Instruments and warning/indicator lights 21
@ Tips
Have the bulb replaced or the connection
repaired by your authorized Audi Service
department.
~()) Headlight range control
II Headlight range control: defective!
If
the symbol illuminates, the headlight range
contro l is no longer working properly . Have
the system checked and repa ired at your Aud i
dealer .
l§O Adaptive Light
Applies to vehicles: with Adapt ive Light
rlJ Audi adaptive light: system fault
If the indicator light turns on and this mes
sage appears, there is a malfunction in the
adapt ive light system. The headlights still
function .
Go to an authori zed dea lership to have the
headlights or the control unit for the Adapt ive
Light repaired .
~D Light/rain sensor
f'al Automatic headlights/automatic wipers:
system fault
If
the indicator light turns on and th is mes
sage appears, the light/ra in sensor is not
functioning correctly .
For safety reasons the low beams are turned
on permanent ly w ith the switch in
AUTO.
However, you can continue to turn the lights
on and off using the light switch. You can still
control all funct ions that are independent of
the rain sensor through the windshield wiper
l eve r.
Contact your author ized Audi dealer as soon
as possible to have the prob lem cor rected.
¢ Q Turn signals
The indicator light blinks when you use either
turn signal .
Whenever you use the left II or the right rl
turn signal, the indicator light blinks. When
you use the emergency flashers, both indica
tor lights flash .
If one of the turn signa l light bulbs burn out,
the turn signal will blink twice as fast as nor
mal. Carefully dr ive to your authorized Audi
dealer immed iately to have the malfunction
corrected. The ind icator light does not indi
cate a malfunction if a turn signal on the tra il
er or on the vehicle fails in trailer towing
mode.
(D Tips
For more information on the turn signals,
refer to
¢ page 43.
CRUISE/' (-) Cruise control
The warning/indicator light mi1'lm (USA mod
els)/ll (Canada models) illuminates when
the cruise control is activated¢
page 77.
150 Airbag system
continuously to serve as a constant reminder
to have the system inspected immediately.
If a malfunction occurs that turns the front
airbag on the passenger side off, the
PASSEN
GER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay
on whenever the ignition is on .
.&_ WARNING
An airbag system that is not functioning
properly cannot provide supplemental pro
tection in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag indicator light comes on, it
means that there may be somet hing
wrong with the Advanced Airbag System.
It is possible that the airbag will inflate
when it is not supposed to, or will not in
flate when it should.
- Have the airbag system inspected imme
diately by your Audi dealer.
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
Fig. 144 Sect ion from the instrument pa nel: PASS EN
GER AIR BAG OFF light
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF Light is Located
in the cen ter of the instr ument panel
~fig. 144.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF Light will come
on and stay on to tell you when the front Ad
vanced A irbag on the passenger side has been
turned off by the electronic control unit. If the
bulb for the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF Light
burns out, the airbag indicator Light
fl will
come on to signal a malfunction in the Ad
vanced A irbag System . Although the burned
out bulb will not change the way the front
passenger's frontal airbag works, it w ill no
longer be possible to use the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
Light to make su
re that the airbag
on/off status is correct for the occ upant on
the front passenger seat . Have the airbag sys
tem inspected immediately by your author
ized Audi dealer.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF Light will blink
for about
5 seconds when:
- the ignition is sw itched on and
- t he capacitive passenger detection system,
whi ch switches the front seat passenger's
frontal Advanced Airbag on and off, detects
a change in the status of the front passen
ger seat.
As soon as the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light stops blinking, always make sure that
t h e airbag status (on or off) as shown by the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF Light is proper for
the age, size and e lectrical capacitance of the
person occupy ing the front passenger seat.
Always make sure that the safety belt for the
front passenger seat is properly fastened .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will
show the status of the front seat passenger's
frontal Advanced Airbag a few seconds after
the ignition is switched on and the airbag in
dicator light goes off . The PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light:
- will stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occupied;
- will stay on if the electrical capacitance
measured by the capacitive passenger de
tection system for the front passenger seat
equals the combined capacitance of an in
fant up to about one year of age and one of
the rearward-facing o r forward-facing child
restraints Listed in Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 208 with which the Ad
vanced Airbag System in your vehicle was
certified; For a listing of the child restraints
that were used to certify your vehicle's com pliance w ith the U.S. Safety Standard
~page 165.
-will go out if the front passenger seat is oc
cupied by an adult as registered by the ca
pacitive passenge r detect ion system.
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