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- Occupan t s who are unbelte d, ou t of posi-
t ion or too close to the airbag can be
seriously injured by an airbag as it un-
folds with great force in the blink of an
eye
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A
WARNING
-
A child in a rearward-facing child safety
seat insta lled on the front passenger seat
w ill be seriously injured and can be killed if
the front a irbag inflates - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System .
- The inflating a irbag will hit the child
safety sea t or infant carrier w ith g reat
force and w ill smash the ch ild safety seat
and child against the backrest , cente r
armrest, door or roof .
- Always install rear -facing child safety
seats on the rear seat .
- If you mus t install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circumstan-
ces and the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im-
med iately install the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position a nd
have the a irbag system inspected by you r
authori zed Aud i dealer .
A
WARNING
Objects betwee n you and t he a irbag will
increase t he risk of injur y in a crash by in-
t erfering wit h the way t he air bag unfolds
or by being pushed into you as the a irbag
inflates.
- Never hold th ings in your hands or on
your lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never t ransport it ems on or in the area
of the front passenge r seat . Objects
cou ld move into the area of the front air-
bags dur ing braking or other sudden ma-
neuver and become dangerous projec-
t iles that can cause serious personal in-
jury if the airbags inflate .
- Never place or attach accessories or oth-
er objects (such as cupholders, te le-
phone brackets, large, heavy or bulky ob -
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jects) on the doors, ove r o r near the area
marked "AIRBAG" on the steering wheel,
instrument panel, seat backrests or be-
tween those areas and yourself . These
objects could cause inj ury in a crash , es -
pecia lly when the airbags infla t e .
- Never recline the front passenger 's sea t
to transport objects. Items can a lso
move into the area of t he s ide a irbag or
the front a irbag du ring bra king or in a
sudden maneuve r. Obje cts ne a r the air-
bags can become projec t iles and cause
injur y, partic ularly when the seat is re-
clined .
A
WARNING
The fine dust create d when air bags deploy
can cause breathing prob lems for people
with a history of asthma or other breath-
ing cond itions .
- To reduce the risk of breath ing problems,
those with asthma or other respiratory
conditions shou ld get fresh air right
away by getting o ut of the veh icle or
open ing windows or doors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags
deploy, was h your hands and face with
mild soap and wate r before ea t ing.
- Be careful not to get the dust into your
eyes, o r into any cuts or scratches .
- If the resid ue should get into your eyes,
f lush them w ith wate r.
Monitoring
the
Advanced
Airbag
System
Airbag monitoring indicator light
Two separate indicators monitor the function
of the Advanced Airbag System: the airbag
monitoring indicator light and the
PASSEN·
GER AIR BAG OFF
light.
The Advanced Airbag System (incl uding the
electron ic contro l unit , se nsor circu its and sys-
tem wir ing) is mo nitore d continuously to
ma ke su re that it is functi o ning properly
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