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comes on and stays on whenever a child re-
straint is installed on the front passenger seat
and the ignition is switched on.
- Take the child restraint off the front passen-
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF ~;
light does not stay on .
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer immediately .
Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
Fig. 241 Schematic overview: keep unused safety belts
away from children in child safety seats. @ · oute r rear
safety belt, ® · center rear safety belt
If a child safety seat is used on the rear bench,
especia lly with LATCH universal lower anchorag-
es, the unused safety be lts
must be secured so
that the child in the child restraint cannot reach
them <=>.&..
- Guide the safety belt webbings @ and @ be-
hind the head restra int of the seat where the
child restraint is installed <=>
fig. 241. When do-
ing so, do not engage the convertible locking
retractor! You shou ld not hear a "clicking"
sound when winding up the safety be lt .
- Let the belt retractor wind up the safety belt
webbing .
A WARNING
A child in a child safety seat installed with the
LATCH lower anchorages or with the standard
safety belt or a child in a booster seat on the
rear seat could play with unused rear seat
safety belts and become entangled. This
could cause the chi ld serious personal injury
and even death.
Ch ild s a fe ty
- Always secure unused rear seat safety belts
out of reach of children in child seats such
as by properly routing them around the
head restraint of the seat where the child
restraint is installed .
- Never activate the convert ible locking re-
tractor when rout ing the safety belts around
the head restraints.
- Never let anyone s it at the center rear seat-
ing position if the center rear safety belt has
been routed around a rear head restraint.
Child safety seats
Infant seats
Babies and infants up to about one year old and
20 lbs. or
9 kg need special rearward-facing
child restraints that support the back, neck and
head in a crash .
Fig. 242 Schematic overview: rearwa rd-facing infant seat,
properly installed on the rear sea t
.,. When using the vehicle safety belt to install a
child safety seat, you must first activate the
convertib le locking retractor on the safety belt
to prevent the child safety seat from moving
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page 302 or install the seat using the LATCH
attachme nts .
.,. Push the ch ild safety seat down with you r full
weight to get the safety belt really tight so that
the seat cannot move forward or sideways
more than one inch (2.5 cm).
.,. Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
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Infan t s up t o about one yea r (20 lbs. or 9 kg) are
best protected in special infant ca rriers and child
safety seats designed for the ir age group. Many
experts believe that infants and small ch ildren
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