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((DTips
Withthegearselectorleverineither"0"
or"5"thetransmissionwiLLswitchbackto
theautomaticmodeifyoudonotusethe
paddleswithinapprox.30seconds.
Shifting down
..Pulltheleftpaddle,marked0qfig.92
brieflytowardsyou.
The
selectorpaddlesonthesteeringwheel
areactivatedwhentheselectorlever onthe
centerconsoleisinD,S,orinthemanualpo­
sition (Tiptronicmode).
VoucanalsoshiftgearsintheTiptronicmode
usingtheselectorleveronthecenterconsole.
Steering wheelwithTiptronic® controls
Fig.92Sportsteeringwheelwithselectorpaddles
ShiftingUp
..PuLLtherightpaddle,marked8qfig.92
brieflytowardsyou.
Theselectar paddlesal/owthedrivertokeep
bath hands onthe steering wheelwhen
shift­
inggears.
Appliestovehicles: withStronic
Ifyouhaveselectedillowergearthanthecur­
rentone,thetransmissionwill onlyshiftdown
whentheenginecannotbeoverspeeded.
Ifkick-downisactuated,thetransmission
shiftsintoalowergearindependentlyof
speedandenginerpm.
5witchingtomanualcanbecarriedoutwith
thevehiclestationaryaswellasmoving.
When
accelerating,thetransmissionshiftsin­
tothenextgearingears1, 2,3,4and5
shortly
beforethemaximumpermissibleen­
ginespeedisreached.
Upshifting
..Taptheselectorleverforward(inthetip­
tronicsetting)qfig.908.
Downshifting
..Taptheselectorlever backward (inthetip­
tronicsetting)O.
Switchingtomanual
..Movetheselectorlevertotherightoutof
the0position. Thedisplaychangesoncethe
transmissionhasswitchedtomanualmode.
Forexample,M4indicatesthat4thgearis
engaged.
1· stovehicles:
withStronicAPP,e
Tiptranic allowsthedrivertoshiftgearsman-
ual/y.
Appliestovehicles: withStronicandHillDescent Assist
thevehicle"jerk"andtheselectorlever
displaywillstartblinking.
- Before driving
downasteepslope,re­
duceyourspeedandshiftintoalower
gearwith"tiptronic".
-Donotridethebrakesorapplythebrake
pedaltoooftenortoolong.Constant
brakingcausesthebrakestooverheat
andsubstantiaLLyreducesbrakingper­
formance,increasesbrakingdistanceor
causescompletefailureofthebrakesys­
tem.
HillDescent Assist •
HillOescentAssisthelpsthedriverwhendriv­
ingdawn inclines.
HillOescentAssistisactivatedbypressingthe
brakewhiledescendingwhentheselectorlev­
erisin0/5.The5tronictransmissionauto­
maticaLLyshiftsdowntoilgearsuitablefor
theincline.HiLLOescentAssistattemptsto
maintainthecurrentvehiclespeedwhenthe
braking occurs,asfarasphysicalandtechni­
callimitsaLLow.ltmaybenecessarytoadjust
thespeedusingthebrakes.
Hill
OescentAssistswitchesoffwhenthein­
cline levelsoutor whenthegaspedalispress­
ed.
Onvehicleswithcruise'-control*qpage79,
HillOescentAssistisalsoaètivatedwhenthe
speedisset.
.&.WARNING1-HiLLOescentAssistcannotovercomephysi-
callimitations,50itmaynotbepossibleto
maintainaconstantvehiclespeedunder
aLLcircumstances.Alwaysbereadytoap­
plythebrakes.
.&.WARNING
-Never leaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
running whileingear.Ifyoumustleave
yourvehiclewiththeenginerunning,set
theparking brakeandengagethepark
lock.
-
Whentheengineisrunningandthe
transmissionisingear(0,5orR)orin
"tiptronic"mode,itisessentialthatyou
stopthevehiclewiththefootbrake.
Whenidling,thetransmissionofpower
doesnotstopcompletely-thevehicle
"creeps".
-Donotacceleratewhenyouchangethe
selectorleverpositionwiththevehicle
stationaryandtheenginerunning-risk
ofanaccident!
- Never placetheselectorleverintheRor
Nposition whilethevehicleismoving­
riskofanaccident!
-Ifyouhavetobringyourvehicletoastop
whileonanincline, keepthefootbrake
depressedallthewaydown50thatthe
vehicledoesnotstarttorollbackward.
Voushouldneverholdthevehicle using
theclutchifyouaregoingtobestopped
onan incline.Ifyou do,theclutchwiLL
starttoslipwhenitoverheatscausedby
theconstantoverload.Thisisdangerous
becauseifthevehiclestartstoroLLback­
ward,you.couldcauseanaccident.Ifthe
clutchshouldstarttoslip, youwiLLfeel
..Withtheengineingear, graduaLLy acceler­
ateandreleasethehandbrake.
The
enginecanonly bestartedwiththeselec­
torleverinPorNqpage76.Atlowambient
temperatures(14oF/-10oC),itisonlypossi­
bletostarttheenginewiththeselectorlever
inP.
Whenparkingonlevelground,itissufficient
toplacetheselectorleverinP.Onasteeply
sloping road,youshouldfirstapplythepark­
ingbrake firmlyandthenplacetheselector
leverinP.Thisway, youdonotoverloadthe
pawlmechanismanditiseasiertomovethe
selectorleveroutofP.
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passenger
For
yourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskof
injuryintheeventofanaccident,we recom­
mendthatyouadjusttheseatforthefront
passengertothefollowing position:
~Adjusttheangleoftheseatback50thatitis
inanuprightpositionandyourbackcomes
infullcontactwithitwheneverthevehicleis
moving.
