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Airbagsystem

Importantsafetyinstructionsontheside
airbagsystem
Airbagsareonlysupplementalrestraints.Always
properlywearsafetybeltsandrideinaproper
seatingposition.
Thereisalotthatyou andyourpassengersmust
knowandactaccordinglytohelpthesafetybelts
andairbagsdotheirjobtoprovidesupplemental
protection.

ZA\WARNING
Aninflatingsideairbagcancauseseriousor
fatalinjury.Improperlywearingsafetybelts
andimproperseatingpositionsincreasethe
riskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeath
wheneveravehicleisbeingused.
—Inordertoreducetheriskofinjurywhenthe
supplementalsideairbaginflates:
—Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnever
leanagainsttheareawherethesupple-
mentalsideairbagislocated.
—Neverleta childor anyoneelseresttheir
headagainstthesidetrimpanelinthe
areawherethe supplementalsideairbag
inflates.
—Alwaysmakesurethatsafetybeltsare
worncorrectly,
—Donotletanyonesittinginthefrontseat
puttheirhandoranyotherpartsoftheir
bodyoutofthewindow.
—
Alwaysmakesurethatthesideairbagcan
inflatewithoutinterference.
—Neverinstallseatcoversorreplacement
upholsteryoverthefrontseatbacksthat
have notbeenspecificallyapprovedbyAu-
di.
—Neveruseadditionalseatcushionsthat
covertheareaswherethesideairbagsde-
ploy.
—Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversorto
theseamintheareaofthesideairbag
modulemustalwaysberepairedimmedi-
atelyby anauthorizedAudidealer.
—Objectsbetweenyou andtheairbagcanin-
creasetheriskofinjuryinanaccidentbyin-
terferingwiththewaytheairbagunfoldsor

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bybeingpushedintoyouastheairbagin-
flates.
—Neverplaceorattachaccessoriesorother
objects(suchascupholders,telephone
brackets,orevenlarge,bulkyobjects)on
thedoors,overorneartheareamarked
“AIRBAG”ontheseatbackrests.
—Suchobjectsandaccessoriescanbecome
dangerousprojectilesandcauseinjury
whenthesupplementalsideairbagde-
ploys.
—Nevercarryanyobjectsorpetsinthede-
ploymentspacebetweenthemandtheair-
bagsor allowchildrenorotherpassengers
totravelinthisposition.
Alwaysusethebuilt-incoathooksonlyfor
lightweightclothing.Neverleaveanyheavy
orsharp-edgedobjectsinthepocketsthat
mayinterferewithsideairbagdeployment
andcancausepersonalinjuryinanaccident.
Alwayspreventthesideairbagsfrombeing
damagedbyheavyobjectsknockingagainst
orhittingthesidesoftheseatbacks.
Theairbagsystemcanonlybetriggered
once.Iftheairbaghasbeentriggered,the
systemmustbereplacedbyanauthorized
Audidealership.
Damage (cracks,deepscratchesetc.)tothe
originalseatcoversor totheseaminthe
areaofthesideairbagmodulemustalways
berepairedimmediatelybyanauthorized
Audidealer.
Ifchildrenareseatedimproperly,theirrisk
ofinjuryincreasesinthecaseofanaccident
=page212,Childsafety.
Neverattempttomodifyanycomponentsof
theairbagsysteminanyway.
Inasidecollision,sideairbagswillnotfunc-
tionproperlyifsensorscannotcorrectly
measureincreasingairpressureinsidethe
doorswhenairescapesthroughlarger,un-
closed
openingsinthedoorpanel.
—Neverdrivewithinteriordoortrimpanels
removed.

Airbagsystem

—Theairbagindicatorlightintheinstrument
panel
Theairbagsystemismonitoredelectronicallyto
makecertainitisfunctioningproperlyatall
times.Eachtimeyouswitchontheignition,the
airbagsystemindicatorlightwillcomeonfora
fewseconds(selfdiagnostics).
Thesidecurtainairbagisnotactivated:
—iftheignitionisswitchedoff,
—insidecollisionswhentheaccelerationmeas-
uredby thesensoristoolow,
—inrear-endcollisions.

ZXWARNING
—Safetybeltsandtheairbagsystemwillonly
provideprotectionwhenoccupantsarein
theproperseatingposition>page40,
Frontseats.
—Iftheairbagindicatorlight>page18
comeswhenthevehicleisbeingused,have
thesysteminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer.Itispossiblethat
theairbagwillinflatewhenitisnotsup-
posedto,orwillnotinflatewhenitshould.
Howsidecurtainairbagswork
Sidecurtainairbagscanworktogetherwithside
airbagstohelpreducetheriskofheadandupper
torsoinjuriesforoccupantswhoareproperlyre-
strained.

