
Instruments and indicator lights
<;v! Windshield wipers
i,ij Windshield wipers: malfunction! Pl ease
c ontact Servic e
There is a malfunc tion with t he w indshie ld w ip
ers .
D rive to an authori zed Aud i dea ler or aut hori zed
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunc tion corrected .
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fa iled. The message in dicat es t he loca tion of the
b ul b.
Re place the bulb immedia tely .
Vehicle lights: malfunction! Please contact
Service
There is a malfunction in the head lights or t he
light switch . D rive to an autho rized A udi dealer or
author ized Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to
have the ma lf u nct ion co rrected.
A WARNING
- L igh t bu lbs are under pressu re and can ex
plode when bulbs are replaced, which in
cr eases t he ris k of injury.
- W it h gas-discharge lam ps* (xenon head
l igh ts), th e high-voltage component must
be handle d ap propriate ly. Otherwise, t here
is a risk of fa tal in jury.
~[) Headlight range control system
II Headlight range control : malfunction! See
owner 's manual
T here is a malfunc tion in the hea dlight range
con trol sys tem, w hich m ay cau se g lare fo r othe r
d rivers.
D rive to an a utho rized Aud i dea le r or a uth orized
Au di S ervice Fac ility immedia tely to have t he
malfunc tion co rrecte d.
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~O Audi adaptive light
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive light
JII Audi adaptive light : malfunction! See own
er's manual
There is a ma lf u nction in the adap tive ligh ts. T he
headlig hts still funct ion .
D rive to an author ized A udi dealer or autho rized
Audi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction correc ted .
~D Light/rain sensor
Applies to: vehicles with light/rain sensor
El Automatic headlights : malfunction! See
owner's manual
m Automatic wipers: malfunction ! See owner's
manual
The light/ rain sensor is malfunctioning.
The low beams remain sw itche d on at all times
fo r safety reasons whe n the light switch is in t he
AUTO position. Yo u can cont in u e to turn t he
li ghts on and
off using the lig ht switch . You can
still contro l all w iper fu nctions t hat are inde
pende nt of t he rain senso r.
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or autho rized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected .
g Suspension control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
B Suspension: malfunction! You may continue
driving
There is a suspension contro l ma lf u nction.
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or autho rized
Audi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected .
¢¢ Turn signals
If the. or B in dicator lig ht blinks, a tur n sig
nal is tu rned on .
If both indica to r lights are bl ink
i ng, t he emergency flashers are on .

Airbag system
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 1!; ON @ light
Fig. 164 Sect ion from the headl iner: PASSENGER AIR BAG
O FF ~ ON@lig ht
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON @ light is
located in the head Liner
~ fig. 164 .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light w ill come
on and stay on to tell you whe n the front Ad
vance d Ai rbag on t he passenger side h as been
turned off by the electronic control uni t. If the
bu lb for the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 1i ; ON @
light burns out, the airbag indicator light m will
come on to signal a malfunction in the Advanced
Airbag System. Although the burned-out bulb
w ill not change the way the front passenger 's
fron tal airbag works, it will no longer be possible
to use the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON@
light to ma ke sure tha t the ai rb ag on/off s tat us is
corre ct for the occup ant on t he fron t passenger
se at. Have the airbag system ins pected immed i
ately by your a uthor ized Audi dea ler.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON@ light
will blink for about S seconds when:
-the capacitive passenger de tect ion sys tem,
which switches the front seat passenge r's fron
t a l Adv anced Ai rbag on a nd off, detect s a
c h ange in t he sta tus of the front passenge r
sea t.
As soon as the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON
@ light stop s blinking, always ma ke sure tha t the
air bag s tatus (on or off) as shown by t he light is
proper for the age, s ize and ele ct ric al c apacitance
of the person occupy ing the front passenger
seat . A lways make s ure that the safety belt for
the front passenge r seat is prope rly fastened.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~;/ PASSENGER
AIR BAG
ON @ light will show the status of the
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front seat passenger's frontal Advanced Airbag.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF "; light:
-will c om e o n if the fr ont p assenge r seat is not
o ccupi ed;
- will c om e o n if the ele ct ric al capac itance meas
ured by the cap aci tive pa ssenger detectio n sys
t em for the front passenge r seat equ als the
combined capac itance of an infant up to about
one year of age and one of the rea rwa rd-faci ng
or forward-fac ing chil d rest raints listed in Fed
eral Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with
which the Advanced A irbag System in your vehi
cle was c ert ified; For a listing of the ch ild re
strai nts that we re used to certify yo ur vehicle's
complia nce w it h t he U.S . Safe ty S tand ard
¢page 218 .
-w ill go out if the front passenger sea t is occu
pie d by an adu lt as regis te red by the capac itive
passe nger detect io n sys tem.
- The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF "; light mus t
c ome on and st ay on if the ig nition is o n and ...
- a ca r bed has been ins talled o n the front pas
senge r sea t, or
- a rea rwa rd -facing child restra in t has been in
s talled on the front passenger s eat, o r
- a forward -fac ing ch ild res traint has been insta l
led on the front passenger sea t,
- and if the electrical capacitance registe red on
the front passenge r seat is equal to or less t han
t he co mbine d cap acitance of a typical 1 year
old inf ant and o ne of the rea rwa rd -f a cing or
forw ard-fa cing chi ld r estra in ts liste d in Fe deral
M oto r Vehicle S afety Standar d 208 with which
the Advanced Airbag System in your ve hicle was
certif ied.
If the fron t pa ssenger se at i s not o ccup ie d , the
fr ont airba g will not deploy, a nd the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG
OFF "; light will stay on .
Neve r ins tall a re ar war d-f acing child restr aint on
th e fr on t p assenger
sea t~ page 19 5, Child re
s traints on the front seat
-some important
things to know
and ¢ page 21 6, Child safety .
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF "; light
comes on ...
If th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light comes
o n when one of the condit io ns listed a bove is
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