ignition AUDI TT ROADSTER 2018 Owner's Guide

Voice recognition s ystem
Function Say:
Selecting a so urce directly Jukebo x*/ CD/ DVD/ S D card 1 / SD card 2 / Audi mu sic inter·
face */ iPhone * / USB* / Bluetooth * / Wi -Fi * / Medium
(XV), for
example "Jo hn's player"
Selecting aud io/video* fi les in the
Media fav orites / Arti sts/ Album s/ Genr es I Track s/ Playli st s /
Jukebox* Vid eos
Selecting aud io files on an iPod Artists / Albu m is / Genre s/ Track s/ Playlists /Compo ser s/
(sou rce: Aud i music interface*) Podca sts / Aud io bo oks
Navigating within a folder struc -Folder up / Line (XV)
ture/ list
Selecting shuffle
Shuffl e on / Shuffle off
Correcting data input No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the full-sc reen command Clo se
list
(Ud) Note
Always follow t he info rmat ion found in ~ @ in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 130 .
External voice operation
Applies to: vehicles with external speech dialog system
Requirement:
The ignition and t he M MI m ust be switched on.
There must not be a phone call in progress .
The parking aid as we ll as the Audi voice recogni­
tion system must not be active.
A cell phone must be connected to the M MI
through the
Handsfree profile ~ page 111 .
The ce ll phone being connec ted must have vo ice
con trol that can be controlled externally .
"'Switching on: press and hold the 10° 1 button o n
the m ult if u nct ion steer ing whee l and say the
desired command after the external speech d i­
alog begins.
"'Re suming dialog : if necessary, press the l')•I
button and say a new command . Or: select and
confirm
Re sume on the MMI contro l panel.
"'Restart ing dialog : the system remains ready to
use for a short t ime after end ing the d ialog.
You can start a new d ialog during this time.
Briefly press the
5] button . Or: select and con­
firm
Start speech dialog sy stem o n the M MI
contro l pane l.
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"'Swit ching off : press and hold the 5] button.
Or : select and confirm Can cel on the M MI co n­
trol panel.
{i) Tips
- Vo ice g uidance* and tra ffic anno un ce ­
ments* a re not give n during a dialog.
- Thi s function depe nds on the ce ll phone
used. Yo u ca n ob ta in more info rmation
from your cell phone service provider or
from your ce ll phone use r guide .
- AUDI AG s imply provides ac cess to con trol
your cell phone w it h voice operation and
does not take any responsibility for the con ­
tents and commands within the external
vo ice control.

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Telephone Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
To make phone coils in your vehicle using the
MMI, connect your cell phone to the MMI via
Bluetooth.
Handsfree
After you have connected your ce ll phone to the
MMI via Bluetooth, you can use the handsfree
system and operate telephone functions through
your MMI. You can make calls using the antenna
on your cell phone.
A WARNING
-Medical experts warn that cell phones can
interfere w ith the funct ion of pacemakers .
Always ma inta in a m inimum distance of
about 8 inches (20 cm) between the cell
phone antenna and the pacemake r.
-Do not carry the cell phone in a pocket di­
rectly over the pacemaker when the phone
is switched on.
-Sw itch the cell phone off immediately if
you suspect it may be interfering w ith the
pacemaker.
-Do not use the voice recognition system*
¢
page 105 in emergencies because your
voice may change in stressful situations. It
may take longer to dial the number or the
system may not be able to dial it at all. Dial
the emergency number manually.
-Switch your cell phone off in areas where
there is a risk of an exp losion. These loca­
t ions are not always clearly marked. This
may include gas stations, fuel and chemical
storage facilities or transport vehicles, or lo­
cations where fue l vapors (such as propane
or gasoline vapor in vehicles or bui ldings),
chem icals or large quantities of dust parti­
cles (such as flour, sawdust or metal) may
be present in the air. Th is also applies to all
ot her locations where you would normally
turn your vehicle engine off.
-The demands of traffic require your full at­
tention. Always read the chapter ¢
page 93,
Traffic safety information .
-
Telephone
@ Note
Always fo llow the information found in Q@ in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 130.
(D Tips
-To learn which Bluetooth connections and
which of the functions in your cell phone are supported, check with your cell phone serv­
ice provider or the database for mobile devi­
ces at www.aud iusa.com/bluetooth.
