Airb a g syste m
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If the weight-sensing mat in the front passen -
ger seat detects an empty seat, the front air -
bag on the passenger side will be turned off,
and the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF light will
stay on.
Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the a irbag system are installed at many
d ifferent places on your Audi. Install ing, remov-
ing, servic ing or repa iring a part in an area of the
vehicle can damage a pa rt of an airbag system
and prevent that system from working properly
in a collision .
There are some important t hings you have to
know to make sure th at the effect iveness of the
system will not be impaired and that dis carded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment .
A WARNING
Improper care, serv icing and repair proce-
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de-
ploying when needed or deploying an airbag
unexpectedly:
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- Never cover, obstruct, or change the steer-
ing wheel horn pad or a irbag cover or the in-
strument pa ne l or mod ify them in any way.
- Never attach any objects such as cup holders
or te lephone mount ings to the surfaces cov-
er ing the airbag units.
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
pane l, use on ly a soft, dry cloth or one mois-
tened with plain water. Solvents or cleaners
cou ld damage the air bag cover or change
the stiffness or st rengt h of the materia l so
t hat the airbag cannot dep loy and protect
properly.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the airbag system.
- All work on the stee ring wheel, instr ument
pane l, front seats or electrical system (in-
cluding the installation of audio equipment,
cellular telephones and CB rad ios, etc.)
must be performed by a qualified technician
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who has the training and specia l equipment
necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we
strong ly recommend that you see your au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
- Never modify the front bumper or parts of
the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side airbag can
inflate w ithout interference:
- Never install seat covers or replaceme nt
upholstery ove r the front seatbacks that
have not bee n specific ally app roved by
Audi.
- Neve r use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags in-
flate.
- Damage to the orig inal seat cove rs o r to
t he seam in the area of t he side airbag
module mus t a lways be repai red immedi -
ate ly by an authorized Audi dealer.
- The ai rb ag sys t em can be act ivated only
once . After an airbag has inflated, it must
be replaced by an authorized Audi dealer or
qualif ied tech nician who has the technical
information, train ing and spec ial equ ipment
necessary.
- The a irbag system can be deployed only
once. After an airbag has been deployed, it
must be replaced with new rep lacement
parts des igned and approved espec ially for
your Audi model version. Replacement of
comp lete airbag systems or airbag compo-
nents must be perfo rmed by qualified work-
shops only. Mak e sure t hat any a irbag se rv-
ice act ion is entered in your Audi Warranty
& Maintenance booklet under AIRBAG RE-
PLACEMENT RECORD.
- For safety reasons in severe accidents, the
a lter nator and starter a re separated from
the vehicle battery with a pyrotechnic circu it
interrupter.
- Wo rk on the pyrotechnic circuit inte rrupt-
er must o nly be perfo rmed by a qua lified
dealer - risk of an acciden t !
- If the vehicle or the circuit inte rrupte r is
scrapped, all appli cable safety precau ti ons
mus t be followed. ..,.
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