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Child Safety
In order for the airbag to offer protection, it is
important that all vehicle occupants, especial-
ly any children, who must be in the front seat
because of exceptional circumstances, be
properly restrained and as far away from the
airbag as possible. By keeping room between
the child's body and the front of the passen-
ger compartment,
the airbag can inflate com-
pletely and provide supplemental
protection
in certain frontal collisions .
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WARNING
Not using a booster seat, using the boos-
ter seat improperly , incorrectly installing a
booster seat or using the vehicle safety
belt improperly increases the risk of seri-
ous personal injury and death in a collision
or other emergency situation. To help re-
duce the risk of serious personal injury
and/or death:
- The shoulder belt must lie as close to the
center of the child's collar bone as possi-
ble and must lie and snug on the upper
body . It must never lie across the throat
or neck. The lap belt must lie across the
pelvis and never across the stomach or
abdomen. Make sure the belt lies flat
and snug. Pull on the belt to tighten if
necessary.
- Failure to properly route safety belts
over a child's body will cause severe inju-
ries in an accident or other emergency
situation c::;,poge 103 .
- Children on the front seat of any car,
even with Advanced Airbags, can be seri-
ously injured or even killed when an air-
bag inflates.
- Never let a child stand or kneel on the
seat.
- Never let a child ride in the cargo area of
your vehicle.
- Always remember that a child leaning
forward, sitting sideways or out of posi-
tion in any way during an accident can be
struck by a deploying airbag. This will re-
sult in serious personal injury or death .
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of excep -
-
tional circumstances the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light must come on and
stay on, whenever the ignition is switch-
ed on .
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, perform
the checks described .
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on the inflating
airbag will hit the child safety seat or in-
fant 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 Audi dealer.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used ¢ page 103, Safety
belts,
c::;,
page 111 , Airbag system and
c::;, page 132, Important things to know.
Installing
a child safety
seat
Securing a child safety seat using a
safety belt
Safety belts for the front passenger con be
locked with the convertible locking retractor
to properly secure child safety sea ts.
The safety belts emergency locking retractors
for the front passenger's seat safety belt have
a convertible locking retractor for child re-
straints . The safety belt must be locked so
that belt webbing cannot unreel. The retrac-
tor can be activated to lock the safety belt and
prevent the safety belt webbing from loosen-
ing up during normal driving . A child safety
seat can only be properly installed when the
safety belt is locked so that the child and child
safety seat will stay in place.
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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