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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 injure you if your
seating position is not proper or upright or if
items are located in the area where the supp le-
mental side curtain airbag inflates. This applies
especially to children
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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
f ire in the vehicle .
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 supp lemental protec ti on.
A
WARNING
Improperly wearing safety belts and imprope r
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 on ly for light-
weight clothing. Never leave any heavy or
sharp-edged objects in the pockets that may
interfere w ith 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 Aud i sun shades.
Airb a g sys tem
- 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 fract ion 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 t ime.
- Do not attach any accessories to the doors .
A
WARNING
- The airbag syst em can deploy on ly once.
If
the airbag has been trigge red, the system
m ust be replaced by an authori zed Audi
dealer or qualified workshop.
- Always have wo rk involving the side curtai n
airbag system, removal and installation of
the airbag components, or other repairs
performed by a qualified dealership. Other-
wise the airbag system may not work cor-
rectly.
- Never attempt to mod ify any components of
the airbag system in any way.
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