seats AUDI A4 2019 Owner's Manual

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Safetybelts

Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.Even
whentheydeploy,airbagsprovideonlyadditional
protection.Airbagsarenotsupposedtodeployin
allkindsofaccidents.AlthoughyourAudiis
equippedwithairbags,allvehicleoccupants,in-
cludingthedriver,mustwearsafetybeltscor-
rectlyinordertominimizetheriskofseverein-
juryordeathinacrash.
Remembertoo,thatairbagswilldeployonlyonce
andthatyoursafetybeltsarealwaystheretoof-
ferprotectioninthoseaccidentsinwhichairbags
arenotsupposedtodeployorwhentheyhaveal-
readydeployed.Unbeltedoccupantscanalsobe
thrownoutofthevehiclewhereevenmoresevere
orfatalinjuriescanoccur.
Itisalsoimportantfortherearpassengersto
wearsafetybeltscorrectly.Unbeltedpassengers
intherearseatsendangernotonlythemselves
butalsothedriverandotherpassengers
=>fig.220.Inafrontalcollisiontheywillbe
thrownforwardviolently,wherethey canhitand
injurethedriverand/orfrontseatpassenger.
Safetybeltsprotect
Peoplethinkit'spossibletousethehandsto
bracethebodyinaminorcollision.It'ssimply
nottrue!
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Fig.221Driveriscorrectlyrestrainedinasuddenbraking
maneuver
Safetybeltsusedproperlycanmakeabigdiffer-
ence.Safetybeltshelptokeeppassengersin
theirseats,graduallyreduceenergylevelsap-
pliedtothebodyinanaccident,andhelpprevent
theuncontrolledmovementthatcancauseseri-
ousinjuries.Inaddition,safetybeltsreduce the
dangerofbeingthrownoutofthevehicle.

Safetybeltsattachpassengerstothecarandgive
themthebenefitofbeingsloweddownmore
gentlyor“softly”throughthe“give”inthesafety
belts,crushzonesandothersafetyfeaturesengi-
neeredintotoday'svehicles.By“absorbing”the
kineticenergyoveralongerperiodoftime,the
safetybeltsmaketheforcesonthebodymore
“tolerable”andlesslikelytocauseinjury.
Althoughtheseexamplesarebasedonafrontal
collision,safetybeltscanalsosubstantiallyre-
duce
theriskofinjuryinotherkindsofcrashes.
So,whetheryou'reonalongtripor justgoingto
thecornerstore,alwaysbuckleup andmakesure
othersdo,too.Accidentstatisticsshowthatvehi-
cleoccupantsproperlywearingsafetybeltshave
alowerriskofbeinginjuredandamuchbetter
chanceofsurvivinganaccident.Properlyusing
safetybeltsalsogreatly increasestheabilityof
thesupplementalairbagstodotheirjobinacol-
lision.Forthisreason,wearingasafetybeltisle-
gallyrequiredinmostcountriesincludingmuch
oftheUnitedStatesandCanada.
AlthoughyourAudiisequippedwithairbags,you
stillhavetowearthesafetybeltsprovided.Front
airbags,forexample,areactivatedonlyinsome
frontalcollisions.Thefrontairbagsarenotacti-
vatedinallfrontalcollisions,insideandrearcol-
lisions,inrolloversorincaseswherethereisnot
enoughdecelerationthroughimpacttothefront
ofthevehicle.Thesamegoesfortheotherairbag
systemsinyourAudi.So,alwayswearyoursafety
beltandmakesureeverybodyinyourvehicleis
properlyrestrained!
Tulteal
Pybey
Safetybeltsmustalwaysbecorrectlypositioned
acrossthestrongestbonesofyourbody.
>Alwayswearsafetybeltsasillustratedandde-
scribedinthischapter.
>Makesurethatyoursafetybeltsarealways
readyforuseandarenotdamaged.

