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- accessory seat covers or cushions or other
things that may cause an incorrect reading
or impression on the weight-sens ing mat
under the upholstery of the seat have been
removed from the front passenger seat,
- a safety be lt extender has not been left in
the safety belt latch for the front passenger
seat.
In addition to the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the center of the instrument panel,
the message PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF or
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON will briefly appear
in the instrument cluster display . This is to in-
form the driver of the current front passenger
a irbag status .
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
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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comes when the vehicle is be ing used,
have the system inspected immediately
by you r a utho rized Audi dea ler. It is pos-
sible that the a irbag will inflate when it
is not supposed to, or will not inflate
when it sho uld.
A
WARNING
If the front airbag inflates , a ch ild without
a child restraint, or in a rearward-facing
child safety seat, or in a forward-facing
child restraint that has not been properly
installed will be serious ly inju red and can
be killed.
- Even though your veh icle is equipped
with an Advanced Airbag System, make
certain that al l children, especially 12
years and younge r, a lways rid e on the
back seat properly restr a ined fo r t heir
age and size.
- Always install forward or rea r-facing
child safety seats on the rear se at - even
with an Advanced Airbag System.
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- If you must install a rearward-facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circumstan-
ces and the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not appear and stay on, imme-
diate ly install the rear-facing child safety
seat in a rea r seat ing pos ition and have
the airbag system inspe cted by your au-
thorized Audi dealer.
- A t ight tether or other strap on a rea r-
ward- facing child rest raint attached t o
the front passenger seat can put too
much pressure on the weight-sensing
mat in the seat and registe r more weight
than is actually on the seat. The heavier
weight registered can make the system
work as though an adult were on the seat
and deploy the Advanced Airbag when it
must be suppressed causing ser ious or
even fata l injury to the ch ild.
- If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you
must install a forward-fac ing ch ild re-
straint on the front passenger seat, al-
ways move t he sea t into its rearmost po-
sition in the seat's fore and aft adjust-
ment range, as far away from the airbag
as possible . The backrest must be adjust-
ed to an upright pos ition. Make sure that
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
comes on and stays on all the time when-
ever the ignit ion is switched on.
A
WARNING
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- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not go out when an adult is sitting
on the front passenger sea t after taking
the steps described above, make su re the
adu lt is prope rly seated and restr ained at
one of the rear seat ing pos itions.
- Have the airbag system inspe cted by
your author ized Audi dealer befo re trans-
porting anyone on the front passenger
seat.
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Tips
If the weight-sensing mat in the front pas-
senger seat detects an empty sea t, the
front airbag on the passenger side will be
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