by being pushed into you as the airbag in-
flates.
- Never place or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cup holders, telephone
brackets, or even large, bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area marked
"AIRBAG" on the seat backrests.
- Such objects and accessories can become
dangerous projectiles and cause injury
when the supplementa l side airbag de-
ploys.
- Never carry any objects or pets in the de -
ployment space between them and the
airbags or allow children or other passen-
gers to travel in this position.
- Always use the bui lt-in coat hooks only for
lightweight cloth ing. Never leave any heavy
or sharp-edged objects in the pockets that
may interfere with side airbag dep loyment
and can cause pe rsonal injury in an accident .
- Always prevent the side airbags from be ing
damaged by heavy objects knocking against
or hitt ing the sides of the seatbacks.
- The airbag system can only be triggered
once . If the a irbag has been triggered, the
system must be replaced by an authorized
Audi dealership .
- Damage (cracks, deep scratches etc.) to the
original seat covers orto the seam in the
area of the s ide a irbag mod ule m ust always
be repaired immed iate ly by an autho rized
Audi dealer .
- If children are sea t ed imp roperly, t heir risk
of injury increases in t he case of an ac ciden t
c;, page 168, Child safety.
- Never attempt to modify any components of
t he a irbag syst em in any way.
- I n a side collision, side a irbags will not func-
t ion proper ly if sensors cannot correct ly
measure increasing air pressure inside the
doors when air escapes through larger, un-
closed openings in the door panel.
- Never drive with inter ior door trim pane ls
removed.
- Never drive when parts have been re-
moved from the inside doo r panel and the
open ings they leave have not been prope r-
ly closed.
Airb a g sys tem
- Never dr ive when loudspeakers in the
doors have been removed unless the
speaker holes have been properly closed.
- Always make certain that open ings are
covered or filled if additional speakers or
other equipment is installed in the inside
door panels.
- Always have work on the doors done by an
authorized Audi dea ler or qualified work-
shop.
Side curtain airbags
Description of side curtain airbags
The side curtain airbag system can provide sup-
plemental protec tion to properly restrained oc-
cupants.
Fig . 171 Side curtain airbags, d river's side: side curtai n air -
bag location
The side curt ain airbags are located on bot h sides
of the inter ior above the front and rear side win-
dows
c;, fig. 171 . They are identified by the word
"AIRBAG" on the windshie ld frame and the cen-
ter roof pillar .
The side curtain airbag system supp leme nts the
safety belts and can help to reduce the risk of in-
jury for occupants' heads and upper torso on the
side of the vehicle that is str uck in a side colli-
sion. The s ide curta in airbag inflates in side im-
pacts and only when the vehicle acce leration reg-
istered by the control unit is high enough . If this
rate is below the reference va lue programmed in-
to the control unit, the side airbags will not be
triggered, even tho ugh the car may be badly
damaged as a res ult of the collision.
It is not pos-
sible to define an airbag triggering range that
will cover every possible angle of impact, since ..,.
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