seats AUDI TT 2012 User Guide

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passenger
For
yourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskof
injuryintheeventofanaccident,we recom­
mendthatyouadjusttheseatforthefront
passengertothefollowing position:
~Adjusttheangleoftheseatback50thatitis
inanuprightpositionandyourbackcomes
infullcontactwithitwheneverthevehicleis
moving.
~Adjusttheheadrestraint50thattheupper
edgeisas evenwiththetopofyourheadas
possiblebutnotlowerthaneye leveland50
thatitis as closetothebackofyourhead as
possible
qpage 97.
~Keepbothfeetflatonthefloorinfrontof
thefrontpassengerseat.
~Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
qpage107.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
frontpassenger'sseat,seeqpage57.~
bodytooclosetotheareawheretheair­
bagsarelocated.
-Before driving, alwaysadjustthefront
seatsandheadrestraintsproperlyand
makesurethatallpassengersareprop­
erly
restrained.
- Neveradjusttheseatswhilethevehicle
is moving. Your
seatmaymoveunexpect­
edlyandyoucould losecontroloftheve­
hicle.
- Never drivewith
thebackrestreclined or
tiltedfarback!Thefartherthebackrests
aretiltedback,thegreatertheriskofin­
jury
duetoincorrectpositioningofthe
safetybeltandimproperseatingposi­
tion.
- Children
mustalways rideinchildseats
'qpage133.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstalling achildseatonthefront
passengerseatqpage 111.
DrivingSafely
Theproper frontpassenger seatingposition
isimportant forsafe, relaxed driving.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,seeqpage 58.
AWARNING
Drivers whoareunbelted,outofposition
or
tooclosetotheairbag canbeseriously
injured
byanairbag asitdeploys.Tohelp
reduce
theriskofseriouspersonalinjury:
- Always
adjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheel50thatthereareatleast
10inches (25cm)betweenyourbreast­
boneandthesteeringwheel.
-Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheel50thatthereareatleast
4inches(10cm)betweenthekneesand
thelowerpartoftheinstrumentpanel.
-Always holdthesteeringwheelonthe
outsideofthesteeringwheelrimwith
your
handsatthe9 o'clockand3 o'clock
positions
tohelpreducetheriskofper­
sonalinjury ifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
-Never holdthesteeringwheelatthe
12o'clock position orwithyourhandsat
otherpositions insidethesteeringwheel
rimoronthesteeringwheelhub. Hold­
ing
thesteeringwheelthewrongway
can
causeseriousinjuriestothehands,
armsandheadifthedriver's airbagin­
flates
-Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyour
face
decreasestheabilityofthesupple­
mentaldriver'sairbagtoprotectyouina
collision.
-Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnev­
er lean
againstorplace anypartofyour
-------~Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwith
your elbow(s) slightly
bent.
•Adjusttheheadrestraint50thattheupper
edg
eisaseven withthetopofyourheadas
possiblebutnolowerthaneye leveland50
thatitisasclosetothebackofyourhead as
possible
qfig.99.
• Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
qpage107.
~Always keepbothfeetinthefootwell50
thatyouareincontrolofthevehicleatall
times.
Fig.98Thecorrect distance between driverandsteer­
ing wheel
Theproper driverseating positionisimpor­
tantforsafe, relaxed driving.
Proper seating position forthedriver.,
Properoccupant
seatingpositions
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskof
injuryintheeventofanaccident,werecom­
mendthatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothe
following position:'--.
~Adjustthedriver'sseatsd-thatyoucaneasi­
lypushthepedalsallthewaytothefloor
while keeping
yourknee(s) slightlybentq.&,.
~Adjusttheangleoftheseatback50thatitis
inanuprightposition50thatyourback
comesinfullcontactwith itwhenyoudrive.
~Adjustthesteeringwheel50thatthereisa
distanceofatleast10inches(25 cm) be­
tweenthesteeringwheelandyourbreast
boneqfig.98.Ifnotpossible,seeyourau·
thorizedAudidealershipaboutadaptive
equipment.
~Adjustthesteeringwheel50thatthesteer­
ingwheelandairbagcoverpointsatyour
chestandnotatyour face.~
Fig.99Correct headrestraintpositionfordriver
Whatimpairs drivingsafety?
DrivingSafely
~Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.
Also
instructyourpassengerstofastentheir
safetybeltsproperlyqpage103.
The driverisresponsibleforthesafetyofthe
vehicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourability
todriveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybody
inthevehicleincreaseandyoualsobecomea
hazard
toeveryoneelseontheroadq&'
Therefore:
~Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassen­
gersorbyusing acellulartelephone.
~NEVERdrive whenyourdriving abilityisim­
paired (by
medications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
~Observe alltraffic laws,rulesoftheroad
andspeedlimitsandplaincommonsense.
~ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,traffic
andweatherconditions.
~Takefrequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donot
driveformorethantwohoursatastretch.
~DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,under
pressureorwhenyouarestressed.
Safe driving isdirectly relatedtathecondi­
tion
ofthe vehicle, thedriver asweil asthe
driver's abilitytoconcentrate on
theroad
without beingdistracted.
&.WARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhen­
everavehicleisbeingused.
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Frontseatpassengerswhoareunbelted,
outofpositionortooclosetotheairbag
can beseriously injured
orkilledbytheair­
bag
asit unfolds.Tohelpreducetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjury:
-
Passengersmustalwayssitinanupright
positionandnever leanagainstorplace
any
partoftheirbodytooclosetothe
areawheretheairbagsarelocated.
-Passengerswhoareunbelted,outofpo­
sition
ortooclosetotheairbagcanbe
seriously injuredbyanairbagasitun­
folds with
grèatforceintheblinkofan
eye.
- Always make
surethatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenthefront
passenger'sbreastboneandtheinstru­
mentpanel.
-Always makesurethatthereareatleast
4inches(l0cm)betweenthefrontpas­
senger'skneesandthelowerpartofthe
instrumentpanel.
-Eachpassengermustalwayssiton aseat
oftheirownandproperlyfastenand
wearthesafetybeltbelongingtothat
seat.
-Before driving, alwaysadjustthefront
passengerseatandheadrestraintprop­
erly.
- Always keepyour
feetonthefloorin
frontoftheseat.Neverrestthemonthe
seat,instrumentpanel,outofthewin­
dow, etc.The airbag
systemandsafety
beltwillnotbeabletoprotectyouprop­
erly
andcan even increasetheriskofin­
jury
ina crash.
- Never drivewith
thebackrestreclined or
tiltedfarback!Thefartherthebackrests
aretiltedback,thegreatertheriskofin­
jury
duetoincorrect positioningofthe
safetybeltandimproperseatingposi­
tion.
- Children
mustalways rideinchildseats
qpage133.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstalling achildseatonthefront
passengerseatqpage 111.
Proper seating positions forpasseiiQerinrear seats•.
Rearseatpassengersmustsitupright with
bothfeetanthe flaor consistent withtheir
physicol sizeandbeproperly restroined
whenever thevehicle
isinuse.
