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Occupant protection
Note
Follow the safety instructions in the repair
manual before performing any work on the
airbag system!
Legend
E224 Front passenger side airbag deactivation key switch
E24 Driver side belt switch
E25 Front passenger side belt switch
G128 Seat occupied sensor, front passenger side
G179 Side airbag crash sensor, driver side (front door)
G180 Side airbag crash sensor, front passenger side (front door)
G256 Rear side airbag crash sensor, driver side (C-pillar)
G257 Rear side airbag crash sensor, front passenger driver side (C-pillar)
G283 Driver side front airbag crash sensor (frontend left)
G284 Front passenger side front airbag crash sensor (frontend right)
Safety system
Like the system in the Audi A3 3-door, the safety system in the Audi A3 Sportback is built to the highest
standards. The long list of safety requirements includes full compliance with legislation currently in force, as
well as consumer tests with the aim of achieving class-leading car safety ratings for the new Audi A3
Sportback. Audi's internal requirements often present the development team with additional challenges.
Special emphasis was placed on a high level of occupant protection in accidents and on compatibility. Audi's
"safety first" approach to vehicle design complements the information derived from scientific analysis of
actual accidents and their impacts. To this end, the Audi Accident Research Unit ( AARU) analyses the data
from accidents involving recent Audi vehicles. The task of the research team is to analyse and reconstruct
accidents, and to identify areas where there is potential for improvement. In addition to this, the AARU
evaluates the information stored in the respective accident databases.
The differences to the Audi A3 `04 are highlighted on the following pages.
The safety system in the Audi A3 Sportback consists of the following components:
– Airbag control unit
– Dual-stage driver and front passenger airbags
– Front side airbags
– Sideguards (head airbags)
– Side impact detection sensors on the C-pillar
– Side impact detection sensors in the front doors
– Crash sensors for differentiated head-on collision detection, otherwise known as "upfront" sensors
– Front belt tensioners
– Battery disconnector, only for models with battery in luggage compartment
– Switches in the front seat-belt buckles
– Seat occupied sensor, front passenger side
The vehicle can also be equipped with rear side airbags and a keyswitch with associated warning lamp for
deactivating the front passenger airbag.
The active head restraints in the front seats round off the safety system in the Audi A3 Sportback.