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tosmallchildrenandanimaIs.Theycan
notalways bedetectedbythesensors_
dangerofanaccident!
- The parking
assistcannotreplacethe
driver'sattention.Thedriveraloneisre
sponsibleforparkingandsimilar driving
maneuvers.Alwayswatchwhereyouare
driving.
CDNote1
LowobstaclesalreadysignaUedbyawarn
ing can
disappearfromthesystem'sdetec
tionrangeastheyareapproachedandwill
notcontinuetobesignaUed. Objectssuch
as
barrierchains,trailerdrawbars, thin
paintedvertical poles,orfencesmaynot
bedetectedbythesystem-riskofdam-
age.
mTips
Fortheparkingassisttooperate,thesen
sorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeofsnow
andice.
...
Transmission
rv1anuaLtransmission
Theclutch pedalmustbedepressed011the
way before youcon
starttheengine.
ThemanualtransmissioninyourAudi is
equipped with
aninterlack-feature.
~DepresstheclutchpedalaUtheway.
~Starttheenginewiththegearshiftleverin
Neutralandtheclutchpedaldepressed.
CDNote
Alwaysdepresstheclutchpedalfullywhen
changinggears.Donotholdthevehicleon
a hill with
theclutchpedalpartiaUy de
pressed. Thismay
causeprematurecluteh
wear
ordamage.
Tips
- Resting yourhandonthegearshiftlever
knob while driving will
causepremature
wearinthetransmission.
-The back-uplightsgoonwhenyoushift
into Reverse withtheignition on.
Gearshiftpattern(6-speedmanualtransmission)
Appliestovehicles: with6-speedmanualtransmission
Fig.
86Gearshiftpattern:6-speedmanualtransmission
Drivein6thgearforoptimumfueleconomy
when cruising. However, ifmoreacceleration
isrequired(whenpassing,forexamplel,shiftdown.
Engaging reversegear(R)
~MovetheshiftleveraUthewaytotheleft,
pressitdown,thenpushitforward.
Especially
afterdrivingforward,stopthevehi
cle completely,
shiftintoNeutralandrestthe
shiftlever brieflyinNeutral beforeshifting in
toReverse.
5tronictransmission
Introduction
Appliestovehicles: with5tronic
Your vehicle isequippedwitha 5tronictrans
mission,alsocalled adouble-clutchsystem/
transmission.
PQweristransferredbetweentheengineand
thetransmissionbymeansoftwoindepend
entclutches.Theyreplacethetorqueconvert
erofconventionalautomatietransmissions
andaUowthevehicletoacceleratewithouta
noticeablebreakinthepower flow.
With
theaidoftiptronic,thegearscan op
tionaUy
beshiftedmanuallyQpage 87.
Selector leverpositions
Appliestovehicles: with5tronic
Ali the selector leverpositions areexplained
inthis section.
Fig.87Display: Selector leverposition
Theinstrumentclusterdisplayshowsthese
lectorlever position.
p -Park lock
Inthispositionthegearsaremeehanically
loeked.
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.AWARNING
Improperlywornsafetybeltsincreasethe
riskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeath
wheneveravehicleisbeing used.
- Always make
surethatallvehicle occu
pantsarecorrectlyrestrainedandstayin
acorrectseatingpositionwheneverthe
vehicle isbeingused.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
otherimportantinformation
qpage106.
iTips
Thesafetybeltpretensionercan only be
activatedonce.
- In
minorfrontalandsidecollisions,in
rear-end collisions,inarolloverandin
accidentsinvolving veryLittleimpact
force,thesafetybeltpretensionerare
notactivated.
-Whenthesafetybeltpretensionerisac
tivated,afinedustisreleased.Thisis
normalandisnotcausedbyafireinthe
vehicle.
- The
relevantsafetyrequirementsmust
beobservedwhenthevehicle orcompo
nentsofthesystemarescrapped.A
quaLified
dealershipis famiLiar with~
Safetybeltpreten
sioners
Thesafetybeltsforthefrontseatingpositions
areequippedwithsafetybeltpretensioners.
Thesystemisactivatedbysensorsinfront
andsidecollisionsofgreatseverity. Thistight
ensthebeltandtakesupbeltslackq.&.in
Service
anddisposa/ofsafetybe/tpreten
sioneronpage110.Taking uptheslackhelps
toreduceforwardoccupantmovementduring
a
coLLision.
In frontandside collisionsaboveaparticu/ar
severity,
safetybeltsinuseoretensionedau
tomatically.
Fig.111Releasing thetongue framthebuckle
Incorrect/ypositionedsafetybe/tsconcouse
severeinjuries.
Improperly wornsafety belts
•Neverpermitanyonetoassumeanincorrect
sitting position
inthevehiclewhiLetravelingq&,.
Wearingsafetybeltsimproperly cancausese
rious
injuryordeath.Safetybeltscan only
work when
theyarecorrectlypositionedon
thebody.Improperseatingpositionsreduce
the effectiveness
ofsafetybeltsand will even
increase
theriskofinjuryanddeathbymov
ingthesafetybelttocriticalareasofthe
body.Improperseatingpositionsalsoin
crease
theriskofseriousinjuryanddeath
when anairbag depLoysandstrikesanoccu
pant who
isnotinthecorrectseatingposi
tion. Adriver
isresponsibleforthesafetyof
all vehicleoccupantsandespecially forchil
dren. Therefore:
&WARNING
Neverunfastensafetybeltwhilethevehi
deismoving. Doingsowillincreaseyour
risk
ofbeing injuredorkilled.
unfastening safetybelts
~Pushtheredreleasebuttononthebuckle
c:>fig.111.ThebeLttonguewillspringout
ofthebucklec:>A·~Letthebeltwindupontheretractorasyou
guide
thebelttonguetoitsstowedposition.
klethesafetybe/twlththeredreleaseUnbuc on/yafterthevehidehasstopped.button~------r~--:I:=::::::::::-~
Toprovidemaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalwaysbepositionedcorrectly
onthe
wearer'sbodyc:>page108.
