CD player AUDI Q7 2017 Owner´s Manual

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Media
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The Jukebox*, SD card reader and th e USB storage d evice* connection support the follo wing audio/vid­
e o file prop erti es :
Audio files Video files*
Supported SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC memory cards :
with a capacity up to 12 8 GB
media DVD drive : audio C Ds ( up to 80 min.) with CD tex t (art ist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs w ith
a capac ity up to 700 MB; DV D±R/RW; DVD video; DVD a udio wit h aud io tracks that are
compatib le w it h a DVD v ideo p laye r
Audi musi c interfa ce : mobile devices~ page 234 such as i Phones, M TP playe rs, and
USB storage dev ices in "USB D evice Subclass 1 and 6" tha t conform to USB 2.0: USB
sticks, USB MP3 players (Pl ug -and-Play capable), external USB flash drives and hard
drives
File sys tem Memor y cards: exFA T, FA T, FAT32, NTFS
USB storag e devices : FAT, FA T32, N TFS
USB mas s storage device partitions (primary /logical*) : two per US B connec tion
CD/DVD file systems : IS 0 9660 , Joliet, UD F
Metadata Album cover : GIF, JPG, PN G with max.
800x800 px . The album cover from the
med ium o r from Gracenote* is disp layed,
depending on availability.
Format MPEG Windows MPEG FLAC MPEG 1/2 MPEG4AVC Windows Media
1/2 Med ia 2/4 (H.264) Video 9
Laye r-3 Audio 9
and 10
File exten-.mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
sion .m4b; .mpeg .
m4v; .asf
.aac .mov;
.avi
Playlist s .M3U; .PLS; .WP L; . M3U8; .ASX
Characte ris-up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kb it/s and
ti cs 48 kHz sampling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at maximum 2Sfps
frequen-
cy
Number of DVD d rive *: max. 1,000 files per medium
files Jukebox*: approx imately 10 GB storage space; max. 3,000 fil es can be imported
USB sto rage dev ices and memory ca rds: max. 10,000 files per med ium; max. 1,000
files per playlist/directory
{O) Tips
- The media drives do not s upport the W in­
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format. display
showing the remaining play time
may differ for MP3 files with variable b it
rate.
- Special characters (suc h as those in 103 tag
- To compress MP3 files, a bit rate of at least
160 kb it/s is recommended by Aud i. The information) display differently depend
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Media
on the system language and canno t always
be g uaranteed . - Some M
TP player f unctions are not s upport ­
ed, s uch as rating m us ic tracks and v ideo
playback.
- T he man ufa ctu rer of the storage device can
p rovide information about its "USB Device
Subclass" .
CD drive
Applies to: veh icles w ith a CD drive
The following audio file proper ties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported
Aud io CDs (up to 8 0 min) wi th CD text (artist, a lb um, t rack) *, C D-RO Ms wi th a capac i-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover : GIF, J PG, P NG wit h max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi-
um may be d isp layed, depend ing on avai lab ility.
Format M PE G 1/ 2 Windows Med ia A u- MP EG 2/4 FLAC
Layer -3 dio 9 and 10
File e xtension .mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
. m4b ;
. aac
Playlists .M3U ; .P LS ; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics up to maxim um 320 kbit/s and 48 k Hz sampli ng frequenc ies 48 k Hz sampling
frequency
Number of Maxim um 1,000 f iles pe r medium
files
(D} Tips
- To comp ress MP3 f iles, a bit rate of at least
160 kb it/s is recommended. The display
showing t he remaining play t ime may differ
fo r MP3 files w ith variable bit rate . -
Special cha racters (such as t hose in 1D3 tag
information) display differently depending
on the system language and can not always
be guaranteed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface /Bluetooth
Read the ins tructions in the chapter ~ page 234, Multimedia con-
audio player *: mobile dev ice is nectionsl ~ page 231, 8/uetooth audio pl ayer . You can lear n
not supporte d. abo ut s uppor ted mobi le devices in t he A udi database fo r mobile
dev ices a t
www.audiu sa .com/bluetooth .
