tow AUDI A7 2016 Owner's Manual

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-The camera lens en larges and distorts the
field of v ision. The object appears both a l­
tered and inaccurate on the screen.
- In certain situations, peop le or objects in
the display appear closer or farther away:
- For objects that do not touch the ground, such as the bumper of a parked vehicle, a
trailer h itch or the rear of a tru ck . Do no t
use the help lines in this case .
- I f driven from a leve l surface onto a n in ­
cline, or a downward s lope .
- I f driven toward p rotruding objects.
- I f the ve hicle is ca rrying too much load in
the rear.
(D Note
- Always read and follow the applicable warn­
i ngs
c:> © in General information on
page 114 .
-The orange colored orientat ion lines in the
Infotainment d isplay show the vehicle path
depend ing on the steering wh eel angl e. The
fron t of the vehicle fro nt swi ngs out more
th an the rear of the vehicle. Maintain plenty
of distance so that your outside mi rror or a
corner of you r vehicle does not collide with
any obstacles .
Switching on/off
Applies to vehicles: with rearview camera
Sw itching on
.,. Shift into reverse, or
.,. Press the
PwA button in the center console
c:> page 115, fig. 122. A short confirmation
tone sounds and the LED in the button turns
on .
Sw itching b etwe en the r ear view camer a and
optical di splay
.,. Press the Graphic control button®
c:, page 117, fig. 12 7 to see the opt ica l display .
.,. Press the
Rear view cont ro l button to see the
rearview camera image.
Sw itching off
.,. Drive forward faster than 10 km/h, or
.,. press the
P,1
1! button, or
P arking systems
.,. Switch the ignition off .
@ Tips
- The visua l display in the left pa rt of the dis­
play shou ld help you detect the crit ica l vehi­
cle a reas .
- Yo u can change the vo lume and pi tch of the
signa ls as well as the display
c:, page 124.
Cross parking
Appl ies to vehicles : wit h rearv iew camera
This view may be used when parking in a garage
or in a parking space .
Fig . 127 In fotainment: aiming at a parking spot
F ig . 12 8 Infota inment: align ing the vehicle
.,. Turn the Infotainment on and shift into reverse
gear.
.,. The orange colored orientation lines
(D show
the direction of travel of the vehicle. Turn the steering whee l until the orange or ientation
lines appea r in the pa rking space
c:> fig. 127 .
Use the markings @to help you estimate the
d istance from an obsta cle. Each marking repre­
sents approximate ly 3 ft (1 m). The blue area
represen ts an extension of the vehicle 's o utline
by app rox ima tely 16 ft (5 meters) to the rear. ..,
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Corner view (front)/corner view (rear)
Applies to vehicles: with per ip hera l cameras
F ig . 135 In fot ainm en t: co rner view (fro nt) mode
Fig . 136 In fo tai nme nt: co rner view (rear) mod e
This view can assist you for examp le, when you
are exit ing from an area with poor visibility . The
area at the front and rear sides of the vehicles is
displayed.
.. To show the side view toward the front, se lect
the symbol ®~
fig. 135 with the control knob
and press the control knob .
.. To show the side view toward the rear, select
the symbol ®¢
fig. 136 with the control knob
and press the control knob.
Parking systems
Front
Applies to vehicles: with peripheral cameras
Fig. 137 Infota inment: fro nt mode
This view assists you for example, in using the
full maneuvering range in front of the vehicle .
The area in front of the vehicle is displayed. The
vehicle surroundings are shown in the left area of
the display . You can switch between optical dis­
play and camera image¢
page 120 .
.. Select the © symbo l with the control knob. The
orange or ientat ion lines mark the expected
path of the vehicle. Stop the vehicle at the lat­
est when the red orientation line* borders an
object
~ ,&. in General information on
page
119.
Rear
Applies to vehicles: with peripheral came ras
Fig. 138 Infota inment: rear mode
This view assists you for example, in using the
full maneuvering range behind the vehicle . The
area behind the vehicle is displayed. The vehicle
surroundings are shown in the left area of the
display. You can switch between optical display
and camera image
¢page 120. ..,.
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to this vehicle should be approximately 3 ft (1
m) .
.. Turn the Infotainment on and shift into reverse
gear. The parking system is turned on and the
cro ss park ing view is d isplayed .
