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- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up, against or very near the ins t rumen t pan-
el.
- Always move t he front passenger seat to
the highest position in the up an d down ad-
justment range and move it back t o the
rearmost position in t he seat's fore a nd aft
adjustment range, as fa r away from the air-
bag as possib le, before insta lling the for-
wa rd-facing child restra int.
- Always make sure t hat the safety belt upper
anchorage is beh ind the child restraint and
not next to or in front of the chi ld restrain t
so t ha t the safety bel t will be properly pos i-
tioned.
- Make sure t ha t the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and st ays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on .
A WARNING
Rearwa rd-facing child restraints:
- A ch ild in a rear wa rd-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the ch ild safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest , door
or roof .
- Always be especially careful if you must in-
sta ll a rearward facing child safety seat on
the fron t passenger seat in exceptional cir-
cums t ances .
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and st ays on all the t ime
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immedia t ely in-
st al l t he rear-fac ing child safety sea t in a
rear seat ing pos ition and have t he airbag
system inspected by your Audi deale r.
Ch ild s af e t y
Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufactu rer's
inst ruct ions when instal ling a child restra int in
your vehicle . To activate the convertib le locking
retractor:
.,. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear sea t.
.,. Slowly pull the belt
all the way out .
.,. Route it arou nd or through the child restra int
be lt path ~ ,&. .
.,. Push the child safety sea t down with your full
weigh t to ge t t he safe ty belt really t ight.
.,. Insert t he be lt tong ue into the buckle for t ha t
seating position .
.,. Guide the safety be lt back into t he ret ractor un -
til the be lt lies flat and sn ug on the child safety
seat .
.,. You s hou ld hear a "clicking" noise as the belt
winds back into the inertia reel. Test the con -
vert ible locking retractor by pull ing on the belt .
You shou ld no longer be able to pull the belt
ou t of the ret ract or. The convertib le locking re-
t ract or is now a ctivated.
.,. Make sure that t he red release bu t ton is facing
away from the child restraint so that it can be
unb uckled quickly .
.,. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly t ight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward or sideways more t han
one inch (2 .5 cm) .
A WARNING
Using t he wro ng ch ild rest raint or an impro p-
e rly inst al led child restr ain t can cause se rious
person a l injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure th at the safety be lt re-
tr act or is locked when installing a child
safety sea t. An un locked safe ty be lt retrac-
tor cannot hold the ch ild safety seat in place
du ring norma l dr iving or in a crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firm ly in
place even if a ch ild is not sitt ing in it . A
loose child safety seat can fly around dur ing
a sudden stop or in a crash.
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