�W
ARNING
• To prevent serious injuries, chil
dren must always be secured in a
vehicle by a child restraint system
appropriate for their age and size.
• A child must never rest his I her
head against the side trim panel in
the area where the side airbag in
flates.
An inflati ng alrbag can cause seri
ous or fatal injury!
• Never place items in the area
where the side airbag inflates. This
could cause serious injury!
Note If special situations in your family require,
your authorized Audi Dealer can disconnect
the rear side airbags upon your request. NEVER
DO THIS I
DANGER OF INJ URY !
A child who rests his I her head to the side
as, shown in the illustration would probably
be seriously injured by the side airbag when
it inflates. SA
FETY FIRST
THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY !
The illustration shows a child who is prop
erly secured in a restr aint system appropri
ate to the child' s weight, size and age, and
ins talled on the correct seating position on
the rear seat. The illustration shows also
that there is enough space between the
side airbag and the child.
The side airbag can properly inflate and offer
optimum protection to the child in a broad
range of side accidents.
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CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMEN T---------------------
Rear facing child seat bench*
Two children starting at 3 years of age can
sit on the rear facing child seat bench. The
child must not be taller than 50 in. (1.3 m)
and must not weigh more th an 78 lbs
(36 kg). .
Children must always wear safety
belts f
Activating the child safety lock -see
page 65.
�W ARNING
• Do not place any other child
seats or child carriers on rear fac
ing child seat bench.
• For safety reason, never remove
the head restraints on the child
seat bench.
• The seatback for the rear seat
bench must always be in its up
right position and locked securely
in place. You shouldn't be able to
see the red marking on the release
latches -sea page 87.
92 Installing
1 setting up the child seat
bench
Yo u must remove the luggage compart
ment cover, the net and the round cover
caps in the cargo area floor cover before
installing the child seat bench. The cover
caps, which are normally inserted in the
mounting for the child seat bench on the
cargo floor cover, con be stowed on the bot
tom side of the remova ble cargo area floor
cover.
1 -Remove the child seat bench from the
bag in which it is stored. Insert both
mounting pins for the child seat bench
in the mountings provided for them ill
the cargo area floor.
2- Turn both levers toward the inside to
secure the seat bench.
Remove the hinged cargo area floor cover
and stow in the bag. The bag can then be
stowed between the backrest of the child
bench seat and the rear passenger seat.
VEHICLE OPERA
TION-----------------------
Operate your vehicle safely
The condition of the vehicle is es
sential for driving safety.
Therefore, always be sure to observe the
following points before you drive off:
• Check lights and turn signals.
• Check fuel level.
• Adjust the mirrors.
• Make sure that all lights and all
windows are clean.
• Make sure the air Intake slot be
tween the engine hood and the
windshield is free of leaves, snow
and ice.
• Check warning and indicator
lights when starting the engine.
For driving safety, always follow the speci
fied maintenance intervals in your Mainte
nance booklet -especially for changing
the brake fluid, see page 242.
Yo ur personal driving style and your
attitude affect driving safety to a
very great extent.
19 4 Therefore,
for your own safety:
• Wear your safety belts and wear
them properly, even if you're just
driving in the city or to the corner
store -see page 14.
• Make sure that all passengers are
wearing their safety belts properly,
even those sitting in the rear -
see page 14.
Passengers not wearing safety belts endan
ger not only themselves in case of an acci
dent, but also the driver and other passen
gers.
• Make sure that children always sit
on the rear seat properly restrained
by a res traint system appropriate
for their size and age.
• Never transport a child in a rear
facing child or infant seat on the
front passenger seat.
• Adjust your seat so that you can
easily reach all controls as far away
from the airbag as possible but no
closer than 10 in. (25 em) -
see page 76. •
The seating position is very im
portant for the airbag performance
- see page 29.
• Always adjust the head restra ints
to the correct height.
For maximum protection, the upper edge of
the head restraints should be at least at
eye level, or higher .
• Always make sure that the move
ment of the pedals is not restricted
In any way-see page 102.
• Store luggage and light items
properly
in the luggage compartment
see page 88.
of the roof - see page 191.
• If you drink, do not drive.
The use of alcohol, drugs and certain medi
cations will seriously impair perception,
reactions and driving ability, and substan
tially increase the risk of an accident and
personal injury.
