Table of Contents
Advertisement
.....
N
r--
N
"':
.....
\!)
1.1'1
N
1.1'1
.....
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on
and stay on to tell you when the front Advanced
Airbag on the passenger side has been t urned off
by the electron ic control unit. Each time you turn
on the ignition, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will flash for a few seconds and:
- will stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occupied,
- will stay on if there is a small child or child re-
straint on the front passenger seat,
- will go out if the front passenger seat is occ u-
pied by an adult as registered by the weight -
sensing mat .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light mu st come
on and st ay on
if the ignition is on and
- a ca r bed has been insta lled on the front seat,
o r
- a rearward-fac ing child restraint has been in-
stalled on the front passenger seat, or
- a fo rward-facing child restraint has been insta l-
led on the front passenger seat, or
- the weight registered on the front passenger
seat is equal to o r less than the comb ined
weight of a typica l 1 yea r-old restrained in one
of the rear -facing or forwa rd-facing infant re-
straints listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 208 with which the Advanced Airbag
System in your vehicle was certified .
If the front passenger seat is not occupied, the
fro nt airbag will not deploy, and the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light will stay on. Never install a
rearward-facing chi ld restraint on the front pas-
senger seat
c::>
page 103, Child restraints on the
front seat - some important things to know
and
c::>page 122, Child Safety .
If the PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
when one of the condit ions listed above is met,
be sure to check the light regularly to make cer-
tain that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
stays on cont inuous ly whenever the ignition is
on. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does
not appear and not stay on a ll the time, stop as
soon as it is safe t o do so and
- react ivate the system by turning the ignition off
and then tu rning it on aga in;
Airbag
sys t e m
- remove and reinstall the child restraint . Make
sure that the child restraint is properly installed
and that the safety belt for the front passenger
seat has been correct ly routed aro und the child
restraint as described in the child restra int
manufacturer's
instructions;
- make sure that the convertible locking retractor
on the safety belt for the front passenger seat
has been activated and that the safety belt has
been pu lled tight . The belt must not be loose or
have loops of slack so that the sensor below the
safety belt latch on the seat can do its job
c::>page 130.
- make sure t hat things that may increase the
weight of t he child and ch ild safety seat are not
be ing transpor t ed on the front passenge r seat;
- ma ke sure t hat the safety belt tension sensor is
not blocked. Shake the safety bel t latch on the
front passenger seat back and forth;
- If a st rap or tether is be ing used to tie the child
safety seat to the front passenger seat, ma ke
sure that it is not so tight that it causes the
weight-sensing
mat to measure more weight
than is actually on the seat.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light still does
not come on
and does not stay on continuously
(when the ignition is switched on),
- t ake the child restraint off the front passenge r
seat and insta ll it properly at one of the rea r
seat positions. Have the airbag system inspect-
ed by your Audi dealer immed iate ly.
- move the child to a rear seat position and make
sure that the child is properly restrained in a
child restraint that is appropr iate for its size
and age.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light should NOT
come on when the ignition is on and an ad ult is
sitting in a proper seating position on the front
passenger seat. If the
PASSENGER AI R BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on or flashes for about
5 seconds while dr iving, under these circumstan-
ces, make sure that:
- the adult on the front passenger seat is proper-
ly seated on the center of the seat cushion w ith
his or her back up against the backrest and the
.,..
113
Advertisement
Table of Contents
