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Airb a g sys t e m
or the lower parts of the body. Front airbags
supp lement the three-point safety belts only
in some frontal collisions in which the vehicle
deceleration is high enough to deploy the air-
bags.
Front airbag s will not deploy:
- if the ignition is switched off when a crash
occurs,
- in side collisions,
- in rear-end collisions,
- in roll overs,
- when the crash deceleration measured by
the airbag system is less than the minimum
t hreshold needed for airbag deployment as
registered by the electron ic control unit .
The front passenger airbag also will not
deploy:
- when the front passenger seat is not occu-
pied,
- when the electrical capacitance measured by
the capacitive passenger detect ion syst em
for the front passenger seat indicates that
the passenger side fronta l airbag must be
switched off by the electronic control unit
(the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
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and how they work comes on
and stays on).
A
WARNING
Sitting in the wrong position can increase
the risk of serious injury in crashes.
- To reduce the risk of injury when the air-
bags inflate, the driver and passengers
must always sit in an upright position,
must not lean against or place any part
of the ir body too close to the area where
the airbags are located.
- Occupants who are unbelted, out of posi-
t ion or t oo close to the airbag can be se-
riously injured by an airbag as it unf olds
with great f orce in the blin k of an eye
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A
WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child seat in-
stalled on the front passenger seat will be
-
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even w ith an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child seat
or infant carrier with great force and will
smash the child seat and child against
the backrest, center armrest, door or
roof.
- Always install rear-fac ing child seats on
the rear seat .
- If you must install a rearward fac ing
child seat on the front passenger seat
because of exceptional circumstances
and the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, immed i-
ately insta ll the rear-facing child seat in a
rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspected by your Audi dealer.
A
WARNING
c'-----
Objects between you and the airbag will
increase the risk of injury in a crash by in-
terfering 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 air-
bags during braking or other sudden ma-
neuvers and become dangero us projec-
tiles that can cause serious perso nal in-
jury if the airbags inflate.
- Never place or attach accessories or oth-
er objects (such as cup holders, t ele-
phone brackets, large, heavy or bulky ob-
jects) on the doors, over or near the area
marked "AIRBAG" on the steering whee l,
instr ument panel, seat backrests or be-
tween those areas and yourself. These
objects could cause inju ry in a crash, es-
pecially 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 airbag during braking or in a
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