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Fig.161Illustrationofprinciple:Inflatedsidecurtainair-
bagsontheleftside
Thesidecurtainairbagsinflatebetweentheoc-
cupantandthewindowsonthesideofthevehi-
clethatisstruckinasidecollision>fig.161.
210
Whenthesystemistriggered,thesidecurtain
airbagisfilledwithpropellantgasandbreaks
throughaseamabovethefrontandrearside
windowsidentifiedby theAIRBAGlabel.Inorder
tohelpprovidethisadditionalprotection,the
sidecurtainairbagmustinflatewithintheblink
ofaneyeatveryhighspeedandwithgreatforce.
The
sidecurtainairbagcouldinjureyouifyour
seatingpositionisnotproperoruprightorif
itemsarelocatedintheareawherethesupple-
mentalsidecurtainairbaginflates.Thisapplies
especiallytochildren>page212.
Althoughtheyarenotasoftpillow,sidecurtain
airbagscan“cushion”theimpactandinthisway
they canhelptoreducetheriskofinjurytothe
headandtheupperpartofthebody.
Afinedustmaydevelopwhentheairbagdeploys.
Thisisquitenormalanddoesnotmeanthereisa
fireinthevehicle.
acetamideMelmale)
curtainairbagsystem
Airbagsareonlysupplementalrestraints.Always
properlywearsafetybeltsandrideinaproper
seatingposition.
Thereisalotthatyouandyourpassengersmust
knowanddotohelpthesafetybeltsandairbags
dotheirjobtoprovidesupplementalprotection.

ZAWARNING
Improperlywearingsafetybeltsandimproper
seatingpositionsincreasetheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeathwheneveravehicle
isbeingused.
—Neverletoccupantsplaceanyparts oftheir
bodiesintheareafromwhichthesidecur-
tainairbaginflate.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesidecurtainair-
bags
caninflatewithoutinterference.
—Usethebuilt-incoathooksonlyforlight-
weightclothing.Neverleaveanyheavyor
sharp-edgedobjectsinthepocketsthatmay
interferewithairbagdeploymentandcan
causepersonalinjuryinacollision.
—Neverusehangerstohangclothesonthe
hooks.

Childsafety

Childsafety
Importantinformation
Introduction
Therearseatisgenerally the safestplaceina
collision.
Thephysicalprinciplesofwhathappenswhen
yourvehicleisinacrashapplyalsotochildren
=page182,Whathappenstooccupants not
wearingsafetybelts?.Butunlikeadultsand
teenagers,theirmusclesandbonesarenotfully
developed.Inmanyrespectschildrenareat
greaterriskofseriousinjuryincrashesthan
adults.
Becausechildren'sbodiesarenotfullydeveloped,
theyrequirerestraintsystemsespeciallyde-
signedfortheirsize,weight,and bodystructure.
ManycountriesandallstatesoftheUnited
StatesandprovincesofCanadahavelawsrequir-
ingthe useofapprovedchildrestraintsystems
forinfantsandsmallchildren.
Inafrontalcrashataspeedof20-35mph
(30-56km/h)theforcesactingona13lbs (6kg)
infantwillbemorethan20timestheweightof
thechild.Thismeanstheweightofthechild
wouldsuddenlybemorethan260lbs(120kg).
Undertheseconditions,onlyanappropriatechild
restraintproperlyusedcanreducetheriskofseri-
ousinjury.Childrestraints,likeadultsafetybelts,
mustbe usedproperlytobeeffective.Usedim-
properly,theycanincreasetheriskof seriousin-
juryinanaccident.
Allchildren,especiallythose12yearsand young-
ermustalwaysrideinthebackseatproperlyre-
strainedfortheirageandsize.Ifyoumustinstall
achildrestraintonthefrontpassengerseatin
exceptionalcircumstances,besuretoreadand
heedtheimportantinformationandwarnings
=page189.Infantsandotherchildrenwhoare
properlyrestrainedinanappropriatechildre-
straintthatisfortheirsizeandagecanbenefit
fromtheprotectionthatsupplementalsideair-
bagsprovideinsomekindsofcrashes.
Formoreinformationpleaseseeinformationpro-
videdbythe:
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—NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration
(NHTSA),currentlyat:http://www.safercar.gov
(fortheUSA)
—TransportCanadaInformationCentre,currently
at:http://www.tc.gc.ca(forCanada)
Consultthechildsafetyseatmanufacturer'sin-
structionsinordertobesuretheseatisrightfor
yourchild'ssize>page216,Importantsafety
instructionsforusingchildsafetyseats.Please
besuretoreadandheedalloftheimportantin-
formationandWARNINGSaboutchildsafety,Ad-
vancedAirbags,andtheinstallationofchildre-
straintsinthischapter.
ThereisalotyouneedtoknowabouttheAd-
vancedAirbagsinyourvehicleandhowtheywork
wheninfantsandchildreninchildrestraintsare
onthefrontpassengerseat.Becauseofthelarge
amountofimportantinformation,wecannotre-
peatitallhere.Weurgeyoutoreadthedetailed
informationinthisowner'smanualaboutairbags
andtheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehicle
andtheveryimportantinformationabouttrans-
portingchildrenonthefrontpassengerseat.
PleasebesuretoheedtheWARNINGS-theyare
extremelyimportantforyoursafetyandthesafe-
tyofyourpassengers,especiallyinfantsand
smallchildren.

