2000 AUDI ALLROAD deactivate passenger airbag

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FETY FI
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If, in exceptio nal circumstances
you have no alternative but to
install a rear facing child seat or in­
fant canier an the front passenger
seat, deactivate the front passen­
ger airbag prior to installing the
child restra int.
Please note, that the side airbag
for the front passenger seat will
remain functional even if the front
passenger alrbag is switched off.
Make sure the child restraint has
been designed and certified by its
manufacturer for use on a front
seat with a side airbag.
Always move the passenger seat
into its raarmost position, as far
away from the airbag as possible
before installing the child re­
straint. The backrest must be ad­
justed to an upright position.
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Babies and older children must
never ride in a vehicle sitting on
the lap of an adult. Holding a child
in your arms is never a substitute
for a child restraint system. The
strongest adult could not hold
onto the child under the forces ex­
erted in an accident. 1ft
WARNING continued
The child would strike the interior
of the vehicle and could also be
struck by the adult's body moving
forwa rd. The child and the adult
could injure each another.
In a frontal accident at a speed of 20-35 mph
(30-56 km/h) the forces acting on a
13 -pound (6 kg) infant would be more than
20timestheweightofthe child. This means
the weight of the child would suddenly be
more than 260 pounds (120 kg). Under
these conditions, only an appropriate child
restr aint properly used can reduce the risk
of serious injury.

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Converti
ble seats
A child too large for an infant restraint up to
4 years old (40 lbs. or 18 kg) should be re­
stra ined in a child seat certified for their
weight.
The airbag on the passenger side makes the
front seat a potentially dangerous place for
a child to ride. The front seat is not the saf­
est place for a child in a forward-f acing child
seat. It is a very dangerous place for an in­
fant or a larger child in a rearward-facing
seat. m
WARNING
Forward-fa cing
child seats
installed on the front passenger's
seat may interfere with the deploy­
ment of the airbag and cause seri­
ous injury to the child. Install for­
ward·fac ing child seats on the rear
seat if the front passenger airbag
has not been deactivated.
If excep tional circumstances require the
use of a forward-fac ing child seat on the
front seat. the child's safety and well-b eing
require that the following special precau­
tions be taken: �W
ARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances,
you must install a forward-facing
child restraint on the front passen­
ger's seat:
make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and cer­
tified by its manufacturer for
use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and side airbag.
Always follow the manuf actur­
er's instructions provided with
the child seat or carrier.
Always move the passenger
seat into its rearmost position,
as far away from the airbag as
possible before installing the
child restraint. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright
position.
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Securing a child seat
Convertible Locking Retractor
The retractors for the rear seat three-po int
safety belts and the front passenger three­
point safety belt have a conver tible locking
feature in addition to the emergency locking
feature.
If you need to install a child seat at an outer
seating position, you must first activate the
conver tible locking feature. Then secure the
child seat by using the seat belt. �W
ARNING
• Never install rear-facing child
seats or infant carriers on the front
passenger seat. A child will be se­
riously injured and can be killed
when the passenger airbag in­
flates.
• The inflating airbag will hit the
child seat or infant carrier with
great force and will smash the
child seat and child against the
backrest. center arm rest. or door.
• Always install rear-facing child
seats or infant carriers on the rear
seat if the front passenger airbag
has not been deactivated. SA
FETY FIRST
�W ARNING
• Forward-fa cing child seats or in­
fant carriers installed on the front
passenger's seat may interfere
with the deployment of the airbag
and cause serious injury to the
child. Allow a child to travel on the
front passenger's seat only in a for­
ward- facing child restraint system
specif ically designed and ap­
proved by the child restraint
manufacturer for use in the front
with airbags. Make sure the pas­
senger seat is in the rearmost posi­
tion. It is always safer to install a
child seat in the rear.
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