- Never install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on . If the PAS-
SENGER AI R BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on the inflating airbag
will hit the child safety seat or infant car-
rier with great fo rce and will smash the
child safety seat and child against the
backrest, door or roof . Have the airbag
system inspected immediately by your
authorized Audi dealer .
Child safety seats
Infant seats
Babies and infan ts up to abou t one year old
and 20 lbs . or 9 kg need special rearward-fac-
ing child restraints that support the back,
neck and head in a crash.
Fig. 100 Re arwar d -facing infan t sea t, prop erly instal -
led on the passenger seat
"' When using the vehicle safety belt to install
a ch ild safety seat , you must first activate
the convertible locking retractor on the
safety belt to prevent the child safety seat
from moving
¢ page 130 .
"' Push the child sa fety seat dow n with your
full weight to get the safety belt rea lly tight
so that the seat cannot move forward or
sideways more than one inch (2 .5 cm) .
Infants up to about one year (20 lbs. or 9 kg)
are best prot ected in special infant carriers
and child safety seats design ed for their age
group . Many experts believe that infants and
sm a ll children should ride only in spec ia l re-
straints in which the ch ild faces the back of
Child S a f ety 12 7
the vehicle. These infant seats support the ba-
by's back, neck and head in a crash
~ f ig. 100.
A WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the
wrong child safety seat or improperly in-
stalling a child restraint increases the risk
of ser ious personal injury and death in a
crash.
- Never install a rear-fac ing ch ild restraint
in the forward -facing direct ion . Such re-
straints are designed for the special
needs of infants and very small chi ldren
and cannot protect them properly if the
seat is forward-facing.
- Never install a rearward facing child
safety sea t on the fron t passenger seat
un less t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on. If the PAS·
SENGER AI R BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on the inf lating airbag
will hit the child safety seat or infant car-
rier with great force and will smash the
child safety seat and child against the
backrest, door or roof . Have the a irbag
system inspected immediately by your
author ized Audi dealer.
- Always read and heed al l WARNINGS
whenever us ing a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used
¢ page 93, Safety
belts, ¢ page 101, Airbag system
and
¢ page 122, Important things to know .
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