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Airb a g syste m
If the front passenger airbag deploys, the Federal
Standard requires the airbag to meet the "low
risk" deployment criteria to help reduce the risk
of injury through interaction with the airbag.
"Low risk" deployment occurs in those crashes
that take place at lower decelerations as defined
in the electron ic control unit <:;> page 112 .
Always remember: Please be sure to read the im-
portant information in the sections that follow
and be sure to heed a ll of the WARNINGS.
A
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag in-
flates, always wear safety belts properly.
- If you are unrestrained,
leaning forward, sit-
t ing s ideways or out of position in any way,
you r risk of injury is much highe r.
- 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 inflates -
even with an Advanced Airbag <:;>page 102.
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 Advanced Airbag
System.
- Although the Advanced Airbag System in
your vehicle is designed to turn off the front
airbag when a rearward-facing child re-
straint has been installed on the front pas-
senger seat, nobody ca n absolutely guaran-
tee that deployment is impossible in all con-
ceivable s ituations that may happen dur ing
the useful life of you r vehicle.
- The inflating a irbag w ill hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat and chi ld
against the bac krest, doo r, or roof.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
sa fety seat on the front passenge r seat be-
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
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A
WARNING
, ~
If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you must in-
stall a forward-facing child restra int on the
front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-facing seat
has been des igned and certified by its man-
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas-
senger front and s ide a irbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up against or very near the inst rument pan-
el.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rea rmost position in t he seat's fore and aft
adjustment
range, as fa r away from the a ir-
bag as poss ible, before insta lling the for-
ward-facing child restrain t . The backrest
m ust be adjusted to an upr ight position.
- Make sure that t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
wheneve r the ignition is switched on .
Advanced Airbag System components
The front passenger seat in your vehicle has a lot
of very important parts of the Advanced Airbag
System in it. These parts include the we ight-
sensing mat, sensors, wiring, brackets, and more.
The function of the system in the front passenger
seat is checked by the e lectronic control unit
whe n the ignition is on. The control unit mo nitors
the Advanced Airbag System and t urns t he a irbag
indicator light on when a malf unct ion in t he sys-
tem components is detected. The function of the
airbag indicator light is described in greater de-
tai l below . Because the front passenger seat con-
ta ins important parts of the Advanced Airbag
System, you must take care to prevent it from be-
ing damaged . Damage to the seat may prevent
the Advanced Airbag for the front passenger seat
from doing its job in a cras h.
The f ront Advanced Airbag System consist s
of the following:
- Crash sensors in the front of the vehicle that
measu re vehicle acceleration/deceleration
to
provide info rmation to the Advanced Airbag
System about t he sever ity of the crash.
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