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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.
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An unrestrained or improperly restrained child is at much
greater risk of injury or death by being struck by an inflating
airbag.
•
Commercially available child safety seats are required to
comply with
U.S.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSSl
213 (in Canada CMVSS 2131.
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When buying a child restraint, select one that fits your child
and the vehicle.
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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
.
- Always heed all legal requirements pertaining to the installa
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tion and use of child safety seats and carefully follow the
instructions
provided by the manufacturer
of the seat you are
using
.
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Never allow children under 4
ft.
9 in.
(1.4
ml to wear a normal
safety belt on rear seat under 4
ft
.
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They
must always be restrained by a proper child restraint system
.
Otherwise, they
could
sustain injuries to the abdomen and neck
areas during sudden braking maneuvers or accidents.
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Never let more than one child occupy a child safety seat
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Safety first
Vehicle operation
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WARNING
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Never let babies or older children ride in a vehicle while sitting
on the lap of another passenger
.
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Holding a child in your arms is never a substitute
for a child
restraint system
.
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The strongest person could not hold the child with the forces
that exist in an accident. The
child
will strike the interior of the
vehicle and can also be struck by the passenger.
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The child and the passenger can also injure each another in
an accident.
•
Never install rear-facing child safety seats or infant carriers on
the front passenger seat. A child will be seriously injured and can
be killed when the passenger airbag inflates
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even with an
Advanced Airbag System.
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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
.
•
Always install rear-facing child safety seats or infant carriers on
the rear seat.
•
Forward -facing child safety seats installed on the front
passenger's seat can interfere with the airbag when it inflates and
cause serious injury to the child. Always install forward -facing
child safety seats on the rear seat
.
•
If exceptional circumstances
require the use of a forward-
facing child restraint on the front passenger's seat
,
the child's
safety and well-being require that the following special precau
-
tions be taken
:
- 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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Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instructions
provided with the child safety seat or carrier.
Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself service
Technical data
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