AUDI TT 2012 Repair Manual

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-Neverputtheforward-facing childre­
straintupagainstorveryneartheinstru­
mentpanel.
-Always movethepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossible,beforeinstalling
theforward-facing childrestraint.The
backrestmustbeadjustedtoanupright
position.
-MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignition isswitched
on.
Advanced AirbagSystem components
Thefrontpassengerseatinyourvehicle hasa
lotofveryimportantpartsoftheAdvanced
Airbag
Systeminit. Thesepartsincludethe
weight-sensingmat,sensors,wiring, brack­
ets,andmore.Thefunctionofthesystemin
thefrontpassengerseatischeckedbythe
electroniccontrolunitwhentheignitionison.
The
controlunitmonitorstheAdvancedAir­
bagSystemandturnstheairbagindicator
light on
whenamalfunctioninthesystem
componentsisdetected.Thefunctionofthe
airbagindicatorlightisdescribedingreater
detailbelow. Becausethefrontpassenger
seatcontainsimportantpartsoftheAd­
vanced AirbagSystem,youmusttakecareto
preventitfrombeingdamaged.Damageto
theseatmaypreventtheAdvanced Airbagfor
thefrontpassengerseatfromdoingitsjobin
acrash.
Thefront Advanced AirbagSystem
consistsofthefollowing:
- Crashsensorsinthefrontofthevehiclethat
measurevehicleacceleration/deceleration
toprovideinformationtotheAdvancedAir­
bagSystemabouttheseve rityofthecrash.
-
Anelectroniccontrolunit, withintegrated
crashsensorsforfrontandsideimpacts.
Thecontrolunit"decides"whethertofire
thefrontairbagsbasedontheinformation
receivedfromthecrashsensors.Thecontrol
unitalso"decides"whetherthesafetybelt
pretensionersshouldbeactivated.
-AnAdvanced Airbagwithgasgeneratorfor
thedriverinsidethesteeringwheelhub.
-
AnAdvanced Airbagwithgasgeneratorin­
sidetheinstrumentpanelforthefrontpas­
senger.
- Aweight-sensingmatundertheupholstery
paddingofthefrontpassengerseatcushion
thatmeasuresthetotalweightontheseat.
The
informationregisteredissentcontinu­
ously
totheelectroniccontrolunittoregu­
latedeploymentofthefrontAdvancedAir­
bag onthepassengerside.
-
Anairbagmonitoringsystemandindicator
lightintheinstrumentclustere;,page122.
- ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightcomes
onandstaysoninthecenteroftheinstru­
mentpanele;,page122,fig.115andtells
youwhenthefrontAdvanced Airbagonthe
passengersidehasbeenturnedoff.
-Asensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch forthe
frontseatpassengertomeasurethetension
on
thesafetybelt. Thetensiononthesafety
beltandtheweightregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmathelpthecontrolunit
"decide"whetherthefrontairbagforthe
frontpassengerseatshouldbeturnedoffor
note;,page113,Child restraints onthe
frontseat-sameimportantthingsto
know.
- Asensorinthesaf-etybeltlatch forthedriv­
erandforthefrontseàtpassengerthat
senseswhetherthatsafetybeltislatchedor
notandtransmitsthisinformationtothe
electronic controlunit.
AWARNING
Damagetothefrontpassengerseatcan
preventthefrontairbagfromworking
properly.
-
Improperrepair ordisassemblyofthe
frontpassengeranddriverseatwillpre­
venttheAdvanced AirbagSystemfrom
functioning properly.
- Repairs
tothefrontpassengerseatmust
beperformedbyqualifiedandproperly
trainedworkshoppersonnel.~
_Never removethefrontpassengeror
driver
seatfromthevehicle.
_Never removetheupholsteryfromthe
frontpassengerseat.
_Neverdisassembleorremovepartsfrom
theseatordisconnectwiresfromit.
_Nevercarrysharpobjectsinyourpockets
orplacethemontheseat.Iftheweight­
sensingmatinthepassengerseatis
punctureditcannotwork properly.
_Never carrythingsonyourlaporcarry
objects on
thepassengerseat.Such
itemscanincreasetheweightregistered
bytheweight-sensingmatandsendthe
wronginformationtotheairbagcontrol
unit.
_Neverstoreitemsunderthefrontpas­
sengerseat.PartsoftheAdvancedAir­
bagSystemunderthepassengerseat
could bedamaged,preventingthemand
theairbagsystemfromworking proper­
ly.
_Never placeseatcoversorreplacement
upholsterythathavenotbeenspecifical­
lyapprovedbyAudionthefrontseats.
-Seatcovers canpreventtheAdvanced
Airbag
Systemfromrecognizing childre­
straintsoroccupantsonthefrontpas­
sengerseatandpreventthesideairbag
intheseatbackrestfromdeploying prop­
erly.
-Never usecushions, pillows,blanketsor
similar
itemsonthefrontpassenger
seat.Theadditionalpaddingwillprevent
theweight-sensingmatintheseatfrom
accurately registering
thechildrestraint
orpersonontheseatandpreventthe
AdvancedAirbagSystemfromfunction­
ing properly.
-Ifyoumustuseachildrestraintonthe
frontpassengerseatandthechild re­
straintmanufacturer'sinstructionsre­
quire
theuseofatowel,foamcushionor
somethingelsetoproperly positionthe
childrestraint,makecertainthatthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightcomes
onandstaysonwheneverthechildre-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassen­
gerseat.
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immedi­
atelyinstallchildrestraintinarearseat­
ing positionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudi dealer.
HowtheAdvanced AirbagSystem
components worktogether
ThefrontAdvanced AirbagSystemandthe
sideairbagssupplementtheprotectionof­
fered
bythefrontthree-pointsafetybelts
;"'ithpretensionersandload limitersandthe
adjustableheadrestraintstohelp reducethe
riskofinjuryinawiderangeofaccidentand
crashsituations.Besuretoreadtheimpor­
tantinformationaboutsafetyandheedthe
WARNINGSinthischapter.
DeploymentoftheAdvanced AirbagSystem
andtheactivationofthesafetybeltpreten­
sionersdependonthedecelerationmeasured.
bythecrashsensorsandregisteredbythe
electroniccontrolunit.Crash severitydepends
onspeedanddecelerationaswellasthemass
andstiffnessofthevehicleorobjectinvolved
inthecrash.
Whentheelectroniccontrolunitregistersa
low severity crash
andthesafetybeltisbeing
used,
theairbagwillnotdeploy.Ifthesafety
beltisnotbeingused,thefirststagedeploys,
followed
bythesecondstageafteramuchlat­
ertimeinthecrashsequence.
Iftheelectroniccontrolunitregistersa crash
ofmediumseverity,thefirststageoftheair­
bag deploys followed
bythesecondstageata
much
latertimeinthecrashsequence- re­
gardlessofwhetherthesafetybeltisbeing
used ornot. In
higherseveritycrashesasreg­
isteredbytheelectroniccontrolunit,boththe
firstandsecondstagesdeployalmostatthe
sametime.
Onthepassengerside,regardlessofsafety
beltuse,theairbagwill beturnedoffifthe
weightonthepassengerseatislessthanthe
amountprogrammedintheelectroniccontrol.

