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Sideassistdisplay..............
Doorhandle
Centrallockingswitch...........
Airventwithseatheatingcontrols
Leverfor:
—Turnsignalsandhighbeams....
—Active laneassist.............
Multifunctionsteeringwheelwith:
—HornPe
—Driver'sairbag...............
—Buttonsforthevirtualinstrument
cluster,includingthedriverinfor-
mationsystem,audio/video,tele-
phone,navigationandvoicerec-
ognitionsystem
—[STARTENGINESTOP]button...
—Audidriveselect..............
—Shiftpaddles................
Audivirtualcockpit(instrument
ClUSTEL):2sacs¢ =game¢ 2eee2gee


Windshieldwashersystemlever..
Startingtheengineifthereisa
malfunction..............0000s
Adjustablesteeringcolumn......
Cruisecontrollever.............
Instrumentillumination.........
Hood:release®« 5sewsxswows2 2won
Headlightcontrolswitch........
Powerexteriormirroradjustment.
Powerwindows................
Airventincludingclimatecontrol
systemmcontrolswaaeseecsxesreneeav=
Lockableglovecompartment
DrivesforCD,DVD,SIM/SDcards.
Frontpassenger'sairbag........
Rearwindowdefoggerbutton
Dependingonequipment,buttons
for:
—driveselect...............004
—
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ES@©)s ¢ ¢secu= ypegstogees2see
—Emergencyflashers...........
—Retractablerearspoiler........
Dependingonequipment,center
consolewith:
72 25 33
68
192
53 7562
10
36
55 53
66
35
235:
3235
28
48
151192
75
84
34
88
—Multimediacompartmentforcell
Phone.......eeeeee157
—Audiphonebox...............111
@Infotainmentsystemon/offbutton.90
@3)Infotainmentsystemunit.......90
@8Dependingonequipment:
—Storagecompartment


—Ashtray0.2...2eeeeeeeee42
—Cupholder...........-.0000443
G3)Parking:braked.«cee20osces«2cue55
@8Dependingonequipment:
—[STARTENGINESTOP]button...53
—Soundbuttonforexhaustdoor
control
@Selectorlever(Stronic)..........58
@Tips
Sometheequipmentlistedhereisonlyinstal-
ledincertainmodelsorisavailableasanop-
tion.
Indicatorlightsoverview
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.Theyindicatefunctionsormal-
functions.
Withsomeindicatorlights,messagesmayap-
pearandwarningsignalsmaysound.Theindica-
torlightsandmessagesmaybecoveredbyother
displays.Toshow themagain,selectthesecond
tabformessageswiththemultifunctionsteering
wheel>page12.
Someindicatorlightsinthedisplaycandisplayin
severalcolors.
(oan)
Someindicatorlightsturnonbrieflyasafunction
checkwhenyouswitchtheignitionon.Thesesys-
temsaremarkedwithaVinthefollowingtables.
Ifoneoftheseindicatorlightsdoesnotturnon,
thereisamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Thefollowingindicatorlightsmaybeavailable,
dependingonthevehicleequipment:

Seats

Seats
Generalinformation

Z\WARNING
See=page175,Safedrivingforimportant
information,tips,suggestionsandwarnings
thatyoushouldreadandfollowforyourown
safetyandthesafetyofyourpassengers.

Frontseats
eae)arenalalg
Appliesto:vehicleswithpoweradjustableseats
2 &
Sg cd
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Fig.38Frontseat:powerseatadjustment
@-Lumbarsupportormultifunctionbutton*
=page40.Toadjustthelumbarsupport,press
thebuttonintheapplicablelocation.
@-Movingtheseatup/down:pressthe button
upward/downward.Toadjustthefrontseatcush-
ion,pressthefrontbuttonup/down.Toadjust
therearseatcushion,presstherearbuttonup/
down.
@-Movingtheseatforward/back:pressthebut-
ton forward/back.
@®)-Adjustingthebackrestangle:pressthebut-
ton forward/back.
@-Lengthening/shorteningtheupperthighsup-
port*:liftthegriphandle.