~Adjustthefrontseatandheadrestraintcor
rectlyc:>page57,Genera/recommenda
tians.
~Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseat
benchisinuprightpositionandsecurely
latchedinplacebeforeusingthebelt.
~Holdthebeltbythetongueandpull it
evenLyacrossthechestandpelvis
c:>fig.110,c:>A.
~Insertthetongueintothecorrect buckleof
yourseatuntilyouhe~tlatchsecurely
c:>page107,fig.108.\..
~PulLonthebelttomakesurethatitisse
curely
latchedinthebuckle.
Pregnant womenmustalsobeproj)ërlyrestrained_.
AWARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryinanacci
dent.
-Expectantmothersmustalwayswearthe
Lapportionofthesafetybeltaslowas
possibleacrossthepelvisandbelowthe
roundingoftheabdomen.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGS and
otherimportantinformationc:>lninFas·
teningsafetybe/tsonpage107.
Fig.110Safety beltposition duringpregnancy
Thebestwaytaprotectthefetusistamoke
surethotexpectantmothersa/ways wear
safetybe/tscorrect/y-throughoutthepreg
nancy.
AWARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryinan acci
dent.
-The shouLder beLtportionofthesafety
beltmustbepositionedoverthemiddle
oftheoccupant'sshoulderandnever
acrosstheneckorthroat.
-Thesafetybeltmustlieflatandsnugon
theoccupant'supperbodyc:>fig.109.
Pull onthebelttotightenifnecessary.
- The lap
beltportionofthesafetybeLt
mustbepositionedaslowaspossible
acrosspelvisandneverovertheabdo
men.Makesurethebeltliesflatand
snugC:>fig.109.Pull onthebelttotight
enifnecessary.
- A
loose-fittingsafetybeltcancauseseri
ousinjuries byshifting itsposition on
your body
fromthestrongbonestomore
vuLnerable,softtissueandcauseserious
injury.
-
ALwaysreadandheed allWARNINGSand
otherimportantinformation
c:>poge106.
Safety beltposition
Fig.109Head restraint andsafety beltposition as
seen framtheside
Correctbe/tpositionisthekeytagetting
maximumprotectionfromsofetybe/ts.
Usetheheightadjustmenttochangetheposi
tion
oftheshouLderstrapsofthefrontseat
safetybelts.
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-Neverputtheforward-facing childre
straintupagainstorveryneartheinstru
mentpanel.
-Always movethepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossible,beforeinstalling
theforward-facing childrestraint.The
backrestmustbeadjustedtoanupright
position.
-MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignition isswitched
on.
Advanced AirbagSystem components
Thefrontpassengerseatinyourvehicle hasa
lotofveryimportantpartsoftheAdvanced
Airbag
Systeminit. Thesepartsincludethe
weight-sensingmat,sensors,wiring, brack
ets,andmore.Thefunctionofthesystemin
thefrontpassengerseatischeckedbythe
electroniccontrolunitwhentheignitionison.
The
controlunitmonitorstheAdvancedAir
bagSystemandturnstheairbagindicator
light on
whenamalfunctioninthesystem
componentsisdetected.Thefunctionofthe
airbagindicatorlightisdescribedingreater
detailbelow. Becausethefrontpassenger
seatcontainsimportantpartsoftheAd
vanced AirbagSystem,youmusttakecareto
preventitfrombeingdamaged.Damageto
theseatmaypreventtheAdvanced Airbagfor
thefrontpassengerseatfromdoingitsjobin
acrash.
Thefront Advanced AirbagSystem
consistsofthefollowing:
- Crashsensorsinthefrontofthevehiclethat
measurevehicleacceleration/deceleration
toprovideinformationtotheAdvancedAir
bagSystemabouttheseve rityofthecrash.
-
Anelectroniccontrolunit, withintegrated
crashsensorsforfrontandsideimpacts.
Thecontrolunit"decides"whethertofire
thefrontairbagsbasedontheinformation
receivedfromthecrashsensors.Thecontrol
unitalso"decides"whetherthesafetybelt
pretensionersshouldbeactivated.
-AnAdvanced Airbagwithgasgeneratorfor
thedriverinsidethesteeringwheelhub.
-
AnAdvanced Airbagwithgasgeneratorin
sidetheinstrumentpanelforthefrontpas
senger.
- Aweight-sensingmatundertheupholstery
paddingofthefrontpassengerseatcushion
thatmeasuresthetotalweightontheseat.
The
informationregisteredissentcontinu
ously
totheelectroniccontrolunittoregu
latedeploymentofthefrontAdvancedAir
bag onthepassengerside.
-
Anairbagmonitoringsystemandindicator
lightintheinstrumentclustere;,page122.
- ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightcomes
onandstaysoninthecenteroftheinstru
mentpanele;,page122,fig.115andtells
youwhenthefrontAdvanced Airbagonthe
passengersidehasbeenturnedoff.
-Asensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch forthe
frontseatpassengertomeasurethetension
on
thesafetybelt. Thetensiononthesafety
beltandtheweightregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmathelpthecontrolunit
"decide"whetherthefrontairbagforthe
frontpassengerseatshouldbeturnedoffor
note;,page113,Child restraints onthe
frontseat-sameimportantthingsto
know.
- Asensorinthesaf-etybeltlatch forthedriv
erandforthefrontseàtpassengerthat
senseswhetherthatsafetybeltislatchedor
notandtransmitsthisinformationtothe
electronic controlunit.
AWARNING
Damagetothefrontpassengerseatcan
preventthefrontairbagfromworking
properly.
-
Improperrepair ordisassemblyofthe
frontpassengeranddriverseatwillpre
venttheAdvanced AirbagSystemfrom
functioning properly.
