Monitoring The Advanced Airbag System - Audi Q3 2017 Owner's Manual

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against the backrest, cen t er armrest, door
or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child safety seats
on the rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be-
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immed iate ly install
the rear-fac ing child safety seat in a rear
seating pos it ion and have the airbag system
inspected by you r authorized Audi dea le r.
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WARNING
Objects between you and the a irbag will in-
crease t he risk of inju ry in a crash by inte rfer-
ing with t he way the airbag unfolds or by be-
ing pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
- Never hold th ings in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use .
- Never transport items on or in the area of
the fron t passenger seat . Object s could
move into the area of the front airbags dur -
ing brak ing or other sudden maneuver and
become dangerous projectiles that can
cause serious pe rsonal injury if the airbags
inflate.
- Never place or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cupholders, telephone
brackets, large, heavy or bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area marked
"AIRBAG" on the steering wheel, instru-
ment pane l, seat bac krests or between
those areas and you rself. These objects
cou ld cause injury in a crash, especially
when the airbags infla t e.
- Never recline the front passenge r's seat to
transport objects . Items can also move into
the area of the side airbag or the front air -
bag dur ing braking or in a sudden maneu-
ver. Objects near the airbags can become
projectiles and cause inj ury, particularly
when the seat is reclined.
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WARNING
The fine dust created when airbags deploy can
cause breathing problems for peop le with a
Airb a g sys tem
history of asthma or othe r breath ing cond i-
tions .
- To reduce the risk of breathing problems,
those with asthma or other respiratory con-
ditions should get fresh a ir right away by
getting out of the vehicle or open ing win-
dows or doors .
- If you are in a collision in wh ich airbags de-
ploy, wash your hands and face with m ild
soap and water before eating .
- Be carefu l not to get the dust into your eyes,
or into any cuts or scratches .
- If the residue sho uld get into your eyes,
f lush them with wate r.
Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag System
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Airbag monitoring indicator light
Two separate indicators monitor the function of
the Advanced Airbag System: the airbag moni-
toring indicator light and the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light.
The Advanced Airbag System as well as the side
airbags and side curtain airbags with ejection
mitigation features (including the electronic con -
trol unit, sensors and system wiring) are all
monitored cont inuously to make sure that they
are functioning properly whenever the ignition is
on . Each t ime you t urn on t he ignition, the airbag
monitoring indicator light
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will come on fo r a
few seconds (se lf d iagnost ics) .
The system must be inspected when the
indicator light
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- does not come on when the ignition is sw itched
on,
- does not go out a few seconds afte r you have
sw itched on the ignition, or
- comes on while driving .
If an airbag system malfunction is detected, the
indicator light will come on to serve as a constant
rem inder to have the system inspected immedi-
ately.
If a malfunction occurs that turns the front air-
bag on the passenger side off, the PASSENGER
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