Audi A5 owners manual page 178

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document_0900452a8179700c.book Seite 176 Donnerstag, 22. März 2007 10:19 10 176 Airbag system Airbag system Description of airbag system • goes out and then comes on again after the ignition is switched on, General notes on airbag system • comes on or flickers while the car is moving. The airbag is an integral part of the car's passive safety system. WARNING In conjunction with the three-point seat belts, the airbag system • The airbags are not a substitute for the seat belts; they are an gives the front occupants additional protection for the head and integral part of the car's overall passive safety system. The airbags chest in the event of a severe frontal collision.can only offer effective protection if the occupants are wearing their seat belts. For this reason it is very important to wear the In a severe side collision the side airbags and the head-protection seat belts at all times ⇒ page 170, “Why is it so important to use airbags reduce the risk of injury to the occupants in the areas of the seat belts?”. body facing the impact ⇒. • The seat belts and airbags can only provide maximum protec- In addition to their normal function of protecting the occupants in a tion if the occupants are seated correctly ⇒ page 70, “Seats and collision, the seat belts also hold them in a position where the storage”. airbags can inflate properly and provide maximum protection.• If you do not wear a seat belt, if you lean forward, or are not The airbag system will only work with the ignition on. The airbag seated correctly while the vehicle is in motion, you are at greater system is monitored electronically; the airbag warning lamp indi-risk of injury should the airbag system be triggered in an accident. cates whether the system is functioning properly.• Components of the airbag system are located in various parts The main parts of the airbag system are: of the vehicle. If repairs to other vehicle components make it • the electronic monitoring system (control unit and sensors),necessary to perform work on the airbag system or to remove or install parts of the airbag system, this may cause damage to the • the two front airbags, airbag system. As a result, the ai rbags may not inflate correctly or • the front side airbags and head-protection airbags,may not be triggered at all in an accident situation. For this reason, • The airbag warning lamp in the instrument cluster.you should always have the work carried out by a qualified work- shop. There is a fault in the airbag system if the warning • If a fault should occur in the airbag system, have the system lamp checked immediately by a qualified workshop. Otherwise the • does not come on when the ignition is switched on,system may fail to trigger in an accident. • does not go out about 4 seconds after the ignition is switched • Do not attempt to modify components of the airbag system in on, any way. • Never make any alterations to the front bumper or the body.

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