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his or her back up against 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 weight on the armrest,
- the safety be lt is being properly worn and that
there is not a lot of slack in the safety be lt web-
bing,
- there are no aftermarket seat covers or cush -
ions or other things (such as blankets) on the
front passenger seat that m ight cause the ca-
pacit ive passenger detection system to miscal-
culate electrical 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 mov ing, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light blinks for
about S seconds to catch 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 sit t ing on the front passenger seat
after taking the steps described above,
make sure the adult is properly seated and
restrained 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 supplementa l protect ion
in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag indicator light
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comes when the vehicle is be ing used, have
the system inspected immed iate ly by your
au t hori zed Audi dealer. It is possible that
the a irbag will inflate when it is not s up-
posed to, or will not inflate when it should.
Airbag
sys t e m
A
WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a child without a
chi ld restraint, or in a rearward-facing chi ld
safety seat, or in a forwa rd-fac ing child re-
straint that has not been proper ly installed
will be ser ious ly injured and can be killed .
- Even though you r vehicle is equipped with
an Advanced Airbag System, make ce rtain
that al l children, especially 12 years and
younge r, always ride on the back seat prop-
erly restra ined for their age and size.
- Always install forward or rear-facing child
seats on t he rear seat - even with an Ad-
vance d Airbag System.
- If you must inst all a rearwa rd-fa cing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of
exceptiona l circumstances and the PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF light does not appear and
stay on, immediately install the rear-facing
child seat in a rear seating position and have
the airbag system inspected by your Audi
deale r.
- If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you must
install a forwa rd-facing child restraint on
the front passenger seat , always move the
seat into it s rearmost pos ition in the seat's
fore and aft adju stmen t range, as fa r away
from the airb ag as possib le. The backrest
must be adjus t ed to an upr ight position.
Make sure t hat the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
A
WARNING
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not go out when an adult is s itting on the
front passenger seat after tak ing the steps
described above, make su re the adult is
properly seated and restrained at one of the
rea r seat ing pos itions.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi deale r before t ransporting anyone on
the front passenger seat.
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