2015 AUDI A5 warning

-Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially w ith the rear lid left open. A chi ld
could crawl into the vehicle through the lug­
gage compartment and close the rear lid be­
coming trapped and unable to get out . Be­
ing trapped in a vehicle can lead to serious
persona l inju ry.
- Never let children play in or around the vehi­
cle.
- Never let passengers r ide in the luggage
compartment . Veh icle occupants m ust al­
ways be properly restrained in one of the ve­
hicle's seat ing pos itions.
-Air c irculation helps to reduce window fog­
ging . Stale air escapes to the outside
th rough vents in the trim pane l. Be su re to
k eep the se slots free and open.
- The t ire pressure must correspond to the
l oad. The t ire pressure is shown o n the tire
pres sure label. T he tire pressure l abe l is lo­
cated on the d river 's side B-pi llar . The t ire
pressure label lists the recommended cold
tire inflation pressures for the vehicle at its
max imum capacity weight and the t ires that
were on your vehicle at the time it was man­
ufactured. For recommended tire pressures
for normal load cond it ions, please see chap­
te r
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Tie-downs
App lies to vehicles: wit h tie-downs
The luggage compartment is equipped with four
tie-downs to secure luggage and other items .
Use the tie-downs to secure your cargo proper ly
¢ page 118, Loading the luggage compartment.
In a collision, the laws of phys ics mean that even
sma ller items that are loose in the vehicle w ill
become heavy missiles that can cause serious in­
jury. Items in the vehicle possess energy which
va ry w ith vehicle speed and the weight of t he
item . Vehicle speed is the most s ignificant factor .
For example, in a frontal collis ion at a speed of
30 mph (48 km/h), the forces acting on a 10-lb
(4 .5 kg) object are about 20 times the normal
Dr ivin g s afet y
weight o f the item . This means that the weight
of the item would sudden ly be about
200 lbs. (90 kg) . You can imagine the injuries
that a 200 lbs. (90 kg) item flying freely through
the passenger compartment co uld cause in a col­
li sion like this .
A WARNING
-Weak, damaged or imprope r straps used to
secure it ems to tie-downs can fail d uring ha rd
b raking o r in a coll is ion and cause seriou s per­
son al injury .
- Always use s uitable mount ing straps and
p roperly se cu re i tems to the tie-downs in
the l ugg age compa rtment to he lp prevent
items from sh ifting or flying forward as dan ­
ge rous missi les.
- W hen the rear seat backrest is folded down,
always use s uita ble mo unting straps an d
properly secu re items to the tie-downs in
the l uggage compa rtment to he lp prevent
items from f ly ing forward as dangerous mis­
siles into the passenger compartment.
- Never attach a chi ld safety seat tether strap
to a tie-down.
Reporting Safety Defects
Applicable to U.S.A.
If you belie ve that your vehicle
has a defect which could caus e a
crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately in­
form the National Highway Traffic
Safet y Adm ini stration (NHTSA) in
addition to notifying Audi of
America, Inc.
If NHTSA re ceives simila r com ­
pl aint s, it may open an inve stig a­
tion , and if it find s that a safety
d efe cts e xis ts in a group of ""
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Safety belts
General information
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety belts correctly saves lives !
This chapter exp lains why safety be lts are neces­
sary, how they work and how to adjust and wear
them correctly .
~ Read all the informat ion that fo llows and heed
all of the instructions and WARNINGS .
A WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the r isk of serious personal
injury and death.
- Safety belts are the sing le most effective
means availab le to reduce the r isk of serious
injury and death in automobile accide nts .
For yo ur protection and tha t of your passen­
gers, always correct ly wear safety belts
when the veh icle is moving.
- Preg nant wome n, injured, or physically im­
paired pe rsons mu st also use safety belts .
Lik e all ve hicle occu pants, t hey are more
likely to be seriously injured if they do not
wea r safety belts . The best way to protect a
fetus is to protect the mother -th rougho ut
the enti re pregnancy.
Number of seats
Your Audi has a total of four seating positions:
t wo in the fron t and two in the rear. Each seating
position has a safety belt.
