lights AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

MultiMediaInterface













Symbol/DescriptionDescription
@LIST]or[xSwitchestotheresultslist.
@InputfieldDisplaysthecurrentinput.
Displistwithihl-®Resultslistisplaysalistwithsuggestionsbasedonthelettersalreadyen
tered.
@Switchesfromlowercasetouppercaselettersorfromuppercaseto
tlowercaseletters.
©Opensadditionalspelleroptions,forexampleClosespellerand
GClearinputfield
©18?Charactersetsandspecialcharacters
@aotDisplaysaccentedcharacters(suchas4,¢,ff,6).
TSS)ABESwitchesfromlettertonumberinputorfromnumbertoletterin-
put.
Addsaspaceintheinputfield.
—

CharacterselectionHighlightstheselectedcharacter.

®
|
©
|O|
©

AInsertsthesuggestedword*whenyoupushthecontrolknobup.
<x]Deletesthecharactertotheleftofthecursor.
G@)TipsOpeningfreetextsearch

>Select:[MENU]button>desiredmenuitem
(suchasTelephone).
>Keepturningthecontrolknobtotheleftuntil
thefreetextsearchinputfield@>fig.170
appears.Or:pushthecontrolknob uptoopen
theinputfield@.
Accentedcharactersarenotavailableforev-
eryletter.
Freetextsearch
Appliesto:vehicleswithfree textsearch
Usingthefreetextsearch,youcanselecttheor-
derthatthesearchtermsareenteredinthein-
putfield.
ThehandwritingrecognitionfortheMMItouch
controlpad*isautomaticallyactivated.Simply
startwriting.
aFreetextsearchforanentry
Na
;>Enteroneormoresearchtermsinanyorderin-Laat)eels);; ._.
PREMVEtGtotheinputfield.Theindividualsearchterms
PMMAmustbeseparatedby spaceswhenentering.
SeeT)
Aninputsuggestiontocompletetheentry*@)
=>fig.170isshowndependingontheinput.Ad-
ditionalentriesthatcontaintheenteredsearch
termsarelistedIntheresultslist@)>fig.170.
ea

Fig.170Example:freetextsearchontelephone
FreetextsearchisavailableintheVehicle*,Ra-
dio*,Media*,Telephone*,Navigation*andAudi
connect*menus.
Ifthedesiredtermisstillnotdisplayed,enter
additionallettersuntilitisdisplayed.
Itisoftenenoughjusttoenterthefirstlettersof
thesearchterminorderforittodisplayinthe>
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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

Distancetothenextmaneuver
Displayoftheexpressway,highwayormain
roadontowhichyouwillbeturning
Directionarrowfortheupcomingmaneuver
©8
©
Abargraphappearswhenadirectionarrowis
displayed.Thefewerthebarsthatareshown,
theshorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.
Currentvehicleposition@
@Additionalinformation(on-boardcomputer)
Thefollowingfunctionsarealsoavailablewhen
routeguidanceisactive:
—Adjustingthevoiceguidancevolume:turnthe
rightthumbwheelupordownwhileavoice
guidancemessageisplaying.

Z\WARNING
Theroutecalculatedbythenavigationsystem
isarecommendationforreachingyourdesti-
nation.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingrestric-
tions,one-waystreets,lanechangerestric-
tions,etc.

G)Tips
—Alsosee thechapter>page8,Cockpitover-
view.
—Anexclamationpoint“!”infront ofthe
streetnameindicatesthattheinformation
aboutthisstreetorthissectionoftheroute
isnotcompleteinthenavigationdatacon-
tainedintheMMI.Obeytrafficlawsinone-
waystreetsandpedestrianzones.
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Voicerecognitionsystem

Voicerecognitionsystem
Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
YoucanoperatemanyInfotainmentfunctions
convenientlybyspeaking.
Requirement:theignitionandtheMMImustbe
switched
on>page153.Asystemlanguagesup-
portedbythevoicerecognitionsystemmustbe
set.Theremustbenophonecallsinprogressand
theparkingaidmustnotbeactive.

