172 Airb a g sys tem
Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with which the
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 AIRBAG OFF
light will stay on . Never
install 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 seating posit ions on the rea r seat
c::> page 161, Child restraints on the front seat
- some important things to know
and
c::>page 181, Child Safety .
If the PASSENGER AI RBAG 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 AIRBAG
OFF
light st ays on cont inuo usly whenever the
ignition is on.
If the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
light does not appear and not stay on all the
time, stop as soon as it is safe to do so and
- react ivat e the system by turning t he ignition
off and t hen tu rning it on again;
- remove and reinsta ll the child res t raint.
Make su re t hat the child res t raint is properly
insta lled and that the safety be lt fo r the
front passenger seat has been correct ly
routed around 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 be lt 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
c::> page 190.
- make su re that t hings that may increase the
we ight of t he child and child safety seat are
not being tra nspo rted on the front passen -
ger seat;
- make su re that t he safety be lt tens ion sen-
so r is no t blocked. Sha ke t he safety be lt
latch on the front passenge r seat back and
forth;
- If a st rap or te t her is being used t o 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 AIRBAG OFF light still
does not come on
and does not stay on con -
tin uously (when the ignition is switched on),
- t ake the child restr ain t off the front passen-
ge r seat and inst all it properly at one of the
rea r 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 AIRBAG OFF light should
NOT come on when t he ignit ion is on and an
adult is s itting in a proper seating position on
the front passenger seat. If t he
PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF
light comes on a nd stays on or
flashes fo r about 5 seconds while driving, un-
der these circumstances, make sure that:
- the adult on the front passenge r 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 143, Proper occupant seating posi-
tions,
- th e adult is not tak ing weight off the seat by
holding on to t he passenger assis t handle
above t he fron t passenger door or support-
ing their weight on the armres t ,
- t he safe ty belt is be ing properly wo rn and
t hat the re is not a lot of s lack in the safety
be lt webb ing,
- acces sory sea t covers or cushions or othe r
t hings t ha 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 t o the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
light in the center of the instrument panel,
the message
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF or
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