Audi Q7 361 - Audi Q7 Passenger Protection Systems; Passenger Protection System Overview

P a ssenger pr otection
P a ssenger pr otection in the A udi Q7
Owing t o its wide r a ng e of use, the A u di Q7 r e pr esen ted a spec ia l c h a l lenge f o r the development tea m :
A high degr ee of pa sse nger p r otec tion du ring bo th on- r oa d a nd of f-r o ad oper ati o n.
I n meeting these r e q u ir eme n ts, t h e A u di Q 7 f i ts sea m less ly int o the hig h sa f e ty level of the cur r e nt A u di mode l
ra ng e .
T h e pa ssen g er pr otection system of the A u d i Q7 comprises th e f o llowing c o mponents and systems:
– A i r b a g c o n t r o l u n i t
– D river and fr ont passeng er ai r b ag, dua l sta g e
– F r o n t s i d e a i r b a g s
– S ideg ua r d s (c ur t a in a i r b ag s)
– C r a sh sen s ors f o r f r ont airbag, the so-c alled upf r o n t sensors f o r fr ontal imp a ct detection
– C r a sh sen s ors at the B-pillars f o r side impact detection
– C r a sh sen s ors at the C-pillars f o r side impact detection
– F r o nt bel t ten s ioners
– B a ttery isola t io n ig niter
– S w i tc h in f r o n t-seat belt buc k les
– S eat occ u pied sensor in f r ont pa ssen g er seat
Si de a i r b ag s f o r the seco nd sea t r o w an d a k e y o p er ate d switch f o r deactivation of the fr ont pa ss enger airbag
with the cor r e spo n ding warning lamp ar e al so ava i la ble a s opti on al e q u i pm e n t.
Owing t o the va rious r e q u ir ements and statut ory r e gu la tions pla c ed upon vehic l e manuf a ctur ers by the
markets, th e eq uipment versions ma y va ry , pa r t icularly with r e gard t o the US market.
Ke y
E24 D river side belt switch
E25 F r o nt p a ssenge r side belt switch
E22 4 K e y oper ated switch t o d e activate fr ont
pa sse nger side airbag
G128 Seat occupied sen s or , fr ont passenger side
G179 Side airb ag cr a s h sensor on driver side
(B-pillar)
G180 Side airb ag cr a s h sensor on fr on t pa ssen g er
side (B-pillar)
G256 Re ar side a i rb ag c r a s h sensor on dr iver side
(C-pi
lla r)
G257 Rear side airb ag cr a s h sensor on pa ssenge r
side (C-pillar)
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