ZA\WARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskofseriouspersonal|»

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Safetybelts


injuryanddeath.Safetybeltscanworkonly
whenusedcorrectly.
—Alwaysfastenyoursafetybeltscorrectlybe-
foredrivingoffandmakesureallpassen-
gersarecorrectlyrestrained.
—Formaximumprotection,safetybeltsmust
always bepositionedproperlyonthebody.
—Neverstrapmorethanoneperson,including
smallchildren,intoanybelt.
—Neverplaceasafetybeltoverachildsitting
onyourlap.
—Alwayskeepfeetinthefootwellinfrontof
theseatwhilethevehicleisbeingdriven.
—Neverletanypersonridewiththeirfeeton
theinstrumentpanelorstickingoutthe
windoworontheseat.
—Neverremoveasafetybeltwhilethevehicle
ismoving.Doingsowillincreaseyourriskof
beinginjuredorkilled.
—Neverwearbeltstwisted.
—Neverwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakableob-
jectsinoronyourclothing,suchaseye
glasses,pens,keys,etc.,asthesemaycause
injury.
—Neverallowsafetybeltstobecomedam-
agedbybeingcaughtindoororseathard-
ware.
—Donotweartheshoulderpartofthebelt
underyourarmorotherwiseoutofposition.
—Severallayersofheavyclothingmayinter-
ferewithcorrectpositioningofbeltsandre-
duce
theoveralleffectiveness ofthesystem.
—Alwayskeepbeltbucklesfreeofanything
thatmaypreventthe bucklefromlatching
securely.
—Neverusecomfortclipsordevicesthatcre-
ateslackintheshoulderbelt.However,spe-
cialclipsmayberequiredfortheproper use
of somechildrestraintsystems.
—Tornorfrayedsafetybeltscantear,and
damagedbelthardwarecanbreakinanacci-
dent.Inspectbeltsregularly.Ifwebbing,
bindings,buckles,orretractorsaredam-
aged,havebeltsreplacedby anauthorized
Audidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
—Safetybeltsthathavebeenwornandloaded
inanaccidentmustbereplacedwiththe



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correctreplacementsafetybeltby anau-
thorizedAudidealer.Replacementmaybe
necessaryevenifdamagecannotbeclearly
seen.Anchoragesthatwereloadedmustal-
sobeinspected.
—Neverremove,modify,disassemble,ortry
torepairthesafetybeltsyourself.
—Alwayskeepthebeltsclean.Dirty beltsmay
notworkproperlyandcan impairthefunc-
tionoftheinertiareel>tableInterior
cleaningonpage344.

Safetybelts
Fasteningsafetybelts
Safetyfirst-everybodybuckleup!
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Fig.222Beltbuckleandtongueonthedriver'sseat
Toprovidemaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalways bepositionedcorrectlyonthe wear-
er'sbody.
>Adjust thefrontseatandheadrestraintproper-
ly>page58,Frontseats.
»Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseatbenchis
inanuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedin
placebeforeusingthebelt>/\.
>Pullthesafetybeltevenlyacrossthechestand
pelvis>fig.222,>/\.
>Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckleof
yourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely.
> Pullonthebelttomakesurethatitissecurely
latchedinthebuckle.
Automaticsafetybeltretractors
Everysafetybeltisequippedwithanautomatic
beltretractorontheshoulderbelt.Thisfeature
locksthebeltwhenthebeltispulledoutfast,
duringhardbrakingandinanaccident.Thebelt>

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mayalsolockwhenyoudriveupordownasteep
hillorthroughasharpcurve.Duringnormaldriv-
ingthebeltletsyoumovefreely.
Safetybeltpretensioners
Safetybeltswithpretensionershelptotighten
thesafetybeltandremoveslackwhenthepre-
tensionersareactivated>page259.Thefunc-
tionofthepretensionerismonitoredbyawarn-
inglight>page23.
Convertiblelockingretractor
Everysafetybeltexcept theoneonthedriver
seatisequippedwithaconvertiblelockingretrac-
torthatmustbeusedwhenthesafetybeltis
usedtoattacha childsafetyseat.Besuretoread
theimportantinformationaboutthisfeature
=>page296.

