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Ch ild Saf e t y
- Always install rear-facing child safety
seats on the rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat in exceptiona l circumstances and
the PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immed iately
install the rear-facing child safety seat in
a rear seating posit ion and have the air-
bag system inspec ted immediately by
your Audi dealer.
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WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you mus t
install a forward -facing child restra int on
the front passenger's seat:
- Always make su re the forward-fac ing
seat has been designed and certified by
its manufacturer for use on a front seat
with a passenger front and side airbag.
- Always follow the man ufacturer's in-
struct ions provided with the child safety
seat or carrier.
- Always move t he passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat 's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the a irbag as poss ible before installing
the ch ild restraint. The backrest must be
adjusted to an upr ight position .
- Always 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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Tips
Always rep lace child rest raints that were
installed in a vehicle during a crash. Dam-
age to a child rest raint that is not visible
could cause it to fail in another collisio n
sit uat ion.
Advanced front airbag system and
children
Your veh icle is equipped with an "Advanced
Airbag System" in compliance with United
States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time you r
vehicle was manufacture d.
The Advanc e d Airbag system in your vehicle
has been certified to mee t the "low-risk" re-
quirements for 3- and 6-year old children on
the passenger side and sma ll adults on the
drive r side. The low risk dep loyment criteria
are intended to red uce the risk of inj ury
through interact ion wit h the airbag that can
occur, for example, by being too close to the
steering wheel and instrument panel when
the a irbag inflates . In addition, the syst em
has been certified to comply wit h the "sup-
pression" requi rements of t he Safety Sta nd-
ard, to t urn off the fron t a irbag for infan t s up
to 12 months who are res t rained on the front
passenger seat in child restraints that a re list-
ed in the Standard.
Even though your veh icle is eq uipped wit h an
Advanced Airbag system , a ll children, espe-
cially those 12 years and younger, should a l-
ways ride in the back seat properly restrained
for their age and size. The airbag on the pas-
senger side makes the front seat a potentially
dangerous place for a ch ild to ride . The front
seat is not the safest place for a child in a for-
ward-fac ing ch ild safety seat. It can be a very
dange rous place fo r an infan t o r a large r child
in a rea rward-f acing se at .
Advanced Airbags and the weight-
sensing mat in the front seat
The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle
detects the presence of an infant or child in a
child restra int on the front passenge r seat us-
ing the weig ht-sens ing mat in the seat cush -
ion and the sensor be low t he safe ty belt latch
o n the front passenge r seat that measures t he
tens ion on the safety be lt.
The we ight -sensi ng mat measures total
we ight of t he chi ld and the child safety seat
and a child bla nket on the front passenger
seat. The we igh t on the fron t passe nger seat
is relate d t o t he desig n of the ch ild res t rai nt
and its "footp rint", the s ize and shape of the
bottom of the chi ld restraint as it sits on the
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