.. Press the contro l button on the Infotainment
unit @
c::>page 118, fig . 129. T he par all el park­
ing
ind icator is displayed .
.. Back up and align you r vehicle so the b lue area
@ borders on the rear end of the vehicle behind
you or on the parking space line
c::> .&. in Gener ­
al information on page 119,
c::> (j) in General in ­
formation on page 119 .
The blue area repre­
sents an extension of the vehicle 's outline by
approximately
16 ft (5 meters) to the rear . The
long side of the blue area should be on the
curb . The entire blue area must fit into the
parking space .
.. With the vehicle stopped, turn the steer ing
wheel to the right as far as it w ill go .
.. Back in to the park ing space u ntil the b lue curve
c::> page 118, fig. 130 touches the curb c::> .&. in
General information on page 119,
c::> (D in Gen ­
eral information on page 119 .
Stop the vehicle.
.. With the vehicle stopped, turn the steer ing
wheel to the left as far as it will go .
.. Continue to back into the park ing space unt il
the vehicle is parked parallel to the curb
c::> ,&
in General information on page 119, c::> (D in
General information on page 119. @
displays
the rear bumper . Stop the vehi cle, at the latest,
when the red or ientation line @borders an ob­
ject . Keep an eye on the front o f you r vehicle
whi le doing this .
Parking n ext to obstacles
When there is an obstacle (such as a wall) next to
the park ing space, choose a sp ace with more
space on the sides. Position the long side o f the
b lue area so that there is sufficient space from
the object . The area must not be on the curb. You
will also need to start turning the steering wheel
much earlier. The blue curve
c::> page 118, fig . 130
must not touch the obstacle, but rather there
should be enough distance .
Parking systems
(D Tips
The left or right orientation lines and s urfaces
will be d isp layed, depending on the turn s ig­
nal be ing used.
Trailer mode
Applies to vehicles: with peripheral cameras and trailer hitch
This view assists you in positioning the vehicle in
front of a trailer .
Fig. 14 3 Infota inmen t: rear mode
Requirement: Trailer mode is selected
c::> page 121 .
.. Now you can posit ion your veh icle in front of
the trailer
c:> .&. in General information on
page 119,
c::> (D in General information on
page 119 .
The orange colored orientation line
denotes the expected path toward the trailer
hitch . Use the bl ue li nes to he lp you est imate
t he distance to the trailer h itch.
Setting the mode
Applies to vehicles: with peripheral cameras
.. Select: I CAR I function button > (Car )* Syst em s
contro l butto n > Driver a ssist > Parking aid >
Change to front /re ar > Auto or M anual.
Auto -
This view behind the vehicle (Rea r mode)
is disp layed automatically when you shift into re­
verse. This view in front of the vehicle
( Front
mode) is displayed automatically when you shift
into the forward gears.
Manu al -When you switch the system on, the
view behind the ve hicle
(Re ar mode) is always
displayed and it does not switch to the
F ro nt
mode when a forward gear is selected.
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Parking systems
Adjusting the display and the warning tones
Applies to veh icles: With parking system plus/rea rview ca m­
era/peripheral came ras
The display and warning tones can be adjusted in
the Infotainment.
~ Se lect: the ICARI function button > (Car )* Sys­
tems
contro l button > Dri ver assi stance > Park ­
ing aid .
Display
On * -
An optical disp lay is shown for t he parking
system plus, a rearview camera image is shown
for the rearview camera* .
Off -When the p ark ing system is sw itched off,
only audib le signa ls are given.
Warning tones
Front volume -
Volume for the front area
Rear volume -Volume for the rear area
Front frequenc y -Frequency for the front area
Rear frequency -Frequency fo r the rear area
Entertainment volume lowering -When the
pa rking system is turned on, the vo lume of the
aud io/v ideo source is lowered.
The newly adjusted value is briefly heard from
the signal generator.
(D Tips
- The warning tones can also be adjusted d i­
rectly by the visual display or the picture
from the camera . S imply press the
Settings
control b utton .
- Changed settings are activated when the
p arking system is switc hed on aga in.
- The settings for volume and frequency are
automat ically saved and ass igned to the re­
mote con trol key being used.