-The Bluetooth connection range is limited
to inside the vehicle. It can also be affected
by local condit ions and interference with
other devices .
Setup
Connecting a cell phone using Bluetooth
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Fig. 112 Display ing t he PIN for enter ing in t he cell p hone
Requirement
T he vehicle must be stationary and the ignition
must be switched on.
T he Bl uetoo th settings must be open on your cell
phone during the connection setup .
T he Bluetooth funct io n and v is ibilit y of the MMI
Q page 175 and cell phone must be switched on.
The cell phone to be connected must not be ac­
t ively connected to any other B luetooth dev ice .
The MMI must not be connected to a cell phone.
Connecting a cell phone
.,. Select: IMENU I button> Telephone> Connect
mobile device > Next .
The avai lab le Bluetooth
devices are shown in the Infotainment system
disp lay.
Or : search for the MMI in your cell
phone through the Bluetooth device search.
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@ Note
Always follow the information found in c::>((j) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 130.
(D Tips
For more information on the Wi-Fi audio play­
er and supported devices, contact an author­
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility.
Additional options
App lies to: vehicles with Audi co nnect
"'Select : IMENUI button> Audi connect> right
control button.
The following options are available in the Audi
connect services overview:
About Audi connect
Here you will find legal information for Audi con­
nect usage.
Login*
See c::> page 125, Logging into myAudi in the vehi­
cle.
Connection manager
See c::>page 174 .
License subscription
The validity and expiration date of your licenses
are displayed. When the function is switched on
~. the message Warning before subscription
expires
will display to warn you that your license
is about to expire .
Refresh
The content of the selected Audi connect service
or the entire Audi connect list is updated.
Data privacy
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
Location and personal data are transmitted when
using Audi connect services. If you do not want
Audi connect
this information to be transmitted, activate data
privacy.
-Activate privacy : the data connection is switch­
ed off . The Audi connect services will not be
available.
-Deactivate data privacy: if the data connection
is switched off, you can switch on the data con­
nection for the use of all Audi connect services.
Select and confirm
Activate data connection.
Wi-Fi hotspot
Applies to: vehicles with Wi -Fi hotspot
You can use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con­
nect up to eight Wi-Fi devices to the Internet.
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
"'Select: !MENUI button> Telephone> right con-
trol button >
Wi-Fi settings .
The following settings can be selected:
Wi-Fi
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory. Switch the Wi-Fi hotspot to
On before es­
tablishing an Internet connection between your
vehicle and your Wi-Fi device.
-On: the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active and visible
to other devices. You can connect your Wi-Fi
device to the MMI and use the Internet connec­
tion if necessary .
-Off: the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
Internet connection for Wi-Fi devices is not
possible .
A WARNING
--
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
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Audi smartphone interface
Setup
A ppl ies to : ve hicles w ith Audi smartpho ne inte rfa ce
You con connect your smortphone to the MMI us­
ing the Audi smortphone interface . Certain con­
tent on your smortphone is adopted to the Info­
tainment system display while driving and con
be operated through the
MMI control panel .
Requirement:
The vehicle must be stat ionary and the ignition
must be switched on .
iPhone generation 5 or h igher w ith Lightning
connector and iOS 7 .1.2 operating system or h igher.
O r:
Smartphone with Android Auto app and Android
5 .0 Loll ipop operating system or higher.
.,. Connec t your sma rtphone to the Audi music in ­
terface
¢ page 161 using a USB adapte r
¢page 160, fig. 139 .
.. Select and confirm A ctivate Apple CarPlay or
Acti vate And roid Auto now .
.. Follow the system instruct ions.
.. Pay attention to any additiona l system prompts
on your smartphone if applicable .
If you chose not to use Apple CarP lay or Android
Auto when connecting your smartphone for the
first time, you can start the Audi smartphone in ­
terface later on using the
Connection manager.
.,. Se lect : I MENU I button > Audi smartphone in-
terfa ce
> Change to connection manager .
.. Connect your sma rtphone to the A udi music in ­
terface
¢ page 161 using a USB adapter
¢ page 160, fig. 139 .
.. Select and confirm Audi smartphone in t he
Connection manager ¢ page 174. You can se­
l ect your smartphone in the list of devices that
are already paired
¢page 175.
.,. Follow the system instruct ions .
ll In prep arat io n at t he t im e of pr in tin g .
