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-Alwaysmakesuretopositiontheshould
erportionofthethree-pointbeltover
themiddleofchild's shoulder.
- Never
lettheshoulderportionofthebelt
restagainstoracrosstheneck, face,
chin, or
throatofthechild.
- Always
makesurethelapbeltportionof
thethree-pointbeltis wornsnugand
passesaslow aspossibleacrossthe
child's pelvis. Neverletthebeltpassover
thesoftabdomen.
-Failuretoproperlyroutesafetybelts
over achild's bodywillcausesevereinju
ries
inanaccidentorotheremergency
situationqpage103.
- Children onthefrontseatofanycar,
even withAdvanced Airbags,can
beseri
ously injured oreven killed
whenanair
bag i
nflates.
-Neverletachildstandor kneel onany
seat,forexamplethefrontseat.
-Neverletachild rideinthecargoareaof
yourvehicle.
- Always
rememberthatachild leaning
forward,sittingsidewaysoroutofposi
tion
inany way duringanaccidentcanbe
struckbyadeployingairbag.This willre
sultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
-Ifyoumustinstallaboosterseatonthe
frontpassengerseatbecauseofexcep
tionalcircumstancesthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightmustcomeonand
stayon,whenevertheignition isswitch
edon.
-
IfthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotcomeonandstayon,perform
thechecksdescribedqpage122,Moni
toringtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
-Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpas
sengerseatandinstallit properlyatone
oftherearseatpositionsifthePASSEN
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon
whenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
- Always read
andheedallWARNING5
wheneverusing achildrestrainedinave
hicle isbeing
usedqpage103,Safety
belts,qpage111,Airbagsystemand
qpage133,Importantthings toknow.
Boosterseatsontherearseat•
Children who
areabout7yearsandolder,who
weighmorethan55lbs.(25kg)andarenot
tallerthan4'11"(1.5m)arebestprotected
whenproperlyrestrainedontherearseat.
Duetolimited rearseatheadclearancechil
dren4'3"(1.3m)andtallermustnotuse
boosterseatsontherearseatofyour AudiTI
Coupe. TherearseatofyourAudiTICoupe
hasbeenspeciallydesignedtopermitchildren
who
arebetween4'3"(1.3m)and4'11"(1.5
m)
taII(about7to12yearsold)tousethe
availablethree-pointlapandshouldersafety
belts.
AWARNING1=- The rearseatareaistoosmalltosafely
transportpassengerstallerthan4'11"
(1.5ml.
-
Personstallerthan4'11"(1.5 m)aswell
as children
inboosterseatswhoaretoo
closetotherearwindowandroof can
suffersevereheadandneck injuries
whentherearlidisclosed orinacrash.
- The
minimumclearancebetweenthe
passengers'headsandtherear window
mustnever -underanycircumstances
belessthan1inch (2.5 cm.)whenthe
passengerssitsfullyupright.
-Always makesurethattherearseatpas
sengerscannotbesthtckwhentherear
lid
isclosed.
Boosterseatsonthefrontseat•
Children
agedabout7yearsandolderand
weighingmorethan55 lbs(25kg)whoare
between4'3"(1.3 m)and4'11"(1.5m)tall
mayinexceptionalcircumstancesrideonthe
frontpassenger'sseat.Children lessthan4'
9"(lAm)tallmustsitonacertifiedbooster
seatandproperlywearthevehicle'sthree
pointlapandshouldersafetybelt.
Always securely latch
thepassengerseatat
theveryrearofitsforeandaftadjustment
range. Thebackrestmustbeadjustedtoan
uprightposition.~
-
~WARNING
Ifyoumustinstallaboosterseatchildre
straintonthefrontpassengerseat:
_Makesuretheboosterseathasbeende
signed
andcertifiedbyitsmanufacturer
foruseonafrontseatwith apassenger
frontandsideairbag.
_Always followthemanufacturer'sin
structionsprovided withthebooster
seat.
