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Ch ild Saf e ty
inflating airbag . When an occupant is too
close, he or she will be struck violently and
will receive serio us or possibly even fatal in-
Jury.
In o rder for the airbag to offer protection, it is
important that all vehicle occupants, especia l-
ly any children, who must be in the front seat
because of exceptional circumstances, be
properly restrained and as far away from the
a irbag as poss ible. By keep ing 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 , incorrect ly installing a
booste r seat or using the vehicle safety
belt improperly increases the risk of seri-
ous personal injury and death in a collision
or ot her emergency s ituation. To help re-
duce the risk of ser ious persona l injury
and/or death:
- The shoulder be lt must lie as close to the
center of the child's collar bone as poss i-
ble and must lie and snug on the up per
body . It must never lie across t he throat
or neck. The lap belt m ust lie ac ross the
pelvis and never across the st omach o r
abdomen. Make sure the belt lies flat
and snug. Pull on the be lt to tighten if
necessary.
- Failure to properly route safety belts
over a ch ild's body will cause severe inju-
ries in an acc ident or other emergency
situation
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page 93.
- Children on t he front seat of any car,
even w ith Advanced Airbags, can be seri-
ous ly injured or even killed w hen an a ir-
bag inf lates .
- Never let a child stand or knee l on the
seat.
- Never let a child ride in the cargo area of
your vehicle.
- Always remember that a ch ild lean ing
forward, sitt ing sideways or out of posi-
-
tion in any way d uring an accident can be
struck by a dep loying a irbag. This will re-
sult in ser ious 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 a nd
stay on, whenever the ignition is switch-
ed on.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, pe rform
the che cks descr ibed.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on whenever
the ign it ion is switched on t he infla t ing
airbag will hit the child safety seat or in-
fant car rier with g reat force an d will
smash the child sa fety seat and child
aga inst the backrest, door or roof . Have
the airbag system inspected immed iately
by your Audi dea ler.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever us ing a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used
¢ page 93, Safety
belts, ¢ page 101, Airbag system
and
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page 122, Important things to know.
Installing
a child safety
seat
Securing a child safety seat using a
safety belt
Safety bel ts for the fron t passenger con be
locked with the convertible locking retractor
to properly secure child safety seats .
The safety belts emergency locking retracto rs
for the front passenger's seat safety belt have
a convertible locking retracto r for child re-
stra ints . The safety be lt must be locked so
that be lt webb ing cannot unree l. The retrac-
tor can be activated to lock the safety belt and
prevent t he safety be lt webb ing from loosen-
ing up d uring norma l dr iving. A child safety
seat can only be properly insta lled when t he
safety belt is locked so that the chi ld and child
safety seat will stay in place.
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