>Switchingon:brieflypressthe[2]button@)
=>page18,fig.11onthemultifunctionsteer-
ing
wheelandsaythedesiredcommandafter
theBeep.
>Switchingoff:pressandholdthe|]button.
Or:pressthe|S]button.
>Pausing:saythecommandPause.Toresume,
pressthe|]button.
>Correcting:saythecommandCorrection.Or:
simplysayanewcommandduringanan-
nouncement>page248.






Inputassistance
Thesystemguidesyouthroughtheinputwith
visualandaudiofeedback.
—Visualinputassistance:afterswitchingon
voicerecognition,adisplaywithaselectionof
possiblecommandsappears.Thiscommand
displaycanbe switchedonoroff.Select:
MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrolbutton
>MMIsettings>Speechdialogsystem.
—Audioinputassistance: tohavethepossible
commandsread,turnthevoicerecognitionsys-
temonandsayHelp.


Forthesystemtounderstandyou:
Speakclearlyanddistinctly atanormalvolume.
Speaklouderwhendrivingfaster.
Emphasizethewordsinthecommandsevenly
anddonotleavelongpauses.
Closethedoors,thewindows,andthesunroof*
toreducebackgroundnoise.Makesurethatpas-
sengersarenotspeakingwhenyouaregivinga
voicecommand.
Donotdirecttheventstowardthehands-freemi-
crophone,whichisintheroofheadlinernearthe
frontinteriorlights.
Onlyusethesystemfromthedriver&#39;sseatbe-
causethehands-freemicrophoneisdirectedto-
wardthatseat.
Additionalsettings
See>page248,Speechdialogsystem.

ZAWARNING
—Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Only usethefunctionsin
suchawaythatyoualwaysmaintaincom-
pletecontroloveryourvehicleinalltraffic
situations.
—Donotuse thevoicerecognitionsystemin
emergenciesbecauseyourvoicemaychange
instressfulsituations.Thesystemmaytake
longertodialthenumberormaynot be
abletodialitatall.Dialtheemergency
numbermanually.
G)Tips
—Thedialogpauseswhenthereisanincom-
ingphonecallandwillcontinueifyouig-
norethecall.Thedialogendsifyouanswer
thecall.
—Youcanselectan iteminthelistusingei-
therthevoicerecognitionsystemorthe
controlknob.

Commandoverview
information
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Thefollowingoverviewsdescribethecommands
thatcan beusedtooperatetheMMIusingthe
voicerecognitionsystem.
Alternativecommandsareseparatedusinga“/”,
forexamplesay:Telephone/(or)Navigation/
(or)Radio.
Sequencesofcommandsusedtoperformanac-
tionareidentifiedwitha“>”,forexamplesay:
Enteraddress>(then)Entercountry/state.
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Audiconnect

Vehiclestatusreport
Thisservicetransfersdriverinformationsystem
datatoaserver.Dependingonthevehicleequip-
ment,certaindatamaybeaccessed,suchasthe
remainingrangeormileage.Thevaluesmaydif-
ferfromthevaluesdisplayedinthevehicle.
CarFinder
Thisservicetransmitstheparkinglocationtoa
serverwhentheignitionisswitchedoff.Thevehi-
clelocation,yourlocation,ortheroutetoyour
vehiclecanbedisplayed.Thenewparkingloca-
tioncannotbedeterminedwiththisserviceifthe
vehicleismovedaftershuttingthevehicleoff
andwithoutswitchingtheignitiononandoff
again,forexampleifthevehicleistowedorsto-
len.
—Deactivatingandactivatingtheparkingposi-
tion:Select:[MENU]>Audiconnect>Carfind-
er.


