- make sure that the safety belt tension sensor is
not blocked. Shake the safety belt latch on the
front passenger seatback 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
weight-sensing mat to measure more weight
than is actually on the seat.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light still does
not come on
and does not stay on continuously
(when the ignition is switched on),
- take the child restraint off the front passenger
seat and install it properly at one of the rear
seat positions. Have the airbag system inspect-
ed by your authori zed Audi dealer immediately.
- move the child to a rear seat position and make
sure that the child is properly restra ined in a
child restraint that is appropriate for its size
and age .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light shou ld 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 while driving, under these circumstan-
ces, make sure that:
- the adult on the front passenger seat is proper-
ly seated on the center of the seat cushion with
his or her back up aga inst 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
hold ing on to the passenger assist handle
above the fron t passenger door or supporting
their weight on the armres t ,
- the safety belt is be ing properly worn and that
there is not a lot of slack in t he safe ty belt web -
bing,
- accessory seat covers or cushions or othe r
t hings t hat 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 passenger seat,
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- a safety belt extender has not been left in the
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safety belt latch for the front passenger seat .
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Airb a g sys tem
In add ition 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 disp lay. 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 functioning prop-
erly cannot provide supplemental protect ion
in a fronta l crash.
- If the airbag ind icator light
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comes when the veh icle is being used, have
the system inspected immediately by your
author ized 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 fron t airbag inflates, a child witho ut a
child restraint, in a rearward-facing child safe-
ty seat or in a forward-facing child restraint
that has not been properly installed will be
seriously injur ed and can be killed .
- Even tho ugh your vehicle is equipped with
an Advanced Airbag System, make certain
that all children, especia lly 12 years and
younger, always ride on the back seat prop-
erly restrained for the ir age and size .
- Always install forward or rear-facing child
safety seats on the rear seat - even with an
Advanced Airbag System.
- If you must install a rearward-facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be-
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
appear and stay on, immediately install the
rear-facing child safety seat in a rea r seat ing
position and have the airbag syst em in-
spected by your autho rized Audi dea ler.
- A t ight tether or other strap on a rearward-
facing child restraint attached t o the front
passenger sea t can put too much pressure
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