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Ch ild
safet
y
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A tight tether or other strap on a rearward-
facing child restra int attached to the front
passenger seat can put too much pressure
on the we ight-mat in the seat and register a
heavier
weight in the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem
.
The heavier weight registered can
make
t
he system wo rk as though an adult
were
on
the
seat
and deploy
t
he Advanced
Airbag when it must be supp ressed causing
serious or even
fat
al inj ury to the
child.
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If
you
must
install a rearw ard fac ing
child
saf
ety seat on the front passenger
seat be-
cause of exceptiona
l
circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on, immed iate ly install
the rearward-facing child safety seat in a
rear
seat ing position and have the airbag
system inspected by your author ized Audi
dealer.
Additional
information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of addit ional in-
formation about child restra int selection, instal-
lation and use:
NHTSA advises that the best child safety seat is
the one that fits your chi ld and fits in your vehi-
cle, and that you will use correctly and consis-
tently
.
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Admini stra-
tion
Tel.: 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424 -9153)
www.nhtsa.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 662-0600
www .safekids.org
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 745 -SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 74 7-SANO (Spanish)
www .carseat .org
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Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371
or
call
1-6 13-998-8616 if
you
are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/
eng/ roadsafety/menu .htm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel.: (800) 822-2834
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