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Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag System
Airbag monitoring indicator light
Two separate indicators monitor the fun ction of
the Advanced Airbag System : the
El ligh t and
t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light.
The Advanced Airbag System as we ll as the side
a irbags and side curta in airbags with ejec tio n
mit igat ion feat ures (including t he e lectro nic con -
tro l unit , sensors and system wiring) are all
monitored conti nuously to ma ke sure that they
are funct ion ing prope rly whenever the ignition is
on. Every t ime you turn on the ignition, the air -
bag system ind icator
lightE,l will come on for a
few seconds (function check).
The system must be inspected when the
indicator light E,I:
- does not come on when the ignit ion is switched
on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you have
switched on the ign ition, or
- comes on while driving.
If an airbag syst em malf unct ion is det ected, the
indicator light will come on to serve as a constant
rem inder to have the system inspected immedi-
ately .
If a mal function occurs t hat t urns the front air -
bag on the passenger side
off, the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay on
whenever the ignit ion is on.
A WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ion ing prop-
er ly cannot provide supplemental protection
in a frontal crash .
- If the airbag indicator light¢
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comes when the vehicle is be ing used, have
the syst em inspect ed immed iate ly by yo ur
au t ho rized Audi dealer.
It is possible th at
t he air bag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, o r will not infla t e whe n it s hou ld.
Airbag system
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
Fig. 239 Center console: passe nger a irbag off wa rning
light
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light is locat ed in
t he cente r of t he instrume nt panel ¢
fig . 239.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will come o n
and st ay on to te ll you when t he front Advanced
Airbag on th e passenger s ide has bee n turned off
by the e lect ronic contro l unit. If the bulb for the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light bur ns out, the
airbag indicato r light
El will come on to signal a
malfunction in the Advanced Airbag System. Al-
t hough the burned-out bu lb will not change the
way the front passenger's fronta l airbag works, it
will no longer be possible to use the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light to ma ke sure that the a irbag
on/off status is cor rect for the occupan t on th e
front pas senge r seat. Have t he air bag system in-
spe cted imme diat ely by your au t hori zed Audi
dealer.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will blink
for about 5 seconds when:
- the ignition is sw itched on and
- the capacit ive passenger detection system,
which switches the front seat passenger 's fron-
t al Advanced Airbag on and
off, detects a
change in the status of the front passenger
seat.
As soon as the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
stops blinking, always ma ke sure that the a irbag
status (on or off) as shown by the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light is proper for the age, size and
ele ctri cal capacit ance of the pe rso n occupying
t he front passenger sea t . Always make sure that
the safety be lt fo r the front passe nger seat is
prope rly faste ned. ..,.
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