2021 AUDI Q2 airbag off

Media
Depending on the device you are using, the me­
dia are started and operated using the mobile de­
vice
or
the MMI.
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i
Note
- Pay attention to any connection queries on
your Bluetooth device.
-You can bond several Bluetooth audio play­
ers to the MMI system; however only one
connection can be active at
a
time.
- The system supports the Bluetooth proto­
cols AVRCP (1.0/1.3/1.4) and A2DP.
- Please consider the volume control on your
Bluetooth device. Audi recommends setting
the volume of mobile devices to maximum
when they are being used as Bluetooth au­
dio players.
- Which media functions (e.g. random play­
back) are supported depends on the Blue­
tooth device you are using.
- For more information on which devices are

supported,
please go online (e.g.
www.audi.com/bluetooth) or contact an
Audi dealer.
Wi-Fi audio players
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi

The
MMI's Wi-Fi audio player media source al­
lows you to connect and operate your Wi-Fi me­
dia player (e.g. smartphone) to play music wire­
lessly from your player's media centre.
The
me­
dia player is connected via the vehicle's Wi-Fi
hotspot. A
UPnP
server app or an integrated

UPnP/DLNA
server on the media player is re­
quired to
access
the media centre of your media

player.

Important: The Wi-Fi function of the media play­
er must be switched on. The Audi MMI connect
app or
a
UPnP server app must be installed on
your media player. Or: You must be using a
UPnP/DLNA server integrated in the media play­
er.
-
To
connect a media player: Select the |MEDIA|

button.
Press the left control button repeatedly
until the source overview
^>page
243 is dis­

played.
Select and confirm Wi-Fi audio player

® tapage
243, Fig. 200.
- You may need to select and confirm Wi-Fi off >
Activate Wi-Fi to switch Wi-Fi on in the MMI.
Select Wi-Fi settings if necessary. Use the set­
tings of the Wi-Fi hotspot for the media player
you are using.
- To start the Wi-Fi audio player: Start the Audi
MMI connect app or
a
UPnP server app, or ena­
ble media sharing on your media player.
To use the media player: The media player is op­
erated using the MMI.
- Press the left control button repeatedly until
the menu item Folders appears. Select and
con­

firm Folders.
- To play music from a media player: Select and
confirm Media centre.
Internet radio: See
^>page
239.
(7) CAUTION
Please always observe the information
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Wi-Fi hotspot on page 202.

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Note
- Inserting or removing the mini SIM card
from the SIM card reader* causes the Wi-Fi
connection to be reconfigured. This may •

A
WARNING
- Do not allow the features of the Wi-Fi hot-
spot to distract you from watching the traf­
fic - taking your eyes off the road can cause
an accident.
- Mobile devices, tablet and Laptop computers
and devices of
a
similar weight can only be
operated safely when the vehicle is station­
ary. Like any Loose object, they can be cata­
pulted through the vehicle in an accident
and cause serious injuries. Always make sure
that such devices are securely stowed while
you are driving.
- No Wi-Fi devices may be used from the front
seats in the areas around the airbags while
the vehicle is being driven. Please also ob­
serve the safety warnings on
^>page
282,
Front airbags.
238

Safe driving

head.
If this is not possible, try to adjust the
head restraint as near as possible to this
posi­

tion.

•
Keep both feet in the footwell in front of the
seat.

