Audi A7 Sportback 2014 Owner's Manual page 181

- Have the airbag system inspected by
your authorized Audi dealer immediate-
ly.
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Tips
The child seats listed in categories A to C
have been statically tested by Audi only for
the Advanced Airbag function.
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats
Correct use of child safety seats substantially
reduces the risk of injury in an accident!
As the driver, you are responsible for the safe-
ty of everybody in the vehicle, especially chil-
dren:
~ Always use the right child safety seat for
each child and always use it properly
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~ Always carefully follow the child safety seat
manufacturer's instructions on how to route
the safety belt properly through the child
safety seat.
~
When using the vehicle safety belt to install
a child safety seat, you must first activate
the convertible locking retractor on the
safety belt to prevent the child safety seat
from moving ¢ page 186.
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Push the child safety seat down with your
full weight to get the safety belt really tight
so that the seat cannot move forward or
sideways more than one inch (2.5 cm) .
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Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
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Always remember: Even though your vehicle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, all
children, especially those 12 years and young-
er, should always ride in the back seat proper-
ly restrained for their age and size.
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WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the
wrong child safety seat or improperly in-
stalling a child restraint increases the risk
of serious personal injury and death.
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- All vehicle occupants and especially chil-
dren must always be restrained properly
whenever riding in a vehicle.
- An unrestrained or improperly restrain-
ed child can be injured or killed by be-
ing thrown against the inside of the ve-
hicle or by being ejected from it during
a sudden maneuver or impact.
- An unrestrained or improperly restrain-
ed child is at much greater risk of injury
or death by being struck by an inflating
airbag.
- Commercially available child safety seats
are required to comply with U.S. Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
213 (in Canada CMVSS 213).
- When buying a child restraint , select
one that fits your child and the vehicle.
- Only use child restraint systems that
fully contact the flat portion of the
seat cushion. The child restraint must
not tip or lean to either side. Audi does
not recommend using child safety
seats that rest on legs or tube•like
frames. They do not provide adequate
contact with the seat.
- Always heed all legal requirements per-
taining to the installation and use of
child safety seats and carefully follow
the instructions provided by the manu-
facturer of the seat you are using.
- Never allow children under 57 inches
(1.45 meters) to wear a normal safety
belt. They must always be restrained by a
proper child restraint system. Otherwise,
they could sustain injuries to the abdo-
men and neck areas during sudden brak-
ing maneuvers or accidents.
- Never let more than one child occupy a
child safety seat.
- Never let babies or older children ride in
a vehicle while sitting on the lap of an-
other passenger.
- Holding a child in your arms is never a
substitute for a child restraint system .
- The strongest person could not hold
the child with the forces that exist in
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