Table of contents
Owner's Literature
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . . . . 6
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments and indicator lights 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Driver information system . . . . . . 20
I n tr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
On -board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 26
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Auto Check Contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Open ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Opening and clos ing rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Automatic rear lid/trunk lid operation 44
Em ergency unlo cking of the luggage
compa rtment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 48
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cente r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Roof rack ... .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
Beverage holders ... .. .. ........... . .
Climatized cupholders ... . .......... . .
(upholders in the door pockets ...... . .
Ashtray ....... .. .. .. ............. . .
Cigarette lighter/socket ............. .
Stor ing ... .. .. .. .. .. ........ ..... . .
Warm and cold .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Climate control system ........ ..... . .
Dnv1ng ....... .. .. .. ............. . .
Steering ........ ... ............. .. .
Ig niti on lock ...... ... .............. .
Convenience key .. .. .. ... .. ... ... .. . .
Driver messages .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Electromechanical parking brak e ..... . .
Start/Stop system .... .. . .......... . .
Speed warning system .. .. .......... . .
Cruise control system
Hybrid ..... .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
Hybrid dr ive ... .. .. .. .. ........... . . 72
74
75
76
76
76
77
80
80
84
84
84
87
88
89
91
94
95
97
97
Audi adaptive cruise control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106
Introd uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . llS
S ide assist .. .. .. .. .. ........ ..... .. 115
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Drive sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Automatic transmiss ion . . . . . . . . . 122
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking system plus with rearview camera 128
Adjusting the display and warn ing tones 133
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Er ror messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
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@ Door handle
@ Power locking sw itch .......... .
© Side assist button ............ .
® Air outlets ..... ........ .... . .
@ Turn signal and high beam ... .. .
(j) Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ..... ..... ... . .
- Audio/video, telephone, naviga-
tion and voice recognition but
tons
- Rocker switches for tiptronic op-
eration ............... ..... .
@ ISETI button ............... .. .
® Instrument cluster .......... .. .
@ Reset button for trip odometer .. .
@ Switches for:
- Windshield wiper/washer . .... .
- Trip computer ............ .. .
@ Ignition lock ................. .
@ Adjustable steering column
@ Control lever for:
65
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115 81
55
155
126
11
10
13
57
22
84
84
- Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
- Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . .
106
@ Data Link Connector for On Board
Diagnostics (OBD II) . . . . . . . . . . .
26
@) Release lever for the engine hood . 220
@ Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . 56
@ Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
@) Switch for unlocking the trunk lid . 43
@ Adjuster control for outside mirrors . . 59
@ Power window switches . . . . . . . . . 46
@ Radio system or Audi multimedia
(see separate manual)
@ Radio or MMI display (see separate
manual)
@ Button/Indicator light for:
- Emergency flasher .......... .
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
@ Glove compartment (lockable) .. .
@ Front passenger's airbag ....... .
@ Depending on options:
- Aud i drive select button ...... .
- Start-Stop-System button or .. .
- Id'! button (hybrid drive) ..... .
- Parking system button ....... .
- Elect ronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) button . .............. .
- Hill descent assist button ..... .
@ Climate control .. ............ .
@ Shift lever for automat ic transmis-
sion ..... ..... .. ............ .
@ Ashtray with cigarette lighter ... .
@ Coin storage
@ Depending on options:
- MMI control console or
- Parking system button ....... .
- E lectronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) button . .. ............ .
Cockpit
54
78
155
119
91
100
128
190
192
80
122
76, 76
128
190
- Hill descent assist button . . . . . . 192
-Audi drive select button . . . . . . . 119
- Start-Stop -System button . . . . . 91
@ I START ENGINE STOP! button . . . 87
@> Electromechanical parking brake 89
(D Tips
Some of the equipment or features shown in
the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your vehicle or may be optional
equipment depending on your model. Always
ask your authorized Audi dealer if you have a
question about you r vehicle.
