2019 AUDI TT COUPE sensor

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Assistsystems

Thedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightnessofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplaytotheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
intheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
view
ahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
playintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightness ofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.
@)Tips
—Sideassistisnotactivewhileyouaremak-
ingtheadjustment.
—Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtotheremotecontrolkeybeing
used.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Ifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically,a
messageappearsintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
play.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Donotcover
theareainfront ofthesensorswithbikewheels,
stickers,dirtorotherobjects.Cleantheareacov-
eringthesensors,ifnecessary>page73,fig.77.
E]Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
Audisideassist:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedor arefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
Audidriveselect(drive
settings)
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.Thedrivercanselectfromthreemodes,
Comfort,Auto,andDynamic,usingthesistbut-
toninthecenterconsoleorbyusingtheInfotain-
mentsystem.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetween
asportyandacomfortabledrivingmode,forex-
ample.IntheIndividualmode,thesettingscan
be
adjustedtoyourpersonalpreferences.This
makesitpossibletocombinesettingssuchasa
sportyenginesettingwithlightsteering.

ZA\WARNING
UsingAudidriveselectincorrectlycanlead to
collisions,otheraccidentsandseriousinju-
ries.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect

Thevehiclesetupineachmodedependsonthe
vehicle'sfeatures.
Engineandautomatictransmission
Dependingonthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmissionrespondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.
Suspensioncontrol(Audimagneticride)*
Thesuspensioncontrolusessensorstorecordin-
formationregardingsteeringmovements,brak-
ingandaccelerationoperationsbythedriver,as
wellasinformationabouttheroadsurface,driv-
ingspeed,andload.Withdriveselect,youcan>
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Parkingaid

Parkingaid
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearparkingsystem/parkingsystem
plus
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,various
parkingaidswillhelpyouwhenparkingandma-
neuvering.
Therearparkingsystemisanaudible parkingaid
thatwarnsyouofobstaclesbehindthevehicle
=>page79.
Theparkingsystemplusassistsyouwhilepark-
ingbyaudiblyandvisuallywarningyouofobjects
detectedinfrontofandbehindthevehicle
=>page79.
Therearviewcamerashowstheareabehindthe
vehicleintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.The
linesintherearviewcameraimagehelpyouto
parkormaneuver>page80.

ZAWARNING
—Alwayslookfortrafficandcheckthearea
aroundyourvehiclebylookingatitdirectly
aswell.Theparkingsystemcannotreplace
thedriver'sattention.Thedriverisalways
responsiblewhenenteringorexitingapark-
ingspaceandduringsimilarmaneuvers.
—Pleasenotethatsomesurfaces,suchas
clothing,arenotdetectedbythesystem.
—Sensorsandcamerashaveblindspotsin
whichpeopleandobjectscannotbedetect-
ed.Beespeciallycautiousofsmallchildren
andanimals.
— Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetotheradiatorgrille,bumper,
wheelhousingandtheunderbody.Thepark-
ingsystemmaybeimpairedasaresult.
HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
—Makesurethesensorsarenotobstructedby
stickers,depositsorothermaterials.Ifthey
are,thesensorfunctioncouldbeimpaired.
Foradditionalinformationoncleaning,see
=page270.

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@)Note
—Someobjectsarenotdetectedordisplayed
bythesystemundercertaincircumstances:
—objectssuchasbarrierchains,trailerdraw
bars,verticalpolesorfences
—objectsabovethesensorssuchaswallex-
tensions
—objectswithcertainsurfacesorstructures
suchaschainlinkfencesorpowdersnow
—Ifyoucontinuedrivingclosertoalowob-
ject,itmaydisappearfromthe sensor
range.NotethatyouwillnoLongerbe
warnedaboutthisobstacle.
—Maintainenoughdistancefromthecurbto
reducetheriskofdamagetotherims.
G)Tips
— The systemmayprovideawarningeven
thoughtherearenoobstaclesinthecover-
ageareainsomesituations,suchas:
—certainroadsurfacesor whenthereistall
grass
—externalultrasonicsourcessuchasfrom
cleaningvehicles
—inheavyrain,snow,orthickvehicleex-
haust
—Werecommendthatyoupracticeparkingin
atraffic-freelocationorparkinglotto be-
come
familiarwiththesystem.Practice
parkingingoodlightand weathercondi-
tions.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals.
—Whatappearsinthedisplayisslightlyde-
layed.
— Thesensorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeof
snowandicefortheparkingaidtooperate.