~Adjusttheheadrestraint50thattheupper
edgeisas evenwiththetopofyourheadas
possiblebutnotlowerthaneye leveland50
thatitis as closetothebackofyourhead as
possible
qpage 97.
~Keepbothfeetflatonthefloorinfrontof
thefrontpassengerseat.
~Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
qpage107.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
frontpassenger'sseat,seeqpage57.~
bodytooclosetotheareawheretheair­
bagsarelocated.
-Before driving, alwaysadjustthefront
seatsandheadrestraintsproperlyand
makesurethatallpassengersareprop­
erly
restrained.
- Neveradjusttheseatswhilethevehicle
is moving. Your
seatmaymoveunexpect­
edlyandyoucould losecontroloftheve­
hicle.
- Never drivewith
thebackrestreclined or
tiltedfarback!Thefartherthebackrests
aretiltedback,thegreatertheriskofin­
jury
duetoincorrectpositioningofthe
safetybeltandimproperseatingposi­
tion.
- Children
mustalways rideinchildseats
'qpage133.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstalling achildseatonthefront
passengerseatqpage 111.
DrivingSafely
Theproper frontpassenger seatingposition
isimportant forsafe, relaxed driving.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,seeqpage 58.
AWARNING
Drivers whoareunbelted,outofposition
or
tooclosetotheairbag canbeseriously
injured
byanairbag asitdeploys.Tohelp
reduce
theriskofseriouspersonalinjury:
- Always
adjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheel50thatthereareatleast
10inches (25cm)betweenyourbreast­
boneandthesteeringwheel.
-Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheel50thatthereareatleast
4inches(10cm)betweenthekneesand
thelowerpartoftheinstrumentpanel.
-Always holdthesteeringwheelonthe
outsideofthesteeringwheelrimwith
your
handsatthe9 o'clockand3 o'clock
positions
tohelpreducetheriskofper­
sonalinjury ifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
-Never holdthesteeringwheelatthe
12o'clock position orwithyourhandsat
otherpositions insidethesteeringwheel
rimoronthesteeringwheelhub. Hold­
ing
thesteeringwheelthewrongway
can
causeseriousinjuriestothehands,
armsandheadifthedriver's airbagin­
flates
-Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyour
face
decreasestheabilityofthesupple­
mentaldriver'sairbagtoprotectyouina
collision.
-Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnev­
er lean
againstorplace anypartofyour
-------~Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwith
your elbow(s) slightly
bent.
•Adjusttheheadrestraint50thattheupper
edg
eisaseven withthetopofyourheadas
possiblebutnolowerthaneye leveland50
thatitisasclosetothebackofyourhead as
possible
qfig.99.
• Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
qpage107.
~Always keepbothfeetinthefootwell50
thatyouareincontrolofthevehicleatall
times.
Fig.98Thecorrect distance between driverandsteer­
ing wheel
Theproper driverseating positionisimpor­
tantforsafe, relaxed driving.
Proper seating position forthedriver.,
Properoccupant
seatingpositions
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskof
injuryintheeventofanaccident,werecom­
mendthatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothe
following position:'--.
~Adjustthedriver'sseatsd-thatyoucaneasi­
lypushthepedalsallthewaytothefloor
while keeping
yourknee(s) slightlybentq.&,.
~Adjusttheangleoftheseatback50thatitis
inanuprightposition50thatyourback
comesinfullcontactwith itwhenyoudrive.
~Adjustthesteeringwheel50thatthereisa
distanceofatleast10inches(25 cm) be­
tweenthesteeringwheelandyourbreast
boneqfig.98.Ifnotpossible,seeyourau·
thorizedAudidealershipaboutadaptive
equipment.
~Adjustthesteeringwheel50thatthesteer­
ingwheelandairbagcoverpointsatyour
chestandnotatyour face.~
Fig.99Correct headrestraintpositionfordriver
Whatimpairs drivingsafety?
DrivingSafely
~Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.
Also
instructyourpassengerstofastentheir
safetybeltsproperlyqpage103.
The driverisresponsibleforthesafetyofthe
vehicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourability
todriveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybody
inthevehicleincreaseandyoualsobecomea
hazard
toeveryoneelseontheroadq&'
Therefore:
~Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassen­
gersorbyusing acellulartelephone.
~NEVERdrive whenyourdriving abilityisim­
paired (by
medications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
~Observe alltraffic laws,rulesoftheroad
andspeedlimitsandplaincommonsense.
~ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,traffic
andweatherconditions.
~Takefrequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donot
driveformorethantwohoursatastretch.
~DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,under
pressureorwhenyouarestressed.
Safe driving isdirectly relatedtathecondi­
tion
ofthe vehicle, thedriver asweil asthe
driver's abilitytoconcentrate on
theroad
without beingdistracted.
&.WARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhen­
everavehicleisbeingused.
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&WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencetheway your ve-
hicle
handles.Tohelpreducetheriskofa
loss
ofcontrolleadingtoseriouspersonal
injury:
- Always keep
inmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecen-
terofgravitycanalsocausechangesin
vehicle handling:
- Always
distributetheloadasevenlyas
possible.
- Place heavy
objectsasfarforwardin
theluggagecompartmentaspossible.
- Never exceed
theGrossAxleWeightRat-
ing
ortheGross VehicleWeightRating
specified
onthesafetycompliancestick-
erontheleftdoorjamb.Exceeding per-
missible
weightstandardscancausethe
vehicletoslideandhandledifferently.
- Please
observeinformationonsafedriv-
ing
~page93.
&WARNING-Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frombeing drawnintothevehicle, always
keep
therearlid closed whiledriving.
- Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosefittingcompletelyintotheluggage
areabecausetherearlidcannotbefuUy
closed.
