interior lights AUDI Q5 2019 Owners Manual

Tableofcontents

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Openingandclosing.............
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WarrantGoudie:¢swss 0wennoeve69
Climatecontrolsystem...............69
3zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol.70
Steeringwheelheating...............72
Driving......6.eee73
Generalinformation................. 73
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Startingandstoppingtheengine.......75
Start/Stopsystem...........--.0000-77
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.......78
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Offroaddriving«ease «news« «cowsaawow81
Tiltsangle:display«ciseooec&vemoe82
Automatictransmission..............83
Trailertowing.................0..90
Drivingwithatrailer.................90
Driverassistance.................93
Assistsystems...................gS
Speedwarningsystem.............---93
Cruise controlsystem..............--93
Camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition...95
Laptimer............0..00eeeeeee97
Predictiveefficiencyassist.............98
Audi adaptivecruisecontrol...........101
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Generalinformation.................129
Rearparkingsystem................130
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Adjustingtheparkingaid.............142
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IntelligentTechnology...........144
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)....144
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Openingandclosing

itwillnotbepossibletolocktheluggage
compartmentandtheluggagecompart-
mentlidwillopen.Theturnsignalswill
flashseveraltimestoindicatethis.The
doorswilllock.Alwaystaketheconvenience
keywithyou,orunauthorizedpeoplemay
beabletoenterthevehicle.
G)Tips
—Donotleavevaluablesunattendedintheve-
hicle.Alockedvehicleisnota safe!
— TheLEDinthedriver's doorrailblinkswhen
youlockthevehicle.IftheLEDlightsupfor
approximately30secondsafterlocking,
thereisamalfunctioninthecentral locking
system.Havetheproblemcorrectedby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
7
Fig.17Yourvehiclekeyset
7
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@Vehiclekey
Thevehiclekeyisaremotecontrolkeyorconven-
iencekey*.Theconveniencekey*isaremotecon-
trolkeywithspecialfunctions>page31 and
=page75.Youcanunlockorlockyourvehicle
withthevehiclekey.Amechanicalkeyisintegrat-
edinthevehiclekey>page30.
@Keytagwithvehiclecode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
Openthekey tagandscratch torevealthevehicle
code.YoucanunlocktheAudiconnectvehicle
controlservices*foryourvehiclewiththisvehicle
code.Foradditionalinformation,see
=>page195.Ifakeyfobislost,contactanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.
Vehiclekeyreplacement
If akeyislost,seeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havethisvehicle
keydeactivated.Itisimportanttobringallkeys
withyou.Ifakeyislost,youshouldreportitto
yourinsurancecompany.
Numberofkeys
Youcancheckthenumberofkeysprogrammed
toyourvehicleintheInfotainmentsystem.Todo
this,selectthe[MENU]button>Vehicle>left
controlbutton>Service&checks>Vehiclein-
formation.Thisway,youcanmakesurethatyou
haveallthekeyswhenpurchasingausedvehicle.


Electronicimmobilizer
Theimmobilizerpreventsunauthorizeduseof
thevehicle.
Insomecases,itmaynot bepossible tostartthe
vehicleifthereisavehiclekeyfromadifferent
vehiclemanufactureronthekeychain.
Datainthevehiclekey
Whendriving,serviceandmaintenance-relevant
dataiscontinuouslystoredinyourvehiclekey.
YourAudiserviceadvisorcanreadoutthisdata
andtellyouabouttheworkyourvehicleneeds.
This appliesalsotovehicleswithaconvenience
key”.
Personalconveniencesettings
Iftwopeopleuseonevehicle,itisrecommended
thateachpersonalwaysusestheirownvehicle
key.Whentheignitionisturnedofforwhenthe
vehicleislocked,personalconveniencesettings
forthefollowingsystemsarestoredandas-
signedtothevehiclekey:
—Climatecontrolsystem
—Steeringwheelheating*
—Centrallockingsystem
—Interiorlighting”
—Exteriorlighting
—Rainsensor
—Memoryfunction*
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LightsandVision

Highbeamassistant:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.Youcanstillswitchthe
highbeamsonoroffmanually.
Headlightassistant:currentlyunavailable.
Cameraviewrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Thecameraviewisblocked,forexamplebya
stickerordebris.
Thesensorislocatedbetweentheinteriorrear-
viewmirrorandthewindshield.Donotplaceany
stickersinthisareaonthewindshield.

