Audi R8 I 1 owners manual page 120

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document_0900452a816e6cc9.book Seite 118 Mittwoch, 21. Februar 2007 1:32 13 118 Airbag system WARNING WARNING (continued) • It is important for th e driver and front passenger to maintain a • Any work on the airbag system or removal and installation of distance of at least 25 cm from the steering wheel or dashboard the airbag components for other repairs (such as repairs to the ⇒page117, fig. 98. The airbag system will not be able to give the steering wheel) should be performed by a qualified workshop. required protection if you sit too close to the steering wheel or dashboard. There is also a risk of injury if the airbags are inflated. Note The front seats and head restraints must always be positioned correctly for the height of the occupant. If necessary, you can deactivate the front passenger's airbag by • If you do not wear a seat belt, if you lean forward or to the side, means of the key-operated switch ⇒ page 120, “Deactivating the or are not seated correctly while the vehicle is in motion, you are airbags”. at greater risk of injury. Should the airbag system be triggered in an accident there is an even greater risk of injury. Side airbags • Never let a child travel on the front seat without an appropriate restraint system. If the airbag is tr iggered in an accident, the child Description of side airbags could sustain serious or fatal injuries ⇒ page 122, “Child safety”. • Never install a rearward-facing child safety seat on the front The airbag system is not a substitute for the seat belts. passenger's seat unless the front passenger's airbag has been deactivated. However, if you have no alternative but to use a rear- ward-facing child seat on the front passenger's seat, the front passenger's airbag must be deactivated beforehand by means of the key-operated switch ⇒ page 120, “Deactivating the airbags”. Failure to observe this precaution could result in serious or poten- tially fatal injury. • Occupants sitting in the front of the car must never carry any objects or pets in the space between them and the airbags, or Fig. 99 Location of allow children or other passengers to travel in this position. side airbag in driver's • Do not cover or stick anything on the steering wheel hub or the seat soft plastic surface of the airbag unit on the passenger's side of The side airbags are located in the backrest padding of the front the dashboard, and do not obstruct or modify them in any way. seats ⇒ fig. 99. The locations of the airbags are marked with the These parts should only be cleaned with a dry cloth (or with a word “AIRBAG”. cloth moistened with plain water). It is also important not to attach any objects such as cup holders or telephone mountings to In conjunction with the three-point seat belts, the side airbags give the surfaces covering the airbag units. the occupants additional protection for the whole upper part of the body (i.e. the chest, stomach and pelvis) in the event of a severe side

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