Audi Q3 2017 Owner's Manual page 151

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- Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- If the PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immediately in-
stall the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a
rear seat ing pos ition and have the airbag
system inspected by your Audi dealer.
Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufacturer's
instructions when installing a child restraint in
your veh icle. To act ivate the convertible locking
retractor:
.. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferab ly
on the rear seat.
.,. Slowly pull the be lt all the way out .
.. Route it around or through the child restraint
belt path ¢
.&_ .
.,. Push the child safety seat down with your fu ll
weight to get the safety be lt rea lly t ight.
.,. Inse rt the bel t tongue into the buckle fo r that
seating position .
.,. Guide the safety be lt back into the retractor un-
til the belt lies flat and snug on the child safety
seat.
.. You should hear a "clicking" noise as the belt
winds back into the inertia reel. Test the con-
vertible locking retractor by pulling on the belt .
You should no longer be able to pull the belt
out of the ret ractor. The conve rtible locking re-
tractor is now act ivated .
.,. Make sure that the red release button is fac ing
away from the child restraint so that it can be
unbuckled quick ly.
.. Pull on the be lt 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).
A
WARNING
Using the wrong child restra int or an improp-
erly installed ch ild rest raint can cause ser ious
personal injur y o r death in a crash.
Ch ild safety
- Always make sure that the safety be lt re-
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety be lt retrac-
tor cannot hold the ch ild safety seat in place
during normal driving or in a crash .
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a ch ild is not sitt ing in it . A
loose child safety seat can fly a round dur ing
a sudden st op or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat backrest to which
the child restraint is installed is in an up-
right position and securely latched into
place and cannot fo ld forward. Othe rwise,
the seatback with the child safety seat at-
tached to it could fly forward in the event of
an accident or other emergency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used ¢
page 137 .
Special precautions
apply when install ing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat ¢
page 118, Child
restraints on the front seat - some impor-
tant things to know .
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child re-
straints will be deactivated automatically when
the belt is wound all the way back into the re-
tractor .
.. Press the red button on the safety belt buckle.
The belt tongue will pop out of the buck le.
.,. Guide the safety belt all the way back into its
st owed posit ion.
Always let the safety belt retract completely into
its stowed posit ion. The safety be lt can now be
used as an ord inary safety belt wit hout t he con -
vertib le locking ret ractor fo r ch ild rest raints .
If the convertible locking retractor should be ac-
t ivated inadverte ntly, the safety belt must be un-
fastened and guided comp lete ly back into its
stowed pos ition to deactivate th is feature. If the
convertible locking retractor is not deactivated,
the safety belt will gradua lly become tighter and
uncomfortab le to wear. ..,.
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