Safety . Supplemental side airbags inflate be-
tween the occupant and the door pane l on the
side of the vehicle that is struck in certain side
collis ion¢ fig. 158 .
Although they are not a soft pillow, they can
"cushion" the impact and in this way they can
he lp to reduce the risk of injury to the upper
part of the body.
A fine dust may develop when the airbag de-
ploys. This is norma l and does not mean there
is a fire in the veh icle.
Important safety instructions on the
side 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 act accordingly to help the
safety belts and a irbags do the ir job to pro-
vide supplemental protection .
A WARNING
An inflating side airbag can cause ser ious
or fatal injury. Improperly wearing safety
belts and improper seating positions in-
crease the risk of ser ious personal injury
and death whenever a vehicle is being
used.
- In orde r to reduce the risk of injury when
the supplemental side airbag inflates :
- Always sit in an upright pos ition and
never lean against the area where the
supp lemental s ide a irbag is located.
- Never let a chi ld or anyone else rest
their head against the side trim panel
in the area where the supp lemental
side airbag inflates.
- Always make sure that safety belts are
worn correctly,
- Do not let anyone sitting in the front
seat put their hand or any other parts
of their body out of the window.
- Always make sure that the side airbag
can inflate witho ut interference.
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- Never install seat covers or rep lace-
ment upholstery over the front seat-
backs that have not been specifically
approved by Audi.
- Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side a irbags
deploy.
- Damage to the orig inal seat cove rs or
to the seam in the area of the side a ir-
bag module must always be repaired
immediately by an author ized Audi
dealer.
- Objects between you and the airbag ca n
increase the risk of injury in an accident
by inter fer ing with the way the airbag
unfo lds or by being pushe d into yo u as
the airbag inflates .
- Never place or attach accessor ies or
othe r objects (such as cupho lders, tele-
phone brackets, or even large, bu lky
objects) on the doo rs, over or near the
area marked "AIRBAG" on the seat
bac krests.
- Such objects and accessories can be-
come dangerous project iles and cau se
injury when the supplementa l side air-
bag deploys .
- Never carry any objects or pe t s in t he
deployment space bet wee n them an d
the airbags or allow ch ild ren or other
passengers to trave l in t his position.
- Always use the built-in coat hooks on ly
for lightweight clot hing . Never leave any
heavy or sharp-edged objects in the
pockets that may interfere with side air-
bag deployment and can cause personal
injury in an accident.
- Always prevent the side airbags from be-
ing damaged by heavy objects knocking
aga inst or hitting the sides of the seat-
backs .
- The airbag system can only be triggered
once . If the airbag has been triggered,
the system must be replaced by an au-
thorized Audi dealersh ip.
- Damage (cracks, deep scratches etc .) to
the original seat cove rs or to the seam in
the area of the side airbag module must .,,.
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