
Audiconnect
ZA\WARNING
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>AV
inGeneralinformationonpage123.
©)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin9@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
G@)Tips
Formoreinformationonroamingcharges,
contactyourcellphoneserviceprovider.
Appliesto:vehicleswithWi-Fihotspot
Youcan use theMMIasaWi-Fihotspottocon-
nect
uptoeight Wi-FidevicestotheInternet.
Requirement:theignitionmustbeswitchedon.
>Select:[MENU]button>Telephone>rightcon-
trolbutton>Wi-Fisettings.
Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowing functionsmaybeavailable:
Wi-Fi
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon,theMMIWi-Fi
hotspotisactiveandvisibletootherdevices(for
example,laptopsandcellphones).Youcancon-
nectyourWi-FidevicetotheMMIandusetheIn-
ternetconnectionifnecessary.Ifyouswitchoff
theWi-FiintheMMI,theWi-Fihotspotwillbe
deactivated.Therefore,anyotherdevicesaccess-
ingtheWi-Fihotspotwillnolongerbeconnected
totheWi-Fi.
Networkkey
TheWi-Ficonnectionbetweenyourvehicleand
yourWi-Fideviceisencrypted.Toestablishacon-
nection,youmustenterthefollowingvalues
whensettingupyourwirelessdevice.Youcan
changethemifnecessary.
—Accesspoint(SSID):nameoftheWi-Finet-
work.
—Password:arandompasswordwassetatthe
factoryintheMMI.Thepasswordcanbe
changed.Theencryptionmethodrequiresa
128
passwordtobeatleasteightcharacterslong.
Chooseasecurepassword.
—Visibletoothers:yourWi-Finetworkvisibility
can be switchedonoroff.
Networksearch
AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksinyourareais
displayed.
Connectiontopersonalhotspot
TheMMIWi-Fihotspotisactivated.AnMMIIn-
ternetconnectiontoapersonalWi-Fihotspot
(suchasasmartphone)canbeestablished.For
additionalinformation,see>page124.
ZAWARNING
Alwaysfollow theinformationfoundin>A\
inGeneralinformationonpage123.
C)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
@Tips
InvehicleswithoutAudiconnectInfotain-
ment,the useoftheWi-Fihotspotisonly
possiblefortheWi-Fiaudioplayer*.Adata
connectiontotheInternetcannotbeestab-
lished.
DataPrivacy
Appliesto:vehicleswith AudiconnectInfotainment
AUDIAGcollects,uses,storesandsharesyour
personalinformation,suchascontactdata,vehi-
cledata,usagedata,drivingdataandprecisege-
olocation,inordertoprovideyouwiththeprod-
uctsandservicesyouhavepurchasedorrequest-
ed,andforanumberofotherpurposes,forex-
ample,totrackqualityissues,toperformance
andsafety,tomeetourinternalcomplianceorle-
galrequirementsandtomarkettocustomers
andpotentialcustomers.Foramorecomplete
listofthedatawecollect,howweuseitandwith
whomweshareit,pleasevisityourAudination-
al/salesregionwebsiteatwww.audi.com.
Thecollection,useandsharingmayvarydepend-
ingonyourmodelandmodelyear,your

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Media
Whenimporting,theaudiofilesareautomatical-
lysortedintothemediacentercategoriesbased
onthestoredadditionalinformation>page159.
Thecopiedvideofilesarestoredinthemedia
centerundertheVideoscategory.
PlayingtheJukebox
Requirement:theJukeboxmustcontainaudio/
videofiles>page152,AddingfilestotheJuke-
box.
TheJukeboxisaccessedandoperatedthrough
theMMI@)&page158,fig. 133.
DisplayingJukeboxmemorycapacity
Select:rightcontrolbutton>Jukeboxmemory
capacity.InformationabouttheJukeboxmemory
capacityandthenumberofstoredtracksisdis-
played.
DeletingtracksfromtheJukebox!)
Requirement:theJukeboxmustcontainaudio/
videofiles.
—Deletinganentry:selectanentryfromthe
Jukeboxmediacenter.Select:rightcontrolbut-
ton>Deletefromjukebox>ThisentryorEn-
tirelist.
