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on the front passenger seat that might
cause the capa citive passenger detecti on
system to miscalcu late electrical capac i-
tance .
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A
WARNING
- If the status of the Adv a need Airbag Sys-
tem has changed while the vehicle is
moving, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light blinks for about S seconds to catch
t he drive r's attent ion. If this happens, al-
ways stop as soon as it is safe to d o so
and check the steps described above.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not go off when an adult who is not
very small is sitting on the front passen-
ger seat after taking the steps descr ibed
above, make sure the adult is properly
seated and restrained at one of the rear
seating pos it ions. Have the a irbag sys-
tem inspected by your authorized Audi
dealer before transporting anyone on the
front passenger seat.
A
WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ioning
properly cannot provide supplemental
pro-
tection in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag indicator light
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turns on when the vehicle is being used,
have the system inspected immediately
by you r autho rized Audi dea le r. It is pos-
sible that the a irbag will inf late when it
is not supposed to, or will not inflate
when it sho uld.
A
WARNING
If the front airbag infla t es, a ch ild witho ut
a child restraint , or in a rearwar d-fac ing
child safety seat, or in a forward-facing
child rest raint that has not been properly
installed will be serio usly injured and can
be killed.
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A irbag sys tem
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- Even tho ugh you r vehicle is equipped
with an Advanced Airbag System, make
certain that all children, espec ia lly 12
yea rs and younger, always ride on the
back seat prope rly restrained for their
age and size .
- Always install forward or rear-facing
child seats on the rear seat - even with
an Advanced Airbag System.
- If you must install a rearwa rd-facing
child seat on the front passenger seat
because of exceptio nal circumstances
and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not appear and st ay on, immediate-
ly install the rear -facing child seat in a
rea r seating pos ition and have the airbag
system inspected by you r Audi dealer.
- If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you
must install a forward-facing ch ild re-
straint on the front passenger seat, al-
ways move the seat into its rearmost po-
sition in the seat's fore and aft adjust-
ment range, as fa r away from the a irbag
as poss ible. The backrest must be adjust-
ed to an upright pos ition. Make su re that
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
comes on a nd stays on all the time when-
eve r the ignit ion is switched on .
A
WARNING
=
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not go out when an adu lt is sitting
on the front passenger seat after taking
the steps described above, make sure the
adu lt is properly seated and restra ined at
one of the rea r seat ing pos itions.
- Have the airbag system inspected by
your Aud i dea ler before transporting
anyone on the front passenger seat.
(D
Tips
If the capac itive passenger detection sys-
tem determ ines that the front passenger
seat is empty, the fronta l airbag on the
passenger side will be turned off, and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will stay
on.
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