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Airb a g sys t e m
- The inflati ng airba g will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the ch ild safety seat
and child against the backr est, door or
roof.
- If you must install a rearwar d facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat be cause of exceptional circumstan-
ces and the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im-
med iately install the rea r-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the a irbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer .
- Forward -fac ing ch ild safety seats instal-
led on the front passenger's seat may in-
terfere with the deployment of the air-
bag and cause serious personal injury to
the ch ild.
A
WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child restra int on
the front passenger's seat
- Always make sure the forward-fac ing
seat has been des igned and certified by
its manufacturer for use on a front seat
with a passenger front and side airbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child re-
st raint up aga inst or very near the inst ru-
me nt pane l.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat 's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the a irbag as poss ible before instal ling
the fo rward-facing child restraint. The
backrest must be adjusted to an upright
position .
- Make su re that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the
t ime whenever the ignition is switched
on.
A
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make
sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will be d isplayed whenever a ch ild re-
straint is insta lled on the front passenger
seat and the ignition is sw itched on.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not stay on, per form the checks de-
scribed ¢ page 125, Monitoring the Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- Take the chi ld restraint off the front pas-
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rear seat positions if the PASSEN -
GER AIR BAG OFF light does not st ay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by
your Audi dea le r immediately .
- Always carefully follow instructions from
child restraint manufacture rs when in-
stalling child restra ints.
A
WARNING
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If, in except ional circumstances, you m ust
insta ll a forward or rearwa rd-facing child
restra int on t he front passe nger's seat:
- Imp rope r installation of ch ild restra ints
can reduce their effectiv eness o r even
preven t them from providing any protec-
tion.
- An improperly installed ch ild restra int
can inter fere with t he airbag as it de-
ploys and seriously injure or even kill the
child - even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- Always carefu lly follow the manu fact ur-
er 's instructions provided with the chi ld
safety seat or carrier .
- Never place add itiona l items on the seat
that can increase the total weight reg is-
tered by the weight-sensing mat and can
cause injury in a crash.
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