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Airbag
sy s tem
&
WARNING
Changing the vehicle's suspension includ-
ing use of unapproved tire -rim combina -
tions can change Advanced Airbag per-
formance and increase the risk of serious
pers o nal injur y in a crash.
- Never install suspens ion components
t hat do not have the same performance
charac t eristics as t he components origi -
nally inst al led on you r vehicle.
- Never use ti re- rim combinat io ns t hat
have not been app roved by Audi.
&
WARNING
-
Ite ms stored be tween the safety bel t
buckle and the center console can cause
the senso rs in the buckle to send the
wrong informat ion to the elect ronic con-
trol mod ule and prevent the Advanced Air-
bag System from work ing proper ly.
- Always make sure that noth ing can inter-
fere with the sa fety belt buckles and that
they a re not obstructed.
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For the sake of the environment
Unde ployed airbag modu les and preten-
sioners might be classified as Perchlorate
Material -specia l hand ling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/haza rdouswaste/per-
chlorate . Whe n the vehicle or parts of the
restraint system including airbag modules
safety belts with pretens ioners ar e scrap-
pe d, all appli cable laws and regulat io ns
m ust be ob served. Your au th o rized Audi
dea le r is fa miliar wit h these requ ireme nt s
an d we recommend th at you have your
dea le r perfo rm this service for you.
Knee
airbags
Description of knee airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained front seat
occupants .
Fig . 12 3 Driver's airbag
The airbag for the d river is locat ed in t he in-
str ument pane l unde rneath t he stee ring
whee l
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fig. 123,
the airbag for the passenger
is at about the same height in the instrument
pane l underneath t he glove compartment .
The knee airbag offe rs addi t ional protection
to the d river's and passenger's knees and up -
per and lower thigh areas as a s upplement to
the safety belts.
If t he fron t airbags dep loy, the knee a irbags
also dep loy in frontal collisions above acer-
ta in seve rity
¢ page 124 , More important
things to know about front airbags.
Besides the ir norma l safety func t ion, safety
belts work to he lp keep the d river or front
passenger in position in case of a fronta l colli-
sion so that the a irbags can provide protec-
t ion.
The airbag system is not a substit ute for your
safety belt. Rather, it is part of the overa ll oc-
cupant restra int system in yo ur vehicle. Al-
ways remember that the a irbag system can
only help to protect you if you are wearing
you r safety belt and wearing it properly . This
is why you should always wear your safety
belt , not jus t be ca use the law requ ires you to
do so
¢ page 107, General notes.
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