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adjustment range, as far away from the air-
bag as possib le before installing the for-
ward-facing child restraint. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright posit ion .
- Make sure that the PASSENGER AI R BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on .
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WARNING
Rearward-facing child restra ints:
- A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating a irbag w ill hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the ch ild safety seat and chi ld
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
- Always be especially careful if you must in-
stall a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptional cir-
cumstances.
- A tight tether strap on a rearward-facing
child restraint attached to the front passen-
ger seat can put too much pressure on the
weight-mat in the seat and register a heavi-
er weight in the Advanced Airbag System .
The heavier we ight registered can make the
system work as though an adult were on the
seat and deploy the Advanced Airbag when
it must be suppressed causing serious or
even fatal injury to the child.
- Make sure that the PASSEN GER AI R BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- If the PASSENGER AI R BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immedia t ely in-
sta ll the rearward-facing child safety seat in
a rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspected by your authorized Audi
dealer .
Ch ild safety
Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint .
Always heed the ch ild sa fety seat manuf actu rer 's
inst ruct ions when inst alling a child res t raint in
your vehicle . To activate the convertible locking
retractor:
.. Place the child rest raint on a seat, prefe rably
on the rea r sea t.
.. Slowly pull the belt all the way out .
.. Route it around or through the child restra int
be lt path ¢ ,&. .
.. Push the ch ild safety seat down with you r full
weight to get the safety belt really tight.
.. Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that
seating position.
.. Guide the safety belt back into th e retractor un-
til the belt lies flat and snug on the child safety
seat .
.. You should hear a ''cl icking" noise as the belt
winds back into the inertia reel. Test the con -
vert ible locking retractor by pull ing on the belt .
You shou ld no longer be able to pull the belt
out of the retractor. The convertib le loc king re-
t ractor is now activated.
.. Make sure that the red release button is facing
away from the child restraint so that it can be
unbuckled quickly .
.. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly tight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward or sideways more than
one inch (2 .5 cm) .
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WARNING
Using the wrong ch ild rest raint or an improp-
e rly insta lled child restra int can cause se rious
personal injury or death in a crash .
- Always make sure that the safety be lt re-
tr actor is locked when installing a child
safety seat . An un locked safety be lt retrac-
tor cannot hold the chi ld safety seat in place
du ring normal driving or in a crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firm ly in
p lace even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly a round during
a sudden stop or in a crash .
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