Audi R8 I 1 owners manual page 117

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document_0900452a816e6cc9.book Seite 115 Mittwoch, 21. Februar 2007 1:32 13 Airbag system 115 Airbag system Description of airbag system • comes on or flickers while the car is moving. General notes on airbag system WARNING The airbag is an integral part of the car's passive safety • The airbags are not a substitute for the seat belts; they are an system. integral part of the car's overall passive safety system. The airbags can only offer effective protection if the occupants are wearing In conjunction with the three-point seat belts, the airbag system their seat belts. For this reason it is very important to wear the gives the front occupants additional protection for the head and seat belts at all times ⇒ page 109, “Why is it so important to use chest in the event of a severe frontal collision.seat belts?”. In a side collision the side airbags reduce the risk of injury to the • The seat belts and airbags can only provide maximum protec- areas of the body facing the impact ⇒. tion if the occupants are seated correctly ⇒ page 67, “Seats and In addition to their no rmal function of protecting the occupants in a storage”. collision, the seat belts also hold them in a position where the • If you do not wear a seat belt, if you lean forward, or are not airbags can inflate properly and provide maximum protection.seated correctly while the vehicle is in motion, you are at greater The airbag system will only work with the ignition on. The airbag risk of injury should the airbag system be triggered in an accident. system is monitored electronically; the airbag warning lamp indi-• Components of the airbag system are located in various parts cates whether the system is functioning properly.of the vehicle. If repairs to other vehicle components make it necessary to perform work on the airbag system or to remove or The main parts of the airbag system are: install parts of the airbag system, this may cause damage to the • the electronic monitoring system (control unit and sensors),airbag system. As a result, the ai rbags may not inflate correctly or • the two front airbags, may not be triggered at all in an accident situation. • The two side airbags, • If a fault should occur in the airbag system, have the system • The airbag warning lamp in the instrument cluster.checked immediately by a qualified workshop. Otherwise the system may fail to trigger in an accident. There is a fault in the airbag system if the warning • Do not attempt to modify components of the airbag system in lamp any way. • does not come on when the ignition is switched on,• Never make any alterations to the front bumper or the body. • does not go out about 3 seconds after the ignition is switched • The airbag system can only be activated once; if the airbag has on, been triggered, the system must be replaced. Should the airbag • goes out and then comes on again after the ignition is switched system or airbag modules have to be replaced, the qualified work- on, shop carrying out the replacement will document all details in the appropriate section of the Service Schedule. Controls Safety Driving tipsGeneral maintenance Self-help Technical data

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