- Airbag system
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& WA RNI NG (continued)
• Always make sure th at the side airbag can inflate without
interference :
- Never install seat covers or replacement uphol stery over the
front seatbacks that have not been specifically approved by
Audi .
- Never use addit ional seat cushions that cover the areas
where the side airbags inflate.
- Damage to the original seat covers or to the seam in the area
of the side airbag module must always be repaired immedi-
ately by an author ized 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 technician who has the techni cal information, t raining
and special equipment necessary.
• The airbag system can be deployed only once. After an airbag
has been deployed, it must be replaced with new replacement
parts designed and approved especially for your Audi model
version. Replacement of complete airbag systems or airbag
components must be performed by qualified workshops only.
Make sure that any airbag service action is entered in your Audi
Warranty
& Maintenance booklet under AIRBAG REPLACEMENT
RECORD.
• In accidents when an airbag is deployed, the vehicle battery
separates the alternator and the starter from the vehicle electrical
system for safety reasons with a pyrotechnic circuit interrupte r.
- Work on the pyrotechnic circuit interrupter must only be
performed by a qualified dealer - risk of an accident!
- If the vehicle or the circuit interrupter is scrapped, all appli -
cable safety precautions must be followed.
W For the sake of the environment
Un deployed airbag modu les and pretensione rs might be class ified as
Perch lorate Materia l -special handling may ap ply, see
www.dts c.ca.gov/ha za rdouswas t e/pe rchlorate. When t he vehicle or
parts of the restraint system includ ing a irbag modu les safety belts
wit h pretensioners are scra pped, all appli cable laws an d regula tio ns
must be observed. Your author ized Audi dealer is familiar with these
req uiremen t s and we recommen d t hat you have your dealer perfo rm
this serv ice for you. •
Other things that can affect Advanced
Airbag performance
Chang ing the vehicle's suspension system can change the way that
t he Advan ced Airbag System pe rforms in a cras h. For examp le, usi ng
tire-rim combinations not app roved by Audi, lowering the vehicle,
changing the stiff ness of t he suspension, including the springs,
suspension struts, shock absorbers etc. can change the forces that
are meas ured by t he a irba g sensors a nd sent to t he ele ct ronic contro l
unit . Some suspension changes can, fo r exam ple, increase the force
levels measured by t he senso rs and make the airbag system deploy in
crashes in which it would not deploy if the changes had no t been
ma de . Other kinds of changes may reduce the force levels meas ured
by t he sensors and prevent the airbag from dep loying when it should.
The sensors in the safety belt buckle for the drive r and front
pas senge r se at tell t he e lectroni c cont rol mo dul e if the safety belt is
latched or not . If the safety belt is being used, t he front a irbag will
dep loy at a sligh t ly higher rate of vehicle decele rat ion t han if t he
safety belt is not be ing used . Therefo re, in a par ticular collis ion, it is
possible that an airba g will not dep loy at a seating position where the
safety belt is being used but will inflate at the posit ion where the
safety belt is not be ing used. It is important that nothing interfere
wit h t he safety belt bu ckles so that th e sensors can se nd the correct
info rmation about safety be lt use to the electronic contro l unit.
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