_Alwaysmovethepassengerseattothe
veryrearofitsforeandaftadjustment
range,asfarawayfromtheairbagas
possible.
_Always makesurethatthepassenger
seatissecurelylatchedinplacebefore
installingtheboosterseat.Thebackrest
mustbeadjustedtoanuprightposition.
-Ifthepassengerseatcannotbesecurely
latchedintheveryrearofitsforeandaft
adjustmentrange,thenthepassenger
frontairbagmustbeturnedoffwiththe
ON/OFFswitch.
InstaLLingachiLdsafety
seat
Securingachildsafetyseatusinga
safetybelt
Sofety beltsforthe rear seatsandthefront
passenger canbelocked with
theconvertible
locking retractor toproperly securechild
safety seats.
Thesafetybeltsemergencylockingretractors
fortherearseatssafetybeltsandforthe
frontpassenger'sseatsafetybelthaveacon
vertible locking
retractorforchildrestraints.
Thesafetybeltmustbelockedsothatbelt
webbingcannotunreel. Theretractorcanbe
activated
tolockthesafetybeltandprevent
thesafetybeltwebbingfromloosening up
during
normaldriving. Achildsafetyseatcan
only beproperly
installedwhenthesafetybelt
islockedsothatthechildandchildsafety
seatwillstayinplace.
ChildSafety14
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyour vehicleis
equippedwithanAdvanced Airbagsystem,all
children, especially
those12yearsandyoung
er,
shouldalways rideinthebackseatproper
lyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
AWARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury
anddeathinacollision.
- Always make
surethatthesafetybeltre
tractorislockedwheninstalling achild
safetyseat.Anunlockedsafetybeltre
tractorcannotholdthechildsafetyseat
inplace duringnormaldrivingorina
crash.
- Always buckle
thechildsafetyseatfirmly
i'nplaceevenifachildisnotsittinginit.
A loose child
safetyseatcanflyaround
during asuddenstoporinacollision
-
Ifthebackrestisnotsecurelylatched,
thechildandthechildrestraintwill be
thrownforwardtogetherwiththeback
restandwillstrikepartsofthevehicle
interior. Thechild can
beseriously in
juredorkilled.
- Never install rear-facing child
safety
seatsorinfantcarriersonthefrontpas
sengerseat.Achild willbeseriously in
juredandcanbekilledwhenthepassen
gerairbaginflates.
-The inflatingairbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsorinfantcarriersontherearseat.
-Forward-facing childsafetyseatsorin
fantcarriersinstalledonthefrontpas
senger'sseatmayinterferewiththede
ploymentoftheairbagandcauseserious
injurytothechild.
-Itissafertoinstallaforward-facing
child
safetyseatontherearseat.
- Always readandheedallWARNING5
wheneverusing achildrestrainedinave-
hicle
isbeingusedqpage133.Special~
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precautionsapplywhen installing achild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseat
qpage113,Child restraints anthe front
seat-someimportant thingstaknow.
AWARNING
Alwaystakespecialprecautionsifyou
mustinstall aforwardorrearward-facing
child
restraintonthefrontpassenger's
seatinexceptionalsituations:
-Whenevera forwardorrearward-facing
child
restraintisinstalled onthefront
passengerseat,thePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFFlightmustcomeonandstayon
whenever
theignitionisswitched on.
-
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotcomeonandstayon,perform
thechecks describedqpage122,Moni
toring theAdvanced AirbagSystem.
-Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpas
sengerseatandinstall itproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositions ifthePASSEN
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon
whenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
-Improperinstallationofchildrestraints
canreducetheireffectiveness oreven
prevent
themfromproviding anyprotec
tion.
-
Animproperly installedchildrestraint
caninterferewiththeairbagasitde
ploysandseriously injureoreven killthe
child.
- Always carefully follow
themanufactur
er'sinstructions providedwiththechild
safetyseatorcarrier.
-Neverplaceadditionalitemsontheseat
thatcanincreasethetotalweightregis
teredbytheweight-sensingmatandcan
causeinjuryinacrash.
