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Airb a g syste m
electronic con t rol un it t o regula t e deployment
of the front Adv a need Airbags.
- The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
and stays on in the overhead console
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202,
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162 and tells you when the
front Advanced Airbag on the passenger side
has been turned off.
- A sensor in the safety belt latch for the driver
and for the front seat passenger that senses
whether that safety belt is latched or not and
transmits this information to the electronic
control unit.
A
WARNING
Damage to the front passenger seat can pre-
vent the front airbag from working p roperly.
- Improper repa ir or disassembly of the front
passenge r and drive r seat will prevent the
Advanced Airbag System from functioning
prope rly.
- Repairs to the front passenger seat must be
perfo rmed by qua lified and properly trained
workshop personnel.
- Never remove the front passenger or dr iver
seat from the vehicle.
- Never remove the upho lstery from the front
passenger seat.
- Never disassemble or remove parts from the
seat or disconnect wires from it.
- Never carry sharp objects in your pockets or
put them on the seat. The capacitive pas-
senger detection mat in the front passenger
seat will not function properly if it is punc-
tured.
- Never carry things on your lap or carry ob-
jects on the front passenger seat. Such ob-
jects can influence the capacitance regis -
tered by the capacitive passenger detection
system, so that incorrect information is pro-
vided to the airbag control unit.
- Never store items under the front passenger
seat. Parts of the Advanced Airbag System
under the passenger seat could be dam-
aged, preventing them and the airbag sys-
tem from working properly.
- Never place seat covers or rep lacement up-
holstery that have not been spec ifically ap-
proved by Audi on the front seats.
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- Seat covers can prevent the Advanced Air-
bag System from recognizing child re-
straints or occupants on the front passenger
seat and prevent the side airbag in the seat
backrest from deploying prope rly.
- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or oth-
erwise added to the front passenger seat,
never install any child restra int system on
this seat.
- Never use cushions, pillows , blankets, or
sim ilar items o n the front passenge r seat.
The additional laye rs prevent the capacit ive
passenger detection syst em from accurately
measuring the capacitan ce of the child safe-
ty seat and/or the person on the seat and
thus keep the Advanced Airbag System from
wo rking properly.
- Never place or use any e lectrica l device
(such as a laptop, CD player, e lectronic
games device, power inverter or seat heater
for child seats) on the front passenger seat
if the device is connected to the 12-volt
socket or the cigarette lighter socket. Such
dev ices can influence the capac itance regis-
te red by the capacitive passenger detection
system, so that incorrect informat ion is pro-
vided to the airbag cont rol unit.
- If you must use a child restra int on t he fron t
passenger sea t a nd the child restrain t man-
ufacturer's instructions requ ire the use of a
towel, foam cushion or something else to
properly position the child restraint, ma ke
certa in that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on whenever the
child restraint is installed on the front pas-
senger seat .
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immediately in-
stall child restraint in a rea r seat ing pos ition
and have the airbag system inspected by
your Aud i dea le r.
A
WARNING
If the front passenger seat gets wet, dry it im-
mediately.
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