ZA\WARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancause
seriousinjuryinanaccident>page257,
Safetybeltposition.
—Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotectiononly
whentheseatbackisuprightandbeltsare
properlypositionedonthebody.
—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseatbackrest
towhichthecenterrearsafetybeltisat-
tachedissecurelylatchedwhenevertherear
centersafetybeltisbeingused.Iftheback-
restisnotsecurelylatched,thepassenger
willmoveforwardwiththebackrestduring
suddenbraking,inasuddenmaneuverand
especiallyinacrash.
—Neverattachthesafetybelttothe buckle
foranotherseat.Attachingthebelttothe
wrongbucklewillreducesafetybelteffec-
tivenessandcancauseseriouspersonalin-
jury.
—Apassengerwhoisnotproperlyrestrained
canbeseriouslyinjuredbythesafetybeltit-
selfwhenitmovesfromthestrongerparts
ofthebodyintocriticalareasliketheabdo-
men.
—Alwayslocktheconvertiblelockingretractor
whenyouaresecuringa childsafetyseatin
thevehicle>page298.

SFLi-1amelieLetha(o)a)
Correctbeltpositionisthekeytogettingmaxi-
mumprotectionfromsafetybelts.

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Fig.223Safetybeltposition
Standardfeaturesonyourvehiclehelpyouadjust
thepositionofthesafetybelttomatchyourbody
size.
—beltheightadjustmentforthefrontseats,
—height-adjustablefrontseats.

Z\WARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancause
seriouspersonalinjuryinanaccident.
—Theshoulderbeltshouldlieasclosetothe
center ofthecollarboneas possibleand
shouldfitwellonthebody.Holdthebelt
abovethelatchtongueandpullitevenly
acrossthechestsothatitsitsaslowaspos-
sibleonthepelvisandthereisnopressure
ontheabdomen.Thebeltshouldalwaysfit
snugly>fig.223.Pullonthebelttotighten
ifnecessary.
—Thelapbeltportionofthesafetybeltmust
bepositionedaslowaspossibleacrosspel-
visandneverovertheabdomen.Makesure
thebeltliesflatandsnug>fig.223.Pullon
thebelttotightenifnecessary.
—Aloose-fittingsafetybeltcan causeserious
injuriesbyshiftingitspositiononyourbody
fromthe strongbonestomorevulnerable,
softtissueandcauseseriousinjury.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherimportantinformation>page255.


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Safetybelts

Pregnantwomenmustalsobecorrectly
restrained
Thebestwaytoprotectthefetusistomakesure
thatexpectantmothersalwayswearsafetybelts
correctly-throughoutthepregnancy.

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Fig.224Safetybeltpositionduringpregnancy
Toprovidemaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalways bepositionedcorrectlyonthewear-
er'sbody>page257.
>Adjustthefrontseatandheadrestraintcorrect-
ly>page58,Frontseats.
>Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseatbenchis
inanuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedin
placebeforeusingthebelt.
>Pullthesafetybeltevenlyacrossthechestso
thatitsitsaslowaspossibleonthepelvisand
thereisnopressureontheabdomen
>fig.224,>A.
> Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckle of
yourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely.
>Pullonthebelttomakesurethatitissecurely
latchedinthebuckle.

-Z\WARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancause
seriouspersonalinjuryinanaccident.
—Expectantmothersmustalwayswearthe
lapportionofthesafetybeltaslowaspos-
sibleacrossthepelvisandbelowthe round-
ingoftheabdomen.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherimportantinformation=>A\inFasten-
ingsafetybeltsonpage257.

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Ueeet
Unbucklethesafetybeltwiththeredrelease
buttononlyafterthevehiclehasstopped.
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Fig.225Releasing thetonguefromthebuckle
>Pushtheredreleasebuttononthebuckle
>fig.225.Thebelttonguewillspringoutof
thebuckle>/\.
> Letthebeltwindup ontheretractorasyou
guidethebelttonguetoitsstowedposition.

