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- Always make sure to position the should-
er portion of the three-point belt over
the middle of child's shoulder.
- Never let the shoulder portion of the belt
rest against or across the neck, face,
chin, or throat of the child.
- Always make sure the lap belt portion of
the three-point belt is worn snug and
passes as low as possible across the
child's pelvis. Never let the belt pass over
the soft abdomen.
- Failure to properly route safety belts
over a child's body will cause severe inju-
ries in an accident or other emergency
situation
qpage 103.
- Children on the front seat of any car,
even with Advanced Airbags, can be seri-
ously injured or even killed when an air-
bag inflates.
- Never let a child stand or kneel on any
seat, for example the front seat.
- Never let a child ride in the cargo area of
your vehicle.
- Always remember that a child leaning
forward, sitting sideways or out of posi-
tion in any way during an accident can be
struck bya deploying airbag. This will re-
sult in serious personal injury or death.
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of excep-
tional circumstances the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light must come on and
stay on, whenever the ignition is switch-
ed on.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, perform
the checks described
q page
122,
Moni-
toring the Advanced Airbag System.
- Take the child restraint off the front pas-
senger seat and install it properly at one
ofthe rear seat positions ifthe PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF light does not stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- Always read and heed all WARNING5
whenever using a child restrained in a ve-
hicle is being used
qpage 103, Safety
belts, q page
111,
Airbag system
and
q page
133,
Important things to know.
Booster seats on the rear seat
•
Children who are about 7 years and older, who
weigh more than 55 lbs. (25 kg) and are not
taller than 4'11" (1.5 m) are best protected
when properly restrained on the rear seat.
Due to limited rear seat head clearance chil-
dren 4'3" (1.3 m) and taller must not use
booster seats on the rear seat of your Audi TI
Coupe. The rear seat of your Audi TI Coupe
has been specially designed to permit children
who are between 4'3" (1.3 m) and 4'11" (1.5
m) ta II (about 7 to 12 years old) to use the
available three -point lap and shoulder safety
belts.
A
WARNING
1=
- The rear seat area is too small to safely
transport passengers taller than 4'11"
(1.5 ml.
- Persons taller than 4'11" (1.5 m) as well
as children in booster seats who are too
close to the rear window and roof can
suffer severe head and neck injuries
when the rear lid is closed or in a crash.
- The minimum clearance between the
passengers' heads and the rear window
must never - under any circumstances-
be less than 1 inch (2.5 cm.) when the
passengers sits fully upright.
- Always make sure that the rear seat pas-
sengers cannot be sthtck when the rear
lid is closed.
Booster seats on the front seat
•
Children aged about 7 years and older and
weighing more than 55 lbs (25 kg) who are
between 4'3" (1.3 m) and 4'11" (1.5 m) tall
may in exceptional circumstances ride on the
front passenger's seat. Children less than 4'
9" (lA
m) tall must sit on a certified booster
seat and properly wear the vehicle's three-
point lap and shoulder safety belt.
Always securely latch the passenger seat at
the very rear of its fore and aft adjustment
range. The backrest must be adjusted to an
upright position.
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~ WARNING
Ifyou must install a booster seat child re-
straint on the front passenger seat:
_ Make sure the booster seat has been de-
signed and certified by its manufacturer
for use on a front seat with a passenger
front and side airbag.
_ Always follow the manufacturer's in-
structions provided with the booster
seat.
_ Always move the passenger seat to the
very rear of its fore and aft adjustment
range, as far away from the airbag as
possible.
_ Always make sure that the passenger
seat is securely latched in place before
installing the booster seat. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright position.
- If the passenger seat cannot be securely
latched in the very rear of its fore and aft
adjustment range, then the passenger
front airbag must be turned off with the
ON / OFF switch.
InstaLLing a chiLd safety
seat
Securing a child safety seat using a
safety belt
Sofety belts for the rear seats and the front
passenger can be locked with the convertible
locking retractor to properly secure child
safety seats.
The safety belts emergency locking retractors
for the rear seats safety belts and for the
front passenger's seat safety belt have a con-
vertible locking retractor for child restraints.
The safety belt must be locked so that belt
webbing cannot unreel. The retractor can be
activated to lock the safety belt and prevent
the safety belt webbing from loosening up
during normal driving. A child safety seat can
only be properly installed when the safety belt
is locked so that the child and child safety
seat will stay in place.
Child Safety
14
Always remember: Even though your vehicle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, all
children, especially those 12 years and young-
er, should always ride in the back seat proper-
ly restrained for their age and size.
A
WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury
and death in a collision.
- Always make sure that the safety belt re-
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt re-
tractor cannot hold the child safety seat
in place during normal driving or in a
crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
i'n 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
- Ifthe backrest is not securely latched,
the child and the child restraint will be
thrown forward together with the back-
rest and will strike parts of the vehicle
interior. The child can be seriously in-
jured or killed.
- Never install rear-facing child safety
seats or infant carriers on the front pas-
senger seat. A child will be seriously in-
jured and can be killed when the passen-
ger airbag inflates.
- 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, door or
roof.
- Always install rear-facing child safety
seats or infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Forward-facing child safety seats or in-
fant carriers installed on the front pas-
senger's seat may interfere with the de-
ployment ofthe airbag and cause serious
injury to the child.
- It
is safer to install a forward-facing
child safety seat on the rear seat.
- Always read and heed all WARNING5
whenever using a child restrained in a ve-
hicle is being used
qpage
133. Special
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