ZAWARNING
—Accidentstatisticshaveshownthatchildren
aregenerallysaferintherearseatareathan
inthefrontseatingposition.Alwaysrestrain
anychildage12andunderintherear.
—Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildren
mustberestrainedproperlywheneverriding
inavehicle.Anunrestrainedorimproperly
restrainedchildcouldbeinjuredbystriking
theinteriororbybeingejectedfromtheve-
hicleduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.
Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrained
childisalsoatgreaterriskofinjuryordeath
throughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
—Asuitablechildrestraintproperlyinstalled
andusedatoneoftherearseatingpositions
providesthehighestdegreeofprotection
forinfantsandsmallchildreninmostacci-
dentsituations.

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Childsafety

heedalloftheapplicableWARNINGS.Makecer-
tainthatthechildandchildrestraintarecorrect-
lyrecognizedbythecapacitivepassengerdetec-
tionsysteminthefrontpassengerseat,thatthe
frontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,andthatthe
airbagstatusisalwayscorrectlysignaledbythe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF4;ON@light.
Manytypesandmodelsofchildrestraintshave
beenavailableovertheyears,newmodelsarein-
troducedregularlyincorporatingnewandim-
proveddesignsandoldermodelsaretaken outof
production.Childrestraintsarenotstandardized.
Childrestraintsofthesametypetypicallyhave
differentweightsandsizesanddifferent“foot-
prints”,thesizeandshapeofthebottomofthe
childrestraintthatsitsontheseat,whenthey
areinstalledonavehicleseat.Thesedifferences
make
itvirtuallyimpossibletocertifycompliance
withtherequirementsforadvancedairbagswith
eachandeverychildrestraintthathaseverbeen
soldinthepastorwillbesoldoverthecourseof
theusefullifeofyourvehicle.
Forthisreason,theUnitedStatesNationalHigh-
wayTrafficSafetyAdministrationhaspublisheda
listofspecifictype,makesandmodelsofchild
restraintsthatmustbeusedtocertifycompli-
anceoftheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehi-
clewiththesuppressionrequirementsofFederal
MotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.Thesechild
restraintsare:
SubpartA-Carbedchildrestraints

ModelManufacturedonor
after

EvenfloFirstChoice
204
December1,1999

GracoInfant8457December1,1999

GracoSnugrideSeptember25,2007

Peg PeregoPrimoViag-
gioSIPIMUNOOUS
September25,2007

childrestraints
Subpart C-Forward-facingandconvertible

ModelManufacturedonor
after

BritaxRoundabout
E9LO2xx
September25,2007

CoscoTouriva02519December1,1999

CoscoSummitDeluxe
HighBackBooster
22-262
September25,2007

CoscoHighBackBoos-
ter22-209
September25,2007

EvenfloTributeV
379Xxxx
September25,2007

EvenfloMedallion254December1,1999

EvenfloGenerations
352xxxx
September25,2007

GracoComfortSportSeptember25,2007

GracoToddlerSafety
SeatStep2
September25,2007


ModelManufacturedonor
after
GracoPlatinumCargo

September25,2007


AngelGuardAngel
RideAA2403FOF
September25,2007

SubpartB-Rear-facingchildrestraints


ModelManufacturedonor
after
CenturySmartFit4543|December1,1999

CoscoArriva
22-013PAWandbase
22-999WHO
September25,2007

EvenfloDiscoveryAd- |December1,1999
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ZXWARNING


To reducetheriskofseriousinjury,makesure
thatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
comesonandstaysonwheneverachildre-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
andtheignitionisswitchedon.
—Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayon.
— Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
authorizedAudidealerimmediately.

