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Airbag
system
Monitoring
the
Advanced
Airbag
System
:~ ( USA models )
/ !f
(Canada model s)
Airbag monitoring
indicator light
Two separate indicators monitor the function of
the Advanced Airbag System: the airbag moni -
toring indicator light and the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light.
The Advanced Airbag System as we ll as the side
airbags and side curtain airbags with ejection
mitigation features (including the electroni c con-
trol unit, sensors and system wiring) are all
monitored continuously to make sure that they
are funct ioning prope rly whenever the ignition is
on . Every t ime you tur n on the igni t ion, the air-
bag syst em ind icator light
II
(USA models)
;fll
(Canada models) will come on for a few seconds
(funct ion check).
The system must be inspected when the
indicator light
ffl
(USA models)
tfll
(Canada model s) :
- does not come on when the ignition is switched
on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you have
switched on the ign ition, or
- comes on wh ile driving .
If an airbag system ma lfunction is detected, the
indicator light will come on to serve as a constant
reminder t o have the system inspected immedi-
ately.
If a malfunc t ion occurs that turns the front air-
bag on the passenger side off, the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay on
whenever the ignition is on.
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WARNING
An airbag system that is not functioning prop-
erly cannot provide supplemental protection
in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag indicato r light ¢ page 17
comes when the vehicle is being used, have
the system inspected immediate ly by your
authorized Audi dealer . It is possible that
160
the airbag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not inflate when it should.
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
Fig. 158
Section from the inst rume nt panel : PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light
The
PASSENGER AI R BAG OFF
light is located in
the center of the instrument panel ~ fig. 158 .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on
and stay on to tell you when the front Advanced
Airbag on the passenger side has been turned off
by the electronic contro l unit . If the bulb for the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light burns out, the
airbag indicato r light
II
(USA models)
a
(Can-
ada models) will come on to signal a malfunc t ion
in the Advanced Airbag Syst em. Although the
bur ned-out bulb will not change the way the
front passenger's fronta l airbag works , it will no
longer be poss ible to use the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light to make sure that the airbag on/
off status is correct for the occupant on the front
passenger seat . Have the airbag system inspect -
ed immediately by your author ized Audi dealer .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will blink
for about 5 seconds when:
- the ignition is switched on and
- the capacit ive passenger detec t ion system,
which switches the front seat passenger's fron -
tal Advanced Airbag on and off, detects a
change in the status of the front passenger
seat.
As soon as the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
stops blinking, always make sure that the airbag
status (on or off) as shown by the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light is proper for the age, size and
electrical capacitance of the person occupying
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