Airb a g syste m
seat positions. Have the airbag system inspect-
ed by your authorized Audi dealer immediately .
- move the child to a rear seat position and make
sure that the child is properly restrained in a
child restraint that is appropriate for its size
and age .
The
PASSE NGER 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 AI R BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on or flashes for about
5 seconds while driving, under these circumstan-
ces, make sure that:
- 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 aga inst the backrest and the
backrest is not recl ined
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passenger seating positions,
- the adult is not taking weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above the front passenger door or supporting
their we ight on the arm rest,
- the safety belt is be ing 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 inco rrect read ing o r
imp ression on t he weight-sens ing mat under
the upho lst ery of t he seat have been removed
from the front passenger seat,
- a safety be lt extende r has not been left in the
safety belt latch for the front passenge r seat .
In addition to the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the center of the inst rument panel, the
message PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF or PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG ON
will briefly 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
_& WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ion ing prop-
er ly cannot provide supplemental protection
in a frontal crash.
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- If the airbag indicator light r=> page 13
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.
_& WARNING
If the front a irbag inflates, a ch ild without a
child restraint, in a rea rward-facing chi ld safe-
ty seat or in a forward -fac ing chi ld restrain t
that has not been proper ly inst alled will be
seriously injured and can be killed .
- Even tho ugh you r 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 size.
- Always install forward or rear-facing child
safety seats on the rear seat - even with an
Advanced Airbag System.
- If you must insta ll 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 rear seat ing
position and have t he a irbag system in-
spected by yo ur a utho rized Audi dea ler.
- A t ight tether or other strap on a rearward-
facing chi ld restraint attached to the front
passenger sea t 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 though an adu lt
were on the seat and deploy the Advanced
Airbag when it must be suppressed causing
serious or even fatal injury to the child.
- If, in exceptional circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger seat, always move the
seat into its rearmost position in the seat 's
fore and aft adj ustment range, as far away
from the air bag as poss ible. The back res t
must be adjus t ed to an upr ight position.
Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
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