ZAWARNING
Neverunfastensafetybeltwhilethevehicleis
moving.Doingsowillincreaseyourriskofbe-
inginjuredorkilled.
Adjustingsafetybeltheight
Withtheaidofthesafetybeltheightadjust-
ment,thethreepointsafetybeltstraprouting
canbefittedtotheshoulderarea,accordingto
body
size.


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tings
Theshoulderbeltshouldlieasclosetothe center
ofthecollarboneas possibleandshouldfitwell
onthebody>A\inSafetybeltpositionon
page257.

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>Pushtheloop-aroundfittingsup>fig.226@),
or
>squeezetogetherthe(@button,andpushthe
loop-aroundfittingsdown(2).
>Pullthebelttomakesurethattheupperat-
tachmentisproperlyengaged.

ZA\WARNING
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSandoth-
erimportantinformation>page255.
@)Tips
Withthefrontseats,the heightadjustment
oftheseatcanalsobeusedtoadjustthepo-
sitionofthesafetybelts.
Improperlywornsafetybelts
Incorrectlypositionedsafetybeltscancausese-
vereinjuries.

Wearingsafetybeltsimproperly cancauseseri-
ousinjuryordeath.Safetybeltscanonlywork
whentheyarecorrectlypositionedonthebody.
Improperseatingpositionsreducetheeffective-
ness ofsafetybeltsandwillevenincreasetherisk
ofinjuryanddeathbymovingthesafetybelt to
criticalareasofthebody.Improperseatingposi-
tionsalsoincreasetheriskof seriousinjuryand
deathwhenanairbagdeploysandstrikesanoc-
cupantwhoisnotinthecorrectseatingposition.
Adriverisresponsibleforthesafetyofallvehicle
occupantsandespeciallyfor children.Therefore:
>Neverpermitanyonetoassumeanincorrectsit-
tingpositioninthevehiclewhiletraveling
ofA.
Z\WARNING
Improperlywornsafetybeltsincreasetherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenever
avehicleisbeingused.
—Alwaysmakesurethatallvehicleoccupants
arecorrectlyrestrainedandstayinacorrect
seatingpositionwheneverthevehicleisbe-
ingused.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherimportantinformation>page255.


Belttensioners
WALLASteamel4
Reversiblesafetybeltpretensioners
Thefollowingfunctionsareavailablewhensafety
beltswithreversiblesafetybelttensionersare
fastened:
—Incertaindrivingsituations,thesafetybelts
maytightenwithareversibletensioningfunc-
tion>page112.
—Thesafetybeltsmayalsotightenwiththisre-
versibletensioningfunctioninminorcollisions.
Pyrotechnicsafetybeltpretensioners
Seatbeltswithpyrotechnicsafetybeltpreten-
sionersaretensionedautomaticallyinseverecol-
lisions,dependingonthecircumstances.This
helpstoreducetheforwardmotionoftheoccu-
pants.

ZA\WARNING
—Itispossibleforthepretensionerstodeploy
incorrectly.
—Anyworkonthetensionersystemorremov-
alandinstallationofsystemcomponents
forotherrepairsmustbeperformedbya
qualifiedworkshop.
— Thepyrotechnicsystemcanonlyprovide
protectionforonecollision.Ifthepyrotech-
nicpretensionersdeploy,thepretensioning
systemmustbereplaced.
G)Tips
—Afinedustisreleasedwhenthepyrotechnic
safetybeltpretensionersdeploy. Thisisnor-
malandisnotcausedbyafireinthevehi-
cle.
—Therelevantsafetyrequirementsmustbe
observedwhenthevehicleorcomponents
ofthesystemare scrapped.Aqualified
dealershipisfamiliarwiththeseregulations
andwillbepleasedtopassontheinforma-
tiontoyou.

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alsonotinflateinside or rearcollisions,orinroll-
overs.
Alwaysremember:Airbagswilldeployonlyonce,
andonlyincertainkindsofcollisions.Yoursafety
beltsarealwaystheretoofferprotectioninthose
situationsinwhichairbagsarenotsupposedto
deploy,
orwhenthey havealreadydeployed;for
example,whenyourvehiclestrikesorisstruckby
anothervehicleafterthefirstcollision.
Thisisjustoneofthereasonswhyanairbagisa
supplementaryrestraintandisnotasubstitute
forasafetybelt.Theairbagsystemworksmost
effectivelywhenusedwiththesafetybelts.
Therefore,alwaysproperlywearyoursafetybelts
=>page253.


