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Airbag
system
If the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG light
still
does
not come
on
...
If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
still does
not come on and does not stay on continuously
(when the
ignition
is switched on),
-
take the child
restraint
off the front passenger
seat and install it properly at one of the rear
seat positions. Have the airbag system inspect-
ed by your Audi dealer immediately
.
-
move the chi ld to a rear seat position and make
sure that the child
is
properly restrained in a
child restraint that is appropriate for its size
and age
.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG light
should
NOT
come
on ...
The
PASSENGER
AIR
BAG
OFF
light should 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
light
comes
on and stays on or flashes for about
S
seconds while
driving,
under these circumstan-
ces, make sure
that:
-
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
back rest
and
the
backres
t
is not recl ined,
-
the adu
lt
is
not taking
weight off the
seat
by
holding
on
to the passenger assist handle
above the front passenger door or supporting
their weight on the armrest,
-
the safety
belt
is being
properly
wo rn and that
there is not a lot of slack in
the
safety belt web-
bing,
-
there are no
aftermarket
seat covers or
cush-
ions or other things (such as blankets) on the
front passenger seat that might cause the ca-
pacitive passenger detection system to miscal-
culate electrical capacitance.
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A
WARNING
-
If the status of the Adv a need Airbag System
has changed while the vehicle is moving, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light blinks for
198
about S seconds to catch the
driver's
atten-
tion. If this happens, always stop as soon as
it is safe to do so and check the steps descri-
bed above
.
-
If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does
not go off when an adult who is not very
small is sitting on the front passenger seat
after taking the steps described above,
make sure
the
adu lt is properly seated and
restrained at
one
of
the
rear seating posi-
tions. Have the
airbag
system inspected
by
your authorized Audi dealer befo re trans-
porting anyone on the front passenger seat.
A
WARNING
An airbag system that is not functioning prop-
erly cannot provide supplemental
protection
in a fronta
l
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 ch ild without a
chi ld restraint, or in a rearward-facing child
safety seat,
or
in a forward-fac ing ch ild re-
straint that has
not
been properly
insta lled
will be
seriously
injured and
can be
killed.
-
Even though you
r
vehicle is equipped with
an
Advanced Airbag System, make
certain
that a
ll
children,
especia lly
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
seats on the rear seat
-
even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
-
If you must install a rearward-facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of
except ional circumstances and the
PASSEN·
GER
AIR
BAG OFF
light does not appear and
stay on, immediately install the rear-facing
child seat in a rear seat ing
position
and have
the airbag system inspected by your Audi
dea le
r.
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