ECO mode AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

Audiconnect

DataPrivacy
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
AUDIAGcollects,uses,storesandsharesyour
personalinformation,suchascontactdata,vehi-
cledata,usagedata,drivingdataandprecisege-
olocation,inordertoprovideyouwiththeprod-
uctsandservicesyouhavepurchasedorrequest-
ed,andforanumberofotherpurposes,forex-
ample,totrackqualityissues,toperformance
andsafety,tomeetourinternalcomplianceorle-
galrequirementsandtomarkettocustomers
andpotentialcustomers.Foramorecomplete
listofthedatawecollect,how weuseitandwith
whomweshareit,pleasevisityourAudination-
al/salesregionwebsiteatwww.audi.com.
Thecollection,useandsharingmayvarydepend-
ingonyourmodelandmodelyear,yoursubscrip-
tionstatus,ortheserviceoffering.Forexample,
collection,useandsharingmayvarybetweenAu-
diconnectservices,ifyouhavedesignatedakey
user,orifyouaredrivingamodelequippedwith
persistentdatalogging.Pleasereviewthecom-
pletePrivacyStatementtounderstandourdata
handlingpracticeswithrespecttoaparticular
service.
Youcanfindadditionalinformationaboutourda-
taprivacypracticesinyourMMIintheoptions
menufortheselectedAudiconnectInfotainment
service.Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>
rightcontrolbutton>AboutAudiconnect.


Informationaboutourprivacypracticesincon-
junctionwiththemobileAudiconnectapplica-
tioncan befoundintheApplication’sPrivacy
Statement.
For additionalinformationabouttheprivacy
practicesrelatingtoAudiconnect,myAudi,or
otherwebsites,applicationsoronlineservicesas
wellasyourobligationswithrespecttousing
theseservices,andforadditionalinformationre-
gardingAudiconnecttermsandconditions,
pleasevisityourAudinational/salesregionweb-
siteatwww.audi.com.
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Navigation

Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP|buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page205,fig. 189.

—Storingadestinationasafavorite:searchfor
thedesireddestinationusingtheinputfield.
Or:selectadestinationfromthelist.Select:
rightcontrolbutton>Storeasfavorite.
—Renamingafavorite:selecttheleftcontrol
button>Favorites>afavoritefromthelist>
rightcontrolbutton>Renamefavorite.
—Movefavorite:selectafavoritefromthelist>
rightcontrolbutton>Movefavorite.Select
andconfirmthelocationoftheselectedfavor-
ite.
—Deletingafavorite:selectafavoritefromthe
list>rightcontrolbutton>Deletefavorite>
DeletethisfavoriteorDeleteallfavorites.
Directorycontacts
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Twoaddresses(private/business)canbeas-
signedasdestinationsforeachcontactinthedi-
rectory.

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page205,fig. 189.

Storingadestinationasacontactinthe
directory
Requirement:amobiledevicemustbeconnected
totheMMI>page178.
—Select:adestination>rightcontrolbutton>
Adddestinationtocontact.
—Enterthefirstlettersofthedesiredcontactin
thefreetextsearchinputfield>page205,
fig.189andthenselectacontactfromthelist.
—SelectandconfirmAddbusinessdestinationor
Addprivatedestination.
Navigationsettings
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page205,fig. 189.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Navigationset-
tings.

