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Tips
If the weight-sensing
mat in the front passen-
ger seat detects an empty seat, the front air-
bag on the passenger side w ill be turned off,
and the
PASS ENGER AI R BAG OFF
light will
stay on.
Repair , care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the a irbag system are installed at many
d ifferent places on your Audi. Installing , remov-
ing, servic ing or repa iring a part in an area of the
vehicle can damage a part of an airbag system
and prevent that system from working properly
in a collision.
There are some important things you have to
know to make su re that the effectiveness of the
system w ill not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environm ent .
A
WARNING
Improper care, serv icing and repa ir proce-
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de-
ploying when needed or deploying an airbag
unexpectedly:
-
- Never cover, obstruct, or change the steer -
ing wheel horn pad or a irbag cover or the in-
strument panel or mod ify them in any way .
- Never attach any objects such as cup holders
or telephone mountings to the surfaces cov-
er ing the airbag units.
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
pane l, use on ly a soft, dry cloth or one mois-
tened with plain water. Solvents or cleaners
cou ld damage the a irbag cover or change
the stiffness or strength of the material so
that the airbag cannot dep loy and protect
properly.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the airbag system.
- All work on the steering wheel, instr ument
pane l, front seats or electrical system (in-
cluding the installation of audio equipment,
cellu lar telephones and CB radios, etc.)
must be performed by a qualified technician
Airb a g sys tem
who has the training and special equ ipment
necessary.
- For any wo rk on the airbag system, we
strong ly recommend that you see your au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop .
- Never modify the front bumper or parts of
the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side a irbag can
inflate without interference:
- Never install seat covers or replacement
upholstery ove r the front seatbacks that
have not been specifica lly approved by
Audi .
- Never use addi t ional seat cushions that
cove r the areas where the side airbags in-
flate.
- Damage to the orig inal seat cove rs or to
the seam in the area of the s ide airbag
module must a lways be repaired immedi-
ate ly by an authorized Audi dealer.
- The airbag system can be activated only
once . After an airbag has inflated, it must
be replaced by an authorized Audi dealer or
qualified technic ian who has the technical
information, t raining and spec ial equ ipment
necessary.
- The airbag system can be deployed only
once . After an airbag has been deployed, it
must be replaced with new rep lacement
parts des igned and approved especially for
your Audi model version. Replacement of
comp lete airbag systems or airbag compo-
nents must be performed by qualified work-
shops only. Make sure that any airbag serv-
ice act ion is ent ered in your Aud i Wa rranty
&
Maintenance booklet under
AIRBAG RE-
PLACEMENT RECORD.
- For safety reasons in severe accidents, the
alternator and starter are separated from
the vehicle battery with a pyrotechnic circ uit
interrupter.
- Wo rk on the pyrotechnic circuit inte rrupt-
er must on ly be performed by a qua lified
dealer - risk of an acc ident!
- If the vehicle or the circuit interr upter is
scrapped, all applicable safe t y precau t ions
mus t be followed.
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