- Repairs
tothefrontpassengerseatmust
beperformedbyqualifiedandproperly
trainedworkshoppersonnel.~
_Never removethefrontpassengeror
driver
seatfromthevehicle.
_Never removetheupholsteryfromthe
frontpassengerseat.
_Neverdisassembleorremovepartsfrom
theseatordisconnectwiresfromit.
_Nevercarrysharpobjectsinyourpockets
orplacethemontheseat.Iftheweight
sensingmatinthepassengerseatis
punctureditcannotwork properly.
_Never carrythingsonyourlaporcarry
objects on
thepassengerseat.Such
itemscanincreasetheweightregistered
bytheweight-sensingmatandsendthe
wronginformationtotheairbagcontrol
unit.
_Neverstoreitemsunderthefrontpas
sengerseat.PartsoftheAdvancedAir
bagSystemunderthepassengerseat
could bedamaged,preventingthemand
theairbagsystemfromworking proper
ly.
_Never placeseatcoversorreplacement
upholsterythathavenotbeenspecifical
lyapprovedbyAudionthefrontseats.
-Seatcovers canpreventtheAdvanced
Airbag
Systemfromrecognizing childre
straintsoroccupantsonthefrontpas
sengerseatandpreventthesideairbag
intheseatbackrestfromdeploying prop
erly.
-Never usecushions, pillows,blanketsor
similar
itemsonthefrontpassenger
seat.Theadditionalpaddingwillprevent
theweight-sensingmatintheseatfrom
accurately registering
thechildrestraint
orpersonontheseatandpreventthe
AdvancedAirbagSystemfromfunction
ing properly.
-Ifyoumustuseachildrestraintonthe
frontpassengerseatandthechild re
straintmanufacturer'sinstructionsre
quire
theuseofatowel,foamcushionor
somethingelsetoproperly positionthe
childrestraint,makecertainthatthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightcomes
onandstaysonwheneverthechildre-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassen
gerseat.
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immedi
atelyinstallchildrestraintinarearseat
ing positionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudi dealer.
HowtheAdvanced AirbagSystem
components worktogether
ThefrontAdvanced AirbagSystemandthe
sideairbagssupplementtheprotectionof
fered
bythefrontthree-pointsafetybelts
;"'ithpretensionersandload limitersandthe
adjustableheadrestraintstohelp reducethe
riskofinjuryinawiderangeofaccidentand
crashsituations.Besuretoreadtheimpor
tantinformationaboutsafetyandheedthe
WARNINGSinthischapter.
DeploymentoftheAdvanced AirbagSystem
andtheactivationofthesafetybeltpreten
sionersdependonthedecelerationmeasured.
bythecrashsensorsandregisteredbythe
electroniccontrolunit.Crash severitydepends
onspeedanddecelerationaswellasthemass
andstiffnessofthevehicleorobjectinvolved
inthecrash.
Whentheelectroniccontrolunitregistersa
low severity crash
andthesafetybeltisbeing
used,
theairbagwillnotdeploy.Ifthesafety
beltisnotbeingused,thefirststagedeploys,
followed
bythesecondstageafteramuchlat
ertimeinthecrashsequence.
Iftheelectroniccontrolunitregistersa crash
ofmediumseverity,thefirststageoftheair
bag deploys followed
bythesecondstageata
much
latertimeinthecrashsequence- re
gardlessofwhetherthesafetybeltisbeing
used ornot. In
higherseveritycrashesasreg
isteredbytheelectroniccontrolunit,boththe
firstandsecondstagesdeployalmostatthe
sametime.
Onthepassengerside,regardlessofsafety
beltuse,theairbagwill beturnedoffifthe
weightonthepassengerseatislessthanthe
amountprogrammedintheelectroniccontrol.
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightmust
comeonandstayoniftheignitionisonand
- acarbedhasbeeninstalledonthefront
seat,or
- arearward-facingchildrestrainthasbeen
installedonthefrontpassengerseat,or
- aforward-facingchildrestrainthasbeenin-
stalledonthefrontpassengerseat,or~
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightshould
NOTcomeonwhentheignitionisonandan
adultissittinginaproperseatingpositionon
thefrontpassengerseat.IfthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstaysonor
flashesforabout5secondswhile driving, un
derthesecircumstances,makesurethat:
-theadultonthefrontpassengerseatis
properlyseatedonthecenteroftheseat
cushionwithhisorherbackupagainstthe
backrestandthebackrestisnotreclined
c')page94,Properoccupant seatingposi
tions,
-theadultisnottakingweightofftheseatby
holding on
tothepassengerassisthandle
abovethefrontpassengerdoororsupport
ingtheirweightonthearmrest,
-thesafetybeltisbeing properly wornand
thatthereisnotalotofslackinthesafety
beltwebbing,
-accessoryseatcoversoreushionsorother
thingsthatmaycauseanincorrectreading
orimpressionontheweight-sensingmat
undertheupholsteryoftheseathavebeen
removedfromthefrontpassengerseat,~
Airbagsystem1
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightstill
doesnotcomeonanddoesnotstayoncon
tinuously(whentheignitionisswitchedon),
-takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositions.Havetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealerimmediately.
-movethechildtoarearseatpositionand
makesurethatthechildisproperlyrestrain
edinachildrestraintthatisappropriatefor
its sizeandage.
-makesurethatthesafetybelttensionsen
sorisnotblocked.Shakethesafetybelt
latch onthefrontpassengerseatbackand
forth;
-Ifastraportetherisbeingusedtotiethe
childsafetyseattothefrontpassenger
seat,makesurethatitisnot50tightthatit
causestheweight-sensingmattomeasure
moreweightthanisactuallyontheseat.
-reactivatethesystembyturningtheignition
off
andthenturningitonagain;
- removeandreinstallthechildrestraint.
