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Airb a g sys t e m
on the front passenger seat that might
cause the capacitive passenger detection
system to miscalcu late electrical capac i-
tance.
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
_&.
WARNING
- If the status of the Adv a need Airbag Sys-
tem has changed while the vehicle is
moving, the
PASSENGER AI R BAG OFF
light blinks for about 5 seconds to catch
the driver's attent ion. If this happens, al-
ways stop as soon as it is safe to do so
and check the steps described above.
- If the
PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not go off when an adult who is not
very small is sitting on the front passen-
ger seat after taking the steps descr ibed
above, make sure the adult is properly
seated and restrained at one of the rear
seating positions. Have the a irbag sys-
tem inspected by your authorized Audi
dealer before transporting anyone on the
front passenger seat.
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WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ioning
properly cannot provide supplemental
pro-
tect ion in a frontal crash .
- If the airbag indicator light
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comes when the vehicle is be ing used,
have the system inspected immediate ly
by you r autho rized Audi dea le r.
It
is pos-
sible that the airbag will inflate when it
is not supposed to, or will not inflate
when it should.
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WARNING
If the front air bag infla t es, a child witho ut
a child restra int, or in a rearward -fac ing
child safety seat, or in a forward-facing
child restraint that has not been properly
installed will be serious ly injured and can
be killed.
- Even tho ugh you r vehicle is equipped
with an Advanced Airbag System, make
certain that all children, especially 12
years and younger, always ride on the
back seat p roperly restrained for their
age and size .
- Always install forward or rear-facing
child seats on the rear seat - even with
an Advanced Airbag System.
- If you must install a rearwa rd-facing
child seat on the front passenger seat
because of exceptional circumstan ces
and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not appear and st ay on, immediate-
ly install the rear -facing child seat in a
rea r seating position and have the airbag
system inspected by you r Audi dealer.
- If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you
must install a forward-facing child re-
straint on the front passenger seat, al-
ways move the seat into its rearmost po-
sition in the seat's fore and aft adjust-
ment range, as far away from the a irbag
as poss ible. The backrest must be adjust-
ed to an upright pos ition. Make su re that
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
comes on and stays on all the time when -
eve r the ignit ion is swit ched on.
_&.
WARNING
=
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not go out when an ad ult is sitting
on the front passenger seat after taking
the steps described above, make sure the
adu lt is properly seated and restra ined at
one of the rea r seat ing pos itions.
- Have the airbag system inspected by
your Audi dea ler before t ransporting
anyone on the front passenger seat.
(D
Tips
If the capac itive passenger detection sys-
tem determ ines that the front passenger
seat is empty, the fronta l airbag on the
passenger side will be turned off, and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will stay
on.
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