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- Take the child restraint off the front passen-
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer immediately.
Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
Fig. 173
Schemat ic overview: keep unused s-afety be lts
away from children in child safety seats. @ · oute r rear
sa fety be lt,
@ -
center rear safety belt
If a child safety seat is used on the rear bench,
especia lly with LA TCH universal lower anchorag-
es, the unused safety belts
must
be secured so
that the child in the child restraint cannot reach
them
c::> , & .
- Guide the safety belt webbing behind the head
restraint of the adjacent seat c::> fig . 173. When
doing so, do not engage the convertible locking
retractor! You should not hear a "clicking"
sound when winding up the safety belt.
- Let the belt retractor wind up the safety belt
webbing .
A
WARNING
A child in a child safety seat installed with the
LA TCH lower anchorages or with the standard
safety belt or a child in a booste r seat on the
rear sea t could play with unused rear seat
safety belts and become entangled. This
could cause the child serious personal injury
and even death .
- Always secure unused rear seat safety belts
out of reach of ch ild ren in child seats such
as by properly routing them around the
head restraint of the seat where the child
restra int is installed.
Ch ild sa f ety
- Never activate the convertible locking re-
tractor when rout ing the safety belts around
the head restraints.
- Never let anyone sit at the center rear seat-
ing position if the center rear safety belt has
been routed around a rear head restraint.
Child
seats
Infant seats
Babies and infants up to about one year old and
20 lbs. or
9
kg need special rearward-facing
child restraints that support the back, neck and
head in a crash.
Fig. 1 74
Schematic overview : rearward-facing infant seat ,
properly installed on t he rear seat
... When using the vehicle safety belt to install a
child safety seat, you must first activate the
convertib le locking retractor on the safety belt
to prevent the child safety seat from moving
c::>
page 177 or insta ll the seat using the LATCH
attachments.
... Push the ch ild safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight so that
the seat cannot move forward or sideways
more than one inch (2.5 cm) .
... Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
c::> page 173.
Infants up to about one year (20 lbs . or 9 kg) are
best protected in special infant carriers and child
safety seats designed for the ir age group. Many
expe rts be lieve that infa nts and small children
shou ld ride only in special restraints in which the
child faces the back of the vehicle. These infant
seats support the baby's back, neck and head in a
crash c::> fig . 174.
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