134 Airb ag sys t e m
Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle was
certified.
If the front passenger seat is not occupied,
the front airbag will not deploy, and the
PAS·
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will stay on. Nev-
er insta ll a rearward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger seat, the safest place for
a child in any kind of child restraint is at one
of the seat ing positions on the rear seat
c:> page 123, Child restraints on the front seat
- some important things to know
and
c:> page 143, Child Safety .
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes
on
when one of the conditions listed above is
met, be sure to check the light regularly to
make certa in that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light stays on cont inuous ly whenever the
ignit ion 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
- react ivate the system by turning the ignition
off and then tu rning it on again;
- remove and reinsta ll the child restraint.
Make su re that the child restraint is properly
insta lled and that the safety be lt for the
front passenger seat has been correct ly
routed throug h the child restraint as descri-
bed in the child restraint man ufacturer's in-
structions;
- make sure that the convertible locking fea -
ture on the safety belt for the front passen-
ger 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
t hat the sensor below the safety be lt latch
on the sea t can do its job
¢ page 152.
- make sure that th ings that may increase the
weight of t he child and child safety seat are
not being tra nspo rted on the front passen -
ger seat;
- make su re that the safety be lt tension sen-
sor is not blocked. Shake t he safety be lt
latch on the front passenger seatbac k and
forth;
- If a st rap or te ther is being used to tie the
child safety seat to the front passenger
seat, make sure that it is not so tight that it
causes the weight-sensing mat to measure
more weight than is act ually on the seat.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light still
does not come on
and does not stay on con-
tin uous ly (when the ignition is switched on),
- take the child restraint off the front passen-
ge r seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions. Have the airbag system
inspected by your authorized Audi dea ler
immed iate ly.
- move the child to a rear seat position and
make sure t hat the child is properly restra in-
ed in a child restra int that is appropriate for
its size and age.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light should
NOT come on when t he ignit ion 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 5 seconds while driving, un-
der these circumstances, make sure that:
- the adult on the front passenger seat is
properly seated on the center of the seat
cushion with his or her back up aga inst the
backrest and the backrest is not reclined
c:> page 104, Proper seating position for the
driver,
- the adult is not tak ing weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above the fron t passenger door or support-
ing their weight on the armres t,
- the safety belt is being properly worn and
that the re is not a lot of slack in the safety
belt webb ing,
- accessory seat covers or cushions or othe r
things tha t may cause an incorrec t reading
or impression on the weight-sensing mat
under the upho lstery of the seat have been
removed from the front passenger seat,
- a safety belt extender has not been left in
the safety belt latch for the front passenger
seat.
In add ition to the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the center of the instrument panel,
the message
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF or
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