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Parkingaid

Rearparkingsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearparkingsystem
Therearparkingsystemisanaudibleparking
aid.
Description
Thereisasensorintherearbumpercover.If
thesedetectanobstacle,audiblesignalswarn
you.
Makesurethesensorsarenotcoveredbystick-
ers,depositsoranyotherobstructionsasitmay
impairthesensorfunction.Forinformationon
cleaning,see>page270.
Therangeatwhichthesensorsbegintomeasure
isapproximately:

Side
Center
3ft(0.90m)
5.2ft(1.60m)
Rear

Thecloseryougettotheobstacle,theshorter
theintervalbetweentheaudiblesignals.Acon-
tinuoustonesoundswhentheobstacleisless
thanapproximately1foot(0.30meters)away.
Donotcontinuebackingup>A\inIntroduction
onpage78,>@inIntroductiononpage78!
Ifthedistancetoanobstacleremainsconstant,
thevolumeofthedistancewarninggradually
dropsafteraboutfourseconds(thisdoesnotap-
plyinthecontinuoustonerange).
Activating
Therearparkingassistactivatesautomatically
whenthereversegearisengaged.Abrieftone
willsound.
Parkingsystemplus
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkingsystemplus
Parkingsystemplusprovidesaudioandvisual
signalswhenparking.

BFV-0262

Fig.80Principleofoperation
Sensorsarelocatedinthefrontandrearbump-
ers. Ifthesedetectanobstacle,audibleandvisu-
alsignalswarnyou.
Makesurethesensorsarenotcoveredbystick-
ers,depositsoranyotherobstructionsasitmay
impairthesensorfunction.Forinformationon
cleaning,see>page270.
Thedisplayfieldbeginsapproximatelyat:




@4ft(1.20m)
@3ft(0.90m)
®5.2ft(1.60m)
@3ft(0.90m)

Thecloseryougettotheobstacle,theshorter
theintervalbetweentheaudiblesignals.Acon-
tinuoustonesoundswhentheobstacleisless
thanapproximately1foot(0.30meters)away.
Donotcontinuedrivingforwardorinreverse
=AinIntroductiononpage78,>©inIntro-
ductiononpage78!
Ifthedistancetoanobstacleremainsconstant,
thevolumeofthedistancewarninggradually
dropsafteraboutfourseconds(thisdoesnotap-
plyinthecontinuoustonerange).
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Parkingaid

Parkingsystemplus*
If asensororspeakerisfaulty,theP4symbol
willappearinfrontof/behindthevehicleinthe
Infotainmentdisplay.If arearsensorisfaulty,
onlyobstaclesthatareinareas@)and@)
=>page79,fig.80areshown.Ifafrontsensoris
faulty,onlyobstaclesthatareinareas@)and@)
areshown.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
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Telephone

UsingtheAudiphone
box
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiphonebox
Youcanchargeyourmobiledevicebatteryusing
theAudiphonebox.Youcanmakecallsthrough
theexteriorantenna*onthevehicle.Usingthe
externalantenna*helpswhenthereisalowsig-
nalandalsoprovidesbetterreceptionquality.


