• in front -end collisions,
• in rear-end collisions,
• in rollovers.
& WARNING
• Safety belts and the airbag system will only provide protection
when occupants are in the proper seating position
=> page 86,
"General recommendations" .
• If the airbag indicator light comes on when the vehicle is being
used, have the system inspected immediately by your authorized
Audi dealer. The side curtain airbag may not work properly even
when the vehicle acceleration in a side collision is high enough to
activate the airbag. •
How side curtain airbags work
Side cu rtain airbags can work together with side airbags
to help reduce the risk of head and upper torso injuries for
occupants who are properly restrained.
Fig. 239 Illustration of
principle: Inflated side
curtain airbags on the
left side
The side curtain airbags inflate between the occupant and the
windows on the side of the vehicle that is struck in a side coll ision
=>fig. 239.
Airbag system
When the system is triggered, the side curtain airbag is filled with
propellant gas and breaks through a seam above the front and rear
side windows identified by the AIRBAG label. In order to help
provide this additional protection, the side curtain airbag must
inflate within the blink of an eye at very high speed and with great
force . The side curtain airbag could injure you if your seating posi-
tion is not proper or upright or if items are located in the area where
the supplementa l side curtain airbag inflates . This applies espe -
cially to children=>
page 243.
Although they are not a soft pillow, side curtain airbags can
"cushion" the imp act and in this way they can help to reduce the risk
of injury to the head and the upper part of the body.
A fine dust may develop when the airbag deploys. This is quite
normal and does not mean there is a fire i n the vehic le. •
Important safety Instructions on the side
curtain airbag system
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. Always prop-
erly wear safety belts and ride in a proper seating posi-
tion .
There is a lot that you and your passengers must know and do to
help the safety belts and airbags do their job to provide supple-
mental protection.
& WARNING
Improperly wearing safety belts and improper seating positions
increase the risk of serious personal injury and death whenever a
vehicle is being used.
• Never let occupants place any parts of their bodies in the area
from which the side curtain airbags inflate .
• Always make sure that the side curtain airbags can inflate
without interference . Unsuitable accessories fitted inside the
Vehicle care
I I
irechnical data
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