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• A sensor in the safety belt latch for t he driver and for the front
sea t passenge r t hat senses whet her t hat safe ty bel t is lat ched or not
and t ransmits this information to the electron ic cont rol un it .
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WARNING
Damage to the front passenger seat can prevent the front airbag
from working properly .
•
Improper repair or disassembly of the front passenger and
driver seat will prevent the Advanced Airbag System from func -
tioning properly.
•
Repairs to the front passenger seat mu st be performed by qual-
ified and properly trained wo rkshop personnel.
•
Never remove the front passenger or driver seat from the
vehicle.
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Never remove the uphol stery from the front passenger seat.
•
Never disassemble or remove parts from the seat or disconnect
wires from it.
•
Never carry sharp object s in your pockets or place them on th e
seat.
If
the weight -sensing mat in the passenger seat is punctured
it cannot work properly.
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Never carry things on your lap or carry objects on the passenger
seat. Such items can increase the weight registered by the weight -
sensing mat and send the wrong information to the airbag control
unit.
•
Never store items under the front passenger seat. Parts of the
Advan ced Airbag System under the passenger seat could be
damaged, prevent ing them and the airbag system from working
properly.
•
Never place seat covers or replacement upholstery that have
not been specifically approved by Audi on the front seats.
•
Seat covers can prevent the Advanced Airbag System from
recognizing child restraints or occupants on the front passenger
seat and prevent the side airbag in the seat backrest from
deploying properly .
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WARNING (continued )
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Never use cushions, pillow s, blankets or similar items on the
front passenger seat . The additional padding will prevent the
weight-sens ing mat in the seat from accurately registering the
child restraint or person on the seat and prevent the Advanced
Airbag System from functioning properly .
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If you must use a child restraint on the front passenger seat
and the child restraint manufacturer's instructions require the use
of a towel, foam cushion or something else to properly position
the child restraint , make certain that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light come s on and stays on whenever the child restraint is
installed on the front passenger seat.
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If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and
stay on, immediately install child restraint in a rear seating posi-
tion and have the airbag system inspected by your Audi dealer. •
How
the Advanced
Airbag
System
components
work
together
The front Advanced Airbag System and the side airbags sup plement
the protect ion offered by the fro nt three -po int safety belts with
pretens ioners and load lim iters a nd the adjustable head restra ints to
he lp red uce the risk of inj ury in a wide range of accident and crash
sit uati ons. Be su re to read the impo rtan t info rmat ion about safe ty
and heed the WARNINGS in this chapter.
Deploy ment of th e Advan ced Airbag Syst em a nd t he activ at ion of t he
safety belt pretensioners depend on the deceleration measured by
the crash sensors and registered by the electronic contro l unit . Crash
sever ity depe nds on speed and decelerat ion as well as the mass a nd
st iffness of the vehicle or object involved in the crash.
W hen the elect ronic contro l uni t reg ist ers a low sever ity cras h a nd
the safety belt is being used, the airbag will not dep loy. If the safety
be lt is not being us ed , the fi rst sta ge dep loys, followed by t he second
stage after a much later time in the crash sequence.
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