-
Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerear
lidopen,observethefollowingnotesto
reducetheriskofpoisoning:
- Close allwindows,
- Open
aUairoutletsintheinstrument
panel,
-Switchofftheair recirculation,
-
Setthefreshair fantothehighest
speed.
&WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthedoors, allwin-
dows
andtherear lidaresecurely closed
andlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
-After closingtherearlid,always make
surethatitisproperly closedandlocked.
- Never leaveyourvehicle
unattendedes­
peciaUy with
therearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl
intothevehiclethrough
theluggagecompartmentandclosethe
rearlidbecomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Beingtrappedinavehicle can
lead
toseriouspersonalinjury.
- Never
letchildren playinoraroundthe
vehicle.
- Never
letpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmust
always beproperlyrestrainedinoneof
thevehicle'sseatingpositions.
-~Tips
-Aircirculationhelpstoreduce window
fogging.
Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel,onthe
left sideoftheluggagecompartment.
Besuretokeeptheseslotsfreeand
open.
-The tirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load. Thetirepressureisshownonthe
tirepressurelabel. Thetirepressurela­
belislocatedonthedriver's sideB-pillar.
The tire
pressurelabelliststherecom­
mendedcold tireinflationpressuresfor
thevehicleatitsmaximumcapacity
weightandthetiresthatwereonyour
vehicleatthetimmwasmanufactured.
Forrecommendedtire'pressuresfornor­
malloadconditions,pleaseseechapter
~page202.
Tie-downs•
Theluggagecompartmentisequipped with
four tie-downs tasecure luggage andother
items.
Usethetie-downstosecureyourcargoprop­
erly
~page99,Loading theluggagecom­
partment.
Inacollision,thelawsofphysicsmeanthat
Evensmalleritemsthatarelooseinthevehi­
cle will
becomeheavy missilesthatcancause~
---.inJ·ury.Itemsinthevehiclepossessen-seriOUswhichvarywith vehiclespeedandthe
ergyhtoftheitem.Vehiclespeedisthemostwelgsignificant factor.
xamp le
inafrontalcollisionataspeedFore'f30mph(48km/hl,theforcesactingon
a
~O-lb(4.5kg)objectareabout20timesthe
normalweightoftheitem.Thismeansthat
the weightoftheitemwouldsuddenlybe
about
200lbs.(90kg).Youcanimaginethe
injuriesthata200lbs.(90kg)itemflying
freely
throughthepassengercompartment
could causeinacollision likethis.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
to secure
itemstotie-downscanfail dur­
inghard braking orinacollisionandcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
_ Always
usesuitable mountingstrapsand
properlysecureitemstothetie-downsin
theluggagecompartmenttohelppre­
ventitemsfromshifting orflying for­
ward
asdangerousmissiles.
_ When
therearseatbackrestisfolded
down, alwaysusesuitablemounting
strapsandproperlysecureitemstothe
tie-downs intheluggagecompartment
tohelppreventitemsfromflyingfor­
ward
asdangerousmissilesintothepas­
sengercompartment.
- Neverattachachildsafetyseattether
straptoatie-down.
ReportingSafety
Defects
ApplicableteU.S.A.
Ifyoubelievethatyour vehicle
has adefect whichcouldcause
a crash orcould cause
injuryor
death,
youshould immediately
inform
theNational Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
DrivingSafely10
(NHTSA)inadditiontonotify­
ing
AudiofAmerica, Inc.
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcom­
plaints, itmay open aninvesti­
gation, and
ifitfindsthata
safety defects exists
inagroup
ofvehicles, itmay order arecall
and remedy campaign. Howev­
er,
NHTSAcannotbecomein­
volvedinindividual problems
between you,your dealer, or
Al.\diofAmerica, Inc.
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicle SafetyHotline toll­
free at:
Tel.:
1-888-327-4236(TTY:
1-800-424-9153)
or write to:
Administrator
NHTSA
1200NewJersey Avenue,SE
Washington,D.C.20590
Youcanalso obtainotherinfor­
mation
aboutmotorvehicle
safety fram:
http://www.safercar.gov
ApplicableteCanada
Canadian customers:;who wish
tereportasafety-related de­
fect
toTransport Canada,

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SafetybeLts
forcesonthebodymore"tolerable"andless
likely
tocauseinjury.
Although
theseexamplesarebasedon afron­
talcollision,safetybeltscanalsosubstantial-'
lyreducetheriskofinjuryinotherkindsof
crashes. 50,whetheryou'reonalongtripor
justgoingtothecornerstore,always buckle
up
andmakesureothersdo,too.Accidentsta­
tisticsshowthatvehicleoccupantsproperly
wearing
safetybeltshave alower riskofbeing
injured
andamuchbetterchanceofsurviving
anaccident. Properlyusingsafetybeltsalso
greatlyincreasestheabilityofthesupplemen­
talairbagstodotheirjobinacollision. For
this
reason,wearingasafetybeltis legally re­
quired
inmostcountriesincludingmuchof
theUnitedStatesandCanada.
Although
yourAudiisequippedwithairbags,
you still have
towearthesafetybeltsprovid­
ed. Front
airbags,forexample,areactivated
onlyinsomefrontalcollisions. Thefrontair­
bagsarenotactivatedinallfrontalcollisions,
insideandrearcollisions,inrolloversorin
caseswherethereisnotenoughdeceleration
throughimpacttothefrontofthevehicle.
The
samegoesfortheotherairbagsystemsin
your Audi. 50,alwayswearyoursafetybelt
andmakesureeverybodyinyourvehicleis
properly restrained!
