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Airbag
system
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light still does
not come on ...
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light still does
not come on and does not stay on continuously
(when the ignition is switched on),
- take the child restraint off the front passenger
seat and install it properly at one of the rear
seat positions. Have the airbag system inspect-
ed by your Audi dealer immediately .
- move the chi ld to a rear seat position and make
sure that the child is properly restrained in a
child restraint that is appropriate for its size
and age .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG light should NOT
come on ...
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light should NOT
come on when the ignition is on and an adult is
sitting in a proper seating position on the front
passenger seat. If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on or flashes for about
S seconds while driving, under these circumstan-
ces, make sure that:
- the adult on the front passenger seat is proper-
ly seated on the center of the seat cushion with
his or her back up against the back rest and the
backres t is not recl ined,
- the adu lt is not taking weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above the front passenger door or supporting
their weight on the armrest,
- the safety belt is being properly wo rn and that
there is not a lot of slack in the safety belt web-
bing,
- there are no aftermarket seat covers or cush-
ions or other things (such as blankets) on the
front passenger seat that might cause the ca-
pacitive passenger detection system to miscal-
culate electrical capacitance.
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A
WARNING
- If the status of the Adv a need Airbag System
has changed while the vehicle is moving, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light blinks for
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about S seconds to catch the driver's atten-
tion. If this happens, always stop as soon as
it is safe to do so and check the steps descri-
bed above .
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not go off when an adult who is not very
small is sitting on the front passenger seat
after taking the steps described above,
make sure the adu lt is properly seated and
restrained at one of the rear seating posi-
tions. Have the airbag system inspected by
your authorized Audi dealer befo re trans-
porting anyone on the front passenger seat.
A
WARNING
An airbag system that is not functioning prop-
erly cannot provide supplemental
protection
in a fronta l crash.
- If the airbag indicator light ~ page 17
comes when the vehicle is being used, have
the system inspected immediately by your
authorized Audi dealer.
It
is possible that
the airbag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not inflate when it should.
A
WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a ch ild without a
chi ld restraint, or in a rearward-facing child
safety seat, or in a forward-fac ing ch ild re-
straint that has not been properly insta lled
will be seriously injured and can be killed.
- Even though you r vehicle is equipped with
an Advanced Airbag System, make certain
that a ll children, especia lly 12 years and
younger, always ride on the back seat prop-
erly restrained for their age and size.
-Always install forward or rear-facing child
seats on the rear seat - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- If you must install a rearward-facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of
except ional circumstances and the PASSEN·
GER AIR BAG OFF light does not appear and
stay on, immediately install the rear-facing
child seat in a rear seat ing position and have
the airbag system inspected by your Audi
dea le r.
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