Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 197

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the system inspected immediate ly by your
authorized Audi dealer. It is possible that
the a irbag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not inflate when it should.
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WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a child without a
child restra int, or in a rearward-facing child
safety seat, or in a forward-facing child re-
st raint that has not been properly installed
will be seriously injured and can be killed .
- If you must install a rearward-facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of
exceptiona l circumstances and the PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF,; ; light does not appear
and stay on, have the airbag system inspect-
ed by your Audi dealer.
- If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing chi ld restraint on
the front passenger seat, always move the
seat into its rearmost pos ition in the seat 's
fore and aft adjustment range, as far away
from the airbag as possib le . The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright posit ion.
Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF,;; ligh t comes on and stays on a ll the
t ime whenever the ignition is switched on.
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WARNING
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF,;; ligh t does
no t go out when an adult is sitting on the
front passenger seat afte r taking the steps
described above, have the airbag system in-
spected by your Audi dealer before transport-
ing anyone on the front passenger seat .
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Tips
If the capacitive passenger detection system
determines that the front passenger seat is
empty, the frontal airbag on the passenger
side will be tu rned off, and the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF,;; light will stay on.
Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the a irbag system are installed at many
d ifferent places on your Audi. Install ing , remov-
Airb a g sys tem
ing, servicing or repair ing a part in an area of the
vehicl e can damage a part of an airbag system
and prevent that system from work ing properly
in a coll is ion.
The re are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system will not be impaired and that d iscarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment .
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WARNING
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Imp roper care , servicing and repair proce -
d ures can increase the risk of personal inj ury
and dea t h by preventing an airbag from de-
ploying when nee ded or deploy ing an a irbag
unexpectedly:
- Never cover, obs t ruc t, or change the steer-
ing wheel ho rn pad or air bag cove r or the in-
st rumen t panel or modi fy t hem in any way.
- Never attach any obje cts such as cup ho lde rs
or t elephone mountings t o the s urfaces cov-
ering the airbag un its.
- For cleaning the horn pad or instr ument
panel, u5e only a 50ft, dry doth or one moi5-
tened with plain water. Solvents o r cleaners
could damage the air bag cove r or change
the st iffness or strength of the material so
that the airbag cannot deploy and protect
properly.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the airbag system.
- All work on the steering wheel, inst rument
panel, front seats or e lectr ica l system (in-
cluding the installation of a udio equipment,
cellular telephones and CB radios, etc .)
must be performed by a qualified techn ician
who has the training and spec ial equ ipment
necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we
strong ly recommend that you see yo ur au-
thor ized Audi dealer or qualified workshop .
- Never modify the front bumper or parts of
the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side a irbag can
inflate without interference:
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