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Safety
belt pretensioners
How
safety
belt pretensioners
work
In front and side collisions above a particular
severity,
safety belts in use are tensioned automatically.
The safety belts for
the
front seating positions are equipped with
safety belt prete nsioners. The system is activated by sensors in
front and side co
ll
isions of great severity. This tightens the belt and
takes up belt slack
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&
in "Se rvice and d isposal of safety belt
pretensioner". Taking up the slack helps to reduce forward occupant
movement during a co llision
.
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Tip
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The safety belt p retensione
r
can on ly be activated once.
•
In minor frontal and side collis ions, in rear-end collisions, in a
rollover and in accidents involving very litt le impact fo rce, the safety
belt pretensioner are not activated.
•
When the safety belt pretensioner is activated, a f ine dust is
released
.
This is normal and is not caused by a fire in the vehicle.
•
The relevant safety require ments must be observed when the
vehicle or components of the system are scrapped. A qualified deal
-
ership is fami
l
iar with these regulat ions and wil
l
be p leased to pass
on the information to you.
•
Be su re to observe
all
safety, env ironmen
t al
and othe
r
regula
-
tions if the vehicle or individual parts of the system, particu larly the
safety belt or airbag, are to be disposed
.
We recommend you have
your authorized Audi dealer perform this service for you.
•
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
Service
and disposal
of safety
belt
pretensioner
The safety belt pretensioners are parts of the safety belts on your
Audi. Insta
ll
ing, removing, servicing or repair ing of belt preten-
sioners can damage the safety belt system and prevent it from
work ing correctly in a collision.
There are some important things you have to know to make sure
that the effect iveness of the
syst
em will not be impai red and that
discarded components do not cause injury or pol lute the environ-
ment
.
&
WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repair procedure
s
can increase the
risk of personal injury and death
by
preventing
a
safety belt
preten sioner from activating when needed or activating it
unex-
pectedly
:
•
The belt preten sioner system can be activated only once.
If
belt
preten
sioners
have been activated
,
the syste
m
mu st be repla ced
.
•
Never
repair,
adju st, or change any part
s
of the safety belt
system.
•
Safety belt system
s
including safety belt preten sioners cannot
be repai
red.
Special procedures are required for removal
,
installa
-
tion and disposal of thi
s
syst em
.
•
For
any
work on the safety belt system, we strongl
y
recom-
mend that you see your authorized Audi dealer or qualified techni
-
cian
who
has an
Audi approved repair
manual,
train ing and
special
equipment
necessary.
W
For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modu les and pretensioners might be c lassified
as Perchlorate Material
-specia
l
handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca .gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo
rate
.
When the vehicle or
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Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself service
Technical data
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