OnlineAudiservicerequest
Requirement:theservicemustbeactivatedon-
lineatwww.audiusa.com/myaudiandanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiservicefacili-
tymustbeselected.
Thisservicetransmitsservice-relevantdatato
yourselectedauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiservicefacility.Theywillcontactyou
beforeyournextserviceappointment.
StolenVehicleLocator
Thisserviceassistsyouinlocatingyourvehicleif
itisstolen.
—Contactthepolice.YoureceiveaCaseID.
—CalltheservicehotlineandgiveyourCaseID.
Theservicehotlinewillforwardtheestablished
datatothepolice.YoureceivetheAudiService
hotlinenumberwhenyoupurchaseyourvehicle.
GeofencingAlert
Requirement:akeyusermustbesetinthevehi-
cle>page198.
Thisserviceallowsyoutosetpermittedandfor-
biddenzonesforyourvehicleaswellassettime
limitsforthesezones.Ifyourvehicleleavesa
permittedzoneorentersaforbiddenzone,you
willbenotifiedwithapushnotificationand/oran
e-mail.
SpeedAlert
Requirement:akeyusermustbesetinthevehi-
cle>page198.
Youcansetuptotwospeedlimitsforyourvehi-
cleusingthis service.Ifyourvehicleexceedsaset
speedlimit,youwillbenotifiedwithapushnoti-
ficationand/ore-mail.
ValetAlert
Requirement:akeyusermustbesetinthevehi-
cle>page198.
Ifyougiveyourvehicletoaparkingservice,you
cansetazoneandaspeedlimitusingthemyAu-
diapp.Ifthevehicleleavesthezoneorexceeds
thespeedlimit,youwillbenotifiedwithapush
notificationand/ore-mail.

Z\WARNING
Donotignoremessagesandwarningorindi-
catorlightsthatturnoninthevehiclebe-
causeoftheinformationinthevehiclestatus
report.Thiscouldlead tobreakdownsinon
theroad,accidentsandseriousinjuries.
@)Tips
Forsomeservices,youcanselectifyouwould
liketobenotifiedwithapushnotification
and/orane-mail.

Settings
ce)atelatMariano)4
>Select:[MENU]button>rightcontrolbutton>
Connectionmanager.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Onlinesettings>
Dataconnectionsettings.


Depending onthecountry,vehicleequipment,
andconnectiontype,thefollowingfunctionsmay
beavailable:
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Navigation

Navigation
Openingnavigation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Thenavigationsystemdirectsyoutoyourdesti-
nation,aroundtrafficincidents,andonalterna-
tiveroutes,ifdesired.
Homeaddress
2)Gasstation
4
Senet

Fig.189Diagram:Enterdestinationmenu

NAV/MAP. >Pressthebutton.
TheEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayedafter
openingnavigation.Thefollowinginformation
canbedisplayedintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
play:
@Inputfieldforfreetextsearch....205
@Homeaddress.................207
@®Lastdestinations...............206
@Storedfavoritescos:ncesynewss207
Assoonasyouselectanentryfromthelist(de-
pendingonthevehicleequipment),thecorre-
spondingdestinationdisplaysasamappreview*
©?fig.189.
Ifyouhaveconnectedamobiledevicetothe
MMI,yourdirectorycontactswillalsobelistedif
they havenavigationdataassignedtothem.
TheFavorites(4)>fig.189menuitemaswellas
thedirectorycontactsareonlyshownintheEn-
terdestinationmenuifyouhaveenteredoneor
morecharactersusingtheinputfield.
Switchingbetweendestinationentryandthe
map:

NAV/MAP —Pressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.Or:Select:leftcontrol
button>Switchtomap.


ZAWARNING
— Thedemandsoftrafficrequireyourfullat-
tention.Alwaysreadthechapter
=>page153,Trafficsafetyinformation.
—Obeyalltrafficlawswhendriving.
— Theroutecalculatedbythenavigationsys-
temisarecommendationforreachingyour
destination.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingre-
strictions,one-waystreets,lanechangere-
strictions,etc.
—Adjustthevolumeoftheaudiosystemso
thatsignalsfromoutsidethevehicle,such
aspoliceandfiresirens,can beheardeasily
atalltimes.

C)Note
Ifthedrivingdirectionsconflictwithtraffic
laws,obeythetrafficlaws.
G@)Tips
—SnowandobstructionsontheGPSantenna
or interferencecausedbytreesandlarge
buildingscanimpairsatellitereceptionand
affectthesystem&#39;sabilitytodeterminethe
vehicleposition.Severaldeactivatedormal-
functioningsatellitescanalsointerruptGPS
receptionandaffectthesystem&#39;sabilityto
determinethevehicleposition.
—Becausestreetnamessometimeschange,
thenamesstoredintheMMImayinrare
casesdifferfromtheactualstreetname.
Enteringadestination
Freetextsearchfordestinations
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Withthefreetextsearch,youcanenterthenavi-
gationdestinationdataallatonceinanyorder
usingtheMMItouchcontrolpad*ortheletter/
numberspeller(forexample,20MainSt.,Los
Angeles).Likewise,youcansearchforpointsof
interest,contacts,previousdestinationsorfa-
voritestonavigatetothedesiredaddress.