—Thestatusofthedeletingprocessisshownin
theMMI.Jukeboxplaybackstopsduringthede-
letingprocessandstartsagainautomatically
oncethedeletioniscomplete.
©)Note
Donotimportaudio/videofileswhentheen-
gineisturnedoffbecausethiswilldrainthe
vehiclebattery.
G)Tips
—TracksfromaudioCDscannotbeimported
totheJukeboxforlegalreasons.
—Filesthathavealreadybeenimportedare
automaticallyrecognizedandcannotbe
copiedtotheJukeboxagain.
—Itisnotpossibletoplay audio/video*files
intheCD/DVD*drivewhileimportingthem.
NotinthePlaybackview.
—TheJukeboxdoesnotprovideanexport
functionduetolegalreasons.
—Filesortrackswithoutadditionalstoredin-
formationarelistedasUnknown.Audirec-
ommendsaddingadditionalinformation
(suchasID3tags)toaudiofiles.
—Reset theJukeboxtothefactorydefaultset-
tings whensellingyourvehicle>page170.
Bluetoothaudioplayer
Appliesto:vehicleswithBluetoothaudioplayer
WiththeBluetoothaudioplayer,youcanplay
musicwirelesslyfromyourBluetooth-capable
device(suchas acellphone)throughtheMMI.
Requirement:thevehiclemustbestationaryand
theignitionmustbe switchedon.TheBluetooth
settingswillopenonyourmobiledeviceduring
theconnectionsetup.TheBluetoothfunctionand
visibilityoftheMMI=page171andmobilede-
vicemustbeswitchedon.TheBluetoothaudio
player=page171mustbe switchedoninthe
MMI.
—ConnectingaBluetoothdevice:pressthe
MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrolbutton
untilthesourcesoverviewisdisplayed.Select
andconfirmBluetoothaudioplayer©)
=>page158,fig.134.
—Ifnecessary,selectandconfirm,Notconnected
>ConnectBluetoothaudioplayer.TheBlue-
toothdevicesearchstarts.Followtheinstruc-
tionsintheMMI.
—
SelectandconfirmthedesiredBluetoothdevice
fromthelist.TheMMIgeneratesaPINforthe
connection.
—SelectandconfirmYes.
—EnterthePINforconnectingonyourBluetooth
device.Or:ifthePINisalreadydisplayedon
yourBluetoothdevice,confirmitintheBlue-
toothdeviceandintheMMI.Thetimeallowed
forenteringthePINislimitedtoapproximately
30seconds.
Themediaisstartedandoperatedthroughthe
mobiledeviceortheMMI,dependingonthede-
vicebeingused.
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Media
Audimusicinterface
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudimusicinterface
ConnectyourmobiledevicestotheAudimusic
interfaceinordertooperatethemthroughthe
MMIandchargethebattery.
put©ontheAudimusicinterfaceandthento
themobiledevice@)(such asanMP3playeror
smartphone).
—DisconnectingamobiledevicefromtheAUX
input:removethecableG)>fig.132fromthe
Audimusicinterface.
—Operation:selectandconfirm theExternalau-
dioplayersourceG)>page158,fig.133.The
mediaarestartedandoperatedthroughthe
mobiledevice@)>fig.132.
Fig.132Storagecompartmentinthe centerconsole:con-
nectingmobiledevices
USBInput
—ConnectingamobiledeviceusingaUSB
adapter:connecttheapplicableUSBadapter(2)
=>fig.132totheportontheAudimusicinter-
face@)andthenconnecttheadaptertothe
mobiledevice@(such asaniPod).
—ChargingamobiledeviceusingaUSBadapter:
whenyouconnectamobiledevicetotheAudi
musicinterface@)usingtheapplicableUSB
adapter@)>fig.132,thebatterywillauto-
maticallycharge.
—DisconnectingamobiledevicefromtheAudi
musicinterface:removetheUSBadapter(2)
>fig.132fromtheAudimusicinterface@)
>fig.132.
—DisconnectingmobiledeviceswithanApple
Dockconnector:removetheAppleDockcon-
nectorfromtheAppledevicewiththerelease
tabspressedin@)>page156,fig.131.
