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- Never place or attach accessories or ot her
objects (such as cupholders, telephone
brackets, la rge, heavy or bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near t he area marked
"AIRBAG" on the steering wheel, instru-
ment pane l, seat backrests or between
those areas and you rself . These objects
cou ld cause injury in a crash, especially
when the airbags inflate.
- Never re cline the front passenge r's seat to
t ransport objec ts. Items ca n also move into
the area of the side airbag or t he fron t a ir-
bag dur ing braki ng or in a sudden maneu-
ver . Objects near the airbags can become
projectiles and cause injury, particular ly
when the seat is reclined.
A
WARNING
The fine dust created when airbags deploy can
cause breathing problems for people w ith a
history of asthma or other breathing condi -
t ions .
-To reduce the risk of breathing problems,
those w ith asthma or other respiratory con-
ditions should get fresh air right away by
gett ing out of the veh icle or opening w in-
dows or doo rs.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags de-
ploy, wash your hand s and face wit h mild
soa p a nd wat er before eat ing .
- Be careful not t o get the dust int o your eyes,
o r int o any cuts or scratc hes.
- If the resid ue should get into your eyes,
flush them with water.
Monitoring
the
Advanced
Airbag
System
ti
(USA models)
/!f
(Canada models)
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.
N
co
~
The Advanced Airbag System (includ ing the elec-
,...
~
tro nic cont rol un it, senso r circuit s and system
~
w iring) is monitored continuously to m ake s ure
....
Airb a g sys tem
that it is functioning properly whenever the igni-
tion is on . Each time you turn on the ignition, the
airbag monitoring ind icator light
II
(USA mod -
els)
;E,I
(Canada models) will come on for a few
seconds (self diagnostics).
The system must be inspected when the
indicator light
ffl
(USA models)
tE,I
(Canada models ) :
- does not come on when the ignition is sw itched
on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you have
sw itched on the igni ti on, or
- comes on while driving .
If an airbag system malfunction 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 rem inder to have the sys-
tem inspected immediately.
If a malfunction occurs that turns the front air-
bag on the passenger side off, the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light will come on and stay on
whenever the ignition is on .
A
WARNING
f-
An a irbag system t hat is not functioning prop-
e rly cannot provide supplemental
protect io n
in a fro nta l crash.
- If
the a irbag ind icator light ~
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comes when the veh icle is being used, have
the system inspec t ed imme d iat ely by your
author ized Audi dealer. It is possi ble th at
the air bag will inflate when it is not sup -
posed to, or w ill not inflate w hen it should.
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
Fig. 1 68 Sect ion from the instrument
panel: PASSENGER
i
a:
CX)
"'
AIR SAG OFF light
...
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