Toreducetheriskofinjurycausedbyanincor.
rectseatingpositionintheeventofasudden
braking
maneuveroranaccident, yourpas­
sengersontherearbenchseatmustalways
observethefollowing:
~Makesurethattheseatbackissecurely
latchedintheuprightpositionqpage 63.
~Keepbothfeetflatinthefootwellinfront
oftherearseat.
~Fastenandwearsafetybeltsproperly
qpage107.
~Makesurethatchildren arealways properly
restrainedinachildrestraintthatisappro·
priatefortheirsizeandageqpage 133.
AWARNING
Passengerswhoareimproperlyseatedon
therearseatcanbeseriously injuredina
crash.
- Each
passengermustalwayssiton aseat
oftheirownandproperlyfastenand
wearthesafetybeltbelongingtothat
seat.
-5afetybeltsonly~ermaximumprotec­
tion
whentheseatba'\.kissecurely latch­
edintheuprightpositionandthesafety
beltsareproperlypositionedonthe
body.Bynotsittingupright,arearseat
passengerincreasestheriskofpersonal
injuryfromimproperly positionedsafety
belts!
er
adJ'ustmentofhead restraintsprop
ctly
adiustedheadrestraints areanim-Corre>ortontpartofyourvehicle's occupantre-
P'ntsystem andconhelp toreduce therisk
stral . .ofinjuriesinaccidentsltuatlDns.
'"N'"oN;li
Fig.100Correctly adjustedheadrestraintviewedfram
theside
Theheadrestraintsmustbecorrectly adjust­
edtoachievethebestprotection.
~Adjusttheheadrestraintsothattheupper
edgeoftherestraintislevelwiththetopof
yourhead,butno lowerthaneye leveland
50itisasclosetothebackofyourheadas
possibleqfig.100.
Adjusting headrestraintsqpage61.
AWARNING
Drivingwithoutheadrestraintsorwith
head
restraintsthatarenotproperly ad­
justed increases
theriskofseriousorfatal
neckinjuriy dramatically.Tohelpreduce
theriskofinjury:
- Always drivewith
theheadrestraintsin
placeandproperlyadjusted.
-Everypersoninthevehiclemusthavea
properly
adjustedheadrestraint.
-Always makesureeachpersonintheve­
hicle properly
adjuststheirheadre­
straint. Eachhead
restraintmustbead­
justedaccordingtooccupants'size50
thattheupperedgeisaseven withthe
topoftheperson'shead,butnolower
thaneye leveland50itisasclosetothe
backoftotheheadaspossible.
-Neverattempttoadjustheadrestraint
while driving.Ifyouhavedriven offand
mustadjustthedriverheadrestforany
reason,firststopthevehicle safelybe­
foreattemptingtoadjusttheheadre­
straint.
-Childrenmustalwaysbeproperly re­
strainedinachildrestraintthatisappro­
priatefortheirageandsizeqpage133.
Examplesofimproper seatingpositions
Theoccupant restraintsystemcononly re­
duce therisk
ofinjuryifvehicle occupants ore
properly seated.
Improperseatingpositionscancauseserious
injuryordeath.Safetybeltscanonly work
whentheyareproperly positioned onthe
body.Improperseatingpositionsreducethe
effectivenessofsafetybeltsandwilleven in­
creasetheriskofinjuryanddeathbymoving
thesafetybelttocriticalareasofthebody.
Improperseatingpositionsalsoincreasethe
riskofseriousinjuryanddeathwhenanair­
bag deploys
andstrikesanoccupantwhois
notintheproperseatingposition. Adriver is
responsible
forthesafetyofall vehicle occu­
pantsandespeciallyforchildren. Therefore:
~Neverallowanyonetoassumeanincorrect
seatingpositionwhenthevehicleisbeing
used
qA·
The followingbulletslistonlysomesample
positionsthatwill increasetheriskofserious
injuryanddeath.Ourhopeisthattheseexam­
pleswill make youmoreawareofseatingpo­
sitionsthataredangerous.
Therefore, wheneverthevehicleismoving:
-neverstandupinthevehicle
- never
standontheseats
-never kneelontheseats
-never ridewiththeseatbackreclined
- never liedown on
therearseat
-never leanupagainsttheinstrumentpanel
-neversitontheedgeoftheseat
-neversitsideways
- never
Leanoutthewindow~

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5afetybelts
Generalnotes
AlwaySwearsafetybelts!
Wearingsafetybelts correctly soveslives!
Thischapterexplains whysafetybeltsarenec­
essary, how
theyworkandhowtoadjustand
wear
themcorrectly.
~Readalltheinformationthatfollows and
heed all
oftheinstructionsandWARNINGS.
AWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperLy increasestheriskofserious
personal
injury anddeath.
_Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
means available
toreducetheriskofse­
rious
injuryanddeathinautomobileacci­
dents. Foryour
protectionandthatof
yourpassengers,always correctlywear
safetybeltswhenthevehicleismoving.
-
Pregnantwomen,injured,orphysically
impaired
personsmustalso usesafety
belts.Likeallvehicleoccupants,theyare
more likely
tobeseriously injuredifthey
donotwearsafetybelts.Thebestwayto
protectafetusistoprotectthemother­
throughouttheentirepregnancy.
Numberofseats
YourAudiTTCoupe hastwoseatingpositions
inthefrontandtwoheight-limitedseating
Positions intherear.Eachseatingposition has
a safety belt.Therear
seatareainyourAudi
TTCoupedoesnothaveenoughroom forpas­
sengers
ofall sizes. Forreasonsofsafety, no
person
tallerthan4'11"(1.5meters)should
ever ride
intherearseatarea.
AWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperly increasestheriskofserious
personal
injuryanddeath.
-Neverstrapmorethanone person, in­
cluding
smallchildren, intoanybelt.Itis
especiallydangeroustoplace asafety
beltoverachildsittingon your lap.
-Neverletmorepeoplerideinthevehicle
thantherearesafetybeltsavailable.
-
Besureeveryone ridinginthevehicleis
properly
restrainedwith aseparatesafe­
tybeltorchildrestraint.
-Personstallerthan4'11"(1.5m)aswell
aschildreninboosterseatswhoaretoo
closetotherearwindowandroof can
suffer severe
headandneckinjuries
. when
therear lidisclosedorinacrash.
-Theminimumclearancebetweenthe
passenger'sheadsandtherear window
mustnever-underanycircumstances­
'be less
that1inch (2.5cm.) whenthe
passengerssitfully upright.
-Always makesurethatrearseatpassen­
gerscannotbestruckwhentherearlidis
closed.
4Safetybeltwarninglight
Your vehicle hasawarningsystemforthe
driverandfrontseatpossengertoremind you
abouttheimportanceofbuckling-up.
Fig.102Safety beltwarning lightintheinstrumentcluster-enlarged
Beforedrivingoff,always:
~Fasten yoursafetybeltandmakesureyou
wearitproperly.
~Makesurethatyourpassengersalso buckle
up and properLy
weartheirsafetybelts.