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Childsafety

@Tips
ThechildseatslistedincategoriesAtoC have
beenstaticallytestedby AudionlyfortheAd-
vancedAirbagfunction.
ManSelaetiamideadeleelmaiale)
altenVetta)
Correctuseofchildsafetyseatssubstantiallyre-
ducestheriskofinjuryinanaccident!
Asthedriver,youareresponsibleforthesafetyof
everybodyinthevehicle,especiallychildren:
>Alwaysusetherightchildsafetyseatforeach
childandalwaysuseitproperly>page218.
>Alwayscarefullyfollowthechildsafetyseat
manufacturer'sinstructionsonhowtoroute
thesafetybeltproperlythroughthechildsafe-
ty seat.
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
>page223.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttoget thesafetybeltreallytightso that
theseatcannotmoveforwardandsideways
morethan1in(2.5cm).
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
>page218.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,
shouldalwaysrideinthe backseat properlyre-
strainedfortheirageandsize.

Z\WARNING
Notusingachildsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga
childrestraintincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeath.
—Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildren
mustberestrainedproperlywheneverriding
inavehicle.Anunrestrainedorimproperly
restrainedchildcouldbeinjuredbystriking
theinteriororbybeingejectedfromtheve-
hicleduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.

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Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrained
childisalso atgreaterriskofinjuryordeath
throughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
Commerciallyavailablechildsafetyseatsare
requiredtocomplywithU.S.FederalMotor
VehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)213(in
CanadaCMVSS213).
—Whenbuyingachildrestraint,selectone
thatfitsyourchildandthevehicle.
—Onlyusechildrestraintsystemsthatfully
contacttheflatportionoftheseatcush-
ion.Thechildrestraintmustnottipor
lean toeitherside.Audidoesnotrecom-
mendusingchildsafetyseatsthatreston
legsortube-likeframes.They donotpro-
videadequatecontactwiththeseat.
—Alwaysheedalllegalrequirementsper-
tainingtotheinstallationanduseofchild
safetyseatsandcarefullyfollowthein-
structionsprovidedby themanufacturer
oftheseatyouareusing.
Neverallowchildrenunder4ft9in(57in/
1.45m)towearanormalsafetybelt.How-
ever,therearseatintheTTCoupeisde-
signedtopermitchildrenwhoarebetween
4ft3in(1.3m)and4ft9in(57in/1.45m)
talltousetheavailablethree-pointlapand
shouldersafetybelts.
Neverletmorethanonechildoccupyachild
safetyseat.
Never
letbabiesorolderchildrenrideina
vehiclewhilesittingonthelapofanother
passenger.
—Holdinga childinyourarmsisneverasub-
stituteforachildrestraintsystem.
—Thestrongestpersoncouldnotholdthe
childwiththeforcesthatexistinanacci-
dent.Thechildwillstriketheinteriorof
thevehicleandcanalsobestruckby the
passenger.
—Thechildandthepassengercanalsoinjure
eachotherinanaccident.
Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat.
Achildwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbe
killedwhenthepassengerairbaginflates-
evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.

Childsafety

Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat

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Fig.162Schematicoverview:keepunusedsafetybelts
awayfromchildreninchildsafetyseats.-outerrearsafety
belt,
If achildsafetyseatisused ontherearbench,
especiallywithLATCHuniversalloweranchorag-
es,theunusedsafetybeltsmustbesecuredso
that
thechildinthechildrestraintcannotreach
them?A.
—Fastentheunusedsafetybeltbehindthechild
seatandletthebeltretractorwind upthesafe-
tybeltwebbing.

Z\WARNING
Achildina childsafetyseatinstalledwiththe
LATCHloweranchoragesorwiththestandard
safetybeltora childinaboosterseatonthe
rearseatcouldplaywithunusedrearseat
safetybeltsandbecomeentangled.This
couldcausethechildseriouspersonalinjury
andevendeath.
—Alwayssecureunusedrearseatsafetybelts
outofreachofchildreninchildseatssuchas
byfasteningtheunusedsafetybeltbehind
thechildseatandlettingthebeltretractor
wind upthewebbing.

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Childsafetyseats
Meath}
Babiesandinfantsuptoaboutoneyearoldand
20lbsor9kgneedspecialrearward-facingchild
restraintsthatsupporttheback,neckandhead
in.acrash.

