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light does not come on and stay on the
inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat
or infant carrier w ith great force and will
smash the child safety seat and ch ild
against the backrest, door or roof . Have the
airbag system inspected immed iately by
your authorized Audi dealer .
- Forward-fac ing ch ild safety seats installed
on the front passenge r's seat may inte rfe re
with the deployment of the airbag and
cause se rious personal injury to the child .
A
WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you mus t in-
stall a forward -facing ch ild restraint on the
front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure t he forward-fac ing seat
has been designed and ce rtified by its man -
ufact urer 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 instr ument 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 possib le before installing the for-
ward -fac ing child restra int. The backrest
must be adjusted to an up right posit io n.
- Make sure t hat the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes o n 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 displayed whenever a child res t raint is in-
stalled on the front passenger sea t and the
ign ition is swi t ched on .
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does
not stay on, per form the checks described
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page 112, Monitoring the Advanced Air -
bag System .
- Have t he airbag system inspecte d by your
Audi dealer immed iately .
Airbag
sys t e m
- Always carefu lly follow instr uctions from
child restraint manufacture rs when instal-
ling child restrain t s.
A
WARNING
If, in except iona l circumstances, you m ust in-
stall a forwa rd or rearward -fac ing ch ild re-
strai nt on the front passenger's sea t :
- Improper installation of ch ild restra ints can
red uce their effectiveness or even prevent
them from providing any protect ion.
- An improperly installed child restra int can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
serio us ly injure or even kill the child - even
wit h an Advanced Airbag System.
- Always carefu lly follow the manufact urer's
instr uctions provided w ith th e child safety
seat o r ca rrie r.
- Never place add itiona l items on the seat
that can increase the total weight reg iste red
by t he we ight-sensing mat and can ca use in-
jury in a crash.
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