warning lights AUDI Q5 2019 Owner's Guide

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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=>page203,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem>fig.174:
Distancetothedestinationorstopover
©oDisplayinganexpressway,highwayormain
roadaspreparationforanupcomingchange
indirection
Lanerecommendation
Calculatedarrivaltime
Distancetothenextmaneuver
Display oftheexpressway,highwayormain
roadontowhichyouwillbeturning
Directionarrowfortheupcomingmaneuver
©
O80
Abargraphappearswhenadirectionarrowis
displayed.Thefewerthebars thatareshown,
theshorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.
Currentvehicleposition©
Additionalinformation(on-boardcomputer)
Thefollowingfunctionsarealsoavailablewhen
routeguidanceisactive:
—Adjustingthevoiceguidancevolume:turnthe
rightthumbwheelupordownwhileavoice
guidancemessageisplaying.

ZA\WARNING
Theroutecalculatedby thenavigationsystem
isarecommendationforreachingyourdesti-
nation.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingrestric-
tions,one-waystreets,lanechangerestric-
tions,etc.
(i)Tips
—Alsoseethechapter>page8,Cockpitover-
view.
— Anexclamationpoint“!”infront ofthe
streetnameindicatesthattheinformation
aboutthisstreetorthissectionoftheroute
isnotcompleteinthenavigationdatacon-
tainedintheMMI.Obeytrafficlawsinone-
waystreetsandpedestrianzones.

TAUAmelhmeereeitanle)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandarrowview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theactiverouteguidancewillbedisplayedinthearrowview*in
thedriverinformationsystem.

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Fig.175Example:arrowview(monochromeinstrumentcluster)
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page203,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem>fig.175:
@Distancetothedestinationorstopover
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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

Distancetothenextmaneuver
Directionarrowfortheupcomingmaneuver
Abargraphappearswhen adirectionarrowis
displayed.Thefewerthebars thatareshown,
theshorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.
®O®
Lanerecommendation
Additionalinformation(on-boardcomputer)
Calculatedarrivaltime
©0G®@Displayofthestreetcurrentlybeingdriven
onIfapointisdisplayedbeforethestreet,it
isindicatingthestreetyouwillbe onwiththe
nextmaneuver.
Thefollowingfunctionsarealsoavailablewhen
routeguidanceisactive:
—Adjustingthevoiceguidancevolume:turnthe
rightthumbwheelupordownwhileavoice
guidancemessageisplaying.

ZXWARNING
Theroutecalculatedby thenavigationsystem
isarecommendationforreachingyourdesti-
nation.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingrestric-
tions,one-waystreets,lanechangerestric-
tions,etc.
@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>page152.Asystemlanguagesup-
portedbythevoicerecognitionsystemmustbe
set.Theremustbenophonecallsinprogressand
theparkingaidmustnotbeactive.

>Switchingon:pressthe[%]button@
=>page17,fig.11or>page18,fig.13briefly
onthemultifunctionsteeringwheelandsay
thedesiredcommandaftertheBeep.
>Switchingoff:pressandholdthe|™]button.
Or:pressthe|5|button.
>Pausing:saythecommandPause.Toresume,
pressthe|]button.
>Correcting:saythecommandCorrection.Or:
simplysayanewcommandduringanan-
nouncement>page246.






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.
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Donotdirecttheventstowardthehands-freemi-
crophone,whichisintheroofheadlinernearthe
frontinteriorlights.
Onlyusethesystemfromthedriver'sseatbe-
causethehands-freemicrophoneisdirectedto-
wardthatseat.
Additionalsettings
See>page246,Speechdialogsystem.

ZAWARNING
—Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Onlyusethefunctionsin
suchawaythatyoualwaysmaintaincom-
pletecontroloveryourvehicleinalltraffic
situations.
—Donotuse thevoicerecognitionsystemin
emergenciesbecauseyourvoicemaychange
instressfulsituations.Thesystemmaytake
longertodialthenumberormaynotbe
abletodialitatall.Dialtheemergency
numbermanually.

Gi)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

Remotelockingandunlocking
Requirement:thevehiclemustbeparkingand
theignitionmustbeswitchedoff.
Thisserviceallowsyoutounlockorlockyourve-
hicle.
Vehiclestatusreport
Thisservicetransfersdriverinformationsystem
datatoaserver.Dependingonthevehicleequip-
ment,certaindatamaybeaccessed,suchasthe
remainingrangeormileage.Thevaluesmaydif-
ferfromthevaluesdisplayedinthevehicle.
CarFinder
Thisservicetransmitstheparkinglocationtoa
server whentheignitionisswitchedoff.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>page196.
Thisserviceallowsyouto setpermittedandfor-
biddenzonesforyourvehicleaswellassettime
limitsforthesezones.Ifyourvehicleleavesa
permittedzoneorentersaforbiddenzone,you
willbenotifiedwithapushnotificationand/oran
e-mail.
SpeedAlert
Requirement:akeyusermustbesetinthevehi-
cle>page196.
Youcansetuptotwospeedlimitsforyourvehi-
cleusingthis service.Ifyourvehicleexceedsaset
speedlimit,youwillbenotifiedwithapushnoti-
ficationand/ore-mail.
ValetAlert
Requirement:akeyusermustbesetinthevehi-
cle>page196.
Ifyougiveyourvehicletoaparkingservice,you
cansetazoneandaspeedlimitusingthemyAu-
diapp.Ifthevehicleleavesthezoneorexceeds
thespeedlimit,youwillbenotifiedwithapush
notificationand/ore-mail.

