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Airb a g sys t e m
of a typ ical 1 year -old, but less than the
weight of a sma ll adult, the front airbag on
the passenger side may deploy (the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on).
For exa mple , the airbag may depl oy if :
- a small child that is heavier than a typical 1
year-o ld child is on the front passenger seat
(regardless of whe t her t he child is in one of
the chi ld seats listed c':> p age
173),
- a ch ild who has outgrown child rest raints is
on the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light in the cente r
of the instrument panel w ill come on and stay
on.
If the front passenger airbag deploys, the
Federal Standard requires the a irbag to meet
the "low risk" deployment criteria to help re-
duce the risk of injury through interac t ion
with the airbag. "Low risk" deployment occurs
in those crashes that take place at lower de-
celerations as defined in the e lectronic control
un it c':>page 157.
Alway s remember:
Even tho ugh your vehicle
is equipped with Advanced Airbags, the safest
place for children is properly restrained on the
back seat. Please be sure to read the impor-
tant information in the sect ions that follow
and be sure to heed a ll of the WARNINGS.
A
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag
inf lates, a lways wear safety belts prope rly.
- If you are unrestrained, lean ing forward,
sitting sideways or out of position in any
way, your risk of injury is much higher.
- You will also receive serious inj uries and
cou ld even be killed if you are up against
the a irbag or too close t o it when it in-
fla t es - even with an Advanced Airbag
c':> page 145.
A
WARNING
A child in a rearward -facing child seat in-
stalled on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even w ith an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- Altho ugh the Advanced Airbag System in
your veh icle is designed to turn off the
front airbag when a rearward-facing
child restraint has been installed on the
front passenge r seat, nobody can abso-
lutely guarantee that dep loyment is im-
possible in all con ceivable situations that
may ha ppen dur ing the usefu l life of your
veh icle .
- The inflating airbag will hit t he child seat
or infant carrier wit h grea t force and will
smash the child seat an d child against
the backrest, center armrest, doo r, or
roof.
- Always install rearward-facing chi ld re-
straints on the rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing
child seat on the front passenger seat
because of exceptional circumstances
and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not come on and stay on, immed i-
ately insta ll the rear-facing child seat in a
rea r seat ing pos ition and have the airbag
system inspected by you r Audi dealer.
A
WARNING
If, in except iona l circumstances, you must
insta ll a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenge r's sea t :
- Always make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and ce rtified by
its manufacture r fo r use on a fron t seat
with a passenger fron t and s ide a irbag .
- Never put the fo rward-facing child re-
straint up agains t or very near the instru-
ment panel.
- Always move t he passenge r seat into its
rearmost pos ition in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as fa r away from
the airbag as possible, before installing
the forward-facing child restra int. The
backrest must be adj usted to an upright
position.
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