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- Take the child restraint off the front passen-
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer immediately.
Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
Fig. 141
Schemat ic overview: keep unused s-a fety belts
away from children in child safety seats. @ - oute r rear
sa fety belt
If a child safety seat is used on the rear bench,
especially with LA TCH universal lower anchorag-
es, the unused safety belts
must
be secured so
that the child in the child restraint cannot reach
them
c::> , & .
- Guide the safety belt webbing @ behind the
head restraint of the seat where the child re-
straint is installed
c::>
fig. 141. When doing so,
do not engage the convertible locking retrac-
tor! You should not hear a "clicking" sound
when winding up the safety belt .
- Let the belt retractor wind up the safety belt
webbing .
A
WARNING
A child in a child safety seat installed with the
LATCH lower anchorages or with the standard
safety belt or a child in a booste r seat on the
rear seat could play with unused rear seat
safety belts and become entangled. This
cou ld cause the child serious personal injury
and even death.
- Always secure unused rear seat safety belts
out of reach of childr en in child seats such
as by proper ly routing them aro und the
Child safety
head restraint of the seat where the child
restraint is installed .
- Never activate the convertible locking re-
tractor when routing the safety belts around
the head restraints.
Child
seats
Infant seats
Babies and infants up to about one year old and
20 lbs. or 9 kg need special rearward-facing
child restraints that support the back , neck and
head in a crash.
Fig. 142
Schematic overview: rearward -facing infant seat,
proper ly insta lled on the rear seat
... When using the vehicle safety belt to install a
child safety seat, you must first activate the
convertib le locking retractor on the safety belt
to prevent the child safety seat from moving
c::> poge 159 or install the seat using the LATCH
attachments.
... Push the ch ild safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight so that
the seat cannot move forward or sideways
more than one inch (2 .5 cm) .
... Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
c::> page 155.
Infants up to about one year (20 lbs. or 9 kg) are
best protected in special infant ca rriers and child
safety seats designed for their age group . Many
experts believe that infants and small children
shou ld ride only in special restraints in wh ich the
child faces the back of the vehicle . These infant
seats support the baby's back, neck and head in a
crash
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fig. 142 .
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