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willalso beturnedoffifoneofthechildsafe­
tyseatsthathasbeencertifiedunderFederal
Motor Vehicle
SafetyStandard208hasbeen
recognizedontheseat.ThePASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstaysontotell
youwhenthefrontAdvancedAirbagonthe
passengersidehasbeenturnedoff
qpage113,Childrestraints onthe frontseat
-someimportant thingstoknaw.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.
-
Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,
sittingsidewaysoroutofpositioninany
way,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
-
Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbe killed ifyouareupagainst
theairbagortooclosetoitwhenitin­
flates-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
qpage111.
Moreimportantthingstoknowaboutfrontairbags
Fig.114Inflatedfrontairbags
Safetybeltsareimportanttohelpkeepfront
seatoccupantsintheproperseatedposition
50thatairbagscanunfoldproperlyandpro­
vide
supplementalprotectioninafrontalcol­
lision.
The
frontairbagsaredesignedtoprovidead­
ditionalprotectionforthechestandfaceof
thedriverandthefrontseatpassengerwhen:
-safetybeltsarewornproperly, -
theseatshavebeenpositioned50thatthe
occupantisproperlyseatedasfaraspossi­
ble
fromtheairbag,
-andtheheadrestraintshavebeenproperly
adjusted.
Becauseairbagsinflateintheblinkofaneye
withgreatforce,thingsyou have onyourlap
orhave placed ontheseatcouldbecomedan­
gerousprojectiles,andbepushedintoyou if
theairbaginflates.
Whenanairbagdeploys, finedustisreleased.
Thisisnormalandisnotcausedbyafirein
thevehicle.Thisdustismadeupmostlyofa
powderusedtolubricatetheairbagsasthey
deploy.Itcouldirritateskin.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementalairbagsystemisdesignedtore­
ducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,other
injuries, forexampleswelling, bruisingand
minorabrasions,canalsohappenwhenair­
bagsinflate.Airbagsdonotprotectthearms
orthelowerpartsofthebody.Frontairbags
onlysupplementthethreepointsafetybelts
insomefrontalcollisionsinwhichthevehicle
decelerationishighenoughtodeploytheair­
bags.
Frontairbagswillnotdeploy:
-iftheignitionisswitchedoffwhenacrash
occurs,
-
insidecollisions,'--
-inrear-endcollisions,
-
inrollovers,
-
whenthecrashdecelerationmeasuredby
theairbagsystemislessthantheminimum
thresholdneededforairbagdeploymentas
registeredbytheelectroniccontrolunit.
Thefrontpassengerairbagwillalsonotdeploy:
-whenthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccu­
pied,
-
whentheweightonthefrontpassenger
seatassensedbytheAdvanced AirbagSys­
temindicatesthatthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidehastobeturnedoffbythe~
--electroniccontrolunit(thePASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstayson).
-~WARNING
Sittinginthewrongpositioncanincrease
theriskofseriousinjuryincrashes.
_Toreducetheriskofinjurywhentheair-
bags
inflate,thedriverandpassengers
mustalwayssitinanuprightposition,
mustnotLeanagainstorplaceanypart
oftheirbodytooclosetotheareawhere
theairbagsarelocated.
_Occupantswhoareunbelted,outofposi-
tion
ortooclosetotheairbagcanbese-
riously injured byanairbagasitunfolds
withgreatforceintheblinkofaneye
qpage113.
AWARNING
Achild inarearward-facingchildsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
will beseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilled if
thefrontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
and childagainstthebackrest,center
armrest,doororroof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
&.WARNING
abjectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwill
increase
theriskofinjuryinacrashbyin-
terferingwiththewaytheairbagunfolds
orbybeingpushedinto youastheairbag
inflates.
-Never holdthingsinyourhandsoron
yourlapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
- Never
transportitemsonorinthearea
ofthefrontpassengerseat.abjects
couldmoveintotheareaofthefrontair-
bagsduring brakingorothersuddenma-
neuverandbecomedangerousprojec-
tilesthatcancauseseriouspersonalin-
jury if
theairbagsinflate.
- Never place
orattachaccessoriesoroth-
erobjects(suchascupholders,tele-
phonebrackets, large,heavyorbulkyob-
jects)onthedoors,overornearthearea
marked"AIRBAG" onthesteeringwheel,
instrumentpanel,seatbackrestsorbe-
tweenthoseareasandyourself.These
objectscouldcauseinjuryinacrash,es-
peciallywhentheairbagsinflate.
- Never reclinethefrontpassenger'sseat
totransportobjects.Itemscanalso
moveintotheareaofthesideairbagor
thefrontairbagduringbrakingorina
suddenmaneuver.abjectsneartheair-
bagscanbecomeprojectilesandcause
injury,particularlywhentheseatisre-
clined.
- Never
tiltthefrontpassengerseatback-
restforwardwhenthevehicleismoving.
Aninflatingairbagwillforcetheback-
restbackwardandcan injurerearseatoc-
cupants.
AWARNING
The finedustcreatedwhenairbagsdeploy
cancausebreathingproblemsforpeople
withahistoryofasthmaorotherbreath-
ingconditions.
-Toreducetheriskofbreathingproblems,
thosewithasthmaorotherrespiratory
conditionsshouldgetfreshairright
away bygettingoutofthevehicleor
openingwindowsordoors.
-Ifyouareinacollisioninwhichairbags
deploy,washyourhandsandfacewith
mildsoapandwaterbeforeeating.
_Becarefulnottogetthedustintoyour
eyes,orintoanycutsorscratches.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightmust
comeonandstayoniftheignitionisonand
- acarbedhasbeeninstalledonthefront
seat,or
- arearward-facingchildrestrainthasbeen
installedonthefrontpassengerseat,or
- aforward-facingchildrestrainthasbeenin-
stalledonthefrontpassengerseat,or~
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightshould
NOTcomeonwhentheignitionisonandan
adultissittinginaproperseatingpositionon
thefrontpassengerseat.IfthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstaysonor
flashesforabout5secondswhile driving, un­
derthesecircumstances,makesurethat:
-theadultonthefrontpassengerseatis
properlyseatedonthecenteroftheseat
cushionwithhisorherbackupagainstthe
backrestandthebackrestisnotreclined
c')page94,Properoccupant seatingposi­
tions,
-theadultisnottakingweightofftheseatby
holding on
tothepassengerassisthandle
abovethefrontpassengerdoororsupport­
ingtheirweightonthearmrest,
-thesafetybeltisbeing properly wornand
thatthereisnotalotofslackinthesafety
beltwebbing,
-accessoryseatcoversoreushionsorother
thingsthatmaycauseanincorrectreading
orimpressionontheweight-sensingmat
undertheupholsteryoftheseathavebeen
removedfromthefrontpassengerseat,~
Airbagsystem1
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightstill
doesnotcomeonanddoesnotstayoncon­
tinuously(whentheignitionisswitchedon),
-takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositions.Havetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealerimmediately.
-movethechildtoarearseatpositionand
makesurethatthechildisproperlyrestrain­
edinachildrestraintthatisappropriatefor
its sizeandage.
-makesurethatthesafetybelttensionsen­
sorisnotblocked.Shakethesafetybelt
latch onthefrontpassengerseatbackand
forth;
-Ifastraportetherisbeingusedtotiethe
childsafetyseattothefrontpassenger
seat,makesurethatitisnot50tightthatit
causestheweight-sensingmattomeasure
moreweightthanisactuallyontheseat.
-reactivatethesystembyturningtheignition
off
andthenturningitonagain;
- removeandreinstallthechildrestraint.