NAV/MAP Pressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilthe
Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed>page205,
fig.189.

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Systemsettings

Systemsettings
Settingthedateand
time
Youcanset theclocktimemanuallyorusingthe
GPS*,

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Date&time.
>Or:select:[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcon-
trolbutton>Vehiclesettings>Date&time.



Automaticsetting
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon¥,thetime
anddateareautomaticallyset.
Time
Requirement:theAutomaticsettingmustbe
switchedoff.
Pressthecontrolknob.YoucansettheTime
manuallybyturningandpressingthecontrol
knob.
Date
Requirement:theAutomaticsettingmustbe
switchedoff.
Pressthecontrolknob.YoucansettheDate
manuallybyturningandpressingthecontrol
knob.
Timezone
Whenselectingtheappropriatetimezone,a
samplingofcountriesinthiszonewillbelisted.
Automatictimezone*
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon@,thetime
willautomaticallyadjusttothecorresponding
timezone.
Automaticdaylightsavingtime*
WhenthisfunctionisswitchedonM,thetime
willautomaticallyswitchtodaylightsavingtime.

D_TheQistandardmakesitpossibletocharge yourmobile
devicewirelessly.
Timeformat
Ifyouselect24h,theclockwilldisplay,forexam-
ple,13:00.IfyouselectAM/PM,theclockwill
display,forexample,1:00PM.
Dateformat
IfyouselectDD.MM.YYYY,thedatedisplaywill
show,forexample,31.08.2018.Ifyouselect
MM/DD/YYVY,thedatedisplaywillshow,forex-
ample,08/31/2018.IfyouselectYYYY-MM-DD,
thedatedisplaywillshow,forexample,
2018-08-31.
MMIsettings

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings.

Language
Youcanchangethedisplaylanguageaswellas
thelanguageforthevoiceguidance*andvoice
recognitionsystem”*.
Thenumberoflanguagesavailabledependson
themarket.
Measurementunits
Thefollowingmeasurementunitscan besetde-
pendingonavailability:Speed,Distance,Tem-
perature,Fuelconsumption,Volume,Pressure.
Mobiledeviceremindersignal
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiphonebox
Requirement:yourcellphonemustbeQi-capa-
ble)orconnectedtotheAudimusicinterface@
withaUSBadaptercable>page181,fig.178.
Whenthedeviceremindersignalisswitchedon,
youwillbenotifiedthatyourmobiledeviceisstill
intheAudiphonebox*whenyouleavethevehi-
cle.YoucanselectbetweenSpokencue,Signal
toneandOff.
Mobiledeviceremindersignalvolume:youcan
adjusttheremindersignalvolumebyturningthe
controlknob.
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Drivingsafety

Drivingsafety
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionapplies toall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.

ZXWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthe in-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepalloftheOwner&#39;sLiterature
manualsinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsell
yourvehiclesothatthisimportantinforma-
tionwillalwaysbeavailabletothedriver
andpassengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner&#39;sLiteraturehandyso
thatyoucanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.

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Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody&#39;sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
> Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>
Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
=>page62.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmirrors
correctlyforyourheight.
>Instructpassengerstoadjusttheheadre-
straintsaccordingtotheirheight.
> Makesuretousetherightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page290,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame>page53,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page260.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
tytoconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.If yourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>/\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusingacellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
>Observealltrafficlaws,rulesoftheroadand
speedlimitsandplaincommonsense.

Safetybelts

Safetybelts
Generalinformation
DEERLLL8aes
Wearingsafetybeltscorrectlysaveslives!
Thischapterexplainswhysafetybeltsareneces-
sary,howtheyworkandhowtoadjustandwear
themcorrectly.
>Readalltheinformationthatfollowsandheed
alloftheinstructionsandWARNINGS.

