182 Child S a fet 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 s itting in it.
A loose ch ild safety seat ca n fly around
dur ing a sudden stop or in a coll is ion .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used
c::> page 145, Safety
belts,
c::> page 153, Airbag system and
c::> page 177, 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 restraint 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.
Secure unused safety belts on the rear
seat
Fig. 175 Schematic overview: keep unused safety belts
away from children in child safety seats. @ · outer rear
safety belt, @ · center rear safety belt
If a child safety seat is used on the rear bench,
especially with LATCH universal lower ancho-
rages, the unused safety belts
must be se-
cured so that the child in the child restraint
cannot reach them
c::> & .
- Guide the safety belt webbing behind the
head restra int of the adjacent seat
c::> fig. 175 . When doing so, do not engage
the switchable locking retractor! You should
not hear a "clicking" sound when wind ing up
the safety belt .
- Let t he belt ret ractor wind up t he safe t y belt
webbing.
A WARNING
,-
A child in a child safety sea t installed with
the LATCH lower anchorages or with the
standa rd safety be lt or a child in a boos t er
se at on the rea r seat could play with un-
used rear seat safety belts and become en-
tang led . This could cause the child ser ious
personal injury and even death.
-Always secure unused rear seat saf ety
be lts out of reac h of children in child
seats such as by proper ly routing them
around the head restraint of the seat
where the ch ild restraint is installed.
- Never activate the switchable locking re-
tractor whe n routing the safety be lts
around the head restraints.
- Never let anyone s it at the center rear
seating position if the center rea r safety
be lt has been routed around a rear head
restraint .
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