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or t he lower parts of t he body. Front airbags on ly supp lement the
th ree point safety belts in som e fr o ntal colli sions in which the
vehic le dece leration is high enou g h to deploy th e airbags .
Front airbags will not deploy:
• if the ignition is switched off when a crash occ u rs,
• i n side coll isions ,
• i n rear-end co llisi o ns,
• in rollovers,
• w hen t he c rash de celeratio n measu red by th e ai rbag syste m is
less than the minimum threshold needed for airbag deplo yment as
regi stere d by t he electr onic con t rol un it.
The front passenger airbag will also not deploy :
• w hen t he fr o nt pass enge r seat is not occup ie d,
• when the weight on the front passenger seat as sensed by the
Advanced A irbag Syst em ind icate s th at the fr on t ai rba g on the
passenge r side has to be t urned off by the electronic cont rol unit
(the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ligh t com es on and stays onl.
& WARNING
Sitting in the wrong posit ion can increase the risk of serious injury
in crashes.
• To reduce the risk of injury when the airbags inflate , the driver
and passengers must always sit in an upright position , must not
lean against or place any part of the ir body too close to the area
where the airbags are located.
• Occupants who are unbelted , out of posit ion or too close to the
airbag can be seriously injured by an airbag as it unfolds with
great force in the blink of an eye :::::, page 170.
& WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat installed on the front
passenger seat will be seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag System .
• The inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat or infant
carrier with great force and will smash the child safety seat and
child against the backrest , center arm rest , door or roof.
• Always install rear-facing child safety seats on the rear seat.
• If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptional circumstances and
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay on,
immediately install the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer .
& WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will increase the risk of injury
in a crash by interfering with the way the airbag unfolds or by
being pushed into you as the airbag inflates .
• Never hold things in your hands or on your lap when the vehicle
is in use.
• Never transport items on or in the area of the front passenger
seat. Objects could move into the area of the front airbags during
braking or other sudden maneuver and become dangerous projec -
tiles that can cause serious personal injury if the airbags inflate .
• Never place or attach accessories or other objects (such as cup
holders , telephone brackets , large, heavy or bulky obje cts) on the
doors , over or near the area marked "AIRBAG" on the steering
wheel, instrument panel , seat backrests or between those areas
and yourself . These objects could cause injury in a crash, espe-
cially when the airbags inflate .
• Never recline the front passenger's seat to transport objects .
Items can also move into the area of the side airbag or the front ..,
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