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Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A
WARNING
- If the status of the Advanced Airbag System
has changed while the vehicle is moving, the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF light blinks for
about 5 seconds to catch the driver's atten-
t ion. If this happens, a lways stop as soon as
it is safe to do so and check the steps descri-
bed above.
- If the PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not go off when an adult who is not very
small is sitt ing on the front passenger seat
after taking the steps described above,
make sure the adult is properly seated and
restrained at one of the rear seating posi-
t ions. Have the airbag system inspected by
your authorized Aud i dealer before trans-
porting anyone on the front passenger seat .
A
WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ion ing prop-
erly cannot provide supplemental protection
in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag indicator light
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comes when the vehicle is being used, have
the system inspected immediate ly by your
authorized Audi dealer. It is possible t hat
the airbag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not inflate when it should .
A
WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a child without a
child restraint, or in a rearward-facing child
safety seat, or in a forward-facing child re-
straint that has not been properly installed
will be seriously injured and can be killed.
- Even though your veh icle is equipped with
an Advanced Airbag System, make certain
that all ch ildren, especially 12 years and
younger, always ride on the back seat prop-
erly restrained for their age and size.
-Always install forward or rear-facing ch ild
seats on the rear seat - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
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- If you must install a rearwa rd-facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of
except ional circumstances and the PASSEN -
GER AIR BAG OFF light does not appear and
stay on, immediately install the rear-facing
child seat in a rea r seat ing pos ition and have
the airbag system inspe cted by your Audi
dea le r.
- If, in excep t ional circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child res t raint on
the front passenge r seat, always move the
seat into it s rearmost position in the seat 's
fore and aft adjustment range, as far away
from the airbag as possible . The back rest
must be adjusted to an upr ight position.
Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
wheneve r the ignit ion is switched on.
A
WARNING
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not go out when an adult is sitting on the
front passenger seat afte r ta king the steps
described above, make sure the adult is
properly sea t ed and restra ined at one of the
rear seating posit ions .
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
Aud i dea ler before transpo rt ing anyone on
the front passenger seat .
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Tips
If the capac itive passenger detection system
determ ines that the front passenger seat is
empty, the frontal airbag on the passenger
side will be turned off, and the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light will stay on.
Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the airbag system are insta lled at many
different places on your Audi. Installing, remov-
ing, servicing or repair ing a part in an area of the
vehicle can damage a part of an airbag system
and prevent that system from wor king properly
in a collis ion.
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure tha t the effectiveness of the
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