Makesurethatthechildrestraintisproperly
installedandthatthesafetybeltforthe
frontpassengerseathasbeencorrectly
routedaroundthechildrestraintasdescri­
bed
inthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sin­
structions;
-makesurethattheconvertiblelocking fea­
tureonthesafetybeltforthefrontpassen­
gerseathasbeenactivatedandthatthe
safetybelthasbeenpuliedtight.Thebelt
mustnotbe looseorhaveloopsofslack50
thatthesensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch
on
theseatcan doitsjobc')page143.
-makesurethatthingsthatmayincreasethe
weightofthechildandchildsafetyseatare
notbeingtransportedonthefrontpassen­
gerseat;
----_theweightregisteredonthefrontpassen-
gerseatisequaltoorlessthanthecom­
binedweightofatypicallyear-oldrestrain­
edinoneoftherear-facingorforward-fac­
inginfantrestraintslistedinFederal Motor
Vehicle
SafetyStandard208withwhichthe
Advanced AirbagSysteminyourvehiclewas
certified.
If
thefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,
the
frontairbagwillnotdeploy,andthePAS­
SENGERAIRBAGOFFlightwillstayon.Nev­
er install arearward-facing child
restrainton
the
frontpassengerseat,thesafestplacefor
a childinany kindofchildrestraintisatone
oftheseatingpositionsontherearseat
qpage113,Child restraints onthe frontseat
_some important thingstoknowand
qpage133,ChildSafety.
IfthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightcames
onwhenoneoftheconditionslistedaboveis
met, besuretocheckthelightregularlyto
makecertainthatthePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFlightstaysoncontinuouslywheneverthe
ignitionison.IfthePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFlightdoesnotappearandnotstayonall
thetime,stopassoonasitissafetodo50
and
The
PASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightislocated
inthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel
c')fig.115.
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightwillcome
on
andstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAd­
vancedAirbag onthepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Each
timeyouturnontheignition,thePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFlightwillflashforafew
secondsand:
Fig.115Sectionfromtheinstrumentpanel:PASSEN­GERAIRBAGOFFlight
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin­
fla
tewhenitshould.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedimme­
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFIight•
- will
stayon ifthefrontpassengerseatisnot
occupied,..-.
-willstayon ifthereisasQ1all childorchild
restraintonthefrontpassengerseat,
-will gooutifthefrontpassengerseatisoc­
eupiedbyanadultasregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmat.
~AirbagmonitoringindicatorIight
Twoseparate indicators monitorthefunction
oftheAdvonced AirbagSystem:theoirbag
monitoring indicatorIight
andthePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFIight.
-Iftheresidueshouldgetintoyoureyes,
flush
themwithwater.
Monitoringthe
AdvancedAirbag
System
&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro­
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremaybesomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
TheAdvanced AirbagSystem(includingthe
electroniccontrolunit,sensorcircuitsandsys­
temwiring)ismonitoredcontinuouslyto
makesurethatitisfunctioningproperly
whenevertheignitionison.Eachtimeyou
turnontheignition,theairbagmonitoringin­
dicatorlight1willcomeonforafewseconds
(selfdiagnostics).
ThesystemmustbeinspectedwhentheindicatorIight1:
-doesnotcomeonwhentheignitionis
switchedon,
-doesnotgooutafewsecondsafteryou
have
switchedontheignition,or
-comeson while driving.
Ifanairbagsystemmalfunctionisdetected
theindicatorlightwillfirststartflashingto'
catchthedriver'sattentionandthenstayon
continuouslytoserveasaconstantreminder
tohavethesysteminspectedimmediately.
Ifamalfunctionoceursthatturnsthefront
airbagonthepassengersideoff,thePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFlightwillcomeonandstay
onwhenevertheignitionison.

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-Never modifythefrontbumperorparts
ofthevehicle body.
- Always make
surethatthesideairbag
can
inflatewithoutinterference:
- Neverinstallseatcoversorreplace­
mentupholsteryoverthefrontseat­
backsthathavenotbeenspecifically
approvedbyAudi.
- Never use
additionalseatcushionsthat
coyertheareaswherethesideairbags
inflate.
-
Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor
totheseamintheareaofthesideair­
bag
modulemustalways berepaired
immediatelybyanauthorizedAudi
dealer.
-
T.heairbagsystemcan beactivated only
once. After
anairbaghasinflated,it
mustbereplaced byanauthorizedAudi
dealerorqualified technician whohas
thetechnicalinformation,trainingand
specialequipmentnecessary.
- The
airbagsystemcanbedeployed only
once. After
anairbaghasbeendeployed,
itmustbereplaced withnewreplace­
mentpartsdesignedandapprovedespe­
ciallyforyour Audimodelversion.Re­
placementofcompleteairbagsystems
orairbagcomponentsmustbeper­
formedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Make
surethatanyairbagserviceaction
isenteredinyour AudiWarranty&Main­
tenancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACE­
MENTRECORD.
-Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,
thealternatorandstarterareseparated
fromthevehiclebatterywith apyrotech­
nic circuit
interrupter.
-Work onthepyrotechnic circuitinter­
ruptermustonlybeperformedbya
qualified
dealer- riskofanaccident!
-
Ifthevehicle orthecircuitinterrupter
isscrapped,allapplicablesafetypre-
cautionsmustbefollowed.~
Repair,careanddisposaioftheairbags
&.WARNING
Impropercare, servicingandrepair proce­
dures canincrease
theriskofpersonalin­
jury and
deathbypreventinganairbag
from deployingwhenneededordeploying
an airbag unexpectedly:
-Nevercoyer,obstruct,orchangethe
steeringwheelhornpadorairbagcoyer
or
theinstrumentpanelor modifythem
inanyway.
-Neverattachanyobjectssuchascup
holders
ortelephonemountingstothe
surfacescoveringtheairbagunits.
- For cleaning
thehorn padorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothorone
moistenedwith plainwater.Solventsor
cleanerscoulddamagetheairbagcoyer
or
changethestiffnessorstrengthofthe
materialsothattheairbagcannotde­
ploy
andprotectproperly.
-Never repair,adjust,orchangeanyparts
oftheairbagsystem.
-Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instru­
mentpanel,frontseatsorelectricalsys­
tem(includingtheinstallationofaudio
equipment,cellulartelephonesandCS
radios,etc.)mustbeperformedbya
qualified technician whohasthetraining
and
specialequipmentnecessary.
-For anyworkontheairbagsystem,we
strongly
recommendthatyouseeyour
authorizedAudidealeror qualified work­
shop.
Parts
oftheairbagsystemareinstalledat
rnanydifferentplaces
onyour Audi.Installing,
rernoving, servicingorrepairing apartinan
areaofthevehiclecandamageapartofan
airbagsystemandpreventthatsystemfrom
working properlyinacollision.
There
aresomeimportantthingsyou haveto
knowtornakesurethattheeffectivenessof
thesystemwillnotbeimpairedandthatdis­
carded
componentsdonotcauseinjury orpol­
lute
theenvironment.
diatelyinstalltherear-facing childsafety
seatinarearseatingpositionandhave
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourAUdi
dealer.
- Atighttetherorotherstrapon arear­
ward-facing child
restraintattachedto
thefrontpassengerseatcanputtoo
muchpressureontheweight-sensing
matintheseatandregistermoreweight
thanisactuallyontheseat.Theheavier
weightregisteredcanmakethesystem
workasthoughanadultwereontheseat
anddeploytheAdvanced Airbagwhenit
mustbesuppressedcausings~riousor
evenfatalinjurytothechild.