A WARNING
N ot wea ring safety belts or wea ring them im­
prope rly i ncreases the r is k of se rious personal
injury and death.
- Never st rap more than one pe rson, includ­
ing small children, into any belt. It is espe­
ci ally d angerous t o place a safe ty belt over a
c hild sitting on you r lap.
- Never le t mo re people ride in t he ve hicle
t han there are s afety be lts availab le.
Safety bel ts
- Be s ure everyone riding in the vehicle is
properly restrained w ith a separate safety
belt or chi ld restraint.
Safety belt warning light
Your vehicle hos o warning system for the driver
and (on USA models onl y) front seat passenger
to remind you abou t the importance of buckling­
up .
Fig. 1 22 Safety bel t warni ng lig ht in the instr um ent clu s­
te r -enlarged
Before driving off, alway s:
.. Fas ten yo ur sa fe ty belt and make sure you are
wearing it pr operly.
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~ Make sure that your passengers also buck le up
and properly wear the ir safety be lts .
~ Protect your children w it h a child rest raint sys­
t em app rop riate for the s ize and age of the chil­
d ren.
The . warn ing light in the instrument cluster
lights up when the ignit ion is switched on as a re­
minde r to fasten the safety be lts. In addition,
yo u w ill hea r a warn ing tone for a ce rtai n period
of time.
Fast en your safety belt now and make sure that
your passenger s also properly put on their safe­
ty belt s.
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Safety belts
_& WARNING
Not wearing safety bel ts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death . Safety belts can work only
when used correctly .
- Always fasten your safety belts correctly be­
fore driv ing off and make sure al l passen­
gers are correctly restrained.
- For maximum protection, safety belts must
always be pos itioned properly on the body .
- Never strap more than one person, includ ­
ing small ch ild ren, into any belt .
- Never place a safety belt over a child sitting
on your lap .
- Always keep feet in the footwell in front of
the seat wh ile the vehicle is be ing driven .
- Never let any person ride with their feet on
the instrument panel or st icking out the
window or on the seat .
- Never
remove a safety belt while the vehicle
is moving . Doing so will increase your risk of
being in jured or killed .
- Never wear belts twisted .
- Never wear belts
over rigid or breakable ob-
jects in or on your cloth ing, such as eye
glasses, pens, keys, etc ., as these may cause
i njury .
- Never allow safety belts to become dam­
aged by being caught in door or seat hard ­
ware.
- Do not wear the shoulder part of the belt
under your arm or otherwise out of position .
- Several layers of heavy clothing may inter­
fere w ith correct pos itioning of belts and re ­
duce the overall effectiveness of the system.
- Always keep belt buckles free of anything
that may prevent the buckle from latching
securely .
- Never use comfort clips or devices that cre­
ate slack in the shoulder belt. However, spe­
c ial clips may be required for the proper use
of some child restraint systems.
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear, and
damaged belt hardware can break in an acci­
dent . Inspect belts regularly. If webb ing,
bind ings, buckles, or re tractors are dam-
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aged, have belts replaced by an authorized
Audi dea ler.
- Safety belts that have been worn and loaded
in an accident must be rep laced with the
correct replacement safety belt by an au­
thorized Audi dealer. Replacement may be necessary
even if damage cannot be clearly
seen . Anchorages that were loaded must al­
so be inspected.
- Never
remove, modify, d isassemble, or try
to repair the safety belts yourself .
-Always keep the belts clean . Dirty belts may
not work properly and can impair the func­
tion of the inert ia reel
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Safety belts
Fastening safety belts
Safety first -everybody buckle up!
Fig. 128 Belt buckl e and to ngue o n th e dri ver's se at
To provide maximum protection, s afety belts
must a lways be positioned correctly on the wea r­
er's body .
... Adjust the front seat and head restra int proper ­
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page 54, Seats and storage.
... Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench is
in an upr ight position and securely latched in
place before using the belt
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.,. Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it even ly
across the chest and pelvis ¢ &_ .
.,. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat unt il you hear it latch secure ly
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... Pull on the belt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buckle .
