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of a typica l 1 year-old, but less than the
weight of a small adult, the front airbag on
the passenger s ide may deploy (the
PASSEN·
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on).
For exa mple, the airbag ma y depl oy if :
- a small child that is heavier than a typical 1
year-o ld child is on the front passenger seat
(regardless of whether the child is in one of
the chi ld seats listed <!> p age 168),
- a ch ild who has outgrown child rest raints is
on the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the center
of the inst rument panel will come on and stay
on.
If the front passenger airbag deploys, the
Federal Standard requires the a irbag to meet
the "low risk" deployment criteria to help re-
d uce the risk of injury through interaction
with the airbag . "Low risk" deployment occurs
in those crashes that take place at lower de-
celerations as defined in the electronic control
un it r:::> page
152.
Alw ays remember :
Even tho ugh your vehicle
is equipped with Advanced Airbags, the safest
place for children is properly restrained on the
back seat. Please be sure to read the impor-
tant information in the sect ions that follow
and be sure to heed all of the WARNINGS.
A
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag
inflates, a lways wear safety belts prope rly.
- If you are unrestrained, lean ing forward,
sitting sideways or out of position in any
way, your risk of injury is much higher.
- You will also receive serious injuries and
cou ld even be killed if you are up against
the a irbag or too close to it when it in-
fla t es - even with an Advanced Airbag
<!> p age 140 .
A
WARNING
, ~
A child in a rearward -facing child seat in-
stalled on the front passenger seat will be
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seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- Altho ugh the Advanced Airbag System in
your veh icle is designed to turn off the
front airbag when a rearward-facing
child restraint has been installed on the
front passenge r seat, nobody can abso-
lutely guarantee that dep loyment is im-
possible in all conceivable situations that
may happen dur ing the usefu l life of your
veh icle.
- The infla t ing airbag will hit the ch ild seat
or infant carrier with g reat force and will
smash the child seat and child against
the backrest, center armrest, door, or
roof.
- Always install rearward-facing chi ld re-
straints on the rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing
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, immed i·
ately insta ll the rear-fac ing child seat in a
rea r seat ing pos ition and have the airbag
system inspected by you r Audi dealer .
A
WARNING
If, in except iona l circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenge r's seat:
- Always ma ke sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and cer t ified by
its manufacture r for use on a front se at
with a passenger fron t and s ide a irbag .
- Never put the fo rward-facing child re-
straint up against or very near the instru-
ment panel.
- Always move t he passenge r seat into its
rea rmost pos ition in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as fa r away from
the airbag as possible, before installing
the forward-fac ing chi ld restraint. The
backrest must be adjusted to an upright
position .
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