Audi TT Roadster 2011 Owner's Manual page 129

routed around the child rest raint as descri-
bed in the child restraint manufacturer's
instruct ions;
- make sure that the convertible locking fea-
ture on the safety belt for the front passen-
ger seat has been activated and that the
safety belt has been pulled tight. The belt
must not be loose or have loops of slack so
that the sensor below the safety belt latch
on the seat can do its job ~ page 144 .
- make sure that th ings that may increase the
weight of the ch ild and child safety seat are
not being transpo rted on the front passen-
ger seat;
- make sure that the safety belt tension sen-
sor is not blocked. Shake the safety belt
latch on the front passenge r sea t back and
forth;
- If a st rap or tether is being used to tie the
child safety seat to the front passenger
seat, ma ke sure that it is not so tight t ha t it
causes the weight -sensing mat to meas ure
more weight than is actually on the seat .
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light still
does not come on
and does not stay on con-
tinuously (when the ignition is switched on),
- ta ke the ch ild restraint off the front passen-
ger seat and insta ll it properly at one of the
rear seat pos itions. Have the a irbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer immediately.
- move the child t o a rea r seat posi ti on a nd
make su re that the ch ild is properly res t rain -
ed in a child restraint that is appropriate for
its size and age .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light shou ld
NOT come on when the ign ition is on and an
ad ult is sitting in a proper seating position on
the front passenger seat. If the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG O FF
light comes on and stays on or
flashes for about 5 seconds while dr iving, un-
der these circumstances, make sure that:
- the ad ult on the front passenger seat is
properly seated on the center of the seat
cus hion with his or her back up against the
backrest and the backrest is not reclined
A irbag sys tem 127
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page 99, Proper occupant seating posi -
tions,
- the adult is not tak ing we ight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above the front passenger door or support-
ing their weight on the armrest,
- the safety be lt is being properly worn and
that there is not a lot of s lack in the safety
be lt webbing,
- accessory seat covers or cushions or other
things that may cause an incorrect reading
or impression on the weight-sensing mat
under the upho lstery of the seat have been
removed from the front passenger seat,
- a safety belt extender has not been left in
the safety belt latch for the front passenger
seat .
In add ition to the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF
light in the center of the instrument panel,
the message
PASSENGE R AI R BAG O FF
or
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON
will briefly appear
in the instrument cluster d isp lay. This is to in-
form the dr iver of the current front passenge r
a irbag sta t us.
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A
WARNING
An airbag system that is not functioning
properly cannot provide supplemental pro-
tection in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag ind icator light comes on, it
means that there may be something
wrong wit h the Advanced Airbag Syst em.
It is poss ible that the airbag will inflate
when it is not supposed to, or will not in-
flate when it sho uld.
- Have the airbag system inspected imme-
diate ly by your Audi dealer.
A
WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a child without
a child restraint, in a rearward -facing child
safety seat or in a forward-facing child re-
straint that has not been proper ly installed
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will be ser ious ly injured and can be killed. ~
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