2015 AUDI A3 Owners Manual

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual Although  they  a re  not  a soft  pillow, they  can 
"cushion" the  impact  and  in this  way they  can  he lp to  reduce the  r isk of  injury to  the  lower 
extremities. 
All of this  takes  place

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual 160  Airbag system 
Side  airbags 
Description  of  side  airbags 
The airbag  system  can provide  supplemental 
protection  to properly  restrained  occupants . 
Fig.  128 Side  a irbag  locat ion

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual airbags  may  inflate.  Remember  too,  that  air ­
bags  will  dep loy only  once  and  only  in certain 
kinds  of  collisions  -your  safety  belts  are  al ­
ways there  to  offer  protect ion

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual 162  Airbag system 
-Always sit  in an  upright  position  and 
never  lean  against  the  area  where  the 
supplemental  side  airbag  is located. 
- Never  let a child  or  anyone  else  rest 
thei

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual Side  curtain  airbags 
Description  of  side curtain  airbags 
The side  curtain  airbag  system  can provide 
supplemental  protection  to properly  restrain ­
ed  occupants . 
Fig.  130 Side cu rt

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual 164  Airbag system 
-in  rear-end  collisions . 
~ WARNING 
-Safety  belts  and the  a.irbag system  wi ll 
only  provide  protection  when  occupants 
are in the  proper  seating  posit ion 
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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual etc. are  attached  to  the  sun  visors.  They 
cou ld  come  loose  and  cause  serious  in­
jury  if the  side  curtain  airbag  inflates. 
- A deploying  airbag  inflates  in a fraction 
of a  se

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual 166  Child  Saf ety 
Child  Safety 
Important  things  to 
know 
Introduction 
The rear seat  is generally  the  safest  place  in a 
collision. 
The physical  principles  of  what  happens when 
your