Help Me Preserve My Repurtation

[Huw Powell]

> I believe that what Per says applies to the cabrio in Europe.  ETKA makes a
> distinction regarding the US version of the steering column.  The action
> Per describes may well apply to other European models.  In the US, the
> system only connects to the seat belt tensioner.

Exactly.

> I'm with Bob on this one. From what I recall the early versions of ProconTen
> pulled the steering wheel into the dash on impact - there were no airbags on
> those cars.

Well, on the type 89 sedan this is simply not true.  I've even 
dismantled a front end wreck, with locked up seatbelts I couldn't 
release (didn't bother to undo tranny to try).  Steering column was just 
fine.

> At 09:52 PM 9/6/2006 -0400, audiSean wrote:
> 
>>I find this interesting...
>>
>>http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/quattro/2001-August/032008.html
>>
>>On 9/6/06, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>I recall seeing a diagram and reading a description where the
>>>>ProConTen system retracted the steering wheel in a frontal collision;
>>>>I believe it was a wire and pulley system but I can't find anything on
>>>>it at the moment.
> 
> 
> 

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Huw Powell

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