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Airb a g sys t e m
cushion wit h his or her back up against the
backrest and the backrest is not reclined,
- the adu lt is not taking weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above the front passenger door or support-
ing their weight on the armrest,
- the safety be lt is being properly worn and
that there is not a lot of slack in the safety
belt webbing,
- there are no aftermarket seat covers or
cushions or other things (such as blankets)
on the front passenger seat that might
cause the capacitive passenger detection
system to miscalculate electrical capac i-
tance .
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A
WARNING
- If the status of the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem has changed wh ile the vehicle is
moving, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light blinks for about 5 seconds to catch
the drive r's attent ion. If this happens, al-
ways st op as soon as it is safe to do so
and check the steps described above.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not go off when an adu lt who is no t
very small is sitting on the front passen -
ger seat after taking the steps described
above, make sure the adult is properly
seated and restrained at one of the rear
seating pos itions. Have the a irbag sys-
tem inspected by your authorized Audi
dealer before transpo rting anyone on the
front passenger seat.
A
WARNING
, -
-
An airbag system that is not funct io ning
prope rly cannot provide supplemental
pro-
tect ion in a fron tal crash.
- If the airbag indicator light ~ page 19
comes when the vehicle is be ing used,
have t he system inspected immedi ate ly
by yo ur authorized Aud i dea ler . It is pos-
sible that the airbag will inflate when it
is not supposed to, or will not inflate
when it should.
A
WARNING
-
If the front airbag inflates, a child without
a child restraint, or in a rearward-facing
chi ld safety seat, or in a forward -facing
chi ld restraint that has not been proper ly
installed will be seriously injured and can
be killed.
- Even though you r vehicle is equipped
with an Advanced Airbag System, make
certain that all children, espe cial ly 12
year s and you nger, always ride on the
back seat properly rest rained for t heir
age and size .
- Always inst all forward o r rear-fa cing
child seats on the rear sea t - even with
an Advanced Airbag System.
- If you must ins tall a rearwa rd-facing
child seat on the front passenger seat
because of exceptional circumstances
and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not appear and stay on, immediate -
ly install the rear-facing child seat in a
rea r seat ing pos ition and have t he airbag
sys t em inspected by you r Audi dealer .
- If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you
must install a forward-fac ing child re-
straint on the front passenger seat, al-
ways move the seat into its rearmos t po-
sition in the se at 's fore and aft adjust-
men t range, as far away from the a irbag
as poss ible . The backrest mus t be adju st -
ed to an upright pos ition . Make su re that
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
comes on and stays on all the time when-
ever the ignit ion is switched on.
A
WARNING
-
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not go out when an adult is sitting
on the front passe nger seat after taking
the steps described above, make su re the
adu lt is prope rly seated a nd restra ined at
one of the rea r seat ing pos itions.
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