Makesurethatthechildrestraintisproperly
installedandthatthesafetybeltforthe
frontpassengerseathasbeencorrectly
routedaroundthechildrestraintasdescri
bed
inthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sin
structions;
-makesurethattheconvertiblelocking fea
tureonthesafetybeltforthefrontpassen
gerseathasbeenactivatedandthatthe
safetybelthasbeenpuliedtight.Thebelt
mustnotbe looseorhaveloopsofslack50
thatthesensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch
on
theseatcan doitsjobc')page143.
-makesurethatthingsthatmayincreasethe
weightofthechildandchildsafetyseatare
notbeingtransportedonthefrontpassen
gerseat;
----_theweightregisteredonthefrontpassen-
gerseatisequaltoorlessthanthecom
binedweightofatypicallyear-oldrestrain
edinoneoftherear-facingorforward-fac
inginfantrestraintslistedinFederal Motor
Vehicle
SafetyStandard208withwhichthe
Advanced AirbagSysteminyourvehiclewas
certified.
If
thefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,
the
frontairbagwillnotdeploy,andthePAS
SENGERAIRBAGOFFlightwillstayon.Nev
er install arearward-facing child
restrainton
the
frontpassengerseat,thesafestplacefor
a childinany kindofchildrestraintisatone
oftheseatingpositionsontherearseat
qpage113,Child restraints onthe frontseat
_some important thingstoknowand
qpage133,ChildSafety.
IfthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightcames
onwhenoneoftheconditionslistedaboveis
met, besuretocheckthelightregularlyto
makecertainthatthePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFlightstaysoncontinuouslywheneverthe
ignitionison.IfthePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFlightdoesnotappearandnotstayonall
thetime,stopassoonasitissafetodo50
and
The
PASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightislocated
inthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel
c')fig.115.
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightwillcome
on
andstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAd
vancedAirbag onthepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Each
timeyouturnontheignition,thePASSEN
GERAIRBAGOFFlightwillflashforafew
secondsand:
Fig.115Sectionfromtheinstrumentpanel:PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin
fla
tewhenitshould.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedimme
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFIight•
- will
stayon ifthefrontpassengerseatisnot
occupied,..-.
-willstayon ifthereisasQ1all childorchild
restraintonthefrontpassengerseat,
-will gooutifthefrontpassengerseatisoc
eupiedbyanadultasregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmat.
~AirbagmonitoringindicatorIight
Twoseparate indicators monitorthefunction
oftheAdvonced AirbagSystem:theoirbag
monitoring indicatorIight
andthePASSEN
GERAIRBAGOFFIight.
-Iftheresidueshouldgetintoyoureyes,
flush
themwithwater.
Monitoringthe
AdvancedAirbag
System
&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremaybesomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
TheAdvanced AirbagSystem(includingthe
electroniccontrolunit,sensorcircuitsandsys
temwiring)ismonitoredcontinuouslyto
makesurethatitisfunctioningproperly
whenevertheignitionison.Eachtimeyou
turnontheignition,theairbagmonitoringin
dicatorlight1willcomeonforafewseconds
(selfdiagnostics).
ThesystemmustbeinspectedwhentheindicatorIight1:
-doesnotcomeonwhentheignitionis
switchedon,
-doesnotgooutafewsecondsafteryou
have
switchedontheignition,or
-comeson while driving.
Ifanairbagsystemmalfunctionisdetected
theindicatorlightwillfirststartflashingto'
catchthedriver'sattentionandthenstayon
continuouslytoserveasaconstantreminder
tohavethesysteminspectedimmediately.
Ifamalfunctionoceursthatturnsthefront
airbagonthepassengersideoff,thePASSEN
GERAIRBAGOFFlightwillcomeonandstay
onwhenevertheignitionison.
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126Airbagsystem
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Undeployedairbagmodulesandpreten
sionersmightbeclassifiedasPerchlorate
Material-specialhandlingmay apply,see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/per
chlorate.Whenthevehicleorpartsofthe
restraintsystemincludingairbagmodules
safetybeltswithpretensionersarescrap
ped, all
applicablelawsandregulations
mustbeobserved.YourauthorizedAudi
dealerisfami liarwiththeserequirements
andwerecommendthatyou have your
dealerperformthisserviceforyou.
Other thingsthatcanaffect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionsystemcan
changethewaythattheAdvanced AirbagSys
temperformsinacrash. ForexampLe, using
tire-rim
combinationsnotapprovedbyAudi,
lowering
thevehicle,changingthestiffnessof
thesuspension,includingthesprings,suspen
sionstruts,shockabsorbersetc. canchange
theforcesthataremeasuredbytheairbag
sensorsandsenttotheelectroniccontrol
unit.Somesuspensionchangescan,forexam
ple,increasetheforce levelsmeasuredbythe
sensorsandmaketheairbagsystemdeployin
crashesinwhich itwouldnotdeploy ifthe
changeshadnotbeenmade.Otherkindsof
changesmayreducetheforcelevelsmeas
uredbythesensorsandpreventtheairbag
fromdeployingwhenitshould.
Thesensorsinthesafetybeltbuckleforthe
driverandfrontpassengerseattelltheelec
tronic
controlmoduleifthesafetybeltis
latchedor not.Ifthesafetybeltisbeing used,
thefrontairbag willdeployataslightlyhigh
errateofvehicledecelerationthanifthesafe
tybeltisnotbeing used..Therefore,inapar
ticular collision, it
ispossiblethatanairbag
will
notdeployataseatingpositionwherethe
safetybeltis bei ngusedbutwill inflateatthe
positionwherethesafetybeltisnotbeing
used.
Itisimportantthatnothinginterfere
withthesafetybeltbucklessothatthesen-
sorscansendthecorrectinformationabout
safetybeltusetotheeLectroniccontrolunit.
&.WARNING
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensioninclud-
ing
useofunapprovedtire-rimcombina-
tionscanchangeAdvanced Airbagper-
formanceandincreasetheriskofserious
personalinjuryinacrash.
