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The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light is located in
the center of the instrument panel ¢ fig. 166 .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on
and stay on to tell you when the front Advanced
Airbag on the passenger side has been turned off
by the electronic control unit . Each time you
sw itch on the ignition, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light will flash for a few seconds and :
- will stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occupied,
- will stay on if the re is a sma ll child or child re-
straint on the front passenger seat,
- will go out if the front passenger seat is occu -
pied by an adult as registered by the weight-
sensing mat.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light mu st come
on and st ay on
if the igni t ion is on and
- a car bed has been insta lled on the front seat,
or
- a rearward-facing child restrai nt has been in-
stalled on the front passenger seat , or
- a forward-facing child restra int has been instal -
led on the front passenger seat, or
- the weight reg istered on the front passenger
seat is equal to or less than the combined
weight of a typical 1 year-o ld restrained in one
of the rear-facing or forward-fac ing infant re-
straints listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 208 w ith which the Advanced Airbag
System in your vehicle was certified.
If the front passenger seat is not occupied, the
fron t a irbag will not deploy, and t he
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light will stay on . Never install a
rearward -fac ing child restraint on the front pas -
senger seat, the safest place for a child in any
kind of child restraint is at one of the seating po-
sitions on the rear seat ¢page 147, Child re-
straints on the front seat - some important
things to know and
¢
page 168, Child safety .
If the PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
when one of the conditions listed above is met,
be sure to check the light regularly to make cer-
tain that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
stays on cont inuously whenever the ign ition is
on. If the
PASSENGER AI R BAG OFF
light does
Airb a g sys tem
not appear on and does not stay on a ll the time,
stop as soon as it is safe to do so and
- react ivate t he system by sw itch ing the ignit ion
off and then switching it on aga in;
- remove and re insta ll the chi ld restraint. Make
sure that the chi ld restraint is properly insta l-
led and that the safety belt for the front pas-
senger seat has bee n correct ly routed through
the child restraint as desc ribed in the child re-
straint manufacturer's
instruct ions;
- make sure that the convertible locking retrac-
tor on the safety belt for the front passenger
seat has been activated and that the safety belt
has been pulled tight. The belt must not be
loose or have loops of slack so that the sensor
below the safety belt latch on the seat can do
its job
¢
page 177 .
- make sure that th ings that may increase the
weight of the child and ch ild seat are not being
transpo rted o n the front passenge r seat;
- make sure that the safety belt tens ion sensor is
not blocked . Shake the safety belt lat ch on the
front passenger seatback and fo rth;
- If a strap or tether is being used to tie the child
seat to the front passenger seat, make su re
t ha t it is not so tight that it causes the weight-
sensing mat to measure more weight t han is
act ually on the seat.
If th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light still does
not come on
and does not stay on continuously
(whe n the ignition is switched on),
- take the child restraint off the front passenger
seat and install it proper ly at one of the rear
seat pos itions . Have t he airbag system inspect-
ed by your Audi dealer immed iate ly.
- move the child to a rear seat pos ition and ma ke
sure that t he chi ld is proper ly rest rained in a
child restra int that is appropr iate for its s ize
and age .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light should NOT
come on when the ignit io n is on and an adu lt is
sitting in a proper seat ing pos ition on the front
passenge r seat. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on or flashes for about
5 seconds whi le dr iving, under these circumstan-
ces, make sure that :
Ill-
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