ZA\WARNING
Highbeamassistantisonlyintendedtoassist
thedriver.Thedriverisstillresponsiblefor
controllingtheheadlightsandmayneedto
switchthemonandoffmanuallydepending
onlightandvisibilityconditions.Itmaybe
necessarytooperatethemmanuallyinsitua-
tionssuchas:
—Inadverseweatherconditionssuchasfog,
heavyrain,blowingsnoworsprayingwater.
—Onroadswhereoncomingtrafficmaybe
partiallyobscured,suchasexpressways.
—Whenthereareroadusersthatdonot have
sufficientlighting,suchasbicyclersorvehi-
cleswithdirtytaillamps.
—Intightcurvesandonsteephills.
—Inpoorlylitareas.
—Withstrongreflectors,suchassigns.
—Iftheareaofthewindshieldnearthesensor
isfoggedover,dirty,icyorcoveredwitha
sticker.

Adjustingtheexterior lighting
ThefunctionsareadjustedintheInfotainment
system.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Exteriorlighting.
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Automaticheadlights
YoucanadjustthefollowingsettingsintheAuto-
matic
headlightsmenu:
Activationtime-youcanadjustiftheautomatic
headlights switchonEarly,MediumorLateac-
cordingtothesensitivityofthelightsensor.
Headlightassistant*-youcanswitchthehigh
beamassistant*onandoff.
Entry/exitlighting
Whenitisdark,theEntry/exitlightingillumi-
natestheareaaroundthevehiclewhenunlocking
the
vehicleandafterswitchingofftheignition
andopeningthedriver'sdoor.
TheEntry/exitlightingonlyworkswhenitisdark
andthelightswitchisintheAUTOposition.
Daytimerunninglights
USAmodels:thedaytimerunninglightscanbe
switchedon/off.SelectOnorOff.
Canadamodels:thisfunctioncannotbe switched
off.Theyactivateautomaticallyeachtimetheig-
nitionisswitchedon.
Emergencyflashers

Fig.39Centerconsole:emergencyflasherbutton
The
emergencyflashersmakesotherdrivers
awareofyourvehicleindangeroussituations.
>PresstheAbuttontoswitchtheemergency
flashersonoroff.
Youcanindicatealanechangeoraturnwhenthe
emergencyflashersareswitchedonbyusingthe
turnsignallever.Theemergencyflashersstop
temporarily.

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LightsandVision

Theemergencyflashersalsoworkwhentheigni-
tionisturnedoff.
@)Tips
Youshouldswitchtheemergencyflasherson
if:
—youarethelastcarinatrafficjamso that
allothervehiclesapproachingfrombehind
can seeyourvehicle
—yourvehiclehasbrokendownoryouare
havinganemergency
—yourvehicleisbeingtowedorifyouaretow-
inganothervehicle
Interiorlighting
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Fig.40Headliner:frontinteriorlighting
Pressthecorrespondingbutton>fig.40:
4-Doorcontactswitchon/off.Theinteriorlight-
ingiscontrolledautomatically.
“xs-Interiorlightingon/off
Toturnareadinglightonoroff,touchthesur-
face(@)briefly.Toactivatethemanualdimming
function,touchthesurface(@)whenthelightis
switchedoffandkeeptouchingituntilthede-
siredbrightnessisreached.

Rearinteriorlighting
=
8 2 3
Fig.41Headliner:readinglights,version1
me
Fig.42Headliner:readinglights,version2

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>Version1:toturnareadinglightonoroff,
presstheSXbutton.
>Toactivatethemanualdimmingfunction*,
touchthesurfacewhenthelightisswitchedoff
“®andkeeptouchingituntilthedesired
brightnessisreached.
>Version2(touch-sensitivereadinglightswith
manualdimmingfunction*):Toturnareading
lightonoroff,touchthesurface(@)briefly
>fig.42.
>Toactivatethemanualdimmingfunction,
touchthesurface@)whenthelightisswitched
offandkeeptouchingituntilthedesired
brightnessisreached.
TicaColmCeliadare)
Appliesto:vehicleswithinteriorlighting

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Interiorlighting.