•
Fasten your seat belt correctly
^>page
277.
In exceptional cases you can disable the front
passenger's airbag via the key-operated switch*

^>page
288.
For detailed information on how to adjust the
front passenger's seat, see
^page
58, Front
seats.
A WARNING
A passenger who is not sitting in the correct
position or who is not wearing a seat belt can
be fatally injured if the airbag is triggered.
- Adjust the front passenger's seat so there is
a distance of at least 25 cm between your
breastbone and the dash panel.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is moving; never rest them on the in­
strument panel, out of the window or on the
seat. If
you
sit in an incorrect position, you
increase your risk of injury in the event of
sudden braking or an accident. If the airbag
is triggered, you could sustain potentially
fatal injuries by sitting out of position.
- To reduce the risk of injury to the front pas­
senger in the case of sudden braking or an
accident, the passenger should never travel
in a moving vehicle with the backrest re­

clined.
The airbag system and seat belt can
only provide proper protection when the
backrest is in an upright position and the
passenger is wearing the seat belt in the
correct position. The further the backrest is
tilted back, the greater the risk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the belt webbing

or
an incorrect sitting position.
- Always adjust the head restraints properly
for maximum protection.
Correct position for rear passengers
Rear seat passengers should sit upright with
both feet on the floor and wear their seat belts
properly whenever the vehicle is moving.
To reduce any risk of injury in the event of sudden
braking or an accident, passengers in the rear
seats must observe the following:

•
Before carrying passengers on the rear seats,

puLl
the head restraints on the occupied seats
all the way up
^>page
59.
• Keep both feet in the footwell in front of the
rear seat.

•
Fasten your seat belt correctly
^page
278.

•
Use appropriate child restraint systems for
chil­

dren travelling in the vehicle
^>page
267.

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WARNING
Rear passengers sitting out of position can
suffer severe injuries.
- Always adjust the head restraints to the
fully raised position for maximum protec­

tion.

- Seat belts only offer maximum protection
when the backrest is in an upright position
and the passengers are wearing the seat
belts properly. By not sitting upright, rear
passengers increase the risk of injury due to
incorrect positioning of the seat belt web­

bing.

Correct adjustment of head restraints
Properly adjusted head restraints are an
impor­

tant part of the vehicle's occupant protection
system.
They
can help to reduce the risk of inju­
ries in most accident situations.

Fig.
209 Head restraint (seen from the front)
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Safe driving
A WARNING
To avoid serious or fatal injury, children trav­
elling in the vehicle must always be protected
with child restraint systems appropriate to
their height, weight and age.
- Children under 1.50 m tall or younger than
12 must not travel in the vehicLe if there are
no suitable child seats. Please observe any
other applicable regulations in the country
in which you are travelling.
- Babies and children must never travel on an­
other occupant's lap.
- Never allow more than one child to occupy
one child seat.
- Never leave a child without supervision in a
child seat.
- Never allow a child to travel unrestrained or
to stand up or kneel on a seat while the car
is moving. In an accident, the child could be
catapulted through the car, causing possibly
fatal injuries to itself and other occupants.
- To ensure proper protection by the child re­
straint, it is important to wear the seat belts
in the correct position
^>page
277. Always
check that the belt is properly positioned ac­
cording to the instructions provided by the
manufacturer of the child seat. Incorrectly
worn seat belts can give rise to injuries even
in a minor collision.
- If children are out of position when the car
is moving, they are at greater risk of injury
during a sudden braking manoeuvre or in an
accident. This is particularly the case if the
child is travelling on the front passenger's
seat and the airbag system is triggered in an
accident. This incorrect sitting position can
result in serious or even fatal injury.
- Make sure there is sufficient clearance in
front of the child sitting in the child seat. If
necessary, adjust the seat position and
backrest angle of the seat in front of the
child seat.
- If
you
are using a child seat on the front
passenger seat in which the child faces the
direction of
travel,
you should move the
front passenger seat as far back as possible.
- Child seats in which the child faces the rear
of the car are located directly in the path of
the front passenger's airbag if it inflates. In
this case, the child could sustain serious or
fatal injuries if the airbag were to be de­

ployed.

