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Airb a g sys t e m
- and if t he e lect rica l capacitance registered
on the front passenger seat is equal to or
less than t he combined capacitance of a typ-
ical 1 year-old infant and one of the rear -
ward-facing o r forward-facing child re-
stra ints listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safe -
ty Standard 208 with whic h the Advanced
Airbag System in your vehicle was certified .
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-
e r insta ll a rearwa rd-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 o ne
of the seat ing positions on the rear seat
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page 142, Child restraints on the front seat
- some important things to know
and
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page 166, Child Safety .
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light comes
on ...
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes
on when one of the cond itions listed above is
met , be sure to check the light regularly to
make certa in that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light stays on cont inuous ly whenever the
ignit ion is on . If t he PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light does not appear on and does not
stay o n all the t ime, st op as soon as it is safe
to do so a nd
- react ivate the system by turning the ignition
off for more than 4 seconds and then tu rn-
ing it on agai n;
- remove and reinstall the child restraint.
Make su re that the child res tr aint is properly
insta lled and that the safety be lt fo r the
fron t passenger seat has been correct ly
routed throug h the child restrain t as descri -
bed in t he child restraint man ufact urer 's in-
structions;
- make sure that the convertible locking fea -
ture on the safety be lt fo r the front passen -
ger seat has been activated and that the
safety belt has been pulled tight.
- ma ke sure that no e lectrica l device (such as
a laptop, CD playe r, electronic games device,
power inverter or seat heater for child seats)
is placed or used on the front passenger
seat if the dev ice is connected to the 12- volt
socket or the cigarette lighter soc ket;
- ma ke sure that no seat heater has been ret -
rofitted or otherwise added to the front pas-
senger seat;
- ma ke sure that no t hing can interfere with
the safety belt buck les an d that they are not
obstructed ;
- make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towe l) and no water or other
liquids on the front passenger seat cushion.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light still
does not come on ...
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light still
does not come on and does not stay on con -
t inuous ly (when the ignition is switched on),
- t ake the child restraint off the front passen -
ge r seat and install it proper ly at o ne of the
rear seat positions. Have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer immed iately.
- move the child to a rear seat position and
make sure t hat the child is properly restra in-
ed in a child restra int that is appropriate for
its size and age .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG light should
NOT come on ...
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light should
NOT come on when the ignit ion is on and an
adult is s itting in a proper seating position on
the front passenger seat. If t he PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light comes on and st ays on o r
flashes fo r about S seconds while d riving, un -
der t hese circumstances, make sure t hat :
- t he adult on the front passenge r sea t is
prope rly seated on the cente r of the seat
cushion wit h his o r her back up aga inst t he
backrest and the backrest is not reclined,
- t he adult is not tak ing we ight off the sea t by
holding on to the passenger assis t handle
above t he front passenger door or support -
ing their weight on the armrest ,
- t he safety belt is be ing properly wo rn and
t ha t the re is not a lot of s lack in the safety
be lt webbing,
- t here are no aftermar ket sea t covers or
cushions or other things (such as blankets)
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