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Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig. 25 Key set
@ Master key with remote control and
integrated mechanical key
You can centrally lock and unlock your veh icle
and start the engine w ith the master key with re
mote control. A mechanical key is i ntegrated in
the master key
c> page 3 7 .
@ Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for constant
use . It should only be used in a n emergency.
Keep it in a safe place and do not carry it on your
key ring.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authori zed Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disabled.
Be su re to bring all your keys with you .
Number of keys
You can inquire about the number of assigned
keys to your vehicle
c> page 11. This allows you to
make sure you have received all of the keys when
you purchase a used vehicle . Depending on the
veh icle equ ipment level, this function may also
be performed in the MMI*. To do this, select:
ICARI function button > Car systems* control but
ton
> Servicing & checks> Programmed keys .
Data in the master key
Dur ing dr iv ing, service and ma intenance -relevant
data is continuously stored on your master key .
Your Aud i service adviser can read out this data
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and te ll you about the work your vehicle needs.
This applies also to vehicles with Convenience key* .
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "the ir own" master
key. When the ignition is turned off or whe n the
vehicle is locked, personal convenience settings
for the following systems are stored and as
signed to the remote master key.
- Climate control
- Central loc king system
- Seat memory*
- Park ing system*
- Adaptive cru ise cont rol*
- Audi side assist*
- Audi drive se lect *
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open the
doors or when yo u turn on the ignition.
A WARNING
-
-Do not leave your vehicle unattended with
the key in the ignition lock. Entry by unau
thorized persons could endanger you or re
sult in theft or damage the vehicle . Always
lock all doors and take the key.
- Do not leave children unattended in the ve
hicle, especially with access to vehicle keys.
Unguarded access to the keys provides chil
dren the opportunity to start the engine
and/or activate vehicle systems s uch as the
power windows etc. Unsupervised operation
of any vehicle system by children can result
in serious injury.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
loc k until the veh icle has come to a com
plete stop. Otherwise the steering co lumn
lock co uld suddenly e ngage -causing the
risk of an accident.
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-Th e operation of the remote control key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference ..,.
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-To help prevent damage to the wiper sys
tem, a lways loosen blades which are frozen
to the windshield before operating wipers .
- To help prevent damage to wiper blades, do
not use gasoline, kerosene, paint thinner, or
other solvents on or near the wiper blades.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper arms
or other components, do not attempt to move the wipers by hand.
@ Tips
- Comme rcial hot waxes applied by automatic
car washes affect the how easi ly the glass
surface can be cleaned.
- You can also use the service position, for ex
ample, if you want to protect the windsh ield
from icing by using a cover.
Replacing the rear wiper blade
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F ig . 59 Rea r w ip er: Remov ing t he wiper blade
Removing the wiper blade
.. Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield.
.. Pull the wiper blade and holder out of the
mount.
Attaching the wiper blade
.,. Press the wiper blade ho lder in the arrow direc
tion ¢
fig. 59 into the mount.
.. Fold the windshield wiper arm back onto the
windshield .
.&_ WARNING
-
For safety reasons, the windsh ield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year .
Lights and V ision
Mirror
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 60 Forwa rd sect io n of driver's armr est: powe r mirror
contro ls
Adjusting exterior mirrors
.,. Rotate the knob to the© posit ion (driver's ex
t er ior mir ror) or to t he ® pos ition (passenger's
exterior mirror)¢
fig. 60.
.. Rotate the knob and the mirror so that you
have a clear view to the rear.
Heated mirrors
.,. Rotate the knob to pos it ion @.
Folding both exterior mirrors*
.. Turn the knob to position @.
Depend ing on the outside temperature, the mir
ror surfaces are heated until the ignition is
switched off- even if the knob is no longer in po
sition @.
You are well-advised to fold the exterior m irrors
in when maneuvering in tight spaces or when
leaving the car parked close to other veh icles.
Memory for exterior mirrors*
On vehicles with memory fo r the driver's seat, the
current setting for the exterior mirrors is auto
matically stored along with the seat position
¢ page 65.