- If,
inexceptionalcircumstances,you
mustinstall aforward-facing childre­
straintonthefrontpassengerseat,al­
ways move
theseatintoitsrearmostpo­
sition
intheseat'sforeandaft~djust­
mentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible. Thebackrestmustbeadjust­
edtoanuprightposition. Makesurethat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
comesonandstaysonallthetimewhen­
evertheignitionisswitchedon.
.&.WARNING
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotgooutwhenanadultissitting
onthefrontpassengerseataftertaking
thestepsdescribed'<rbove,makesurethe
adultisproperlyseatedàndrestrainedat
oneoftherearseatingpositions.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealerbeforetransporting
anyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.
@Tips
Iftheweight-sensingmatinthefrontpas­
sengerseatdetectsanemptyseat,the
frontairbagonthepassengerside willbe
turnedoff,andPASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
willstayon.
Importantsafety instructions on
monitoringtheAdvanced AirbagSystem
Airbagsystem
- asafetybeltextenderhasnotbeenleftin
thesafetybeltlatchforthefrontpassenger
seat.
InadditiontothePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightinthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel,
themessagePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFor
PASSENGERAIRBAGONwill brieflyappear
intheinstrumentclusterdisplay. Thisistoin­
formthedriverofthecurrentfrontpassenger
airbagstatus.
.&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro-
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbag indicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremay besomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin-
flatewhenitshould.
-Havetheairbagsysteminspectedimme-
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
.&.WARNING
Ifthefrontairbaginflates, achildwithout
achildrestraint,ina rearward-facing child
safetyseatorinaforward-facing childre-
straintthathasnotbeenproperlyinstalled
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilled.
- Even
thoughyourvehicleisequipped
withanAdvanced AirbagSystem,make
certainthatallchildren, especially12
yearsandyounger, alwaysrideonthe
backseatproperlyrestrainedfortheir
ageandsize.
- Always
installforwardorrear-facing
child
safetyseatsontherearseat- even
with
anAdvanced AirbagSystem.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward-facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotappearandstayon,imme-

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126Airbagsystem
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Undeployedairbagmodulesandpreten­
sionersmightbeclassifiedasPerchlorate
Material-specialhandlingmay apply,see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/per­
chlorate.Whenthevehicleorpartsofthe
restraintsystemincludingairbagmodules
safetybeltswithpretensionersarescrap­
ped, all
applicablelawsandregulations
mustbeobserved.YourauthorizedAudi
dealerisfami liarwiththeserequirements
andwerecommendthatyou have your
dealerperformthisserviceforyou.
Other thingsthatcanaffect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionsystemcan
changethewaythattheAdvanced AirbagSys­
temperformsinacrash. ForexampLe, using
tire-rim
combinationsnotapprovedbyAudi,
lowering
thevehicle,changingthestiffnessof
thesuspension,includingthesprings,suspen­
sionstruts,shockabsorbersetc. canchange
theforcesthataremeasuredbytheairbag
sensorsandsenttotheelectroniccontrol
unit.Somesuspensionchangescan,forexam­
ple,increasetheforce levelsmeasuredbythe
sensorsandmaketheairbagsystemdeployin
crashesinwhich itwouldnotdeploy ifthe
changeshadnotbeenmade.Otherkindsof
changesmayreducetheforcelevelsmeas­
uredbythesensorsandpreventtheairbag
fromdeployingwhenitshould.
Thesensorsinthesafetybeltbuckleforthe
driverandfrontpassengerseattelltheelec­
tronic
controlmoduleifthesafetybeltis
latchedor not.Ifthesafetybeltisbeing used,
thefrontairbag willdeployataslightlyhigh­
errateofvehicledecelerationthanifthesafe­
tybeltisnotbeing used..Therefore,inapar­
ticular collision, it
ispossiblethatanairbag
will
notdeployataseatingpositionwherethe
safetybeltis bei ngusedbutwill inflateatthe
positionwherethesafetybeltisnotbeing
used.
Itisimportantthatnothinginterfere
withthesafetybeltbucklessothatthesen-
sorscansendthecorrectinformationabout
safetybeltusetotheeLectroniccontrolunit.
&.WARNING
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensioninclud-
ing
useofunapprovedtire-rimcombina-
tionscanchangeAdvanced Airbagper-
formanceandincreasetheriskofserious
personalinjuryinacrash.
- Never install
suspensioncomponents
thatdonothavethesameperformance
characteristicsasthecomponentsorigi-
nally instalLed on
yourvehicle.
- Never usetire-rim
combinationsthat
havenotbeenapprovedbyAudi.
.&WARNING
Itemsstoredbetweenthesafetybelt
buckleandthecenterconsolecancause
thesensorsinthebuckletosendthe
wronginformationtotheelectronic con-
trolmoduleandpreventtheAdvancedAir-
bagSystemfromworking properly.
- Always make
surethatnothingcaninter-
ferewiththesafetybeltbucklesandthat
theyarenotobstructed.
Kneeairbags
Descriptionofknee airbags •
Thekneeairbag syste conprovide supple­
mentalprotection toprope(fYrestrained
front
seatoccupants.
Fig.116Driver's airbag
Thedriver kneeairbagisintheinstrument
paneLunderneaththesteeringwheel
qfig.116,theairbagforthepassengerisat~
--aboutthesameheightintheinstrumentpan­
el
underneaththegLovecompartment.
Thekneeairbagoffersadditionalprotection
tathedriver'sandpassenger'skneesandup­
per and Lower
thighareasandsupplements
theprotectionbythesafetybelts.
IfthefrontairbagsdepLoy,thekneeairbags
also depLoyinfrontalcoLlisionswhenthede~
loymentthresholdstoredinthecontrolunit
ismetqpage 120,Moreimportant thingsto
know about frontairbags.
Inadditiontotheirnormalsafetyfunction,
safety beLtsheLpkeepthedriverorfrontpas­
senger
inpositioninafrontalcollisionsothat
the airbags canprovidesuppLementalprotec­
tion.
Theairbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyour
safety belt.Rather, it
ispartoftheoveralLoc­
cupant
restraintsysteminyour vehicle.Al­
waysrememberthattheairbagsystemcan
only help
toprotectyouifyouarewearing
your
safetybeltandwearing itproperly. This
iswhyyoushouldaLwayswearyoursafety
beLt,notjustbecausetheLawrequiresyouto
do50qpage 103,General notes.
ThesafetybeLtbuckLeforthedriverandfront
seatpassengerhaveswitchesthattelLtheair­
bag controL moduLe if
thesafetybeLtisbeing
used
ornot.IfthesafetybeLt isbeing used,
thekneeairbagwilldeployataslightlyhigher
rateofdecelerationthanifthebeLtisnotbe­
ingused. Therefore,inaparticuLar coLlision,it
ispossiblethatanairbagwillnotdeployata
seating position
wherethesafetybeltisbeing
used
butwill infLateatthepositionwherethe
safetybeltisnotbeing used.
Remembertoo,airbagswilldepLoy onlyonce
andonlyincertain kindsofaccidents-your
safety
beltsare alwaystheretoofferprotec­
tion
inthoseaccidentsinwhichairbagsare
not
supposedtodeploy orwhentheyhaveaL­
readydeployed,forexamplewhenyourvehi­
cle strikes
orisstruckbyanotherafterthe
first collision.