Z\WARNING
—Onlyadjustthefrontseatwhenthevehicle
isstationary.Otherwise,thisincreasesthe
riskofanaccident
— Thepowerfrontseatscanalsobeadjusted

whentheignitionisswitchedoff.Forthis

40

reason,childrenshouldneverbeleftunat-
tendedinthevehiclebecausetheycouldbe
injured.
—Exercisecautionwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Unsupervisedorcarelessseatadjust-
mentcanpinchfingersorhandscausingin-
juries.
— Thefrontseatbackrestsmustnotbere-
clinedtoofarbackwhendriving,because
thisimpairstheeffectivenessofthesafety
beltsandairbagsystem,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjury.
—Tominimizetheriskofinjuryduringsudden
brakingoracollision,thedriverandthe
frontpassengermustnotdriveorridewith
thebackrestinthereclinedposition.The
safetybeltsandairbagsystemcanonlypro-
videthegreatestprotectionpossiblewhen
thebackrestsareintheuprightpositionand
thesafetybeltsareworncorrectly.Themore
abackrestisreclined,thegreatertheriskof
injuryduetoanincorrectseatingposition
andsafetybeltposition.
Multifunctionbutton
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionbutton


You canadjustthesidebolstersusingthemulti-
functionbutton.
>Ifyouturnthemultifunctionbutton@
=>page40,fig.38totheleftorright,theside
bolstersontheseatbackrestswillincrease or
decreasethelateralsupport.
G)Tips
Theairinthesidebolsters*isreleasedas
soonasthedriver'sdooropens.Thismakesis
possibletoenterandexitthevehiclemore
comfortably.Assoonasyoustartdrivingthe
vehicle,thesidebolstersfill.

Warmandcold

—Switchingmanualrecirculationmodeonand
off:Pressthe>button.
—Automatic*recirculationmode:autorecircula-
tionneedstobeactivatedintheInfotainment
system.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Vehiclesettings>Airconditioning>Autore-
circulation.Theairqualitysensorthatisde-
signedfordieselandgasolineexhaustauto-
maticallyswitchestherecirculationmodeonor
offdependingonthelevelofpollutantsinthe
outsideair.

Inrecirculationmode,theairinsidethevehicleis
circulatedandfiltered.Thispreventstheunfil-
teredairoutsidethevehiclefromenteringthe
vehicleinterior.Switchingrecirculationmodeon
whendrivingthroughatunnelor whensittingin
trafficisrecommended>A.
Pressingthe<>button,AUTOorthe&button
switchesrecirculationmodeoff.
®Defrosting
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orcleared ofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Theoptimumamountofairflowsmainlyoutof
theventsunderthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureiscontrolled
automatically.
TheAUTObuttonswitchesthedefrosteroff.
&Rearwindowdefogger
Iftherearwindowdefoggerisactivatedwhen
theignitionisswitchedon,thebatterymanage-
mentdeterminesbasedonthebatterychargeif
itispossibletoturnon.Otherwise,therearwin-
dowdefoggerfunctionswiththeenginerunning
andswitchesoffautomaticallyafterapproxi-
mately10-20minutes,dependingontheout-
sidetemperature.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
&®buttonformorethantwoseconds.Thisre-
mainsstoreduptoapproximately15minutesaf-
terturningofftheignition.
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ZAWARNING
Youshouldnotusetherecirculationmodefor
anextendedperiodsincenofreshairisdrawn
in.Withtheair-conditioningswitchedoff,the
windowscanfogup,whichincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.