~Protectchildren withachildrestraintsys-
temappropriateforthesize andage.~

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theretoofferprotectioninthoseaccidentsin
whichairbagsarenotsupposedtodeployor
whentheyhavealreadydeployed. Unbelted
occupantscanalsobethrownoutofthevehi­
cle
whereevenmoresevereorfatalinjuries
canoccur.
Itisalsoimportantfortherearpassengersto
wearsafetybeltscorrectly. Unbeltedpassen­
gersintherearseatsendangernotonlythem­
selvesbutalsothedriverandotherpassen­
gersqfig.106.Inafrontalcollisiontheywill
bethrownforward violently,wheretheycan
hit
andinjurethedriverand/orfrontseatpas­
senger.
5afetybeltsused properly canmake abig dif­
ference.
5afetybeltshelptokeeppassengers
intheirseats,graduallyreduceenergylevels
appliedtothebodyinanaccident,andhelp
preventtheuncontrolledmovementthatcan
causeseriousinjuries. Inaddition,safetybelts
reducethedangerofbeingthrownoutofthe
vehicle.
5afetybeltsattachpassengerstothecarand
givethemthebenefitofbeing sloweddown
moregentlyor"softly"throughthe"give"in
thesafetybelts,crushzonesandothersafety
featuresengineeredintotoday'svehicles.By
"absorbing"thekineticenergyover alonger
periodoftime,thesafetybeltsmakethe
People thinkit'spossibletouse thehonds ta
brace thebody
in0minor collision. It'ssimply
nottrue!
Fig.107Driverisproperly restrainedinasuddenbrak­ingmaneuver.
Safetybeltsprotect
hppenstooccupantsnotwearingWhatasafetybelts?
.105Adrivernotwearing asafety beltisviolentlyFIg.thrown forward
Fig.106Arear passengernotwearing asafetybeltwillflyforward andstrikethedriver
Unbeltedoccupantsarenotabletoresistthe
tremendousforcesofimpactbyholdingtight
orbracingthemselves.Withoutthebenefitof
safetyrestraintsystems,theunrestrainedoc­
cupantwillslamviolently intothesteering
wheelinstrumentpanel,windshield,orwhat­
evere;seisinthewayqfig.105.Thisimpact
withthevehicleinteriorhasalltheenergy
theyhadjustbeforethecrash.
Never relyon
airbagsaloneforprotection.
Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovide only
additional
protection.Airbags arenotsup­
posed
todeployinall kindsofaccidents.Al­
thoughyour Audi isequippedwithairbags,all
vehicle
occupants,includingthedriver,must
wearsafetybeltscorrectlyinordertomini­
rnize
theriskofsevereinjuryordeathina
crash.
Rernember
too,thatairbagswill deploy only
once
andthatyoursafetybeltsarealways
h sunbeltedoccupantscannotstopIncrase..1es~romflying
forwardandbemgm-themseVI'b11kild.Always
wearyoursafetyets.
jured or1e
~~~~
~<D
Vehiclespeedisthemostsignificant factor.If
thespeeddoublesfrom15to30mph(25to
50km/hl,theenergyincreases4times!
Because
theoccupantsinthisvehicle arenot
usingsafetybeltsqfig.103,theywillkeep
moving
atthesamespeedthevehicle was
moving
justbeforethecrash,untilsomething
stopsthem- here,thewallqfig.104.
Thesameprinciples applytopeoplesittingin
avehiclethatisinvolvedinafrontalcollision.
Even
atcityspeedsof20to30mph(30to50
km/hl,theforces actingonthebodycan
reach
oneton(2,000lbs,or1,000kgl or
more.Athigherspeeds,theseforcesareeven
greater.
Peoplewhodonotusesafetybeltsarealso
notattachedtotheirvehicle. Inafrontalcolli­
sion
theywillalsokeep moving forwardatthe
speedtheirvehiclewastravellingjustbefore
thecrash.Ofcourse,thelawsofphysicsdon't
justapplytofrontalcollisions,theydetermine
whathappensinallkiJ:ldsofaccidentsandcol·
lisions. The
physical principles
aresimple.Boththe
vehicleandthepassengerspossessenergy
which varieswithvehicle
speedandbody
weight.Engineers callthisenergy"kineticen.
ergy."
The
higherthespeedofthevehicleandthe
greaterthevehicle'sweight,themoreenergy
thathastobe"absorbed"inthecrash.
Frontalcollisionsandthelawofphysics
AWARNING
-5afetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofse­
rious
injuryanddeathinautomobileacci­
dents.Foryourprotectionandthatof
yourpassengers,always correctlywear
safetybeltswhenthevehicleismoving.
- Failure
topayattentiontothewarning
lightthatcomeon, could leadtoperson­
alinjury.
Safetybelts
ThewarninglightIlintheinstrumentclust€r
lights upwhentheignitionisswitchedonasa
remindertofastenthesafetybelts. Inaddi­
tion, youwill
hearawarningtoneforacertain
periodoftime.
Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesurethat
yourpassengersalsoproperlyputontheir
safetybelts.
Fig.103Unbelted occupantsinavehicle heading fora
wall
Whysafetybelts?
Fig.104The vehicle crashes intothewall.
Frontalcrashes createverystrongforcesfor
people ridinginvehicles.
104
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SafetybeLts
forcesonthebodymore"tolerable"andless
likely
tocauseinjury.
Although
theseexamplesarebasedon afron­
talcollision,safetybeltscanalsosubstantial-'
lyreducetheriskofinjuryinotherkindsof
crashes. 50,whetheryou'reonalongtripor
justgoingtothecornerstore,always buckle
up
andmakesureothersdo,too.Accidentsta­
tisticsshowthatvehicleoccupantsproperly
wearing
safetybeltshave alower riskofbeing
injured
andamuchbetterchanceofsurviving
anaccident. Properlyusingsafetybeltsalso
greatlyincreasestheabilityofthesupplemen­
talairbagstodotheirjobinacollision. For
this
reason,wearingasafetybeltis legally re­
quired
inmostcountriesincludingmuchof
theUnitedStatesandCanada.
Although
yourAudiisequippedwithairbags,
you still have
towearthesafetybeltsprovid­
ed. Front
airbags,forexample,areactivated
onlyinsomefrontalcollisions. Thefrontair­
bagsarenotactivatedinallfrontalcollisions,
insideandrearcollisions,inrolloversorin
caseswherethereisnotenoughdeceleration
throughimpacttothefrontofthevehicle.
The
samegoesfortheotherairbagsystemsin
your Audi. 50,alwayswearyoursafetybelt
andmakesureeverybodyinyourvehicleis
properly restrained!
Importantsafetyinstructionsaboutsafetybelts
Safetybeltsmustalwaysbepraperlyposi­
tionedacrossthestrongestbonesofyour
body.
~Alwayswearsafetybeltsasillustratedand
describedinthischapter.
~Makesurethatyoursafetybeltsarealways
ready
foruseandarenotdamaged.
A.WARNING
Not wearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperlyincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeath.Safetybeltscan
work only
whenusedcorrectly. -
Always
fastenyoursafetybeltscorrectly
beforedrivingoffandmakesureall pas­
sengersareproperlyrestrained.
-Formaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalwaysbepositionedcorrectlyon
thebody.
- Never
strapmorethanoneperson,in­
cluding
smallchildren,intoanysingle
safetybelt.
- Never placeasafetybeltoverachild sit­
tingonyour lap.
- Always keep
feetinthefootwellinfront
oftheseatwhitethevehicleisbeingdriv­
en.
-Neverletanypersonride withfeeton
theinstrumentpanelorstickingoutthe
windoworontheseat.
-Never remove asafetybeltwhiletheve­
hicle
ismoving. Doingsowillincrease
yourriskofbeing injured orkilled.
- Never
wearbeltstwisted.
-Neverwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakable
objectsinoronyourclothing,suchas
eye
glasses,pens, keys,etc.,asthese
maycauseinjury.
- Never
weartheshoulderpartofthebelt
underyourarmorotherwiseoutofposi­
tion.
-Severallayersofheavy clothing mayin­
terferewithcorrectpositioningofbelts
andreducetheireffectiveness.
- Always keep
beltbUëklesfreeofanything
thatmaypreventtheb~cklefromlatch-
i ng secu rely.
- Never
usecomfortclipsordevicesthat
createslackintheshoulderbelt.Howev­
er, special clipsmay
berequiredforthe
correctuseofsomechildrestraintsys­
tems.
-Never allowsafetybeltstobecomedam­
agedbybeingcaughtindoororseat
hardware.
-Tornorfrayedsafetybeltscantearand
damagedbelthardwarecan breakinan
accident.Inspectbeltsregularly.Ifweb-
bing, bindings, buckles,orretractorsare~
damaged,havebeltsreplacedbyanau­
thorized Audi
dealerorqualified
workshop.
_5afetybeltsthathavebeenwornand
loadedinanaccidentmustbereplaced
with
thecorrectreplacementsafetybelt
byanauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshop.
Replacementmaybenecessa­
ryeven ifdamagecannotbeclearlyseen.
Anchoragesthatwereloadedmustalso
beinspected.
_Never remove, modify,disassemble,or
trytorepairthesafetybeltsyourself.
_Alwayskeepthebeltsclean.Dirtybelts
maynotworkproperlyandcanimpair
thefunctionoftheinertiareel
c:>page176,Safetybelts.
SafetybeLts
Fastening safetybelts
Seatfirst-everybody buckleup!
Fig.108Beltbuckle andtongue onthedriver'sseat
Toprovidemaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalways bepositionedcorrectly onthe
wearer'sbody.
~Adjustthefrontseatandheadrestraint
properlyc:>page57,Generalrecammenda­
tians.
~Holdthebeltbythetongueandpull it
evenly
acrossthechestandpelvisc:>,&.
~Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckleof
yourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely
C:>fig.lOB.
~Pull onthebelttomakesurethatitisse­
curely
latchedinthebuckle.
SafetybeLts1 (
Automaticsafetybeltretractors
Everysafetybeltisequippedwithanautomat­
icbeltretractorontheshoulderbelt.This fea­
turelocksthebeltwhenthebeltispulledout
fast,during hardbrakingandinanaccident.
Thebeltmayalsolockwhenyoudrive upor
downasteephillorthroughasharpcurve.
During
normaldrivingthebeltletsyou move
freely.
Safetybeltpretensioners
Thesafetybeltsonthefrontseatsareequip­
ped with abeltpretensionerthathelpsto
tightenthesafetybeltandremove slackwhen
thepretensionerisactivated.Thefunctionof
thepretensionerismonitoredbyawarning
light
c:>page16.
Switchable lockingfeature
Everysafetybeltexcepttheoneonthedriver
seatisequippedwithaswitchablelockingfea­
turethatmustbeusedwhenthesafetybeltis
usedtoattachachildseat.Besuretoreadthe
importantinformationaboutthisfeature
c:>page143.
A.WARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscan
causeseriousinjuryinanaccident
c:>pagelOB,Safetybeltposition.
-Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotection
onlywhentheseatbackisuprightand
beltsareproperlypositionedonthe
body.
_ Never
attachthesafetybelttothebuck­
le for
anotherseat.Attachingthebeltto
thewrongbuckle willreducesafetybelt
effectivenessandcancauseseriousper­
sonalinjury.
_Apassengerwhoisnotproperly restrain­
ed can beseriously injured
bythesafety
beltitselfwhenitmovesfromthestron­
gerpartsofthebody intocriticalareas
liketheabdomen.
_Always locktheconvertible lockingre­
tractorwhenyouaresecuring achild
seatinthevehiclec:>page145.

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1.
Airbagsystem
Ttisnotpossibletodefinearangeofvehicle
speedsthatwillcoyereverypossible kindand
angleofimpactthatwillalwaystriggerthe
airbags,sincethecircumstanceswillvary con­
siderably
betweenonecollisionandanother.
Importantfactorsinclude, forexample,the
nature(hardorsoft)oftheobjectwhichthe
carhits,theangleofimpact,vehiclespeed,
etc.Thefrontairbagswillalsonotinflatein
sideorrearcollisions,orinroll-overs.
Always
remember:Airbags willdeployonly
once,
andonlyincertainkindsofcollisions.
Your
safetybeltsarealwaystheretoofferpro­
tectioninthosesituationsinwhichairbags
arenotsupposedtodeploy,orwhentheyhave
alreadydeployed;forexample,whenyourve­
hicle
strikesorisstruckbyanotherafterthe
firstcollision.
This
isjustoneofthereasonswhy anairbagis
asupplementaryrestraintandisnotasubsti­
tuteforasafetybelt.Theairbagsystem
worksmosteffectivelywhenusedwiththe
safetybelts.Therefore,alwaysproperlywear
yoursafetybeltsqpage103.
.&WARNING
Sittingtooclosetothesteeringwheelor
instrumentpanelwilldecreasetheeffec­
tivenessoftheairbagsandwillincrease
theriskofpersonalinjuryinacollision.
- Never
sitcloserthanlainches (2Scm)
tothesteeringwheelorinstrumentpan­
el.
-Ifyoucannotsitmorethanlainches
(2Scm)fromthesteeringwheel,investi­
gatewhetheradaptiveequipmentmay
be available
toheld youreachthepedals
andincreaseyourseatingdistancefrom
thesteeringwheel.
-Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,
sittingsidewaysorout·ofposition inany
way,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
-
Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
could evenbekilledifyouareupagainst
theairbagortooclosetoitwhenitin­
flates-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag. -
Toreducetheriskofinjurywh
enanair­
baginflates,alwayswearsafetybelts
properlyqpage107,Safetybelts.
-Alwaysmakecertainthatchildrenage12
oryoungeralways rideintherearseat.If
childrenarenotproperlyrestrained,they
maybeseverely injuredorkilledwhenan
airbaginflates.
-Neverletchildren rideunrestrainedor
improperlyrestrainedinthevehicle.Ad­
justthefrontseatsproperly.
- Never ride
withthebackrestreclined.
- Always
sitasfaraspossiblefromthe
steeringwheelortheinstrumentpanel
qpage94,Proper occupantseatingpo­
sitions.
