as possible before installing the child
restra int.
- Always make sure that nothing pre-
vents the front passenger's seat from
be ing moved to the rearmost position
in its fore and aft adjustment range.
- Always make sure that the backrest is
in the upr ight 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 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
c::> page 143, Safety
belts,
c::> page 151, Airbag system and
c::> page 17 4, Child Safety.
A WARNING
To reduce t he risk of serious injury, make
sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on whenever a
child rest raint is installed o n the front pas -
senger seat and the ignition is switc hed
on.
- Take the child restraint off t he fro nt pas-
senger seat and install it properly 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. @ - oute r rear
safety belt,
@ - center rea r safety belt
Child S a f ety 1 7 9
If a child safety seat is used on the rea r 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 shou ld
not hear a "clicking" sound when wind ing up
the safety belt .
- Let the belt retractor wind up the safety belt
webbing.
A WARNING
A child in a child safety seat installed with
the LATCH lower anc horages or with the
standa rd safety be lt or a child in a booster
se at on the rea r seat could play with un-
used rear seat safety belts and become en -
tang led . This cou ld cause the chi ld ser ious
personal injury and even death.
-A lways secure unused rear seat sa fety
be lts out of reach of children in child
seats such as by proper ly rout ing them
around the head restraint of the seat
where the ch ild restraint is installed.
- Never activate the switchable locking re-
tracto r when routing the safety belts
around the head restraints.
- Never let anyone sit at the center rear
seating position if the center rear safety
be lt has been routed around a rear head
restra int .
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