ZA\WARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeath.
—Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofserious
injuryanddeathinautomobileaccidents.
Foryourprotectionandthat ofyourpassen-
gers,alwayscorrectlywearsafetybelts
whenthevehicleismoving.
—Pregnantwomen,injured,orphysicallyim-
pairedpersonsmustalsousesafetybelts.
Likeallvehicleoccupants,theyaremore
likelytobeseriouslyinjurediftheydonot
wearSafetybelts.Thebestwaytoprotecta
fetusistoprotectthe mother-throughout
theentirepregnancy.
Numberofseats
Appliesto:Vehicleswithfiveseats:Yourvehicle
hastwofrontseatsandthreerearseats.Each
seatingpositionhasasafetybelt.

Appliesto:Vehicleswithsevenseats:Yourvehi-
cleshastwofrontseats,threeseatsinthesec-
ond rowandtwoseatsinthethirdrow.Each
seatingpositionhasasafetybelt.

ZA\WARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeath.
—Neverstrapmorethanoneperson,including
smallchildren,intoanybelt.Itisespecially


dangeroustoplaceasafetybeltoverachild
sittingonyourlap.
—Neverletmorepeoplerideinthevehicle
thantherearesafetybeltsavailable.
—Besureeveryoneridinginthevehicleis
properlyrestrainedwithaseparatesafety
beltorchildrestraint.
Safetybeltwarninglight
Yourvehiclehasawarningsystemforthedriver
andfrontseatpassengertoremindyouabout
theimportanceofbuckling-up.



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Fig.223Safetybeltwarninglightintheinstrumentclus-
ter -enlarged
Beforedrivingoff,always:
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesureyouare
wearingitproperly.
>Makesurethatyourpassengersalsobuckleup
andproperlyweartheirsafetybelts.
>Protectchildrenwitha childrestraintsystem
appropriateforthesizeandage.
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentcluster
lightsupwhentheignitionisswitchedonasare-
mindertofastenthesafetybelts.Inaddition,
youwillhearawarningtoneforacertainperiod
oftime.
Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesurethatyour
passengersalsoproperlyputontheirsafety
belts.

ZA\WARNING
—Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofserious
injuryanddeathinautomobileaccidents.
Foryourprotectionandthat ofyour>


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Airbagsystem

Monitoringthe
AdvancedAirbagSystem
Airbagmonitoringindicatorlight
Twoseparateindicatorsmonitorthefunctionof
theAdvancedAirbagSystem:the2]lightand
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#¥;ON@light.
TheAdvancedAirbagSystemaswellastheside
airbagsandsidecurtainairbagswithejection
mitigationfeatures(includingtheelectroniccon-
trolunit,sensorsandsystemwiring)areall
monitoredcontinuouslytomakesure thatthey
arefunctioningproperlywhenever theignitionis
on.Everytimeyouturnontheignition,theair-
bagsystemindicatorlightkawillcomeon fora
fewseconds(functioncheck).
Thesystemmustbeinspectedwhenthe
indicatorlightBa:
—doesnotcomeonwhentheignitionisswitched
on
—doesnotgooutafewsecondsafteryouhave
switched
ontheignition,or
—comesonwhiledriving
Ifanairbagsystemmalfunctionisdetected,the
indicatorlightwillcomeontoserveasaconstant
remindertohavethesysteminspectedimmedi-
ately.
If amalfunctionoccurs thatturnsthefrontair-
bagonthepassengersideoff,thePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF3%;lightwillcomeonandstayon
whenevertheignitionison.

Z\WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioningprop-
erlycannotprovidesupplementalprotection
inafrontalcrash.
-Iftheairbagindicatorlight>page22
comeswhenthevehicleisbeingused,have
thesysteminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer.Itispossiblethat
theairbagwillinflatewhenitisnotsup-
posedto,orwillnotinflatewhenitshould.