Fig.107Storagecompartmentinthe center armrest:Audi
phoneboxwithconnections
Requirement:acellphonemustbeconnected
throughBluetooth>page108.
—Connectingtotheexternalvehicleantenna:
laythecellphoneonthecenterofthecell
phonesymbolintheAudiphoneboxwiththe
displayfacingup.Makesuretherearenoob-
jectsbetweenthe Audiphoneboxandthemo-
biledevice>fig.107.
—Chargingacellphonewirelessly:placeaQi-ca-
pable»cellphonecenteredonthesymbolin
the Audiphoneboxwiththedisplayfacingup
>fig.107.Thecellphonewillcharge.
—ChargingacellphoneusingtheUSBadapter:
connectyourcellphonetotheAudimusicinter-
faceusingaUSBadaptercable@©fig.107.
Youcan chargeyourmobiledeviceusingspecific
USBadapters>page156,fig.131.


anaccident.Storeobjectssecurelywhile
driving.
—Themobiledevicemaybecomehotduring
wirelesscharging.Payattentiontothetem-
perature ofyourmobiledeviceandbecare-
fulwhenremovingitfromthe Audiphone
box.
—Analternatingmagneticfieldisusedfor
wirelesscharging.Maintainaminimumdis-
tanceofapproximately2.4in(6cm)tothe
Audi
phoneboxchargingplate.Thethresh-
oldsforprolongedexposureatthisdistance
complywithICNIRP1998.Therefore,inter-
actionssuchasirritationofsensoryorgans,
malfunctionsofactiveimplants(such as
pacemakers,infusionpumps,orneurosti-
mulators)oreffectsonpassiveimplants
(suchas prostheticlimbs)ishighlyunlikely.
Ifyouhaveanimplant,consultamedical
specialistifyouhaveanyquestions.


ZAWARNING
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers, whichincreasestheriskof


D_TheQistandardmakesitpossibletocharge yourmobile
devicewirelessly.
oONote
ApplicabletoU.S.A.
Operationofthe Audiphoneboxissubjectto
thefollowingrequirementsoftheFederal
CommunicationsCommission:
—ThisisaCONSUMERdevice.
—BEFOREUSE,youMUSTREGISTERTHISDE-
VICEwithyourwirelessproviderandhave
yourprovider’sconsent.Mostwirelesspro-
vidersconsenttotheuseofsignalboosters.
Someprovidersmaynotconsenttothe use
ofthisdeviceontheirnetwork.Ifyouare
unsure,contactyourserviceprovider.
—YouMUSToperatethisdevicewithapproved
antennas
andcablesasspecifiedby the
manufacturer.AntennasMUSTbeinstalled
atleast20cm(8inches)fromanyperson.
—YouMUSTceaseoperatingthisdeviceim-
mediatelyifrequestedbytheFCCorali-
censedwirelessserviceprovider.
—WARNING:E911locationinformationmay
notbeprovidedormaybeinaccuratefor
callsservedbyusingthisdevice.
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Airbagsystem


andstayon,immediatelyinstalltherear-
facingchildseatinarearseatingposition
andhavetheairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealer.


ZA\WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmustin-
stallaforward-facingchildrestraintonthe
frontpassenger'sseat:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Neverputtheforward-facingchildrestraint
upagainstorverynear theinstrumentpan-
el.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheup anddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
sothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereisnothingon
thefrontpassengerseatthatwillcausethe
capacitivepassengerdetectionsystemin
theseattosignaltotheAirbagSystemthat
theseatisoccupied byapersonwhen itis
not,ortosignalthatitisoccupiedbysome-
onewhoisheavierthanthepersonactually
sittingontheseat.Thepresenceofaddi-
tionalobjectscouldcausethepassenger
frontairbagtobeturnedonwhenitshould
beoff,orcouldcause theairbagtoworkina
waythatisdifferentfromthewayitwould
haveworkedwithouttheobjectontheseat.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.

