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& WARNING
Changing the vehicle's su spension includ ing use of unapproved
tire -rim combinations can change Advanced Airbag performance
and increase the ris k of serious pe rsonal injury in a crash .
• Never install suspen sion components that do not have the
same performance chara cteristi cs as the components or iginally
installed on your vehicle.
• Never use tire-r im combinations that have not been approved
by Audi.
& WARNING
Items stored between the safety belt buckle and the center
console can cause the sensors in the buckle to send the wrong
information to the electroni c control module and prevent the
Advanced Airbag System from working properly.
• Always make sure that nothing can interfere with the safety
belt buckles and that they are not obstructed .
W For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modules and pretensioners might be classified
as Perchlora t e Material -specia l handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate. When the vehicle or
par ts of the rest rain t syst em inclu ding airbag mod ules safet y belts
with pretensioners are scrapped, all applicable laws and regu la-
tions m ust be observed. You r aut hor ized A udi dealer is fami liar wi t h
these requirements and we recommend t hat you have you r dea ler
perfo rm t his service for you. •
Knee airbags
Description of knee airbags
The airba g sys tem can p rov ide suppl emen tal prot ect ion
to pro pe rly restra ined front seat occ upa nts.
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Fig. 234 Driver's
airbag
The airbag for the driver is located in the instrument panel under -
neath the steering whee l => fig . 234, the airbag for the passenger is
at about the same height in th e instrument panel und erneath the
glove compartment.
The knee air bag offer s addi t io nal pr otec ti on to the driver 's and
passenger 's knees and upper and lower thi g h areas as a supple -
ment to t he safet y belts.
If the front airbags deploy , the knee airbags also deploy in frontal
collisions above a certain severity =>
page 227, " More important
thi ngs to know about fr ont airba gs" .
Besides their normal safety function, safety be lts wor k to help keep
th e d rive r or fr on t passeng er in pos itio n in case of a fro nt al coll ision
so that the airbags can provide protection .
The airbag system is not a su bstitute for your safety belt . Rathe r, it
is p art of t he overa ll occupa nt restr aint system in your vehicl e.
Alwa ys remember that the airbag system can on ly help to protect
you if you are weari ng your safety belt and wea rin g it properly . Thi s
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