Importantsafetyinstructionsaboutsafetybelts
Safetybeltsmustalwaysbepraperlyposi­
tionedacrossthestrongestbonesofyour
body.
~Alwayswearsafetybeltsasillustratedand
describedinthischapter.
~Makesurethatyoursafetybeltsarealways
ready
foruseandarenotdamaged.
A.WARNING
Not wearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperlyincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeath.Safetybeltscan
work only
whenusedcorrectly. -
Always
fastenyoursafetybeltscorrectly
beforedrivingoffandmakesureall pas­
sengersareproperlyrestrained.
-Formaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalwaysbepositionedcorrectlyon
thebody.
- Never
strapmorethanoneperson,in­
cluding
smallchildren,intoanysingle
safetybelt.
- Never placeasafetybeltoverachild sit­
tingonyour lap.
- Always keep
feetinthefootwellinfront
oftheseatwhitethevehicleisbeingdriv­
en.
-Neverletanypersonride withfeeton
theinstrumentpanelorstickingoutthe
windoworontheseat.
-Never remove asafetybeltwhiletheve­
hicle
ismoving. Doingsowillincrease
yourriskofbeing injured orkilled.
- Never
wearbeltstwisted.
-Neverwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakable
objectsinoronyourclothing,suchas
eye
glasses,pens, keys,etc.,asthese
maycauseinjury.
- Never
weartheshoulderpartofthebelt
underyourarmorotherwiseoutofposi­
tion.
-Severallayersofheavy clothing mayin­
terferewithcorrectpositioningofbelts
andreducetheireffectiveness.
- Always keep
beltbUëklesfreeofanything
thatmaypreventtheb~cklefromlatch-
i ng secu rely.
- Never
usecomfortclipsordevicesthat
createslackintheshoulderbelt.Howev­
er, special clipsmay
berequiredforthe
correctuseofsomechildrestraintsys­
tems.
-Never allowsafetybeltstobecomedam­
agedbybeingcaughtindoororseat
hardware.
-Tornorfrayedsafetybeltscantearand
damagedbelthardwarecan breakinan
accident.Inspectbeltsregularly.Ifweb-
bing, bindings, buckles,orretractorsare~
damaged,havebeltsreplacedbyanau­
thorized Audi
dealerorqualified
workshop.
_5afetybeltsthathavebeenwornand
loadedinanaccidentmustbereplaced
with
thecorrectreplacementsafetybelt
byanauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshop.
Replacementmaybenecessa­
ryeven ifdamagecannotbeclearlyseen.
Anchoragesthatwereloadedmustalso
beinspected.
_Never remove, modify,disassemble,or
trytorepairthesafetybeltsyourself.
_Alwayskeepthebeltsclean.Dirtybelts
maynotworkproperlyandcanimpair
thefunctionoftheinertiareel
c:>page176,Safetybelts.
SafetybeLts
Fastening safetybelts
Seatfirst-everybody buckleup!
Fig.108Beltbuckle andtongue onthedriver'sseat
Toprovidemaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalways bepositionedcorrectly onthe
wearer'sbody.
~Adjustthefrontseatandheadrestraint
properlyc:>page57,Generalrecammenda­
tians.
~Holdthebeltbythetongueandpull it
evenly
acrossthechestandpelvisc:>,&.
~Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckleof
yourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely
C:>fig.lOB.
~Pull onthebelttomakesurethatitisse­
curely
latchedinthebuckle.
SafetybeLts1 (
Automaticsafetybeltretractors
Everysafetybeltisequippedwithanautomat­
icbeltretractorontheshoulderbelt.This fea­
turelocksthebeltwhenthebeltispulledout
fast,during hardbrakingandinanaccident.
Thebeltmayalsolockwhenyoudrive upor
downasteephillorthroughasharpcurve.
During
normaldrivingthebeltletsyou move
freely.
Safetybeltpretensioners
Thesafetybeltsonthefrontseatsareequip­
ped with abeltpretensionerthathelpsto
tightenthesafetybeltandremove slackwhen
thepretensionerisactivated.Thefunctionof
thepretensionerismonitoredbyawarning
light
c:>page16.
Switchable lockingfeature
Everysafetybeltexcepttheoneonthedriver
seatisequippedwithaswitchablelockingfea­
turethatmustbeusedwhenthesafetybeltis
usedtoattachachildseat.Besuretoreadthe
importantinformationaboutthisfeature
c:>page143.
A.WARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscan
causeseriousinjuryinanaccident
c:>pagelOB,Safetybeltposition.
-Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotection
onlywhentheseatbackisuprightand
beltsareproperlypositionedonthe
body.
_ Never
attachthesafetybelttothebuck­
le for
anotherseat.Attachingthebeltto
thewrongbuckle willreducesafetybelt
effectivenessandcancauseseriousper­
sonalinjury.
_Apassengerwhoisnotproperly restrain­
ed can beseriously injured
bythesafety
beltitselfwhenitmovesfromthestron­
gerpartsofthebody intocriticalareas
liketheabdomen.
