airbag inflates
.
- Never hold things in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in
use.
-
Never transpo rt items on or in the area of
the front passenger seat. Objects could
move into the area of the front airbags dur-
ing braking or other sudden maneuver and
become dangerous project iles that can
cause serious persona
l
injury if the airbags
inflate.
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