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Automatic safety belt retractors
Every safety belt is equipped with an automatic
belt retractor on the shoulder belt. This feature
locks the belt when the belt is pulled out fast,
during hard braking and in an accident . The belt
may also lo ck when you drive up or down a steep
hill or through a sharp curve. During normal driv­
ing the belt lets you move freely.
Safety belt pretensioners
The safety belts are equipped with a belt preten­
sioner that helps to tighten the safety belt and
remove slack when the pretensioner is activated.
The function of the pretensioner is monitored by
a warning light
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Convertible locking retractor
Every safety belt except the one on the driver
seat is equipped with a convertible locking retrac­
tor that
must be used when the safety belt is
used to attach a child safety seat. Be sure to read
the important information about this feature
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& WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious injury in an accident
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Safety belt position.
- Safety belts offer optimum protection only
when the seatback is upright and belts are
properly positioned on the body.
- Never attach the safety belt to the buckle
for another seat. Attaching the belt to the
wrong buckle will reduce safety belt effec­
tiveness and can cause serious personal in­
jury.
- A passenger who is not properly restrained
can be seriously injur ed by the safety belt it­
self when it moves from the stronger parts of the body into critical areas like the abdo­
men.
- Always lock the convertible locking retractor
when you are securing a child safety seat in
the vehicle
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Safety belts
Safety belt position
Correct belt position is the key to getting maxi­
mum protection from safety belts.
Fig. 129 Safety belt position
Standard features on your vehicle help you adjust
the position of the safety belt to match your body
size.
- height-adjustable front seats .
& WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious personal injury in an accident.
- The shoulder belt should lie as close to the
center of the collar bone as possible and
should fit well on the body. Hold the belt
above the latch tongue and pull it evenly
across the chest so that it sits as low as pos­
sible on the pelvis and there is no pressure
on the abdomen. The belt should always fit
snugly
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if necessary.
- The lap belt portion of the safety belt must
be positioned as low as possible across pel­
vis and never over the abdomen. Make sure
the belt lies flat and snug
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the belt to tighten if necessary.
- A loose-fitting safety belt can cause serious
injuries by shifting its position on your body
from the strong bones to more vulnerable,
soft tissue and cause serious injury.
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
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Safety belts
Pregnant women must also be correctly
restrained
The best way to protect the fetus is to make sure
that expectant mothers always wear safety belts
correctly -throughout the pregnancy.
Fig. 130 Safety belt posit ion during pregnancy
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the wear­
er's body
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... Adjust the front seat and head restraint correct­
ly
¢ page 54, Seats and storage .
... Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench is
in an upright posit ion and secure ly latched in
place befo re us ing the be lt .
... Hold the be lt by the tongue and pull it evenly
ac ross the chest and pelvis
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... Inse rt the tongue in to the co rrec t buckle of
you r seat until you he ar it latc h securely
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... Pu ll on the be lt to make sure that it is secure ly
l atched in the buck le.
A WARNING
Imprope rly p ositioned safety belts can ca use
ser ious persona l inju ry in an acc ident.
- Expectant mothers must a lways wear the
lap po rtion of the sa fety belt as low as pos­
s ible across t he pelv is and be low the round­
i ng of the abdom en.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and othe r important info rmat ion
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ing saf ety belts on page 125 .
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Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only after the vehicle has stopped.
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Fig . 13 1 Releasing th e tongue from th e buckle
... Push the red release b utton on the buckle
~fig. 131. The be lt tongue will spr ing o ut of
the buck le
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... Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position .
A WARNING
Never unfasten safety be lt while the vehicle is
moving. Do ing so will increase you r risk of be­
ing inj ured o r killed.
Improperly worn safety belts
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Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause se­
vere injuries.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause ser i­
ous injury or death. Safety be lts can only work
whe n they are correctly positioned on the body.
Improper seating positions reduce the effective­ ness of safety belts and w ill even increase the risk
of i njur y and death by moving the safety belt to
c riti ca l areas of t he body. Imp rope r sea ting pos i­
t ions also increase the risk of se rio us injur y and
death when an airbag dep loys and strikes an oc­
cupant who is not in the correct seating position.