Tilt function for the passenger's mirror*
When the reverse gear is engaged, the mirror
surface tilts downward slightly if the setting is
for the passenger's mirror (knob in position®
¢
fig. 60). This allows you to see the curb during
parallel parking. ..,.
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Memory function
Memory for driver's seat
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
The seat adjustment settings for two drivers con
be stored using the memory buttons in the driv
er's door .
Fig . 65 D ri ver's door : Sea t memory
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In addition to the setting for the driver's seat ,
the exterior rear view mirror setting can be stor
ed and recalled through seat memory if the vehi
cle is proper ly equ ipped .
Storing and recall ing s ettings
With the help of the memory buttons 1 and 2
¢ fig . 65 the settings for two different drivers
can be stored and recalled
¢ page 65.
The cu rrent sett ings are also automatically as
signed to the remote contro l key being used
when the vehicle is locked . When the vehicle is
un locked, the settings ass igned to the remote
control key being used are automatica lly reca l
led.
Turning seat memory on and off
If the IO FFI sw itch is depressed, the seat memory
is inoperat ive . When the Memory fu nction is off,
the LED in the button lights up .
All the sto red se ttings a re retained. We recom
mend us ing the
IO FF I sw itch and deactivating the
seat memory if the ve hicle is on ly going to be
used
temporarily by a driver whose settings are
not go ing to be stored .
Seats and storag e
Storing and recalling settings
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
Storing settings
.,. Adj ust the d river's seat.
.,. Adjust the two exterior mirrors.
.,. Press the
!S ET I button. The light in the button
w ill come on.
.,. Now press a memory button
(ill or 121) . If th e
sto ring procedure is correct, a confirmation
tone will sound .
Recalling settings
.,. If the driver's door is open and the ignition is
sw itched off, tap the corresponding memory
button briefly .
.,. If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
sw itched on, press the approp riate memory
button until the stored position is reached.
Successful storage is confirmed audibly and by
t h e light in the
ISET I button i lluminating
r=> poge 65, fig. 65.
When the vehicle is locked , the current settings
are stored and assigned to the remote control
key . But the settings stored on memory buttons
1 to 2 are not de leted. They can be reca lled at
any time . When the vehicle is
unlocked , the set
t ings assigned to the remote control key are re
stored .
If your vehicle is driven by other persons using
your remote control key, you should save your in
dividua l seat position o n one of the memory but
tons . You can reca ll you r settings aga in simply
and conveniently by pressing the correspond ing
memo ry button. When the vehicle is loc ked,
t h ese settings are automatically re-ass igned to
t h e remo te contro l key and stored.
_& WARNING
-
- For safety reasons, the seat sett ing can on ly
be recalled when the vehicle is stationa ry -
otherwise yo u risk having an accident .
- In an emergency the recall proced ure can be
cancelled by pressing the
! OF FI switch or by
tapp ing of the memory bu ttons.
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Sea ts and stor age
Activating remote control key memory
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
To assign the drive r's seat settings to the remote
con trol key when locking the vehicle, the function
m ust be activated in the radio or M MI*.
• Select:
ICARI funct ion button > Seat adjust
ment > Dr iver' s se at
> Key mem. profi le > On .
Or
• Se lect:
I CARI funct io n button > Car sy stem s*
contro l button > Vehicle sett ing s > S eats >
Driv er's s eat > Remote control key > On .
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If you do not want another driver's settings to
be assigned to the remote control key, switch
off the memory function using the radio or
MMI* or the
j o FF I button ¢ page 65.
Rear seat
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear
seats requires proper safety precautions.
All passengers on the rear seats must be seated
in compliance w ith the safety guidelines ex
p lai ned in
¢ page 143 and ¢page 151. The cor
rect seating positio n is critical for the safety of
fron t
and rear seat passengers a like ¢ page 13 7.
_8. WARNING
- O ccupan ts in the front and rear seats m ust
always be properly res trained.
- Do not let anyone ride in the vehicle withou t
t h e head restraints prov ided. Head re
straints hel p to reduce injuries.