Audi music interface:
the volume Ad just the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70% of
is too high/too low when start ing the maximum output¢
page 240, Input lev el.
playback thro ugh t he AUX inp ut.
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Problem
Audi music interface :
the porta-
ble device is not recogni zed as a
source.
Audi music interface : malfunc-
tions during audio playback
through an iPod/ iPhone.
Audi music interface : contents
that are changed on a mobile de-
vice connected to the Audi music
interface al are not displayed in
the media center.
AUX input: there is stat ic when
connecting and disconnecting the
AUX connection cable .
Bluetooth audio player* /Wi-Fi
audio player *:
aud io playback in-
terference.
Jukebox* : tracks on the imported
playlist are grayed out.
Jukebox* : imported tracks cannot
be played or found.
Online media *: connection failed
between the MMI and the
Audi
MMI connect
app.
Audi music interface: contents
that are changed on a mobile de-
vice connected to the Audi music interface are not displayed in the
med ia center .
Bluetooth audio player *: interfer-
ence with track d isplay and audio
playback.
Media
Solution
For many ce ll phones or mobile devices, playback is not possible
when the battery level is too low (less than 5% of its capacity).
The mobile de-vice will only be recognized as a source in the MMI
after connecting if the battery charge is sufficient .
The
Bluetooth audio player f unction is switched on. Switch this
function off
c:> page 2 51 when you a re not using the Bluetooth
audio player.
Reset the Media settings to the facto ry defau lt settings
c:> page250.
When connecting a nd disconnecting, the External audio player
source is already selected. Before connecting or disconnecting the
mobile device, either mute the device (see
c:> page 253) or switch
to a different audio source (for example
c:> page 223, Opening the
radio) .
Only one interface should be act ively used at a time to ensure
problem-free playback .
When importing playlists, a ll of the fi les themselves must be im-
ported.
If yo u cannot find impor ted tracks in the media center, they may
not be supported. Only copy supported files
c:> page 243 to the
Jukebox.
To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection sw itch
must be switched on in the
Audi MMI connect app status screen .
Reset the
Media settings to the factory default settings
c:> page 250.
Playback interference can occur when using the Bluetooth audio
player
if a music player app from a th ird party provider is open.
Aud i recommends using the integrated media player on your Blue-
tooth dev ice (such as a smartphone) .
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Data connection
Applies to vehicles w ith A ud i con nect (Infota inme nt)
- T he data connect ion is made using the embed­
ded SIM card
l) ¢page 189. You do not need to
adjust any addit ional se ttings.
(D Note
Always follow the info rmat ion found in ~CD in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
MMI connect app
A pp lies to vehicles w it h Aud i connect (Infota inme nt)
Req uirement: the Audi MMI connec t app must
be installed and open on your mobile device .
-Co nne ct n ew d ev ic e: search for and connec t a
mobile device (such as a smartphone).
- List of d evice s alr ead y paired : select your mo­
bile device from the l ist of a ll the devices that
are already paired.
Audio player
Ap plies to vehicles w ith B luetoot h or Wi -Fi aud io playe r
Bluetooth play er*
Requirement: the Bluetooth funct ion and vis ibili ­
ty must be switched on in the MM I
¢ page 251
and on the ce ll phone.
- Conn ect new d ev ice : press the contro l knob.
Se lect
Bluet ooth a udio pla ye r. Search for and
connect a mobile device.
- List of devi ce s alrea dy pai red : select a Bl ue­
too th device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paired .
Wi-Fi audio pla yer *
Requirement: the W i-Fi hotspot on the M MI
~ page 195 and on you r ce ll phone must be
sw itched on.
- Conn ect new de vice: press the control knob .
Search for and connect a Wi-Fi capable device .
-Di sconn ect Wi-Fi audio pla yer : deactivate the
Wi-Fi on your W i-Fi capab le device. The dev ice
u ~ will be automatically removed from the l ist.
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~ l) S IM card in stalle d in t he vehicle at th e factory.
Sys te m set ting s
(D Note
Always fo llow the information found in ~ 0 in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
Directory
Applies to : veh icles w it h te lepho ne
Display contacts from a cell phone (or an addi­
tional cell phone).