Themediaarestartedandoperatedthroughthe
mobiledeviceortheMMI,dependingonthede-
vicebeingused>page158.
Connectingmultiplemobiledevices:ifamobile
device(suchasasmartphone)isconnectedatthe
respectiveUSBportonthe Audimusicinterface,
thenalldevicescan beusedasaplaybacksource.
AUXInput
—Connectingamobiledevice totheAUXinput:
connectthecable(G)>fig.132totheAUXin-
Z\WARNING
Drivingrequiresyourcompleteandundivided
attention.Asthedriver,youhavecompletere-
sponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Neveroperate
mobiledeviceswhiledriving,becausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
Gq)Note
—RemovetheconnectorfromtheAudimusic
interfacecarefullysoit isnotdamaged.
—UseaUSBextensioncabletoconnectdevi-
cesthathaveanintegratedUSBconnector
(such asaUSBstick)topreventdamageto
yourUSBdeviceandthe Audimusicinter-
face.
—Extremelyhighorlow temperaturesthat
canoccurinsidevehiclescandamagemobile
devicesand/orimpairtheirperformance.
Neverleavemobiledevicesinthevehiclein
extremelyhighorlowtemperatures.
@)Tips
—Whenyouswitchtheignitionoff,theUSB
portsarestillsupplied withpoweruntilthe
energymanagementintervenes.
—DonotuseanadditionaladapterorUSBex-
tensioncabletoconnectmobiledevicesto
the Audimusicinterfacethatalreadyhavea
cableorthatmustbeconnectedwithaUSB
adapter(=page156).Using anadditional
adapterorUSextensioncablemayimpair
functionality.
—YoucanpurchasetheAUXconnectorcable
fromanauthorizedAudidealeror atspe-
cialtystores.
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Audismartphoneinterface
Audismartphone
interface
Setup
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
YoucanconnectyoursmartphonetotheMMIus-
ingtheAudismartphoneinterface.Certaincon-
tenton yoursmartphoneisadaptedtotheInfo-
tainmentsystemdisplaywhiledrivingandcan
beoperatedthroughtheMMIcontrolpanel.
Requirement:
Thevehiclemustbestationaryandtheignition
mustbe switchedon.
iPhonegeneration5orhigher withLightning
connectorandiOS7.1.2operatingsystemor
higher.Or:
AsmartphonewiththeAndroidAutoapp andAn-
droid5.0Lollipopoperatingsystemorhigheris
required.
>Connectyour smartphonetotheAudimusicin-
terface>page157usingtheapplicableUSB
adapter>page156,fig. 131.
> SelectandconfirmActivateAppleCarPlayor
ActivateAndroidAutonow.
>Follow thesysteminstructions.
>Payattentiontoanyadditionalsystemprompts
onyoursmartphone,ifapplicable.
IfyouchosenottouseAppleCarPlayorAndroid
Autowhenconnectingyoursmartphoneforthe
firsttime,youcanstarttheAudismartphonein-
terfacelateronusingtheConnectionmanager.
>Select:[MENU]button>Audismartphonein-
terface>Changetoconnectionmanager.
>Connectyour smartphonetotheAudimusicin-
terface>page157usingtheapplicableUSB
adapter>page156,fig. 131.
>SelectandconfirmAudismartphoneinterface
intheConnectionmanager>page170.You
canselectyoursmartphoneinthelistofdevi-
cesthatarealreadypaired>page171.
>Follow thesysteminstructions.
)Inpreparationatthetimeofprinting.
ZAWARNING
Drivingrequiresyourcompleteandundivided
attention.Asthedriver,youhavecompletere-
sponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Neveroperate
mobiledeviceswhiledriving,becausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
@)Tips
—Thefunctionsthatcan beuseddependon
thefollowingfactors,amongothers:
—Thebrandofyoursmartphone
~Theversionoftheoperatingsystemin
yoursmartphone
—Thesoftwareversionoftheappused
—TheUSBadaptercableandcorrectconnec-
tion
—Yourcellphoneserviceprovider
—Thecustomizedsettingson yoursmart-
phone
—Oneofthefactorsaboveoracombination
ofanyofthemcouldcauseyoursmart-
phonetobe incompatiblewiththeAudi
smartphoneinterface.Compatibilitycannot
beguaranteedforalltypesofsmartphones.