Aud i smartph one interfac e
@ Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in ¢ @ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 130.
(D Tips
-T he f unctions that can be used depend on
the fo llow ing factors, among others:
-the brand of your smartphone
-the vers io n of the ope rating system in
your smartphone
-the software ve rsion of the app used
-the USB adapter cab le an d correct connec -
tion
-your cell phone service provide r
-the customized se tt in g s on yo ur sm art-
phone
-O ne of t he factors above o r a com binat ion
o f any of them could cause you r sma rtphone
to be incompatib le wit h the Audi smart ­
phone interface. Compatibility cannot be
guaranteed for all types of smartphones.
For more informat ion and assistance, refe r
to the user guide and the man ufacturer of
your smartphone .
-If the connected smartphone has voice con­
trol, you can operate you r smartp hon e usi ng
t he ex ter nal voice recognition system*
¢page 110.
-T he menu language show n in t he MMI is
based on t he sett ings in you r smartp ho ne.
-The time d isplayed in the MMI is based o n
t he settings in yo ur smartphone .
-Several M MI functions a re not avai lab le
w hen Apple Car Play or Andro id A uto is ac­
t ive .
-You cannot co nnect any mob ile dev ices via
Bluetooth whe n an Apple CarPlay connec­
tion is act ive.
-Whe n the App le CarPlay connection is ac­
t ive,
Tag this song for iTunes*1
) is not ava il­
able
¢page 150 .
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System settings
delete the programmed voice training with the
Reset individual speech training function .
Factory settings
The follo wing funct ions can be reset to the facto­
ry default settings :
-Sound settings
- Radio
- Media settings
- Jukebox*
- Directory*
- Telephone *
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi*
- Navigation settings *
- Navigation and online memory *
- Voice recognition system*
- Message settings *
-Apps*
-Tool tips
-Audi connect *
You can select the desired functions individually
or all at once with the option
Select all entries .
Select and confirm Restore factory settings.
(D Tips
-Make sure that not only t he settings were
deleted but also the stored data, if appl ica­
ble.
- Please note that the
voice recognit ion sys­
tem* is not available in Cabriolets that do
not have a factory- insta lled safety belt mi­
crophone .
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Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your connected devices and their network sta ­
tus.
Settings Connection manager
I • Prima hone : M_Phone C,
t MyPhone ~
• Secondary phone : Not connected
• Data connect,on: Not connected
• MMI connect App: Not connected
• w,- F, aud ,o player: Not connected
Fig . 147 Co nnect ion manager
.,.. Select: !MENUI button> Settings > left control
button
> MMI settings > Connection manager.
.,.. Select and confirm a menu it em.
If a mobile device was already connected and you
select and co nfirm the corresponding menu item,
the device name and connect ion status are dis­
played under the menu item.
You can individually
Connect(~) or Disconnect
(0) a pa ired device.
Requirement:
- Th e vehicle m ust be stationary and the ignition
m ust be switched on .
- Th e Bluetooth settings will open on your mo­
bile device during the connection setup .
- Th e Bluetooth function and visibility of the MMI
c::> page 175 and mobile device must be switch­
ed on.
- Th e mobile device to be connected m ust not be
connected to any other B luetooth dev ice .
Primary phone
App lies to: vehicles wi th telepho ne
- Connect new device: search for and connect a
cell phone.
- List of devices already paired: select your cell
phone from the list of all the devices that are
already paired.

System settings
Ringtone volume: you can adjust the volume of
the selected ringtone by turning the contro l
knob.
Message volume: you can adjust the volume of
the notification for an incoming text message by
turning the control knob.
Microphone input level : you can adjust the vol­
ume during a phone call by turning the control
knob.
Navigation
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
Voice guidance: see¢ page 141, Voice guidance.
Voice guidance during phone call: see
¢ page 141, Voice guidance.
Voice guidance volume: you can adjust the voice
gu idance volume during active route guidance by
turn ing the control knob.
Entertainment fader : the volume of audio play ­
back can be temporarily lowered when the park­
ing system or voice guidance is active.
Voice recognition system
App lies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recogni tion sys te m
Short dialog : prompts in a shorte r format can be
switched on or o ff.
Speech dialog system volume: you can adjust
the volume of the prompts by turning the control
knob.
Parking aid*
You can adjust the signal tone volume by turning
the control knob.