Theinteriorlightingturnsonwhenyouswitch
theheadlightsonwhiletheignitionison.
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LightsandVision

Version1
Toadjustthebrightnessofindividualzones,se-
lectFrontbrightness*,DoorbrightnessorFoot-
wellbrightness.Turn thecontrolknobtotheleft
or totheright.Pressthecontrolknobtoconfirm
thebrightness.
Version2
Selectandconfirmoneofthedisplayedprofiles
bypressingthecontrolknob.
Individual:youcancustomizethebrightnessand
colorofindividualzones.Presstherightcontrol
button.Pressthecontrolknobagaintoconfirm
thesettings.
Audidriveselect:theinteriorandcontourlight-
ingcolorchangesdependingonthedrivingmode
selectedindriveselect*>page125.
G)Tips
Thesettingisautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtotheremotecontrolkeythatisbeing
used.
Maidainattapeeearaeya)

Fig.43Instrumentillumination
Thebrightnessoftheilluminationfortheinstru-
ments,displayandhead-updisplay*canbead-
justed.
>Presstheknobtoreleaseit.
>Turn theknobtoward"-"or"+"toreduceorin-
creasethebrightness.
>»Presstheknobagaintoreturnittoitsoriginal
position.
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G)Tips
Dependingonvehicleequipment,theinstru-
mentillumination(needlesandgauges)may
turnonwhenthelightsareoffandtheigni-
tionisswitchedon.Theilluminationforthe
gaugesreducesautomaticallyandeventually
turnsoffasbrightnessoutsideincreases.This
functionremindsthedrivertoturnthelow
beamsonattheappropriatetime.
Vision
Adjustingexteriormirrors

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Fig.44Driver'sdoor:knobfortheexteriormirrors
Turntheknobtothedesiredposition:
0-Alladjustmentfunctionsaredeactivated.
C)/®-Adjuststheleft/rightexteriormirror.
Movetheknobinthedesireddirection.
GA-Heats*themirrorglassdependingonthe
outsidetemperature.
=)-Foldstheexteriormirrors*.Tofoldthemir-
rorsout,turntheknobtooneoftheotherposi-
tions.IntheInfotainmentsystem,youcanselect
ifthemirrorsfoldinautomaticallywhenyoulock
thevehicle>page33.
Frontpassenger'sexteriormirrortilt
function*
Tohelpyouseethecurbwhenbackingintoa
parkingspace,thesurfaceofthemirrortilts
slightly.Forthistohappen,theknobmustbein
thepositionforthefrontpassenger'sexterior
mirror.
Youcanadjustthetiltedmirrorsurfacebyturn-
ingtheknobinthedesireddirection.Whenyou>

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moveoutof reverseandintoanothergear,the
newmirrorpositionisstoredandassignedtothe
keyyouareusing.
Themirrorgoesbackintoitsoriginalposition
onceyoudriveforwardfasterthan9mph
(15km/h)orturntheignitionoff.

ZAWARNING
Curvedmirrorsurfaces(forexampleconvex)
enlargethefieldofvision.However,they
makeobjectsinthemirrorappearsmallerand
fartheraway.Youmayestimateincorrectly
whenyouusethesemirrorstogaugeyourdis-
tancefromthevehiclesbehindyouwhen
changinglanes,whichincreasestheriskofan
accident.

()Note
—Appliesto:vehicleswithpowerfoldingexte-
riormirrors:ifthemirrorhousingwas
movedbyoutsideforces(suchasanimpact
whenmaneuvering),youmustuse thepow-
erfoldingfunctiontofoldthemirrorallthe
wayout.Themirrorswillmakealoudnoise
when
theylatchintoplace.Themirrorhous-
ingmustnot bemovedbackintoplaceby
handbecausethiscouldimpairthefunction
ofthemirrormechanism.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithoutpowerfolding
exterior mirrors:Ifthemirrorhousingwas
movedbyoutsideforces(suchasanimpact
whenmaneuvering),youmustmoveitback
inplacebyhand.
—Ifyouwashthevehicleinanautomaticcar
wash,youmustfoldtheexteriormirrorsin
toreducetheriskofdamagetothemirrors.
Neverfoldpowerfoldingexteriormirrors*
byhand.Onlyfoldtheminandoutusing
thepowercontrols.
G)Tips
—Ifthepoweradjustingfunctionmalfunc-
tions,theglassinbothmirrorscanbead-
justedbypressingontheedgeof itbyhand.
— Theexteriormirrorsettings arestoredwith
thememoryfunction*>page58.
Dimmingthemirrors
Yourvehicleisequippedwithamanualorauto-
matic*dimmingrearviewmirror.
Manualdimmingrearviewmirror
> Pulltheleveronthebottomofthemirrorback.
Automaticdimmingrearviewmirror*
>Theinteriorandexteriormirrorsdimautomati-
callywhenlightshinesonthem,forexample
fromheadlightsonavehiclebehindyou.