_Always locktheconvertible lockingre­
tractorwhenyouaresecuring achild
seatinthevehiclec:>page145.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightmust
comeonandstayoniftheignitionisonand
- acarbedhasbeeninstalledonthefront
seat,or
- arearward-facingchildrestrainthasbeen
installedonthefrontpassengerseat,or
- aforward-facingchildrestrainthasbeenin-
stalledonthefrontpassengerseat,or~
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightshould
NOTcomeonwhentheignitionisonandan
adultissittinginaproperseatingpositionon
thefrontpassengerseat.IfthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstaysonor
flashesforabout5secondswhile driving, un­
derthesecircumstances,makesurethat:
-theadultonthefrontpassengerseatis
properlyseatedonthecenteroftheseat
cushionwithhisorherbackupagainstthe
backrestandthebackrestisnotreclined
c')page94,Properoccupant seatingposi­
tions,
-theadultisnottakingweightofftheseatby
holding on
tothepassengerassisthandle
abovethefrontpassengerdoororsupport­
ingtheirweightonthearmrest,
-thesafetybeltisbeing properly wornand
thatthereisnotalotofslackinthesafety
beltwebbing,
-accessoryseatcoversoreushionsorother
thingsthatmaycauseanincorrectreading
orimpressionontheweight-sensingmat
undertheupholsteryoftheseathavebeen
removedfromthefrontpassengerseat,~
Airbagsystem1
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightstill
doesnotcomeonanddoesnotstayoncon­
tinuously(whentheignitionisswitchedon),
-takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositions.Havetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealerimmediately.
-movethechildtoarearseatpositionand
makesurethatthechildisproperlyrestrain­
edinachildrestraintthatisappropriatefor
its sizeandage.
-makesurethatthesafetybelttensionsen­
sorisnotblocked.Shakethesafetybelt
latch onthefrontpassengerseatbackand
forth;
-Ifastraportetherisbeingusedtotiethe
childsafetyseattothefrontpassenger
seat,makesurethatitisnot50tightthatit
causestheweight-sensingmattomeasure
moreweightthanisactuallyontheseat.
-reactivatethesystembyturningtheignition
off
andthenturningitonagain;
- removeandreinstallthechildrestraint.
Makesurethatthechildrestraintisproperly
installedandthatthesafetybeltforthe
frontpassengerseathasbeencorrectly
routedaroundthechildrestraintasdescri­
bed
inthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sin­
structions;
-makesurethattheconvertiblelocking fea­
tureonthesafetybeltforthefrontpassen­
gerseathasbeenactivatedandthatthe
safetybelthasbeenpuliedtight.Thebelt
mustnotbe looseorhaveloopsofslack50
thatthesensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch
on
theseatcan doitsjobc')page143.
-makesurethatthingsthatmayincreasethe
weightofthechildandchildsafetyseatare
notbeingtransportedonthefrontpassen­
gerseat;
----_theweightregisteredonthefrontpassen-
gerseatisequaltoorlessthanthecom­
binedweightofatypicallyear-oldrestrain­
edinoneoftherear-facingorforward-fac­
inginfantrestraintslistedinFederal Motor
Vehicle
SafetyStandard208withwhichthe
Advanced AirbagSysteminyourvehiclewas
certified.
If
thefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,
the
frontairbagwillnotdeploy,andthePAS­
SENGERAIRBAGOFFlightwillstayon.Nev­
er install arearward-facing child
restrainton
the
frontpassengerseat,thesafestplacefor
a childinany kindofchildrestraintisatone
oftheseatingpositionsontherearseat
qpage113,Child restraints onthe frontseat
_some important thingstoknowand
qpage133,ChildSafety.
IfthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightcames
onwhenoneoftheconditionslistedaboveis
met, besuretocheckthelightregularlyto
makecertainthatthePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFlightstaysoncontinuouslywheneverthe
ignitionison.IfthePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFlightdoesnotappearandnotstayonall
thetime,stopassoonasitissafetodo50
and
The
PASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightislocated
inthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel
c')fig.115.
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightwillcome
on
andstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAd­
vancedAirbag onthepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Each
timeyouturnontheignition,thePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFlightwillflashforafew
secondsand:
Fig.115Sectionfromtheinstrumentpanel:PASSEN­GERAIRBAGOFFlight
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin­
fla
tewhenitshould.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedimme­
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFIight•
- will
stayon ifthefrontpassengerseatisnot
occupied,..-.
-willstayon ifthereisasQ1all childorchild
restraintonthefrontpassengerseat,
-will gooutifthefrontpassengerseatisoc­
eupiedbyanadultasregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmat.
~AirbagmonitoringindicatorIight
Twoseparate indicators monitorthefunction
oftheAdvonced AirbagSystem:theoirbag
monitoring indicatorIight
andthePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFIight.
-Iftheresidueshouldgetintoyoureyes,
flush
themwithwater.
Monitoringthe
AdvancedAirbag
System
&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro­
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremaybesomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
TheAdvanced AirbagSystem(includingthe
electroniccontrolunit,sensorcircuitsandsys­
temwiring)ismonitoredcontinuouslyto
makesurethatitisfunctioningproperly
whenevertheignitionison.Eachtimeyou
turnontheignition,theairbagmonitoringin­
dicatorlight1willcomeonforafewseconds
(selfdiagnostics).
ThesystemmustbeinspectedwhentheindicatorIight1:
-doesnotcomeonwhentheignitionis
switchedon,
-doesnotgooutafewsecondsafteryou
have
switchedontheignition,or
-comeson while driving.
Ifanairbagsystemmalfunctionisdetected
theindicatorlightwillfirststartflashingto'
catchthedriver'sattentionandthenstayon
continuouslytoserveasaconstantreminder
tohavethesysteminspectedimmediately.
Ifamalfunctionoceursthatturnsthefront
airbagonthepassengersideoff,thePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFlightwillcomeonandstay
onwhenevertheignitionison.

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5ubpartC -Forward-facing and
convertibLechiLdrestraints
&WARNING
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightcomesonandstaysonwhenevera
child
restraintisinstalledonthefrontpas­
sengerseatandtheignitionisswitched
on.
- Take
thechildrestraintoffthefrontpas­
sengerseatandinstallitproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositionsifthePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon.