AWARNING-Forward-facing childrestraints:
-Always makesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesigned andcertifiedby
itsmanufacturerforuse onafrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag. -
Never
puttheforward-facing childre-
straintup,againstorverynearthein-
strumentpanel.
- Always move
thepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sfore and
aftadjustmentrange,asfaraway from
theairbagaspossible beforeinstalling
theforward-facing childrestraint. The
backrestmustbeadjustedtoanupright
position.
- Make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomeson andstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitched
on.
AWARNING
Rearward-facing childrestraints:
- A child
inarearward-facing childsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassenger
seatwillbeseriously injuredandcanbe
killed if
thefrontairbag inflates -even
with anAdvanced AirbagSystem.
- The inflating airbagwillhit
thechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always beespecially carefulifyou
must
installarearward facingchildsafetyseat
onthefrontpassengerseatinexception-
al circumstances.
- A
tighttetherstrapor'ïarearward-facing
childrestraintattachedtofhefrontpas-
sengerseatcanputtoomuchpressure
ontheweight-matintheseatand regis-
teraheavierweightintheAdvancedAir-
bagSystem. Theheavierweightregis-
teredcanmakethesystemworkas
thoughanadultwereontheseatandde-
ploy
theAdvanced Airbagwhenitmust
besuppressedcausing seriousoreven
fatalinjurytothechild.
- Make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomeson andstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitched
on.
_IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immedi
ately instaLltherear-facing childsafety
seatinarearseatingpositionandhave
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourAudi
dealer.
Activatingtheconvertible locking
retractor
Usethe convertible lockingretractor tose
cureachild restraint.
Always heedthechildsafetyseatmanufactur
er'sinstructions wheninstalling achild re
straintinyourvehicle.Toactivatetheconver
tible locking retractor:
~Placethechildrestraintonaseat,prefera
blyontherearseat.
~Slowly pullthebeltaUthewayout.
~Routeitaroundorthroughthechildre
straintbeltpathq&,.
~Pushthechildsafetyseatdown withyour
full
weighttogetthesafetybeltreallytight.
~Insertthebelttongueintothebuckle for
thatseatingposition.
~Guidethesafetybeltbackintotheretractor
untilthebeltliesflatandsnugonthechild
safetyseat.
~Youshouldheara"clicking" noiseasthe
beltwindsbackintotheinertia reel.Testthe
convertible lockingretractorbypuLlingon
thebelt.Youshouldnolongerbeableto
pullthebeltoutoftheretractor. Thecon
vertible locking
retractorisnowactivated.
~Makesurethattheredreleasebuttonisfac
ingawayfromthechildrestraint50thatit
can beunbuckled quickly.
~Pullonthebelttomakesurethesafetybelt
isproperlytightandfastened50thatthe
seatcannotmove forward orsideways more
thanoneinch(2.Scm).
AWARNING
Usingthewrong childrestraintoran im
properly instaLled child
restraintcancause
seriouspersonalinjuryordeathinacrash.
-Always makesurethatthesafetybeltre
tractorislockedwheninstaLling achild
safetyseat.Anunlockedsafetybeltre
tractorcannotholdthechildsafetyseat
inplace duringnormaldriving orina
crash.
- Always buckle
thechildsafetyseatfirmly
inplaceevenifachildisnotsittinginit.
A loose child
safetyseatcanflyaround
during asud
denstoporina crash.
- Always make
suretheseatbackrestto
whichthechildrestraintisinstaLledisin
anuprightpositionandsecurely latched
into place and
cannotfoldforward. Oth
erwise,
theseatbackwiththechildsafety
seatattachedtoit could flyforwardin
theeventofanaccidentorotheremer
gency
situation.
- Always readandheedallWARNINGS
whenever usingachild restrainedinave
hicle
isbeing usedqpage133.Special
precautionsapplywheninstaLling achild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseat
qpage113,Childrestraintsonthe front
seat-someimportant thingstoknow.
