Important Information - Audi TT Roadster 2016 Owner's Manual

never install any child restraint system on
this seat.
- Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or other
liquids on the front passenger seat cushion .
- Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic games device,
power inverter or seat heater for child
seats). These may influence the electrical
capacitance measured by the capacitive pas-
senger detection system and can also fly
around in an accident and cause serious per-
sonal injury.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
ever using a child restra ined in a veh icle is
being used
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Convertible child safety seats
Properly used convertible child safety seats can
help protect toddlers and children over age one
who weigh between 20 and 40 Lbs (9 and 18 kg)
in a crash.
Fig. 170
Schemat ic overview: installat ion of t he seat using
the vehicle's safety belt system
.. When us ing the veh icle safety be lt to install a
child safety seat, you must first activate the
convertible locking retractor on the saf ety belt
to prevent the child safety seat from moving
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.. Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really t ight so that
;:::: the seat cannot move forward or sideways
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A toddler or child is usually too large for an in-
fant restraint if it is more than one year old and
weighs more than 20 lbs (9 kg).
Toddlers a nd child ren who are older than one
year up to about 4 years old and weigh more than
20 lbs (9 kg) up to 40 lbs (18 kg) must always be
properly restrained in a child safety seat certified
for their size and weight and
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WARNING
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Not using a child safety seat, using the wrong
ch ild safety seat or improperly installing a
child restraint increases the risk of ser ious
personal injury and death in a collision or oth-
e r emergency situation.
- Child ren on the front seat of any car, even
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously in-
jured or even killed when an airbag inflates.
A child in a rearward-fac ing ch ild safety sea t
installed on the front passenger seat will be
serio us ly injured and can be killed if the
front a irbag inflates - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System .
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carr ier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
aga inst the backrest, center arm rest, door
or roof.
- Never install a rearward facing child safety
seat on the front passenger seat unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on
a nd stays on. If the
PAS SENGER AIR BAG
OFF light does not come on and stay on
have the system inspec t ed immedia t ely by
an author ized Audi dealer or authori zed
Audi Service Facility .
- The rear side of the ch ild safety seat shou ld
be positioned as close as possible to the
backrest on the vehicle seat.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
ever using a chi ld restrained in a vehicle is
being used
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