Adjustingthe vents
BFV-0222

Fig.54Cockpit:adjustingtheairvents
Toadjustthedirectionofairflow,turnthe
ridgedouteradjustmentwheel(@)°fig.54.
Toadjusttheamountofairflow,movethelever
@ontheairvent.Tostoptheairflow,movethe
leverallthewaytotheleft.
Sal)

Fig.55Airvents:seatheating
Theseatheatinghasthreelevels.Theselected
heatlevelisindicatedby theLED.
>
Toswitchtheseatheatingon,pressthe«/but-
tononce.
>Toswitchtoalowerlevel,pressthe«/button
again.
>Toswitchtheseatheatingoff,presstheabut-
tonrepeatedlyuntiltheLEDturnsoff.

Airbagsystem

Airbagsystem
Importantinformation
Importanceofwearingsafetybeltsand
sittingproperly
Airbagsareonlysupplementalrestraints.For
airbagstodotheirjob,occupantsmustalways
properlyweartheirsafetybeltsandbeina prop-
erseatingposition.
Foryoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingoff,always:
>Adjustthedriver'sseatandsteeringwheel
properly>page176,
>Adjustthefrontpassenger'sseatproperly
=>page177,
>Wearsafetybeltsproperly>page183,
>Alwaysproperlyuse theproperchildrestraint
toprotectchildren>page212.
In acollisionairbagsmustinflatewithintheblink
ofaneyeandwithconsiderableforce.Thesup-
plementalairbagscancauseinjuriesifthedriver
orthefrontseatpassengerisnotseatedproper-
ly.Thereforeinordertohelptheairbagtodoits
job,itisimportant,bothasadriverandasapas-
sengertositproperlyatalltimes.
By keepingroombetweenyourbodyandthe
steeringwheelandthefrontofthepassenger
compartment,theairbagcaninflatefullyand
completelyandprovidesupplementalprotection
incertainfrontalcollisions>page176,Correct
passengerseatingpositions.Fordetailsonthe
operationoftheseatadjustmentcontrols
=>page40.
It'sespeciallyimportantthatchildrenareproper-
lyrestrained>page212.
Thereisalotthatthedriverandthepassengers
canandmustdotohelptheindividualsafetyfea-
turesinstalledinyourAudiworktogetherasa
system.
Properseatingpositionisimportantso thatthe
frontairbagonthedriver sidecandoitsjob.If
youhaveaphysicalimpairmentorconditionthat
preventsyoufromsittingproperlyonthedriver
seatwiththesafetybeltproperlyfastenedand
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reachingthepedals,orifyouhaveconcernswith
regardtothefunctionoroperationoftheAd-
vancedAirbagSystem,pleasecontactyourau-
thorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop,or
callAudi CustomerRelationsat1-800-822-2834
forpossiblemodificationstoyourvehicle.
Whentheairbagsystemdeploys,agas generator
willfilltheairbags,breakopenthepaddedcov-
ers,andinflatebetweenthesteeringwheeland
thedriverandbetweentheinstrumentpaneland
thefrontpassenger.Theairbagswilldeflateim-
mediatelyafterdeploymentsothatthefrontoc-
cupantscan seethroughthewindshieldagain
withoutinterruption.
Allofthistakesplaceintheblinkofaneye,so
fastthatmanypeopledon'tevenrealizethatthe
airbagshavedeployed.Theairbagsalsoinflate
withagreatdeal offorceandnothingshouldbe
intheirwaywhentheydeploy.Frontairbagsin
combinationwithproperlywornsafetybeltsslow
downandlimittheoccupant'sforwardmove-
ment.Togethertheyhelptopreventthedriver
andfrontseatpassengerfromhittingparts of
theinsidethevehiclewhilereducingtheforces
actingontheoccupantduringthecrash.Inthis
waytheyhelptoreducetheriskofinjurytothe
headandupperbodyinthecrash.Airbagsdonot
protectthearmsorthelowerpartsofthebody.
Bothfrontairbagswillnotinflateinallfrontal
collisions.Thetriggeringoftheairbagsystemde-
pendsonthevehicledecelerationratecausedby
thecollisionandregisteredbytheelectroniccon-
trolunit.Ifthisrateisbelowthereferencevalue
programmedintothecontrolunit,theairbags
willnot betriggered,eventhoughthecarmaybe
badlydamagedasaresultofthecollision.Vehi-
cledamage,repaircostsoreventhelackofvehi-
cledamageisnotnecessarilyanindicationof
whetheranairbagshouldinflateornot.
Sincethecircumstanceswillvaryconsiderably
betweenonecollisionandanother,itisnotpossi-
bletodefinearangeofvehiclespeedsthatwill
cover everypossiblekindandangleofimpact
thatwillalwaystriggertheairbags.Important
factorsinclude,forexample,thenature(hardor
soft)oftheobjectwhichthecarhits,theangleof
impact,vehiclespeed,etc.Thefrontairbagswill>

