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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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