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If the fron t passenger seat is not occupied,
the front airbag will not deploy, and the
PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will stay on. Nev-
er insta ll a rearward-fac ing ch ild restra int on
t he fron t passenger seat, the safest place for
a child in any kind of child restraint is at one
of the seating positions on the rear seat
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page 146, Child restraints on the front seat
- some important things to know
a nd
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page 166, Child Safety .
If th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light com es
on
when one of the conditions listed above is
met, be sure to check the light regularly t o
make certa in that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
ligh t stays on cont inuous ly whenever the
ignition is on . If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light does not appear and not stay on all
the time, stop as soon as it is safe to do so
and
- reactivate the system by turning the ignition
off and then t urning it on again;
- remove and reinstall the chi ld restraint .
Make sure that the child restraint is properly
insta lled and that the sa fety be lt for the
front passenger seat has been correct ly
routed around the child restraint as desc ri-
bed in the child restraint manufacturer 's in-
structions;
- make sure that the convertible locking fea-
ture on the safety be lt for the front passen -
ger seat has been activated and that the
safety belt has been pulled tight . The belt
mus t not be loose or have loops of slack so
that the sensor below the safety be lt latch
on the seat can do its job
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page 176 .
- make su re that t hings that may increase t he
weight of t he ch ild and child safe ty seat are
not being transported
on the front passen -
ger seat ;
- make su re that the safety bel t tension sen -
sor is not blocked . Shake t he safety belt
latch on the front passenger seat back and
forth;
- If a strap or tether is being used to tie the
child safety seat to the front passenger
seat, make sure that it is not so tight that it
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causes the weight -sensing mat to measure
more weight than is act ually on the seat .
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light still
doe s not come on
and does not stay on con -
tin uous ly (when the ignition is switched on) ,
- take the child rest ra int off the front passen-
ge r seat and ins t all it properly at one of t he
rear seat positions. Have t he airbag system
inspected by your authorized Audi dealer
immediate ly.
- move the child to a rear seat position and
make sure t hat the child is properly restrain-
ed in a child restra int that is app ropriate for
its size and age.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light sho uld
NOT come on when the ignition is on and an
adult is sitting in a proper seating position on
the front passenger seat. If the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
ligh t comes on and stays on or
flashes for about 5 seconds wh ile driving, un-
der these circumstances , make sure that:
- the adult on the front passenger seat is
properly seated on the center of t he seat
cushion wit h his or her back up aga inst the
backrest and the backrest is not recl ined
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page 128, Proper occupant seating posi-
tions,
- the adult is not tak ing weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above t he front passe nger door or support -
ing t heir weight on the armrest ,
- the safety belt is being properly wo rn and
t ha t there is not a lot of s lack in the safety
be lt webbing ,
- accesso ry seat covers or cushions o r other
t hings t hat may cause an incorrect reading
or impression on t he we ight-sensing mat
under the upho lstery of the seat have been
removed from the front passenger seat,
- a safety belt exten d er has not been left in
the safety belt latch for the front passenger
seat.
In add it ion t o t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the cente r of the instrumen t panel,
the message
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
or
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON
will briefly appear
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