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Ch ild Saf e ty
Child
Safety
Important
things
to
know
Introduction
The physical princip les of what happens when
your vehicle is in a crash apply also to children
¢ page 104.
But unlike adults and teenagers,
their muscles and bones are not fully devel-
oped. In many respects children are at greater
risk of serious injury in crashes than adults .
Because children's bodies are not fully devel-
oped, they require restraint systems especial-
ly designed for their size, weight, and body
structure. Many countries and all states of the
United States and provinces of Canada have
laws requiring the use of approved child re-
straint systems fo r infants and small child ren.
In a frontal crash at a speed of 20-35 mph
(30-56 km/h) the forces acting on a 13-pound
(6 kg) infant w ill be more than 20 t imes the
weight of the child . This means the weight of
the child would suddenly be more than
260 pounds (120 kg) . Under these conditions,
only an appropriate chi ld restraint properly
used can reduce the risk of serious injury.
Child restraints, li ke adult safety belts, must
be used properly to be effective. Used improp-
erly, they can increase the risk of serious in-
jury in an accident.
Consult the child safety seat manufacturer's
instructions in order to be sure the seat is
right for your child's size ¢
page 133, Impor-
tant safety instructions for using child safety
seats .
Please be sure to read and heed all of
the important informat ion and WARNI NGS
about child safety, Advanced Air bags, and the
installation of child restraints in this chapter.
There is a lot you need to know about the Ad-
vanced Air bags in your vehicle and how they
work when infants and children in chi ld re-
straints are on the front passenger seat. Be-
cause of the large amount of important info r-
mation, we cannot repeat it all here. We urge
you to read the detailed information in this
owner 's manual about airbags and the Ad-
vanced Airbag System in your vehicle and the
very important information about transport -
ing children on the front passenger seat.
Please be sure to heed the WARNINGS - they
are extremely important for your safety and
the safety of your passengers, especially in-
fants and small children.
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WARNING
-
All vehicle occupants and especially chi l-
dren must be restra ined properly whenev-
er riding in a vehicle. An unrestrained or
improperly restrained child could be in-
jured by str iking the interior or by being
ejected from the vehicle during a sudden
maneuver or impact. An unrestra ined or
improperly restra ined child is also at great-
er risk of injury or death through contact
with an inflat ing airbag.
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WARNING
--
Children on the front seat of any car even
with Advanced Airbags can be seriously in-
jured or even killed when an airbag in-
flates. A child in a rearward-fac ing child
safety seat installed on the front passen-
ger seat will be seriously injured and can
be killed if the front airbag inflates.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
and child against the backrest, door or
roof.
- Never install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
unless the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on .
If
the PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, the inflating airbag
will hit the child safety seat or infant car-
rier w ith great force and w ill smash the
child safety seat and child against the
backrest, door or roof. Have the airbag
system inspected immediately by your
authorized Audi dealer.
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