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[ i ] Tips
The safety belt pretens ioner can on ly be activated once.
• In minor frontal and side col lisions, in rear -end collisions, in a
rollover and in accidents involving very litt le impact force, the safety
belt pretensioner are not activated .
• When the safety belt pretensioner is activated, a fine dust is
released . This is normal and is not caused by a fire in the vehicle.
• The relevant safety requirements must be observed when the
vehic le or com ponents of the system are scrapped . A qua lifi ed deal -
ership is fami liar with these regulations and wil l be pleased to pass
on t he info rmation to you .
• Be sure to observe al l safety, environmenta l and other regula -
t ions if the veh ic le or indiv idual parts of the syst em, particu larly the
safety belt or airbag, are to be disposed. We recommend you have
your aut horized A udi dea ler perform this service for you . •
Service and disposal of safety belt
pretension er
The safety belt pretens ioners are parts of the safety belts on your
Audi. Installing, removing, servicing or repairing of belt preten-
sioners can damage the saf ety be lt system and prevent it from
working correctly in a collision.
There are some important things yo u have to know to make su re
t hat t he effec t iveness of the system w ill not be impaired and that
discarded compone nts do not cause injury or po llute the environ -
ment.
& WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repair procedures can increase the
risk of personal injury and death by preventing a safety belt
pretension er from activating when needed or activating it unex-
pectedly:
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first Vehicle operation
&, WARNING (continued )
• The belt pretensioner system can be activated only once. If belt
preten sioners have been activated, the system must be replaced.
• Never repair, adju st, or change any part s of the safety belt
system .
• Safety belt systems including safety belt pretensioners cannot
be repaired. Special procedures are required for removal , installa -
tion and disposal of this system .
• For any work on the safety belt system, we strongly recom-
mend that you see your authorized Audi dealer or qualified techni -
cian who has an Audi approved repair manual, training and special
equipment necessary.
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For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modu les and pretensioners mi ght be classif ied
as Perchlorate Material -special handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca .gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate . When the vehicle or
parts of the restraint system including airbag modules safety be lts
with pretensioners are scrapped, all applicable laws and regu la-
tions m ust be observed . Your authorized Au d i dealer is f ami liar with
these requirements and we recommend that you have your dea ler
perfor m t his service f or yo u. •
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