- Applies to vehicles on which the front pas­
senger's airbag cannot be deactivated: Do
NOT use a rearward-facing child seat on
the front passenger's seat.
- Applies to vehicles with key-operated
switch for deactivating the front passeng­
er's airbag: Do NOT use a rearward-facing
child seat on the front passenger's seat
while the front passenger's airbag is ac­

tive.
If
you
have no alternative but to use a
rearward-facing child seat on the front
passenger's seat, the front passenger's
airbag must be deactivated beforehand via
the key-operated switch*
^>page
288.
Make sure that the front passenger's air-
bag is reactivated by means of the key-op­
erated switch* as soon as the child seat is
no Longer needed on the front passenger's
seat.
- Always replace the child seat with a new one
after an accident as damage not externally
visible may have occurred.
Child seat categories
Only
use
child restraint systems that are official­
ly approved and suitable for the child.
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Fig.
210 Weight categories for child seats
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Safe driving
Securing child seats with ISOFIX and top
tether
Applies to: vehicles with top tether

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Fig.
212 Rear backrest: Top tether anchorages (version 1)

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Fig.
213 Rear backrest: Top tether anchorages (version 2)

•
Adjust the head restraint behind the child seat
to the fully extended position.

•
Push the mountings on the child seat into the
ISOFIX anchorages until they engage audibly

^> page
270.

*•
Pull on the child seat to check whether both
sides have engaged properly.

•
Guide the top tether strap of the child seat un­
derneath or past both sides of the head re­
straint (depending on the type of child seat) to­
wards the rear.

•
Hook the strap into the top tether
anchorage15

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Fig.
212/o
Fig.
213.

•
Pull the tether strap tight so that the top of the
child seat rests securely against the backrest.
WARNING
- Please refer to the important safety notes

•=>
A in Safety notes for using child seats on
page 268,
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A in Child seat categories on
page 269 and the instructions provided by
the child seat manufacturer.
- The anchorages in the vehicle are designed
only for one child seat with ISOFIX and top
tether. Do not attempt to secure other
types of child seat, seat belts or other ob­
jects to these anchorages - this could result
in serious or possibly fatal injury.

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Securing child seats with seat belt
If
you
wish to use a child seat in the approval cat­
egory "universal" (u), please ensure that it is ap­
proved for the seats in your vehicle. The follow­
ing table shows the installation options. The nec­
essary information can be found on the orange
label on the child seat.
Weight class
Category 0: Up to 10 kg
Category 0+: Up to 13 kg
Category 1: 9 to 18 kg
Category 2: 15 to 25 kg
Category 3: 22 to 36 kg
Front passenger's seat
Front passeng­
er's airbag on
X
X
X
u
u
Front passeng­
er's airbag off*
u
u
u
u
u
Outer rear seat
positions
u
u
u
u
u
Centre rear seat
u
u
u
u
u
X: Seat not suitable for the attachment of the
corresponding child seat.

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Two or three top tether anchorages are provided, depend­
ing on the equipment installed in your vehicle.
To adjust the front passenger's seat to the child
seat and to achieve the best possible seat belt •
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Airbag system
Airbag system
Description of airbag
system
General notes on airbag system
The airbag is an integral part of the car's passive
safety system.
In conjunction with the three-point seat belts,
the airbag system gives the front occupants
addi­

tional protection for the head and chest in the
event of a severe frontal collision.
In a severe side collision the side airbags and the
head-protection airbags reduce the risk of injury
to the occupants
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A-
In addition to their normal function of protecting
the occupants in a collision, the seat belts also
hold them in a position where the airbags can in­
flate properly and provide maximum protection.
The airbag system will only work with the
igni­

tion on. The airbag system is monitored electron­
ically; the airbag warning lamp indicates whether
the system is functioning properly.
The main parts of the airbag system are:
-The electronic monitoring system (control unit
and sensors)
- The two front airbags
- The front side airbags
-The head-protection airbags
- The indicator Lamp
Q
in the instrument cluster
There is a fault in the airbag system if the
warning lamp
- does not come on when the ignition is switched

on.

- does not go out about 4 seconds after the
igni­

tion is switched on.
- goes out and then comes on again after the ig­
nition is switched on.
- comes on or flickers while the car is moving.