Cosco
Touriva
02519December1,1999
CoscoSummitDeluxeSeptember25,2007
HighBackBooster
22-262
Cosco HighBack5eptember25,2007
Booster22-209
EvenfLoTribute VSeptember25,2007
379xxxx
EvenfLoMedalLionDecember1,1999
254
EvenfloGenerationsSeptember25,2007
352xxxx
Graco
ComfortSportSeptember25,2007
Graco ToddlerSafetySeptember25,2007
5eatStep2
Graco PLatinum Cargo
September25,2007
-NeverLetbabiesorolderchiLdren ridein
avehicle whilesittingontheLapofan­
otherpassenger.
-Holding achildinyourarmsis never a
substituteforachildrestraintsystem.
- ThestrongestpersoncouldnothoLd
thechildwiththeforcesthatexistin
anaccident.The child willstrikethein­
teriorofthevehicleandcanalsobe
struckbythepassenger.
-The childandthepassengercanalso
injureeachanotherinanaccident.
-Neverinstallrear-facing childsafety
.seatsorinfantcarriersonthefrontpas­
sengerseat.Achild willbeseriously in­
juredandcanbekilledwhenthepassen­
gerairbaginflates-even withanAd­
vanced AirbagSystem.
-The inflatingairbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsorinfantcarriersontherearseat.
-Forward-facing childsafetyseatsinstal­
ledonthefrontpassenger'sseatcan in­
terferewiththeairbagwhenitinflates
andcauseseriousinjurytothechild.Al­
waysinstallforward-facingchildsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe
useofaforward-facingchildrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat,thechild's
safetyandwell-beingrequirethatthe
followingspecialprecautionsbetaken:
-Makesuretheforward-facingseathas
beendesignedandcertified byitsman­
ufacturerforuseon afrontseatwitha
passengerfrontandsideairbag.
_Always carefully followthemanufac­
turer'sinstructionsprovidedwiththe
childsafetyseatorcarrier.
_ Always move
thefrontpassengerseat
intotherearmostpositionofthepas­
sengerseat'sforeandaftadjustment
range,andasfarawayfromtheairbag~
,.-~WARNING
Notusingachildsafetyseat,usingthe
wrong childsafetyseatorimproperlyin­
stalling achild
restraintincreasestherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeath.
_Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychil­
drenmustalwaysberestrainedproperly
wheneverridinginavehicle.
_Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrain­
ed chiIdcanbeinjuredorkilledbybe­
ing
thrownagainsttheinsideoftheve­
hicle
orbybeingejectedfromitduring
a
suddenmaneuverorimpact.
_Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrain­
ed childisatmuchgreaterriskofinjury
ordeathbybeingstruckbyaninflating
airbag.
_Commercially availablechildsafetyseats
arerequiredtocomplywithU.5.Federal
Motor Vehicle
SafetyStandard(FMVS5)
213(inCanadaCMVSS213).
-Whenbuying achildrestraint,select
onethatfitsyourchildandthevehicle.
- Only
usechildrestraintsystemsthat
fullycontacttheflatportionofthe
seatcushion. Thechildrestraintmust
nottiporLeantoeitherside.Audidoes
notrecommendusing childsafety
seatsthatrestonlegsortube-Like
frames.Theydonotprovideadequate
contactwiththeseat.
-Alwaysheedalllegalrequirementsper­
tainingtotheinstallationanduseof
childsafetyseatsandcarefully follow
theinstructionsprovided bythemanu­
factureroftheseatyouareusing.
- Never
allowchildrenunder4ft. 9in.
(1.4m)towearanormalsafetybelt.
However,
therearseatintheTTCoupeis
designedtopermitchildrenwhoarebe­
tween4 ft. 3in.(1.3m)and4ft.11in.
(1.5m)talltousetheavailablethree­
pointlapandshouldersafetybelts.
-Neverletmorethanonechild occupy a
child
safetyseat.
iTips
The childseatsListedincategoriesAtoC
have
beenstaticallytestedby Audi onlyfor
theAdvanced Airbagfunction.
Importantsafetyinstructionsforusin91childsafety seats •
-Havetheairbagsysteminspectedby
yourauthorizedAudidealerimmediate­
ly.
~Alwaysusetherightchildsafetyseatfor
eachchildandalwaysuseitproperly
qpage138.
~Always carefully followthechildsafetyseat
manufacturer'sinstructionsonhowtoroute
thesafetybeltproperlythroughthechild
safetyseat.
~Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstall
a child
safetyseat,youmustfirstactivate
theconvertiblelockingretractoronthe
safetybelttopreventthechildsafetyseat
frommovingqpage143.
~Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyour
fullweighttogettheafetybeltreallytight
50thattheseatcannotmQveforwardor
sidewaysmorethanoneinch(2.5cm).
~Ifastraportetherisbeingusedtotiethe
childsafetyseattothefrontpassenger
seat,makesurethatitisnotsotightthatit
causestheweight-sensingmattomeasure
moreweightthanisactuallyontheseat.
Asthedriver, youareresponsibleforthesafe­
tyofeverybodyinthevehicle, especially chil­
dren:
Correctuseofchildsafetyseatssubstantially
reduces therisk
ofinjuryinanaccident!
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvanced Airbagsystem,all
children, especially
those12yearsandyoung­
er,shouldalwaysrideinthebackseatproper-
lyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.~
Manufacturedonor
after
Decemberl,1999
December1,1999
September25,2007
September25,2007
Manufacturedonor
after
September25,2007
MadeL
BritaxRoundabout
E9L02xx
EvenfLoFirst Choice
204
GracoInfant8457
GracoSnugride
PegPeregoPrimoVi­
aggioSIPIMUNOOUS
MadeL

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Fig.121Schematicoverview:installationoftheat­tachmentsapplicabletaaLATCHseat
~Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttainstall
achildsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivate
theconvertiblelockingfeatureonthesafety
belttopreventthechildsafetyseatfrom
movingqpage143orinstalltheseatusing
theLATCHattachments.
