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- The safety belt pretensioners do not dep loy
in minor fronta l, side and rear -end colli-
s ions .
- A fine dust is released when the pyrotechnic
safety belt pretensioners deploy. This is nor-
mal and is not caused by a fire in the vehi-
cle.
- The relevant safety requirements
must be
observed when the veh icle or components
of the system are scrapped. A qualified
dealersh ip is familiar with these regulations
and will be pleased to pass on the informa-
tion to you .
- Be sure to observe all safety, environmental
and other regu lations if the veh icle or indi-
vidual parts of the system, particularly the
safety be lt o r airbag, a re to be disposed . We
recommend you have your author ized Audi
dealer perform this serv ice for you.
Service and disposal of safety belt preten-
sioner
The safety belt pretens ioners are parts of the
safety belts on your Audi. Insta lling, removing,
servic ing or repa iring of belt pretensioners can
damage t he safety belt system and prevent it
from wor king cor rect ly in a collision .
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
syst em will not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
e nvironment.
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WARNING
-
Improper care, serv icing and repa ir proce-
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing a safety be lt preten-
sioner from activating when needed or acti-
vating it unexpectedly :
- The be lt pretensioner system can be activat-
ed only once . If belt pretensioners have
been activated, the system must be re-
placed .
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the safety belt system.
- Safety belt systems including safety belt
pretens ioners cannot be repaired. Specia l
S a fet y b e lts
procedures are required fo r removal, instal-
lation and disposal of this system.
- For any wo rk on the safety belt system, we
strong ly recommend that you see yo ur au-
thor ized Audi dealer or qualified techn ician
who has an Audi approved repa ir manual,
tra ining and special equipment necessary .
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For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modules and pretension-
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Materi-
al -special handling may apply, see
www .dtsc .ca .gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo
-
rate . When the vehicle or parts of the re-
strain t system including airbag modu les safe-
ty belts with pret ensioners are scrapped, all
applicable laws and regu lations mus t be ob-
se rved . Your authorized Audi dealer is familiar
with these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this service
for you.
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