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Child Safety
- Always be especially careful if you must
install a rearward facing child safety seat
on the front passenger seat in exception-
al circumstances.
- A tight tether strap on a rearward-facing
child restraint attached to the front pas-
senger seat can put too much pressure
on the weight-mat in the seat and regis-
ter a heavier weight in the Advanced Air-
bag System. The heavier weight regis-
tered can make the system work as
though an adult were on the seat and de-
ploy the Advanced Airbag when it must
be suppressed causing serious or even
fatal injury to the child .
- 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, immedi-
ately install the rearward-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer .
Activating the convertible locking
retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to se-
cure a child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufactur-
er's instructions when installing a child re-
straint in your vehicle. To activate the conver-
tible locking retractor :
.., Place the child restraint on a seat, prefera-
bly on the rear seat .
.., Slowly pull the belt all the way out.
.., Route it around or through the child re-
straint belt path ¢ ,&. .
.., Push the child safety seat down with your
full weight to get the safety belt really tight.
.., Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for
that sea t ing position .
.., Guide the safety belt back into t he retrac tor
until the belt lies flat and snug on the child
safety seat .
.., You should hear a "clicking" noise as the
belt winds back into the inertia reel. Test the
convertible locking retractor by pulling on
the belt. You should no longer be able to
pull the belt out of the retractor. The con-
vertible locking retractor is now activated .
"" Make sure that the red release button is fac-
ing away from the child restraint so that it
can be unbuckled quickly.
.., Pull on the belt 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).
A
WARNING
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Using the wrong child restraint or an im-
properly installed child restraint can cause
serious personal injury or death in a crash .
- Always make sure that the safety belt re-
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt re-
tractor cannot hold the child safety seat
in place during normal driving or in a
cra:;;h.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not sitting in it .
A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat backrest to
which the child restraint is installed is in
an upright position and securely latched
into place and cannot fold forward. Oth-
erwise, the seatback with the child safety
seat attached to it could fly forward in
the event of an accident or other emer-
gency situation .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used
¢ page 166.
Special
precautions apply when installing a child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
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page 146, Child restraints on the front
seat - some important things to know .
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