Audi S5 A5 owners manual page 174

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document_0900452a81793dcc.book Seite 172 Mittwoch, 21. März 2007 5:42 17 172 Airbag system In conjunction with the three-point seat belts and side airbags, the restraining uncontrolled movement of the head, the airbag also head-protection airbags give the occupants additional protection reduces the forces acting on the neck. In addition, since it covers the against head and neck injuries in a severe side collision ⇒ in front door pillar when fully inflat ed, the head-prote ction airbag also “Important safety notes on the head-protection airbags” on gives extra protection if the car should collide with an obstacle at an page172. oblique angle. Together with other design features (including cross-braces in the The front airbags, side airbags and head-protection airbags may be seats and the overall strength of the body structure), the sideguard triggered together in certain types of accident. system offers an effective further improvement to occupant protec-In order to provide the desired extra protection in an accident, the tion in side impacts. airbags have to inflate extremely rapidly (within fractions of a second). The airbag releases a fine dust when it inflates. This is quite How the head-protection airbags work normal and does not mean there is a fire in the vehicle. When fully inflated, the airbags reduce the risk of head or Important safety notes on the head- chest injury in a side collision. protection airbags There are a number of safety points concerning the airbag system which you should remember. This will help to reduce the risk of injury in an accident. WARNING Fig. 183 Head-protec-• It is important to ensure that the area around the openings for tion airbags in inflated the head-protection airbags remain s unobstructed at all times, so condition that the airbags can inflate properly if needed. • The built-in coat hooks should only be used for lightweight In certain types of side collisions the head-protection airbag is trig-clothing. Do not leave any heavy or sharp-edged objects in the gered together with the side airbag on the impact side of the vehicle pockets. When using the coat hooks, do not hang the clothes on ⇒fig.183. coat hangers. When the system is triggered, the airbag fills with a propellant gas • The space between the passengers and the head-protection and covers the entire area in front of the side windows, including airbags must never be occupied by children, other passengers or the door pillars. In this way the system is able to protect both the pets. Passengers should never lean out or put a hand or arm out of front and the rear occupants on the side of the vehicle where the the window while the vehicle is in motion. impact occurs. The head-protection airbag inflates to soften the • Do not move the sun visors out to cover the side windows if impact if an occupant strikes parts of the interior or objects outside there is anything attached to them (such as pens or a remote the vehicle with their head. By reducing the head impact and

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