Formoreinformationandassistance,refer
totheuserguideandthemanufacturerof
yoursmartphone.
—Iftheconnectedsmartphonehasvoicecon-
trol,youcan operateyoursmartphoneusing
theexternalvoicerecognitionsystem*
=>page107.
— ThemenulanguageshownintheMMIis
basedonthesettingsinyoursmartphone.
—ThetimedisplayedintheMMIisbasedon
thesettingsinyoursmartphone.
—SomeMMIfunctionsarenotavailablewhen
AppleCarPlayorAndroidAutoisactive.
—Youcannotconnectanymobiledevicesvia
BluetoothwhenanAppleCarPlayconnec-
tionisactive.
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Systemsettings
Tooltips
WhenthisfunctionisswitchedonM,yourMMI
showsyoutipsforinput.Thefrequencyofhow
oftenitdisplaysdecreaseswithtime.Youcan
switchoffthe operatingtipsatanytime.
Speechdialogsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Commanddisplay:whenthisfunctionisswitch-
edon,theMMIwillshowyouthepossible
commandsforvoiceinputintherespective
menu.Youcanswitchthefunctionoffatany
time.
Shortdialog:whenthisfunctionisswitchedon
,ashorterformofthepromptsisused.You
canswitchthefunctionoffatanytime.
Speechdialogsystemvolume:youcanadjust
thevolumeofthepromptsbyturningthecontrol
knob.
Individualspeechtraining(onlywhenthevehi-
cleisstationary):youcanadaptthevoicerecog-
nitionsystemtoyourvoiceorpronunciationinor-
dertoimprovethesystem'sabilitytorecognize
yourspeech.Individualspeechtrainingiscom-
prisedof20speechentriesthatconsistofcom-
mandsand sequencesofnumbers.Youcande-
letetheprogrammedvoicetrainingwiththeRe-
setindividualspeechtrainingfunction.
Factorysettings
Thefollowingfunctionscanberesettothefacto-
rydefaultsettings:
—Soundsettings
—Radio
—Mediasettings
—Jukebox*
—Directory*
—Telephone*
—BluetoothandWi-Fi*
—Navigationsettings*
—Navigationandonlinememory*
—Voicerecognitionsystem*
—Messagesettings*
—Apps*
—Tooltips
—
Audiconnect*
170
Youcanselectthedesiredfunctionsindividually
orallatoncewiththeoptionSelectallentries.
Selectandconfirm Restorefactorysettings.
G)Tips
Makesurethatnotonlythesettingswerede-
letedbutalsothestoreddata,ifnecessary.
Connectionmanager
Introduction
Theconnectionmanagerprovidesanoverviewof
yourconnecteddevicesandtheirnetworkstatus.
>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Connectionmanager.
»Selectandconfirmamenuitem.
If amobiledevicewasalreadyconnectedandyou
selectandconfirmthecorrespondingmenuitem,
thedevicenameandconnectionstatusaredis-
playedunderthemenuitem.
YoucanindividuallyConnect(M)orDisconnect
(_)apaireddevice.
Requirement:
—Thevehiclemustbestationaryandtheignition
mustbeswitchedon.
—TheBluetoothsettingswillopenonyourmo-
biledeviceduringtheconnectionsetup.
—TheBluetoothfunctionandvisibility oftheMMI
=page171andmobiledevicemustbeswitch-
edon.
—Themobiledevicetobeconnectedmustnot be
connectedtoanyotherBluetoothdevice.
Primaryphone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
cellphone.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthedevicesthatare
alreadypaired.

Systemsettings
Ringtonevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
theselectedringtonebyturningthecontrol
knob.
Messagevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
thenotificationforanincomingtextmessageby
turningthecontrolknob.
Microphoneinputlevel: youcanadjustthevol-
umeduringaphonecallbyturningthecontrol
knob.
Navigation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Voiceguidance:see>page137,Voiceguidance.
Voiceguidanceduringphonecall:see
=>page137,Voiceguidance.
Voiceguidancevolume:youcanadjustthevoice
guidancevolumeduringactiverouteguidanceby
turningthecontrolknob.