Depending ontheselectedfunction,thefollow-
ingsettingscan beselected:
Showalternativeroutes
Uptothreesuggestedroutesareshownonthe
mapwhenthisfunctionisswitchedon4
=>page212.
Lowfuelwarning
Amessageisdisplayedifthefuelgaugegoesbe-
lowthereservemarkingwhenthisfunctionis
switchedonM.Confirmingthismessagedisplays
alistofgasstationsinthearea.Whenagassta-
tionisselected,routeguidancefromthecurrent
vehiclepositioniscalculated.
Trailermode*
Trailermodeisswitchedoffatthefactory.
WhenthefunctionisswitchedonM,themaxi-
mumpermittedspeedforvehicleswithtrailersis
incorporatedintotherouteguidanceandthecal-
culatedarrivaltimeisadjustedaccordingly.Trail-
ermodeisdisplayedusingsymbols"8intheside
menuonthemap.
Personalrouteassistance*
Personalrouteassistanceisswitchedoffatthe
factory.
Yourtripsarerecordedanddestinationsaresug-
gestedbytheMMIwhen thisfunctionisswitched
onpage211.
Thepersonalrouteassistanceisindicatedby the
P&symbolinthestatuslineoftheInfotainment
systemdisplay.
Notificationwhennearby*
Thenotificationwhennearbyisswitchedoffat
thefactory.
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Navigation

TheMMInotifiesyouwhenyouareapproaching
selectedpointsofinterestwhenthisfunctionis
switchedonM.YoucanalsohaveaNotification
tone.
Presentationmode
ThePresentationmodehelpsyoutoeffectively
planatripandfollowtheplannedroutewithout
movingthevehicle.Youcan useSelectstarting
pointwhenyouwouldliketocalculatearoute
startingfromalocationotherthanthevehicle
position, forexample.StartPresentationmode
tosimulaterouteguidance.
Routecriteria
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
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RAH-8472

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>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page205,fig. 189.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Voiceguidance.

Voiceguidance:voiceguidancecanbeComplete
orShortened.WiththeTrafficfunction,voice
guidancepromptsareonlygivenwhenthereare
trafficincidentsonyourroute.WhenOffisse-
lected,novoiceguidanceisgiven.
Voiceguidanceduringphonecall:voiceguidance
duringaphonecallcan be switchedonoroff.
Entertainmentfader:see>page252.
Voiceguidancevolume:youcanadjustthevol-
umeduringvoiceguidanceusingtheOn/Offknob
=page153Youcanalsofindadditionalinforma-
tionunder>page252.
Map
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

Fig.195Possibleroutecriteria

>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page205,fig. 189.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Routecriteria.

@HOV/carpoollanes):withtheAvoidfunc-
tion,HOVlanes areexcludedwhencalculating
routes.WithAllow,theMMIwillrouteyou
throughHOVlanesandshowthem.
Q@bighways/@)Tollroads/@)Ferries:ifthenav-
igationsystemshould notincludehighways,toll
roadsorferries-ifpossible-whencalculating
routes,youcanselecttheAvoidfunction.

)Highoccupancyvehicle
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Fig.197Example:standardmapwiththecrosshairs
switchedon

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Navigation


>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>fig.196.

Zoomingin/outonthemap
—Turn thecontrolknobtotheleftortotheright.
Alternatively,youcanalsozoomin/outonthe
mapusingtheMMItouchcontrolpad*
=>page158,ifthecrosshairsareswitchedon.
Or:turntheleftthumbwheelonthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheel*>page17.
Turningthecrosshairson/off
—Switchingthecrosshairson:pressthecontrol
knobinthemapview>fig.196.
—Switchingthecrosshairsoff:pressthe[BACK
button.


Whenthecrosshairsareswitchedoff>fig.196:
@)Direction.Foradditionalinformation,see
=>page216.
@)Thedistancetothedestinationincludesthe
calculatedarrivaltime.
@Whenthetrailermodefunctionisswitched
on,thecorrespondingsymbolisdisplayed
nexttothearrivaltime.
@Scale:turnthecontrolknobtotheleftor
righttodecreaseor increasethescale.When
theAutomaticzoomfunctionisswitchedon
,an“A”for“Automatic”isdisplayedinthe
magnifyingglass.
Altitude
Vehiclelocation
Routeinformation:variousinformationwill
bedisplayedduringactiverouteguidance
(forexample,theupcomingmaneuverin-
cludingcalculateddistanceandstreet
names).Thedisplayalsoprovidestrafficin-
formationorpointsofinterestonthecurrent
route.
Roadcurrentlybeingdrivenon
CO®@
Whenthecrosshairsareswitchedon>fig.197:
@)Thecrosshairs:movethecrosshairsinthede-
sireddirectionandsetapointonthemapus-
ingtheMMItouchcontrolpad”orthecontrol

