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range, and as fa r away from the a irbag
as poss ible before instal ling the child
restraint.
- Always make sure that nothing pre-
vents the front passenger's seat from
be ing moved to the rearmost position
in its fore and aft adjustment
range.
- Always make sure that the backrest is
in the upr ight position.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not sitting in it.
A loose ch ild safety seat can fly around
dur ing a sudden stop or in a coll is ion .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used c:::;,page 134, Safety
belts,
c:::;,
page 142, Airbag system and
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page 166, Child Safety.
.8,
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make
sure tha t t he PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on whenever a
child rest raint is installed o n the front pas-
senger seat and the ignition is switched
on.
- Take the child restraint off the front pas-
senger seat and install it proper ly at one
of the rear seat positions if the PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF light does not stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by
your authorized Audi dealer immediate-
ly.
Secure unused safety belts on the rear
seat
Fig. 15 0
Schematic overview: keep unused safety belts
away from children in child safe ty seats. @ - oute r rear
safety be lt
.
Child S a f ety
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If a child safety seat is used on the rea r bench,
especially with LATCH universal lower ancho-
rages, the unused safety belts
must
be se -
cured so that the child in the child restraint
cannot reach them
c:::;,
&, .
- Guide the safety belt webbing behind the
head restra int of the seat where the child re-
straint is installed ¢ fig . 150. When doing
so, do not engage the switchable locking re-
tractor ! You should not hear a "clicking"
sound when wind ing up the safety belt.
- Let the belt retractor wind up the safety belt
webbing.
.8,
WARNING
A child in a chi ld safety seat installed with
the LA TCH lower anc horages or with the
standa rd safety be lt or a child in a booster
se at on the rea r seat could p lay with un-
used rear seat safety belts and become en -
tang led . This cou ld cause t he chi ld ser ious
personal injury and even death.
-A lways secure unused rear seat sa fety
be lts out of reach of children in child
seats such as by proper ly rout ing them
around the head restraint of the seat
where the ch ild restraint is installed.
- Never activate the switchable locking re-
tracto r when routing the safety belts
around the head restraints.
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