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unit. The front airbag on the passenger side
will also be turned off if one ofthe child safe-
ty seats that has been certified u nder Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 has been
recognized on the seat. The PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light comes on and stays on to tell
you when the front Advanced Airbag on the
passenger side has been turned off
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113,
Child restraints on the front seat
- some important things to knaw.
A
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag
inflates, always wear safety belts properly.
- If you are unrestrained, leaning forward,
sitting sideways or out of position in any
way, your risk of injury is much higher.
- You will also receive serious injuries and
could even be killed if you are up against
the airbag or too close to it when it in-
flates - even with an Advanced Airbag
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More important things to know about
front airbags
Fig. 114 Inflated front airbags
Safety belts are important to help keep front
seat occupants in the proper seated position
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that airbags can unfold properly and pro-
vide supplemental protection in a frontal col-
lision.
The front airbags are designed to provide ad-
ditional protection for the chest and face of
the driver and the front seat passenger when:
- safety belts are worn properly,
- the seats have been positioned
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that the
occupant is properly seated as far as possi-
ble from the airbag,
- and the head restrai nts have been properly
adjusted.
Because airbags inflate in the blink of an eye
with great force, things you have on your lap
or have placed on the seat could become dan-
gerous projectiles, and be pushed into you if
the airbag inflates.
When an airbag deploys, fine dust is released.
This is normal and is not caused bya fire in
the vehicle. This dust is made up mostly of a
powder used to lubricate the airbags as they
deploy. It could irritate skin.
It is important to remember that while the
supplemental airbag system is designed to re-
duce the likelihood of serious injuries, other
injuries, for example swelling, bruising and
minor abrasions, can also happen when air-
bags inflate. Airbags do not protect the arms
or the lower parts of the body. Front airbags
only supplement the three point safety belts
in some frontal collisions in which the vehicle
deceleration is high enough to deploy the air-
bags.
Front airbags will not deploy:
- if the ignition is switched off when a crash
occurs,
- in side collisions, '--
- in rear-end collisions,
- in rollovers,
- when the crash deceleration measured by
the airbag system is less than the minimum
threshold needed for airbag deployment as
registered by the electronic control unit.
The front passenger airbag will also not
deploy:
- when the front passenger seat is not occu-
pied,
- when the weight on the front passenger
seat as sensed by the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem indicates that the front airbag on the
passenger side has to be turned off by the
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e lectronic control unit (the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light comes on and stays on).
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WARNING
Sitting in the wrong position can increase
the risk of serious injury in crashes.
_ To reduce the risk of injury when the air-
bags inflate, the driver and passengers
must always sit in an upright position,
must not Lean against or place any part
of their body too close to the area where
the airbags are located.
_ Occupants who are unbelted, out of posi-
tion or too close to the airbag can be se-
riously injured by an airbag as it unfolds
with great force in the blink of an eye
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A
WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety
seat installed on the front passenger seat
will be seriously injured and can be killed if
the front airbag inflates - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
and child against the backrest, center
arm rest, door or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child safety
seats on the rear seat.
- Ifyou 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 come on and stay on, im-
mediately install the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer.
&.
WARNING
abjects between you and the airbag will
increase the risk of injury in a crash by in-
terfering with the way the airbag unfolds
or by being pushed into you as the airbag
inflates.
- Never hold things in your hands or on
your lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never transport items on or in the area
of the front passenger seat. abjects
could move into the area of the front air-
bags during braking or other sudden ma-
neuver and become dangerous projec-
tiles that can cause serious personal in-
jury if the airbags inflate.
- Never place or attach accessories or oth-
er objects (such as cup holders, tele-
phone brackets, large, heavy or bulky ob-
jects) on the doors, over or near the area
marked "AIRBAG" on the steering wheel,
instrument panel, seat backrests or be-
tween those areas and yourself. These
objects could cause injury in a crash, es-
pecially when the airbags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger's seat
to transport objects. Items can also
move into the area ofthe side airbag or
the front airbag during braking or in a
sud den maneuver. abjects near the air-
bags can become projectiles and cause
injury, particularly when the seat is re-
clined.
- Never tilt the front passenger seat back-
rest forward when the vehicle is moving.
An inflating airbag will force the back-
rest backward and can injure rear seat oc-
cupants.
A
WARNING
The fine dust created when airbags deploy
can cause breathing problems for people
with a history of asthma or other breath-
ing conditions.
- To reduce the risk of breathing problems,
those with asthma or other respiratory
conditions should get fresh air right
away by getting out of the vehicle or
opening windows or doors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags
deploy, wash your hands and face with
mild soap and water before eating.
_ Be careful not to get the dust into your
eyes, or into any cuts or scratches.
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