Z\WARNING
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
canirritatetheskin,eyesandrespiratorysys-
tem.Ifthereiscontactwiththefluid,flush
immediatelywithplentyof water.Consulta
physicianifnecessary.
—Repeatedorlong-termexposuretoelectro-
lytefluidcanleadtoirritationoftheair-
ways,especiallyinpeoplewithasthmaor
otherrespiratory conditions.Takedeep
breathsimmediatelyafterleavingthevehi-
cleor,ifthisisnotpossible,openallofthe
doorsandwindowsaswideaspossible.
—Ifelectrolytefluidenterstheeyes,flush
themthoroughlywithalargeamountof
cleanwaterforatleast15minutesandthen
seekmedicalattention.
—Ifelectrolytefluidcomesintocontactwith
theskin,flushtheaffectedareawithclean
waterforatleast15minutesandthenclean
withsoapandwaterandseekmedicalatten-
tion.Cleanaffectedclothingandshoesthor-
oughlybeforewearingagain.
—Ifthefluidwasswallowedandthepersonis
conscious,flushthemouthwithwaterforat
least15minutes.Donotinducevomiting
unlessthisisrecommendedbymedicalpro-
fessionals.Seekmedicalattentionimmedi-
ately.


@)Note
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
damagesplasticsurfacesandpaint.Clean
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>

LightsandVision

thisliquidasquicklyaspossible,forexample
withawetsponge.

—Ifthelightreachingtherearviewmirroris
obstructed,theautomaticdimmingmirror
willnotfunctioncorrectly,
—Theautomaticdimmingmirrorsdonotdim
whentheinteriorlightingisturnedonor
thereversegearisselected.



Fig.45Sunvisor
Sunvisor
Thesunvisorsforthedriverandfrontpassenger
canbereleasedfromtheirmountsandturnedto-
wardthedoors>fig.45@).
Theycanalsobemovedbackandforthlength-
wiseinthisposition.
Vanitymirror
Themirrorlightswitchesonwhenthecoverover
thevanitymirror@)opens.
Appliesto:vehicleswithsunshade
<=
2 6 2
=7ao

Fig.46Reardoor:sunshade
sO
Reardoorsunshade
>Pullthesunshadeoutandattachittothere-
tainerontheupperdoorframe>fig.46.
Windshieldwipers
SeremeaROUeel

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Fig.48Rearwindowwiperoperation
MovethewindshieldwiperleverS7tothecorre-
spondingposition:
@-Windshieldwipersoff
@-Rainsensormode.Thewindshieldwipers
switchononcethevehiclespeedexceedsapprox-
imately2mph(4km/h)anditisraining.The
higherthesensitivityoftherainsensorthatisset
(switch@)totheright),theearlierthewind-
shieldwipersreacttomoistureonthewind-
shield.Youcandeactivatetherainsensormode
intheInfotainmentsystem,whichswitchesthe
intermittentmodeon.Todothis,select:[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Rainsensor.Inintermittentmode,
youcanadjusttheintervaltimeusingtheswitch
®.
@-Slowwiping

LightsandVision

Themagnetic zonemustbeadjustedcorrectlyfor
thecompasstoreadaccurately.
>Pressandholdthebutton(@)>page53,fig.51
untilthenumberoftheselectedmagnetic zone
appearsintherearviewmirror.
>Pressthebutton@)repeatedlytoselectthe
correctmagneticzone.Theselectionmode
turnsoffafterafewseconds.
Calibratingthecompass
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass
Ifthedisplayisincorrectorinaccurate,thecom-
passmustberecalibrated.
>Pressandholdthe button(@)untilaCappears
intherearviewmirror.
>Driveinacircleatabout6mph(10km/h)until
adirectionisdisplayedintheinteriorrearview
mirror.

ANWARNING
To reducetherisktoyourselfandotherdriv-
ers,calibratethecompassinanareawhere
thereisnotraffic.

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Voicerecognitionsystem

Voicerecognitionsystem
Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
YoucanoperatemanyInfotainmentfunctions
convenientlybyspeaking.
Requirement:theignitionandtheMMImustbe
switched
on>page152.Asystemlanguagesup-
portedbythevoicerecognitionsystemmustbe
set.Theremustbenophonecallsinprogressand
theparkingaidmustnotbeactive.

