- Push th e child safety seat down with your full weight to
get the safety be lt rea lly t igh t so that the seat cannot
move forward or sideways more than one inch (2 .5 cm) .
Infan t s up t o ab out one year (20 lbs. or 9 kg) are best protec t ed in
special infant carriers and chi ld safety seats designed for t heir age
gro up. Many experts believe that infants and small children should
ride on ly in spec ia l restra ints in which the child faces the back of the
vehicle. These infant seats support the baby's back, neck and head in
a crash=> fig. 18 1.
The airbag on the passenger side makes the front seat a potentially
dange rous place for a child to ride. The fron t seat is not th e safes t
place for a ch ild in a forward-facing child seat.
It is a very dangerous
place fo r an infan t or a la rger child in a rearward-fac ing seat.
& WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the wrong child safety seat or
improperly installing a child restraint increases the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a crash.
• Never install rearward-facing child safety seats or infant
carriers on the front pass eng er seat · even with an Advanced
Airbag System . A child will be seriously injured and can be killed
when the inflating airbag hits the child safety seat or infant carrier
with g reat force and smashes the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door or roof =>
page 187,
"Child restraints on the front seat - some important th ings to
know ".
• Always install rearward-facing child safety seats or infant
carriers on the rear seat.
• Never install a rearward-facing child restraint
in the forward-
facing direction . Such restraints are designed for the special needs
of infants and very small children and cannot protect them prop-
erly if the seat is forward-facing.
• If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the
front passenger seat becaus e of except ional circumstance s and
Safety first Vehicle OP-eration
Child Safety
& WARNING (continu ed)
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay on,
immediately install the rearward-facing child safety seat
in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
authoriz ed Audi dealer.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used ::::>
page 175, "Safety belt s",
=> page 185, "Airbag system " and => page 2 07, "Important
things to know ". •
Convertible child safety seats
Properly used convertible child safety seats can help
protect toddlers and children over age one who weigh
between 20 and 40 lbs. (9 and 18 kg) in a crash.
Vehicle care
Fig. 182 Sche mat ic
overview : install at io n
of the at tach me nts
appli cable to a LATCH
seat .,
Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data
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