Airb a g syste m
- the adu lt on the front passenger seat is proper -
ly seated on the center of the seat cushion with
his or her back up against the backrest and the
backrest is not reclined c> page 130, Correct
passenger seating positions,
- the adu lt is not taking weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above t he fron t passenger door or supporting
their we ight on the armrest,
- the safety bel t is being properly worn and that
there is not a lot of slack in the safety belt web-
bing,
- accessory seat covers or cushions or other
th ings that may cause an incorrect read ing or
impression on the weight-sensing mat under
the upho lstery of the seat have been removed
from the front passenge r seat,
- a safety be lt extender has not been left in the
safety belt latc h for the front passenge r seat.
In addition to the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the center of the instrument panel, the
message
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF or PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG ON
will br iefly appear in the inst ru-
ment cluster display . This is to inform the driver
of the current front passenger airbag status.
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ion ing prop-
er ly cannot provide supplemental protection
in a frontal crash .
- If t he airbag indicato r light
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comes when the vehicle is be ing used, have
the system inspected immediate ly by yo ur
authorized Audi dealer . It is possible that
the airbag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not inflate when it should.
A WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a child without a
child restraint, or in a rearward-facing child
safety seat, or in a forward-facing child re-
straint that has not been properly installed
will be seriously injured and can be killed .
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- Even tho ugh your vehicle is equipped with
an Advanced Airbag System, make certain
that a ll children, espec ia lly 12 years and
younger, always ride on the back seat prop-
erly restrained for their age and s ize.
- Always install forward or rear-facing child
seats on the rear seat - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System .
- If you must install a rearward-facing child
seat o n the front passenge r seat because of
except ional circumstances and the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not appear and
st ay on, immediate ly inst all t he rear -fa cing
child sea t in a rear seat ing pos ition and have
the airbag system inspected by your Audi
dea ler.
- A t ight tether or other st rap on a rearward-
facing chi ld restraint attached to the front
passenger seat can put too much pressure
on the weight-sensing mat in the seat and
register more weight than is actually on the
seat . The heavier weight registered can
make the system work as thoug h an adu lt
were on the seat and deploy the Advanced
Airbag when it must be suppressed causing
serious or even fatal injury t o the child .
- If, in exceptional circumstances, you must
install a forward-fa cing child res t raint on
the front passenge r seat, always move t he
seat into it s rearmost posi t ion in the sea t' s
fore and aft adj ustment range, as far away
from the airbag as possible . The back rest
must be adjusted to an upr ight position .
Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
wheneve r the ignit ion is switched on.
A WARNING
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not go out when an adult is sitting on the
front passenger seat afte r taking the steps
described above, make sure the adult is
proper ly sea t ed and restra ined at one of the
rear sea t ing posit ions .
- Have the airbag system inspec ted by your
Aud i dea ler before tr a nspor t ing anyone on
the front passenge r seat .
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