Airbagsystem
Thisisjustoneofthereasonswhyanairbagis
notasubstituteforthesafetybelt. Theairbag
systemworksmosteffectively whenusedwith
thesafetybelts. Therefore, aLwayswearyour
safetybeltscorrectly.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementaLkneeairbagsystemisdesigned
toreducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,
otherinjuries,forexample,swelling, bruising,
minorabrasionsandfrictionburnscanalso
occurwhenanairbaginfLates.
Theknee airbag systembasicaLLyconsists
of:
- The electroniccontrolmodule
-TwoinfLatabLeairbags(airbagandgasgen-
erator),oneforthedriverandoneforthe
frontpassenger
-The airbagindicatorlightintheinstrument
panel
The knee airbag systemwiLLnotdeploy:
-whentheignition isturnedoff
-
infrontalcollisionswhenthedeceleration
measuredbythecontrolunitistooLow
-inside collisions
-
inrear-end collisions
-
inrollovers
-
intheeventofasystemmalfunction(warn-
ing/indicatorlightis on)qpage16.
&.WARNING
-Safetybeltsandtheairbagsystemcan
only provide
protectionwhenoccupants
areintheproperseatingposition
qpage120.
-Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeswhen
thevehicleisbeing used,havethesys­
teminspectedimmediatelybyyourau­
thorizedAudidealer.

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Howknee airbags work
Theriskofinjurytothe legorea conbere­
duced byfully inflated kneeairbags.
Fig.117Inflated airbagsprotectinginafrontalcolli­sion
Thekneeairbagsystemhasbeendesigned50
thattheairbagsforthedriverandfrontpas­
sengerdeployincertainbutnotallfrontal
collisions.
Ifthefrontairbagsdeploy,thekneeairbags
also deployinfrontalcollisionswhenthede­
ploymentthresholdstoredinthecontrolunit
ismet.
Whenthesystemdeploys,theairbagsfill
with a
propellantgas,andinflatebetweenthe
lowerpartoftheinstrumentpanelandthe
driverandthelowerpartoftheinstrument
panelandthefrontpassengerQpage120,
fig.114.
Althoughtheyarenotasoftpillow,theycan
"cushion"
theimpactandinthiswaytheycan
help
toreducetheriskofinjurytothelower
extremities.
Allofthistakesplaceintheblinkofan eye,50
fastthatmanypeopledon'teven realizethat
theairbagshavedeployed. Theairbagsalso
inflatewithagreatdealofforceanditisim­
portantforoccupantsafetythatnothing
shouldbeintheirwaywhentheydeploy.
Fully
inflatedairbagsincombinationwith
properly worn
safetybeltsslowdownandlim­
it
theoccupant'sforwardmovementandhelp
toreducetheriskofinjury.
Importantsafety instructions onthekneeairbag system
Airbags areonly supplemental restraints.Al­
ways wear
safetybeltscorrectly andrideina
praper seating position.
Thereisalotthatyouandyourpassengers
mustknowanddotohelpthesafetybeltsand
airbagstoprovidesupplementalprotection.
AWARNING
Aninflating kneeairbagcancauseserious
injury.Wearingsafetybeltsincorrectlyand
improperseatingpositions increasethe
riskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeath
wheneveravehicleisbeing used.
- The knee airbag
systemcannotprotect
youproperly ifyouareseatedtooclose
toanyoftheairbagLocations.Whenad­
justingtheirseatpositions, itisimpor­
tantthatboththedriverandthefront
passengerkeeptheirupperbodiesand
kneesatthefollowingminimumsafe
distances:
-atleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
chestandthesteeringwheel/instru­
mentpanel.
-atleast4inches(l0cm)betweenthe
kneesandthelowerpartoftheinstru­
mentpanel.
- The risk
ofpersonalinjuryincreasesif
you lean forward
6r-totheside, orifthe
seatisimproperlyposiNonedandyouare
notwearingyoursafetybelt.Theriskin­
creasesevenmoreshouldtheairbag de­
pLoy.
-Always makesurethatthekneeairbag
caninflatewithoutinterference.Objects
betweenyouandtheairbagcanincrease
theriskofinjuryinanaccidentbyinter­
fering with
thewaytheairbag deploys or
bybeingpushedintoyouastheairbag
deploys.
- Never
letanybody, especially children
or
animalsrideinthefootwellinfront~
.-ofthepassengerseat.Iftheairbag de­
ploys,
thiscanresultinseriousorfatal
injuries.
_Never carryobjectsofanykindinthe
footwellareainfrontofthedriver'sor
passenger'sseat.Sulkyobjects(shop­
ping bags,
forexampLe) caninterfere
withorpreventproperdeploymentof
theairbag.Smallobjectscanbe
thrownthroughthevehicLe iftheair­
bag deploys
andinjure youoryour pas­
sengers.
_Makesuretherearenocracks,deep
scratchesorotherdamageintheareaof
theinstrumentpanelwheretheknee air­
bagsarelocated.
-Ifchildren areincorrectlyseated,their
riskofinjury increasesinacollision
Qpage133,Child Safety.
5ideairbags
Descriptionofsideairbags
Theairbagsystemconprovide supplemental
protection topraperly restroined front
seat
occupants.
Fig.1185ideairbag locationinthedriver'sseat
Thesideairbagsarelocatedinthesidesofthe
frontseatbackrestsQfig.118facingthe
doors. Theyareidentifiedbytheword"AIR­
BAG".
Thesideairbagsystembasicallyconsistsof:
-theelectroniccontrolmoduLeandexternal
sideimpactsensors
-thetwosideairbagsLocatedinthesidesof
thefrontbackrests
Airbagsystem1
-theairbag warning lightintheinstrument
cluster.
The
airbagsystemismonitoredelectronically
tomakecertainthatit is functioning properly
atalltimes.Eachtimeyouturnontheigni­
tion,
theairbagsystemindicator lightwilL
comeonforafewseconds(seLfdiagnostics).
The side
airbagsystemsuppLementsthesafe­
tybeltsandcanhelptoreducetheriskofin­
jury
tothedriver'sandfrontpassenger'sup­
pertorsoandheadonthesideofthevehicle
thatisstruckinasidecollision. Theairbagde­
ploys
insideimpactsandonLywhenthevehi­
cle acceleration
registeredbythecontrolunit
ishighenough.Ifthisrateisbelowtherefer­
encevalueprogrammedintothecontrolunit,
th'e side
airbagswillnotbetriggered,even
thoughthecarmay bebadLydamagedasare­
sultofthecollision.Itisnotpossibletode­
fine anairbag
triggeringrangethatwill coyer
every possible
angleofimpact,sincethecir­
cumstanceswillvary considerablybetween
onecollisionandanother.Importantfactors
include, forexample,thenature(hardorsoft)
oftheimpactingobject,theangleofimpact,
vehicLespeed,etc.Qpage131,Important
safetyinstructions onthe side airbag system.
Asidefromtheirnormalsafetyfunction,safe­
tybeltsworktohelpkeepthedriverorfront
passengerinpositionintheeventofaside
collision50thatthesideairbagscanprovide
protection.
The airbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyour
safetybelt.Rather, itispartoftheoverall oc­
cupantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle.Al­
waysrememberthatthesideairbagsystem
canonly helptoprotectyouifyouarewearing
your
safetybeltandwearing itproperly. This
isanotherreasonwhyyoushouldalwayswear
yoursafetybelts,notjustbecausethelawre­
quires you
todo50Qpage103,General
notes.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementalsideairbagsystemisdesigned
toreducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,
otherinjuries,forexample,swelling, bruising,~

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andminorabrasionscanalsobeassociated
withdeployedsideairbags.Remembertoo,
side
airbagswill deploy onlyonceandonlyin
certainkindsofaccidents-yoursafetybelts
arealwaystheretoofferprotection.
Vehicledamage,repaircostsoreventhelack
ofvehicledamagearenotnecessarilyanindi­
cationofover-sensitiveorfailedairbagactiva­
tion. In
somecollisions,bothfrontandside
airbagsmayinflate.Remembertoo,thatair­
bagswilldeployonlyonceandonlyincertain
kindsofcollisions -yoursafetybeltsareal­
waystheretoofferprotectioninthoseacci­
dentsinwhichairbagsarenotsupposedto
deployorwhentheyhavealreadydeployed.
ThesideairbagsystemwillnotdepLoy:
-whentheignitionisturnedoff
-
inside collisions whentheacceleration
measuredbythesensoristoolow
-
inrear-end collisions
-
inrollovers.
In
sometypesofaccidentsthefrontairbags
andsideairbagsmay betriggeredtogether.
AWARNING
-SafetybeltsandtheairbagsystemwilL
only provideprotectionwhenoccupants
areintheproperseatingposition
Qpage131.
-Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeson
whenthevehicle isbeing used,havethe
systeminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer. Theairbagmay
notworkproperlywhenthevehicleac­
celerationinasidecollision ishigh
enoughtoactivatetheairbag.
HowsuppLementaLsideairbagswork.
Side airbags dep/oyinstant/yandconhe/pre­
ducetheriskafuppertorso injuries foroccu­
pantswhoareproperly restroined.
Fig.119Inflatedsideairbags onleft side ofvehicle
Whenthesystemistriggered,theairbagis
filled withpropellantgasandbreaksthrough
aseamintheseatsurfaceareamarked"AIR­
BAG".ltexpandsbetweenthesidetrimpanel
andthepassenger.Inordertohelpprovide
thisadditionalprotection,thesideairbag
mustinflate withinafractionofasecondat
veryhighspeedandwithgreatforce. Thesup­
plementalsideairbag couldinjure youifyour
seatingpositionisnotproperoruprightorif
itemsarelocatedintheareawherethesup­
plementalsideairbagexpands.ThisappLies
especially
tochildrenQpage133,Child Safe­
ty.
SupplementalsideairbagsinfLatebetween
theoccupantandthedoorpaneL ontheside
ofthevehiclethatisstruckincertainsidecol-
lisionQfig.119.'--.
Althoughtheyarenotasoftpillow,theycan
"cushion"theimpactandinthiswaytheycan
helptoreducetheriskofinjurytotheupper
partofthebody.
A fine
dustmay developwhentheairbagde­
ploys. Thisisnormalanddoesnotmeanthere
isafireinthevehicle.
-Importantsafety instructionsonthe
sideairbag system
Airbagsareon/ysupp/ementa/restroints.A/­
ways proper/y wearsafetybe/tsandrideina
praper
seatingposition.
Thereisalotthatyouandyourpassengers
mustknowandactaccordinglytohelpthe
safetybeltsandairbagsdotheirjobtopro­
videsupplementalprotection.
AWARNING
Aninflating sideairbag cancauseserious
orfatalinjury.Improperlywearingsafety
beltsandimproperseatingpositionsin­
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury
and
deathwhenevera vehicle isbeing
used.
- In
ordertareducetheriskofinjury when
thesupplementalsideairbaginfLates:
- Always
sitinanuprightpositionand
neverleanagainsttheareawherethe
supplementalsideairbag islocated.
-NeverLetachildoranyoneeLserest
theirheadagainstthesidetrimpanel
intheareawherethesuppLemental
sideairbaginflates.
- Always
makesurethatsafetybeltsare
worn correctly,
-
Donotletanyonesittinginthefront
seatputtheirhandoranyotherparts
oftheirbodyoutofthewindow.
- Always
makesurethatthesideairbag
can
inflatewithoutinterference.
- Never installseatcoversorreplace­
mentupholsteryoverthefrontseat­
backsthathavenotbeenspecifically
approvedbyAudi.
-Never useadditionalseatcushionsthat
covertheareaswherethesideairbags
deploy.
-Damagetotheoriginalseatcovers or
totheseamintheareaofthesideair­
bagmodulemustalwaysberepaired
immediatelybyanauthorizedAudi
dealer.
AirbagsystelTl1:
- Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbag can
increase
theriskofinjuryinanaccident
byinterferingwiththewaytheairbag
unfolds
orbybeingpushedinto youas
theairbaginflates.
-Never placeorattachaccessoriesor
otherobjects(suchascupholders,tel­
ephonebrackets,oreven large, bulky
abjects)onthedoors,overornearthe
areamarked"AIRBAG"ontheseat
backrests.
-Suchabjectsandaccessoriescanbe­
comedangerousprojectilesandcause
injurywhenthesupplementalsideair­
bag deploys.
- Never carryany
objectsorpetsinthe
deploymentspacebetweenthemand
theairbagsorallow childrenorother
passengerstatravelinthisposition.
- Always
usethebuilt-incoathooks only
for
lightweightclothing.Never leaveany
heavyorsharp-edgedobjectsinthe
pocketsthatmayinterferewithsideair­
bagdeploymentandcancausepersonal
injuryinanaccident.
-Alwayspreventthesideairbagsfrombe­
ingdamagedbyheavyabjectsknocking
againstorhittingthesidesoftheseat­
backs.
- The
airbagsystemcan only betriggered
once.Iftheairbaghasbeentriggered,
thesystemmustberepLacedbyanau­
thorizedAudidealership.
-Damage(cracks,deepscratchesetc.)to
theoriginalseatcoversortatheseamin
theareaofthesideairbagmodulemust
alwaysberepairedimmediatelybyanau­
thorizedAudidealer.
-Ifchildrenareseatedimproperly,their
riskofinjuryincreasesinthecaseofan
accidentQpage133,Child Safety.
-Neverattempttomodifyanycompo­
nentsoftheairbagsysteminany way.
- In a
sidecollision,sideairbagswillnot
function properlyifsensorscannatcor­
rectlymeasureincreasing airpressurein-
sidethedoorswhenairescapesthrough~

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causeofthelargeamountofimportantinfor­
mation,wecannotrepeatitall here. Weurge
you
toreadthedetailedinformationinthis
owner'smanualaboutairbagsandtheAd­
vanced Airbag
Systeminyourvehicleandthe
veryimportantinformationabouttransport­
ingchildren onthefrontpassengerseat.
PleasebesuretoheedtheWARNINGS -they
areextremelyimportantforyoursafetyand
thesafetyofyourpassengers,especiallyin­
fantsandsmallchildren.
&WARNING
-Accidentstatisticshaveshownthatchil-
drenaregenerallysaferintherearseat
areathaninthefrontseatingposition.
Always restrain anychild
age12andun-
derintherear.
-
Allvehicleoccupantsandespecially chil-
drenmustberestrainedproperlywhen-
everridinginavehicle.Anunrestrained
or improperlyrestrainedchild could be
injured
bystrikingtheinteriororbybe-
ing
ejectedfromthevehicle duringa
suddenmaneuverorimpact.Anunre-
strainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildis
alsoatgreaterriskofinjuryordeath
throughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
-Asuitablechildrestraintproperly instal-
Ledandusedatoneoftherearseating
positions providesthehighestdegreeof
protectionforinfantsandsmallchildren
inmostaccidentsituations.
