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Ch ild safet y
- 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 PASSENGER 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 position and have the airbag
system inspected by your Audi dea le r.
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 activate the convertible locking
retractor:
.. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferab ly
on the rear seat.
.,. Slow ly pull the belt all the way out .
.,. Route it around or t hrough the ch ild restraint
belt path
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.. Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight t o get t he safety be lt really tight.
.,. Inse rt the bel t tongue into the buckle fo r that
seating position.
.. Guide the safety belt back into the retractor un-
ti l the belt lies flat and snug on the chi ld safety
seat.
.,. You should hear a "clicking" no ise as the belt
winds back into the inertia reel. Test the con-
vertible locking retractor by pulli ng on the belt .
You should no longer be able to pull the belt
out of the retractor. The conve rtible locking re-
tractor is now act ivated .
.,. Make sure that t he red release button is fac ing
away from the child restraint so that it can be
unbuck led 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).
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WARNING
Using the wrong child restra int or an improp-
erly installed ch ild rest raint can cause ser ious
personal inj ury o r dea t h in a crash.
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- 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 chi ld safety sea t 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 stop or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat back rest to which
the child res t raint is installed is in an up-
right position and securely latched into
place and canno t fold forw ard . Othe rwise,
the sea t ba ck wit h the child safe ty seat at-
tached to it could fly forwa rd in the event of
an accident o r othe r emergency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
eve r us ing a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used
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Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
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page 149, 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 bel t 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 buc kle.
.,. Guide t he safety be lt all the way back into it s
st owed pos it ion.
Always let the safe ty be lt retract completely into
its stowed pos it io n. The safety be lt ca n now be
used as an ord inary safety bel t without t he con -
vert ible locking ret ractor fo r child rest raints .
If the conve rt ible locking retractor should be ac-
tivated inadverte ntly, the safety belt must be un -
fastened and guided comp lete ly back into its
stowe d position t o deac t ivat e th is fe ature. If the
convertible locking retractor is not deactivated,
the safety be lt will g radually become tighter and
uncomfortab le to wear.
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