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Child safety
the airbag as possible, before installing
the forward-facing ch ild restraint.
- Always make sure that the safety be lt up-
per anchorage is behind the child restra int
and not next to or in front of the child re-
straint so that the safety belt will be prop-
erly positioned.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from be ing
moved to the rearmost pos it ion 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 s itting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a collis ion.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
ever using a child restrained in a veh icle is
being used
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WARNING
To reduce the risk of se rious injury, make sure
that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
comes on and stays on whenever a child re-
straint is installed on the front passenger seat
and the ignition is switched on.
- Take the ch ild restraint off the front passen-
ger seat and install it properly 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 immediately.
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Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
Fig. 123
Schematic overview: keep unused safety belts
away from children in child safety seats. @ · outer rear
safety belt, ® - center rear safety belt
If a child safety seat is used on the rear bench,
especially with LATCH universal lower anchorag-
es, the unused safety belts must be secured so
that the child in the child restraint cannot reach
them
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- Guide the safety belt webbings @ and @ be·
hind the head restraint of the seat where the
child restra int is installed ~fig . 123. When do·
ing so, do not engage the convert ible locking
retractor! You should not hear a "clicking"
sound when winding up the safety belt.
- Let the belt retr acto r wind up the safe ty belt
webbing.
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WARNING
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A child in a child safety seat installed with the
LATCH lower anchorages or with the standard
safety be lt or a child in a booster seat on the
rear seat could play with unused rear seat
safety belts and become entangled. This
could cause the child serious personal injury
and even death.
- Always secure unused rear seat safety belts
out of reach of children in child seats such
as by properly routing them around the
head restraint of the seat where the child
restraint is installed.
- Never activate the convert ible locking re·
tractor when rout ing the safety belts aro und
the head restrain t s.
- Never let anyone sit at the center rear seat-
ing position if the center rear safety belt has
been routed ar ound a rear head restraint.
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