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WARNING
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Safety belts and the airbag system
will
only
provide protection when occupants are in
the proper seating position
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.
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If the airbag indicator light
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comes when the vehicle is being used, have
the system inspected immediate ly by your
authorized Audi dealer. It is possible that
the airbag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not inflate when it should.
How supplemental side airbags work
Side airbags deploy instantly and can help re-
duce the risk of upper torso injuries for occu-
pants who are properly restrained
.
Fig.
170 Side impact protect ion
:
inflated s ide airbags
(ex-
amp le)
When the system is triggered, the airbag is filled
with propellant gas and breaks through a seam in
the seat surface area marked "AIRBAG"
.
It ex-
pands between the s ide trim panel and the pas-
senger
.
In order to help provide this additional
protection, the side airbag must inflate within a
fract ion of a second at very high speed and with
great fo rce. The supplementa
l
side airbag could
injure you if your seating position is not proper or
upright or if items are located in the area where
the supplemental side airbag expands. This ap-
plies especially to children
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safety
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Supplemental side airbags inflate be-
tween the occupant and the door pane
l
on the
side of the vehicle that is struck in certa in side
collis ion
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fig. 170.
Although they are not a soft pillow, they can
"cushion" the impact and in th is way they can
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help to reduce the risk of injury to the upper part
of the body.
A fine dust may develop when the airbag dep loys.
This is norma
l
and does not mean there is a fire
in the vehicle.
Important safety instructions on the side
airbag system
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. Always
properly wear safety belts and ride in a proper
seating position
.
There is a lot that you and your passengers must
know and act according ly to he lp the safety belts
and airbags do their job to provide supplemental
protect ion.
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WARNING
An inflating side airbag can cause serious or
fata
l
injury. Improperly wearing safety belts
and improper seating posit ions increase the
risk of serious persona
l
injury and death
whenever a vehicle is being used.
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In order to reduce the risk of injury when
the supplemental side airbag inflates:
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Always s it in an upr ight position and never
lean against the area where the supple-
mental side airbag is located.
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Never let a child or anyone else rest their
head against the side trim panel in the
area where the supplementa
l
side airbag
inflates
.
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Always make sure that safety belts are
worn correctly,
- Do not let anyone s itting in the front seat
put their hand or any other parts of their
body out of the window
.
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Always make sure that the side airbag can
inflate without interference.
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Never install sea
t
covers or replacement
upholstery
over
the fron
t
seatbacks that
have not been specifica lly approved by
Audi.
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Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags de-
ploy.
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