Audi A4 B8 owners manual page 204

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document_0900452a81b1b9de.book Seite 202 Donnerstag, 26. Juli 2007 9:16 09 202 Airbag system 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 • Do not remove the front seats. occupants are protected by wearing the seat belts. • The airbag system can only be activated once; if the airbag has Factors determining the triggering response been triggered, the system must be replaced. Should the airbag It is not possible to define the exact triggering response of the system or airbag modules have to be replaced, the qualified work-airbag system in all possible situat ions, since the circumstances in shop carrying out the replacement will document all details in the different types of accident will vary considerably. Important factors appropriate section of the Service Schedule. 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 any of the airbags Whether the airbags are triggered depends primarily on the vehicle have been deactivated, it is important that the new owner is also deceleration rate resulting from the collision. By processing the 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 relevant safety requirements must be observed when The airbag releases a fine dust when it inflates. This is quite normal the vehicle or the circuit breaker are scrapped. 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.

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