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Airb a g sys t e m
years and younger, a lways ride proper ly
restrained for their age and s ize.
- If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circumstan-
ces and the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not appear and stay on have
the a irbag system inspected by your Audi
dealer.
-A tight tether or other strap on a rear-
ward-fac ing child restra int attached to
the front passenger seat can put too
much pressure on the weight-sens ing
mat in the seat and register mo re weight
than is actually on the seat. The heavier
weight registered can make the system
work as though an ad ult were on the seat
and dep loy the Advanced Airbag when it
must be suppressed caus ing serious or
even fatal injury to the child.
- If, in exceptional circumstances, you
must install a forward-facing child re-
straint on the front passenger seat, a l-
ways move the seat into its rearmost po-
sit ion in the seat's fo re and aft adjust-
ment range, as far away from the airbag
as possib le. The backrest m ust be adjus t-
ed to an upr ight position. Make sure that
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
comes on and stays on all the t ime when-
ever the ignition is switched on.
A
WARNING
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not go out when an adult is sitting
on the front passenge r seat afte r taking
the steps described above, have the air-
bag system inspected by your Audi deal-
er before transpor t ing anyone on the
front passenger se at.
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Tips
If the weight-sensing mat in the front pas-
senger seat detects an empty seat, the
front airbag on the passenge r side will be
turned off, and PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
will stay on.
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Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of t he airbag system are installed at
many diffe rent places on your Audi. Insta lling,
removi ng, servicing or repa iring a part in an
area of the veh icle can damage a part of an
airbag system and prevent that system from
working properly in a coll ision.
The re a re some important t hings you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of
t he system will not be impaired and that dis-
carded components do not cause injury or pol -
lute the environment.
A
WARNING
Improper care, serv icing and repair proce-
du res can increase the risk of personal in-
j ury and death by prevent ing an a irbag
from deploying when needed or dep loying
an a irbag une xpec t edly:
- Never cover, obst ruct, or change the
steer ing whee l horn pad or airbag cover
or t he inst rument panel or mod ify them
in any way.
- Never attach any objects s uch as cup
holders or telephone mountings to the
sur faces covering the a irbag un its.
- For cle aning the horn pad or instr ument
panel, use only a soft, dry clo t h or one
moistened with pla in water. Solvents o r
cleaners could damage the airbag cover
or change the st iffness or strength of the
material so that the airbag cannot de-
ploy and protect properly.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts
of the a irbag system.
- All work on the steering wheel, instru-
ment panel, front seats or e lectr ica l sys-
tem (including the installation of audio
equ ipment, cellu lar telep hones and CB
radios, etc.) must be performed by a
qualified technic ian who has the training
and specia l equipment ne cessary.
- For any wo rk on the airbag system, we
strongly recommend that you see your
author ized Audi dealer or qualified work-
shop.
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