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Airbag
syst em
- If the residue should get into your eyes,
flush them with water.
Monitoring
the
Advanced
Airbag
System
I
Airbag monitoring
indicator light
Two seporote 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 (includ ing the
electronic 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 airbag monitoring in-
d icator light
I
will come on for a few seconds
(self diagnostics) .
The system mu st be inspect ed when the
indicato r light
I :
- does not come on when the ignit ion is
swit ched on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you
have switched on the ignition, or
- comes on while driving .
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 inspec t ed 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 functio ning
properly cannot provide supplemental
pro-
tection in a frontal crash .
- If the airbag indica t or ligh t comes on, it
means that there may be someth ing
wrong with the Advanced Airbag System.
-
It is possible that the airbag will inflate
when it is not supposed to, or will not in-
flate when it should.
- Have the airbag system inspected imme-
diately by your Audi dealer.
. PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
Fig. 11 5 Sect io n from the in str ument panel : PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF light
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light is located
in the center of the instrument panel
Q fig. 115 .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will come
on and stay on to tell you when the front Ad-
vanced Airbag on the passenger side has been
turned off by the electron ic contro l unit . Each
t ime you turn on the ignition, the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light will flas h for a few
seconds and:
- will stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occupied,
- will stay on if there is a small ch ild or child
restraint on the front passenge r seat,
- will go out if the front passenger seat is oc-
cupied by an adult as registered by the
weight-sensing mat .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light must
come on and stay on
if the ignition is on and
- a car bed has been installed on the front
seat, or
- a rearward -facing child restraint has been
installed on the front passenger seat, or
- a forward-facing child restraint has been in-
stalled on the front passenger seat, or
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