Audi TT Coupe 2009 Owner's Manual page 142

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as defin ed i n th e el ect ron ic contro l un it=> page 149, " PASSENGER
AI R BAG OFF lig ht".
A lways rem em ber, a chil d safet y seat or infant carr ier installe d on
the front seat m ay be struck and knocked out of po sition by t he
rap id ly infla ti ng passe nge r's air bag in a fron ta l colli sion . The airb ag
cou ld great ly redu ce the effectivene ss of the ch ild restrain t and
even seri ous ly in j ure the chi ld dur in g infl atio n.
For th is reason, and beca use the bac k seat is the safest plac e for
chi ldren - wh en prop erly rest rained acc or di ng t o th eir age and siz e
- we strong ly recommend that ch ildren always sit in the bac k seat
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p age 159, "Ch ild Saf ety ".
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WARNING
A child in a rearward -facing child safety seat installed on the front
passenger seat will be ser iously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag System .
• 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 ba ckrest , door or roof .
• 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 because of exceptional circumstances and
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay on ,
immediately install the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer .
• Forward-facing child safety seats installed on the front
passenger's seat may interfere with the deployment of the airbag
and cause serious personal injury to the child .
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WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances , you must install a forward-facing
child restraint on the front passenger's seat:
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WARNING (continued)
• 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 .
• Never put the forward-facing child restraint up against or very
near the instrument panel.
• 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 .
• 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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WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury , make sure that the PASSENGER
AIR BAG
OFF
light will be displayed whenever a child restraint is
installed on the front passenger seat and the ignition is switched
on.
• If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not stay on , perform
the checks described => page 148, "Monitoring the Advanced
Airbag System" .
• Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on.
• Have the airbag system inspected by your Audi dealer immedi -
ately .
• Always carefully follow instructions from child restraint manu -
facturers when installing child restraints .
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WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must install a forward or
rearward -facing child restraint on the front passenger's seat :