- Never install
suspensioncomponents
thatdonothavethesameperformance
characteristicsasthecomponentsorigi-
nally instalLed on
yourvehicle.
- Never usetire-rim
combinationsthat
havenotbeenapprovedbyAudi.
.&WARNING
Itemsstoredbetweenthesafetybelt
buckleandthecenterconsolecancause
thesensorsinthebuckletosendthe
wronginformationtotheelectronic con-
trolmoduleandpreventtheAdvancedAir-
bagSystemfromworking properly.
- Always make
surethatnothingcaninter-
ferewiththesafetybeltbucklesandthat
theyarenotobstructed.
Kneeairbags
Descriptionofknee airbags •
Thekneeairbag syste conprovide supple
mentalprotection toprope(fYrestrained
front
seatoccupants.
Fig.116Driver's airbag
Thedriver kneeairbagisintheinstrument
paneLunderneaththesteeringwheel
qfig.116,theairbagforthepassengerisat~
--aboutthesameheightintheinstrumentpan
el
underneaththegLovecompartment.
Thekneeairbagoffersadditionalprotection
tathedriver'sandpassenger'skneesandup
per and Lower
thighareasandsupplements
theprotectionbythesafetybelts.
IfthefrontairbagsdepLoy,thekneeairbags
also depLoyinfrontalcoLlisionswhenthede~
loymentthresholdstoredinthecontrolunit
ismetqpage 120,Moreimportant thingsto
know about frontairbags.
Inadditiontotheirnormalsafetyfunction,
safety beLtsheLpkeepthedriverorfrontpas
senger
inpositioninafrontalcollisionsothat
the airbags canprovidesuppLementalprotec
tion.
Theairbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyour
safety belt.Rather, it
ispartoftheoveralLoc
cupant
restraintsysteminyour vehicle.Al
waysrememberthattheairbagsystemcan
only help
toprotectyouifyouarewearing
your
safetybeltandwearing itproperly. This
iswhyyoushouldaLwayswearyoursafety
beLt,notjustbecausetheLawrequiresyouto
do50qpage 103,General notes.
ThesafetybeLtbuckLeforthedriverandfront
seatpassengerhaveswitchesthattelLtheair
bag controL moduLe if
thesafetybeLtisbeing
used
ornot.IfthesafetybeLt isbeing used,
thekneeairbagwilldeployataslightlyhigher
rateofdecelerationthanifthebeLtisnotbe
ingused. Therefore,inaparticuLar coLlision,it
ispossiblethatanairbagwillnotdeployata
seating position
wherethesafetybeltisbeing
used
butwill infLateatthepositionwherethe
safetybeltisnotbeing used.
Remembertoo,airbagswilldepLoy onlyonce
andonlyincertain kindsofaccidents-your
safety
beltsare alwaystheretoofferprotec
tion
inthoseaccidentsinwhichairbagsare
not
supposedtodeploy orwhentheyhaveaL
readydeployed,forexamplewhenyourvehi
cle strikes
orisstruckbyanotherafterthe
first collision.
Airbagsystem
Thisisjustoneofthereasonswhyanairbagis
notasubstituteforthesafetybelt. Theairbag
systemworksmosteffectively whenusedwith
thesafetybelts. Therefore, aLwayswearyour
safetybeltscorrectly.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementaLkneeairbagsystemisdesigned
toreducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,
otherinjuries,forexample,swelling, bruising,
minorabrasionsandfrictionburnscanalso
occurwhenanairbaginfLates.
Theknee airbag systembasicaLLyconsists
of:
- The electroniccontrolmodule
-TwoinfLatabLeairbags(airbagandgasgen-
erator),oneforthedriverandoneforthe
frontpassenger
-The airbagindicatorlightintheinstrument
panel
The knee airbag systemwiLLnotdeploy:
-whentheignition isturnedoff
-
infrontalcollisionswhenthedeceleration
measuredbythecontrolunitistooLow
-inside collisions
-
inrear-end collisions
-
inrollovers
-
intheeventofasystemmalfunction(warn-
ing/indicatorlightis on)qpage16.
&.WARNING
-Safetybeltsandtheairbagsystemcan
only provide
protectionwhenoccupants
areintheproperseatingposition
qpage120.
-Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeswhen
thevehicleisbeing used,havethesys
teminspectedimmediatelybyyourau
thorizedAudidealer.
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Howknee airbags work
Theriskofinjurytothe legorea conbere
duced byfully inflated kneeairbags.
Fig.117Inflated airbagsprotectinginafrontalcollision
Thekneeairbagsystemhasbeendesigned50
thattheairbagsforthedriverandfrontpas
sengerdeployincertainbutnotallfrontal
collisions.
Ifthefrontairbagsdeploy,thekneeairbags
also deployinfrontalcollisionswhenthede
ploymentthresholdstoredinthecontrolunit
ismet.
Whenthesystemdeploys,theairbagsfill
with a
propellantgas,andinflatebetweenthe
lowerpartoftheinstrumentpanelandthe
driverandthelowerpartoftheinstrument
panelandthefrontpassengerQpage120,
fig.114.
Althoughtheyarenotasoftpillow,theycan
"cushion"
theimpactandinthiswaytheycan
help
toreducetheriskofinjurytothelower
extremities.
Allofthistakesplaceintheblinkofan eye,50
fastthatmanypeopledon'teven realizethat
theairbagshavedeployed. Theairbagsalso
inflatewithagreatdealofforceanditisim
portantforoccupantsafetythatnothing
shouldbeintheirwaywhentheydeploy.
Fully
inflatedairbagsincombinationwith
properly worn
safetybeltsslowdownandlim
it
theoccupant'sforwardmovementandhelp
toreducetheriskofinjury.
Importantsafety instructions onthekneeairbag system
Airbags areonly supplemental restraints.Al
ways wear
safetybeltscorrectly andrideina
praper seating position.
