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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 (including the
e lectronic control unit, sensor circuits and sys-
tem wiring) is monitored continuously to
make sure that it is functioning properly
whenever the ignit ion is on . Each t ime you
turn on the ignition, the
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airbag monitoring
indicator light w ill come o n for a few seconds
(self diagnostics) .
The system mu st be in spected when the
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indicator l ight:
- does not come on when the ignit ion is
switched on,
- does not go out a few seconds after yo u
have switched on the ignition, or
- comes on while d riving .
If an airbag system malfunction is detected,
the indicator light will first start flashing to
catch the driver's attention and then stay on
continuously to serve as a constant reminder
to have the system inspected immediately.
If a malfunction occurs that turns the front
a irbag on the passenger side off, the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay
on whenever the ignition is on.
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WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ioning
properly cannot provide supp lemen tal pro-
tection in a frontal crash .
- If the airbag indicator light
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comes whe n the vehicle is be ing used,
have the system inspected immediately
by your authorized Audi dea ler . It is pos-
sible that the airbag will inflate when it
is not supposed to, or will not inflate
when it should.
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A irba g sy stem
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PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
Fig. 14 3
Sect ion from the instrume nt panel: PASSEN -
GER AIR BAG OFF light
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light is located
in the center of the inst rument pa ne l
¢ fig. 143 .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will come
on and stay on t o t ell you when the front Ad-
vanced Airbag on t he passenger s ide has been
tu rned off by the electronic cont rol unit. Each
time you turn on t he ignit ion, the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light will flash for a few
seconds and:
- will stay on if t he front passenge r seat is not
occup ied,
- will stay on if there is a small child or child
restraint on the front passenger seat,
- will go out if the front passenger sea t is oc-
cupied by an adult as registered by the
we ight -sensing mat .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light mu st
com e on and sta y on
if the igni t ion is on and
- a car bed has been installed on the front
seat, or
- a rearward -facing child restraint has been
installed o n the front passenger seat, or
- a forward-fac ing ch ild restraint has been in-
stalled on the front passenger seat , or
- the weight registered on the front passen-
ger seat is equal to or less than the com-
bined weight of a typical 1 year-old restra in-
ed in one of the rear-facing or forwa rd-fac-
ing infan t restra ints listed in Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 208 wit h which the
Advanced Airbag System in you r vehicle was
cert ified.
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