Requirement: no cell phones can be connec ted to
the MMI using the
Handsfr ee prof ile .
- Connect new d evice : search fo r and connect a
new ce ll phone .
-List o f device s alr eady pai red: select your ce ll
pho ne from the list of all the cell phones that
are a lready pai red .
Audi smartphone
Applies to : veh icles w ith Audi s m artp hone interface
- Connect your ce ll phone to the Audi music in ­
terface ~
page 235 using a USB adapter
¢ page 234, fig . 213 .
- Select your cell phone from the list of cell
phones that have a lready been connected.
Additional options
Depending on the selected function, you can use
the right control button to access the availab le
additional options in the connection manager.
Delete Bluetooth de vic e*
The selected cell phone/mobile device is discon­
nected from the MMI and is removed from the
list of all devices that are already paired.
Show Bluetooth profiles *
You can Connect or Disconne ct the H and sfr ee,
Me ssage s*, Director y/conta ct s
and Bluet ooth
aud io pl ayer
profiles separate ly.
Bluetooth settings *
- Bluetooth :
select and confi rm a setting for the
Bl uetooth connection visib ility . Se lect
Vi sible ...,
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System settings
for the MMI to be visib le to other devices . Se ­
lect
Invisible for the MMI to not be visible to
other devices. However, it is still possib le to es­
tab lish a Bluetooth connection with paired de ­
vices when the v is ibility is switched off. Select
Off to turn visibility off . Then a Bluetooth con­
nect ion is not possible .
-Bluetooth audio player : when this function is
switched on~. the Bluetooth aud io player is
available as a sou rce in the
Media menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI Bluetooth name (for
example .,AUDI MMI 2016") is displayed and
can be changed .
Online settings*
- Data usage counter :
the amount of data pack­
ets that are sent and received through the MMI
is d isplayed . You can reset the data usage infor ­
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
option.
-Network status: the mobile network p rovider
for data service as well as the network status
are displayed.
Wi-Fi settings*
See c> page 195, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI
c> page 176 .
As soon as the cell phone is in range and the
Bluetooth function on the ce ll phone and in the
MMI is switched on, this cell phone is given prior­
ity over the other Bluetooth devices and is con ­
nected directly to the MMI. The connected cell
phone is displayed first in the device list.
Network settings*
- Login :
you can chose an automatic login to
your ce ll phone service provider's network, or
yo u can choose a
manual login from the list of
available networks.
- Network selection: available networ ks in the
present location can be selected under network
selection. This function is only available for the
Manual login setting.
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Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
See ¢ page 253.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill find lega l informa tion regarding
the use of Apple CarPlay or Andro id Auto and in­
formation about device-specific data exchange.
Delete CarPlay device/Delete Android Auto
device
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Requirement: yo ur cell phone must not be con­
nected to the Aud i m usic interface with a USB
adapter .
Select:
Audi smartphone > a device from the list
> r igh t control button.
To remove your cell phone from the list, select
and confirm
Delete CarPlay device or Delete An­
droid Auto device .
System update
.,,. Select : !ME NUI button> Settings > left control
button >
System maintenance.
- System update:
slide the storage device with
the update data into the appropriate drive
¢ page 229. Select and confi rm the drive>
Start update. The length of the process de­
pends on the size of the update.
- Reset driver installation: the selected media
driver package is reset to the settings at the
time of delivery.
-Version information : info rmation on the MMI
sof tware version and the navigation database*
so ftware version is disp layed. The
Software in­
formation
function also prov ides information
on the software contained in the MMI and the
licensing agreement.

Airbag system
-Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands any­
where inside the steering wheel or on the
steering wheel hub. Holding the steering
wheel the wrong way increases the risk of
severe injury to the arms, hands, and head if
the driver airbag deploys.
,& WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in­
crease the risk of injury in a crash by interfer­
ing with the way the airbag unfolds and/or by
being pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
- Always make sure nothing is in the front air-
bag deployment zone that could be struck
by the airbag when it inflates.