- Loose items ins ide the passenger compa rt
ment, can fly forward in a crash or sudden
maneuver and injure occupants. Always
store articles in the luggage compartment
and use the fasten ing eyes, especially when
t h e rear seatbacks have been folded down.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢page 137,
Proper seating positions for passengers in
rear seats.
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Adjusting seat
The fore-and-a~ adjustment of the seat cushion
and the seatback angle can be adjusted .
Fig. 66 Ad justing seatback angle
F ig . 67 Fore -a n d-aft ad justment
Adjusting seatback angle
• Pull the lever up and push the seatba ck toward
the rea r to the desired position~
fig. 66 . Re
lease the lever.
• Pull the lever up so that the seatback pivots
forward. Release the lever and push the seat
back to the rear to retu rn the seatback to the
normal pos ition .
Fore-and-aft adju stment
• Pull the handle up and push the seat forward or
back ¢
fig. 67.
• Release the handle and cont inue to push the
seat until the seat latch engages .
_8. WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat must only be
ad justed when t he vehicle is stationa ry -
danger of acci dent!
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an infant or a child in a rearward-facing seat .
The Advanced Airbag System i n your ve hicle has
been ce rtified to comply with the requi rements
of United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) 208, as well as Canada Motor
Veh icle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 as applica
b le at the time your veh icle was manufactured.
Accord ing to requ irements, the front Advanced
Airbag System o n the passenger s ide has been
cert ified for "suppression" for infants of about
12 month old and younger and fo r "low risk de
p loyment" for children aged 3 to 6 years o ld (as
defined in the standard).
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the instru
ment panel tells you when the front Advanced
A irbag on the passe nger side has been t urned off
by the ele ctronic con trol unit.
E ach t ime you tur n on the ignit ion, the
PASSEN
GER AIR BAG OFF
l ight will come on fo r a few
seconds and:
- wi ll stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occup ied,
- will stay on if there is a small c hild or child re
straint on the front passenger seat,
- will go off if the front passenger seat is occu
pied by an adult as reg istered by the weight
sensing mat¢
page 161, Monitoring the Ad
vanced Airbag System .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
when the control unit detects a total we ight on
the fro nt passenge r seat that requires the front
a ir bag to be tur ned off.
If the total weight on the front passenger seat is more than that of a typical 1 year -old child but
l ess t han the weight of a small adult, the front
a ir bag on the passenger side can deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come
on).
If t he PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on, the front airb ag on the passenge r
side has not been turned o ff by the e lectronic
control unit and can dep loy if the control unit
senses an impact that meets the condit ions stor
ed in its memory.
For example , the ai rbag may deploy if:
Airb ag sys tem
-a small ch ild that is heav ier than a typ ica l 1
year-o ld child is on the front passenger seat
(regardless of whether the child is in one of the
child safety seats listed
¢ page 173), or
- a child who has outgrown c hild restraints is on
the front passenger seat.
If t he front passenge r airbag is t urned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on in the
inst rument cluste r and stays on.
T he front airbag on the p assenger s ide may
not
deploy (the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not ill uminate and stay lit) even if a small adu lt
o r teenager, or a passenger who is not sitting up
rig ht w ith their back against a non-recl ined back
res t with the ir feet on the vehicle floor in front of
t h e seat is on the fron t passenger seat
¢ page 135, Proper seating position for the driv
er .
If the front passenger a irbag deploys, the Feder
al Standard requ ires the a irbag to meet the " low
risk" deployment criteria to reduce the r isk of in
jury through interaction w ith the airbag . "Low
risk" deployment occurs in th ose crashes that
t ak e place at lowe r decele rations as defined in
t h e e lectron ic co ntr ol unit¢
page 161, PASSEN
G ER A IR BAG O FF light.
Always re m embe r, a ch ild safety sea t or infant
ca rr ie r ins talled on the fro nt seat may be s truck
and knocked ou t of posit io n by the rapidly i nflat
ing passenge r's airbag in a fron tal coll is ion . The
airbag could great ly red uce the effectiveness of
t h e child restraint and even seriously in ju re the
child du ring inflation.