- Alwayssituprightwithyourbackagainst
thebackrestofyourseat.
- Never placeyourfeetontheinstrument
panelorontheseat.Always keepboth
feetonthefloorinfrontoftheseatto
helppreventseriousinjuriestothelegs
andhipsiftheairbaginflates.
-Never reclinethefrontpassenger'sseat
totransportobjects.Itemscanalso
moveintotheareaofthesideairbagor
thefrontairbagduring brakingorina
suddenmaneuver.Objectsneartheair­
bagscanbecomeprojectilesandcause
injurywhenanairbaginflates.
.&WARNING'--.
Airbagsthathavedeployedfnacrashmust
bereplaced.
-Use only originalequipmentairbagsap­
proved byAudiandinstalledbyatrained
technicianwhohasthenecessarytools
anddiagnosticequipmenttoproperly re­
placeanyairbaginyourvehicleandas­
suresystemeffectivenessinacrash.
-Neverpermitsalvagedorrecycled air­
bagstobeinstalledinyourvehicle.
Childrestraintsonthefrontseat-sorne
ilTlPortant
thingstoknow
~Besuretoreadtheimportantinformation
and headtheWARNINGSforimportantde­
tailsaboutchildrenandAdvanced Airbags
qpage133.
Eventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithan
AdvancedAirbagSystem,makecertainthat
allchildren, especiallythose12yearsand
younger,always rideinthebackseatproperly
restrained
fortheirageandsize. Theairbag
onthepassengersidemakesthefrontseata
potentially
dangerousplace forachildtoride.
The
frontseatisnotthesafestplacefora
child
inaforward-facingchildsafetyseat.It
can beaverydangerousplaceforaninfantor
achildinarearward-facingseat.
TheAdvanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
has
beencertifiedtocomplywiththeRequire­
mentsofUnitedStatesFederalMotorVehicle
Safety
Standard208asapplicableatthetime
your vehiclewasmanufactured.
TheStandardrequiresthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidetobeturnedoff("sup­
pressed") ifachilduptoaboutoneyearof
agerestrainedinoneoftherear-facingorfor­
ward-facing
infantrestraintslistedinFederal
Motor Vehicle
SafetyStandard208withwhich
theAdvanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
was
certifjedhasbeeninstalledonthefront
passengerseat.For alistingofthechild re­
straintsthatwereusedtocertifycompliance
withtheUSSafetyStandardqpage135.
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightinthein­
strumentpaneltellsyouwhenthefrontAd­
vanced Airbagon
thepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.
Each
timeyouturnontheignition,thePAS­
SENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightwillcomeonfora
few
secondsand:
-willstayon ifthefrontpassengerseatisnot
occupied,
-willstayonifthereisasmallchildorchild
restraintonthefrontpassengerseat,
-will gooffifthefrontpassengerseatisoc­
cu pied by
anadultasregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmatqpage122,Monitor­
ing
theAdvanced AirbagSystem.
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightcomeson
whenthecontrolunitdetectsatotalweight
onthefrontpassengerseatthatrequiresthe
frontairbagtobeturnedoff.
Ifthetotalweightonthefrontpassenger
seatismorethanthatofatypical1year-old
child
butlessthantheweightofasmall
adult,thefrontairbagonthepassengerside
candeploy(thePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeon).IfthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightdoesnotcomeon,the
frontairbagonthepassengersidehasnot
beenturnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit
andcandeployifthecontrolunitsensesan
impactthatmeetstheconditionsstoredinits
memory.
Forexample,theairbagmaydeployif:
_ a
smallchildthatis heavierthanatypical1
year-old childisonthefrontpassengerseat
(regardlessofwhetherthechildisinoneof
thechildsafetyseatslistedqpage135),or
_ achildwhohasoutgrownchildrestraintsis
onthefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,the
PASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightcomesonin
theinstrumentclusterandstayson.
Thefrontairbagonthepassengersidemay
notdeploy(thePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotilluminateandstaylit)evenifa
smalladultorteenager,orapassengerwhois
notsittinguprightwiththeirbackagainsta
non-reclined
backrestwiththeirfeetonthe
vehiclefloorinfrontoftheseatisonthefront
passengerseatqpage94,Proper seating po­
sition for
thedriver.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagdeploys,the
FederalStandardrequirestheairbagtomeet
the"lowrisk"deploymentcriteriatoreduce
theriskofinjurythroughinteractionwiththe
airbag."Low risk"deploymentoccursinthose
crashesthattakeplaceatlowerdecelerations~

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asdefinedintheelectroniccontrolunit
9page122,PASSENGERAIRBACOFFlight.
Alwaysremember,achildsafetyseatorinfant
carrierinstalledonthefrontseatmaybe
struckandknockedoutofposition bytherap­
idly inflating
passenger'sairbaginafrontal
collision. Theairbagcouldgreatlyreducethe
effectivenessofthechildrestraintandeven
seriously injure
thechildduring inflation.
For
thisreason,andbecausethebackseatis
thesafestplaceforchildren -whenproperly
restrainedaccordingtotheirageandsize-we
stronglyrecommendthatchildren alwayssit
inthebackseat9page133,ChildSafety.
.&.WARNING
Achildinarearward-facing childsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilledif
thefrontairbaginflates-even withanAd-
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflating airbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
-Forward-facing childsafetyseatsinstal-
led on
thefrontpassenger'sseatmay in-
terferewiththedeploymentoftheair-
bag
andcauseserious'personalinjuryto
thechild.
AWARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installa forward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
u~
-Always makesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
itsmanufacturerforuseonafrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.
- Never
puttheforward-facing childre-
straintupagainstorveryneartheinstru-
mentpanel.
- Always move
thepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossiblebeforeinstalling
theforward-facing childrestraint.The
backrestmustbeadjustedtoanupright
position.
- Make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomesonandstayson allthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitched
on.
4.WARNING
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightwill bedisplayedwheneverachild re-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassenger
seatandtheignitionisswitchedon.
-
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotstayon,performthechecks de-
scribed9page122,MonitoringtheAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
-Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpas-
sengerseatandinstall itproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositonsifthePASSEN·
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealerimmediately.
- Always carefully follow
instructionsfrom
child
restraintmanufacturerswhenin-
stallingchildrestraints.
.&.WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installa forward orrearward-facing child
restraintonthefrontpassenger'sseat:
-Improperinstallationofchildrestraints
canreducetheireffectivenessoreven
preventthemfromprovidinganyprotec-
tion.~
---_Animproperly installedchildrestraint
caninterferewiththeairbagasitde­
ploys
andseriously injureorevenkillthe
child-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
System.
_Always carefully followthemanufactur­
er'sinstructionsprovidedwiththechild
safetyseatorcarrier.
_Never placeadditionalitemsontheseat
thatcanincreasethetotalweightregis­
teredbytheweight-sensingmatandcan
cause
injuryina crash.
Frontairbags
Descriptionoffrontairbags
Theairbagsystemcan pravidesupplemental
protectiontapraperlyrestrainedfrontseat
occupants.
