Audi S5 A5 owners manual page 178

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document_0900452a81793dcc.book Seite 176 Mittwoch, 21. März 2007 5:42 17 176 Child safety WARNING (continued) WARNING • If children lean forward or are otherwise out of position when • Do not use a rearward-facing child safety seat on the front the car is moving, they are at greater risk of injury in an accident. passenger's seat unless the front passenger's airbag has been This is particularly the case if the child is travelling on the front deactivated. The child seat would be directly in the path of the passenger's seat and the airbag system is triggered in an accident. airbag as it inflates, and the child could sustain serious or fatal There is then a risk of serious or potentially fatal injury.injuries if the airbag were to be deployed. • To ensure proper protection, it is important to wear the seat • However, if you have no alternative but to use a rearward- belts in the correct position ⇒ page 163, “How to wear seat belts facing child seat on the front passenger's seat, the front properly”. Always check that the belt is properly positioned passenger's airbag must be deactivated beforehand by means of according to the instru ctions provided by the manufacturer of the the key-operated switch* ⇒ page 173. Failure to observe this child safety seat. Incorrectly worn seat belts can give rise to inju-precaution could result in serious or potentially fatal injury. ries even in a minor collision. • Make sure that the front passenger's airbag is reactivated by • Never install a rearward-facing child safety seat on the front means of the key-operated switch* as soon as the child seat is no passenger's seat if the front passenger's airbag has not been deac-longer needed on the front passenger's seat. tivated ⇒ page 176. • When using a child safety seat of the type which faces in the • Extra caution is advised if you are installing a child safety seat direction of travel, the front passenger's seat must be moved back using the same mounting bolts as the existing car seat belts. The to the rearmost position. bolts must be screwed in all the way to the full depth of the mounting holes and tightened to a torque of 50 Nm. Failure to observe this precaution could result in potentially fatal injury. We Child safety seats recommend having the installation performed by a qualified workshop. Child seat categories Using a child safety seat on the front Only use child restraint systems that are officially passenger's seat approved and suitable for the child. Whenever possible, child safety seats should always be Child restraint systems are covered by the European standard installed on the rear seat. ECER44 (issued by the Economic Commission of Europe). The child seats are divided into 5 categories: For safety reasons, we recommend that child safety seats should be installed on the rear seats whenever possible. However, if you have to use a child seat on the front passenger's seat when there is no other alternative, it is most important to note the following warn- ings:

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