Thereisalotthatyouandyourpassengers
mustknowanddotohelpthesafetybeltsand
airbagstoprovidesupplementalprotection.
AWARNING
Aninflating kneeairbagcancauseserious
injury.Wearingsafetybeltsincorrectlyand
improperseatingpositions increasethe
riskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeath
wheneveravehicleisbeing used.
- The knee airbag
systemcannotprotect
youproperly ifyouareseatedtooclose
toanyoftheairbagLocations.Whenad
justingtheirseatpositions, itisimpor
tantthatboththedriverandthefront
passengerkeeptheirupperbodiesand
kneesatthefollowingminimumsafe
distances:
-atleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
chestandthesteeringwheel/instru
mentpanel.
-atleast4inches(l0cm)betweenthe
kneesandthelowerpartoftheinstru
mentpanel.
- The risk
ofpersonalinjuryincreasesif
you lean forward
6r-totheside, orifthe
seatisimproperlyposiNonedandyouare
notwearingyoursafetybelt.Theriskin
creasesevenmoreshouldtheairbag de
pLoy.
-Always makesurethatthekneeairbag
caninflatewithoutinterference.Objects
betweenyouandtheairbagcanincrease
theriskofinjuryinanaccidentbyinter
fering with
thewaytheairbag deploys or
bybeingpushedintoyouastheairbag
deploys.
- Never
letanybody, especially children
or
animalsrideinthefootwellinfront~
.-ofthepassengerseat.Iftheairbag de
ploys,
thiscanresultinseriousorfatal
injuries.
_Never carryobjectsofanykindinthe
footwellareainfrontofthedriver'sor
passenger'sseat.Sulkyobjects(shop
ping bags,
forexampLe) caninterfere
withorpreventproperdeploymentof
theairbag.Smallobjectscanbe
thrownthroughthevehicLe iftheair
bag deploys
andinjure youoryour pas
sengers.
_Makesuretherearenocracks,deep
scratchesorotherdamageintheareaof
theinstrumentpanelwheretheknee air
bagsarelocated.
-Ifchildren areincorrectlyseated,their
riskofinjury increasesinacollision
Qpage133,Child Safety.
5ideairbags
Descriptionofsideairbags
Theairbagsystemconprovide supplemental
protection topraperly restroined front
seat
occupants.
Fig.1185ideairbag locationinthedriver'sseat
Thesideairbagsarelocatedinthesidesofthe
frontseatbackrestsQfig.118facingthe
doors. Theyareidentifiedbytheword"AIR
BAG".
Thesideairbagsystembasicallyconsistsof:
-theelectroniccontrolmoduLeandexternal
sideimpactsensors
-thetwosideairbagsLocatedinthesidesof
thefrontbackrests
Airbagsystem1
-theairbag warning lightintheinstrument
cluster.
The
airbagsystemismonitoredelectronically
tomakecertainthatit is functioning properly
atalltimes.Eachtimeyouturnontheigni
tion,
theairbagsystemindicator lightwilL
comeonforafewseconds(seLfdiagnostics).
The side
airbagsystemsuppLementsthesafe
tybeltsandcanhelptoreducetheriskofin
jury
tothedriver'sandfrontpassenger'sup
pertorsoandheadonthesideofthevehicle
thatisstruckinasidecollision. Theairbagde
ploys
insideimpactsandonLywhenthevehi
cle acceleration
registeredbythecontrolunit
ishighenough.Ifthisrateisbelowtherefer
encevalueprogrammedintothecontrolunit,
th'e side
airbagswillnotbetriggered,even
thoughthecarmay bebadLydamagedasare
sultofthecollision.Itisnotpossibletode
fine anairbag
triggeringrangethatwill coyer
every possible
angleofimpact,sincethecir
cumstanceswillvary considerablybetween
onecollisionandanother.Importantfactors
include, forexample,thenature(hardorsoft)
oftheimpactingobject,theangleofimpact,
vehicLespeed,etc.Qpage131,Important
safetyinstructions onthe side airbag system.
Asidefromtheirnormalsafetyfunction,safe
tybeltsworktohelpkeepthedriverorfront
passengerinpositionintheeventofaside
collision50thatthesideairbagscanprovide
protection.
The airbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyour
safetybelt.Rather, itispartoftheoverall oc
cupantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle.Al
waysrememberthatthesideairbagsystem
canonly helptoprotectyouifyouarewearing
your
safetybeltandwearing itproperly. This
isanotherreasonwhyyoushouldalwayswear
yoursafetybelts,notjustbecausethelawre
quires you
todo50Qpage103,General
notes.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementalsideairbagsystemisdesigned
toreducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,
otherinjuries,forexample,swelling, bruising,~
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andminorabrasionscanalsobeassociated
withdeployedsideairbags.Remembertoo,
side
airbagswill deploy onlyonceandonlyin
certainkindsofaccidents-yoursafetybelts
arealwaystheretoofferprotection.
Vehicledamage,repaircostsoreventhelack
ofvehicledamagearenotnecessarilyanindi
cationofover-sensitiveorfailedairbagactiva
tion. In
somecollisions,bothfrontandside
airbagsmayinflate.Remembertoo,thatair
bagswilldeployonlyonceandonlyincertain
kindsofcollisions -yoursafetybeltsareal
waystheretoofferprotectioninthoseacci
dentsinwhichairbagsarenotsupposedto
deployorwhentheyhavealreadydeployed.
ThesideairbagsystemwillnotdepLoy:
-whentheignitionisturnedoff
-
inside collisions whentheacceleration
measuredbythesensoristoolow
-
inrear-end collisions
-
inrollovers.
In
sometypesofaccidentsthefrontairbags
andsideairbagsmay betriggeredtogether.
AWARNING
-SafetybeltsandtheairbagsystemwilL
only provideprotectionwhenoccupants
areintheproperseatingposition
Qpage131.
-Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeson
whenthevehicle isbeing used,havethe
systeminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer. Theairbagmay
notworkproperlywhenthevehicleac
celerationinasidecollision ishigh
enoughtoactivatetheairbag.
HowsuppLementaLsideairbagswork.
Side airbags dep/oyinstant/yandconhe/pre
ducetheriskafuppertorso injuries foroccu
pantswhoareproperly restroined.
Fig.119Inflatedsideairbags onleft side ofvehicle
Whenthesystemistriggered,theairbagis
filled withpropellantgasandbreaksthrough
aseamintheseatsurfaceareamarked"AIR
BAG".ltexpandsbetweenthesidetrimpanel
andthepassenger.Inordertohelpprovide
thisadditionalprotection,thesideairbag
mustinflate withinafractionofasecondat
veryhighspeedandwithgreatforce. Thesup
plementalsideairbag couldinjure youifyour
seatingpositionisnotproperoruprightorif
itemsarelocatedintheareawherethesup
plementalsideairbagexpands.ThisappLies
especially
tochildrenQpage133,Child Safe
ty.
SupplementalsideairbagsinfLatebetween
theoccupantandthedoorpaneL ontheside
ofthevehiclethatisstruckincertainsidecol-
lisionQfig.119.'--.
Althoughtheyarenotasoftpillow,theycan
"cushion"theimpactandinthiswaytheycan
helptoreducetheriskofinjurytotheupper
partofthebody.
A fine
dustmay developwhentheairbagde
ploys. Thisisnormalanddoesnotmeanthere
isafireinthevehicle.
-Importantsafety instructionsonthe
sideairbag system
Airbagsareon/ysupp/ementa/restroints.A/
ways proper/y wearsafetybe/tsandrideina
praper
seatingposition.
Thereisalotthatyouandyourpassengers
mustknowandactaccordinglytohelpthe
safetybeltsandairbagsdotheirjobtopro
videsupplementalprotection.
AWARNING
Aninflating sideairbag cancauseserious
orfatalinjury.Improperlywearingsafety
beltsandimproperseatingpositionsin
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury
and
deathwhenevera vehicle isbeing
used.
- In
ordertareducetheriskofinjury when
thesupplementalsideairbaginfLates:
- Always
sitinanuprightpositionand
neverleanagainsttheareawherethe
supplementalsideairbag islocated.
-NeverLetachildoranyoneeLserest
theirheadagainstthesidetrimpanel
intheareawherethesuppLemental
sideairbaginflates.
- Always
makesurethatsafetybeltsare
worn correctly,
-
Donotletanyonesittinginthefront
seatputtheirhandoranyotherparts
oftheirbodyoutofthewindow.
- Always
makesurethatthesideairbag
can
inflatewithoutinterference.
- Never installseatcoversorreplace
mentupholsteryoverthefrontseat
backsthathavenotbeenspecifically
approvedbyAudi.
-Never useadditionalseatcushionsthat
covertheareaswherethesideairbags
deploy.
-Damagetotheoriginalseatcovers or
totheseamintheareaofthesideair
bagmodulemustalwaysberepaired
immediatelybyanauthorizedAudi
dealer.
AirbagsystelTl1:
- Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbag can
increase
theriskofinjuryinanaccident
byinterferingwiththewaytheairbag
unfolds
orbybeingpushedinto youas
theairbaginflates.
-Never placeorattachaccessoriesor
otherobjects(suchascupholders,tel
ephonebrackets,oreven large, bulky
abjects)onthedoors,overornearthe
areamarked"AIRBAG"ontheseat
backrests.
-Suchabjectsandaccessoriescanbe
comedangerousprojectilesandcause
injurywhenthesupplementalsideair
bag deploys.
- Never carryany
objectsorpetsinthe
deploymentspacebetweenthemand
theairbagsorallow childrenorother
passengerstatravelinthisposition.
- Always
usethebuilt-incoathooks only
for
lightweightclothing.Never leaveany
heavyorsharp-edgedobjectsinthe
pocketsthatmayinterferewithsideair
bagdeploymentandcancausepersonal
injuryinanaccident.
-Alwayspreventthesideairbagsfrombe
ingdamagedbyheavyabjectsknocking
againstorhittingthesidesoftheseat
backs.
- The
airbagsystemcan only betriggered
once.Iftheairbaghasbeentriggered,
thesystemmustberepLacedbyanau
thorizedAudidealership.
-Damage(cracks,deepscratchesetc.)to
theoriginalseatcoversortatheseamin
theareaofthesideairbagmodulemust
alwaysberepairedimmediatelybyanau
thorizedAudidealer.
-Ifchildrenareseatedimproperly,their
riskofinjuryincreasesinthecaseofan
accidentQpage133,Child Safety.
-Neverattempttomodifyanycompo
nentsoftheairbagsysteminany way.
- In a
sidecollision,sideairbagswillnot
function properlyifsensorscannatcor
rectlymeasureincreasing airpressurein-
sidethedoorswhenairescapesthrough~
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5ubpartB -Rear-facingchildrestraints
5ubpartA -Carbedchildrestraints
MadelManufacturedonor
after
CenturySmartFitDecember1,1999
4S43
CoscoArrivaSeptember2S,2007
22-013PAWandbase
22-999WHO
Evenflo Discovery Ad-December1,1999
justRight212
matinsidethefrontpassengerseat,thatthe
frontpassengerairbagisturnedoffandthat
theairbagstatusisalwayscorrectly signaLed
bythePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlight.