AdvancedAirbagSystemcomponents
Thefrontpassengerseatinyourvehiclehasalot
ofveryimportantparts oftheAdvancedAirbag
Systeminit.Theseparts includethecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystem,wiring,brackets,
andmore.Thecontrolunitmonitorsthesystem
onthefrontpassengerseatwhentheignitionis
switchedonandturnstheairbagindicatorlight
onwhenamalfunctionintheoneofthesystem
componentsisdetected>page200.Becausethe
frontpassengerseatcontainsimportantpartsof
theAdvancedAirbagSystem,youmusttakecare
to
preventitfrombeingdamaged.Damageto
theseatmaypreventtheAdvancedAirbagSys-
temforthefrontpassengerseatfromdoingits
job inacrash.
ThefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemconsists
ofthefollowing:
—Crashsensorsinthefrontofthevehiclethat
measurevehicleacceleration/decelerationto
provideinformationtotheAdvancedAirbag
Systemabouttheseverityofthecrash.
—Anelectroniccontrolunit,withintegrated
crashsensorsforfrontandsideimpacts.The
controlunit“decides”whethertofirethefront
airbagsbasedontheinformationreceivedfrom
thecrashsensors.Thecontrolunitalso“de-
cides”whetherthesafetybeltpretensioners
shouldbeactivated.
—AnAdvancedAirbagwithgasgeneratorforthe
driver insidethesteeringwheelhub.
—AnAdvancedAirbagwithgasgeneratorinside
theinstrumentpanelforthefrontpassenger.
— Acapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemunder-
neaththefrontpassengerseatcover.Thissys-
temmeasurestheelectricalcapacitanceofthe
personintheseat.Theinformationregistered
issentcontinuouslytotheelectroniccontrol
unit toregulatedeploymentofthefrontAd-
vancedAirbagonthepassengerside.
—Anairbagmonitoringsystemandindicator
lightkaintheinstrumentcluster.
—Asensorineachfrontseatregistersthedis-
tancebetweentherespectiveseatandthe
steeringwheelorinstrumentpanel.Theinfor-
mationregisteredissent continuouslytothe
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Airbagsystem

electroniccontrolunittoregulatedeployment
ofthefrontAdvancedAirbags.
—ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightcomes
onandstaysonintheheadliner>page200,
fig.155andtellsyouwhenthefrontAdvanced
Airbagonthepassengersidehasbeenturned
off.
—Asensorinthesafetybeltlatchforthedriver
andforthefrontseatpassengerthatsenses
whetherthatsafetybeltislatchedornotand
transmitsthisinformationtotheelectronic
controlunit.


ZA\WARNING
Damagetothefrontpassengerseatcanpre-
ventthefrontairbagfromworkingproperly.
—Improperrepairordisassemblyofthefront
passengeranddriverseatwillpreventthe
AdvancedAirbagSystemfromfunctioning
properly.
—Repairstothefrontpassengerseatmustbe
performedbyqualifiedandproperlytrained
workshoppersonnel.
—Neverremovethefrontpassengeror driver
seatfromthevehicle.
—Neverremovetheupholsteryfromthefront
passengerseat.
—Neverdisassembleorremovepartsfromthe
seatordisconnectwiresfromit.
—Nevercarrysharpobjectsinyourpocketsor
putthemontheseat.Thecapacitivepassen-
gerdetectionmatinthefrontpassenger
seatwillnotfunctionproperlyifitispunc-
tured.
—Nevercarrythingsonyourlaporcarryob-
jectsonthefrontpassengerseat.Suchob-
jectscaninfluencethecapacitanceregis-
teredby thecapacitivepassengerdetection
system,sothatincorrectinformationispro-
videdtotheairbagcontrolunit.
—Neverstoreitemsunderthefrontpassenger
seat.PartsoftheAdvancedAirbagSystem
underthepassengerseatcouldbedam-
aged,preventingthemandtheairbagsys-
temfromworkingproperly.
—Neverplaceseatcoversorreplacementup-
holsterythathave notbeenspecificallyap-
provedbyAudionthefrontseats.

—SeatcoverscanpreventtheAdvancedAirbag
Systemfromrecognizingchildrestraintsor
occupantsonthefrontpassengerseatand
preventthesideairbagintheseat backrest
fromdeployingproperly.
—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,
neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon
thisseat.
—Neverusecushions,pillows,blankets,or
similaritemsonthefrontpassengerseat.
Theadditionallayerspreventthecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystemfromaccurately
measuringthecapacitanceofthechildsafe-
tyseatand/orthe personontheseatand
thuskeeptheAdvancedAirbagSystemfrom
workingproperly.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheater
forchildseats)onthefrontpassengerseat
ifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-volt
socketorthecigarettelightersocket.Such
devicescaninfluencethecapacitanceregis-
teredbythecapacitivepassengerdetection
system,so thatincorrectinformationispro-
videdtotheairbagcontrolunit.
—Ifyoumustuseachildrestraintonthefront
passengerseatandthechildrestraintman-
ufacturer'sinstructionsrequirethe useofa
towel,foamcushionorsomethingelseto
properlypositionthechildrestraint,make
certainthatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
3%;lightcomesonandstaysonwhenever
thechildrestraintisinstalledonthefront
passengerseat.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installchildrestraintinarearseatingposi-
tionandhavetheairbagsysteminspected
byyourAudidealer.


