Airb a g syste m
seat into its rearmost position in the seat's
fore and aft adjustment range, as far away
from the airbag as possible. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright posit ion .
Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the t ime
whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not go out when an ad ult is sitting on the
front passenger seat after taking t he steps
described above, make sure the adu lt is
properly seated and restrained at one of the
rear seating positions .
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer before transporting anyone on
the front passenger seat .
(D Tips
If the capacitive passenge r detection system
determines that the front passenger seat is
empty, the fronta l airbag on the passenger
side will be turned off, and the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light will stay on.
Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the airbag system are installed at many
different places on your Audi. Install ing, remov-
ing, servicing or repa iring a part in an area of the
vehicle can damage a part of an airbag system
and prevent that system from working properly
in a collision.
There are some important th ings you have to
know to make sure that the effect iveness of the
system will not be impaired and th at discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment .
A WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repair proce -
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de-
ploying when needed or dep loying an airbag
unexpectedly:
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- Never cover, obstruct, or change the steer-
ing wheel horn pad or airbag cover or the in-
strument panel or modify them in any way.
- Never attach any objects such as cup holders
or telephone mountings to the surfaces cov-
ering the airbag units .
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one mois-
tened wit h plain water . Solvents or cleaners
could damage the airbag cover or change
the st iffness or strength of the material so
that the airbag cannot deploy and protect
properly.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the airbag system.
- All work on the steer ing wheel, inst rument
panel, front seats or electr ical system (in-
cluding t he insta llation of audio eq uipment,
cellular t elephones and CB radios, etc.)
must be performed by a qualified techn ician
who has the training and specia l equipment
necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we
strong ly recommend that you see your au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop .
- Never modify the front bumper or parts of
the vehicle body.
-Always make sure that the side airbag can
inflate wit hout interference:
- Never install seat covers or replacement
upholstery over the front seatbacks that
have not bee n specifica lly approved by
Audi.
- Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags in-
flate.
- Damage to the orig inal seat covers or to
t he seam in the area of the side airbag
module mus t always be repai red immedi -
ate ly by an authorized Audi dealer.
- The air bag syst em can deploy only once. Af-
ter an airbag has been dep loyed, it must be
replaced with new replaceme nt parts de-
signed and approved especia lly for your
Audi mode l version . Replacement of com-
plete airbag systems or airbag components
must be performed by qua lified workshops
only. Make sure t hat any airbag service
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