Error messages
Applies to veh icles: With parking system plus/rearview cam­
era/peripheral came ras
There is an e rror in the system if the LED in t he
Pw , button is b link ing and yo u hear a continuous
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alarm for a few seconds afte r switching on the
par kin g system or when the parking system is al­
r eady act ivated . If the error is not corrected be­
fo re you switch off the ignition, the LED in the
Pw ,
button will blink the next time you switch on the
parki ng system by shifting into reverse.
Parking sy stem plus
If a senso r is fa ulty, the .f;l4 symbol will appear in
front of/behind the vehicle in the Infota inment
display. If a rear sensor is faulty, only obstacles
that are in areas @and @ are shown
<=:> page 115, fig . 121 . If a fro nt sensor is faulty,
o n ly obs tacles that a re in areas © and @are
shown. Ther e is a lso a system ma lf u nction if all
segme nts around the vehicle a re red or if no seg­
men ts a re dis played.
Peripheral cameras*
There is a system malfunct ion if the i:8l• • symbol
appears and the co rrespo nd ing display a rea is
shown in bl ue. The came ra is not wo rking in this
a rea.
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iately to have th e
malfunction corrected.
Trailer hitch
App lies to vehicles: with parking system plus/rearview cam ­
era/periphe ral ca meras and trailer hitch
For vehicles us ing the trailer socket, the parking
system rear sensors do not turn o n when yo u
shift into reverse gear or when you press the
p,,1 A
button . This res ults in the following restrictions.
Parking sy stem plus
There is no d istance warning for the rear. The
front sensors remain act ivated. The visual display
switches to the trailer towing mode.
Rearview camera* /peripheral came ras*
There is no d istance warn ing fo r th e rea r. T he
front sensors remain act ivated . The visual display
switches to the trailer towing mode. The rearv iew
camera image will not show t he or ientat ion lines
and the b lue sur faces. .,._

Driving safety
"'Always keep both feet in the footwell so that
you are in control of the vehicle at all times.
For detailed information on how to adjust the
driver's seat, see
¢ page 53.
.&_ WARNING
Drivers who are unbelted , out of position or
too close to the airbag can be seriously in­
jured by an airbag as it unfolds. To help re­
duce the risk of serious personal injury :
- Always adjust the driver's seat and the
steering wheel so that there are at least
10 inches (25 cm) between your breastbone
and the steering wheel.
- Always adjust the driver's seat and the
steering wheel so that there are at least
4 inches (10 cm) between the knees and the lower part of the instrument panel.
- Always hold the steering wheel on the out ­
side of the steering wheel rim with your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi­
tions to help reduce the risk of personal in­
jury if the driver's airbag inflates .
- Never hold the steering wheel at the
12 o'clock position or with your hands at
other positions inside the steering wheel
rim or on the steering wheel hub. Holding
the steering wheel the wrong way can cause
serious injuries to the hands, arms and head if the driver's airbag inflates.
- Pointing the steering wheel toward your
face decreases the ability of the supplemen­
tal driver's airbag to protect you in a colli­
sion.
- Always sit in an upright position and never
lean against or place any part of your body
too close to the area where the airbags are located .
- Before driving, always adjust the front seats
properly and make sure that all passengers
are properly restrained .
- For adjustable head restraints: before driv­
ing, always also adjust the head restraints
properly .
- Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is
moving. Your seat may move unexpectedly
and you could lose control of the vehicle .
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-Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted back, the greater the risk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety belt
and improper seating position .
- Children must always ride in child seats
¢
page 167 . Special precautions apply
when installing a child seat on the front pas­ senger seat¢
page 143.
Proper seating position for the front
passenger
The proper front passenger seating position is
important for safe, relaxed driving.
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of in­
jury in the event of an accident, we recommend
that you adjust the seat for the front passenger
to the following position:
"' Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in
an upright position and your back comes in full
contact with it whenever the vehicle is moving.
"'For adjustable head restraints: adjust the head
restraint so the upper edge is as even as possi­
ble with the top of your head. If that is not pos­
sible, try to adjust the head restraint so that it
is as close to this position as possible
c:> page 129 . Move the head restraint so that it
is as close to the back of the head as possible.
"' Keep both feet flat on the floor in front of the
front passenger seat .
"'Fasten and wear safety be lts correctly
¢ page 138.
For detailed information on how to adjust the
front passenger's seat, see
¢ page 52 .