Fig.112Locationofdriver airbag:insteeringwheel
Fig.113Locationoffrontpassenger'sairbag:inthein­strumentpanel
Yourvehicleisequippedwithan"Advanced
Airbag
System"incompliancewith United
StatesFederal MotorVehicleSafetyStandard
(FMVSS)208asapplicableatthetimeyour
vehicle
wasmanufactured.Thesafetybelts
forthefrontseatshave"pretensioners"that
helptotakeslackoutofthebeltsystem.The
AirbagsystelTl11
pretensionersarealsoactivatedbytheelec­
troniccontrolunitfortheairbagsystem.
Thefrontsafetybeltsalsohave loadlimiters
tohelpreducetheforcesappliedtothebody
inacrash.
The
airbagforthedriver isinthesteering
wheelhub9fig.112andtheairbagforthe
frontpassengerisintheinstrumentpanel
9fig.113.Thegenerallocationoftheairbags
ismarked "AIRBAG".
There
isalotyouneedtoknowabouttheair­
bagsinyour vehicle.Weurgeyoutoreadthe
detailedinformationaboutairbags,safety
beltsandchildsafetyinthisandtheother
chaptersthatmake uptheowner'sliterature.
Plea~ebesuretoheedtheWARNINGS -they
areextremelyimportantforyoursafetyand
thesafetyofyourpassengers,especiallyin­
fantsandsmallchildren.
.&.WARNING
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.
-Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovide
only
supplementalprotection.
- Airbag workmosteffectivelywhenused
withproperlywornsafetybelts.
- Therefore, always
wearyoursafetybelts
andmakesurethateverybodyinyourve-
hicle isproperly
restrained.
.&.WARNING
Apersononthefrontpassengerseat,es-
peciallyinfantsandsmallchildren, willre-
ceive
seriousinjuriesandcan even bekil-
Ledbybeingtooclosetotheairbagwhen
itinflates.
-AlthoughtheAdvanced AirbagSystemin
yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthe
frontpassengerairbagifaninfantora
smallchildisonthefrontpassenger
seat,nobody canabsolutelyguarantee
thatdeploymentunderthesespecial
conditionsisimpossibleinallconceiva-
ble
situationsthatmayhappenduring
theusefullifeofyourvehicle.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine -------The Advanced AirbagSystemcandeploy
inaccordancewiththe"lowrisk"option
undertheU.5.FederalStandardifachild
thatisheavierthanthetypicalone-year
old child isonthefrontpassengerseat
andtheotherconditionsforairbagde­
ploymentaremet.
-Accidentstatisticshaveshownthatch il­
drenaregenerallysaferintherearseat
areathaninthefrontseatingposition.
-Fortheirownsafety,all children,espe­
cially12yearsandyounger,shouldal­
ways ride
inthebackproperlyrestrained
fortheirageandsize.
Advanced
frontairbag system
Vour vehicle is
equippedwithafrontAdvanced
Airbag
Systemincompliancewith United
StatesFederalMotor VehicleSafetyStandard
208asapplicableatthetimeyourvehiclewas
manufactured.
ThefrontAdvanced AirbagSystemsupple­
mentsthesafetybeltstoprovideadditional
protectionforthedriver'sandfrontpasseng­
er'sheadsandupperbodiesinfrontalcrashes.
Theairbagsinflateonlyinfrontalimpacts
whenthevehicledecelerationishighenough.
ThefrontAdvanced AirbagSystemforthe
frontseatoccupantsisnotasubstitutefor
yoursafetybelts.Rather,itispartoftheover­
all
occupantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle.
Always
rememberthattheairbagsystemcan
only
helptoprotectyou, ifyouaresittingup­
right,
wearingyoursafetybeltandwearingit
properly. Thisiswhy you
andyourpassengers
mustalwaysbeproperlyrestrained,notjust
becausethelawrequires youtobe.
The Advanced Airbag
Systeminyourvehicle
hasbeencertifiedtomeetthe"lowrisk"re­
quirementsfor3and6year-old childrenon
thepassengersideandverysmalladultson
thedriverside.Thelowriskdeploymentcrite­
ria
areintendedtohelpreducetheriskofin­
jury
throughinteractionwiththefrontairbag
thatcan occur, forexample,bybeingtoo
closetothesteeringwheelandinstrument
panelwhentheairbaginflates.
Inaddition,thesystemhasbeencertifiedto
complywiththe"suppression"requirements
oftheSafetyStandard,toturnoffthefront
airbagforinfants12monthsoldandyounger
whoarerestrainedonthefrontpassenger
seatinchildrestraintsthatarelistedinthe
StandardQpage135,Childrestraintsand
AdvancedAirbags.
"Suppression"requiresthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidetobeturnedoffif:
- a child up
toaboutoneyearofageisre­
strainedonthefrontpassengerseatinone
oftherear-facingorforward-facinginfant
restraintslistedinFederalMotor Vehicle
SafetyStandard208withwhichtheAd­
vancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewas
certified.Foralistingofthechildrestraints
thatwereusedtocertifyyourvehicle's com­
pliancewiththeUSSafetyStandard
Qpage135,
-weightlessthanathresholdlevelstoredin
thecontrolunitisdetectedonthefrontpas­
sengerseat.
Whenapersonisdetectedonthefrontpas­
sengerseat,weighingmorethanthetotal
weightofachildthatisabout1yearold re­
strainedinoneoftherear-facingorforward­
facinginfantrestraints(listedinFederal Mo-'--..torVehicleSafetyStandard208withwhich
theAdvanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
wascertified),thefrontairbagonthepassen­
gersidemayormaynotdeploy.
The PASSENGER
AIRBAGOFFlightcomeson
whentheelectroniccontrolunitdetectsato­
talweightonthefrontpassengerseatthatre­
quiresthefrontairbagtobeturnedoff.Ifthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnot
comeon,thefrontairbagonthepassenger
sidehasnotbeenturnedoffbythecontrol
unitandcandeployifthecontrolunitsenses
animpactthatmeetstheconditionsstoredin
itsmemory.
Ifthetotalweightonthefrontpassenger
seatismorethanthatofatypical1year-old,~
br
butlessthantheweightofasmalladult,the
frontairbagonthepassengersidemaydeploy
(thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnot
conneon).
Forexample,theairbagmaydeployif:
_asnnall childthatisheavierthanatypical1
year-ol
dchild
isonthefrontpassengerseat
(regardlessofwhetherthechildisinoneof
thechildsafetyseatslistedQpage135),
_achildwhohasoutgrownchildrestraintsis
on
thefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,the
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightinthecenter
oftheinstrumentpanelwillcomeonandstay
on.
