Airb a g syste m
Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ,;; light comes on and stays on all the
t ime whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 1'i; 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 seated and restrained at one of
the rear seating positions.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer before transporting
anyone on the front passenger seat.
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If the capacitive passenger detection system
determines that the front passenger seat is
empty, the frontal airbag on the passenge r
side w ill be tu rned off, and the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
1'i; light will stay on.
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Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the airbag system are installed at many
different places on your Audi. Installing, remov -
ing, servic ing or repa iring a part in an area of the
veh icle can damage a part of an airbag system
and prevent that system from working properly
in a collision .
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system w ill not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
env ironment.
A WARNING
Improper care, serv icing and repai r proce-
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de-
ploying when needed or dep loying an airbag
unexpectedly:
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- Never cover, obstruct, or change the steer -
ing wheel horn pad or airbag cover or the in-
strument pane l or modify them in any way.
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- Never attach any objects such as cupholders
or telephone mountings to the surfaces cov-
ering the a irbag un its.
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one mois-
tened with plain water. Solvents or cleaners
could damage the airbag cover or change
the st iffness or strength of the material so
that the airbag cannot deploy and protect
properly.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the airbag system.
- All work on the steering wheel, instrument
panel, front seats or e lectr ica l system (in-
cluding the installation of a udio eq uipment,
cellular telephones and CB radios, etc.)
must be performed by a qualified techn ician
who has the training and specia l equipment
necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we
strong ly recommend that you see your au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
- Never modify the front bumper or parts of
the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side a irbag can
inflate without interference:
- Never install seat covers or replacement
upholstery over the front seatbacks that
have not been specifically approved by
Audi.
- Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags in-
flate.
- Damage to the orig inal seat cove rs or to
the seam in the area of the side airbag
module mus t a lways be repaired immedi-
ate ly by an autho rized Aud i dealer .
- The a irbag sys t em can deploy on ly once. Af-
ter an airbag has been deployed, it m ust be
replaced with new replacement parts de-
signed and approved especia lly for your
Audi model version . Replacement of com-
plete airbag systems or airbag components
must be performed by qua lified workshops
only . Make sure that any airbag service ac-
tion is entered in your Audi Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet under AIRBAG RE-
PLACEMENT RECORD.
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