Audi R8 I 1 owners manual page 118

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document_0900452a816e6cc9.book Seite 116 Mittwoch, 21. Februar 2007 1:32 13 116 Airbag system WARNING (continued) different types of accident will vary considerably. Important factors include, for example, the nature (hard or soft) of the object which • If you sell the vehicle, please remember to pass on the the car hits, the angle of impact, vehicle speed and so on. complete Service Wallet to the new owner. If the front passenger's Whether the airbags are triggered depends primarily on the vehicle airbag has been deactivated, it is important that the new owner is deceleration rate resulting from the collision. By processing the also given the relevant documents. signals from the sensors located in the vehicle, the electronic • The relevant safety requirements must be observed when the control unit is immediately able to evaluate the severity of the colli- vehicle or components of the airbag or belt tensioner systems are sion and activate the restraint systems accordingly. If the decelera- scrapped. tion rate is below the predefined reference value in the control unit • In an accident in which one or more airbags are triggered the the airbags will not be triggered, even though the accident may alternator and the starter are - for safety reasons - both discon-cause extensive damage to the car. nected from the battery via a pyrotechnic circuit breaker. Any repairs to the pyrotechnic circuit breaker must always Note be performed by a qualified workshop (accident risk).The airbag releases a fine dust when it inflates. This is quite normal The relevant safety requirements must be observed when and does not mean there is a fire in the vehicle. the vehicle or the circuit breaker are scrapped. When are the airbags triggered? Front airbags The airbag system is triggered in collisions with a severe Description of front airbags impact. The airbag system is not a substitute for the seat belts. The airbag system is designed so that the airbags for the driver and front passenger are triggered in a severe frontal collision. In severe side collisions the side airbags are triggered on the impact side of the vehicle. In certain types of accident the front airbags and the side airbags may be triggered together. The airbag system is not triggered in minor frontal or side collisions, or in rear collisions or if the car overturns. In these situations the occupants are protected by wearing the seat belts. Fig. 95 Driver's airbag in steering wheel Factors determining the triggering response It is not possible to define the exact triggering response of the airbag system in all possible situ ations, since the circumstances in

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