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The system must be inspected when the
indicator light
II:
- does not come on when the ignitio n is sw itched
on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you have
switched on the ign ition, or
- comes on while d riving.
If an airbag system malfunct ion is det ected, the
indicator light will first st ar t flas hing to catch the
driver's attent ion and t hen stay on continuously
to serve as a cons t an t reminder to have the sys-
tem inspecte d immed iate ly.
If a malfunc t ion occurs t hat t ur ns th e front air-
bag on t he passenger side off, the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay on
wheneve r the ignit io n is on .
A
WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct io ning prop-
er ly cannot provide s upplementa l protect ion
in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag indicato r light¢ page 18
comes when the vehicle is be ing used, have
the system inspected immed iate ly by yo ur
au t ho rized Audi dealer . It is possible that
the a irbag will infla te when it is not s up-
posed to, or will not inflate when it should.
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
Fig. 160
Section fr om th e in str umen t pa nel : PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF li g ht
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light is locate d in
the center of t he instr umen t pane l
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fig .
160.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on
and st ay on t o t ell you when t he front Advanced
Airbag on t he passe nger side has been tu rned off
Airbag
system
by the e lect ronic control unit . If the bulb for the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light bu rns out, the
airbag indicator light
fl
will come on to signal a
malfunction in the Advanced Airbag System. Al-
t hough the burned -out bu lb will not change the
way t he front passenger's fro nta l airbag works, it
will no longer be possible to use the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light to mak e sure that the a irbag
on/off sta t us is correct for the occupant o n t he
fro nt pa ssenger se at . Have t he air bag syst em in-
specte d imme diate ly by your au t horized Aud i
dealer.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will blink
for about 5 seconds when:
- t he igniti on is sw itched on and
- the capaci t ive passenger detec t ion system,
which switches the front seat passenger's fron -
tal Advanced Airbag o n and off, detects a
change in the status of t he front passenge r
sea t .
As soon as the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
stops blinking, always make su re that the a irbag
status (on or off) as shown by the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light is proper for the a ge, s ize an d
ele ctr ica l capacita nce of the pe rson occupying
t he fro nt passen g er sea t. Always ma ke su re th at
t he safety be lt for the front passenge r seat is
proper ly fastene d.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will show
the status of the front seat passenger's frontal
Advanced Airbag a few seconds after the igni-
tion is switched on and the airbag indicator
light goes off. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light:
- will stay on if t he front passenge r seat is not
occu pied;
-w ill stay on if t he e lect rica l capacitan ce meas -
ure d by the ca pacitive passenger detection sys-
tem for the front passenger seat equals the
comb ined capac itance of an infant up to about
one year of age and one of the rearward-facing
or forwa rd-facing child restra ints listed in Fed-
eral Moto r Vehicl e Safety Sta ndard 208 with
which the Advanced Airbag System in yo ur vehi-
cle was ce rt ified; For a list ing of t he child re-
st raint s that we re use d to certif y yo ur vehicle 's ..,.
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