Audi S5 A5 owners manual page 169

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document_0900452a81793dcc.book Seite 167 Mittwoch, 21. März 2007 5:42 17 Airbag system 167 WARNING (continued) 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 • The airbag system can only be acti vated once; if the airbag has occupants are protected by wearing the seat belts. been triggered, the system must be replaced. Should the airbag Factors determining the triggering response system or airbag modules have to be replaced, the qualified work-It is not possible to define the exact triggering response of the shop carrying out the replacement will document all details in the airbag system in all possible situations, since the circumstances in appropriate section of the Service Schedule. different types of accident will vary considerably. Important factors • If you sell the vehicle, please remember to pass on the include, for example, the nature (hard or soft) of the object which complete Service Wallet to the new owner. If any of the airbags the car hits, the angle of impact, vehicle speed and so on. have been deactivated, it is impo rtant that the new owner is also given the relevant documents. Whether the airbags are triggered depends primarily on the vehicle • The relevant safety requirements must be observed when the deceleration rate resulting from the collision. By processing the vehicle or components of the airbag or belt tensioner systems are signals from the sensors located in the vehicle, the electronic scrapped. control unit is immediately able to evaluate the severity of the colli- • In an accident in which one or more airbags are triggered the sion and activate the restraint systems accordingly. If the decelera- alternator and the starter are - for safety reasons - both discon-tion rate is below the predefined reference value in the control unit nected from the battery via a pyrotechnic circuit breaker.the airbags will not be triggered, even though the accident may cause extensive damage to the car. Any repairs to the pyrotechnic circuit breaker must always be performed by a qualified workshop (accident risk). The relevant safety requirements must be observed when Note the vehicle or the circuit breaker are scrapped. The airbag releases a fine dust when it inflates. This is quite normal and does not mean there is a fire in the vehicle. When are the airbags triggered? The airbag system is triggered in collisions with a severe impact. 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 on the impact side of the vehicle are triggered together with the head-protection airbag. The front airbags, side airbags and one of the head-protection airbags may be triggered together in certain types of accident. Controls Safety Driving tips General maintenance Self-help Technical data

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