-Adjusting the Front volume: select and con­
firm
High , Medium or Low .
- Adjusting
the Rear volume: select and confirm
High, Medium or Low .
MMI touch volume*
You can adjust the vo lume of the prompts for the
MMI to uch* by turning the contro l knob.
Audi Heartbeat
You can adjust the volume of Aud i Heartbeat by
t ur nin g the control knob.
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(D Tips
Please note that the voice recognition sys­
tem* is not available in Cabr io lets t hat do not
have a factory-installed safety belt micro­
phone.
Restarting the MMI
(Reset)
Fig. 149 Button co mbin ation to res tart the syste m
.. Briefly press the control knob and both buttons
at the same time to immediately open the
menu
upward ¢ fig. 149.
Software License
information
Information on MMI software and licensing
agreements
- Select: ~
I M _ E_N_ U~ I button> Settings > left control
button >
System maintenance > Version infor­
mation.
- Or : online at www .audiusa .com/software info .
Information on instrument cluster software and
licensing agreements
Press the reset button 10.01 twice within five sec ­
onds after switching the ignition on.

Airbag system
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light in the
headliner tells you when the front Advanced Air­
bag on the passenger side has been turned off by
the electronic control unit.
E ach time you turn on the ignition, the
PASSEN­
GER AIR BAG OFF
"1; ON@ light will come on
for a few seconds and:
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; will come on if
the front passenger seat is not occupied,
-PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; will come on if
t h e e lectrica l capacitance measured by the ca­
pacitive passenger detection system for the
front passenger seat equa ls the combined ca ­
pacitance of an infant up to about one year of
age and one of the rearward-facing or forward­
facing child restraints listed in Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 208 w ith which the Ad­
vanced Airbag System in your vehicle was certi­
fied. For a listing of the ch ild restraints that
were used to cert ify your vehicle 's compliance
with the U.S. Safety Standard
¢page 218.
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; will come on if
there is a small child or ch ild rest raint on the
front passenger seat,
-PASSENGER AIR BAG ON @w ill go off if the
front passenger seat is occupied by an adult as
registered by the capacitive passenger detec­
tion system ¢
page 205, Monitoring the Ad­
vanced Airbag System .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light comes on
when electrical capacitance registered on t he
front passenger seat is equa l to or less than the
combined capacitance of a typica l 1 year -o ld in­
fant and one of the rearward-facing or forward ­
facing ch ild restraints listed in Federal Motor Ve­
h icle Safety Standard 208 with wh ich the Ad­
vanced A irbag System in your vehicle was cert i­
f ie d.
If the tota l electrical capac itance registered on
the front passenger seat is more than that of a
typical 1 year-old child but less than the we ight
of a small adult, the front a irbag on the passen­
ge r side ca n deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
"1; light does not come on).
If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF "1; light does
not come on, the front a irbag on the passenger
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side has not been turned off by the electronic
contro l unit and can deploy if the contro l unit
senses an impact that meets the conditions stor­
ed in its memory.
For example , the airbag may deploy
if:
-a small c hild that is heav ier than a typica l 1
year-old child is on the front passenger seat
(regard less of whethe r the child is in one of the
child sa fety seats listed ¢
page 218), or
- a child who has outgrown child restraints is on
the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger a irbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light comes on in
the headliner and stays on.
If the front passenger airbag deploys, the Feder­
al Standard requires the airbag to meet the "low
r isk" dep loyment cr iteria to reduce the r isk of in­
jury through interaction w ith the airbag. "Low
risk" deployment occurs in those crashes that
take place at lower decelerations as defined in
the e lectronic contro l unit ¢
page 206, PASSEN­
GER AIR BAG
OFF~; ON~ light.
A lways remember, a child seat or infant carrier
installed on the front seat may be struck and
knocked out of position by the rapidly inflating
passenger's airbag in a frontal col lision. The air­
bag could great ly reduce the effectiveness of the
c hi ld restraint and even ser iously injure the child
during inflat io n.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child seat instal­
led on the front passenger seat will be seri­
ously injured and can be killed if the front air­
bag inflates
-even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflat ing airbag will hit the child seat or
infant carrier with great force and will
smash the child seat and child against the
backrest, center armrest, door or roof.
- Forward-facing child seats installed on the
front passenger's seat may interfere with
the deployment of the airbag and cause se­
r ious personal injury to the ch ild.