D_Onlyappliestovehicleswithoutcamera-basedspeedlimit
display.
knob.Whenthecrosshairsareturnedoff,the
roadbeingcurrentlydrivenonisshown.
@Speedlimit display”):displayofthemaxi-
mumpermittedspeedontheexpressways
andhighways.
@Entertainmentslidingmenu*:see
=>page159.
@®Additionalinformationonthecrosshairspo-
sition:ifyoumovethecrosshairstoa loca-
tiononthemap,availableinformationfor
thecurrentpositionisdisplayed.Tapbriefly
ontheMMItouchcontrolpad.Or:pressthe
controlknob.Inthedestinationdetails,you
canstartrouteguidancetothedisplayedlo-
cation.SelectandconfirmStartrouteguid-
ance.
@Mapcontents(pointsofinterest,favorites).
Whentherearemultiplepointsofinterestin
theimmediatevicinity,thesymbolsare
shownstackedonthemap.
Betterroute#3:ifabetterrouteisavailable
forthecurrentrouteguidance,itwillbeindi-
catedonthemapincludingthetimethat
wouldbesaved.Moreinformationcanbe
foundunder>page220.
Mapfunctions
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>page214,fig.196.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton.

Thefollowingmapfunctionscan beselected:
Switchtodestinationinput
ThefreetextsearchintheEnterdestination
menuisdisplayed>page205,fig.189.
Trafficmessages
CurrenttrafficinformationisdisplayedintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplay.Youcanalsofindad-
ditionalinformationunder>page219.>
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Media
Wi-Fihotspot*:yourWi-Fidevice|Makesurethenetworkoptimizationfunctionsareswitchedoffin
isdisconnectedfromtheWi-FitheWi-FisettingsorinthenetworksettingsforyourWi-Fidevice.
hotspot.ForadditionalinformationrefertotheuserguideforyourWi-Fi
device.


Audimusicinterface:audioplay-|MakesuretheUSBmodeMTPisselectedinthesettingson your
backthroughtheconnectedmo-|mobiledevice.
biledeviceisnotpossible.

@)Applies onlytoMTPdevices.DoesnotapplytoAppledevicesandUSBmassstoragedevices.
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Systemsettings

If amobiledevicewasalreadyconnectedandyou
selectandconfirmthecorrespondingmenuitem,
thedevicenameandconnectionmodearedis-
playedunderthemenuitem>fig.218.
YoucanindividuallyConnect()orDisconnect
(L)apaireddevice.


Requirement:
—Thevehiclemustbestationaryandtheignition
mustbe switchedon.
—TheBluetoothsettingswillopenonyourmo-
biledeviceduringtheconnectionsetup.
—TheBluetoothfunctionandvisibility oftheMMI
=>page250andmobiledevicemustbeswitch-
edon.
—Themobiledevicetobeconnectedmustnot be
connectedtoanyotherBluetoothdevice.
Primaryphone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
cellphone.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthedevicesthatare
alreadypaired.
RYNateTamdate
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
cellphone.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthedevicesthatare
alreadypaired.
PeleMeealal-Laalela)
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
—Thedataconnectionismadeusingtheembed-
dedSIMcard)>page193.Youdonotneedto
adjustanyadditionalsettings.
@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage200.