-
- Objects in the zone of a deploying airbag
can become projectiles when the airbag de­
ploys and cause serious personal injury.
- Never hold things in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never place accessories or other objects
(such as cup holders, telephone brackets,
note pads, navigation systems, or things
that are large, heavy, or bulky) on the doors;
never attach then to the doors or the wind­
shield; never place them over or near or at­
tach them to the area marked ,,AIRBAG" on
the steering wheel, instrument panel or the
seat backrests; never place them between
these areas and you or any other person in
the vehicle.
- Never attach objects to the windshield
above the passenger front airbag, such as
accessory GPS navigation units or music
players. Such objects could cause serious in­
jury in a collision, especially when the air­ bags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger seat to transport objects. Items can also move into
the deployment area of the side airbags or
the front airbag during breaking or in a sud­
den maneuver. Objects near the airbags can
fly dangerously through the passenger com­ partment and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined and the airbags in­
flate.
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,& WARNING
, -
A person on the front passenger seat, espe­
cially infants and small children, will receive
serious injuries and can even be killed by be­ ing too close to the airbag when it inflates .
- Although the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle is designed to turn off the front passenger airbag if an infant or a small child
is on the front passenger seat, nobody can
absolutely guarantee that deployment un­
der these special conditions is impossible in
all conceivable situations that may happen
during the useful life of your vehicle.
- The Advanced Airbag System can deploy in accordance with the ,.low risk" option for 3-
and 6-year-old children under the U.S. Fed­
eral Standard if a child with electrical capac­
itance greater than the combined capaci­
tance of a typical one-year old infant re­
strained in one of the forward facing or rear­
ward-facing child seats with which your ve­ hicle was certified is on the front passenger
seat and the other conditions for airbag de­
ployment are met.
- Accident statistics have shown that children
are generally safer in the rear seat area than
in the front seating position.
- For their own safety, all children, especially
12 years and younger, should always ride in
the back properly restrained for their age
and size.
Advanced front airbag system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front Advanced
Airbag System in compliance with United States
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
208, as well as Canada Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (CMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time
your vehicle was manufactured .
-
The front Advanced Airbag System supplements
the safety belts to provide additional protection
for the driver's and front passenger's heads and upper bodies in frontal crashes. The airbags in­
flate only in frontal impacts when the vehicle de-
celeration is high enough.
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Airbag syste m
The additio na l l ayers prevent the capacitive
passenger detection system from accurately
measuring the capac itance of the ch ild safe­
ty seat and/or the person on the seat and
thus keep the Advanced Airbag System from
working p roperly.
- Never place or use any electrical device (such as a laptop, CD player, elect ronic
games dev ice, power inverte r or seat heater
for child seats) on the front passenger seat
if the device is connected to the 12-vol t
socket or the cigarette lighter socket . S uch
devices can infl uence the capacitance regis­
tered by the capacitive passenger detection
system, so that incorrect information is pro­
vided to the airbag control unit.
- If you must use a c hild restraint on the front
passenger seat and the child restraint man­
ufacturer's instructions require the use of a
towel, foam cushion or something else to prope rly position the ch ild restraint, make
certain that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
~; light comes on and stays on whenever
the chi ld restraint is installed on the front
passenge r seat .
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light
does not come on and s tay on , immediate ly
ins tall child restra int in a rea r seating posi­
tion and have the airbag system inspected
by you r A udi dealer.
_& WARNING
If the front passenger seat gets wet, dry it im­
mediately.
- If liquid soaks into the front passenger seat,
this can keep the a irbag system from work ­
ing prope rly and may, for instance, deact i­
vate the passenger frontal airbag. If this happens, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~;
light will come on and stay on togethe r with
the a irbag ind icator
light E,I in the inst ru­
men t cluster.
- If liquid is poo led on the seat, bu t has not
soa ked i n, this may also keep the airbag sys­
tem from wo rking properly and ca use the
passenge r frontal a irbag to be enabled
(tu rned on), even though there is a properly
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installed child rest raint system on the seat .
Wet towels or other wet things on the seat
cushion can have the same effect.
