164 Airbag syst em
always be repaired immediately by an au-
thorized Audi dealer.
- If children are seated improper ly, their
risk of injury increases in the case of an
accident¢
page 167, Child Safety.
- Never attempt to modify any compo-
nents of the airbag system in any way.
- In a side collision, side airbags will not
function properly if sensors cannot cor-
rect ly measure increasing air pressure in-
side the doors when air escapes through
larger, unclosed openings in the door
panel.
- Never drive with interior door trim pan-
els removed .
- Never drive w hen parts have been re-
moved from the inside door panel and
the openings they leave
have not been
properly closed.
- Never drive when loudspeakers in the
doors have been removed unless the
speaker holes have been properly
closed.
- Always make certain that openings are
covered or filled if additional speakers
or other equipment is installed in the
inside door panels.
- Always have work on the doors done by
an author ized Audi dealer or qualified
workshop .
Side curtain airbags
Description of side curtain airbags
The side curtain airbag system can provide
supplemen tal prote ction to properly restrain-
ed occupan ts.
Fig. 159 Side curtain system, driver's side: side curtain
airbag location
The side curtain airbags are located on both
sides of the interior above the front and rear
side windows ¢
fig. 159. They are identified
by the word "AIRBAG" on the windshield
frame and the center roof pillar .
The side curtain airbag system supplements
the safety belts and can help to reduce the
risk of inj ury for occupants' heads and upper
torso on the side of the vehicle that is struck
in a side coll ision . The side curtain airbag in-
flates in side impacts and only when the vehi-
cle acceleration registered by the control unit
is high enough. If this rate is below the refer-
ence value programmed into t he control unit ,
the side airbags wi ll not be triggered, even
though the car may be badly damaged as a re-
sult of the collision. It is not possible to de-
fine an airbag triggering range that will cover
every possible angle of impact, since the cir-
cumstances will vary considerably between
one collis ion and another . Important factors
include, fo r example, the nature (hard or soft)
of the impacting object, the angle of impact,
vehicle speed, etc. ¢
page 165, How side cur-
tain airbags work.
Aside from their normal safety function, safe-
ty belts wo rk to help keep t he driver or front
passenger in position in t he event of a coll i-
sion so that the side curtain airbags can pro-
vide protection.
The airbag system is not a substit ute for your
safety belt . Rather, it is part of the overall oc-
cupant restra int system in your vehicle. Al-
ways remember that the airbag system can
only help to protect you if you are wearing
your safety belt and wearing it properly. This
is another reason why you should always wear
your safety belts, not just because the law re-
quires you to do so ¢
page 138, General
notes .
It is important to remember that wh il e the
side curtain airbag system is designed to help
reduce the likelihood of serious injuries, other
injur ies, for example , swelling, bru ising, and
minor abrasions can also be associated with
these airbags. Remember too, these airbags
will deploy only once and only in certain kinds
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