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Child safety
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
- Never place
or
use any electrical device
(such as a laptop, CD player, electronic
games device, power inverter or seat heater
for child seats) on the front passenger seat
if the device is connected to the 12-volt
socket or the cigarette lighter socket.
- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or oth-
erwise added to the front passenger seat,
never install any ch ild restraint system on
this seat .
- Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or other
liquids on the front passenge r seat cushion .
- Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic games dev ice,
power inverter or seat heater for child
seats). These may influence the e lectr ical
capacitance measured by the capacitive pas-
senger detection system and can also fly
around in an accident and cause serious per-
sonal inj ury.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used c:;, page 12 7, Safety belts,
c:;, page 135, Airbag system and
c:;, page 159, Important information.
Convertible child safety seats
Properly used convertible child safety seats can
help protect toddlers and children over age one
who weigh between 20 and 40 lbs. (9 and 18 kg)
in a crash.
Fig.
166 Schemat ic overview: installat ion of the at t ach-
me nts app licabl e to a LATCH seat
166
Fig. 167
Schemat ic overview: installat ion of the seat using
the vehicle's safety belt system
.,. When using the vehicle safety belt to install a
child safety seat, you must first activate the
convertible locking retractor on the safety belt
to prevent the child safety seat from moving
c:;, page 169 or install the seat using the LATCH
attachments .
.,. Push the chi ld safety sea t 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) ¢ page 169.
.,. If the child safety seat is equipped with a tether
strap, attach it to the tether anchors
c:;, page 175 .
.,. Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
c:;, page 164 .
A toddler or child is usually too large for an in-
fant restraint if it is more t han one year old and
weighs more than 20 lbs. (9 kg).
Toddlers and children who are older than one
year up to about 4 years old and weigh more than
20 lbs (9 kg) up to 40 lbs. (18 kg) must always be
properly restrained in a child safety seat certified
for their size and we ight c:;, fig . 166 and
¢ fig. 167 .
The airbag on the passenger side makes the front
seat a potent ially dangerous place for a child to
ride . The front seat is not the safest place for a
ch ild in a forward-fac ing ch ild safety seat .
It
is a
very dangerous place for an infant or a larger
child in a rea rward-facing seat .
&
WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the wrong
chi ld safety seat or improperly insta lling a
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