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How side curta in 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 restrained.
Fig. 166
Illustrat ion of principle: Infla t ed side curt ain
airbags on the left side
The side curtain airbags inflate between the
occupant and the windows on the side of the
vehicle that is struck in a side collision
¢fig. 166 .
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 or-
der to help provide this additional protection,
the side curtain airbag must inflate within the
blink of an eye at very high speed and with
great force . The side curtain airbag could in-
jure you if your seating position is not proper
or upright or if items are located in the area
where the suppleme nta l side curtain airbag
inf lates . This applies especially to children
¢page 171.
Although they are not a soft pillow, side cur-
tain airbags can ''cushion" the impact and in
this way they can help to reduce the risk of in-
jury to the head and the upper part of the
body.
A fine dust may develop when the airbag de-
ploys. This is quite normal and does not mean
there is a fire in the vehicle .
Airbag
system
169
Important safety instructions on the
side curtain airbag system
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. Al-
ways 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 im-
proper seating positions increase the risk
of serious personal injury and death when-
ever a vehicle is being used.
- Never let occupants place any parts of
their bodies in the area from which the
side curtain airbag inflate.
- Always make sure that the side curtain
airbags can infl ate without interfere nce.
- 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 colli-
sion.
- 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, ga-
rage door openers, hands-free speakers,
etc. are attached to the sun visors. They
could come loose and cause serious in-
jury if the side curtain 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
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