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Airb a g sys t e m
If the tota l electrical capacitance registe red
on the front passenger seat is more than that
of a typ ical 1 year-old, but less than the
weight of a small adult, the front a irbag on
the passenger side may deploy (the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on).
For exa mple , the air bag may deploy if :
- a small child that is heavier than a typical 1
year-o ld child is on the front passenger seat
(regardless of whether the child is in one of
the chi ld seats listed ¢ page 177),
- a chi ld who has outgrown child restraints is
on the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the center
of the instrument panel will come on and stay
on.
If the front passenger airbag deploys, the
Federal Standard requires t he airbag to meet
the "low risk" deployment criteria to help re-
d uce the risk of injury through interaction
with the airbag. "Low risk" deployment occurs
in those crashes that take place at lower de-
celerations as defined in the electronic control
un it ¢ page 161 .
Alw ays rem ember :
Even though your vehicle
is equipped with Advanced Airbags, the safest
place for children is properly restrained on the
back seat . Please be sure to read the impor-
tant information in the sect ions that follow
and be sure to heed a ll of the WARNINGS.
.&_
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag
inflates, a lways wear safety belts prope rly.
- If you are unrestrained, lean ing fo rward,
sitting sideways or out of position in any
way, your risk of injury is much higher.
- You will also receive serio us injuries and
cou ld even be killed if you are up against
the a irbag or too close to it when it in-
flates - even with an Advanced Airbag
¢page 149.
.&_
WARNING
A child in a rearward-fac ing ch ild seat in-
stalled on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Ad-
van ced Airbag System.
- Altho ugh the Advanced Airbag System in
your veh icle is designed to turn off the
front airbag when a rearward-facing
child restraint has been instal led on the
front passenger seat, nobody can abso -
lutely g uarantee that dep loyment is im-
possible in all conceivable situations that
may happen dur ing the usefu l life of your
veh icle.
- The inflating airbag will hit the ch ild seat
or infant carrier with great force and will
smash the child seat and child against
the backrest, center armrest, door, or
roof.
- Always install rearward-facing ch ild re-
straints on the rear seat .
- If you must install a rearward fac ing
child seat on the front passenger seat
because of exceptional circumstances
and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not come on and stay on, immed i-
ately insta ll the rear-facing child seat in a
rear seat ing pos ition and have t he airbag
system inspected by your Audi dealer.
.&_
WARNING
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If, in except iona l circumstances, you m ust
install a forward -facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and certified by
its manufacturer for use on a front seat
with a passenger front and s ide a irbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child re-
straint up against or very near the instru-
ment panel.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost pos ition in the seat's fore and
aft adj ustment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible, before install ing
the forward-fac ing ch ild restra int. The
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