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his or her back up against the backrest and the
backrest is not reclined ¢
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passenger seating positions,
- the adult is not taking weig ht off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above the front passenger door or supporting
their weight on the armrest,
- the safety belt 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-sens ing mat under
the upholstery of the seat have been removed
from the front passenge r seat,
- a safety belt extender has not been left in the
safety belt latch for the front passenger 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 briefly appear in the instru-
ment cluster display . This is to inform the driver
of the curre nt front passenge r airbag status.
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ioning prop-
erly cannot provide supplemental protection
in a frontal crash .
- If the airbag indicator light¢
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comes when the vehicle is being used, have
the system inspected immed iate ly by your
aut horized Audi dealer. It is possible that
the airbag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not inflate when it shou ld.
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.
- Even though your veh icle is equipped with
an Advanced Airbag System, make certain
that all children, especially 12 years and
Airbag sys t e m
younger, always ride on the back seat prop-
erly rest rained for the ir age and size.
- Always install forward or rea r-facing child
seats on the rea r seat - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- If you must install a rea rward-facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of
except ional circumstances and the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not appear and
st ay on, immed iate ly inst all the rea r-facing
child sea t in a rear seat ing pos ition and have
the airbag system inspected by your Audi
deale r.
- A tight tether or other strap on a rearward-
facing child restraint attached t o 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 heav ier weight registered can
make the system work as though an adu lt
were on the seat and deploy the Advanced
Airbag when it must be suppressed causing
serio us or even fatal injury to the child .
- If, in exceptional circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenge r seat, always move the
seat into its rearmost position in the seat 's
fore and aft adju stment range, as far away
from the airbag as poss ible. The backrest
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 after tak ing the steps
described above, make sure the adult is
properly sea t ed and restra ined at one of the
rear sea t ing posit ions.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi deale r before transpo rt ing anyone on
the front passenge r seat.
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