Monito Ring - Audi A3 Sedan 2015 Owner's Manual

A irb a g syst em
Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag System
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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 electronic con-
trol unit, sensors and system wiring) are all
monitored continuously to make sure that they
are functioning properly whenever the ignition is
on . Every time you turn on the ignition, the a ir-
bag system indicator light
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will come on for a
few seconds (function check) .
T he system mu st be inspe cted when t he
indicato r li g ht
II:
- does not come on when the ignition is switched
on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you have
switched on the ignition, or
- comes on while driving.
If an airbag system ma lf unction is detected, the
indicator light will first start flashing to catch the
driver's attention and then stay on continuously
to serve as a constant reminder to have the sys-
tem inspected immed iately .
If a malfunction occurs that turns the front a ir-
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 funct ion ing prop-
erly cannot provide supplemental protect ion
in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag indicato r light
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comes when the vehicle is be ing used, have
the system inspected immediate ly by yo ur
authorized Aud i dealer . It is possible t hat
the a irbag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not inf late when it should.
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PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF l ight
Fig. 131 Center console: passe nger airbag off warning
light
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light is located in
the center of the instrument panel
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fig. 131.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on
and stay on to te ll you when the front Advanced
Airbag on the passenger side has been turned off
by the electronic control unit. If the bulb fo r the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light burns out, the
airbag indicator light
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will come on to s ignal a
malfunction in the Advanced Airbag System. Al-
though the burned-out bulb will not change the
way the front passenger's frontal airbag works, it
will no longer be possible to use the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light to make sure that the a irbag
on/off status is correct fo r the occupant on the
front passenger seat . Have the a irbag system in-
spected immed iately by your aut horized Aud i
dealer.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will blink
for about 5 second s when :
- the ignition is sw itched on and
- the capacitive passenger detection 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 a irbag
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
the front passenger seat . Always make sure that
the safety be lt for the front passenger seat is
proper ly fastened . .,..