Airb a g syste m
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child seat instal-
led on the front passenger seat will be ser i-
ously injured and can be killed if the front air-
bag inflate s - even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating a irbag will hit the child seat or
infant carrier with great force and will
smash the ch ild seat and child against the
backrest, cente r arm rest, door or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child seats on the
rea r seat.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing ch ild
seat on the front passenger seat because of
exceptional circumstances and the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on
and stay on, immediately insta ll the rear-
facing child seat in a rear seating position
and have the airbag system inspected by
your Audi dealer.
A WARNING
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Objects between you and the a irbag w ill in-
crease the risk of inju ry in a crash by interfer-
ing with the way the airbag unfolds or by be-
ing pushed into you as the a irbag inflates.
- Never hold th ings in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use .
- Never transport items on or in the area of
the fron t passenger seat . Objects could
move into the area of the front airbags du r-
ing bra king or other sudden maneuve rs and
become dangerous projec t iles that ca n
cause serious pe rsonal injury if the a irbags
inflate.
- Never place or attach accessor ies or ot her
objects (such as cup ho lders, te lephone
brackets, large, heavy or bulky objects) on
the doors, over or nea r the area marked
"AIRBAG" on the steering wheel, instru-
ment pane l, seat backrests or between
those areas and yourself. These objects
could cause injury in a crash, especially
when the airbags infla t e.
- Never recline the front passenger's seat to
transport objects . Items can also move into
the a rea of the side airbag or the front a ir-
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bag du ring brak ing or in a sudden maneu-
ver. Objects near the airbags can become
projecti les and cause injury, part icularly
when the seat is reclined .
- Never place or transport objects on the
front passenger seat. Objects on the front
passenger seat could cause the capacitive
sensor in t he seat t o signal t o airbag system
that the seat is occ upied by a person when it
in fact is no t , or that the pe rson on t he seat
is he avier th an he or she act ually is. The
change in electric capacitan ce beca use of
such objects can cause the passenge r front
airbag to be turne d on when it should be
off, or can cause the airbag to work in a way
that is different from the way it would have
wo rked without objects on the seat.
- Always make sure that there is noth ing on
the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacitive passenger detection system in
the sea t to signal to the Airbag System that
the seat is occup ied by a person when it is
not, or to signal that it is occupied by some-
one who is heavier th a n t he person actu ally
sit t ing on the sea t. The presence of an ob-
ject could cause the passenger front air bag
to be turned on when it should be off, or
could cause the airbag to work in a way that
is diffe rent from the way it would have
worked without the object on the seat.
A WARNING
The fine dust created when airbags deploy can
cause breathing prob lems for people with a
history of asthma or othe r breath ing cond i-
tions .
- To reduce the risk of breathing problems ,
those wit h asthma o r other respiratory con-
ditions sho uld get fresh a ir rig ht away by
getting out of the vehi cle or opening win-
dows or doors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags de-
ploy, wash your hands and face with m ild
soap and water before eating.
- Be ca refu l not to get t he dust into your eyes,
or into a ny cuts or scratches.
- If the residue sho uld get into your eyes,
flush them with wate r.
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