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in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208
with which the Advanced Airbag System in your
vehicle was certified . For a listing of the child
restra ints that were used to certify your veh i-
cle's compliance with the US Safety Standard
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207,
- When a person is detected on the front passen-
ger seat that has an electrical capacitance that
is more than the total electrical capac itance of
a ch ild that is about 1 year old restra ined in one
of the rea r-facing or forward-fac ing infant re-
straints (listed in Federal Motor Veh icle Safety
Standard 208 w ith wh ich the Adva nced Airbag
System in your veh icle was certified), the front
airbag on the passenger side may or may not
deploy.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~;
light comes on
when the e lectron ic control un it detects a total
e lectrical capacitance on the front passenger seat
that requires the front airbag to be turned off . If
the
PASSENGER AI R BAG OFF ,;;
light does not
come on, the front airbag on the passenger side
has not been turned off by the control unit and
can deploy
if
the control unit senses an impact
that meets the conditions stored in its memory .
If the total electrical capac itance registered on
the fro nt passenger seat is more than that of a
typical 1 year -old, but less than the weight of a
sma ll adu lt , the front airbag on the passenger
side may deploy (t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
,1;
light does not come on).
For example, the airbag may deploy if:
- a small child that is heavier than a typical 1
year-old ch ild is on the front passenger seat
(regardless of whether the child is in one of the
child seats listed
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page 207),
- a ch ild who has outgrow n child restraints is on
the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ,;; light in the head-
liner will come on and stay on.
If the front passenger airbag dep loys, the Feder -
a l Standard requires the airbag to meet the "low
risk" deployment criteria to help reduce the risk
of injury through interaction with the a irbag .
"Low risk" dep loyment occu rs in those crashes
Airb a g sys tem
that take place at lower decelerations as d efined
in the e lectronic contro l unit
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page 192 .
Alway s remember:
Please be sure t o read t he im-
por t ant informat io n in t he sections that follow
and be sure to heed all of the WARNINGS.
A
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury when an air bag in-
flates, always wear sa fety belts properly.
- If you are un restra ined, leaning forwar d, sit-
ting sideways or out of position in any way,
your risk of injury is much highe r.
- You will a lso receive ser ious injuries and
could even be killed if you a re up against the
ai rbag or too close to it when it inflates -
even with an Advanced Airbag
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page 181.
A
WARNING
-
A child in a rearward-facing child seat instal-
led on t he front passenger seat will be se ri-
ously injured a nd ca n be killed if the front air-
bag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag
Syst em.
- Alt hough t he Advanced Airbag System in
your veh icle is d esigned to tur n off the front
a irba g when a rearward-fa cing child re-
st rai nt has been ins ta lled o n t he front pas-
senger sea t , nobody can absol ute ly guaran -
tee that dep loyment is impossi ble in all con -
ceivab le situations that may happen d uring
the useful life of your vehicle.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child seat or
infant carrier with great force and will
smash the child seat and child against the
backrest, center armrest, door, or roof.
- If you must insta ll a rea rwa rd facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be -
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light does not
come on and stay on have t he a irbag sys tem
inspected by your Audi dea ler.
A
WARNING
If, in excep t ion a l circ umstances, you must in-
st all a forw a rd-fa cing child res t ra int on the
fron t passenger 's seat: ..,.
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