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restraints that were used to certify your vehi-
cle's compliance with the U.S. Safety Standard
¢ page 168 .
- will go out if the front passenger seat is occu-
pied by an adult as registered by the capacitive
passenger detection system .
- The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light must come
on and stay on if the ignition is on and .. .
- a car bed has been insta lled on the front pas -
senger seat, or
- a rearward- facing child restraint has been in-
sta lled on the front passenger seat, or
- a forward-facing child restra int has been instal-
led on the front passenger seat,
- and if the e lectr ica l capacitance reg istered on
the front passenger seat is equal to or less than
the combined capacitance of a typical 1 year-
old infant and one of the rearward-facing or
forward-facing chi ld restraints 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
front airbag will not deploy, and the
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 rest ra int is at one of the seat ing po-
sitions on t he rea r seat
¢ page 143, Child re-
straints on the front seat - some important
things to know
and
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page 166, Child safety .
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light comes
on ...
If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on
when one of the condit ions 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 inuous ly whenever the ign ition is
on. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does
not appear on and does not stay on all the time,
stop as soon as it is safe to do so and
- reactivate the system by turning the ign ition
off for more than 4 seconds and then turning it
on again;
- remove and reinstall the child restra int. Make
sure that the child restraint is properly instal-
Airb a g sys tem
led and that the safety belt for the front pas-
senger seat has been correct ly routed through
the child restraint as described 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.
- make sure that no e lectr ica l device (such as a
laptop, CD player, e lectron ic games device,
power inverter or seat heater for ch ild seats) is
placed or used on the fro nt passenger seat if
the device is connected to the 12-volt socket or
t he cigarette ligh t er socket;
- make sure that no seat heater has been ret ro-
fitted or othe rwise added to the front passen-
ge r seat;
- make sure that not hing can inte rfere wit h the
safety belt buckles and t hat they are not ob-
st ructed;
- make sure that there are no wet objects (such
as a wet towe l) and no wa t er or other liquids on
t he front passenge r seat cushion .
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light still does
not come on ...
If t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light still does
not come on a nd does no t stay on continuously
(when the ignition is switched on),
- take the child restra int off the front passenge r
seat and insta ll it properly at o ne of the rear
seat pos itions. Have t he airbag system inspect-
ed by your Audi dealer immed iately .
- move the child to a rear seat pos ition and ma ke
sure that the chi ld is properly rest rained in a
child restra int that is app ropr iate 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 adu lt is
sitting in a prope r seating position on the front
passenger seat. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on or flashes for about
5 seconds while dr iving, under these circumstan-
ces, make sure that :
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