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A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in­
stall a forward-facing child restraint on the
front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-fac ing seat
has been designed and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and s ide a irbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up against or ve ry near the instrument pan­
el.
- Always move the front passenger seat to
the highest position in the up and down ad­
justment range and move it back to the
re ar most position in the se at's fore and aft
adjustment range, as fa r away from the air ­
bag as possib le, before insta lling the for­
ward-facing child restraint .
-Always make sure that the safety belt upper
anchorage is behind the child restraint and
not next to or in front of the chi ld restraint
so that the safety belt will be properly pos i­
t ioned.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ~; light comes on and stays on a ll the
t ime whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
To red uce the risk of serious in jury, make s ure
that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light
w ill be displayed whenever a child restra int is
installed on the front passenge r seat and the
ign ition is swi tched on.
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light
does not stay on, perfo rm the che cks descri­
bed
¢ page 205, Monitoring the Advanced
Airbag System .
-Have the airbag system inspe cte d by your
Audi dealer imme diately.
- Always caref ully follow instru ctions from
ch ild res tra int m anufa ctu rers when instal­
ling child restraints .
Airbag syste m
A WARNING
--
If, in exceptional c ircumstances, you must in­
stall a forward or rearward-facing child re­
stra int on the fron t passenger 's seat :
- Imp roper installat ion of child restraints can
reduce the ir effectiveness or even prevent
them from providing any pro tect ion .
- An improperly installed child restra int can
interfere wi th the airbag as it deploys and
serio usly injure or even kil l the chi ld -even
wit h an Advanced A irbag System.
- Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instr uctions provided with the child seat or
earner.
- Always make sure that there is noth ing on
the front passenge r seat tha t will cause the
capacitive p assenge r de te ction system in
the sea t to signal to the Airb ag System th at
the seat is occup ied by a person when i t is
not, or to signal that it is occupied by some­
one who is heavier than the person actually
sitt ing on the seat. The presence of addi­
tional objects could cause the passenger
front ai rbag to be turned on when it should
be off, or cou ld cause the ai rbag to work in a
way that is different from the way it wou ld
h ave wo rked withou t the objec t on the seat.
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adjustment range, as far away from the air­
bag as possib le, before insta lling the for­
ward-facing child restra int.
- Always make sure that the safety belt upper
anchorage is beh ind the child restraint and
not next to or in front of the chi ld restraint
so that the safety belt will be properly pos i­
t ioned.
- Always make sure that there is nothing on
the front passenger seat that w ill cause the
capacit ive passenger detection system in
the seat to signa l to the Airbag System that
the seat is occupied by a person w hen it is
not, or to sign al that it is occ upied by some­
one who is heavier than t he pe rson actua lly
sitting on the seat . The presence of addi­
tiona l objects could ca use the passenge r
front airbag to be turned on when it shou ld
be off, or could cause the airbag to work in a
way that is different from the way it would
have worked wi tho ut the object on t he seat .
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ~; light comes on and stays on all the
t ime w henever the ignition is sw itc hed on.
Advanced Airbag System components
The front passenger seat in you r vehicle has a lot
of very impo rtant parts of the Advanced Airbag
Sys tem in it. These pa rts in cl ude the capaci tive
passenger detection system, w iring, brac kets,
and more. The control unit monitors the system
on the front passenger seat when the ignition is
switched on and turns the airbag indicator light
on when a malfunct ion in the one of the system
components is detected
¢ page 206. Because
the front passenger seat contains important
pa rts of the Advanced Airbag System, you must
take ca re to prevent it from be ing damaged .
D amage to the seat may p reve nt the Advanced
A irbag System fo r the fron t passenger seat from
doi ng its job in a crash.
The front Advanced Airbag System consists
of the following :
-Cr ash sensors in the front of the vehicle t hat
measure vehicle accelerat ion/dece lerat ion to
Airbag syste m
prov ide information to the Advanced A irbag
System about the severity of the cras h.
- An electronic contro l uni t, with integrated
cras h sensors for front and side impacts . The
control unit "decides" whether to fire the front
airbags based on the information rece ived from
the crash sensors . The control unit also "de­
cides" whether the safety belt pretensioners
should be activated.
- An Advanced A irbag w it h gas generator for the
driver inside the steering wheel hub .
