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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 or-
der 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 in-
jure you if your seat ing position is not proper
or upright or if items are located in the area
where the supplementa l side curtain airbag
inflates. This applies espec ially to children
¢ page 174.
Although they are not a soft pillow, side cur-
tain airbags can "cushion" the impact and in
this way they can help to reduce the risk of in-
jury to the head and the upper part of the
body.
A fine dust may develop when the airbag de -
ploys. This is quite normal and does not mean
there is a fire in the vehicle .
Important safety instructions on the
side curtain airbag system
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. Al-
ways properly wear safety belts and ride in a
proper seating position.
There is a lot that you and your passengers
must know and do to help the safety belts and
airbags do the ir job to provide supplementa l
protection .
A WARNING
-
Improperly wear ing safety belts and im-
prope r seating positions increase the risk
of serious personal injury and dea t h when-
ever a veh icle is being used.
- Never let occupants place any parts of
their bodies in the area from wh ich the
side curt ain airbags infla t e.
- Always make sure that the side curta in
airbags can inflate without interference.
Unsuitable accessories fitted inside the
expansion range of a side curta in airbag
can dangerously interfere with its func-
t ion. A deploying head airbag deve lops
A irbag sys tem 173
enough force to catapu lt any piece of
add-on component out of its path of in-
flation and into the passenger compart-
ment. An occupant hit by such a projec-
tile can suffer serio us inj ury or death
c:!;> page 293, Technical Modifications.
- Do not swivel the sun visors to the side if
you have any objects clipped onto them
(for examp le pens). If the airbag should
deploy, you could be injured by these ob-
jects.
- Use the bu ilt-in coat hooks only for light-
weight clot hing. Never leave any heavy or
sharp-edge d objects in the pockets that
may interfere with airbag dep loyment
and can cause personal injury in an acci-
dent .
- Never use hangers to hang cloth ing from
the hooks.
- Only use factory -installed sun shades or,
in the case of shades installed after the
veh icle leaves the factory, only Audi roll-
up sunscreens may be used
¢ page 292,
Additional accessories and parts re-
placement .
- Always sit in proper seat ing pos ition and
wear safety belts while traveling so that
the side curtain airbags can help provide
protection.
- The airbag system can only be triggered
once . If the airbag has been triggered,
the system must be replaced by an au-
thori zed Audi dealer or qualified work-
shop.
- Always have work involving the side cur-
tain airbag system, removal and insta lla-
tion of the airbag components, or other
repairs performed by a qualified dealer-
ship. Otherwise the airbag system may
not work correct ly.
- Never attempt to mod ify any compo -
nents of the airbag system in any way.
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