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seat positions . Have the airbag system inspect-
ed by your Audi dealer immediately .
- move the chi ld 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 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light
should NOT come on ...
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~ ; light should
NOT come on when the ignition is on and an
adu lt is sitting in a proper seating position on the
front passenger seat. If the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF~;
light comes on and stays on while
driving, under these circumstances, 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,
- the adult is not tak ing weight off the seat by
ho ld ing on to the passenger assist handle
above t he front passenger door or supporting
the ir we ight on the a rmrest,
- the safety be lt is be ing properly wo rn and that
the re is not a lot of slack in t he safe ty belt web-
bing,
- the re are no aftermar ket seat covers or cush-
ions or ot her things (such as blankets) on the
front passenge r seat t ha t migh t cau se t he ca-
pacit ive passenger detection system to miscal -
culate electrical capacitance .
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A WARNING
- If the status of the Adv a need Airbag System
has changed while the vehicle is moving, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; ON @ light
blinks for about 5 seconds to catch the driv-
er's attention. If this happens, always stop
as soon as it is safe to do so and check the
steps described above.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF,;; light
does not go
off when an adult who is not
very sma ll is sitting on the front passenger
Airbag sys t e m
seat after tak ing the steps described above,
make sure the adu lt is properly seated and
restrained at one of the rear seating posi-
tions. Have the a irbag system inspected by
your author ized Audi dealer before trans-
port ing anyone on the front passenge r seat.
A WARNING
-
An a irbag system that is not functioning prop-
e rly cannot prov ide supplemental prote ct ion
in a front al crash.
- If the airbag ind icator light
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comes when the veh icle is being used, have
the system inspe cted immedia t ely by your
author ized Audi dealer . It is possib le 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 witho ut a
chi ld restraint, or in a rea rward-facing child
safety seat, or in a forward-fac ing child re-
stra int that has not been properly insta lled
will be serious ly injured and can be killed.
- Even though your vehicle is equipped with
an Advanced Airbag System, make certain
that all children, espec ially 12 years and
younge r, always ride on the back sea t prop-
erly rest rained for the ir age and size.
- Always install fo rwa rd or rea r-facing child
safety seats on the rear seat - even with an
Advan ced Airbag Syst em.
- If you must install a rea rwa rd-facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be-
cause of excep t ional circums t an ces a nd the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF "1; light does not
appear and stay on, immediately install the
rear-facing chi ld safety seat in a rear seat ing
position and have the a irbag system in-
spected by your authorized Audi dea ler.
- 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 stmen t range, as far away
from the a irbag as poss ible. The back res t
must be adjusted to an upr ight position.
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