Thefrontairbagonthepassengersidemay
notdeploy(thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotilluminateandstaylit)if:
_ asmalladultorteenagerisonthefrontpas­
sengerseat
_ apassengerwhoisnotsittinguprightwith
their back
againstanon-reclinedbackrest
withtheirfeetonthevehiclefloorinfront
oftheseatisonthefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagdeploys,the
FederalStandardrequirestheairbagtomeet
the"low risk"deploymentcriteriatohelpre­
duce
theriskofinjurythroughinteraction
withtheairbag."Low risk"deploymentoccurs
inthosecrashesthattakeplaceatlowerde­
celerationsasdefinedintheelectroniccontrol
unitQpage122.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicle
isequippedwithAdvanced Airbags,thesafest
placeforchildrenisproperlyrestrainedonthe
backseat.Pleasebesuretoreadtheimpor­
tantinformationinthesectionsthatfollow
and besure
toheedalloftheWARNINGS.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates, alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.
-Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,
sittingsidewaysoroutofpositioninany
way,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher. -
Vouwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
could
evenbekilledifyouareupagainst
theairbagortooclosetoitwhenitin-
flates-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
Qpage111.
AWARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
will beseriously injuredandcanbekilledif
thefrontairbaginflates-even withanAd-
vanced Airbag
System.
_AlthoughtheAdvanced AirbagSystemin
.yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthe
frontairbagwhenarearward-facing
child
restrainthasbeeninstalledonthe
.frontpassengerseat,nobody canabso-
lutelyguaranteethatdeploymentisim-
possibleinallconceivablesituationsthat
mayhappenduringtheusefullifeofyour
vehicle.
_ The inflating
airbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,door,or
roof.
_ Always
installrearward-facingchild re-
straintsinthebackseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
have
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
AWARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installaforward-facingchildrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
_ Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
its
manufacturerforuseon afrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.

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-Neverputtheforward-facing childre­
straintupagainstorveryneartheinstru­
mentpanel.
-Always movethepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossible,beforeinstalling
theforward-facing childrestraint.The
backrestmustbeadjustedtoanupright
position.
-MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignition isswitched
on.
Advanced AirbagSystem components
Thefrontpassengerseatinyourvehicle hasa
lotofveryimportantpartsoftheAdvanced
Airbag
Systeminit. Thesepartsincludethe
weight-sensingmat,sensors,wiring, brack­
ets,andmore.Thefunctionofthesystemin
thefrontpassengerseatischeckedbythe
electroniccontrolunitwhentheignitionison.
The
controlunitmonitorstheAdvancedAir­
bagSystemandturnstheairbagindicator
light on
whenamalfunctioninthesystem
componentsisdetected.Thefunctionofthe
airbagindicatorlightisdescribedingreater
detailbelow. Becausethefrontpassenger
seatcontainsimportantpartsoftheAd­
vanced AirbagSystem,youmusttakecareto
preventitfrombeingdamaged.Damageto
theseatmaypreventtheAdvanced Airbagfor
thefrontpassengerseatfromdoingitsjobin
acrash.
Thefront Advanced AirbagSystem
consistsofthefollowing:
- Crashsensorsinthefrontofthevehiclethat
measurevehicleacceleration/deceleration
toprovideinformationtotheAdvancedAir­
bagSystemabouttheseve rityofthecrash.
-
Anelectroniccontrolunit, withintegrated
crashsensorsforfrontandsideimpacts.
Thecontrolunit"decides"whethertofire
thefrontairbagsbasedontheinformation
receivedfromthecrashsensors.Thecontrol
unitalso"decides"whetherthesafetybelt
pretensionersshouldbeactivated.
-AnAdvanced Airbagwithgasgeneratorfor
thedriverinsidethesteeringwheelhub.
-
AnAdvanced Airbagwithgasgeneratorin­
sidetheinstrumentpanelforthefrontpas­
senger.
- Aweight-sensingmatundertheupholstery
paddingofthefrontpassengerseatcushion
thatmeasuresthetotalweightontheseat.
The
informationregisteredissentcontinu­
ously
totheelectroniccontrolunittoregu­
latedeploymentofthefrontAdvancedAir­
bag onthepassengerside.
-
Anairbagmonitoringsystemandindicator
lightintheinstrumentclustere;,page122.
- ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightcomes
onandstaysoninthecenteroftheinstru­
mentpanele;,page122,fig.115andtells
youwhenthefrontAdvanced Airbagonthe
passengersidehasbeenturnedoff.
-Asensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch forthe
frontseatpassengertomeasurethetension
on
thesafetybelt. Thetensiononthesafety
beltandtheweightregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmathelpthecontrolunit
"decide"whetherthefrontairbagforthe
frontpassengerseatshouldbeturnedoffor
note;,page113,Child restraints onthe
frontseat-sameimportantthingsto
know.
- Asensorinthesaf-etybeltlatch forthedriv­
erandforthefrontseàtpassengerthat
senseswhetherthatsafetybeltislatchedor
notandtransmitsthisinformationtothe
electronic controlunit.
AWARNING
Damagetothefrontpassengerseatcan
preventthefrontairbagfromworking
properly.
-
Improperrepair ordisassemblyofthe
frontpassengeranddriverseatwillpre­
venttheAdvanced AirbagSystemfrom
functioning properly.
- Repairs
tothefrontpassengerseatmust
beperformedbyqualifiedandproperly
trainedworkshoppersonnel.~
_Never removethefrontpassengeror
driver
seatfromthevehicle.
_Never removetheupholsteryfromthe
frontpassengerseat.
_Neverdisassembleorremovepartsfrom
theseatordisconnectwiresfromit.
_Nevercarrysharpobjectsinyourpockets
orplacethemontheseat.Iftheweight­
sensingmatinthepassengerseatis
punctureditcannotwork properly.
_Never carrythingsonyourlaporcarry
objects on
thepassengerseat.Such
itemscanincreasetheweightregistered
bytheweight-sensingmatandsendthe
wronginformationtotheairbagcontrol
unit.
_Neverstoreitemsunderthefrontpas­
sengerseat.PartsoftheAdvancedAir­
bagSystemunderthepassengerseat
could bedamaged,preventingthemand
theairbagsystemfromworking proper­
ly.
_Never placeseatcoversorreplacement
upholsterythathavenotbeenspecifical­
lyapprovedbyAudionthefrontseats.
-Seatcovers canpreventtheAdvanced
Airbag
Systemfromrecognizing childre­
straintsoroccupantsonthefrontpas­
sengerseatandpreventthesideairbag
intheseatbackrestfromdeploying prop­
erly.
-Never usecushions, pillows,blanketsor
similar
itemsonthefrontpassenger
seat.Theadditionalpaddingwillprevent
theweight-sensingmatintheseatfrom
accurately registering
thechildrestraint
orpersonontheseatandpreventthe
AdvancedAirbagSystemfromfunction­
ing properly.
-Ifyoumustuseachildrestraintonthe
frontpassengerseatandthechild re­
straintmanufacturer'sinstructionsre­
quire
theuseofatowel,foamcushionor
somethingelsetoproperly positionthe
childrestraint,makecertainthatthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightcomes
onandstaysonwheneverthechildre-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassen­
gerseat.
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immedi­
atelyinstallchildrestraintinarearseat­
ing positionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudi dealer.