ZAWARNING
Sittingtooclosetothesteeringwheelorin-
strumentpanelwilldecreasetheeffective-
nessoftheairbagsandwillincreasetherisk
ofpersonalinjuryinacollision.
—Neversitcloserthan10inches(25cm)to
thesteeringwheelorinstrumentpanel.
—Ifyoucannotsitmorethan10inches
(25cm)fromthesteeringwheel,investi-
gatewhetheradaptiveequipmentmaybe
availabletohelpyoureachthe pedalsand
increaseyourseatingdistancefromthe
steeringwheel.
—Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildren
mustberestrainedproperlywheneverriding
inavehicle.Anunrestrainedorimproperly
restrainedchildcouldbeinjuredbystriking
theinteriororbybeingejectedfromtheve-
hicleduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.
Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrained
childisalso atgreaterriskofinjuryordeath
throughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
—Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,sit-
tingsidewaysoroutofpositioninanyway,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
—Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbekilledifyouareupagainstthe
airbagortooclosetoitwhenitinflates-
—Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly
=>page256,Safetybelts.
—Alwaysmakecertainthatchildrenage12or
youngeralwaysrideintherearseat.Ifchil-
drenarenotproperlyrestrained,theymay
beseverelyinjuredorkilledwhenanairbag
inflates.
—Neverletchildrenrideunrestrainedorim-
properlyrestrainedinthevehicle.Adjustthe
frontseatsproperly.
—Neverridewiththebackrestreclined.
—Alwayssitasfaraspossiblefromthesteer-
ingwheelortheinstrumentpanel
=>page248.
—Alwayssituprightwithyour backagainst
thebackrestofyourseat.
—Neverplaceyourfeetontheinstrument
panelorontheseat.Alwayskeepbothfeet
onthefloorinfront oftheseattohelppre-
ventseriousinjuriestothelegsandhipsif
theairbaginflates.
—Neverreclinethefrontpassenger'sseatto
transportobjects.Itemscanalsomoveinto
theareaofthesideairbagorthefrontair-
bagduringbrakingorinasuddenmaneuver.
Objectsneartheairbagscanbecomeprojec-
tilesandcauseinjurywhenanairbagin-
flates.

ZAWARNING
Airbagsthathavedeployedinacrashmustbe
replaced.
—Useonlyoriginalequipmentairbagsap-
provedbyAudiandinstalledbyatrained
technicianwhohas thenecessarytoolsand
diagnosticequipmenttoproperlyreplace
anyairbaginyourvehicleandassuresystem
effectivenessinacrash.
—Neverpermitsalvagedorrecycledairbagsto
beinstalledinyourvehicle.



evenwithanAdvancedAirbag.

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Childrestraintsonthefrontseat-some
aa)aeamiemenale
>Besuretoreadtheimportantinformationand
heedtheWARNINGSforimportantdetails>

