Audi A6 Typ 4G: More important things to know about front
airbags
Fig. 155 Inflated front airbags
Safety belts are important to help keep front
seat occupants in the proper seated position so
that airbags can unfold properly and provide supplemental
protection in a frontal collision.
The front airbags are designed to provide additional
protection for the chest and face of the
driver and the front seat passenger when:
- safety belts are worn properly,
- the seats have been positioned so that the occupant
is properly seated as far as possible
from the airbag,
- and for adjustable head restraints: the head restraints
have been properly adjusted.
Because airbags inflate in the blink of an eye with
great force, things you have on your lap or have
placed on the seat could become dangerous projectiles,
and be pushed into you if the airbag inflates.
When an airbag deploys, fine dust is released.
This is normal and is not caused by a fire in the
vehicle. This dust is made up mostly of a powder used to lubricate the airbags
as they deploy. It
could irritate skin.
It is important to remember that while the supplemental
airbag system is designed to reduce
the likelihood of serious injuries, other injuries,
for example swelling, bruising and minor abrasions,
can also happen when airbags inflate. Airbags
do not protect the arms or the lower parts
of the body. Front airbags supplement the threepoint
safety belts only in some frontal collisions
in which the vehicle deceleration is high enough
to deploy the airbags.
Front airbags will not deploy:
- if the ignition is switched off when a crash occurs,
- in side collisions,
- in rear-end collisions,
- in rollovers,
- when the crash deceleration measured by the
airbag system is less than the minimum threshold
needed for airbag deployment as registered
by the electronic control unit.
The front passenger airbag also will not
deploy:
- when the front passenger seat is not occupied,
- when the electrical capacitance measured by
the capacitive passenger detection system for
the front passenger seat indicates that the passenger
side frontal airbag must be switched off
by the electronic control unit (the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light and how they
work comes on and stays on).
WARNING
Sitting in the wrong position can increase the
risk of serious injury in crashes.
- To reduce the risk of injury when the airbags
inflate, the driver and passengers must always
sit in an upright position, must not
lean against or place any part of their body
too close to the area where the airbags are
located.
- Occupants who are unbelted, out of position
or too close to the airbag can be seriously
injured by an airbag as it unfolds with great
force in the blink of an eye.
WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child seat installed
on the front passenger seat will be seriously
injured and can be killed if the front airbag
inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child seat or
infant carrier with great force and will
smash the child seat and child against the
backrest, center armrest, door or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child seats on the
rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of
exceptional circumstances and the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light does not come on
and stay on, immediately install the rear-facing
child seat in a rear seating position
and have the airbag system inspected by
your Audi dealer.
WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will increase
the risk of injury in a crash by interfering
with the way the airbag unfolds or by being
pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
WARNING
The fine dust created when airbags deploy can
cause breathing problems for people with a
history of asthma or other breathing conditions.
- To reduce the risk of breathing problems,
those with asthma or other respiratory conditions
should get fresh air right away by
getting out of the vehicle or opening windows
or doors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags deploy,
wash your hands and face with mild
soap and water before eating.
- Be careful not to get the dust into your eyes,
or into any cuts or scratches.
- If the residue should get into your eyes,
flush them with water.
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(USA models) / (Canada models) Airbag monitoring indicator light
Two separate indicators monitor the function of
the Advanced Airbag System: the airbag monitoring
indicator light and the PASSENGER AIR
Fig. 156 Section from the instrument panel: PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light is located in
the center of the instrument panel
fig. 156.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light wil
WARNING
If the status of the Advanced Airbag System
has changed while the vehicle is moving, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light blinks for about 5 seconds to catch the driver's
attention.
If this
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Regardless of the child restraint that you use,
make sure that it has been certified to meet Safety
Standards and has been certified by its manufacturer
for use with an airbag. Always be sure that the child restraint is properly
installed at
one of the rear seating positions. If in exceptional
circ