188 Airb a g sys tem
If the tota l weight on the front passenger
seat is more than that of a typical 1 year-o ld,
but less than the weight of a small adu lt, the
front airbag on the passenger side may deploy
(the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on).
For exa mple , the airbag may deploy if:
- a small child that is heavier than a typical 1
year-o ld child is on the front passenger seat
(regardless of whether the child is in one of
the chi ld safety seats listed ¢ page 205),
- a chi ld who has outgrown child restraints is
on the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is t urned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the center
of the instrument pane l will come on and stay
on.
The front airbag on the passenger side may
not deploy (the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not illuminate and stay lit) if:
- a small adu lt or teenager is on the front pas-
senger se at
- a passenger who is not sitt ing upr ight wit h
their back against a non-reclined backrest
with their feet on the veh icle floo r in front
of the seat is on the front passenge r seat .
If the front passenge r airbag deploys, the
Federal Standa rd requires t he airbag to meet
the "low risk'' deployment criter ia to help re-
duce the risk of injury through interaction
with the airbag. "Low risk" deployment occurs
in those crashes that take place at lower de -
celerations as defined in the electronic control
un it.
¢ page 193
Always remember: Even tho ugh your vehicle
is equipped with Advanced Airbags, the safest
place for children is properly restrained on the
back seat. Please be sure to read the impor-
tant information in the sect ions that follow
and be sure to heed all of the WARNINGS.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag
inf lates, a lways wear safety belts prope rly.
- If you are unrestra ined, leaning forward,
sitt ing sideways or out of pos ition in any
way, your risk of injury is much higher.
- You will a lso receive serious injuries and
could even be killed if you are up aga inst
the airbag or too close to it when it in-
flates - eve n wit h an Advanced Airbag
¢page 182.
A WARNING
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A child in a rearward-fac ing ch ild safety
seat installed on the front passenger seat
will be serious ly inju red and ca n be killed if
the front air bag infla t es - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- Alt ho ugh t he Advanced Airbag Syst em in
your veh icle is designe d t o tur n off the
front airbag when a rearward -facing
child restraint has been insta lled on the
front passenger seat, nobody can abso-
lutely g uarantee that dep loyment is im-
possible in all conceivable situations that
may happen dur ing the usefu l life of your
veh icle.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
a nd child aga inst the bac krest, center
armrest, doo r, or roof.
- Always install rea rward-fac ing ch ild re-
st raint s on the rear seat.
- If you must inst all a rearwa rd fac ing
child safety seat on the fro nt passenger
seat because of exceptiona l circumstan-
ces and t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on an d st ay on, im-
mediately insta ll the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the airbag system inspected by your
author ized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
-
If, in except io nal circumstances, you m ust
install a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenge r's seat: II--
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