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

Settings
Co)ate-Mar-iancola4
>Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>right
controlbutton>Connectionmanager.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Onlinesettings>
Dataconnectionsettings.


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Navigation

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

Fig.187Diagram:Enterdestinationmenu

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]button.
TheEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayedafter
openingnavigation.Thefollowinginformation
canbedisplayedintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
play:
@Inputfieldforfreetextsearch....203
@Homeaddress.................205
@®Lastdestinations...............204
@Storedfavoritescos:ncesynewss205
Assoonasyouselectanentryfromthelist(de-
pendingonthevehicleequipment),thecorre-
spondingdestinationdisplaysasamappreview*
©fig.187.
Ifyouhaveconnectedamobiledevicetothe
MMI,yourdirectorycontactswillalsobelistedif
they havenavigationdataassignedtothem.
TheFavorites(4)>fig.187menuitemaswellas
thedirectory/contactsareonlyshowninthe En-
terdestinationmenuifyouhaveenteredoneor
morecharactersusingtheinputfield.
Switchingbetweendestinationentryandthe
map:

—Pressthe [NAV/MAP|buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.Or:Select:leftcontrol
button>Switchtomap.


ZAWARNING
— Thedemandsoftrafficrequireyourfullat-
tention.Alwaysreadthechapter
=page151,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'sabilitytodeterminethe
vehicleposition.Severaldeactivatedormal-
functioningsatellitescanalsointerruptGPS
receptionandaffectthesystem'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.

Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntilthe
Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed>page203,
fig.187.

203
>

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'sLiterature
manualsinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsell
yourvehiclesothatthisimportantinforma-
tionwillalwaysbeavailabletothedriver
andpassengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sLiteraturehandyso
thatyoucanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.

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Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
> Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>
Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
=>page61.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmirrors
correctlyforyourheight.
>Instructpassengerstoadjusttheheadre-
straintsaccordingtotheirheight.
> Makesuretousetherightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page288,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame>page55,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page258.
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
YourAudihasatotaloffiveseatingpositions:
twointhefrontandthreeintherear.Eachseat-
ingpositionhasasafetybelt.


Z\WARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeath.
—Neverstrapmorethanoneperson,including
smallchildren,intoanybelt.Itisespecially
dangeroustoplaceasafetybeltovera child
sittingonyourlap.
—Neverletmorepeoplerideinthevehicle
thantherearesafetybeltsavailable.

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—Besureeveryoneridinginthevehicleis
properlyrestrainedwithaseparatesafety
beltorchildrestraint.
Safetybeltwarninglight
Yourvehiclehasawarningsystemforthedriver
andfrontseatpassengertoremindyouabout
theimportanceofbuckling-up.



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Fig.220Safetybeltwarninglightintheinstrumentclus-
ter -enlarged
Beforedrivingoff,always:
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesureyouare
wearingitproperly.
>Makesurethatyourpassengersalsobuckleup
and
properlyweartheirsafetybelts.
>Protectchildrenwitha childrestraintsystem
appropriateforthesizeandage.
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentcluster
lightsupwhentheignitionisswitchedonasa re-
mindertofastenthesafetybelts.Inaddition,
youwillhearawarningtoneforacertainperiod
oftime.
Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesurethatyour
passengersalsoproperlyputontheirsafety
belts.

ZAWARNING
—Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofserious
injuryanddeathinautomobileaccidents.
Foryourprotectionandthat ofyourpassen-
gers,alwayscorrectlywearsafetybelts
whenthevehicleismoving.
—Failuretopayattentiontothewarninglight
thatcomesoncouldlead topersonalinjury.

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.234Sectionfromtheheadliner:PASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF2%,ON@light
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#¥;ON@lightis
locatedintheheadliner>fig.234.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightwillcome
onandstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAd-
vancedAirbagonthepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Ifthe
bulbforthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#7;ON@
lightburnsout,theairbagindicatorlightkawill
comeontosignalamalfunctionintheAdvanced
AirbagSystem.Althoughtheburned-outbulb
willnotchangethewaythefrontpassenger's
frontalairbagworks,itwillnolongerbepossible
tousethePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#7;ON®
lighttomakesurethattheairbagon/offstatusis
correctfortheoccupant onthefrontpassenger
seat.Havetheairbagsysteminspectedimmedi-
atelybyyourauthorizedAudidealer.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;ON@light
willblinkforabout5secondswhen:
—thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem,
whichswitchesthefrontseatpassenger'sfron-
talAdvancedAirbagonandoff,detectsa
changeinthestatusofthefrontpassenger
seat.
AssoonasthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#¥;ON
®lightstopsblinking,alwaysmakesurethatthe
airbag status(onoroff)asshownbythelightis
properfortheage,sizeandelectricalcapacitance
ofthepersonoccupying thefrontpassengerseat.
Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltforthe
frontpassengerseatisproperlyfastened.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;/PASSENGER
AIRBAGON@lightwillshowthestatusofthe>

