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 col lision .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used
c::> page 98, Safety
belts,
c::> page 106, Airbag system and
c::> page 128, 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. 111 Schematic overview: keep unused safety belts
away from children in child safety seats. • outer rear
safety belt,
Child S a f ety 13 3
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::> & .
- Fasten the un used safety be lt behind the
child seat and let the be lt ret ractor wind up
the safety belt webbing.
A WARNING
A child in a chi ld safety seat installed with
the LATCH lower anchorages or with the
standard safety belt or a child in a booster
seat on the rea r seat could p lay 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 dea t h.
- Always secure unused rear sea t safe t y
be lts ou t of reach of children in child
seats such as by fastening the un used
safety belt behind the ch ild seat and let-
ting the belt retracto r wind up the web-
bing.
Child safety seats
Infant seats
Babies and infants up to about one year old
and 20 lbs. or 9 kg need special rearward-fac-
ing child restraints that support the back,
neck and head in a crash.
Fig. 112 Schema t ic overview: rearward-facing infant
seat, properly installed on t he rear seat
.,. W hen using the vehicle safety belt to ins t all
a child safety seat, you must first activate
the convertib le locking retractor on the
safety belt t o p reven t the child safe t y seat
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