148 Child Safet y
as possible before insta lling the child
restra int.
- Always make sure t hat nothing pre-
vents the front passenger's seat from
being moved to the rearmost position
in its fore and aft adjustment range.
- Always make sure that the backrest is
in the upright position .
- Always buck le the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not sitting in it.
A loose child safety seat can fly around
dur ing a sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used
<=:>page 113, Safety
belts,<=:> page 122, Airbag system
and
<=;> page 143, Child Safety.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make
sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on whe never a
child rest raint is installed on the front pas -
senge r seat and the ignition is switched
on.
- Take the child rest raint off t he 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.
A WARNING
-
A child in a child restraint installed with
the LATCH lower anchorages or with the
standard safety belt on the rear seat may
play with unused rear seat safety belts and
become enta ngled resu lting in ser ious per-
sonal injury and even dea t h.
- Always buck le unused rear seat safety
belts out of reach of children in child
seat s and properly activate t he conve rti-
ble locking retrac tor so that the child
cannot un reel the safety belt from the
retracto r.
(D Tips
Always replace child restraints that were
installed in a vehicle during a crash. Dam-
age to a child restraint that is not visible
could cause it to fail in another collision
situation.
Chi Ld safety seats
Infant seats
Babies and infants up to about one year old
and
20 lbs. or 9 kg need special rearward-fac-
ing child restraints that support the back,
neck and head in a crash.
Fig. 139 Schema tic overview: rearward -facing infan t
seat, properly installed on the rear seat
.. When using the vehicle safe ty 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 <=:>
page 152 or install the seat
using the LATCH attachments .
.. Push the child safety seat down with your
full weight to get the safety be lt really tight
so that the seat cannot move forwa rd or
sideways mo re than one inch (2.5 cm).
Infants up to about one year (20 lbs . or 9 kg)
are best protected in spec ial infant carriers
and child safety seats designed for their age
group. Many experts believe that infants and
small children shou ld ride only in special re-
stra ints in wh ich the child faces the back of
the vehicle . These infant seats suppo rt the ba-
by's back, neck and head in a crash
<=:>fig. 139 .
The airbag on the passenger side makes the
fron t seat a pote ntia lly dangero us place for a
child to ride. The front seat is not the safest ..,..
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