Knee Airbags - Audi A7 Sportback 2015 Owner's Manual

164 Airbag syst em
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chlorate. When the vehicle or parts of the
restraint system including airbag modules
and safety belts wit h pretens ioners are
scrapped, all applicable laws and regula-
tions must be observed. Your authorized
Audi dealer is familiar wit h these requ ire-
ments and we recommend that you have
your dealer perfo rm this service for you.
Other things that can affect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changing the vehicle's suspension system can
change the way that the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem performs in a crash. For example, using
tire-r im combinations not approved by Audi,
lowering the vehicle, changing the stiffness of
the suspension, including the springs, suspen-
sion st ruts, shock absorbers etc. can change
the forces that are measured by the airbag
sensors and sent to the electron ic control
un it. Some suspension changes can, for exam-
ple, increase the force levels measured by the
sensors and make the airbag system deploy in
crashes in which it would not deploy if the
changes had not been made. Other kinds of
changes may reduce the force levels meas-
ured by the sensors and prevent the airbag
from deploying when it should.
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WARNING
Changing the vehicle's suspension includ-
ing use of unapproved tire -rim combina-
tions can change Advanced Airbag per-
formance and increase t he risk of serio us
personal inju ry in a crash.
- Never install suspension components
that do not have the same performance
character istics as the components origi-
nally installed on your vehicle.
- Never use tire-rim combinatio ns that
have not been approved by Audi.
Knee airbags
Description of knee airbags
Applies to vehicles: with knee airbags
The knee airbag system can provide supple-
mental protection to properly restrained
front seat occupants.
Fig. 165 Driver's knee airbag
The driver knee airbag is in t he inst rumen t
panel underneath t he steering wheel
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fig. 165, the airbag for the passenger is at
about the same height in the instrument pan-
el underneat h the glove compartment.
The knee airbag offe rs additional protection
to the driver 's and passenger's knees and up-
per and lower th igh areas and supplements
the protection provided by the safety belts.
If
t he front airbags deploy, the knee airbags
also deploy in frontal coll isions when the de-
ployment threshold stored in the contro l unit
is met
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page 15 7, More important things to
know about front airbags.
In addition to their norma l safety function,
safety belts help keep the dr iver or front pas-
senger in position in a fronta l collision so that
the airbags can provide supplemental protec-
t ion .
The airbag system is not a substit ute for your
safety belt. Rather, it is part of the overall oc-
cupant restra int system in your vehicle. Al-
ways remember that the airbag system can
only help to protect you if you are weari ng
your safety belt and wearing it properly. This
is why you should always wear your safety
belt, not just because the law requi res you to
do so
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