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230 ,
" PASSENGER
AI R BAG OFF li gh t".
A lways rem ember, a ch ild seat or infant carrier install ed on th e front
seat may be st ruck and knocked out of position by the rap idly
i nfl at i ng pass enger's airbag in a fr on ta l co lli sio n. The ai rb ag co uld
greatly reduce the effectivenes s of the chi ld restraint and even seri -
ously inju re t he chi ld d uri ng infl at ion .
For this reason, and because the bac k seat is the safest place for
chi ldr en - w hen pro pe r ly restr aine d acc or d ing to th eir age an d size
- w e stron gl y recomm end that chi ldren always sit in th e bac k seat
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243,
"Chil d Saf et y" .
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WARNING
A child in a rearward -facing child seat installed on the front
passenger seat will be seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag System.
• The inflating airbag will hit the child seat or infant carrier with
great force and will smash the child seat and child against the
backrest , center arm rest, door or roof .
•
Always install rear-facing child seats on the rear seat.
•
If you must install a rearward facing child seat on the front
passenger seat because of exceptional circumstances
and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay on,
immediately
install the rear-facing child seat in a rear seating posi-
tion and have the airbag system inspected by your Audi dealer.
•
Forward -facing child seats installed on the front passenger's
seat may interfere with the deployment
of the airbag and cause
serious personal injury to the child .
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WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances,
you must install a forward-facing
child restraint on the front passenger's seat:
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
Airbag
system
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WARNING (continued )
•
Always make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed
and certified by its manufacturer
for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag .
•
Never put the forward-facing
child restraint up against or very
near the instrument
panel .
•
Always move the passenger seat into its rearmost position in
the seat's fore and aft adjustment
range, as far away from the
airbag as possible before installing the forward-facing
child
restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position .
•
Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
and stays on all the time whenever the ignition is switched on.
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WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure that the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light will be displayed whenever a child restraint is
installed 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
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229 , " Monitoring the Advanced
Airbag System" .
•
Take the child restraint off the front passenger 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 Audi dealer immedi -
ately .
•
Always carefully follow instructions
from child restraint manu-
facturers when installing child restraints .
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WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances , you must install a forward or
rearward -facing child restraint on the front passenger's seat:
Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself service
Technical data
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