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PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
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ON ~ light
Fig. 14 7 Section fr om the headl in er: PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF,;; ON@lig ht
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ,; ; ON @ light is
located in the head liner ~ fig. 147.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light will come
on and stay on to tell you when the front Ad-
vanced Airbag on the passenger side has been
turned off by the electronic control unit. If the
bulb for the PASSENGER AI R BAG OFF ~ . ON @
light burns out, the airbag indicator light
m
will
come on to signal a malfunction in the Advanced
Airbag System . Although t he burned-out bulb
will not change the way the front passenger 's
frontal airbag works , it will no longer be poss ible
to use the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON @
light to make sure that the a irbag on/off status is
correct for the occupant on the front passenger
seat . Have the airbag system inspected immedi-
ately by your authorized Audi dea ler.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON
@
light
will blin k for about 5 seconds w hen:
- the capacitive passenger detect ion system ,
which sw itches the front seat passenger's fron-
ta l Advanced Airbag on and off, detects a
change in the status of the front passenge r
seat.
As soon as the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON
@ light stops blinking, always make sure t hat the
a irbag st atus (on or off) as shown by t he light is
proper for the age, size and electrical capacitance
of the person occupying the front passenger
seat . Always make sure that the safety belt for
the front passenger se at is properly fast e ned.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~ ; / PASSENGER
AIR BAG ON @ light will show the statu s of th e
Airb a g sys tem
front seat passenger's frontal Advanced Airbag.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~ ; l ight :
- will come on if t he fro nt passenge r sea t is not
occupied;
- will come on if the elect rical capac itance meas -
ured by the capaci t ive passenger detection sys-
tem for the front passenger seat equa ls the
combined capacitance of an infant up to about
one year of age and one of th e rearward-facing
or forward -facing ch ild restraints listed in Fed-
eral Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with
which the Advanced Airbag System in your vehi-
cle was certified; For a listi ng of the ch ild re-
straints that were used to certify your vehicle's
compliance with the U.S. Safety Standa rd
~ page 207 .
- will go out if the front passenger seat is occu-
pied by an adult as registered by the capac it ive
passenger detect ion system.
- The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ,;, light must
come on and stay on if the ign ition is on and ...
- a ca r bed has been installed o n the front pas-
senger seat, or
- a rearward-facing child restraint has been in-
stalled on the front passenger seat, or
- a forward -fac ing ch ild restraint has been instal -
led on the front passenger seat ,
- and if the electrical capacitance registered on
the front passenge r seat is equal to or less than
the combined capacitance of a typical 1 year-
old infant and one of the rea rwa rd-facing or
forward-facing child restraints listed in Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with which
the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle was
certified .
If t he front passenge r seat is not occup ied , the
front airbag will not deploy, and the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF ,; , light will stay on .
Never install a rearward-facing child restraint on
the fron t passenger seat ~
page 182 , Child re-
straints on the front seat - some important
things to know
and ~
page 205, Child safety .
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
'1;
light
come s on . ..
If t he PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~ ; light comes
on when one of the condit ions listed above is ..,.
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