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WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats in crease the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a collision.
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Always make sure that the safety belt retractor is locked when
installing a child safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retractor
cannot hold the child safety seat in place during normal driving or
in a crash.
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Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in place even if a
child is not sitting in it . A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a collision
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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.
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Forward-facing
child safety seats or infant carriers installed on
the front passenger's seat may interfere with the deployment of
the airbag and cause serious injury to the child.
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Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used => page 149. Special precau-
tions apply when installing a child safety seat on the front
passenger seat => page 129, "Child restraints on the front seat -
some important things to know" .
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WARNING
Always take special precautions if you must install a forward or
rearward-facing
child restraint on the front passenger's seat in
exceptional situations :
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Whenever a forward or rearward-facing
child restraint is
installed on the front passenger seat , the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light must come on and stay on whenever the ignition is
switched on.
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If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay
on , perform the checks described => page
138,
"Monitoring
the
Advanced Airbag System " .
Safety first
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WARNING (continued)
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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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Improper installation
of child restraints can reduce their effec-
tiveness or even prevent them from providing any protection.
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An improperly installed child restraint can interfere with the
airbag as it deploys and seriously injure or even kill the child .
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Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instructions
provided with the child safety seat or carrier.
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Never place additional items on the seat that can increase the
total weight registered by the weight -sensing mat and can cause
injury in a crash .
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WARNING
Forward-facing
child restraints:
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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 .
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Never put the forward-facing
child restraint up , against or very
near the instrument
panel.
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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.
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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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