.&_ WARNING
Front seat passengers who are unbelted, out
of position or too close to the airbag can be
seriously injured or killed by the airbag as it
unfolds. To help reduce the risk of serious per­
sonal injury :
- Passengers must always sit in an upright po­
sition and never lean against or place any part of their body too close to the area
where the airbags are located.
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Driving safety
-Never place or install floor mats or other
floor coverings on top of already installed
floor mats. Additional floor mats and other coverings will reduce the size of the pedal
area and interfere with the pedals .
- Always properly reinstall and secure floor
mats that have been taken out for cleaning .
- Always make sure that objects cannot fall
into the driver footwell while the vehicle is
moving . Objects can become trapped under
the brake pedal and accelerator pedal caus­ ing a loss of veh icle control.
Storing cargo correctly
Loading the luggage compartment
All luggage and other objects must be properly
stowed and secured in the luggage compart­
ment.
Loose items in the luggage compartment can
shift suddenly, changing vehicle handling charac ­
teristics. Loose items can also increase the risk of
serious personal injury in a sudden vehicle ma­
neuver or in a collision.
.. Distribute the load evenly in the luggage com­
partment.
.. Always place and properly secure heavy items in
the luggage compartment as far forward as
possible.
.. Secure luggage using the tie-downs provided
¢ page 63, Luggage compartment.
.,. Make sure that the rear seatback is securely
latched in place .
_& WARNING
Improperly stored luggage or other items can
fly through the vehicle causing serious per­
sonal injury in the event of hard braking or an
accident. To help reduce the risk of serious
personal injury:
- Always put objects, for example, luggage or
other heavy items in the luggage compart­
ment.
- Always secure objects in the luggage com­
partment using the tie-down hooks and
suitable straps.
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_& WARNING ~ -
Heavy loads will influence the way your vehi­
cle handles. To help reduce the r isk of a loss
of control leading to serious personal injury:
- Always keep in mind when transporting
heavy objects, that a change in the center of
gravity can also cause changes in vehicle
handling:
- Always distribute the load as evenly as
possible .
- Place heavy objects as far forward in the luggage compartment as possible.
- Never exceed the Gross Axle Weight Rating
or the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating specified
on the safety compliance sticker on the left
door jamb. Exceeding permissible weight
standards can cause the vehicle to slide and
handle differently .
- Please observe information on safe driving
¢page 126.
_& WARNING
To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, always keep the
rear lid closed wh ile driving .
- Never transport objects larger than those
fitting completely into the luggage area be­
cause the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
- If you absolutely must drive with the rear lid open, observe the following notes to reduce
the risk of poisoning:
- Close all windows,
- Close the power roof*,
- Open all a ir outlets in the instrument pan-
el,
- Switch off the air rec irculat ion,
- Set the fresh air fan to the highest speed.
_& WARNING
Always make sure that the doors, all windows,
the power roof* and the rear lid are securely
closed and locked to reduce the risk of injury
when the vehicle is not be ing used.
- After closing the rear lid, always make sure
-
that it is properly closed and locked. ~

Safety belts
Pregnant women must also be correctly
restrained
The best way to protect the fetus is to make sure
that expectant mothers always wear safety belts
correctly -throughout the pregnancy.
Fig. 154 Safety belt posit ion during pregnancy
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be pos itioned correctly on the wear­
er's body ¢
page 139 .
... Adjust the front seat and adjustab le head re­
stra int* correctly ¢
page 52, General informa­
tion .
... Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it evenly
across the chest and pelvis¢
fig. 154, ¢ ,.&. .
... Inse rt the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely
¢page 138, fig . 152.
... Pull on the belt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buckle.
A WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious personal injury in an accident.
- Expectant mothers must always wear the
lap portion of the safety belt as low as pos­
sible across the pelvis and below the round­
ing of the abdomen .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
¢ A in Fasten­
ing safety belts on page 139 .
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Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only after the vehicle has stopped.
.,,
Fig. 155 Re leasing th e tongue from th e buckle
... Push the red release button on the buckle
¢ fig. 155. The belt tongue will spring out of
the buckle
¢ A.
... Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position .
A WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehicle is
moving . Doing so will increase your risk of be­
ing injured or killed .
Adjusting safety belt height
With the aid of the safety belt height adjust­
ment, the three point safety belt strap routing
can be fitted to the shoulder area, according to
body size.