Airbagsystem

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monitoringtheAdvanced

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irbagSystem

Z\WARNING
—IfthestatusoftheAdvancedAirbagSystem
haschangedwhilethevehicleismoving,the
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#7;ON®light
blinksforabout5secondstocatchthedriv-
er'sattention.Ifthishappens,alwaysstop
assoonasitissafe todosoandcheckthe
stepsdescribedabove.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
doesnotgooffwhenanadultwhoisnot
verysmallissittingonthefrontpassenger
seataftertakingthestepsdescribedabove,
makesuretheadultisproperlyseatedand
restrainedatoneoftherearseatingposi-
tions.Havetheairbagsysteminspectedby
yourauthorizedAudidealerbeforetrans-
portinganyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.

ZAWARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioningprop-
erlycannotprovidesupplementalprotection
inafrontalcrash.
—Iftheairbagindicatorlight>page18
comes
whenthevehicleisbeingused,have
thesysteminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer.Itispossiblethat
theairbagwillinflatewhenitisnotsup-
posedto,orwillnotinflatewhenitshould.

ZAWARNING
Ifthefrontairbaginflates,a childwithouta
childrestraint,orinarearward-facingchild
safetyseat,orinaforward-facingchildre-
straintthathas notbeenproperlyinstalled
willbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilled.
—Eventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwith
anAdvancedAirbagSystem,makecertain
thatallchildren,especially12yearsand
younger,alwaysrideonthebackseatprop-
erlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
—Alwaysinstallforwardorrear-facingchild
seatsontherearseat-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.

202

—Ifyoumustinstallarearward-facingchild
seatonthefrontpassengerseatbecauseof
exceptionalcircumstancesandthePASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFF3;lightdoesnotappear
andstayon,immediatelyinstalltherear-
facingchildseatinarearseatingposition
andhavetheairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealer.
—If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installaforward-facingchildrestrainton
thefrontpassengerseat,alwaysmovethe
seatintoitsrearmostpositionintheseat's
foreandaftadjustmentrange,asfaraway
fromtheairbagaspossible.Thebackrest
mustbeadjustedtoanuprightposition.
MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.

ZAWARNING
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotgooutwhenanadultissittingon
thefrontpassengerseataftertakingthe
stepsdescribed above,makesuretheadult
isproperlyseatedandrestrainedatoneof
therearseatingpositions.
—Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer before transportinganyoneon
thefrontpassengerseat.

(i)Tips
Ifthecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem
determinesthatthefrontpassengerseatis
empty,thefrontalairbagonthepassenger
sidewillbeturnedoff,andthePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF%;lightwillstayon.
Repair,careanddisposaloftheairbags
Partsoftheairbagsystemareinstalledatmany
differentplacesonyourAudi.Installing,remov-
ing,servicingorrepairingapartinanareaofthe
vehiclecandamageapartofanairbagsystem
andpreventthatsystemfromworkingproperly
inacollision.
Therearesomeimportantthingsyouhaveto
knowtomakesurethattheeffectiveness ofthe>

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Childsafety


ZA\WARNING
Childrenonthefrontseatofanycarevenwith
AdvancedAirbagscanbeseriouslyinjuredor
evenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.Achildin
arearward-facingchildsafetyseatinstalled
onthefrontpassengerseatwillbeseriously
injuredandcanbekilledifthefrontairbagin-
flates.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,or
door.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
ontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatin
exceptionalcircumstancesandthePASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFF#;lightdoesnotcomeon
andstayon,immediatelyinstalltherear-
facingchildsafetyseatinarearseatingpo-
sitionandhave theairbagsysteminspected
immediatelybyyourAudidealer.



