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- the adult on the front passenger seat is proper -
ly seated on the center of the seat cushion with
his or her back up aga inst the backrest and the
backrest is not reclined ,
- the adult is not taking weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above the front passenger door or supporting
their we ight on the armrest,
- the safety be lt is be ing properly worn and that
there is not a lot of slack in the safety belt web-
bing,
- there are no aftermarket seat covers or cush-
ions or other things (such as blankets) on the
front passenger seat that might cause the ca-
pacit ive passenger detection system to miscal-
culate elect rical capac itance.
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A
WARNING
- If the status of the Adva need Airbag System
has changed while the vehicle is moving, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light blinks fo r
abou t 5 se conds t o cat ch the driver's atten-
t ion. If th is happens , always stop as soon as
it is safe to do so and check the steps descri-
bed above.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does
not go off when an adult who is not very
small is sitting on the front passenger seat
after taking the steps descri bed above,
make sure the adult is properly seated and
restra ined at one of the rear seating posi-
t ions. Have the airbag system inspected by
your authorized Audi dealer before trans-
porting anyone on the front passenger seat .
A
WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ioning prop-
erly cannot provide supplemental
protection
in a frontal crash .
- If
the airbag indicato r light
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comes when t he vehicle is be ing use d , have
the system inspected immed iate ly by your
authorized Aud i dealer. It is possible that
Airb a g sys tem
the airbag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not inf late when it should.
A
WARNING
-
If the front a irbag inflates, a child witho ut a
child restraint, or in a rea rward-facing child
safety seat, or in a forward-fac ing child re-
stra int that has not been properly insta lled
will be serious ly injured and can be killed .
- Even tho ugh your vehicle is equipped with
an Advanced Airbag System, make certain
that all children, espec ially 12 years a nd
younge r, always ride on t he bac k sea t prop-
erly rest rained for the ir age and s ize.
- Always install fo rwa rd or rea r-fa cing child
seats on t he rea r seat - even with a n Ad-
van ced Airbag System.
- If you must install a rea rwar d-facing child
se at on the fron t passenge r seat because of
except ional circumstances an d the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not appear an d
stay on, immed iate ly install the rea r-facing
child seat in a rear seat ing pos ition and have
the airbag system inspected
by
your Audi
deale r.
- If, in exceptional circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger seat, always move the
seat into it s rearmost posi t ion in the seat 's
fore and aft adju stment range, as far away
fr om the a irbag as poss ible. The back res t
m ust be adjus t ed to an upr igh t position .
Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
wheneve r 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 passenger seat after tak ing the steps
described above, make sure the adult is
proper ly seated and restra ined at one of the
rear seating posit ions .
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi deale r before transporting anyone on
the front passenge r seat .
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