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WARNING
Not using a booster seat
,
using the booster seat improperly
,
in cor
-
rectly installing a booster seat or using the vehicle safety belt
improperly
in creases the risk of serious personal injury and death
in a collision or other emergency situation. To help reduce the risk
of serious personal injury and
/
or death:
•
Always make sure to position the shoulder portion of the three
-
po int belt over the m iddle of ch ild's shoulder
.
•
Never let the shoulder portion of the belt rest against or across
the neck
,
face
,
chin, or throat of the child
.
•
Always make sure the lap belt portion of the three-point belt is
worn snug and passes as low as possible across the child 's pelvis.
Never let the belt pass over the soft abdomen.
•
Failure to properly route safety belts over a child's body will
cause severe injuries in an accident or other emergency situation
=>
page 127.
•
Children on the front seat of any car, even with Advanced
Airbags
,
can be seriously injured or even killed when an airbag
inflates
.
A child in a rearward -facing child safety seat installed on
the front passenger seat will be seriously injured and can be killed
if the front airbag inflates.
•
Never let a ch ild stand or kneel on any seat
,
for example the
front seat.
•
Never let a child ride in the cargo area of your vehicle.
•
Always remember that a child leaning forward
,
sitting side
-
ways or out of position in any way during an accident can be
struck by a deploying airbag
.
This will result in serious personal
injury or death
.
•
If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptional circumstances
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light must come on and stay on, when
-
ever the ignition is switched on
.
&
WARNING (continued)
•
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay
on, perform the checks described
=>
page
148, "
Monitoring
the
Advanced Airbag System
".
•
Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and in stall
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on whenever the ignition is switched
on
.
•
Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used
=>
page
127,
"Safety belts",
=>
page
137,
"Airbag system
"
and
=>
page
159, "
Important things
to know"
.
•
Booster
seats
on the
rear seat
Childr
en who are abo
ut
7 years and
old
er, wh
o w
eig
h mor
e
t
ha
n
55
l
b
(25 kg
) and ar
e
not taller than 4'1 1" (1.5 m) are best protected
when pro per ly restrained on the rea
r
seat.
Due t
o limite
d
rear
seat
head
cle arance chil
d
ren
4'3" (1.3
m
)
and
tal ler must not use booster seats on the rear seat of your Audi
TT
Cou
pe
. The rear seat of
yo
u
r A
udi
TT
Cou
pe has been spec
iall
y
designed to permit
ch
ildr en who are between 4'3" (1.3 m) and 4'11"
(1.5
m
)
t
all
(about
7
to
12 years
old
)
to
use
th
e avai lab le
thr
ee
-point
lap and shoulder safety belts.
&
WARNING
•
The rear seat area is too small to safely transport
passengers
taller than 4'11" (1.5 ml.
•
Persons taller than
4' 11"
(1.5 m) as well as children in booster
seats who are too close to the rear window and roof can suffer
severe head and neck injuries when the rear lid is closed or in a
crash
.
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