ZAWARNING
Ifthefrontpassengerseat getswet,dryitim-
mediately.


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Airbagsystem


—Ifliquidsoaksintothefrontpassengerseat,
thiscankeeptheairbagsystemfromwork-
ingproperlyandmay,forinstance,deacti-
vatethepassengerfrontalairbag.Ifthis
happens,thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF¥;
lightwillcomeonandstayontogetherwith
theairbagindicatorlightEaintheinstru-
mentcluster.
—Ifliquidispooledontheseat,but hasnot
soakedin,thismayalsokeeptheairbagsys-
temfromworkingproperlyandcausethe
passengerfrontalairbagtobeenabled
(turnedon),eventhoughthereisaproperly
installedchildrestraintsystemontheseat.
Wettowelsorotherwetthingsontheseat
cushioncanhavethesameeffect.Ifthe
frontpassengerfrontalairbagisturnedon,
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightwill
turnoff.
temunderFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
208.ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;light
comesonandstaysontotellyouwhenthefront
AdvancedAirbagSystemonthepassengerside
hasbeenturnedoff>page200.

Z\WARNING
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbagin-
flates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.
—Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,sit-
tingsidewaysoroutofpositioninanyway,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
—Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbekilledifyouareupagainstthe
airbagortooclosetoitwhenitinflates-

evenwithanAdvancedAirbag>page188.



HowtheAdvancedAirbagSystem
componentsworktogether
ThefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemandtheside
airbagssupplementtheprotectionofferedbythe
frontthree-pointsafetybeltstohelpreducethe
riskofinjuryinawiderangeofaccidentandcrash
situations.Besuretoreadtheimportantinfor-
mation
aboutsafetyandheedtheWARNINGSin
thischapter.
DeploymentoftheAdvancedAirbagSystemand
theactivationofthesafetybeltpretensionersde-
pendonthedecelerationmeasuredbythecrash
sensorsandregisteredbytheelectroniccontrol
unit.Crashseveritydependsonspeedanddecel-
erationaswellasthemassandstiffnessofthe
vehicleorobject involvedinthecrash.
Onthepassengerside,regardlessof safetybelt
use,
thefrontpassengerfrontalairbagwillbe
turnedoffiftheelectricalcapacitancemeasured
bythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemon
thefrontpassengerseatislessthantheamount
programmedintheelectroniccontrolunit.The
frontpassengerfrontalairbagwillalsobeturned
offifthecapacitancemeasuredbythesystemfor
thefrontpassengerseatequalsthatofaninfant
ofaboutoneyearofageinoneofthechildseats
thatwasusedtocertifytheAdvancedAirbagSys-

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airbags


Fig.154Inflatedfrontairbags
Safetybeltsareimportanttohelpkeepfrontseat
occupantsintheproper seatedpositionsothat
airbagscanunfoldproperlyandprovidesupple-
mentalprotectioninafrontalcollision.
Thefrontairbagsaredesignedtoprovideaddi-
tionalprotectionforthechestandfaceofthe
driverandthefrontseatpassengerwhen:
—safetybeltsarewornproperly,
—theseatshavebeenpositionedso thattheoc-
cupantisproperlyseatedasfaras possible
fromtheairbag.
Because
airbagsinflateintheblinkofaneyewith
greatforce,thingsyouhaveonyourlaporhave
placedontheseatcouldbecomedangerouspro-
jectiles,andbepushedintoyouiftheairbagin-
flates.
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