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described in the child restraint manufactur-
er's instructions;
- make sure that the convertible locking fea-
ture on the safety be lt 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 140 .
- make sure that th ings that may increase the
weight of the child and child safety seat are
not being transported
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 seat back and
forth;
- If a st rap or tether is being used to tie the
child safety seat to the front passenger
seat, make sure t hat it is not so tigh t that it
causes t he we ight-sensing mat to meas ure
more weight than is actua lly on the seat .
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light still
does not come on
and does not stay on con-
tinuously (when the igni t ion is sw itched on),
- take the ch ild restraint off the front passen·
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat pos itions. Have the a irbag system
inspec t ed by your Audi dealer immediately.
- move the ch ild to a rea r seat posit io n and
make su re th at the chi ld is proper ly res t rain -
ed in a chi ld restraint that is appropriate fo r
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 prope r seat ing pos ition on
the front passenger seat. If the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on or
flashes for about 5 seconds while driving, un-
der these circumstances, make sure that:
- the ad ult on the front passenger seat is
proper ly seated on the center of the seat
cushion with his or her back up against the
backrest and the backrest is not reclined
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page 94, Proper occupant seating posi-
tions,
A irbag sys tem
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- the adult is not tak ing weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above the front passenger door,
- the safety be lt is being properly worn and
that there is not a lot of s lack in the safety
be lt webbing,
- accesso ry 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
PASSENGER AIR BAG O FF
light in the center of the instrument panel,
the message
PASSENGER AIR BAG O FF
or
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON
will briefly appear
in the instrument cluster display. This is to in-
form the dr iver of the current front passenge r
a irbag status.
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 with the Advan ced Airbag Syst em.
It is poss ible that the a irbag will inflate
when it is not supposed to, or will not in-
f late when it sho uld.
- Have the airbag system inspe cted imme-
diate ly by your Audi dealer.
A
WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a child without
a child restraint, in a rea rward-facing child
safety seat or in a forward-facing child re-
straint that has not been proper ly installed
will be ser ious ly injured and can be killed.
- Even tho ugh your vehicle is equipped
with an Advanced Airbag System, make
certain that all children, espec ially 12
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