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PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;ON@light

Fig.237Sectionfromtheheadliner:PASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF2%,ON@light
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#¥;ON@lightis
locatedintheheadliner>fig.237.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightwillcome
onandstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAd-
vancedAirbagonthepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Ifthe
bulbforthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#7;ON@
lightburnsout,theairbagindicatorlightkawill
comeontosignalamalfunctionintheAdvanced
AirbagSystem.Althoughtheburned-outbulb
willnotchangethewaythefrontpassenger&#39;s
frontalairbagworks,itwillnolongerbepossible
tousethePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#7;ON®
lighttomakesurethattheairbagon/offstatusis
correctfortheoccupant onthefrontpassenger
seat.Havetheairbagsysteminspectedimmedi-
atelybyyourauthorizedAudidealer.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;ON@light
willblinkforabout5secondswhen:
—thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem,
whichswitchesthefrontseatpassenger&#39;sfron-
talAdvancedAirbagonandoff,detectsa
changeinthestatusofthefrontpassenger
seat.
AssoonasthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#¥;ON
®lightstopsblinking,alwaysmakesurethatthe
airbag status(onoroff)asshownbythelightis
properfortheage,sizeandelectricalcapacitance
ofthepersonoccupying thefrontpassengerseat.
Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltforthe
frontpassengerseatisproperlyfastened.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;/PASSENGER
AIRBAGON@lightwillshowthestatusofthe>

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Airbagsystem

frontseatpassenger&#39;sfrontalAdvancedAirbag.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light:
—willcomeonifthefrontpassengerseatisnot
occupied;
—willcomeoniftheelectricalcapacitancemeas-
uredby thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsys-
temforthefrontpassengerseatequalsthe
combinedcapacitanceofaninfantuptoabout
oneyearofageandoneoftherearward-facing
orforward-facingchildrestraintslistedinFed-
eralMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208with
whichtheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehi-
cle wascertified;Foralistingofthechildre-
straintsthatwereusedtocertifyyourvehicle&#39;s
compliancewiththeU.S.SafetyStandard
=>page292.
—willgooutifthefrontpassengerseatisoccu-
piedbyanadultasregisteredbythecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystem.
—ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightmust
comeonandstayoniftheignitionisonand...
—a-carbedhasbeeninstalledonthefrontpas-
sengerseat,or
—arearward-facingchildrestrainthasbeenin-
stalledonthefrontpassengerseat,or
—aforward-facingchildrestrainthasbeeninstal-
ledonthefrontpassengerseat,
—andiftheelectricalcapacitanceregisteredon
thefrontpassengerseatisequaltoorlessthan
thecombinedcapacitanceofatypical1year-
old infantandoneoftherearward-facingor
forward-facingchildrestraintslistedinFederal
MotorVehicleSafetyStandard208withwhich
theAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewas
certified.
Ifthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,the
frontairbagwillnotdeploy,andthePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF3%;lightwillstayon.
Neverinstallarearward-facingchildrestrainton
thefrontpassengerseat,thesafestplacefora
child
inanykind ofchildrestraintisatoneofthe
seatingpositionsontherearseat>page269,
Childrestraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknowand>page290,Childsafe-
ty.
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
comeson...
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightcomes
onwhenoneoftheconditionslistedaboveis
met, besuretocheckthelightregularlytomake
certainthatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF7;
lightstaysoncontinuouslywhenevertheignition
ison.IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;light
doesnotappearonanddoesnotstayonallthe
time,stopassoonasitissafe todosoand
—reactivatethesystembyturningtheignitionoff
formorethan4secondsandthenturningiton
again;
—removeandreinstallthechildrestraint.Make
surethatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalled
andthatthesafetybeltforthefrontpassenger
seathasbeencorrectlyroutedthroughthe
childrestraintasdescribedinthechildrestraint
manufacturer&#39;sinstructions;
—makesurethattheconvertiblelockingretractor
onthesafetybeltforthefrontpassengerseat
hasbeenactivatedandthatthesafetybelthas
beenpulledtight.
—makesurethatnoelectricaldevice(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchildseats)is
placedorusedonthefrontpassengerseatif
thedeviceisconnectedtothe12-voltsocketor
thecigarettelightersocket;
—makesurethatnoseatheaterhasbeenretrofit-
tedorotherwiseaddedtothefrontpassenger
seat;
—makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
safetybeltbucklesandthattheyarenotob-
structed;
—makesurethattherearenowetobjects(such
asawettowel)andnowaterorotherliquidson
thefrontpassengerseatcushion.
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF&,lightstill
doesnotcomeon...
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightstill
doesnotcomeonanddoesnotstayoncontinu-
ously(whentheignitionisswitchedon),
—takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassenger
seatandinstallitproperlyatoneoftherear
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