Airbagsystem

seatpositions.Havetheairbagsysteminspect-
edbyyourAudidealerimmediately.
—movethechildtoarearseatpositionandmake
sure thatthechildisproperlyrestrainedina
childrestraintthatisappropriateforitssize
andage.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
shouldNOTcomeon...
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightshould
NOTcomeonwhentheignitionisonandanadult
issittinginaproperseatingpositiononthefront
passengerseat.IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
%¥;lightcomesonandstaysonwhiledriving,un-
derthesecircumstances,makesurethat:
—theadultonthefrontpassengerseatisproper-
lyseatedonthecenteroftheseatcushionwith
hisorherbackupagainstthebackrestandthe
backrestisnotreclined,
—theadultisnottakingweightofftheseatby
holdingontothepassengerassisthandle
abovethefrontpassengerdoororsupporting
theirweightonthearmrest,
—thesafetybeltisbeingproperlywornandthat
thereisnotalotofslackinthesafetybeltweb-
bing,
—therearenoaftermarketseatcoversorcush-
ions orotherthings(such as blankets)onthe
frontpassengerseatthatmightcausetheca-
pacitivepassengerdetectionsystemto miscal-
culate
electricalcapacitance.
lacetamedClcwela)

monitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem

makesuretheadultisproperlyseatedand
restrainedatoneoftherearseatingposi-
tions.Havetheairbagsysteminspectedby
yourauthorizedAudidealerbeforetrans-
portinganyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.


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


ZAWARNING
—IfthestatusoftheAdvancedAirbagSystem
haschangedwhilethevehicleismoving,the
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;ON@light
blinks forabout5secondstocatchthedriv-
er'sattention.Ifthishappens,alwaysstop
assoonasitissafe todosoandcheckthe
stepsdescribedabove.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotgooffwhenanadultwhoisnot
verysmallissittingonthefrontpassenger


seataftertakingthestepsdescribedabove,
ZA\WARNING
Ifthefrontairbaginflates,a childwithouta
childrestraint,orinarearward-facingchild
safetyseat,orinaforward-facingchildre-
straintthathasnotbeenproperlyinstalled
willbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilled.
—Eventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwith
anAdvancedAirbagSystem,makecertain
thatallchildren,especially12yearsand
younger,alwaysrideonthebackseatprop-
erlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
—Alwaysinstallforwardorrear-facingchild
safetyseatsontherearseat-evenwithan
AdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearward-facingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightdoesnot
appearandstayon,immediatelyinstallthe
rear-facingchildsafetyseatinarearseating
positionandhavetheairbagsysteminspect-
edbyyourauthorizedAudidealer.
—If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installaforward-facingchildrestrainton
thefrontpassengerseat,alwaysmovethe
seatintoitsrearmostpositionintheseat's
foreandaftadjustmentrange,asfaraway
fromtheairbagaspossible.Thebackrest
mustbeadjustedtoanuprightposition.
MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG

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Childsafety


—Ifthebackrestisnotsecurelylatched,the
childandthechildrestraintwillbethrown
forwardtogetherwiththebackrestandwill
strikeparts ofthevehicleinterior.Thechild
canbeseriouslyinjuredorkilled.
—Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat.
Achildwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbe
killedwhenthepassengerairbaginflates.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
—Forward-facingchildsafetyseatsorinfant
carriersinstalledonthefrontpassenger's
seatmayinterferewiththedeploymentof
theairbagandcauseseriousinjurytothe
child.
—Itissafertoinstallaforward-facingchild
safetyseatontherearseat.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page288.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page267,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—Improperinstallationofchildrestraintscan
reducetheireffectiveness orevenprevent
themfromprovidinganyprotection.
—Animproperlyinstalledchildrestraintcan
interferewiththeairbagasitdeploysand
seriouslyinjureorevenkillthechild.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Aftercheckingtomakesurethatthechild
restraintisproperlyinstalled,makecertain
thatthechildrestraintiscorrectlyrecog-
nized
by thecapacitivepassengerdetection
systeminthefrontpassengerseatandthat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightsig-
nalsthecorrectfrontpassengerfrontalair-
bagstatus.


ZA\WARNING
Alwaystakespecialprecautionsifyoumust
installaforwardorrearward-facingchildre-
straintonthefrontpassenger'sseatinexcep-
tionalsituations:
—Wheneveraforwardorrearward-facing
childrestraintisinstalledonthefront pas-
sengerseat,thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
#¥;lightmustcomeonandstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page278,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe


ZA\WARNING
Forward-facingchildrestraints:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Neverput theforward-facingchildrestraint
up,againstorveryneartheinstrumentpan-
el
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheupanddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
sothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.


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