differences between 5ktq and 200tq

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Per Lindgren writes:
> 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.

Ti Kan responds:
<Yup, not only does Procon-ten pull the steering wheel in, it also tightens
<the front seatbelts.  It is purely mechanical, and uses cables tied to the
<engine/transaxle assembly to do its work, so that when the engine is pushed
<in from a severe frontal collision, the cables pull on the steering column
<and the seat belts.  The nice thing about this system is in its simplicity
<and low cost, but is only effective for frontal collisions.
<
<Procon-ten was equipped on 80/90 type 89 models and post-1988 type 44
<models until the advent of airbags in the early 90s.
(snip)

I've got info on the Pro-con 10 system on my site at:
http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/procon10.html

You should note that this system was installed in cars with airbags, until 
the advent of the pyrotechnik seatbelt tensioners in the mid 1990s.
Chris