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aboutchildrenandAdvancedAirbags
=>page285.
EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem,makecertainthatallchil-
dren,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,al-
waysrideinthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfor
theirageandsize.Theairbagonthepassenger
sidemakesthefrontseatapotentiallydangerous
placeforachildtoride.Thefrontseatisnot the
safestplaceforachildinaforward-facingchild
safetyseat.Itcanbeaverydangerousplacefor
aninfantorachildinarearward-facingseat.
TheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclehas
beencertifiedtocomplywiththerequirements
ofUnitedStatesFederalMotorVehicleSafety
Standard(FMVSS)208,aswellasCanadaMotor
VehicleSafetyStandard(CMVSS)208asapplica-
bleatthetimeyourvehiclewasmanufactured.
Accordingtorequirements,thefrontAdvanced
AirbagSystemonthepassengersidehasbeen
certifiedfor“suppression”forinfantsofabout
12montholdandyoungerandfor“lowriskde-
ployment”forchildrenaged3 to6yearsold(as
definedinthestandard).
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF9;lightinthe
headlinertellsyouwhenthefrontAdvancedAir-
bagonthepassengersidehasbeenturnedoffby
theelectroniccontrolunit.
Eachtimeyouturnontheignition,thePASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFF#¥;ON@lightwillcomeon
forafewsecondsand:
—PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;willcomeonif
thefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied
—PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;willcomeonif
theelectricalcapacitancemeasuredbytheca-
pacitivepassengerdetectionsystemforthe
frontpassengerseatequalsthecombinedca-
pacitanceofaninfantuptoaboutoneyearof
ageandoneoftherearward-facingorforward-
facingchildrestraintslistedinFederalMotor
VehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)208with
whichtheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehi-
cle wascertified.Foralistingofthechildre-
straintsthatwereusedtocertifyyourvehicle's
compliancewiththeSafetyStandard
=>page287.
—PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;willcomeonif
thereisasmallchildorchildrestraintonthe
frontpassengerseat
—PASSENGERAIRBAGON@willcomeonifthe
frontpassengerseatisoccupiedbyanadultas
registeredbythecapacitivepassengerdetec-
tionsystem>page273,MonitoringtheAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightcomeson
whenelectricalcapacitanceregisteredonthe
frontpassengerseatisequaltoorlessthanthe
combinedcapacitanceofatypical1year-oldin-
fantandoneoftherearward-facingorforward-
facingchildrestraintslistedinFederalMotorVe-
hicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)208withwhich
theAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewas
certified.
Ifthetotalelectricalcapacitanceregisteredon
thefrontpassengerseatismorethanthat ofa
typical1year-oldchildbutlessthantheweight
ofasmalladult,thefrontairbagonthepassen-
gersidecandeploy(thePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightdoesnotcomeon).
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightdoes
notcomeon,thefront airbagonthepassenger
sidehasnotbeenturnedoffbytheelectronic
controlunitandcandeployifthecontrolunit
senses animpactthatmeetstheconditionsstor-
edinitsmemory.
Forexample,theairbagmaydeployif:
—asmallchildthatisheavierthanatypical1
year-oldchildisonthefrontpassengerseat(re-
gardlessofwhetherthechildisinoneofthe
childsafetyseatslisted>page287),or
—achildwhohasoutgrownchildrestraintsison
thefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,the
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightcomesonin
theheadlinerandstayson.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagdeploys,theFederal
Standardrequirestheairbagtomeetthe“low
risk”deploymentcriteriatoreducetheriskofin-
jurythroughinteractionwiththeairbag.“Low
risk”deploymentoccursinthosecrashesthat
takeplaceatlowerdecelerationsasdefinedin
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Airbagsystem

theelectroniccontrolunit>page273,PASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFF$#;ON®light.
Alwaysremember,achildsafetyseatorinfant
carrierinstalledonthefrontseatmaybestruck
andknockedoutofpositionbytherapidlyinflat-
ingpassenger'sairbaginafrontalcollision.The
airbagcouldgreatlyreducetheeffectivenessof
thechildrestraintandevenseriouslyinjurethe
childduringinflation.
Forthisreason,andbecausethebackseatisthe
safestplaceforchildren-whenproperlyrestrain-
edaccordingtotheirageandsize-westrongly
recommendthatchildrenalwayssitintheback
seat>page285,Childsafety.


ZAWARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefront
airbaginflates-evenwithanAdvancedAirbag
System.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
ontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourauthorizedAudidealer.
—Forward-facingchildsafetyseatsinstalled
onthefrontpassenger'sseatmayinterfere
withthedeploymentoftheairbagandcause
seriouspersonalinjurytothechild.
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Neverput theforward-facingchildrestraint
upagainstorverynear theinstrumentpan-
el.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheupanddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
so thatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF7%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.