If the
front passenger fronta l airbag is turned on,
t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light light
w ill go out.
How the Advanced Airbag System
components work together
The front Advanced A irbag System and the side
airbags supp lement the p rotection offered by the
front three-point safety be lts and the adjustable
head restraints to he lp reduce the risk of injury in
a wide range of accident and crash situat ions. Be
sure to read the important i nformat ion about
safety and heed the WARNINGS in this chapter .
Deployment of the Advanced A irbag System and
the activation of the safety belt pretensioners de­ pend on the dece leration measured by the crash
sensors and registered by the elec tronic contro l
u nit . Crash severity depends on speed and decel­
e ration as well as the mass and stiffness of the
vehicle or object invo lved in the cras h.
On the passenger side, regard less of safety be lt
u se, the front passenge r frontal airbag will be
turned off if t he e lectr ica l capaci tance m easured
by the capaci tive p assenge r detection system o n
t h e fron t passenger sea t is less th an the amou nt
programmed in t he e lec tronic cont ro l unit. The
front passenger frontal airbag wi ll also be turned
off if the capacitance measured by the system for
the front passenger seat equals that of an infant
of about one year of age in one of the child seats
that was used to certify the Advanced Airbag Sys­
tem under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light
comes on and stays on to tell you whe n the front
Advanced Airbag System on the passenge r side
has been tu rned off~
page 285.
_& WARNING
To reduce the ris k of injury when an airbag in ­
f lates, always wea r safety belts prope rly.
- If you are un res trained, leaning forward, sit­
ting sideways or out of position in any way,
your r isk of injury is much higher.

Child safet y
A WARNING
Children on the front seat of any car even with
Advanced Airbags can be seriously injured or even killed when an airbag inflates. A child in
a rearward-facing child safety seat installed
on the front passenger seat will be serious ly
injured and can be killed if the front a irbag in ­
flates .
- 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, o r
doo r.
- Always install rear-facing child safety seats
on the rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat in
exceptional c ircumstances and the
PASSEN ­
GER AIR BAG OFF~;
light does not come
on and stay on, immediately install the rear ­
facing child safety seat in a rear seating po­ sition and have the airbag system inspected
immediately by your Audi dealer.
A WARNING
- Forward-facing chi ld seats installed on the
front passenger seat may interfere with the deployment of the a irbag and cause serious
personal injury to the child .
- If except ional circumstances require the use
of a forward -facing child restraint on the
front passenger's seat , the child's safety
and well-being require the following special
precautions to be taken:
- Always make sure that the forward-facing
seat has been designed and certified by its
manufacturer for use on a front passenger
seat with a front and s ide a irbag.
-Always carefully follow the manufacturer's instructions provided with the child seat
or infant carrier.
- Never install a child restraint without a
properly attached top tether strap if the
child restraint manufacturer 's instructions
require the top tether strap to be used.
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- Never put the forward-fac ing child re­
straint up against or very near the instru­
ment panel.
- Always set the safety belt upper anchor­
age to the adjustment position that per­
mits proper installation in accordance
with the child restraint manufacturer's in ­
structions .
- Always move the front passenger seat to
the h ighest position in the up and down
adjustment range and move it back to the
r earmos t position in the seat's fore and
aft adj ustmen t range, as far away from
the airbag as possible, before installing
the forward-facing child restraint .
- Always make s ure that the safety belt up­
per anchorage is behind the chi ld restraint
and not next to or in front of the child re­
straint so that the safety belt wi ll be prop­
erly pos itioned.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from being
moved to the rearmost position in its fore
and aft adjustment range.
- Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic games de­
v ice, power inverter or seat heater for
ch ild seats) . These may influence the elec ­
trical capacitance measured by the capaci­
tive passenger detection system and can
also fly a round in an accident and cause
serious personal injury.
- Never place or use any elect rical device
(such as a laptop, CD p layer, electronic
games device, power inverter or seat heat­
er for child seats) on the front passenger
seat if the device is connected to the 12-
vo lt socket or the cigarette lighter socket .
- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or
otherwise added to the front passenger
seat, never install any child restraint sys­
tem on this seat.
- Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or oth­
er liquids on the front passenger seat
cush ion .
- Always make sure that the
PA SSEN GER
AIR BAG OFF~;
light comes on and stays

Child safety
-The child and the passenger can also in­
jure each other in an accident.
- Never install rear-facing child safety seats
or infant carriers on the front passenger
seat. A child will be seriously injured and
can be killed when the passenger airbag in­
flates -even with an Advanced Airbag Sys­
tem.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child safety seats
or infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Make sure there is enough space in front of
the child in the child seat. If necessary, ad­
just the angle and position of the seat in
front of the child seat.
- Forward-facing child safety seats installed
on the front passenger's seat can interfere
with the airbag when it inflates and cause
serious injury to the child. Always install for­
ward-facing child safety seats on the rear
seat.
- If exceptional circumstances require the use
of a forward-facing child restraint on the
front passenger's seat, the child's safety
and well-being require that the following
special precautions be taken:
- Make sure the forward-facing seat has
been designed and certified by its manu­
facturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and side airbag.
- Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instructions provided with the child safety
seat or carrier.
- Always move the front passenger seat to the highest position in the up and down
adjustment range and move it back to the
rearmost position in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible, before installing
the forward-facing child restraint.
- Always make sure that the safety belt up­
per anchorage is behind the child restraint
and not next to or in front of the child re-
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straint so that the safety belt will be prop­
erly positioned.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from being
moved to the rearmost position in its fore
and aft adjustment range.
-Always make sure that the backrest is in
the upright position.
- Never place or use any electrical device
(such as a laptop, CD player, electronic
games device, power inverter or seat heat­
er for child seats) on the front passenger seat if the device is connected to the 12-
volt socket or the cigarette lighter socket.
- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or
otherwise added to the front passenger
seat, never install any child restraint sys­
tem on this seat.
- Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or oth­
er liquids on the front passenger seat
cushion.
- Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic games de­
vice, power inverter or seat heater for
child seats). These may influence the elec­
trical capacitance measured by the capaci­
tive passenger detection system and can
also fly around in an accident and cause
serious personal injury.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a collision .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used<::;>
page 265, Safety belts,
r:::;,page 273, Airbag system
and
r:::;, page 295, Child safety.
.8. WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 11,;; light
comes on and stays on whenever a child re­
straint is installed on the front passenger seat
and the ignition is switched on. .,_

Child safety
seats support the baby's back, neck and head in a
crash
¢ fig. 247.
The airbag on the passenger side makes the front
seat a potentially dangerous place for a child to ride. The front seat is not the safest place for a
child in a forward-facing child seat. It is a very
dangerous place for an infant or a larger child in
a rearward-facing seat .
A WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the wrong
child safety seat or improperly installing a
child restraint increases the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a crash.
- Never install rear -facing child safety seats
or infant carriers on the front passenger
seat -even with an Advanced Airbag Sys­
tem . A child will be seriously injured and can
be killed when the inflating airbag hits the
child safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and smashes the child safety seat and child against the backrest, center armrest,
door or roof<=>
page 2 7 4, Child restraints on
the front seat -some important things to
know .
-Always install rear-facing child safety seats
or infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Never install a rear-facing child restraint in the forward-facing direction. Such restraints
are designed for the special needs of infants and very small children and cannot protect
them properly if the seat is forward-facing .
- If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the front passenger seat be­cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
- Never place or use any electrical device (such as a laptop, CD player, electronic
games device, power inverter or seat heater
for child seats) on the front passenger seat
if the device is connected to the 12-volt
socket or the cigarette lighter socket.
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- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or oth­
erwise added to the front passenger seat,
never install any child restraint system on
this seat .
- Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or other
liquids on the front passenger seat cushion.
- Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic games device,
power inverter or seat heater for child
seats) . These may influence the electrical
capacitance measured by the capacitive pas­
senger detection system and can also fly
around in an accident and cause serious per­
sonal injury.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is being used
¢ page 265, Safety belts,
¢ page 2 73, Airbag system and
c> page 295, Important information.