Fig. 156 Safety belt heigh t adjustment for the front seats
- loop -around fittings
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The shoulder belt should lie as close to the center
of the collar bone as possible and should fit well
on the body
¢ ,.&. in Safety belt position on
page 139.
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Airb ag syst em
manufacturer's instructions require the use
of a towel, foam cushion or something else
to properly position the child restraint,
make certain that the
PA SSE NGE R A IR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on whenever
the chi ld restraint is insta lled on the front
passenge r seat.
- If the PA SSEN GER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immed iate ly in­
sta ll c hild restra int in a rear seating position
and have the a irbag system inspected by
your Audi dealer .
_& WARNING
If the front passenger seat gets we t, dry i t i m­
mediately .
- If liquid soaks into the front passenger sea t,
this can keep the airbag system from work ­
ing properly and may, for instance, deacti­
vate the passenger frontal airbag. If th is
happens, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay on together with
the airbag ind icator light
fl in the inst ru­
ment cluster.
- If liquid is poo led on the seat, but has not
soaked in, this may a lso keep the airbag sys ­
tem from work ing properly and cause the
passenge r frontal a irbag to be enab led
(turned on), even tho ugh there is a properly
insta lled child restraint system on the sea t.
Wet towels or other wet things on the seat cus hion can have the same effect .
If the
front passenger fronta l airbag is turned on,
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light light
will go out.
How the Advanced Airbag System
components work together
The fron t Advanced A irbag System and the s ide
a ir bags s upplement the prote ction offered by the
front three-point s afety be lts wi th pre tensioners
a nd load limiters and the adjustable head re ­
straints * to he lp red uce the risk of i njury in a
wide range of acc ident and crash situations . Be
sure to read the important informat ion about
safety and heed the WARNINGS in this chapter.
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Deployment of the Advanced A irbag System and
the activation of the safety belt pretensioners de­
pend on the dece leration meas ured by the crash
sensors and registered by the electronic control unit. Crash severity depends on speed and decel­
eration as we ll as the mass and stiffness of the
vehicle or object involved in the crash .
On the passenger side, regardless of safety belt
use, the front passenger frontal airbag will be
turned
off if the electrical capacitance measured
by the capacitive passenge r detection system on
the front passenger seat is less than the amount programmed in the electronic cont rol uni t. T he
fron t passenger frontal airbag will a lso be turned
off if the capac itance meas ured by the sys tem for
the front passenger seat equals that of an infant of about one year of age in one of the chi ld seats
that was used to certify the Advanced Airbag Sys ­
tem under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. The
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes
on a nd stays on to tell you when the front Ad ­
vanced Airbag System on the passe nger side has
been t urned
off ¢ page 155.
_& WARNING
To reduce the ris k of inj ury w hen an a irbag i n­
fla tes, a lways wear safety belts prope rly.
- If you are unrestra ined, leaning forward, sit­
ting sideways or out of posit io n in any way,
your r isk of injury is much higher.
- You will also receive se rious injuries and
co uld even be killed if yo u are up ag ains t t he
ai rbag or too close to it when i t inflates -
eve n with an Advanced Airbag
¢ page 143.
More important things to know about front
airbags
Fig . 159 Inflated fro nt a irbags
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Airbag system
compliance with the U.S. Safety Standard
¢page 169 .
-will go out if the front passenger seat is occu­
pied by an adult as registered by the capacitive
passenger detection system.
- The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light must come
on and stay on if the ignition is on and .. .
- a car bed has been installed on the front pas­
senger seat, or
- a rearward-facing child restraint has been in ­
stalled on the front passenger seat, or
- a fo rward -facing child restraint has been instal­
led on the front passenger seat,
- and if the e lectrica l capacitance registered on
the front passenger seat is equal to or less than
the combined capacitance of a typical 1 year­
o ld infant and one of the rearward-facing or
forward-facing chi ld restraints listed in Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with which
the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle was certified.
If the front passenger seat is not occupied, the
front airbag will not deploy, and the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light will stay on. Never install a
rearward-facing child restraint on the front pas­
senger seat, the safest place for a child in any
kind of child restraint is at one of the seating po­
sitions on the rear seat ¢
page 144, Child re­
straints on the front seat -some important
things to know
and ¢ page 167, Child safety.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light comes
on ...
