Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag
System
I Airbag monitoring indicator light
Two separate indicators monitor the function
of the Advanced Airbag System: the airbag
monitoring indicator light and the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light.
The Advanced Airbag System (including the
electronic control unit, sensor circuits and sys-
tem wiring) is monitored continuously to
make sure that it is functioning properly
whenever the ignit ion is on . Each t ime you
turn on the ignition, the airbag monitor ing in-
dicator light
I will come on for a few seconds
(self diagnostics) .
t!i The syst em mus t be insp ected when the
indicato r light:
- does not come on when the ignit ion is
switched on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you
have switched on the ignition, or
- comes on while driving.
If an airbag system malfunction is detected,
the
I indicator light will first start flashing to
catch the driver's attention and then stay on
continuously to serve as a constant reminder
to have the system inspected immediately.
If a malfunction occurs that turns the front
airbag on the passenger side off, the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay
on whenever the ignition is on.
_& WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ioning
properly cannot provide supp lemen tal pro-
tection in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag indicator light comes on, it
means that there may be something
wrong wit h the Advanced Airbag System.
It is possible that the airbag will inflate
when it is not supposed to, or will not in-
flate when it should.
-
A irba g sy stem 133
- Have the airbag system inspected imme-
diate ly by you r authorized Audi dea ler.
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
Fig. 134 Sect ion from t he center console: PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light is located
in the center console
c::> fig. 134.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will come
on and stay on to tell you when the front Ad-
vanced Airbag on the passenger side has been
turned off by the electron ic control unit. Each
time you turn on the ignit ion, the
PASSEN-
GER AI R BAG OFF
light will flash for a few
seco nds and:
- will stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occupied,
- will stay on if there is a small child or child
restraint on the front passenger seat,
- will go out if the front passenger seat is oc-
cupied by an adult as registered by the
weight-sensi ng mat.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light must
come on and stay on
if the ignition is on and
- a car bed has been installed on the front
seat, or
- a rearward -facing child restraint has been
installed on the front passenger seat, or
- a forward -facing child restraint has been in-
stalled on the front passenger seat, or
- the weight reg iste red on the fron t passen-
ger seat is equal to or less than the com -
bined weight of a typical 1 year-o ld restrain-
ed in one of the rear-facing or forward -fac-
ing infant restra ints listed in Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with which the ..,_
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