F or t his reason, an d beca use the back seat is the
safest p lace for children -when p roper ly restrain
ed according to their age and size -we strongly
recommend that children always sit in the back
seat ¢
page 171, Child safety .
A WARNING
-A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
i nsta lled on the front passenger seat will be
se riously in ju red and can be k illed if the front
a ir bag inflates -even with an A dva nced Airbag
S ys tem.
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Airbag syste m
Advanced front airbag system
Your vehicle is equippe d with a fr ont Adva nce d
A irbag System in compl iance with Un ited States
F edera l Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208, as
well as Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(CMVSS) 208 as applicable at th e tim e your vehi
cle was manufactured .
The front Advanced Airbag System supp lements
the safety belts to provide additional protection
for the driv er's and front passenger's heads and
upper bodies in frontal crashes . The airbags in
flate only in front al impacts when the veh icle de
celerat ion is high enough.
The front Advanced Airbag System for the front
seat occupants is not a substitute for your safety be lts . Rather, it is part of the overall occupant re
stra int system in your vehicle. Always remember
that the airbag system can on ly help to protect
you, if you are sitt ing upr ight, wear ing your safe
ty belt and wear ing it prope rly . This is why you
and your passengers must always be prope rly re
s trai ned, not just because the law req uires yo u to
be .
The Advanced Airbag System in your veh icle has
been ce rtified to meet the " low r isk" requ ire
men ts for 3 and 6 yea r-old children on the pas
senger side and very sma ll adults on the driver
side . T he low risk dep loyment criteria are intend
ed to he lp reduce the risk of injury through i nter
action with the front a irbag that can occur, for
examp le, by being too close to the steering wheel
and ins trument pane l when the airbag inflates.
In addition, the system has been certified to
comply w ith the "suppression" requirements of
the Safety Standard, to turn
off the front a irbag
for i nfants 12 months old and younger who are
restrained on the front passenger seat in c hild re
stra ints that are listed in the Standa rd
¢ page 173, Child restraints and Advanced Air
bags.
"Suppression" requ ires the front a irbag on the
passenger side to be t urned
off if:
- a chi ld up to about one year of age is restra ined
on the fro nt passenger seat in one of the rear
facing or forward -facing infant restraints listed
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in Federal Motor Veh icle Safety Standard 208
with which the Advanced Airbag System in your
veh icle was certified . For a list ing of the child
restraints that were used to cert ify your vehi
cle's compliance with the US Safety Standard
¢ page 173,
-weight less than a threshold leve l stored in the
control un it is detected on the front passenger
seat .
When a person is detected on the front passen ger seat , weighing more than the total weight of
a chi ld that is about 1 year old restrained in one
of the rear -facing or forward -fac ing infant re
straints (listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 208 w ith w hich the Adva nced Ai rbag
System i n your veh icle was certified), the front
a irbag on the passenge r side may or may not de
ploy .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lig ht comes o n
whe n the elect roni c control unit detects a tota l
weight on the front passe nger seat th at req uires
the front airbag to be turned
off . If the PASSEN
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on, the
front airbag on the passenger side has not been
turned
off by the control unit and can dep loy i f
the control unit senses an impact that meets the
cond it ions stored in its memory .
If the total weight on the front passenger seat is
more than that of a typ ica l 1 year-old, but less
than the weight of a small adult, the front airbag
o n the passenger s ide may deploy (the
PASSEN
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on) .
For example , the ai rb ag ma y deploy if :
- a small ch ild that is heav ier than a typica l 1
year-old child is on the front passenger seat (regard less of whether the child is in one of the
child safety seats listed¢
page 173),
-a child who has outgrown c hil d rest raints is on
the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger a irbag is t urned
off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the center of
the instr ument panel will come on and stay on .
The fro nt airbag on the passenge r side may
not
deploy (the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not illuminate and stay lit) if : ..,.