~Pushthechildsafetyseatdown withyour
full
weighttagetthesafetybeltreallytight
sathattheseatcannatmove forwardor
sideways
morethanoneinch (2.5cm)
qpage143.
~Ifthechildsafetyseatisequippedwith a
tetherstrap,attachittathetetheranchors
qpage149.
Atoddlerorchildisusuallytaolarge foranin­
fantrestraintifitismorethanoneyearold
andweighsmorethan20lbs. (9kg).
Toddlers
andchildren whoareolderthanone
yearuptaabout4yearsoldandweighmore
Fig.122Schematic overview:installation oftheseatusingthevehicle'ssafetybeltsystem
~_-4-~....._eQ~à\
ChildSafety
Convertible childsafetyseats
Properly usedconvertible childsafetyseats
conhelp protect toddlers andchi/dren over
age onewho weigh between
20and40lbs.(9
and18kg)inacrash.
~~WARNING _
Notusing achildsafetyseat,usingthe
wrong childsafetyseatorimproperly in­
stalling achild
restraintincreasestherisk
of
seriouspersonalinjuryanddeathina
crash.
_Neverinstallrear-facing childsafety
seatsorinfantcarriersonthefrontpas­
sengerseat-even withanAdvancedAir­
bagSystem.Achild willbeseriously in­
juredandcanbekilledwhentheinflat­
ing
airbaghitsthechildsafetyseator in­
fantcarrier withgreatforceandsmashes
thechildsafetyseatandchildagainst
thebackrest,doororroofqpage113,
Childrestraints onthe frontseat-some
important thingstoknow.
_Always installrear-facing childsafety
seatsorinfantcarriersontherearseat.
_Neverinstallarear-facing childrestraint
intheforward-facing direction.5uchre­
straintsaredesignedforthespecial
needsofinfantsandverysmallchildren
andcannatprotectthemproperly ifthe
seatisforward-facing.
-
Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan­
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im­
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audi dealer.
- Always read
andheedallWARNING5
wheneverusingachildrestrainedinave­
hicle
isbeing usedqpage103,Safety
belts,
qpage111,Airbag systemand
qpage133,Important thingstoknow.
--
Infantseats'.
Fig.120Schematic overview:rearward-facing infantseat,properlyinstalled ontherearseat
Babiesandinfants uptoabout oneyear old
and20lbs.or9kgneedspecial rearward-fac_
ing child restraints
thatsupport theback,
neck andhead
inacrash.
Childsafetyseats
~Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttainstall
a child
safetyseat,youmustfirstactivate
theconvertible lockingretractoronthe
safetybelttopreventthechildsafetyseat
frommovingqpage143orinstalltheseat
usingtheLATCHattachments.
~Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyour
fullweighttagetthesafetybeltreallytight
sathattheseatcarnotmoveforwardor
sidewaysmorethanoneinch(2.5cm).
Infantsuptaaboutoneyear(20lbs.or9kg)
arebestprotectedinspecialinfantcarriers
andchildsafetysea5designedfortheirage
group.Manyexpertsbeli'evethatinfantsand
smallchildrenshouldride onlyinspecial re­
straintsinwhichthechildfacesthebackof
thevehicle. Theseinfantseatssupporttheba­
by's back, neck
andheadinacrashqfig.120.
The airbag onthepassengersidemakesthe
frontseatapotentiallydangerousplacefora
child
toride. Thefrontseatisnotthesafest
placeforachildinaforward-facing childseat.
ltisaverydangerousplaceforaninfantora
largerchildina rearward-facingseat.~
aspossiblebeforeinstallingthechild
restraint.
- Always makesurethatnothingpre-
ventsthefrontpassenger'sseatfrom
beingmovedtatherearmostposition
initsforeandaftadjustmentrange,
- Always
makesurethatthebackrestis
intheuprightposition.
- Always buckle
thechildsafetyseatfirmly
inplaceevenifachildisnotsittinginit.
A loose child
safetyseatcanflyaround
during asuddenstoporinacollision.
- Always read
andheedallWARNING5
wheneverusing achildrestrainedinave-
hicle
isbeing usedqpage103,Safety
belts,qpage111,Airbagsystemand
qpage133,ChildSafety.
AWARNING
Tareducetheriskofseriousinjury,make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightcamesonandstaysonwhenevera
child
restraintisinstalledonthefrontpas-
sengerseatandtheignitionisswitched
on.
- Take
thechildrestraintoffthefrontpas-
sengerseatandinstallit properlyatone
oftherearseatpositions ifthePASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourauthorizedAudidealerimmediate-
ly.
AWARNING
Achildinachildrestraintinstalledwith
theLATCHloweranchoragesorwiththe
standardsafetybeltontherearseatmay
play with
unusedrearseatsafetybeltsand
becomeentangledresultinginseriousper-
sonalinjuryandevendeath.
-Always buckleunusedrearseatsafety
beltsoutofreachofchildreninchild
seatsandproperlyactivatetheconverti-
ble locking
retractorsathatthechild
cannatunreelthesafetybeltfromtheretractor.

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AWARNING
Notusing aboosterseat,usingtheboos­
terseatimproperly, incorrectlyinstallinga
boosterseatorusingthevehiclesafety
.
beltimproperly increasestheriskofsert-
l'lnJ'uryanddeathinacolliSionouspersonaorotheremergencysituation.Tohelp re­
duce
theriskofseriouspersonalinjury
and/ordeath:
vehicle'sthreepointlap andshoulderbelts.