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A WARNING
- The airbags are not a substitute for the seat

belts;
they are an integral part of the car's
overall passive safety system. The airbags
can only offer effective protection if the oc­
cupants are wearing their seat belts. For
this reason it is very important to wear the
seat belts at all times
^>page
275, Why is it
so important to use seat belts?.
The seat belts and airbags can only provide
maximum protection if the occupants are
seated correctly
^>page
58, Front seats.

•
If you do not wear a seat belt, if you lean

forward,
or are not seated correctly while
the vehicle is in motion, you are at greater
risk of injury should the airbag system be
triggered in an accident.
Components of the airbag system are loca­
ted in various parts of the vehicLe. If repairs
to other vehicle components make it neces­
sary to perform work on the airbag system
or to remove or install parts of the airbag

system,
this may cause damage to the air-
bag system. As a result, the airbags may not
inflate correctly or may not be triggered at
all in an accident situation. For this reason,
you should always have the work carried out
by a qualified workshop.
If a fault should occur in the airbag system,
have the system checked immediately by a
qualified workshop. Otherwise the system
may fail to trigger in an accident.
Do not attempt to modify components of
the airbag system in
anyway.

Never make any alterations to the front
bumper
or
the body.
Do not remove the front seats.
The airbag system can only be activated

once;
if the airbag has been triggered, the
system must be replaced. Should the airbag
system or airbag modules have to be re­

placed,
the qualified workshop carrying out
the replacement will document all details.

•
If any repair work is required
or
the airbag
and restraint systems have to be replaced,
have the work carried out by your authorised
Audi dealer or a qualified workshop which
adheres to the Audi factory standards. This
will minimise the risk of injury.
If you sell the vehicle, remember to pass on
the complete Service Wallet to the new
owner. If any of the airbags have been
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Side airbags
Description of side airbags

The
airbag system is not a substitute for the seat
belts.

Fig.
232 Side airbags: Location in driver's seat (example)
The side airbags are located in the backrest
pad­

ding of the front seats.
In conjunction with the three-point seat belts,
the side airbags give the occupants additional
protection for the whole upper part of the body

(i.e.
the chest, stomach and pelvis) in the event
of
a
severe side collision
•=> A
in Important safety
notes on the side airbag system on page 285.
In a side collision the side airbags reduce the risk
of injury to the areas of the body facing the im­
pact.
How the side airbags work
When fully inflated, the side airbags reduce the
risk of injuries to the upper part of the
body.

Fig.
233 Side airbags in inflated condition
In certain types of side collision, the side airbag
(front) is triggered on the impact side of the
vehi­

cle
^Fig.
233. Further airbag systems may also
be triggered, depending on the circumstances.
When the system is triggered, the airbag is filled
with propellant gas.
In order to provide the desired extra protection in
an accident, the airbags have to inflate extremely
rapidly (within fractions of
a
second).
The fully deployed airbags cushion the impact for
the occupants and help to reduce the risk of in­
jury to the upper part of the body on the side fac­
ing the door.
Important safety notes on the side airbag
system

There
are a number of safety points concerning
the airbag system which you should remember.
This will help to reduce the risk of injury in an ac­
cident.
WARNING
-If
you
do
not
wear
a
seat belt, if
you
Lean

forward,
or are not seated correctly while
the vehicle is in motion, you are at greater
risk of injury should the side airbags be
trig­

gered in an accident. This applies particular­
ly to children if they are not properly protec­
ted by
a
child restraint system.
- If children are not seated correctly, they are
at greater risk of injury should the airbag
system be triggered in an accident. This is
particularly the case if the child is travelling
on the front passenger's seat and the airbag
system is triggered in an accident. This
could result in serious or potentially fatal in­
jury
^>page
267, Child seats.
- It is important not to attach any accessories
(such as cup holders) to the doors. This
would impair the protection offered by the
front side airbags.
- The sensors for the airbags are located in
the front doors. You must therefore not
make any modifications to the doors or door
trim (e.g. retrofitting loudspeakers),
as
this
could impair the function of the side air-