ZA\WARNING
To reducetheriskof seriousinjury,makesure
thatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3,light
willbedisplayedwheneverachildrestraintis
installedonthefrontpassengerseatandthe
ignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotstayon,performthechecksdescri-
bedpage273,MonitoringtheAdvanced
AirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayon.
—Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
authorizedAudidealerimmediately.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowinstructionsfrom
childrestraintmanufacturerswheninstal-
lingchildrestraints.



ZAWARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmustin-
stallaforward-facingchildrestraintonthe
frontpassenger'sseat:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-


Z\WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmustin-
stallaforwardorrearward-facingchildre-
straintonthefrontpassenger'sseat:


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—Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe12
o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsany-
whereinsidethesteeringwheeloronthe
steeringwheelhub.Holding thesteering
wheelthewrongwayincreasestheriskof
severeinjurytothearms,hands,andheadif
thedriverairbagdeploys.

ZA\WARNING
Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwillin-
creasetheriskofinjuryinacrashbyinterfer-
ingwiththewaytheairbagunfoldsand/orby
beingpushedintoyouastheairbaginflates.
—Alwaysmakesurenothingisinthefrontair-
bagdeploymentzonethatcouldbestruck
by theairbagwhenitinflates.
—Objectsinthezoneofadeployingairbagcan
become
projectileswhentheairbagdeploys
andcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
—Neverhold thingsinyourhandsoronyour
lapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
—Neverplaceaccessoriesorotherobjects
(suchascupholders,telephonebrackets,
notepads,navigationsystems,orthings
thatarelarge,heavy,orbulky)onthedoors;
neverattachthemtothedoorsorthewind-
shield;neverplacethemoverornearorat-
tachthemtotheareamarked,,AIRBAG“on
thesteeringwheel,instrumentpanelorthe
seatbackrests;neverplacethembetween
theseareasandyouoranyotherpersonin
thevehicle.
—Neverattachobjectstothewindshield
abovethepassengerfrontairbag,suchas
accessoryGPSnavigationunitsormusic
players.Suchobjectscouldcauseseriousin-
juryinacollision,especiallywhentheair-
bagsinflate.
—Neverreclinethefrontpassengerseatto
transport
objects.Itemscanalsomoveinto
thedeploymentareaofthesideairbagsor
thefrontairbagduringbreakingorinasud-
denmaneuver.Objectsneartheairbagscan
flydangerouslythroughthepassengercom-
partmentandcauseinjury,particularly
whentheseatisreclinedandtheairbagsin-
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ZAWARNING
Apersononthefrontpassengerseat,espe-
ciallyinfantsandsmallchildren,willreceive
seriousinjuriesandcanevenbekilledbybe-
ingtooclosetotheairbagwhenitinflates.
—AlthoughtheAdvancedAirbagSystemin
yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthefront
passengerairbagifaninfantorasmallchild
isonthefrontpassengerseat,nobodycan
absolutelyguaranteethatdeploymentun-
derthesespecialconditionsisimpossiblein
allconceivablesituationsthatmayhappen
during theusefullife ofyourvehicle.
— TheAdvancedAirbagSystemcandeployin
accordancewiththe,,lowrisk“optionfor3-
and6-year-oldchildrenundertheU.S.Fed-
eralStandardifachildwithelectricalcapac-
itancegreaterthanthecombinedcapaci-
tanceofatypicalone-yearoldinfantre-
strainedinoneoftheforwardfacing orrear-
ward-facingchildseatswithwhichyourve-
hiclewascertifiedisonthefrontpassenger
seatandtheotherconditionsforairbagde-
ploymentaremet.
—Accidentstatisticshaveshownthatchildren
aregenerallysaferintherearseatareathan
inthefrontseatingposition.
—Fortheirownsafety,allchildren,especially
12yearsandyounger,shouldalwaysridein
thebackproperlyrestrainedfortheirage
andsize.
Advancedfrontairbagsystem
YourvehicleisequippedwithafrontAdvanced
AirbagSystemincompliancewithUnitedStates
FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)
208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicleSafety
Standard(CMVSS)208asapplicableatthetime
yourvehiclewasmanufactured.


ThefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemsupplements
thesafetybeltstoprovideadditional protection
forthedriver'sandfrontpassenger'sheadsand
upperbodiesinfrontalcrashes.Theairbagsin-
flateonlyinfrontalimpactswhenthevehiclede-
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ThefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemforthefront
seatoccupantsisnotasubstituteforyoursafety
belts.Rather,itispartoftheoveralloccupantre-
straintsysteminyourvehicle.Alwaysremember
thattheairbagsystemcanonly helptoprotect
you,ifyouaresittingupright,wearingyoursafe-
tybeltandwearingitproperly.Thisiswhyyou
and
yourpassengersmustalwaysbeproperlyre-
strained,notjustbecausethelawrequiresyouto
be.
TheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclehas
beencertifiedtomeetthe“lowrisk”require-
mentsfor3and6year-oldchildrenonthepas-
sengersideandverysmalladultsonthedriver
side.Thelowriskdeploymentcriteriaare intend-
edtohelpreducetheriskofinjurythroughinter-
actionwiththefrontairbagthatcanoccur,for
example,bybeingtooclosetothesteeringwheel
andinstrumentpanelwhentheairbaginflates.
Inaddition,thesystemhasbeencertifiedto
complywiththe“suppression”requirementsof
theSafetyStandard,toturnoffthefrontairbag
forinfants12monthsoldandyoungerwhoare
restrainedonthefrontpassengerseatinchildre-
straintsthatarelistedintheStandard
=page287,ChildrestraintsandAdvancedAir-
bags.
“Suppression”requiresthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidetobeturnedoffif:
—achilduptoaboutoneyearofageisrestrained
onthefrontpassengerseatinoneoftherear-
facing orforward-facinginfantrestraintslisted
inFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208
withwhichtheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyour
vehiclewascertified.Foralistingofthechild
restraintsthatwereusedtocertifyyourvehi-
cle'scompliancewiththeUSSafetyStandard
=>page287,
—Whenapersonisdetectedonthefrontpassen-
gerseat thathasanelectricalcapacitancethat
ismorethanthetotalelectricalcapacitanceof
a childthatisabout1yearoldrestrainedinone
oftherear-facingorforward-facinginfantre-
straints(listedinFederalMotorVehicleSafety
Standard208withwhichtheAdvancedAirbag
Systeminyourvehiclewascertified),thefront
airbagonthepassengersidemayormaynot
deploy.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightcomeson
whentheelectroniccontrolunitdetectsatotal
electricalcapacitanceonthefrontpassengerseat
thatrequiresthefrontairbagtobeturnedoff.If
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightdoesnot
comeon,thefrontairbagonthepassengerside
hasnotbeenturnedoffbythecontrolunitand
candeployifthecontrolunitsenses animpact
thatmeetstheconditionsstoredin itsmemory.
Ifthetotalelectricalcapacitanceregisteredon
thefrontpassengerseatismorethanthatofa
typical1year-old,butlessthantheweightofa
smalladult,thefrontairbagonthepassenger
sidemaydeploy(thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
8%;lightdoesnotcomeon).
Forexample,theairbagmaydeployif:
—asmallchildthatisheavierthanatypical1
year-oldchildisonthefrontpassengerseat(re-
gardlessofwhetherthechildisinoneofthe
childsafetyseatslisted>page287),
—achildwhohasoutgrownchildrestraintsison
thefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,the
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightinthe head-
linerwillcomeonandstayon.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagdeploys,theFederal
Standardrequirestheairbagtomeetthe“low
risk”deploymentcriteriatohelpreducetherisk
ofinjurythroughinteractionwiththeairbag.
“Lowrisk”deploymentoccursinthosecrashes
that takeplaceatlowerdecelerationsasdefined
intheelectroniccontrolunit.>page273
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithAdvancedAirbags,thesafest place
forchildrenisproperlyrestrainedontheback
seat.Pleasebesuretoreadtheimportantinfor-
mation
inthesectionsthatfollowandbesureto
heedalloftheWARNINGS.

ZXWARNING
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbagin-
flates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.>

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