Never use
thelapbeltportionofthevehicle's
safetybeltalonetorestrain anychild, regard­
less
ofhow bigthechildis.Alwaysremember
thatchildren donothavethepronounced pel­
vicstructurerequiredfortheproperfunction
oflapbeltportionofthevehicle'sthreepoint
lap and
shoulderbelts.The child'ssafetyab­
solutely requires
thatalapbeltportionofthe
safetybeltbefastenedsnugly andaslowas
possible aroundthepelvis.Neverletthelap
beltportionofthesafetybeltpassoverthe
child'sstomachorabdomen.
Inacrash,airbagsmustinflate withinablink
ofan eye and withconsiderableforce. Inorder
todoitsjob,theairbagneedsroomtoInflate
50thatitwill betheretoprotecttheoccupant
astheoccupantmoves forward intotheair­
bag.
A vehicle
occupantwhoisoutofposition and
tooclosetotheairbaggetsinthewayofan
inflating airbag.
Whenanoccupantistoo
close,heorshewillbestruck violentlyand
willreceiveseriousorpossibly evenfatalIn­
jury.
In
orderfortheairbagtooffer protection, itis
importantthatallvehicleoccupants,especlal­
lyany children,whomustbeinthefrontseat
becauseofexceptionalcircumstances, be
properly
restrainedandasfarawayfromthe
airbagaspossible.Bykeeping roombetween
thechild'sbodyandthefrontofthepassen­
gercompartment,theairbagcaninflate com­
pletely
andprovidesupplementalprotection
incertainfrontalcollisions.
Booster
seatsraisethesechildren
upsothat
thesafetybeltwill pass properly overthe
strongerpartsoftheirbodiesandthesafety
beltcanhelpprotecttheminacrash.
•Donotusetheconvertible lockingretractor
whenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttore­
strain achild ona
boosterseat.
•Always positiontheshoulderportionofthe
safetybeltmidway overthechild'sshoulder.
•Always makesurethattheshoulderportion
of
thesafetybeltneverrestsagainstor
across
thechild's neck.
•Always makesurethatthechildcanproper­
lywearthelapportionofthebeltlow across
thethighsorpelvisandneveroverthe
stomachorabdomen.
Itisusuallybesttoputthesechildreninap­
propriate
boosterseats.Besurethebooster
seatmeetsall applicablesafetystandards.
Boosterseatsraisetheseatingpositionofthe
childandreposition boththelapandshoulder
partsofthesafetybelt50thattheypass
across
thechild's bodyintherightplaces. The
routing
ofthebeltoverthechild's bodyisvery
importantforthechild'sprotection,whether
ornotaboosterseatisused.Childrenage12
andundermustalways rideintherearseat.
Children whoareatleast4ft. 9in. (57 in­
ches/1.45meters)tallcan generally usethe
Boosterseatsandsafety belts
Fig.123Rearseat: child properly restrainedinaboos­
ter
seat
lyUsedboosterseatscon help protect
proper
children weighing
betweenabout40lbs.and
80 lbs.
(lBkgand36kg) who arelessthan 4
ft.9in.(57inches/1.45 meters)tall.
--AWARNING
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe
useofaforward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat,thechild'ssafe­
ty and well-being require
thatthefollow­
ing special
precautionsbetaken:
- Make
suretheforward-facingseathas
been
designedand certifiedbyitsmanu­
facturerforuse onafrontseatwith a
passengerfrontandsideairbag.
- Always follow
themanufacturer'sin­
structionsprovided withthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrier.
-Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatin­
totherearmostpositionofthepassen­
gerseat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,
and as
faraway fromtheairbagaspossi­
ble before installing
thechildrestraint.
-Always makesurethatnothingprevents
thefrontpassenger'sseatfrombeing
moved
totherearmostpositioninits
fore
andaftadjustmentrange.
- Always make
surethebackrestisinan
uprightposition.
- Make
surethatthePASSENCERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomesonandstayson allthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitched
on.
-Ifthelightdoesnotstayon,performthe
checks~page122,MonitoringtheAd­
vanced Airbag
Sys~m.
-Takethechildrestrain offthefrontpas­
sengerseatandinstallitproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositions ifthePASSEN­
GERAIRBACOFFlightdoesnotstayon
whenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
-AWARNING
Notusing achildsafetyseat,usingthe
wrong childsafetyseatorimproperly in­
stalling achild
restraintincreasestherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjury anddeathina
collision or
otheremergencysituation.
-Children onthefrontseatofanycar,
even withAdvanced Airbags,canbeseri­
ously injured
orevenkilled when anair­
bag inflates. Achild
inarearward-facing
child
safetyseatinstalled onthefront
passengerseatwillbeseriously injured
and canbekilled if
thefrontairbag in­
flates-even withanAdvanced Airbag
System.
-The inflating airbagwillhitthechild
safety.seatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always installrear-facing child
safety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptional circumstan­
ces
andthePASSENCERAIRBACOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im­
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingposition and
have
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audi dealer.
- Always readandheed all
WARNINGS
whenever usingachildrestrainedinave­
hicle
isbeing used~page103,Safety
belts,~page111,Airbagsystemand
~page133,Importantthingstaknow.
ChildSafety
than20lbs.(9kg)upto40lbs.(18kg)must
always beproperly restrainedinachildsafety
seatcertifiedfortheirsize andweight
~fig.121and~fig.122.
Theairbag onthepassengersidemakesthe
frontseatapotentiallydangerousplace fora
child
toride. Thefrontseatisnotthesafest
place for achildinaforward-facing childsafe­
tyseat.Ttisaverydangerousplace foranin­
fantoralargerchildinarearward-facingseat.