A driver is responsib le for the safety of all vehicle
occupa nts and especially fo r ch ildren. Therefore:
... Never pe rm it anyone to assume an incor rect sit-
ting position in the vehicle while traveling
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A WARNING ,~
Improperly worn safety belts increase the risk
of serious personal injury and death whenever
a vehicle is being used.
- Always make sure that all vehicle occupants
are correctly restrained and stay in a correct
seating pos ition whenever the vehicle is be­
ing used.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
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Belt tensioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a
particular severity, safety belts are tensioned au­
tomatically.
The safety belts are equipped with safety belt
pretensioners. The system is activated by sensors
in front, side and rear-end collisions of great se ­
verity. This tightens the belt and takes up belt
slack
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pretensioneron page
127. Taking up the slack
helps to reduce forward occupant movement dur­
ing a collision .
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Never let the belt remain over a rear seatback
that has been folded forward.
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The safety belt pretensioner can only be acti­
vated once.
- In minor frontal and side collisions, in rear­
end collisions, in a rollover and in accidents
involving very little impact force, the safety
belt pretensioner are not activated.
- In the case of a side crash, the safety belt
pretensioners will activate on the driver's or
front passenger's sides only, depending on
which side of the vehicle the crash occurs.
- When the safety belt pretensioners are acti­
vated, a fine dust is released. This is normal
and is not caused by a fire in the vehicle.
- The relevant safety requirements must be
observed when the vehicle or components
Safety belts
of the system are scrapped . An authorized
Audi dealer or qualified workshop is familiar
with these regulations and will be pleased
to pass on the information to you.
- Be sure to observe all safety, environmental
and other regulations if the vehicle or indi­
vidual parts of the system, particularly the safety belt or airbag, are to be disposed. We
recommend you have your authorized Audi
dealer perform this service for you.
Service and disposal of safety belt preten­
sioner
The safety belt pretensioners are parts of the
safety belts on your Audi . Installing, removing,
servicing or repairing of belt pretensioners can
damage the safety belt system and prevent it
from working correctly in a collision.
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system will not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment.
A WARNING
--
Improper care, servicing and repair proce-
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing a safety belt preten­
sioner from activating when needed or acti­
vating it unexpectedly:
- The belt pretensioner system can be activat­
ed only once.
If belt pretensioners have
been activated, the system must be re ­
placed.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the safety belt system.
- Safety belt systems including safety belt
pretensioners cannot be repaired. Special
procedures are required for removal, instal­
lation and disposal of this system.
- For any work on the safety belt system, we
strongly recommend that you see your au­
thorized Audi dealer or qualified technician
who has an Audi approved repair manual,
train ing and special equipment necessary.
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Airbag syste m
also not inflate in s ide or rear collisions, or in roll ­
overs.
Al wa ys rem ember : Airbags will deploy on ly once,
and only in certain kinds of collis ions . Your safety
be lts are a lways there to offer p rotection in those
situations in which airbags are not supposed to
deploy, or when they have already deployed; for
examp le, when your vehicle s trikes or is struck by
ano ther a fter the firs t collision .
This is just one of the reasons why an airbag is a
supp lementary restra int and is not a substitute
for a safety belt. The airbag system works mos t
e ff ectively when used w it h the safety belts.
Therefore, always properly wear your safety belts
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A WARNING
Sitting too close to the steering wheel or in­
strument panel wil l decrease the effect ive ­
ness of the airbags and will inc rease the risk
o f personal injury in a collision .
- Never sit closer than 10 inches (25 cm) to
the steering wheel or instrument panel.
- If you cannot sit more than 10 inches
( 2 5 cm) from the steer ing whee l, investi­
gate whether adaptive equipment may be
available to help you reach the pedals and
increase yo ur seating distance from the
steering wheel.
- If you are unrestrained, leani ng forward, s it­
ting sideways o r out of position in any way,
yo ur risk of in jury is much higher.
- You wi ll also receive serio us injuries and
could even be killed if you are up against the
airbag or too close to it when it inf lates -
even with an Advanced Airbag.
