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Airbag
system
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or t he low er parts of the body. Front airba gs only suppl eme nt
t
he
th ree
po
int saf et
y
belt
s
in
so
me
fro
nt
al co
lli
sio ns
in
w
hi
ch t
he
veh icle dece lerat ion is h igh enou
g
h to deploy th
e
ai rbags.
Front
airbags
will
not deploy:
•
if the ignition is switched off when a crash occurs,
•
in side collisions
,
•
i
n rea r-end
coll isions
,
•
in ro llovers,
•
w
h en th
e c
rash deceler ation m easu red
by
th
e
ai
rba
g
sys
t em
is
less than the minimum threshold needed for airbag dep loyment as
regi
st
ere
d by
the ele
ctroni
c
co ntrol u
ni
t.
The front
passenger
airbag
will
also
not deploy
:
•
when th
e
fron
t passenger
seat
is not occupied,
•
w hen the weight o
n
t he front
pass
enger seat as sensed by the
Ad
vanced Ai
rb
ag
System indi
cat es
t hat th
e
fr ont ai
rba
g on
th
e
passenger side has to be tu rned off
by
the electronic cont
rol
unit
(th
e
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lig ht
co
me
s
on and st ay
s
on ).
&
WARNING
Sitting in the wrong position can increase the risk of ser ious injury
in crashes
.
•
To reduce the risk of injury when the airbags inflate
,
the driver
and passengers must always sit in an upright position
,
must not
lean against or place any part of their 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 injured by an airbag as it unfolds with
great force in the blink of an eye
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page
139.
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
&
WARNING
A child in a rearward -facing child safety seat installed on the front
passenger seat will be seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even w ith 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 arm rest
,
door or roof.
•
Always install rear-facing child safety seats on the rear seat
.
•
If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptional circumstances
and
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay on,
immediately
install the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer
.
&
WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in crease the risk of injury
in a crash by interfering with the way the airbag unfolds or by
being pushed into you as the airbag inflates
.
•
Never hold things in your hands or on your lap when the vehicle
is in use
.
•
Never transport
items on or in the area of the front passenger
seat. Objects could move into the area of the front airbags during
braking or other sudden maneuver and become dangerous projec-
tiles that can cause serious personal injury if the airbags inflate
.
•
Never place or attach accessories or other objects (such as cup
holders
,
telephone brackets
,
large
,
heavy or bulky objects
)
on the
doors
,
over or near the area marked
"AIRBAG"
on the steering
wheel
,
instrument
panel
,
seat backrests or between those areas
and yourself
.
These objects could cause injury in a crash
,
espe
-
cially when the airbags inflate
.
•
Never recline the front passenger's seat to transport
objects.
Items can also move into the area of the side airbag or the front
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Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself service
Technical data
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