Audi A8 2018 Owner's Manual page 240

Airb a g syste m
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on
and stay on to tell you when the front Advanced
Airbag on the passenger side has been turned off
by the electronic control unit. Each time you
sw itch on the ignit ion, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light will flash for a few seconds and:
- will stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occupied,
- will stay on if there is a small child or child re-
straint on the front passenger seat,
- will go out if the front passenger seat is occu-
pied by an adult as registered by the weight -
sensing mat .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light mu st come
on and sta y on
if the ignition is on and
- a car bed has been insta lled on the front seat,
or
- a rearward-fac ing child rest ra int has been in-
stalled on the front passe nger seat, or
- a fo rwa rd-facing child restra int has bee n instal-
led on the front passenger seat, or
- the weight reg istered on the fro nt passenger
seat is equal to o r less than the comb ined
we ight of a typ ica l 1 yea r-old restrained in one
of the rear -facing or forward -fac ing infant re-
straints listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 208 with which the Advanced Airbag
System in your vehicle was certified.
If t he front passenger seat is not occupied, the
front airbag will not dep loy, and the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light will stay on . Never insta ll a
rearward-facing child restraint on the front pas -
senger seat, the safest place for a child in any
kind of child restraint is at one of the seating po-
sitions on the rear seat ¢ page 228, Child re-
straints on the front seat - some important
things to know and ¢ page 249, Child safety.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
when one of the condit ions listed above is met,
be sure to check the light regularly to make cer-
tain that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
st ays o n cont inuous ly wheneve r the ignit ion is
on. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does
not appear on and does not stay on all the time,
stop as soon as it is safe to do so and
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- reactivate the system by switching the ignition
off and then switching it on again;
- remove and reinsta ll the chi ld restraint . Make
sure that the child restraint is properly insta l-
led and that the safety belt for the front pas-
senger seat has been correct ly routed through
the child restraint as described in the ch ild re-
straint ma nufacturer's instruct ions;
- make sure that the convert ible locking retrac-
tor on the safety belt for the front passenger
seat has been activated and that the safety belt
has been pulled t ight. The belt must not be
loose or have loops of slack so that the sensor
be low the safety belt latc h on the seat can do
it s job¢ page 259 .
- make sure that th ings that may increase the
weight of the child and child seat are not be ing
transpo rt ed on the front passenge r seat;
- ma ke sure that t he safety be lt te nsion sensor is
not blocked. Shake the safety belt latch on the
front passenger seatback and forth;
- If a strap or tether is being used to t ie the child
seat to t he fron t passenger sea t , make sure
that it is not so t ight that it causes the weight -
sensing mat to measure more weight than is
actually on the seat.
If th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light still does
not come on
and does not stay on continuously
(when the ignition is switc hed on),
- take the child restra int off the front passenge r
seat and insta ll it properly at one of the rear
seat pos itions. Have t he airbag system inspect -
ed by your Audi dealer immediate ly.
- move t he child to a rear seat pos ition and make
sure that the child is proper ly restrained in a
child restraint that is appropriate for its size
and age .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light sho uld NOT
come on when t he ignit ion is on and an ad ult is
sitting in a proper seating position on the front
passenger seat. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on or flashes for about
5 seconds while dr iving, under these circumstan-
ces, make sure that:
- the adult on the front passenger seat is proper-
ly seated on the center of the seat cushion with ..,.