whenever the ignition is on . Each time yo u
turn on the ignition, the
fl airbag monitoring
indicator light will come on for a few seconds
(self diagnostics) .
The system mu st be inspected when the
II indicat or light:
- does not come on when the ignit ion is
switched on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you
have switched on the ignition, or
- comes on whi le driving .
If an a irbag system malf unct ion is de t ected,
the ind icator light will firs t start flashing to
catch the driver's attention and then stay on
continuously to serve as a constant reminder
to have the system inspected immediately .
If a mal func t ion occurs that t urns t he fron t
airbag on the passenger side off, t he
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay
on whenever the ignition is on.
A WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ioning
properly cannot provide supplemental pro-
tection in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag indicator light¢
page 20
comes when the vehicle is be ing used,
have the system inspected immediately
by yo ur authorized Audi dea le r. It is pos-
sible that the a irbag will inflate when it
is not s upposed to, or will not inflate
when it sho uld.
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
Fig. 156 Section from t he instr ument pane l: PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF light
-
A irba g sy stem 15 7
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light is located
in the center of the instrument pa ne l
¢ fig. 156 .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will come
on and stay on to tell you when the front Ad-
vanced Airbag on the passenger side has been
turned off by the electron ic contro l unit. Each
time you turn on the ignit ion, the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light will flash for a few
seconds and:
- will stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occupied,
- will stay on if there is a small child or child
restraint on the front passenger seat,
- will go out if the front passenger seat is oc-
cupied by an adult as registered by the
weight-sensing mat.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light must
come on and stay on
if the ignition is on and
- a car bed has been installed on the fron t
se at, or
- a rearwa rd-facing child restra int has been
installed o n the front passenger seat, or
- a forward-fac ing child restra int has been in-
stalled on the fron t passenger seat, or
- t he we ight reg istered on the front passen-
ge r seat is equal to or less t han the com-
bined weight of a typical 1 year-o ld restr ain-
ed in one of the rear -facing or forwa rd-fac-
ing infant restraints listed in Federal Motor
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 AIR BAG OFF
light will stay on. Nev-
er install a rearward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger seat, the safest place for
a child in any kind of child restrai nt is at one
of the seating posit ions on the rear seat
¢ page 147, Child restraints on the front seat
- some important things to know
and
¢ page 167, Child Safety.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes
on
when one of the cond itions listed above is
met, be sure to check the light regu larly to
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