Entertainmentfader:thevolumeofaudioplay-
backcanbetemporarilyloweredwhenthepark-
ingsystemorvoiceguidanceisactive.
Voicerecognitionsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Shortdialog:promptsinashorterformatcanbe
switched
onoroff.
Speechdialogsystemvolume:youcanadjust
thevolumeofthepromptsbyturningthecontrol
knob.
Parkingaid*
Youcanadjustthesignaltonevolumebyturning
thecontrolknob.
—AdjustingtheFront volume:selectandcon-
firmHigh,Medium,orLow.
—
AdjustingtheRearvolume:selectandconfirm
High,Medium,orLow.
MMItouchvolume*
Youcanadjustthevolumeofthepromptsforthe
MMItouch*byturningthecontrolknob.
AudiHeartbeat
YoucanadjustthevolumeofAudiHeartbeatby
turningthecontrolknob.
174
RestartingtheMMI
(reset)
RAH-8611
ev
=«=
Fig.140Buttoncombinationtorestartthesystem
>Brieflypressthecontrolknob andbothbuttons
atthesametimetoimmediatelyopenthe
menuupward>fig.140.
SoftwareLicense
information
InformationonMMIsoftwareandlicensing
agreements
—Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance>Versioninfor-
mation.
—Or:onlineatwww.audiusa.com/softwareinfo.
Informationoninstrumentclustersoftwareand
licensingagreements
Presstheresetbutton[0.0]twicewithinfivesec-
ondsafterswitchingtheignitionon.

Safetybelts
Safetybelts
Generalnotes
Alwayswearsafetybelts!
Wearingsafetybeltscorrectlysaveslives!
Thischapterexplainswhysafetybeltsareneces-
sary,howtheyworkandhowtoadjustandwear
themcorrectly.
>Readalltheinformationthatfollowsandheed
alloftheinstructionsandWARNINGS.
ZA\WARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeath.
—Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofserious
injuryanddeathinautomobileaccidents.
Foryourprotectionandthat ofyourpassen-
gers,alwayscorrectlywearsafetybelts
whenthevehicleismoving.
—Pregnantwomen,injured,orphysicallyim-
pairedpersonsmustalsousesafetybelts.
Likeallvehicleoccupants,theyaremore
likelytobeseriouslyinjurediftheydonot
wearsafetybelts.Thebestwaytoprotecta
fetusistoprotectthe mother-throughout
theentirepregnancy.
Numberofseats
Yourvehiclehastwoseatingpositionsinthe
frontandtwoheight-limitedseatingpositionsin
therear.Eachseatingpositionhasasafetybelt.
Therearseatareadoesnothaveenoughroomfor
passengersofallsizes.Forreasonsofsafety,no
persontallerthan4ft9in(57in/1.45m)should
everrideintherearseatarea.
ZAWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeath.
—Neverstrapmorethanoneperson,including
smallchildren,intoanybelt.Itisespecially
180
dangeroustoplaceasafetybeltoverachild
sittingonyourlap.
—Neverletmorepeoplerideinthevehicle
thantherearesafetybeltsavailable.
—Besureeveryoneridinginthevehicleis
properlyrestrainedwithaseparatesafety
beltorchildrestraint.
—Personstallerthan4ft9in(57in/1.45m)
aswellaschildreninboosterseatswhoare
tooclosetotherearwindowandroofcan
suffersevereheadandneckinjurieswhen
therearlidisclosedorinacrash.
— Theminimumclearancebetweenthepas-
senger’sheadsandtherearwindowmust
never-underanycircumstances-beless
than1in(2.5cm)whenthepassengerssit
fullyupright.
—Alwaysmakesurethatrearseatpassengers
cannot bestruck whentherearlidisclosed.
SiayaaEUMeLal
Yourvehiclehasawarningsystemforthedriver
andfrontseatpassengertoremindyouabout
theimportanceofbuckling-up.
BFV-0297
Fig.142Safetybeltwarninglightintheinstrumentclus-
ter-enlarged
Beforedrivingoff,always:
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesureyouwear
itproperly.
>Makesurethatyourpassengersalsobuckleup
and
properlyweartheirsafetybelts.
