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syste
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- An Advanced Airbag with gas generator for the
driver inside the steering wheel hub
.
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An Advanced Airbag with gas generator ins ide
the instr ument pane
l
for the front passenger.
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A capacitive passenger detect io
n
system unde r-
neath the front passenger seat cover
.
This sys-
tem measures the electrical capacitance of the
person in th
e
seat. The information registered
is sent continuously to the electron ic control
unit to regula
t
e deployment of the front Ad-
vanced Airbag on the passenger s ide
.
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An airbag monitoring system and indicator
light in the instrument cluster
¢
page
196.
- A sensor in each front seat registers the dis-
tance between the respective seat and the
steering wheel or instrument panel. The infor-
mation reg istered is sent continuously to the
electronic control un it to regulate deployment
of the fro nt Advanced Airbags.
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The
PASSENGER AIR
BAG
OFF
light comes on
and stays on in the center of the instrument
panel
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page 236 and tells you when the front
Advanced Airbag on the passenge
r
side has
been turned off
.
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A sensor in
t
he safety belt
latc
h for the driver
and for the front seat passenger that senses
whethe
r
that safety belt is latched or not and
transmits this information to the electronic
contro
l
unit.
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WARNING
Damage to the front passenger seat can pre-
vent the front airbag from working properly.
- Improper repa ir or disassemb ly of the front
passenger and driver seat will prevent the
Advanced Airbag System from functioning
properly
.
-
Repairs to the front passenger seat must be
performed by qua lified and prope rly trained
workshop personnel.
-
Never remove the front passenger or dr iver
seat from the vehicle.
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Never remove the upho lstery from the front
passenger seat.
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Never disassemble or remove parts from the
seat or disconnect wires from it.
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Never carry sharp objects in your pockets or
put them on the seat. The capacit ive pas-
senger detection mat in the front passenger
seat will not function properly if it is punc-
tured
.
-
Never carry things on your lap or carry ob-
jects on
t
he front passenger seat
.
Such ob-
jects ca
n
influence the capacitance regis-
tered by the capacitive passenger detection
syst
em, so
t
ha
t
incorrect informat io
n
is pro-
vided to the a irbag cont rol unit.
-
Never store items under the front passenger
se at
.
Parts of
t
he Advanced Airbag System
un
d
er the passenger seat could be dam-
aged, preventing them and the airbag sys
-
tem from wor king proper
ly.
-
Never place seat covers or replacement up-
holstery that have not been specifically ap-
proved by Audi on the front seats
.
- Seat covers can prevent the Advanced
Air-
bag System from recognizing chi ld re-
straints or occupants on the front passenger
seat and prevent the side airbag in the seat
backrest from deploying properly.
-
If a seat heater has been retrofitted or oth-
erwise added to the front passenger seat,
never install any child restra int system on
this seat.
-
Never use cushions, pillows, blankets, or
sim
ilar
items o
n
the front passenger seat .
The additional layers prevent the capacit ive
passenge
r
detection
syst
em from accurately
measuring the capacitance of the child safe-
ty seat and/or the person on the sea
t
and
t
hus keep the Advanced Airbag System from
wo rking properly.
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Never place or use any e lectr
ical
device
(such as a lap
t
op, CD player, e lectronic
games device
,
power inve rter or seat heater
for child seats) on the front passenger seat
if the device is connected to the 12 -volt
socket or the cigarette lighte
r
socket. Such
dev ices can influence the capac itance regis-
tered by the capaci
t
ive passenger detection
system, so that incorrect informat io
n
is pro-
vided to the airbag cont rol unit.
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