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seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer .
• A tight tether or othe r strap on a rearward-facing child
restraint attached to the front passenger seat can put too much
pressure on the weight-sensing mat in the seat and register more
weight than is actually on the seat. The heav ier 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 serious or even fatal injury to the child .
• If, in exceptional circumstances, you must install a forward·
facing child restraint on the front passenger seat, always move
the seat into it s rearmo st position in the seat's fore and aft adjust ·
ment range, as far away from the airbag as possible . The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright position. Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
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WARNING
• If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light do es not go out when an
adult is sitting on the front passenger seat after taking the steps
de scribed above, make sure the adult is properly seated and
restrained at one of the rear seating positions.
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Have the airbag system inspected by your Audi dealer before
transporting anyone on the front passenger seat .
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Tips
If the we ight-sens ing mat in the front passenger seat detects an
empty seat, the front airbag on the passenger side will be t urned off,
and PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF will stay on. •
Repair,
care and disposal
of the
airbags
Parts of the airbag system are installed at many different places on
your Audi. Inst alling, remov ing, servicing or repa iring a part in an
area of the vehicle can damage a part of an airbag system and preve nt
t hat syst em from working pro perly in a collision.
There are some important thi ngs you have to know to make sure that
the effectiveness of the system will not be impa ired and that
discarded components do not cause injury or poll ute the environ-
ment .
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WARNING
Improper care , servicing and repair procedures can increase the
risk of personal injury and death by preventing an airbag from
deploying when needed or deploying an airbag unexpectedly:
• Never cover, obstruct , or change the steering wheel horn pad or
airbag cover or the instrument panel or modify them in any way.
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Never attach any objects such as cup holders or telephone
mountings to the surfaces covering the airbag unit s.
• For cleaning the horn pad or instrument panel, use only a soft,
dry cloth or one moistened with plain water. Solvent s or cleaners
could damage the airbag cover or change the stiffness or strength
of the material so that the airbag cannot deploy and protect prop·
erly .
• Never repair, adjust, or change any part s of the airbag system .
• All work on the steering wheel, instrument panel , front seats
or electrical system (including the installation of audio equip·
ment , cellular telephones and CB radios, etc .) must be performed
by a qualified technician who has the training and special equip ·
ment necessary .
• For any work on the airbag system, we strongly recommend
that you see your autho rized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
• Never modify the front bumper or parts of the vehicle body.
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