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-Never modifythefrontbumperorparts
ofthevehicle body.
- Always make
surethatthesideairbag
can
inflatewithoutinterference:
- Neverinstallseatcoversorreplace
mentupholsteryoverthefrontseat
backsthathavenotbeenspecifically
approvedbyAudi.
- Never use
additionalseatcushionsthat
coyertheareaswherethesideairbags
inflate.
-
Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor
totheseamintheareaofthesideair
bag
modulemustalways berepaired
immediatelybyanauthorizedAudi
dealer.
-
T.heairbagsystemcan beactivated only
once. After
anairbaghasinflated,it
mustbereplaced byanauthorizedAudi
dealerorqualified technician whohas
thetechnicalinformation,trainingand
specialequipmentnecessary.
- The
airbagsystemcanbedeployed only
once. After
anairbaghasbeendeployed,
itmustbereplaced withnewreplace
mentpartsdesignedandapprovedespe
ciallyforyour Audimodelversion.Re
placementofcompleteairbagsystems
orairbagcomponentsmustbeper
formedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Make
surethatanyairbagserviceaction
isenteredinyour AudiWarranty&Main
tenancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACE
MENTRECORD.
-Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,
thealternatorandstarterareseparated
fromthevehiclebatterywith apyrotech
nic circuit
interrupter.
-Work onthepyrotechnic circuitinter
ruptermustonlybeperformedbya
qualified
dealer- riskofanaccident!
-
Ifthevehicle orthecircuitinterrupter
isscrapped,allapplicablesafetypre-
cautionsmustbefollowed.~
Repair,careanddisposaioftheairbags
&.WARNING
Impropercare, servicingandrepair proce
dures canincrease
theriskofpersonalin
jury and
deathbypreventinganairbag
from deployingwhenneededordeploying
an airbag unexpectedly:
-Nevercoyer,obstruct,orchangethe
steeringwheelhornpadorairbagcoyer
or
theinstrumentpanelor modifythem
inanyway.
-Neverattachanyobjectssuchascup
holders
ortelephonemountingstothe
surfacescoveringtheairbagunits.
- For cleaning
thehorn padorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothorone
moistenedwith plainwater.Solventsor
cleanerscoulddamagetheairbagcoyer
or
changethestiffnessorstrengthofthe
materialsothattheairbagcannotde
ploy
andprotectproperly.
-Never repair,adjust,orchangeanyparts
oftheairbagsystem.
-Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instru
mentpanel,frontseatsorelectricalsys
tem(includingtheinstallationofaudio
equipment,cellulartelephonesandCS
radios,etc.)mustbeperformedbya
qualified technician whohasthetraining
and
specialequipmentnecessary.
-For anyworkontheairbagsystem,we
strongly
recommendthatyouseeyour
authorizedAudidealeror qualified work
shop.
Parts
oftheairbagsystemareinstalledat
rnanydifferentplaces
onyour Audi.Installing,
rernoving, servicingorrepairing apartinan
areaofthevehiclecandamageapartofan
airbagsystemandpreventthatsystemfrom
working properlyinacollision.
There
aresomeimportantthingsyou haveto
knowtornakesurethattheeffectivenessof
thesystemwillnotbeimpairedandthatdis
carded
componentsdonotcauseinjury orpol
lute
theenvironment.
diatelyinstalltherear-facing childsafety
seatinarearseatingpositionandhave
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourAUdi
dealer.
- Atighttetherorotherstrapon arear
ward-facing child
restraintattachedto
thefrontpassengerseatcanputtoo
muchpressureontheweight-sensing
matintheseatandregistermoreweight
thanisactuallyontheseat.Theheavier
weightregisteredcanmakethesystem
workasthoughanadultwereontheseat
anddeploytheAdvanced Airbagwhenit
mustbesuppressedcausings~riousor
evenfatalinjurytothechild.
- If,
inexceptionalcircumstances,you
mustinstall aforward-facing childre
straintonthefrontpassengerseat,al
ways move
theseatintoitsrearmostpo
sition
intheseat'sforeandaft~djust
mentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible. Thebackrestmustbeadjust
edtoanuprightposition. Makesurethat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
comesonandstaysonallthetimewhen
evertheignitionisswitchedon.
.&.WARNING
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotgooutwhenanadultissitting
onthefrontpassengerseataftertaking
thestepsdescribed'
adultisproperlyseatedàndrestrainedat
oneoftherearseatingpositions.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealerbeforetransporting
anyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.
@Tips
Iftheweight-sensingmatinthefrontpas
sengerseatdetectsanemptyseat,the
frontairbagonthepassengerside willbe
turnedoff,andPASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
willstayon.
Importantsafety instructions on
monitoringtheAdvanced AirbagSystem
Airbagsystem
- asafetybeltextenderhasnotbeenleftin
thesafetybeltlatchforthefrontpassenger
seat.
InadditiontothePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightinthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel,
themessagePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFor
PASSENGERAIRBAGONwill brieflyappear
intheinstrumentclusterdisplay. Thisistoin
formthedriverofthecurrentfrontpassenger
airbagstatus.
.&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro-
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbag indicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremay besomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin-
flatewhenitshould.
-Havetheairbagsysteminspectedimme-
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
.&.WARNING
Ifthefrontairbaginflates, achildwithout
achildrestraint,ina rearward-facing child
safetyseatorinaforward-facing childre-
straintthathasnotbeenproperlyinstalled
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilled.
- Even
thoughyourvehicleisequipped
withanAdvanced AirbagSystem,make
certainthatallchildren, especially12
yearsandyounger, alwaysrideonthe
backseatproperlyrestrainedfortheir
ageandsize.
- Always
installforwardorrear-facing
child
safetyseatsontherearseat- even
with
anAdvanced AirbagSystem.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward-facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotappearandstayon,imme-