
20 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
If the Ill symbol comes on, add 1 quart (1 li
ter) of oil at the next opportunity
c:::> page 169.
'.!2" .... Engine oil sensor defective
If the. symbol illuminates, contact your au
thorized Audi dealer and have the oil sensor inspected.
Bil Fuel supply too low
When the D symbol illuminates, this means
there are about 1.9 gallons (7 liters) of fuel
left in the fuel tank. Time to refuel!
c:::> page 161.
If the symbol lights up, even when there is
ample fuel in the tank, and the text
Tank sys
tem malfunction! Please contact workshop
appears in the display, there is a fault in the
system. Contact a qualified workshop to have
the fault rectified.
co Windshield washer fluid level too
low
If the B symbol illuminates, add windshield
washer fluid to the washer system
c:::> page 179.
® Defective light bulb warning
If a defective bulb has been detected by the
system or a light bulb burns out, the
&:J sym
bol with a message appears in the display to
tell you which bulb is burnt out and where it is
located. For example:
Rear left turn signal
After 5 seconds, the message disappears . If
you want to recall the message into the dis
play, press the CH ECK button
c:::> page 10,
fig. 3(i) .
There are three reasons why the defective
bulb message would appear in the display:
- The light bulb has burnt out
r:> page 215.
-The fuse is "blown" r:> page 212, Replacing
fuses .
-The wire connection to the light bulb is de-
fective.
Have the bulb replaced or the connection re
paired by your authorized Audi Service depart
ment.
A WARNING
- Light bulbs are pressurized and could ex
plode while they are being changed caus
ing serious personal injury.
- Work with due care when handling the
high-voltage section of gas discharge
(xenon) lamps. Failing to do so could re
sult in death or serious injury!
BRAKE LIGHT!<®> Brake light defective
In case of a malfunction or component fail
ure, the symbol. (USA models)/Kf' ~» (Canada
models) can appear. The following electrical
components should be checked, repaired or
replaced, as necessary:
- Brake light bulbs
- All wiring connections
- Brake light switch
Contact your authorized Audi dealer for assis
tance if necessary.
(D Tips
The brake light switch is only inspected as
part of the functional check after the en
gine is started.
~CD Headlight range control defective
Applies to vehicles: wit h dynamic headlight range adjust·
ment
If the II illuminates, the dynamic headlight
range control is no longer working properly.
Have the system checked and repaired at your
authorized Audi dealer.
~O Adaptive light defective
Applies to vehicles: with Adapt ive Lig ht
m;J Adaptive light defective

114 Airbag sys te m
- a small adu lt or teenager is on the front pas
senger seat
- a passenger who is not sitting upright with
their back against a non-reclined backrest
with their feet on the vehicle floor in front
of the seat is on the front passenger seat.
I f the front passenger airbag deploys, the
Federal Standard requires the airbag to meet
the " low risk" deployment criteria to help re
duce the risk of in jury through interaction
with the airbag . "Low risk" deployment occurs
in those cr ashes that take place at lower de
celerations as defined in the electronic control un it
Q page 118 .
Always rem ember : Please be sure to read the
impor tant informa tion in the sections tha t
follow and be sure to heed all of the WARN
INGS .
A WARNING
To reduce the r isk of injury when an airbag
inf lates , a lways wear safety belts prope rly.
- If you are unrestrained, lean ing forward,
sitting sideways or out of position in any
way, your risk of in jury is much higher.
- You w ill also receive serious inju ries and
cou ld even be killed if you are up against
the a irbag or too close to it whe n it in
flates - even with an Advanced Airbag
Q page 108.
A WARNING
-
A child in a rearward-facing child safety
seat insta lled on the front passenger seat
w ill be seriously injured and can be k illed if
the front a irbag inflates - even with an Ad
vanced Airbag System .
- Although the Advanced A irbag System in
your vehicle is designed to turn off the
front a irbag when a rearward -fac ing
child restraint has been installed on the
front passenger seat, nobody can abso l u te ly guarantee that deployment is im
poss ible in a ll conce ivable situations th at
may happen d uring the useful life of your
vehicle. -
The inflating airbag will h it the ch ild
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat and child aga inst the backrest, door, or
roof.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptiona l circumstan
ces and t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and s tay on have
the airbag system inspecte d by your Audi
dealer.
A WARNING
--=
If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you m ust
i nstall a forward -facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward- facing
seat has been designed and certified by
its manufacturer for use on a front seat
wit h a passenger front and s ide a irbag.
- Never p ut the fo rward-facing chi ld re
straint up against or very near the instru
ment panel.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rea rmost pos ition in the seat's fore and
aft ad justment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible, before install ing
the forward-fac ing ch ild restra int . The
backrest must be ad justed to an up right
position.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
li ght comes on a nd stays o n all the
time wheneve r the ignit ion is switched
on .
Advanced Airbag System components
The front passenge r seat in yo ur vehicle has a
lot of very important parts of the Advanced
Airbag System in it . These parts i nclude the
weight-sensing mat, sensors, wiring, brack ets, and more. The funct ion of the system in
the front passenger seat is checked by the electron ic control unit when the ignition is on .
The cont rol unit monito rs the Advanced A ir
bag System and turns the airbag indicato r
li ght on w hen a malfun ct io n in t he system