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- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and w ill smash the child safety seat
and child against the backrest, center
arm rest, door or roof.
- 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 come on and stay on, im-
med iately install the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer .
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WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will
increase the risk of inju ry in a crash by in-
terfering with the way the airbag unfolds
or by being pushed into you as the airbag
inflates.
- Never hold th ings in your hands or on
your lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never transport items on or in the area
of the front passenger seat. Objects
could move into the area of the front air-
bags dur ing braking or other sudden ma-
neuver and become dange rous projec-
t iles that can cause serious personal in-
jury if the airbags inflate.
- Never place or attach accessories or oth-
er objects (such as cup holders, tele-
phone brackets, large, heavy or bul ky ob-
jects) on the doors, over or near the area
marked "AIRBAG" on the steering wheel,
instrument panel, seat backrests or be-
tween those areas and yourself. These
objects could cause injury in a crash, es-
pecially when the airbags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger's seat
to transport objects. Items can also
move into the area of the side airbag or
the front airbag dur ing braking or in a
sudden maneuver. Objects near the air-
bags can become project iles and cause
injury, part icularly when the seat is re-
clined.
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A irbag sys tem
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WARNING
The fine dust created when airbags deploy
can cause breathing prob lems fo r people
with a history of ast hma or other breath-
ing cond itions.
- To reduce the risk of breath ing problems,
those with asthma or other respiratory
conditions shou ld get fresh air right
away by getting out of the veh icle or
open ing windows or doors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags
deploy, wash your hands and fa ce with
mild soap and wate r before eating.
- Be careful not to get the dust int o your
eyes, or into any cuts or scratches.
- If
the residue should get into your eyes,
f lush t hem w ith wate r.
Monitoring
the
Advanced
Airbag
System
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Airbag monitoring indicator light
Two separate 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
electron ic contro l unit, sensor circu its and sys-
tem wiring) is monitored continuously to
make sure that it is function ing properly
whenever the ignition is on. Each time you
turn on the ignition, the airbag mon itoring in-
dicator light
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will come on for a few seconds
(self diagnostics).
The syst em must be inspected when the
indicator light
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- does not come on when the ignition is
switched on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you
have switched on the ignit ion, or
- comes on while driving.
If an airbag system malfunction is detected,
the indicator light wi ll first start flashing to
catch the driver's attention and then stay on
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