HowtheAdvanced AirbagSystem
components worktogether
ThefrontAdvanced AirbagSystemandthe
sideairbagssupplementtheprotectionof­
fered
bythefrontthree-pointsafetybelts
;"'ithpretensionersandload limitersandthe
adjustableheadrestraintstohelp reducethe
riskofinjuryinawiderangeofaccidentand
crashsituations.Besuretoreadtheimpor­
tantinformationaboutsafetyandheedthe
WARNINGSinthischapter.
DeploymentoftheAdvanced AirbagSystem
andtheactivationofthesafetybeltpreten­
sionersdependonthedecelerationmeasured.
bythecrashsensorsandregisteredbythe
electroniccontrolunit.Crash severitydepends
onspeedanddecelerationaswellasthemass
andstiffnessofthevehicleorobjectinvolved
inthecrash.
Whentheelectroniccontrolunitregistersa
low severity crash
andthesafetybeltisbeing
used,
theairbagwillnotdeploy.Ifthesafety
beltisnotbeingused,thefirststagedeploys,
followed
bythesecondstageafteramuchlat­
ertimeinthecrashsequence.
Iftheelectroniccontrolunitregistersa crash
ofmediumseverity,thefirststageoftheair­
bag deploys followed
bythesecondstageata
much
latertimeinthecrashsequence- re­
gardlessofwhetherthesafetybeltisbeing
used ornot. In
higherseveritycrashesasreg­
isteredbytheelectroniccontrolunit,boththe
firstandsecondstagesdeployalmostatthe
sametime.
Onthepassengerside,regardlessofsafety
beltuse,theairbagwill beturnedoffifthe
weightonthepassengerseatislessthanthe
amountprogrammedintheelectroniccontrol.

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willalso beturnedoffifoneofthechildsafe­
tyseatsthathasbeencertifiedunderFederal
Motor Vehicle
SafetyStandard208hasbeen
recognizedontheseat.ThePASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstaysontotell
youwhenthefrontAdvancedAirbagonthe
passengersidehasbeenturnedoff
qpage113,Childrestraints onthe frontseat
-someimportant thingstoknaw.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.
-
Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,
sittingsidewaysoroutofpositioninany
way,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
-
Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbe killed ifyouareupagainst
theairbagortooclosetoitwhenitin­
flates-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
qpage111.
Moreimportantthingstoknowaboutfrontairbags
Fig.114Inflatedfrontairbags
Safetybeltsareimportanttohelpkeepfront
seatoccupantsintheproperseatedposition
50thatairbagscanunfoldproperlyandpro­
vide
supplementalprotectioninafrontalcol­
lision.
The
frontairbagsaredesignedtoprovidead­
ditionalprotectionforthechestandfaceof
thedriverandthefrontseatpassengerwhen:
-safetybeltsarewornproperly, -
theseatshavebeenpositioned50thatthe
occupantisproperlyseatedasfaraspossi­
ble
fromtheairbag,
-andtheheadrestraintshavebeenproperly
adjusted.
Becauseairbagsinflateintheblinkofaneye
withgreatforce,thingsyou have onyourlap
orhave placed ontheseatcouldbecomedan­
gerousprojectiles,andbepushedintoyou if
theairbaginflates.
Whenanairbagdeploys, finedustisreleased.
Thisisnormalandisnotcausedbyafirein
thevehicle.Thisdustismadeupmostlyofa
powderusedtolubricatetheairbagsasthey
deploy.Itcouldirritateskin.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementalairbagsystemisdesignedtore­
ducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,other
injuries, forexampleswelling, bruisingand
minorabrasions,canalsohappenwhenair­
bagsinflate.Airbagsdonotprotectthearms
orthelowerpartsofthebody.Frontairbags
onlysupplementthethreepointsafetybelts
insomefrontalcollisionsinwhichthevehicle
decelerationishighenoughtodeploytheair­
bags.
Frontairbagswillnotdeploy:
-iftheignitionisswitchedoffwhenacrash
occurs,
-
insidecollisions,'--
-inrear-endcollisions,
-
inrollovers,
-
whenthecrashdecelerationmeasuredby
theairbagsystemislessthantheminimum
thresholdneededforairbagdeploymentas
registeredbytheelectroniccontrolunit.
Thefrontpassengerairbagwillalsonotdeploy:
-whenthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccu­
pied,
-
whentheweightonthefrontpassenger
seatassensedbytheAdvanced AirbagSys­
temindicatesthatthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidehastobeturnedoffbythe~
--electroniccontrolunit(thePASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstayson).
-~WARNING
Sittinginthewrongpositioncanincrease
theriskofseriousinjuryincrashes.
_Toreducetheriskofinjurywhentheair-
bags
inflate,thedriverandpassengers
mustalwayssitinanuprightposition,
mustnotLeanagainstorplaceanypart
oftheirbodytooclosetotheareawhere
theairbagsarelocated.
_Occupantswhoareunbelted,outofposi-
tion
ortooclosetotheairbagcanbese-
riously injured byanairbagasitunfolds
withgreatforceintheblinkofaneye
qpage113.
AWARNING
Achild inarearward-facingchildsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
will beseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilled if
thefrontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
and childagainstthebackrest,center
armrest,doororroof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
&.WARNING
abjectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwill
increase
theriskofinjuryinacrashbyin-
terferingwiththewaytheairbagunfolds
orbybeingpushedinto youastheairbag
inflates.
-Never holdthingsinyourhandsoron
yourlapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
- Never
transportitemsonorinthearea
ofthefrontpassengerseat.abjects
couldmoveintotheareaofthefrontair-
bagsduring brakingorothersuddenma-
neuverandbecomedangerousprojec-
tilesthatcancauseseriouspersonalin-
jury if
theairbagsinflate.
- Never place
orattachaccessoriesoroth-
erobjects(suchascupholders,tele-
phonebrackets, large,heavyorbulkyob-
jects)onthedoors,overornearthearea
marked"AIRBAG" onthesteeringwheel,
instrumentpanel,seatbackrestsorbe-
tweenthoseareasandyourself.These
objectscouldcauseinjuryinacrash,es-
peciallywhentheairbagsinflate.
- Never reclinethefrontpassenger'sseat
totransportobjects.Itemscanalso
moveintotheareaofthesideairbagor
thefrontairbagduringbrakingorina
suddenmaneuver.abjectsneartheair-
bagscanbecomeprojectilesandcause
injury,particularlywhentheseatisre-
clined.
- Never
tiltthefrontpassengerseatback-
restforwardwhenthevehicleismoving.
Aninflatingairbagwillforcetheback-
restbackwardandcan injurerearseatoc-
cupants.
AWARNING
The finedustcreatedwhenairbagsdeploy
cancausebreathingproblemsforpeople
withahistoryofasthmaorotherbreath-
ingconditions.
-Toreducetheriskofbreathingproblems,
thosewithasthmaorotherrespiratory
conditionsshouldgetfreshairright
away bygettingoutofthevehicleor
openingwindowsordoors.
-Ifyouareinacollisioninwhichairbags
deploy,washyourhandsandfacewith
mildsoapandwaterbeforeeating.
_Becarefulnottogetthedustintoyour
eyes,orintoanycutsorscratches.