differences between 5ktq and 200tq

[Brett Dikeman]

At 12:46 AM +0100 12/17/00, Per Lindgren wrote:
>Lawrence C Leung wrote:
>
>>  You also get Pro-con 10
>
>Just for the record, the 10 in this case is Ten, and has nothing to do with
>the number 10. The word ProCon-Ten stands for Programmed Contraction &
>Tensioning, and is the system that pulls the steering wheel into the
>dashboard when you crash. Just as, or more effective than an airbag, even
>though Audi replaced the ProCon-Ten system with airbags around 94/05 on the
>Euro market.

Actually, most companies never used ProCon-Ten...they used a much 
more simplistic system.  A shotgun-shell sized pyrotechnic charge 
tightens the belt.

My car's procon-ten cable was removed from the transmission, and 
neatly tie-wrapped up and out of the way; useless in a crash.  My 
mechanic, doing a clutch job, made sure the cable was reinstalled 
properly.

I suspect that in a large number of cars with procon-ten, the last 
mechanic to do a clutch job did the owner a "favor" or just simply 
forgot to replace the cable.  I strongly recommend you remind your 
mechanic to inspect the cable and make sure it is -properly- 
reinstalled(the whole thing is covered in the Bently.)

B
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