Z\WARNING
—Forward-facingchildseatsinstalledonthe
frontpassengerseatmayinterferewiththe
deploymentoftheairbagandcauseserious
personalinjurytothechild.
—Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe use
ofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthe
frontpassenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyand
well-beingrequirethefollowingspecialpre-
cautionstobetaken:
—Alwaysmakesurethattheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyits
manufacturerforuseonafrontpassenger
seatwithafrontandsideairbag.
—Alwayscarefullyfollow themanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildseator
infantcarrier.
—Neverinstalla childrestraintwithouta
properlyattachedtoptetherstrapifthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions
requirethetoptetherstraptobeused.


—Neverputtheforward-facingchildre-
straintupagainstorveryneartheinstru-
mentpanel.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatto
thehighestpositionintheupanddown
adjustmentrangeandmoveitbacktothe
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeandaft
adjustmentrange,asfarawayfromthe
airbagaspossible,beforeinstallingthe
forward-facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltup-
peranchorageisbehindthechildrestraint
andnotnexttoorinfrontofthechildre-
straintso thatthesafetybeltwillbeprop-
erlypositioned.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingprevents
thefrontpassenger'sseatfrombeing
movedtotherearmostpositioninitsfore
andaftadjustmentrange.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredbythecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystemandcanalso
flyaroundinanaccidentandcauseserious
personalinjury.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheat-
erforchildseats)onthefrontpassenger
seatifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-
voltsocketorthecigarettelightersocket.
—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor
otherwiseaddedtothefrontpassenger
seat,neverinstallanychildrestraintsys-
temonthisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(suchasawettowel)andnowateroroth-
erliquidsonthefrontpassengerseat
cushion.
—AlwaysmakesurethatthePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF%;lightcomesonandstays
onallthetimewhenevertheignitionis
switchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediate-
lyinstalltheforward-facingchildseatina

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—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
—Makesurethereisenoughspaceinfrontof
thechildinthechildseat.Ifnecessary,ad-
justtheangleandpositionoftheseatin
frontofthechild seat.
—Forward-facingchildsafetyseatsinstalled
onthefrontpassenger'sseatcaninterfere
withtheairbagwhenitinflatesandcause
seriousinjurytothechild.Alwaysinstallfor-
ward-facingchildsafetyseatsontherear
seat.
—Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe use
ofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthe
frontpassenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyand
well-beingrequirethatthefollowingspecial
precautionsbetaken:
—Makesuretheforward-facingseathas
beendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Alwayscarefullyfollow themanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatinto
therearmostpositionofthepassenger
seat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,and
asfarawayfromtheairbagaspossiblebe-
foreinstallingthechildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingprevents
thefrontpassenger'sseatfrombeing
movedtotherearmostpositioninitsfore
andaftadjustmentrange.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthebackrestisin
theuprightposition.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheat-
erforchildseats)onthefrontpassenger
seatifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-
voltsocketorthecigarettelightersocket.
—Ifaseatheater hasbeenretrofittedor
otherwiseaddedtothefrontpassenger
seat,neverinstallanychildrestraintsys-
temonthisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(suchasawettowel)andnowateroroth-
erliquidsonthefrontpassengerseat
cushion.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredbythecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystem andcanalso
flyaroundinanaccidentandcauseserious
personalinjury.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacollision.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page180,Safetybelts,
=>page188,Airbagsystemand>page212,
Childsafety.


ZAWARNING
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,makesure
thatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
comesonandstaysonwheneverachildre-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
andtheignitionisswitchedon.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF%;lightdoesnotstayon.
— Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
authorizedAudidealerimmediately.


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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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