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Airb a g syste m
take place at lower decelerations as defined in
the electronic contro l unit ¢
page 155, PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF light.
Always remember, a chi ld seat or infant carrier
installed on the front seat may be struck and
knocked out of position by the rapid ly inflating
passenger's airbag in a frontal collision. The air-
bag could greatly reduce the effect iveness of the
child restraint and even seriously injure the child
during inflation .
For this reason, and because the back seat is the
safest place for ch ildren - when properly restrain-
ed according to their age and s ize - we strongly
recommend that ch ildren always sit in the back
seat ¢
page 167, Child safety .
A
WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child seat instal-
led on the front passenger seat will be seri-
ously inju red and can be killed if the front air-
bag inf lates - even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating a irbag w ill hit the child seat or
infant carrier with great force and will
smash the chi ld seat and child against the
backrest, center armrest, door or roof .
- Always insta ll rear -facing child seats on the
rear seat .
- If you must install a rearward facing child
seat on the front passenger seat beca use of
exceptional circumstances and the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on
and stay on, immediately install the rear-
facing child seat in a rear seating position
and have the a irbag system inspected by
you r Audi dealer.
- Forward-facing ch ild seats installed on the
front passenger's seat may interfere w ith
the deployment of the airbag and cause se-
rious persona l injury to the ch ild.
A
WARNING
If, in exceptional circums t ances, you mus t in-
stall a forward-facing chi ld restraint on the
front passenger 's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-fac ing seat
has been designed and ce rt ified by it s man-
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ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas-
senger front and s ide a irbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up against or very near the instrument 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 a ir-
bag as poss ible before installing the for-
ward-facing child rest raint. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upr ight position.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
wheneve r the ignit ion is switched on.
A
WARNING
To reduce the risk of ser ious injury, ma ke su re
that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will
be d isp layed wheneve r a ch ild restr a int is in-
stalled on the front passenger seat and the
ignition is switched on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does
not stay on, perform the checks described
c::>
page 154, Monitoring the Advanced Air ·
bag System .
- Take the child restraint off the front passen-
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light does not stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
Aud i dea ler immediately.
- Always carefu lly follow instr uctions from
child restraint manufacturers
when instal-
ling child restraints.
A
WARNING
If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you must in-
stall a forward or rearward-facing ch ild re-
straint on the front passenger's seat:
- Improper installation of ch ild restraints can
reduce their effectiveness or even prevent
them from providing any protect ion.
- An improperly installed ch ild restra int can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
seriously injure or even kill the child - even
with an Advanced Airbag System.
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