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- the adult on the front passenger seat is proper-
ly
seated on the center of the seat cushion with
his or her back up against the backrest and the
backrest
is
not reclined
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113, Correct
passenger seating positions,
-
the adult is not taking weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assis
t
handle
above the front passenger door or suppor
t
ing
their weight on the armrest,
-
the safety bel
t
is
being properly worn and that
there is not a lot of slack in the safety belt web-
bing,
-
accessory seat covers or cushions or other
things that may cause an
incorrect
reading or
impression on the weight-sensing mat under
the upholstery of the seat have been removed
from the front passenger seat,
-
a safety belt 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
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG ON
will briefly appear in
the
instru-
ment cluster display
.
This
is to
inform
the driver
of the current front passenger airbag status.
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A
WARNING
An airbag system that is not functioning prop-
erly cannot provide supplemental protection
in
a
frontal crash
.
-
If the airbag
indicator
light
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comes
when
the
vehicle
is
being
used,
have
the system inspected immediately by your
authorized Audi
dealer.
It is possible that
the airbag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not inflate when it should.
A
WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a child without a
child restraint, in a rearward-facing child safe-
ty seat or in a forward-facing child restraint
that has not been properly
installed
will be
seriously injured and can be killed.
Airbag
system
-
Even though your vehicle
is
equipped with
an Advanced Airbag System, make certain
that all children, especially
12
years and
younger, always ride on the back seat prop-
erly restrained for their age and size
.
-
Always install forward or rear-facing child
safety seats on the
rear
seat - even with an
Advanced Airbag System
.
-
If you must install a rearward-facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be-
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not
appear
and stay
on, immediately install
the
rear-facing child safety seat in
a
rear seating
position and have the airbag system in-
spected by your authorized Audi dealer.
-A
tight tether or other 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 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
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 its rearmost position
in
the seat's
fore and aft adjustment 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.
A
WARNING
-
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does
not go out when an adult is sitting on the
front passenger seat after taking the steps
described above, make sure
the
adult is
properly seated and restrained at one of the
rear seating positions.
-
Have the
airbag
system inspected by your
authorized
Audi dealer before transporting
anyone on the front
passenger
seat .
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