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Fig.163Schematicoverview:rearward-facinginfantseat,
properlyinstalledontherearseat
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
=>page223.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttogetthesafetybeltreallytightso that
theseatcannotmoveforwardandsideways
morethan1in(2.5cm).
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page218.
Infantsuptoaboutoneyear(20lbsor9kg)are
bestprotectedinspecialinfantcarriersandchild
safetyseatsdesignedfortheiragegroup.Many
expertsbelievethatinfantsandsmallchildren
shouldrideonlyinspecialrestraintsinwhichthe
childfacesthe backofthevehicle.Theseinfant
seatssupportthebaby'sback,neckandheadina
crash>fig.163.
Theairbagonthepassengersidemakesthefront
seatapotentiallydangerousplaceforachildto
ride.Thefrontseatisnotthesafest placefora
childinaforward-facingchildseat.Itisavery
dangerousplaceforaninfantoralargerchildin
arearward-facingseat.

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ANWARNING
Notusinga childsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga
childrestraintincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeathinacrash.
—Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat-
evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.A
childwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekil-
ledwhentheinflatingairbaghitsthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforce
andsmashesthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof>page189,Childrestraintsonthe
frontseat-someimportantthingsto
know.
—
Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
—Neverinstallarear-facingchildrestraintin
theforward-facingdirection.Suchrestraints
aredesignedforthespecialneedsofinfants
andverysmallchildrenandcannotprotect
themproperlyiftheseatisforward-facing.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheater
forchildseats)onthefrontpassengerseat
ifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-volt
socketorthecigarettelightersocket.
—If aseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,
neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon
thisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(such as
awettowel)andnowaterorother
liquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild


seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredbythecapacitivepas-
sengerdetectionsystemandcanalsofly
aroundinanaccidentandcauseseriousper-
sonalinjury.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusinga childrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page180,Safetybelts,
=>page188,Airbagsystemand>page212,
Importantinformation.
(ey-ladie)(Maalemiaet1 ey
Properlyusedconvertiblechildsafetyseatscan
helpprotecttoddlersandchildrenoverage one
whoweighbetween20and40lbs(9and18kg)
in.acrash.


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Fig.164Schematicoverview:installationoftheattach-
mentsapplicabletoaLATCHseat

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Fig.165Schematicoverview:installationoftheseatusing
thevehicle'ssafetybeltsystem
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
=page223orinstall theseatusingtheLATCH
attachments.
»Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttogetthesafetybeltreallytightso that>
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Childsafety

theseatcannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmore
than1in(2.5cm)>page223.
>Ifthechildsafetyseatisequippedwithatether
strap,attachittothetetheranchors
=>page228.
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page218.
Atoddlerorchildisusuallytoolargeforanin-
fantrestraintifitismorethanoneyearoldand
weighsmorethan20lbs(9kg).
Toddlersandchildrenwhoareolderthanone
yearuptoabout4yearsoldandweighmorethan
20lbs(9kg)upto40lbs(18kg)mustalways be
properlyrestrainedina childsafetyseatcertified
fortheirsizeand weight>fig.164and
>fig.165.
Theairbagonthepassengersidemakesthefront
seatapotentiallydangerousplacefora childto
ride.Thefrontseatisnot thesafest placefora
childinaforward-facingchildsafetyseat.Itisa
verydangerousplaceforaninfantoralarger
childinarearward-facingseat.

causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.
—Therearsideofthechildsafetyseatshould
bepositionedascloseaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page180,Safetybelts,
=>page188,Airbagsystemand>page212,
Importantinformation.


ZA\WARNING
Notusingachildsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga
childrestraintincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeathinacollisionor oth-
eremergencysituation.
—Childrenonthefrontseatofanycar,even
withAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyin-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcan bekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
ontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-

ZA\WARNING
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe use
ofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthefront
passenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyandwell-
beingrequirethatthefollowingspecialpre-
cautionsbetaken:
—Makesuretheforward-facingseathasbeen
designedandcertifiedbyitsmanufacturer
foruseonafrontseatwithapassenger
frontandsideairbag.
—Alwaysfollowthemanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionsprovidedwiththechildsafetyseator
infantcarrier.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatinto
therearmostpositionofthepassenger
seat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,andas
farawayfromtheairbagaspossiblebefore
installingthechildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingpreventsthe
frontpassenger'sseatfrombeingmovedto
therearmostpositioninitsforeandaftad-
justmentrange.
—Alwaysmakesurethebackrestisinanup-
rightposition.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheater
forchildseats)onthefrontpassengerseat
ifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-volt
socketorthecigarettelightersocket.
—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,

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