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range, and as fa r away from the a irbag
as poss ible before instal ling the child
restraint.
- Always make sure that nothing pre-
vents the front passenger's seat from
be ing moved to the rearmost position
in its fore and aft adjustment
range.
- Always make sure that the backrest is
in the upr ight position.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not sitting in it.
A loose ch ild safety seat can 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 c:::;,page 137, Safety
belts,
c:::;,
page 145, Airbag system and
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page 166, Child Safety.
.8,
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make
sure tha t t he PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on whenever a
child rest raint is installed o n the front pas-
senger seat and the ignition is switched
on.
- Take the child restraint off the front pas-
senger seat and install it proper ly at one
of the rear seat positions if the PASSEN-
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. 161
Schematic overview: keep unused safety belts
away from children in child safe ty seats. @ - oute r rear
safety belt,
@ -
center rear safety belt
.
Child S a f ety
1 71
If a child safety seat is used on the rea r 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
c:::;,
&, .
- Guide the safety belt webbings @ and @
beh ind the head restraint of the seat where
the child restra int is insta lled
c:::;,
fig. 161.
When doing so, do not engage the sw itcha-
ble locking retractor! You shou ld not hear a
"cl icking" sou nd when winding up the safety
be lt .
- Let the belt retractor wind up the safety belt
webbing.
.8,
WARNING
A child in a chi ld safety seat installed with
the LA TCH lower ancho rages or with the
standard safety be lt or a child in a boos t er
seat on the rea r seat could p lay with un-
use d rea r seat safety belts and become en-
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 t hem
around the head restrai nt of the seat
where the ch ild restraint is installed.
- Never activate t he switchable locking re-
tracto r 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 rea r safety
be lt has been routed around a rear head
restraint.
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