158 Airb a g sys t e m
make certain that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light stays on continuous ly whenever the
ignit ion is on. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light does not appear and not stay on all
the time, stop as soon as it is safe to do so
and
- react ivate the system by turning the ignition
off and then turning it on again;
- remove and reinstall the child restraint.
Make sure that the child restraint is properly
installed and that the safety belt for the
front passenger seat has been correctly
routed around the child restraint as descr i-
bed in the child restraint manufacturer's in-
structions;
- make sure that the convertible locking fea-
ture on the safety belt for the front passen-
ger seat has been activated and that t he
safety belt has been pulled tight. The belt
must not be loose or have loops of slack so
that the sensor below the safety be lt latch
on the seat can do its job
c::> page 177 .
- make su re that th ings that may increase the
weight of the child and child safety seat are
not being transported on the front passen -
ger seat;
- make sure that the safety be lt tension sen-
sor is not blocked. Shake the safety belt
latch on the front passenger seat back and
forth;
- If a strap or tether is being used to tie the
child safety seat to the front passenger
seat, make sure that it is not so tight that it
causes the we ight-sensing mat to measure
more we ight than is actua lly on the seat.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light still
doe s not come on and does not stay on con-
tinuously (when the ignition is switched on),
- take the child restraint off the front passen -
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat pos itions . Have the a irbag system
inspected by your authorized Audi dealer
immediately .
- move the ch ild to a rear seat pos it io n and
make sure that the child is properly restrain-
ed in a child restraint that is appropriate for
its size and age.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light sho uld
NOT come on when the ignition is on and an
adult is sitting in a proper seating position on
the front passenger seat. If the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light comes on and stays on or
flashes for about 5 seconds wh ile driving, un-
der these circumstances, make sure that:
- the adult on the front passenger 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 recl ined
c::> page 129, Proper occupant seating posi-
tions,
- the adult is not tak ing weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above the fron t passenger door or support-
ing thei r weig ht on the armrest,
- t he safety belt is being properly wo rn and
t hat there is not a lot of slack in the safety
be lt webb ing,
- accesso ry seat covers or cushions or othe r
t hings tha t may cause an incorrect reading
or impression on the weight-sensing mat
under the upholstery of the seat have been
removed from the front passenger seat,
- a safety belt extender has not bee n left in
the safety belt latch for the front passenger
seat.
In add ition t o t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the center of the instrument panel,
t he message
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF or
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON will briefly appear
in the instrument cluster disp lay. This is to in-
form the dr iver of the current front passenger
airbag status.
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A WARNING
An a irbag system that is not functioning
properly cannot provide supplemental pro-
tection in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag ind icator light c::>page 20
comes when the veh icle is being used,
have the system inspected immediately
by your aut horized Audi dealer .
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