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
when one of the conditions listed above is met,
be sure to check the light regularly to make cer­
tain that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
stays on contin uously whenever the ignition is
on. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not appear on and does not stay on all the t ime,
stop as soon as it is safe to do so and
- reactivate the system by turning the ignition
off
for more than 4 seconds and then turning it on
again;
- remove and reinstall the child restraint . Make
sure that the chi ld restraint is properly installed
and that the safety belt for the front passenger
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seat has been correctly routed through the
child restraint as described in the chi ld restraint
manufacture r's instruct ions;
- make sure that the convertib le locking retractor
on the safety be lt for the front passenger seat
has been activated and that the safety belt has
been pulled tight .
- make sure that no electrical device (such as a
laptop,
CD player, electron ic games dev ice,
power inverter or seat heater for ch ild seats) is
placed or used on the front passenger seat if
the device is connected to the 12-volt socket or
the cigarette lighter socket;
- make sure that no seat heater has been retrofit ­
ted or otherwise added to the front passenger
seat;
- make sure that nothing can interfere with the
safety belt buckles and that they are not ob­
structed;
- make sure that there are no wet objects (such
as a wet towe l) and no water or other liquids on
the fron t passenger seat cushion.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG light still does
not come on ...
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 insta ll it p roperly at one of the rear
seat positions. Have the airbag system inspect­
ed by your Audi dealer immed iately.
- move the child to a rear seat position and make
sure that the child is pro pe rly restrained in a
child restraint that is appropriate for its siz e
and age .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG light should NOT
come on ...
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light should NOT
come on when the ignit ion 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
S seconds while dr iv ing, under these c ircumstan­
ces, make sure that:
- the adult on the front passenger seat is proper-
ly seated on the center of the seat cushion with ..,.

Child safet y
exceptional circ umstances and the
PA SSENGE R AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rear
seat ing pos ition and have the airbag system
inspected immediately by your Aud i dealer .
A WARNING
-Forward-facing ch ild seats insta lled on the
front passenger seat may interfere with the deployment of the a irbag and cause serious
persona l injury to the ch ild .
-If exceptiona l circumstances require the use
of a forwa rd-facing child rest raint on the
front passenger's seat, the child 's safety
and we ll-being requ ire the following specia l
precautions to be taken :
- Always make sure that the forward -facing
seat has been designed and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front passenger
seat with a front and side airbag.
- Always carefu lly follow the manufacturer's
instructions provided w ith the child seat
or infant car rier.
- Never install a chi ld restraint without a
properly attached top tether strap if the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions req uire the top tether strap to be used .
- Never put the fo rward-facing child re­
straint up against or very near the instru­
ment panel.
- Always set the safety belt upper anchor­
age to the adjustment position that per­mits proper insta llation in accordance with
the child restraint manufacturer's instruc­ tions.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the
airbag as possible before installing the
child restraint . The backrest must be ad ­
justed to an upr ight position .
- Always make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from being moved to the rea rmost pos ition in its fore
and aft adjustment range.
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- Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic games device,
power inverter or seat heater for child
seats) . These may influence the electrical
capac itance measured by the capac itive
passenger detection system and can also
fly around in an accident and cause se rious
personal injury .
- Never place or use any electrical device
(such as a laptop, CD player, e lectronic
games device, powe r inverter o r seat heat­
er for child seats) on the front passenger
seat if the device is connected to the 12-
vo lt socket or the cigarette lighter socket .
- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or otherwise added to the front passenger seat, never install any child restra int sys­
tem on this seat.
- Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or oth­
er liquids on the front passenger seat
cush ion.
- Always make sure that the
PAS SENGER
AIR BAG O FF
light comes on and stays on
all the time whenever the ignition is
switched on .
- If the
PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, immediate­ ly install the forward-fac ing child seat in a
rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspe cted by your authorized Audi
dealer.
- Always buc kle the ch ild seat firmly in
place even if a child is not s itting in it. A
l oose ch ild seat can fly around du ring a
sudden stop or in a collis ion .
- Always read and heed all WAR NINGS
whenever using a ch ild restraint in a vehi­
cle ¢
page 135, Safety belts, ¢ page 143,
Airbag system
and ¢ page 167, Impor­
tant information .
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Always replace child restraints that were in­
stalled in a vehicle during a crash . Damage to
a child restraint that is not visible could cause it to fail in another co llision situation.