>Switchingon:pressthe[%]button@
=>page17,fig.11or>page18,fig.13briefly
onthemultifunctionsteeringwheelandsay
thedesiredcommandaftertheBeep.
>Switchingoff:pressandholdthe|™]button.
Or:pressthe|5|button.
>Pausing:saythecommandPause.Toresume,
pressthe|]button.
>Correcting:saythecommandCorrection.Or:
simplysayanewcommandduringanan-
nouncement>page246.






Inputassistance
Thesystemguidesyouthroughtheinputwith
visualandaudiofeedback.
—Visualinputassistance:afterswitchingon
voicerecognition,adisplaywithaselectionof
possiblecommandsappears.Thiscommand
displaycanbe switchedonoroff.Select:
MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrolbutton
>MMIsettings>Speechdialogsystem.
—Audioinputassistance: tohavethepossible
commandsread,turnthevoicerecognitionsys-
temonandsayHelp.


Forthesystemtounderstandyou:
Speakclearlyanddistinctly atanormalvolume.
Speaklouderwhendrivingfaster.
Emphasizethewordsinthecommandsevenly
anddonotleavelongpauses.
Closethedoors,thewindows,andthesunroof*
toreducebackgroundnoise.Makesurethatpas-
sengersarenotspeakingwhenyouaregivinga
voicecommand.
170
Donotdirecttheventstowardthehands-freemi-
crophone,whichisintheroofheadlinernearthe
frontinteriorlights.
Onlyusethesystemfromthedriver'sseatbe-
causethehands-freemicrophoneisdirectedto-
wardthatseat.
Additionalsettings
See>page246,Speechdialogsystem.

ZAWARNING
—Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Onlyusethefunctionsin
suchawaythatyoualwaysmaintaincom-
pletecontroloveryourvehicleinalltraffic
situations.
—Donotuse thevoicerecognitionsystemin
emergenciesbecauseyourvoicemaychange
instressfulsituations.Thesystemmaytake
longertodialthenumberormaynotbe
abletodialitatall.Dialtheemergency
numbermanually.

Gi)Tips
— Thedialogpauseswhenthereisanincom-
ingphonecallandwillcontinueifyouig-
norethecall.Thedialogendsifyouanswer
thecall.
—Youcanselectan iteminthelistusingei-
therthevoicerecognitionsystemorthe
controlknob.
Commandoverview
information
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Thefollowingoverviewsdescribethecommands
thatcan beusedtooperatetheMMIusingthe
voicerecognitionsystem.
Alternativecommandsareseparatedusinga“/”,
forexamplesay:Telephone/(or)Navigation/
(or)Radio.
Sequencesofcommandsusedtoperformanac-
tionareidentifiedwitha “>”,forexamplesay:
Enteraddress>(then)Entercountry/state.>

Childsafety


—Ifthebackrestisnotsecurelylatched,the
childandthechildrestraintwillbethrown
forwardtogetherwiththebackrestandwill
strikeparts ofthevehicleinterior.Thechild
canbeseriouslyinjuredorkilled.
—Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat.
Achildwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbe
killedwhenthepassengerairbaginflates.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
—Forward-facingchildsafetyseatsorinfant
carriersinstalledonthefrontpassenger's
seatmayinterferewiththedeploymentof
theairbagandcauseseriousinjurytothe
child.
—Itissafertoinstallaforward-facingchild
safetyseatontherearseat.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page288.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page267,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—Improperinstallationofchildrestraintscan
reducetheireffectiveness orevenprevent
themfromprovidinganyprotection.
—Animproperlyinstalledchildrestraintcan
interferewiththeairbagasitdeploysand
seriouslyinjureorevenkillthechild.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Aftercheckingtomakesurethatthechild
restraintisproperlyinstalled,makecertain
thatthechildrestraintiscorrectlyrecog-
nized
by thecapacitivepassengerdetection
systeminthefrontpassengerseatandthat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightsig-
nalsthecorrectfrontpassengerfrontalair-
bagstatus.


ZA\WARNING
Alwaystakespecialprecautionsifyoumust
installaforwardorrearward-facingchildre-
straintonthefrontpassenger'sseatinexcep-
tionalsituations:
—Wheneveraforwardorrearward-facing
childrestraintisinstalledonthefront pas-
sengerseat,thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
#¥;lightmustcomeonandstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page278,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe


ZA\WARNING
Forward-facingchildrestraints:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Neverput theforward-facingchildrestraint
up,againstorveryneartheinstrumentpan-
el
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheupanddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
sothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.


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