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Child S a fet y
as possible before insta lling the child
restra int.
- Always make sure t hat nothing pre-
vents the front passenger's seat from
being moved to the rearmost position
in its fore and aft adjustment
range.
- Always make sure that the backrest is
in the upright position .
- Always buck le the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not s itting in it.
A loose ch ild safety seat ca n 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
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page 173, Safety
belts,
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page 182, Airbag system and
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page 203, Child Safety.
A
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make
sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on whe never a
child rest raint is installed on the front pas -
senge r seat and the ignition is switched
on.
- Take the child rest raint off t he front pas -
senger seat and install it proper ly at one
of the rear seat positions if the PAS SEN-
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. 2 16
Schematic overview: keep unused safety belts
away from children in child safety seats. @ · oute r rear
safety belt, @ · center rear safety belt
If a child safety seat is used on the rear 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
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& .
- Guide the safety belt webbings @ and @
beh ind the head restraint of the seat where
the child restra int is insta lled
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fig. 216.
When doing so, do not engage the converti-
ble locking retractor! You shou ld not hear a
"clicking" sound when winding up the safety
be lt.
- Let the belt retractor wind up the safety belt
webbing.
A
WARNING
-
A child in a chi ld safety seat installed with
the LATCH lower a nchorages or wit h the
standard sa fety be lt o r a child in a boos t er
seat on the rear seat could p lay with un-
used rear seat safety belts and become e n-
tang led . This could cause t he chi ld ser ious
personal injury and even death.
- Always secure unused rear seat safety
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 convertible locking re-
tractor when routing the safety be lts
arou nd the head restraints.
- Never let anyone s it at the center rear
seating position if the center rear safety
be lt has been routed a round a rear head
restra int.
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