Additional Information - Audi AS Coupe 2017 Owner's Manual

- A tight tether or other strap on a rearward-
f acing child restra int attached to the front
passenger seat can put too much pressure
on the weight-mat in the seat and register a
heavier weig ht in the Advanced Air bag Sys-
tem . The heavier weight registered can
ma ke t he system wo rk as t hough an adult
we re on t he seat and depl oy t he Advanced
Air bag when it must be supp ressed causing
serious or even f at al inj ury to t he child.
- If you must insta ll a rearw ard fa cing child
saf ety seat on t he fron t passenger seat be-
cause of exceptiona l circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lig ht does not
come on and stay on, immed iate ly install
the rearward-facing child safety seat in a
rear seat ing position and have the airbag
system inspected by your author ized Audi
dealer.
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of addit ional in-
formation about child restraint selection, insta l-
lation and use:
NHTSA advises that t he best child safety seat is
the one that fits your child and fits in you r vehi-
cle, and t hat you will use correctly and consis-
tently .
Try before you buy !
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion
Tel. : 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9 153)
www.nhtsa.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 662 -0600
www .safekids.org
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 74 5-SAFE (Eng lish)
Tel.: (800) 74 7-SANO (Spanish)
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www .carseat.o rg
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Child safety
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371 or call 1-6 13-998 -8616 if
you are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/ roadsafety/men u. htm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel.: (800) 822-2834
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