- An Advanced A irbag w ith gas generator inside
the instrument panel for the front passenger.
- A capacit ive passenger detection system under ­
neat h the front passenger seat cover. This sys­
tem meas ures the e lectr ica l capacitance of the
person in the seat. The informat ion registered
is sent cont inuously to the elect ronic contro l
un it to reg ulate dep loymen t of the front Ad­
vance d Airbag on the p assenger side.
- An airbag monitor ing system and ind icator
ligh t
El in the inst rument cl uste r.
- A sensor in each front seat registe rs the d is­
t ance betwee n the respective seat and the
s teer ing whee l o r i nst rument p anel. The infor­
mation registered is sent con tinuous ly to the
elect ronic contro l unit to regu late dep loyment
of the front Advanced Airbags .
- The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; lig ht comes
on and stays on in the
headliner¢ page 206,
fig. 164 and tells you when the front Advanced
Airbag on the passenger side has been turned
off.
- A sensor in the safety be lt latch for the driver
and for the front seat passenger that senses
whether that safety be lt is latched or not and
transmits this information to the e lectronic
control un it .
A WARNING
-
Damage to the front passenge r seat can pre­
vent the front airbag from wo rk ing prope rly.
- Imp roper repair or d isassembly of the front
passenger and driver seat will p reve nt the
Advanced A irbag Sys tem from f unct io ni ng
p roperly .
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in fact is not, or that the person on the seat
is heavier than he or she actually is. The
c h ange in electric capac itance b ecause o f
such obj ects can caus e the passenger front
airbag to be turned on when it should be
off, or can cause the a irbag to wo rk in a way
that is diffe rent from the way it would have
wor ked witho ut objec ts on the se at.
- Always make sure that the re is nothing on
the fron t passenger sea t that w ill cause the
c apa citi ve passenger dete ction system in
the seat to sign al to the Airbag Sys tem tha t
the seat is occupied by a person when it is not, or to signa l that it is occ upied by some­
one who is heavier than the person actually
sitting on the seat. The presence of an ob­
ject could cause the passenger front a irbag
to be t urned on when it sho uld be off, or
cou ld cause the ai rbag to wo rk in a way that
is d ifferent from the way it wou ld have
wor ked witho ut the ob je ct on the seat.
A WARNING
The fine dust cre ate d when air bag s d eploy can
c ause bre athing problems for peop le w ith a
history of asthma or other breathing condi ­
tions .
- T o reduce the risk of brea thing pro blems,
those w ith asthma or other respiratory con ­
ditions should get fresh air right away by
gett ing out of the veh icle or opening w in­
dows o r doors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags de­
ploy, wash your hands and face with mild
soap and water before eat ing.
- Be careful not to get the dust into your eyes,
o r into any cuts or sc ratches.
- If the resi due should get into your eyes,
flush them with water .
Airbag syste m
Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag System
Airbag monitoring indicator light
T wo separate indi cators monitor the func tion of
t he Advan ced Airbag Sys tem: the
E,I ligh t and
t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF '1,; ; ON @ light.
The Adva nced A irbag System as well as the s ide
airbags with e je ct ion m itigat ion fe atures (i nclud­
i ng the e lectron ic cont ro l un it, senso rs and sys ­
tem wiring) are all monito red contin uous ly to
make su re that they are functioning proper ly
whenever the ignition is on. Eve ry t ime yo u tur n
o n the ignition, the a irbag system indicator light
m w ill come o n for a few seconds (function
check) .
The sy stem mu st be in spected when the
indicator light
E,I:
- does not come on when the ignition is sw itched
on,
- does not go out a few seconds afte r you have
sw itched on the ignition, or
- comes on while driv ing.
If an airbag system mal func tion is detected, t he
indicator light will come on to se rve as a constant
r eminder to have the system inspected immedi ­
ately.
If a ma lfunction occurs tha t turns the front air ­
bag on the passenge r side off , the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
'1,; ; light will come on and stay on
whenever the ignition is on.
A WARNING "---
An a irbag system that is not functioning prop­
e rly cannot prov ide supplemental protect ion
i n a fronta l crash.
- If the ai rbag ind icator light
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comes when the veh icle is being used, have
the system inspected immedia tely by your
author ized Audi dealer . It is possib le that
the air bag will inflate when i t is not sup­
posed to, or w ill not in flate w hen it should.
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