2)SIMcardinstalledinthevehicleatthefactory.
myAudiapp
Appliesto:vehicleswith AudiconnectInfotainment
Requirement:themyAudiappmustbeinstalled
andopenonyourmobiledevice.
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
mobiledevice(such asasmartphone).
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourmo-
biledevicefromthelistofallthedevicesthat
arealreadypaired.
Audioplayer
AppliestovehicleswithBluetoothorWi-Fiaudioplayer
Bluetoothplayer*
Requirement:theBluetoothfunctionandvisibili-
tymustbe switchedonintheMMI>page250
andontheBluetoothaudioplayer.
—Connectnewdevice:pressthecontrolknob.
SelectBluetoothaudioplayer.Searchforand
connectamobiledevice.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectaBlue-
toothdevicefromthelistofallthedevicesthat
arealreadypaired.
Wi-Fiaudioplayer*
Requirement:theWi-Fihotspot*ontheMMI
=page200andonyourWi-Fiaudioplayermust
beswitchedon.
—Connectnewdevice:pressthecontrolknob.
SearchforandconnectaWi-Ficapabledevice.
—DisconnectWi-Fiaudioplayer:deactivatethe
Wi-FionyourWi-Ficapabledevice.Thedevice
willbeautomaticallyremovedfromthelist.
CG)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@©in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage200.
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Drivingsafety

Drivingsafety
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionapplies toall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.

ZXWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthe in-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepalloftheOwner'sLiterature
manualsinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsell
yourvehiclesothatthisimportantinforma-
tionwillalwaysbeavailabletothedriver
andpassengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sLiteraturehandyso
thatyoucanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.

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Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
> Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>
Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
=>page62.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmirrors
correctlyforyourheight.
>Instructpassengerstoadjusttheheadre-
straintsaccordingtotheirheight.
> Makesuretousetherightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page290,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame>page53,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page260.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
tytoconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.If yourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>/\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusingacellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
>Observealltrafficlaws,rulesoftheroadand
speedlimitsandplaincommonsense.

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Airbagsystem


OFF3%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.

ZAWARNING
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotgooutwhenanadultissittingon
thefrontpassengerseataftertakingthe
stepsdescribed above,makesuretheadult
isproperlyseatedandrestrainedatoneof
therearseatingpositions.
—Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
authorizedAudidealer before transporting
anyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.
@®Tips
Ifthecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem
determinesthatthefrontpassengerseatis
empty,thefrontalairbagonthepassenger
sidewillbeturnedoff,andthePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF%;lightwillstayon.
Repair,careanddisposaloftheairbags
Partsoftheairbagsystemareinstalledatmany
differentplacesonyourAudi.Installing,remov-
ing,servicingorrepairingapartinanareaofthe
vehiclecandamageapartofanairbagsystem
andpreventthatsystemfromworkingproperly
inacollision.

Therearesomeimportantthingsyouhaveto
knowtomakesurethattheeffectivenessofthe
systemwillnot beimpairedandthatdiscarded
componentsdonotcauseinjuryorpollutethe
environment.

ZAWARNING
Impropercare,servicingandrepairproce-
durescanincreasetheriskofpersonalinjury
anddeathbypreventinganairbagfromde-
ployingwhenneededordeployinganairbag
unexpectedly:
—Nevercover,obstruct,orchangethesteer-
ingwheelhornpadorairbagcoverorthein-
strumentpanelormodifytheminanyway.
—Neverattachanyobjectssuchascupholders
ortelephonemountingstothesurfacescov-
eringtheairbagunits.


—Forcleaningthehornpadorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothoronemois-
tenedwithplainwater.Solventsorcleaners
coulddamagetheairbagcoverorchange
thestiffnessorstrengthofthematerial so
that
theairbagcannotdeployandprotect
properly.
—Neverrepair,adjust,orchangeanypartsof
theairbagsystem.
—Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instrument
panel,frontseatsorelectricalsystem(in-
cludingtheinstallationofaudioequipment,
cellulartelephonesandCBradios,etc.)
mustbeperformedbyaqualifiedtechnician
whohasthetrainingandspecialequipment
necessary.
—Foranyworkontheairbagsystem,we
stronglyrecommendthatyouseeyourau-
thorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
—Nevermodifythefrontbumperorpartsof
thevehiclebody.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesideairbagcan
inflatewithoutinterference:
—Neverinstallseatcoversorreplacement
upholsteryoverthefrontseatbacksthat
havenotbeenspecificallyapprovedbyAu-
di.
—Neveruseadditionalseatcushionsthat
covertheareaswherethesideairbagsin-
flate.
—Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor to
theseamintheareaofthesideairbag
modulemustalwaysberepairedimmedi-
atelyby anauthorizedAudidealer.
— Theairbagsystemcandeployonlyonce.Af-
teranairbaghasbeendeployed,it mustbe
replacedwithnewreplacementpartsde-
signedandapprovedespeciallyforyourAudi
model
version.Replacementofcomplete
airbagsystemsorairbagcomponentsmust
beperformedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Makesurethatanyairbagserviceactionis
enteredinyourAudiWarranty&Mainte-
nancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACEMENT
RECORD.
—Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,the
alternatorandstarterareseparatedfrom

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Childsafety


onallthetimewhenevertheignitionis
switchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediate-
lyinstalltheforward-facingchildseatina
rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourauthorizedAudi
dealer.
—Alwaysbucklethechildseatfirmlyinplace
evenifa childisnotsittinginit.Aloose
childseatcanflyaroundduringasudden
stoporinacollision.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGS
wheneverusinga childrestraintinavehi-
cle>page260,Safetybelts,>page268,
Airbag
systemand>page290,Important
information.
@)Tips
Alwaysreplacechildrestraintsthatwerein-
stalledinavehicleduringacrash.Damageto
a childrestraintthatisnotvisiblecouldcause
ittofail inanothercollisionsituation.
ONETeeReameeMaalCele)
Yourvehicleisequippedwithan“AdvancedAir-
bagSystem”incompliancewithUnitedStates
FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)
208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicleSafety
Standard(CMVSS)208asapplicableatthetime
yourvehiclewasmanufactured.

TheAdvancedAirbagsysteminyourvehiclehas
beencertifiedtomeetthe“low-risk”require-
mentsfor3-and6-yearoldchildrenonthepas-
sengersideandsmalladultsonthedriverside.
Thelowriskdeploymentcriteriaareintendedto
reducetheriskofinjurythroughinteractionwith
theairbagthatcanoccur,forexample,bybeing
tooclosetothesteeringwheelandinstrument
panelwhentheairbaginflates.Inaddition,the
systemhasbeencertifiedtocomplywiththe
“suppression”requirementsoftheSafetyStand-
ard,toturnoffthefrontairbagforinfantsupto
12monthswhoarerestrainedonthefrontpas-
sengerseatinchildrestraintsthatarelistedin
theStandard.
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EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAd-
vancedAirbagsystem,allchildren,especially
those12yearsandyounger,shouldalwaysridein
thebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirage
and
size.Theairbagonthepassengersidemakes
thefrontseatapotentiallydangerousplacefora
childtoride.Thefrontseatisnot thesafestplace
forachildinaforward-facingchildsafetyseat.It
canbeaverydangerousplaceforaninfantora
largerchildinarearward-facingseat.
Thevehicle'sAdvancedAirbagSystemhasaca-
pacitivepassengerdetectionsysteminthefront
passengerseatcushionthatcandetectthepres-
enceofababyorachildinachildrestraintsys-
temonthisseat.
Thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemregis-
tersthechangesthatresultinanelectricalfield
when achild,achildrestraint,andababyblanket
areonthefrontpassengerseat.Thechangein
themeasuredcapacitanceduetothepresenceof
achild,a childrestraint,andababyblanketon
thefrontpassengerseatisrelatedtothechildre-
straintsystemrestingontheseat.Themeasured
capacitanceofachildrestraintsystemvariesde-
pendingonthetypeofsystemandspecificmake
andmodel.
Theelectricalcapacitanceofthevarioustypes,
makes,andmodelsofchildrestraintsspecified
bytheU.S.NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAd-
ministration(NHTSA)intherelevant safety
standardarestoredintheAdvancedAirbagSys-
temcontrolunittogetherwiththecapacitances
typicalofinfantsanda1-yearoldchild.Whena
child
restraintisusedonthefrontpassengerseat
withatypical1year-oldinfant,theAdvancedAir-
bagSystemcomparesthecapacitancemeasured
bythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem
withthedatastoredintheelectroniccontrol
unit.
CeaeReiteceaWahiteWayled
Regardlessofthechildrestraintthatyouuse,
makesurethatithasbeencertifiedtomeetSafe-
tyStandardsandhasbeencertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforusewithanairbag.Alwaysbesure
thatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalledat>