&WARNING
Childrenonthefrontseatofanycareven
with Advanced Airbagscan
beseriously in-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbag in-
flates.Achildinarearward-facing child
safetyseatinstalledonthefrontpassen-
gerseatwillbeseriously injuredandcan
bekilledifthefrontairbag inflates.
- The inflating
airbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrestordoor.
Inafrontalcrashataspeedof20-35mph
(30-56km/h)theforcesactingona13-pound
(6kg)infantwillbemorethan20timesthe
weightofthechild. Thismeanstheweightof
thechildwouldsuddenlybemorethan
260pounds(120kg).Undertheseconditions,
only
anappropriatechildrestraintproperly
used can
reducetheriskofseriousinjury.
Childrestraints,likeadultsafetybelts,must
beused properlytobeeffective. Usedimprop­
erly,
theycan increasetheriskofseriousin­
jury
inan accident.
Consult
thechildsafetyseatmanufacturer's
instructionsinordertobesuretheseatis
right foryourchild's sizeqpage136,Impor­
tantsafetyinstructions forusing childsafety
seats.Please besuretoreadandheedallof
theimportantinformationandWARNINGS
aboutchild safety, Advanced Airbags,andthe
installationofchildrestraintsinthischapter.
ThereisalotyouneedtoknowabouttheAd­
vancedAirbagsinyourvehicleandhowthey
workwheninfantsandchildreninchild re-
Because
children's bodiesare
notfullydevel­
oped,
theyrequirerestraintsystemsespecial­
lydesignedfortheirsize,weight,andbody
structure.Manycountriesandallstatesofthe
UnitedStatesand provincesofCanada have
laws requiring
theuseofapprovedchild re­
straintsystemsforinfantsandsmallchildren.
Introduction
Therearseatisgenerally thesafestplaceina
collision.
The physical principlesofwhathappenswhen
yourvehicle isinacrash applyalsotochildren
Qpage105,Whathappens tooccupantsnot
wearingsafetybelts?But unlikeadultsand
teenagers,theirmusclesandbonesarenot
fullydeveloped.Inmanyrespectschildrenare
atgreaterriskofseriousinjuryincrashesthan
adults.
ChildSafety
Importantthingsto
knoW
ChildSafety----------------------------_-=:..:=--=~~
larger,unclosedopeningsinthedoor
panel.
-Never drivewithinteriordoortrimpan­
elsremoved.
- Never drive
whenpartshavebeenre­
moved
fromtheinsidedoorpaneland
theopeningstheyleave havenotbeen
properly closed.
-Neverdrivewhenloudspeakersinthe
doorshavebeenremovedunlessthe
speakerholeshavebeenproperly
closed.
-Alwaysmakecertainthatopeningsare
coveredorfilled ifadditionalspeakers
orotherequipmentisinstalledinthe
insidedoorpanels.
-Always havework onthedoorsdoneby
anauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshop.
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5ubpartB -Rear-facingchildrestraints
5ubpartA -Carbedchildrestraints
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after
CenturySmartFitDecember1,1999
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CoscoArrivaSeptember2S,2007
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matinsidethefrontpassengerseat,thatthe
frontpassengerairbagisturnedoffandthat
theairbagstatusisalwayscorrectly signaLed
bythePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlight.
Many
typesandmodelsofchildrestraints
havebeenavailableovertheyears, newmod­
elsareintroducedregularly incorporating new
andimproveddesignsandoldermodelsare
takenoutofproduction.Childrestraintsare
notstandardized.Childrestraintsofthesame
typetypicallyhavedifferentweightsandsizes
anddifferent'footprints,'thesizeandshape
ofthebottomofthechildrestraintthatsits
ontheseat,whentheyareinstalled onavehi­
cle
seat.Thesedifferencesmake itvirtually
impossibletocertifycompliancewiththere­
quirementsforadvancedairbagswitheach
andevery childrestraintthathaseverbeen
soldinthepastorwill besold overthecourse
oftheusefullifeofyourvehicle.
For
thisreason,theUnitedStatesNational
Highway Traffic
SafetyAdministrationhas
published alistofspecific type,makesand
modelsofchildrestraintsthatmustbeused
tocertifycomplianceoftheAdvanced Airbag
Systeminyourvehicle withthesuppression
requirementsofFederalMotorVehicleSafety
Standard208.Thesechildrestraintsare:
Manufacturedonor
after----September2S,2007AngelGuard Angel
Ride AA2403FOF
Madel
Regardlessofthechildrestraintthatyouuse,
make sure
thatithasbeencertifiedtomeet
UnitedStatesFederal MotorVehicleSafety
Standardsandhasbeencertifiedbyitsmanu­
facturerforusewithanairbag. Always besure
thatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalledat
one oftherearseatingpositions.Ifinexcep­
tional
circumstancesyoumustuseit onthe
frontpassengerseat,carefully readallofthe
information onchildsafetyandAdvancedAir­
bagsandheedalloftheapplica bleWARN­
INes.Makecertainthatthechildrestraintis
correctly recognizedbytheweight-sensing
ChildrestraintsandAdvancedAirbags
Theelectroniccontrolunitalsoregistersthe
tension onthefrontpassengersafetybelt.
The
tensiononthesafetybeltforthefront
passengerseatwillbedifferentforanadult
whoisproperly usingthesafetybeltascom­
pared
tothetensiononthebeltwhenitis
usedtoattacha childrestrainttotheseat.
Thesensorbelowthelatchforthesafetybelt
forthefrontseatpassengermeasuresthe
tension onthebelt.Theinputfromthissen­
soristhenusedwiththeweightto"decide",
whetherthereisachildrestraintwithatypical
1 year-old childon
thefrontpassengerseat
andwhetherornottheairbagmustbeturned
off.
seat.Theweightofachildrestraintandits
"footprint" varyfor
differentkindsofchild re­
straintsandforthedifferentmodelsofthe
sam
ekindofchildrestraintofferedbychild
restraint
manufacturers.
Theweightrangesfortheindividual types,
makes
andmodelsofchildrestraintsthatthe
NHTSAhas specifiedintheSafetyStandard
togetherwiththeweightrangesoftypical in­
fants
andtypicallyear-old childhavebeen
storedinthecontrolunitoftheAdvancedAir­
bagSystem.Whenachildrestraintisbeing
used on
thefrontpassengerseatwith atypi­
calIyear-old child,theAdvanced AirbagSys­
temcomparestheweightmeasuredbythe
weightsensingmatwiththeinformationstor­
edintheelectroniccontrolunit.
Even
thoughyour vehicleisequippedwithan
Advanced Airbag
system,allchildren,espe­
ciallythose12yearsandyounger,shouldal­
ways ride
inthebackseatproperlyrestrained
fortheirageandsize.Theairbag onthepas­
sengersidemakesthefrontseatapotentially
dangerousplace forachildtoride. Thefront
seatisnotthesafestplace forachildinafor­
ward-facing child
safetyseat.Itcanbeavery
dangerousplaceforaninfantoralargerchild
ina rearward-facingseat.
