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How side curtain airbags work
Side curtain airbags can work together with side
airbags to help reduce the risk of head and upper
torso injuries for occupants who are properly re-
strained.
Fig. 172
Ill
ustra
ti
on of principle
:
Inflated side
curt ain
air-
bags on
the
left side (example
)
The side curtain airbags inflate between the oc-
cupant and the windows on the side of the vehi-
cle that is st ruck in a side collision
¢
fig. 1 72
.
When the system is triggered, the side curtain
airbag is filled with propellant gas and breaks
through a seam above the front and rear side
windows identified by the AIRBAG label. In order
to help provide this additional protection, the
side
curt
ain airbag mus
t
inflate within the blink
of an eye at very high speed and with great force
.
The side curtain airbag could
injure
you
if
your
seating position
is
not proper or upright or
if
items are
located
in the area where the supple-
mental side curtain
airbag
inflates
.
This
applies
especially to children
9
page 209.
Although
they
are not a soft pillow, side curtain
airbags can "cushion
"
the impact and in this way
they can help to reduce
the
risk of injury to the
head
and the upper part of the body.
A fine dust may develop when the airbag deploys
.
This
is
quite normal and does not mean
there
is a
fire in the vehicle.
Airbag
system
Important safety instructions on the side
curtain 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 do to help the safety belts and airbags
do their
job to
provide supplemental
protection.
A
WARNING
~
Improperly
wearing safety belts and
improper
seating positions increase the risk of serious
personal
injury
and death whenever a vehicle
is
being used.
-
Never let
occupants place any parts of their
bodies in the area from which the side cur-
tain airbag inflate.
-
Always make sure that the side curtain air-
bags can inflate without interference
.
-
Use the built-in coat hooks only for light-
weight clothing. Never leave any heavy or
sharp-edged objects
in
the pockets that may
interfere with airbag deployment and can
cause personal injury
in
a collision.
-
Never use hangers to hang clothes on the
hooks.
-
Only use
factory-installed
sun shades or, if
shades installed after the vehicle
leaves
the
factory, use only genuine Audi sun shades.
-
Never swing the sun visors over to the side
windows if things such as pens, garage door
openers, hands-free speakers, etc
.
are at
-
tached
to
the sun visors. They could come
loose and cause serious injury if the side cur-
tain airbag inflates.
-
A deploying airbag inflates
in
a fraction of a
second and with great force.
-
Never attach objects
to the
cover or
in
the
deployment
zone
of a side curtain airbag.
- The airbag deployment zones must be kept
clear at all times. Make sure there are no
objects, pets, or other persons in the space
between any vehicle occupant and any air-
bag at any time.
-
Do not attach any accessories to the doors.
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