bags.
Any damage to the front doors could
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Airbag system
lead to faults in the system. Repairs or any
other work on the front doors must there­
fore always be carried out by
a
qualified
workshop.
- The built-in coat hooks* should only be used
for lightweight clothing. Do not leave any
heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets.
- Do not apply excessive force to the sides of
the backrests (such as hard knocks or kicks),
as this could damage parts of the system.
The side airbags could then fail to operate
when required.
- If
you
intend to fit protective covers over
the seats, these must be of the specific type
approved for use on Audi seats with side air-

bags.
Conventional seat covers would ob­
struct the side airbag when it inflates out of
the backrest, and seriously reduce the air-
bag's effectiveness.
- Any damage to the original seat upholstery
or around the seams of the side airbag units
must be repaired immediately by a qualified
workshop.
- Any work involving the side airbag system or
removal and installation of the airbag com­
ponents for other repairs (such as repairs to
the seats) must always be performed by a
qualified workshop. Otherwise the airbag
system may fail to work properly.
© Note
All the other airbags in the car will remain
functional if the front passenger's airbag has
been deactivated.
Head-protection airbags
Description of head-protection airbags



Fig.
234 Location of head-protection airbags above the
doors (example)
The head-protection airbags are located above
the doors on the left and right sides of the
vehi­

cle.
The locations of the airbags are marked with
the word "AIRBAG".
In conjunction with the three-point seat belts
and side airbags, the head-protection airbags
give the occupants additional protection against
head and neck injuries in a severe side collision

•=>
A in Important safety notes on the head-pro­
tection airbags on page 287.
Together with other design features (including
cross-braces in the seats and the overall strength
of the body structure), the head-protection and
side airbag system offers an effective further im­
provement to occupant protection in side im­

pacts.

How the head-protection airbags work
When fully inflated, the airbags reduce the risk
of head or chest injury in a side collision.

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Fig.
235 Head-protection airbags in inflated condition (ex­
ample) •
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Airbag system
Deactivating the front
passenger's airbag
Applies to: vehicles with key-operated switch for front pas­
senger's airbag
If
an
airbag has been deactivated, it should be
reactivated as soon as possible so that it can
continue to give the required protection.
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Fig.
236 Glove box: Key-operated switch for deactivating
front passenger's airbag

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Fig.
237 Headliner: Warning lamp lights up when pas­
senger's airbag is deactivated
If
you
have no alternative but to install
a
rear­

ward-facing child seat on the front passenger's
seat you must deactivate the front passenger's
airbag beforehand.
We recommend that child seats should be fitted
on the rear seat so that the front passenger's air-
bag can remain functional and provide protection
in an accident
^>page
267.

•
To deactivate the front passenger's airbag, use
the key to turn the key-operated switch to OFF

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Fig.
236.

•
The front passenger's airbag can be reactivated
by turning the key to position ON.
Monitoring of airbag system
The indicator Lamp
Q ^>page
31 will light up for
a few seconds every time the ignition is switched

on.

If the front passenger's airbag has been deactiva­

ted,
the indicator Lamp "PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ft" or
"9K
AIR BAG
OFF ^"
will light up
constantly as a reminder
^>Fig.
237.

A WARNING

- If
you
have no alternative but to install a
rearward-facing child seat on the front pas­
senger's seat, the front passenger's airbag
must be deactivated beforehand. Potential­
ly fatal injuries to the child can result if the
front passenger's airbag is not deactivated

•=>
page 267
- If
you
have deactivated the front passeng­
er's airbag, reactivate it as soon as the child
seat is no longer needed so that the airbag
can continue to give the required protec­

tion.

- It is the driver's responsibility to ensure that
the key-operated switch is set to the correct

position.

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