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Airb a g sys t e m
- comes on while driving .
If an airbag system malfunct ion is detected ,
the ind icator light will first start flash ing to
cat ch the d river's attention and then stay on
continuously to serve as a constant reminder
to have the system inspected immed iately.
If a malfunction occurs that turns t he front
a irbag on the passenger side off, t he
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay
on whenever the ignition is on .
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 comes on, it
means that there may be someth ing
wrong with the Advanced Airbag System .
It
is possible that the airbag will inflate
when it is not supposed to, or will not in-
flate when it should.
- Have the airbag system inspected imme-
diately by your Audi dealer .
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light
Fig. 95 Sect ion from t he instr ument pane l : PASS EN-
GER AIR BAG OFF ligh t
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light is located
in the center of the instr ument panel
¢ fig. 95.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will come
on and stay on to tell you when the front Ad-
va nced Airbag on the passenger side has been
turned off by the e lectronic control unit. Each
time you tu rn on the ignition, the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light will flash for a few
seconds and:
- will st ay on if the front passenger seat is not
occupied,
- will stay on if there is a small ch ild or child
restrai nt on the front passenger seat,
- will go out if the front passenger sea t is oc-
cupied by an adult as registered by the
weight-sensing mat .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light must
come on and stay on
if t he igni t ion is on and
- a car bed has been installed on the front
seat, or
- a rearward-facing child rest raint has been
installed on the front passenger seat, or
- a forward -fac ing ch ild restra int has been in-
stalled on the front passenger seat, or
- the we ight reg istered on the front passen -
ge r seat is equal to or less than t he com-
bined weight of a typical 1 year-old restra in-
ed in one of the rear-facing or forwa rd-fac -
ing infan t restra ints listed in Feder a l Motor
Vehicle Safety Standa rd 208 wit h wh ich t he
Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle was
certified.
If t he front passenger seat is not occupied,
the front airbag will not dep loy, and t he
PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will stay on . Nev-
er install a rearward-facing child rest raint on
the front passenger seat ¢
page 102, Child
restrain ts on the front sea t- some impor tant
things to know
and ¢
page 122, Child Safe ty.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light come s
on
when one of the cond itions listed above is
met, be sure to check the light regu larly to
make certain tha t t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light stays on continuously whenever the
ignition is on . If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light does not appear and not stay on a ll
t he time, st op as soon as it is safe to do so
and
- reactivate the system by t urning the ignition
off and then turning it on again;
- remove and reinstall the child restra int.
Make sure that the ch ild restra int is proper ly
installed and that the safety belt for the
fro nt passenge r seat has been correctly
rou t ed aro und the ch ild res t ra int as
.,.
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