_& WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the
wrong child safety seat or improperly in-
stalling 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 pas-
senger seat - even with an Advanced Air-
bag System. A child wilt be seriously in-
jured and can be killed when the inflat-
ing airbag hits the child safety seat or in-
fant carrier with great force and smashes
the child safety seat and child against
the backrest, center armrest, door or
roof¢
page 161, Child restraints on the
front seat - some important things to
know.
- Always install rearward-facing child safe-
ty seats or infant carriers on the rear
seat.
- Never install a rearward-facing child re-
straint in the forward-facing direction.
Such restraints are designed for the spe-
cial needs of infants and very small chil-
dren and cannot protect them properly if
the seat is forward-facing.
- If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circumstan-
ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im-
mediately install the rearward-facing
child safety seat in a rear seating posi-
tion and have the airbag system inspect-
ed by your authorized Audi dealer .
- Always read and heed alt WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used
r:;, page 152, Safety
belts, ¢ page 160, Airbag system
and
c:;, page 181, Important things to know.
Child Safety 18 7
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.
Fig. 184 Schemat ic overview: installat ion of the at-
tachments applicable to a LATCH seat
Fig. 185 Schematic overview: instal latio n of the seat
using the vehicle's safety belt syste m
.,. When using the vehicle safety belt to install
a child safety seat, you must first activate
the convertible locking feature on the safety
belt to prevent the child safety seat from
moving ¢
page 190 or install the seat using
the LATCH attachments.
.,. Push the child safety seat down with your
full weight to get the safety belt realty tight
so that the seat cannot move forward or
sideways more than one inch (2.5 cm)
¢page 190 .
.,. If the child safety seat is equipped with a
tether strap, attach it to the tether anchors
¢page 196.
A toddler or child is usually too large for an in-
fant restraint if it is more than one year old
and weighs more than 20 lbs. (9 kg).
Toddlers and children who are older than one
year up to about 4 years old and weigh more
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