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For this reason, and because the back seat is the
safest place for children - when properly restrain-
ed according to their age and size - we strongly
recommend that children always sit in the back
seat ¢
page 214, Child safety.
A
WARNING
A child in a rearward -facing child seat instal -
led on the front passenger seat will be seri-
ously injured and can be killed if the front air-
bag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child seat or
infant carrier with great force and will
smash the child seat and child against the
backrest, center armrest, door or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child seats on the
rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of
exceptional circumstances and the PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on
and stay on, immediately install the rear-
facing child seat in a rear seating position
and have the airbag system inspected by
your Audi dealer.
- Forward-facing child seats installed on the
front passenger's seat may interfere with
the deployment of the airbag and cause se -
rious personal injury to the child .
A
WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in-
stall 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 man-
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas-
senger front and side airbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up against or very near the instrument pan-
el.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air-
bag as possible before installing the for-
Airbag
system
ward-facing child restraint. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright position .
- Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
A
WARNING
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To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will
be displayed whenever a child restraint is in-
stalled on the front passenger seat and the
ignition is switched on .
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not stay on, perform the checks described
¢
page 201, Monitoring the Advanced Air-
bag System.
- Take the child restraint off the front passen-
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer immediately.
- Always carefully follow instructions from
child restraint manufacturers when instal-
ling child restraints.
A
WARNING
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If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in-
stall a forward or rearward-facing child re-
straint on the front passenger's seat:
- Improper installation of child restraints can
reduce their effectiveness or even prevent
them from providing any protection.
- An improperly installed child restraint can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
seriously injure or even kill the child - even
with an Advanced Airbag System.
- Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instructions provided with the child seat or
carrier.
- Always make sure that there is nothing on
the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacitive passenger detection system in
the seat to signal to the Airbag System that
the seat is occupied by a person when it is
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