Many
typesandmodelsofchildrestraints
havebeenavailableovertheyears, newmod
elsareintroducedregularly incorporating new
andimproveddesignsandoldermodelsare
takenoutofproduction.Childrestraintsare
notstandardized.Childrestraintsofthesame
typetypicallyhavedifferentweightsandsizes
anddifferent'footprints,'thesizeandshape
ofthebottomofthechildrestraintthatsits
ontheseat,whentheyareinstalled onavehi
cle
seat.Thesedifferencesmake itvirtually
impossibletocertifycompliancewiththere
quirementsforadvancedairbagswitheach
andevery childrestraintthathaseverbeen
soldinthepastorwill besold overthecourse
oftheusefullifeofyourvehicle.
For
thisreason,theUnitedStatesNational
Highway Traffic
SafetyAdministrationhas
published alistofspecific type,makesand
modelsofchildrestraintsthatmustbeused
tocertifycomplianceoftheAdvanced Airbag
Systeminyourvehicle withthesuppression
requirementsofFederalMotorVehicleSafety
Standard208.Thesechildrestraintsare:
Manufacturedonor
after----September2S,2007AngelGuard Angel
Ride AA2403FOF
Madel
Regardlessofthechildrestraintthatyouuse,
make sure
thatithasbeencertifiedtomeet
UnitedStatesFederal MotorVehicleSafety
Standardsandhasbeencertifiedbyitsmanu
facturerforusewithanairbag. Always besure
thatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalledat
one oftherearseatingpositions.Ifinexcep
tional
circumstancesyoumustuseit onthe
frontpassengerseat,carefully readallofthe
information onchildsafetyandAdvancedAir
bagsandheedalloftheapplica bleWARN
INes.Makecertainthatthechildrestraintis
correctly recognizedbytheweight-sensing
ChildrestraintsandAdvancedAirbags
Theelectroniccontrolunitalsoregistersthe
tension onthefrontpassengersafetybelt.
The
tensiononthesafetybeltforthefront
passengerseatwillbedifferentforanadult
whoisproperly usingthesafetybeltascom
pared
tothetensiononthebeltwhenitis
usedtoattacha childrestrainttotheseat.
Thesensorbelowthelatchforthesafetybelt
forthefrontseatpassengermeasuresthe
tension onthebelt.Theinputfromthissen
soristhenusedwiththeweightto"decide",
whetherthereisachildrestraintwithatypical
1 year-old childon
thefrontpassengerseat
andwhetherornottheairbagmustbeturned
off.
seat.Theweightofachildrestraintandits
"footprint" varyfor
differentkindsofchild re
straintsandforthedifferentmodelsofthe
sam
ekindofchildrestraintofferedbychild
restraint
manufacturers.
Theweightrangesfortheindividual types,
makes
andmodelsofchildrestraintsthatthe
NHTSAhas specifiedintheSafetyStandard
togetherwiththeweightrangesoftypical in
fants
andtypicallyear-old childhavebeen
storedinthecontrolunitoftheAdvancedAir
bagSystem.Whenachildrestraintisbeing
used on
thefrontpassengerseatwith atypi
calIyear-old child,theAdvanced AirbagSys
temcomparestheweightmeasuredbythe
weightsensingmatwiththeinformationstor
edintheelectroniccontrolunit.
Even
thoughyour vehicleisequippedwithan
Advanced Airbag
system,allchildren,espe
ciallythose12yearsandyounger,shouldal
ways ride
inthebackseatproperlyrestrained
fortheirageandsize.Theairbag onthepas
sengersidemakesthefrontseatapotentially
dangerousplace forachildtoride. Thefront
seatisnotthesafestplace forachildinafor
ward-facing child
safetyseat.Itcanbeavery
dangerousplaceforaninfantoralargerchild
ina rearward-facingseat.
AdvancedAirbagsandtheweight-1sensingmatinthefrontseat
The Advanced Airbagsysteminyourvehicle
hasbeencertifiedtomeetthe"low-risk" re
quirementsfor3-and6-yearoldchildren on
thepassengersideandsmalladultsonthe
driverside.Thelowriskdeploymentcriteria
areintendedtoreducetheriskofinjury
throughinteractionwiththeairbagthatcan
occur,
forexample,bybeingtooclosetothe
steeringwheelandinstrumentpanelwhen
theairbaginflates. Inaddition,thesystem
hasbeencertifiedtocomplywiththe"sup
pression"
requirementsoftheSafetyStand
ard,toturnoffthefrontairbagforinfantsup
to12monthswhoarerestrainedonthefront
passengerseatinchildrestraintsthatare list
ed
intheStandard.
(FMVSS)208asapplicableatthetimeyour
vehicle
wasmanufactured.
The Advanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
detectsthepresenceofaninfantorchildina
child
restraintonthefrontpassengerseatus
ing
theweight-sensingmatintheseatcush
ion and
thesensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch
on
thefrontpassengerseatthatmeasuresthe
tensiononthesafetybelt.
Theweight-sensingmatmeasurestotal
weightofthechildandthechildsafetyseat
andachildblanketonthefrontpassenger
seat.Theweightonthefrontpassengerseat
isrelatedtothedesignofthechildrestraint
andits"footprint",thesizeandshapeofthe
bottomofthechildrestraintasitsitsonthe~
Always replace childrestraintsthatwere
installedinavehicle duringacrash. Dam
agetoachildrestraintthatisnotvisible
could
causeittofailinanothercollision
situation.
Advancedfrontairbagsystemandchildren
Vour vehicleisequippedwithan"Advanced
Airbag
System"incompliancewith United
StatesFederal MotorVehicleSafetyStandard
-Alwaysinstallrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatinexceptionalcircumstancesand
thePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightdoes
notcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatin
arearseatingpositionandhavetheair-
bag
systeminspectedimmediatelyby
yourAudi dealer.
ln.WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installaforward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
-Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
itsmanufacturerforuseonafrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.
-Always followthemanufacturer'sin-
structionsprovided withthechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
- Always move
thepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossiblebeforeinstalling
thechildrestraint.Thebackrestmustbe
adjustedtoanuprightposition.
- Always
makesurethatthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstays
on allthetimewhenevertheignitionis
switchedon.
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