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WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure that the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light comes on and stays on whenever a child
restraint is installed on the front passenger seat and the ignition
is switched
on.
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Never install a rearward facing child safety seat on the front
passenger seat unless the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes
on and stays on. If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on the inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and will smash the child
safety seat and child against the backrest, door or roof. Have the
airbag system inspected immediately by your authorized Audi
dealer.
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Tips
Th e child seats listed in categori es A to C have be en tested by Audi
only for the Advanced Airbag function. •
Important
safety
instructions
for
using child safety
seats
Correct use of child safety seats substantially reduces the
risk of injury in an accident!
As the driver, you are responsible for the safety of every-
body in the vehicle, especially children:
- Always use the right child safety seat for each child and
always use it properly ~ page 154.
- Always carefully follow the child safety seat manufac -
turer's instructions
on how to route the safety belt prop-
erly through the child safety seat.
- When using the vehicle safety belt to install a child safety
seat, you must first activate the convertible
locking
retractor on the safety belt to prevent the child safety
seat from moving
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page 158.
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Push the child safety seat down with your full weight to
get the safety belt really tight so that the seat cannot
move forward or sideways more than one inch (2.5 cml.
Always remember: Even though your vehicle is equipped with an
Advanced Airbag system, a child should always ride in the seat
properly restrained for its age and size.
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WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the wrong child safety seat or
improperly installing a child restraint increases the risk of serious
personal injury and death.
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All vehicle occupants and especially children must always be
restrained properly whenever riding in a vehicle.
- An unrestrained or improperly restrained child can be injured
or killed by being thrown against the inside of the vehicle or by
being ejected from it during a sudden maneuver or impact.
- An unrestrained or improperly restrained child is at much
greater risk of injury or death by being struck by an inflating
airbag.
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Commercially available child safety seats are required to
comply with U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSSI
213 (in Canada CMVSS 2131.
- When buying a child restraint, select one that fits your child
and the vehicle.
- Only use child restraint systems that fully contact the flat
portion of the seat cushion. The child restraint must not tip or
lean to either side. Audi does not recommend using child safety
seats that rest on legs or tube-like frames. They do not provide
adequate contact with the seat.
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