- To reduce the r isk of injury when an airbag
inflates, always wear safety belts properly
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- Always make certain that children age 12 or
younger always r ide in the rear seat. If chil­
dren are not properly restrained, they may
be severely injured or killed when an airbag
inflates .
- Never let children ride unrestrained or im ­
properly restrained in the vehicle. Adjust the
front seats properly.
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- Never ride with the backrest reclined .
- Always sit as far as possible from the steer -
ing wheel or the instrument panel
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-Always sit upright with yo ur back against
the backrest of yo ur seat .
- Never p lace your feet on the instrumen t
panel or on the seat. Always keep both feet
on the floor in front of the seat to help pre­
vent serious injur ies to the legs and hips if
the airbag inflates.
- Never recline the front passenger 's seat to
transport objects. Items can also move into
the area of the side airbag o r the front air­
bag during braking or in a sudden maneu ­
ver . Objects n ear the airbags can become
projectiles and cause in ju ry when an airbag
inflates.
A WARNING
A irbags that have deployed i n a crash mus t be
replaced.
- Use o nly orig inal equ ipmen t airbags ap­
proved by Audi and installed by a trained
technician who has the necessary too ls and
diagnostic equipment to properly rep lace
any airbag in yo ur vehicle and assure system
effectiveness in a crash.
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- Never permit salvaged or recycled airbags to
be installed in your vehicle .
Child restraints on the front seat - some
important things to know
""Be sure to read the importa nt information and
head the WARNINGS for importa nt details
about ch ild ren and Advanced Airbags
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Even thoug h your veh icle is equipped w ith an Ad ­
vanced Airbag Sys tem, make ce rtain tha t all chil­
dren, especially those 12 years and younge r, a l­
ways ride in the ba ck seat p roperly res trained fo r
their age and size. The a irbag on the passenger
s ide makes the front seat a potent ially dangero us
place for a child to r id e. T he front seat is not the
safest p lace for a chi ld in a forward-fac ing chi ld ..,.

Airbag syste m
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the fr ont passenger seat will be
ser iously injure d and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates - ev en w ith an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating a irbag w ill hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door or roof .
- Always insta ll rear-facing child sa fety seats
on the rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­ ca use of exceptional c ircumstances and the
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rear
seat ing pos ition and have the airbag system
inspected by your authorized Audi dea ler.
- Forward-facing ch ild safety seats installed
on the front passenger's seat may interfere
with the deployment of the airbag and cause serio us pe rsonal injury to the child .
A WARNING
If, in exceptional c ircumstances, you must in­
stall a forward-facing chi ld restraint on the
front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-fac ing seat
has been designed and ce rtified by its man­
ufact urer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and side airbag.
- Never put the forwa rd-facing child rest raint
up against or ve ry nea r the instrument pan­
el.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost posi tion in the sea t's fore and aft
adjus tment range, as far away from the air ­
bag as possib le before installing the for­
ward-facing ch ild restraint . The backrest
must be adjusted to an up right posit ion.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the t ime
whenever the ignition is switched on.
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A WARNING
-
To reduce the risk of ser ious injury, make sure
that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF li ght will
be d isp layed wheneve r a ch ild restraint is in­
stalled on the front passenger seat and the ig nit ion is switched on.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not stay on, pe rform the checks desc ribed
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bag System.
- Ta ke the child restraint off the front passen­
ge r seat and inst all it properly at one of the
rea r seat positions if the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light does not stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
author ized Audi dealer immed iate ly .
- Always carefu lly follow instr uctions from
child res traint manufa cturers when instal­
ling child restraints .
A WARNING
If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you must in ­
stall a forwa rd or rearward-facing ch ild re­
straint on the front passenger's seat:
- Improper installation of chi ld restraints can
red uce their effectiveness or even prevent
them from providing any protect ion.
- An improperly installed chi ld restra int can
interfere w ith the airbag as it deploys and
serious ly injure or even kill the child - even
w ith an Advanced A irbag System.
-Always carefully fo llow the man ufacturer's
instructions provided w ith the child safety
seat or ca rrie r.
- Never p lace add itiona l items on the seat
that can increase the total weight reg istered
by the weight-sensing mat and can cause in­
jury in a crash.