>Protectchildrenwitha childrestraintsystem
appropriateforthesizeandage.
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentcluster
lightsupwhentheignitionisswitchedonasa re-
mindertofastenthesafetybelts.Inaddition,>

Airbagsystem
TheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclehas
beencertifiedtocomplywiththerequirements
ofUnitedStatesFederalMotorVehicleSafety
Standard(FMVSS)208,aswellasCanadaMotor
VehicleSafetyStandard(CMVSS)208asapplica-
bleatthetimeyourvehiclewasmanufactured.
Accordingtorequirements,thefrontAdvanced
AirbagSystemonthepassengersidehasbeen
certifiedfor“suppression”forinfantsofabout
12montholdandyoungerandfor“lowriskde-
ployment”forchildrenaged3 to6yearsold(as
definedinthestandard).
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightinthe
headlinertellsyouwhenthefrontAdvancedAir-
bagonthepassengersidehasbeenturnedoffby
theelectroniccontrolunit.
Eachtimeyouturnontheignition,thePASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFF3;ON@lightwillcomeon
forafewsecondsand:
—PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;willcomeonif
thefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,
—PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;willcomeonif
theelectricalcapacitancemeasuredbytheca-
pacitivepassengerdetectionsystemforthe
frontpassengerseatequalsthecombinedca-
pacitanceofaninfantuptoaboutoneyearof
ageandoneoftherearward-facingorforward-
facingchildrestraintslistedinFederalMotor
VehicleSafetyStandard208withwhichtheAd-
vancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewascerti-
fied.Foralistingofthechildrestraintsthat
wereusedtocertifyyourvehicle'scompliance
withtheU.S.SafetyStandard>page214.
—PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;willcomeonif
thereisasmallchildorchildrestraintonthe
frontpassengerseat,
—PASSENGERAIRBAGON@willgooffifthe
frontpassengerseatisoccupiedby anadultas
registeredbythecapacitivepassengerdetec-
tionsystem>page199,MonitoringtheAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF¥;lightcomeson
whenelectricalcapacitanceregisteredonthe
frontpassengerseatisequalto orlessthanthe
combinedcapacitanceofatypical1year-oldin-
fantand oneoftherearward-facingorforward-
facingchildrestraintslistedinFederalMotorVe-
190
hicleSafetyStandard208withwhichtheAd-
vancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewascerti-
fied.
Ifthetotalelectricalcapacitanceregisteredon
thefrontpassengerseatismorethanthat ofa
typical1year-oldchildbutlessthantheweight
ofasmalladult,thefrontairbagonthepassen-
gersidecandeploy(thePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightdoesnotcomeon).
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;lightdoes
notcomeon,thefrontairbagonthepassenger
sidehasnotbeenturnedoffbytheelectronic
controlunitandcandeployifthecontrolunit
senses animpactthatmeetstheconditionsstor-
edinitsmemory.
Forexample,theairbagmaydeployif:
—asmallchildthatisheavierthanatypical1
year-oldchildisonthefrontpassengerseat(re-
gardlessofwhetherthechildisinoneofthe
childsafetyseatslisted>page214),or
—achildwhohasoutgrownchildrestraintsison
thefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,the
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightcomesonin
theheadlinerandstayson.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagdeploys,theFederal
Standardrequirestheairbagtomeetthe“low
risk”deploymentcriteriatoreducetheriskofin-
jurythroughinteractionwiththeairbag.“Low
risk”deploymentoccursinthosecrashesthat
takeplaceatlowerdecelerationsasdefinedin
theelectroniccontrolunit>page200,PASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFF#¥;ON®light.
Alwaysremember,achildseatorinfantcarrier
installedonthefrontseatmaybestruckand
knockedoutofpositionby therapidlyinflating
passenger'sairbaginafrontalcollision.Theair-
bagcouldgreatlyreducetheeffectivenessofthe
childrestraintandevenseriouslyinjurethechild
duringinflation.
Forthisreason,andbecausethebackseatisthe
safest placeforchildren-whenproperlyrestrain-
edaccordingtotheirageandsize-westrongly
recommendthatchildrenalwayssitintheback
seat>page212,Childsafety.