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oneoftherearseatingpositions.Ifinexception-
alcircumstancesyoumustuseitonthefront
passengerseat,carefullyreadalloftheinforma-
tiononchildsafetyandAdvancedAirbagsand
heedalloftheapplicableWARNINGS.Makecer-
tainthatthechildandchildrestraintarecorrect-
lyrecognizedbythecapacitivepassengerdetec-
tionsysteminthefrontpassengerseat,thatthe
frontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,andthatthe
airbagstatusisalwayscorrectlysignaledbythe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light.
Manytypesandmodelsofchildrestraintshave
beenavailableovertheyears,newmodelsarein-
troducedregularlyincorporatingnewandim-
proveddesignsandoldermodelsaretaken outof
production.Childrestraintsarenotstandardized.
Childrestraintsofthesametypetypicallyhave
differentweightsandsizesanddifferent“foot-
prints”,thesizeandshapeofthebottomofthe
childrestraintthatsitsontheseat,whenthey
areinstalledonavehicleseat.Thesedifferences
makeitvirtuallyimpossibletocertifycompliance
withtherequirementsforadvancedairbagswith
eachandeverychildrestraintthathaseverbeen
soldinthepastorwillbesoldoverthecourseof
theusefullifeofyourvehicle.
Forthisreason,the UnitedStatesNationalHigh-
wayTrafficSafetyAdministrationhaspublisheda
listofspecifictype,makesandmodelsofchild
restraintsthatmustbeusedtocertifycompli-
anceoftheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehi-
clewiththesuppressionrequirementsofFederal
MotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.Thesechild
restraintsare:
SubpartA-Carbedchildrestraints
SubpartB-Rear-facingchildrestraints


ModelManufacturedonor
after
CenturySmartFit4543|December1,1999

CoscoArriva
22-013PAWandbase
22-999WHO
September25,2007

EvenfloDiscoveryAd-
justRight212
December1,1999

EvenfloFirstChoice
204
December1,1999

GracoInfant8457December1,1999

GracoSnugrideSeptember25,2007

Peg PeregoPrimoViag-
gioSIPIMUNOOUS
September25,2007

childrestraints
SubpartC-Forward-facingandconvertible

ModelManufacturedonor
after

BritaxRoundabout
ESLO2xx
September25,2007

CoscoTouriva02519December1,1999

CoscoSummitDeluxe
HighBackBooster
22-262
September25,2007

CoscoHighBackBoos-
ter22-209
September25,2007

EvenfloTributeV
379Xxxxx
September25,2007

EvenfloMedallion254December1,1999

EvenfloGenerations
352xxxx
September25,2007


ModelManufacturedonor
after
GracoComfortSportSeptember25,2007


AngelGuardAngel
RideAA2403FOF
September25,2007

GracoToddlerSafety
SeatStep2
September25,2007

GracoPlatinumCargo

September25,2007

Z\WARNING

Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,makesure
thatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
comesonandstaysonwheneverachildre-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
andtheignitionisswitchedon.

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