AdvancedAirbagsandtheweight-1sensingmatinthefrontseat
The Advanced Airbagsysteminyourvehicle
hasbeencertifiedtomeetthe"low-risk" re­
quirementsfor3-and6-yearoldchildren on
thepassengersideandsmalladultsonthe
driverside.Thelowriskdeploymentcriteria
areintendedtoreducetheriskofinjury
throughinteractionwiththeairbagthatcan
occur,
forexample,bybeingtooclosetothe
steeringwheelandinstrumentpanelwhen
theairbaginflates. Inaddition,thesystem
hasbeencertifiedtocomplywiththe"sup­
pression"
requirementsoftheSafetyStand­
ard,toturnoffthefrontairbagforinfantsup
to12monthswhoarerestrainedonthefront
passengerseatinchildrestraintsthatare list­
ed
intheStandard.
(FMVSS)208asapplicableatthetimeyour
vehicle
wasmanufactured.
The Advanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
detectsthepresenceofaninfantorchildina
child
restraintonthefrontpassengerseatus­
ing
theweight-sensingmatintheseatcush­
ion and
thesensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch
on
thefrontpassengerseatthatmeasuresthe
tensiononthesafetybelt.
Theweight-sensingmatmeasurestotal
weightofthechildandthechildsafetyseat
andachildblanketonthefrontpassenger
seat.Theweightonthefrontpassengerseat
isrelatedtothedesignofthechildrestraint
andits"footprint",thesizeandshapeofthe
bottomofthechildrestraintasitsitsonthe~
Always replace childrestraintsthatwere
installedinavehicle duringacrash. Dam­
agetoachildrestraintthatisnotvisible
could
causeittofailinanothercollision
situation.
Advancedfrontairbagsystemandchildren
Vour vehicleisequippedwithan"Advanced
Airbag
System"incompliancewith United
StatesFederal MotorVehicleSafetyStandard
-Alwaysinstallrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatinexceptionalcircumstancesand
thePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightdoes
notcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatin
arearseatingpositionandhavetheair-
bag
systeminspectedimmediatelyby
yourAudi dealer.
ln.WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installaforward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
-Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
itsmanufacturerforuseonafrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.
-Always followthemanufacturer'sin-
structionsprovided withthechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
- Always move
thepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossiblebeforeinstalling
thechildrestraint.Thebackrestmustbe
adjustedtoanuprightposition.
- Always
makesurethatthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstays
on allthetimewhenevertheignitionis
switchedon.
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Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightcomesonandstaysonwhenevera
child
restraintisinstalledonthefrontpas­
sengerseatandtheignitionisswitched
on.
- Take
thechildrestraintoffthefrontpas­
sengerseatandinstallitproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositionsifthePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon.
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ComfortSportSeptember25,2007
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September25,2007
-NeverLetbabiesorolderchiLdren ridein
avehicle whilesittingontheLapofan­
otherpassenger.
-Holding achildinyourarmsis never a
substituteforachildrestraintsystem.
- ThestrongestpersoncouldnothoLd
thechildwiththeforcesthatexistin
anaccident.The child willstrikethein­
teriorofthevehicleandcanalsobe
struckbythepassenger.
-The childandthepassengercanalso
injureeachanotherinanaccident.
-Neverinstallrear-facing childsafety
.seatsorinfantcarriersonthefrontpas­
sengerseat.Achild willbeseriously in­
juredandcanbekilledwhenthepassen­
gerairbaginflates-even withanAd­
vanced AirbagSystem.
-The inflatingairbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsorinfantcarriersontherearseat.
-Forward-facing childsafetyseatsinstal­
ledonthefrontpassenger'sseatcan in­
terferewiththeairbagwhenitinflates
andcauseseriousinjurytothechild.Al­
waysinstallforward-facingchildsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe
useofaforward-facingchildrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat,thechild's
safetyandwell-beingrequirethatthe
followingspecialprecautionsbetaken:
-Makesuretheforward-facingseathas
beendesignedandcertified byitsman­
ufacturerforuseon afrontseatwitha
passengerfrontandsideairbag.
_Always carefully followthemanufac­
turer'sinstructionsprovidedwiththe
childsafetyseatorcarrier.
_ Always move
thefrontpassengerseat
intotherearmostpositionofthepas­
sengerseat'sforeandaftadjustment
range,andasfarawayfromtheairbag~
,.-~WARNING
Notusingachildsafetyseat,usingthe
wrong childsafetyseatorimproperlyin­
stalling achild
restraintincreasestherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeath.
_Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychil­
drenmustalwaysberestrainedproperly
wheneverridinginavehicle.
_Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrain­
ed chiIdcanbeinjuredorkilledbybe­
ing
thrownagainsttheinsideoftheve­
hicle
orbybeingejectedfromitduring
a
suddenmaneuverorimpact.
_Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrain­
ed childisatmuchgreaterriskofinjury
ordeathbybeingstruckbyaninflating
airbag.
_Commercially availablechildsafetyseats
arerequiredtocomplywithU.5.Federal
Motor Vehicle
SafetyStandard(FMVS5)
213(inCanadaCMVSS213).
-Whenbuying achildrestraint,select
onethatfitsyourchildandthevehicle.
- Only
usechildrestraintsystemsthat
fullycontacttheflatportionofthe
seatcushion. Thechildrestraintmust
nottiporLeantoeitherside.Audidoes
notrecommendusing childsafety
seatsthatrestonlegsortube-Like
frames.Theydonotprovideadequate
contactwiththeseat.
-Alwaysheedalllegalrequirementsper­
tainingtotheinstallationanduseof
childsafetyseatsandcarefully follow
theinstructionsprovided bythemanu­
factureroftheseatyouareusing.
- Never
allowchildrenunder4ft. 9in.
(1.4m)towearanormalsafetybelt.
However,
therearseatintheTTCoupeis
designedtopermitchildrenwhoarebe­
tween4 ft. 3in.(1.3m)and4ft.11in.
(1.5m)talltousetheavailablethree­
pointlapandshouldersafetybelts.
-Neverletmorethanonechild occupy a
child
safetyseat.
iTips
The childseatsListedincategoriesAtoC
have
beenstaticallytestedby Audi onlyfor
theAdvanced Airbagfunction.
Importantsafetyinstructionsforusin91childsafety seats •
-Havetheairbagsysteminspectedby
yourauthorizedAudidealerimmediate­
ly.
~Alwaysusetherightchildsafetyseatfor
eachchildandalwaysuseitproperly
qpage138.
~Always carefully followthechildsafetyseat
manufacturer'sinstructionsonhowtoroute
thesafetybeltproperlythroughthechild
safetyseat.
~Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstall
a child
safetyseat,youmustfirstactivate
theconvertiblelockingretractoronthe
safetybelttopreventthechildsafetyseat
frommovingqpage143.
~Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyour
fullweighttogettheafetybeltreallytight
50thattheseatcannotmQveforwardor
sidewaysmorethanoneinch(2.5cm).
~Ifastraportetherisbeingusedtotiethe
childsafetyseattothefrontpassenger
seat,makesurethatitisnotsotightthatit
causestheweight-sensingmattomeasure
moreweightthanisactuallyontheseat.
Asthedriver, youareresponsibleforthesafe­
tyofeverybodyinthevehicle, especially chil­
dren:
Correctuseofchildsafetyseatssubstantially
reduces therisk
ofinjuryinanaccident!
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvanced Airbagsystem,all
children, especially
those12yearsandyoung­
er,shouldalwaysrideinthebackseatproper-
lyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.~
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