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Child Saf
e
ty
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WARNING
(continu
ed)
•
Alw
ays
inst all rear-facin
g
child safety seats on the rear seat
.
•
If
you
m ust inst all
a rearwa
rd facing child
safety
seat on th
e
fr ont passenger seat in exceptional circum stan ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does
not come on and sta
y on,
immediately inst all the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating posit ion and have th
e
airbag system inspected immedi
-
atel
y by
your Audi
dealer.
&
WARNING
If,
in exceptional circum stance
s,
you mu st inst all a forward -facing
child restr
aint on
t he front
passenger's
seat
:
•
Always mak
e
sure the forward -facing seat
has
been designed
and cert ified by it
s
manufacturer for use on a front seat
w
ith
a
passenger front and side airbag.
•
Always follow the manufacturer's instru ct ions provided w ith
the child safety seat or carr ier.
•
Alwa
ys
move the passenger seat into it
s
rearmost positi on in
the seat'
s
fore and aft adjustment
range, as
far aw ay from the
airbag as
possible
before installing the child restraint
.
The back-
rest mu st
be
adjusted to an upright position.
•
Alway
s make
sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
comes
on and st
ays
on all the time whenever the ignition is
sw it ched
on.
•
Advanced
front
airbag
system
and children
Your vehicle is equipped with an "Advanced Airbag System" in
complia nce with United States Federa
l
Motor Vehicle Safety Stan
-
dard (FMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time your vehicle was manu
-
factu red.
The Advanced Airbag system in your vehicle has been certified to
meet the " low -risk" requirements for 3 and 6 year-old chi ldren on
the passenger side and smal
l
adults on the driver side
.
The low risk
deployment criteria are intended to reduce the risk of injury through
interaction with the airbag that can occur, for example, by being too
close to the steering wheel and instrument panel when the airbag
inflates. In addition, the system has been certified to comply with
the "suppression"
requirements of the Safety Standard, to turn off
the front airbag for infants up to 12 months who are restrained on
the front passenger seat in child restraints that are listed in the
St
andard.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an Advanced Airbag
system, all children, especially those 12 years and younger, should
always ride in the back seat properly restrained for their age and
size
.
The airbag on the passenger side makes the front seat a poten-
tially dangerous p lace for a child to ride. The front seat is not the
safest p lace for a child in a forward -facing child safety seat. It can be
a very dangerous p lace for an infant or a larger ch ild in a rearward-
facing seat.
•
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 chi ld restraint on the front passenger seat
using the weight -sensing mat in the seat cushion and the sensor
below the safety belt latch on the front passenger seat that
measures the tension on the safety belt.
The weight -sensing mat measures total weight of
t
he chi ld and the
child safety seat and a child blanket on the front passenger seat
.
The
weight on
t
he front passenger seat is related
t
o the design of the
child restraint and its "footprint",
the size and shape of the bottom
of the child restraint as it sits on the seat
.
The weight of a child
restraint and its "footprint"
vary for different kinds of child
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