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Airb a g sys t e m
If the front passenger seat is not occupied,
the front airbag will not deploy, and the
PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will stay on. Nev-
er install a rearward-fac ing ch ild restra int on
the front passenger seat, the safest place fo r
a child in any kind of child restraint is at one
of the seat ing positions on the rear seat
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page 143, Child restraints on the front seat
- some important things to know
and
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page 166, Child Safety.
If th e PASSEN GER AI R BAG OFF light come s
on
when one of the conditions listed above is
met, be sure to check the light regular ly to
make certa in that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
O FF
light stays on cont inuous ly whenever the
ignition is on. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light does not appear and not stay on all
the time, stop as soon as it is safe to do so
and
- reactivate the system by turning the ignition
off and then turning it on again;
- remove and re install the child restraint.
Make sure that the child restraint is properly
installed and that the safety belt for the
front passenger seat has been correctly
routed around the child restraint as descr i-
bed in the child restraint manufacturer's
in-
structions;
- make sure that the convertible locking fea-
ture on the safety belt for the front passen -
ger seat has been activated and that the
safety belt has been pulled tight. The belt
must not be loose o r have loops of slack so
that t he senso r below the safety be lt latch
on the seat can do its job
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page 176 .
- make su re that th ings that may increase t he
weight of the ch ild and child safety seat are
not being transpo rted on the front passen -
ger seat;
- make su re that the safety belt tension sen -
sor is not blocked. Shake the safety be lt
latch on the front passenger seat back and
forth;
- If a strap or tether is being used to tie the
child safety seat to the front passenger
seat, make sure that it is not so tight that it
causes the weight -sensing mat to measure
more weight than is act ually on the seat.
If th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light still
does not come on
and does not st ay on con-
t inuous ly (when the ignition is switched on) ,
- take the child restraint off the front passen-
ge r seat and install it properly at one of the
rea r seat posi t ions. Have t he airbag system
inspected by your authorized Audi dealer
immediate ly.
- move the child to a rear seat position and
make sure t hat the child is properly restrain -
ed in a child restraint that is appropriate for
its size and age.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light should
NOT come on when t he ignition is on and an
adult is sitting in a proper seating position on
the front passenger seat. If the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on or
flashes for about 5 seconds wh ile driving, un-
der these circumstances, make sure that:
- the adult on the front passenger seat is
properly seated on the center of the seat
cushion with his or her back up aga inst the
backrest and the backrest is not recl ined
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page 125, Proper occupant seating posi-
tions,
- the adult is not tak ing weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above t he front passenger door or support-
ing their weight on the armrest,
- the safety belt is being properly wo rn and
t ha t the re is no t a lot of s lack in the safety
be lt webb ing ,
- accesso ry seat covers or cushions or other
t hings tha t may cause an incorrect reading
or impression on t he weight-sensing mat
under the upho lstery of the seat have been
removed from the front passenger seat,
- a safety belt extender has not been left in
the safety belt latch for the front passenger
seat.
In add ition t o t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the center of the instrument panel,
t he message
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
or
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON
will briefly appear
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