Deactivating
theconvertiblelo~king
retractor
Theconvertible lackingretractar forchild re
straints willbedeactivated automatically
when the
beltiswound ailthe way back into
the retractor.
~Presstheredbuttononthesafetybelt
buckle. Thebelttonguewillpopoutofthe
buckle.~Guidethesafetybeltalltheway back into
its
stowedposition.
Always
letthesafetybeltretractcompletely
into itsstowedposition. Thesafetybeltcan
now beused
asan ordinarysafetybeltwith
outtheconvertible lockingretractorforchild
restraints.
Iftheconvertible lockingretractorshouldbe
activated inadvertently,
thesafetybeltmust
beunfastenedandguidedcompletely backin-
toitsstowedpositiontodeactivatethis..
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ImproperuseofLATCHloweranchorages
cancauseseriouspersonalinjuryinanac
cident.
-
ALwaysca refully followthechildre
straintsmanufacturer'sinstructionsfor
properinstallationofthechildrestraint
andproperuseoftheloweranchorages
orsafetybeltsinyourvehicle.
- Never
secureorattachanyluggageor
otheritemstotheLATCHlower ancho
rages.
-
ALwaysreadandheedtheimportantin
formationaboutchiLdrestraintsinthis
chapterandWARNINGS9page133,
ChildSafety.
Lower anchorages
The lower
anchorageattachmentpointsare
locatedbetweentherearseatbackandrear
seatcushion9fig.126.
Loweranchoragessecurethechildrestraintin
theseatwithoutusingthevehicle'ssafety
belts. Anchorages provideasecureandeasy
to'useattachmentandminimizethepossibili
ty
ofimproperchildrestraintinstallation.
AllchildrestraintsmanufacturedafterSep
telilberl,2002,musthave loweranchorage
attachmentsfortheLATCHsystem.
Rememberthattheloweranchoragepoints
areonlyintendedforinstallationandattach
mentofchildrestraintsspecifically certified
forusewithLATCHloweranchorages.Child
restraintsthatarenotequippedwiththelow
eranchorageattachmentscan stillbeinstal
Ledincompliancewiththechildrestraint
manufacturer'sinstructionsonusing vehicle
safetybeLts.
Attachment
locatormarkers
forlower
anchorages
Circular Locator
buttonsontherearseatback
indicatetheloweranchoragelocationsonthe
rearseatingpositions9fig.125.
_Inothercountries,theterm"ISOFIX"is
usedtodescribetheloweranchorages.
Fig.125Rearseatbacks: locatorbuttonsforlower an
chorages
Fig.126Rear seats: loweranchorage bracketlocations
Fig.1245chematic overview:LATCHanchorage pointlocations
Description
Location
Theloweranchoragepositionsaremarked
for
quick locating.
Theillustrationshowstheseatinglocationsin
yourvehicle whichareequippedwiththelow
er universaL
anchoragessystem.
--
AWARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraints
will increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathin
acrash.
- Always follow
theinstructionsprovided
by
themanufacturerofthechild re
straintyouintendtoinstalLinyourvehi
cleo
-Neverinstallachildrestraintwithouta
properly
attachedtoptetherstrapifthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstruc
tionsrequirethetoptetherstraptobe
used.
-ImproperuseofchildrestraintLATCH
loweranchoragepGÎlüscan leadtoinjury
in acollision. The
LATCHloweranchorage
pointsaredesignedtowithstandonly
thoseloadsimposedbycorrectlyfitted
childrestraints.
-Nevermounttwochildrestraintsystems
ononeLATCHloweranchoragepoint.
- Never
secureorattachany lu.g.gage or
otheritemtotheLATCHLoweranchorag
es.
ChildrestraintmanufacturersofferLATCH
loweranchoragesontheirchildseatswith
hook-on
orpush-onconnectorsattachedto
adjustablestraps.
InadditiontotheLATCHloweranchorages,
thesechildrestraintsystemsusually require
theuseoftetherstrapstohelpkeepthechiLd
restraintfirmlyinplace.
Installingachildrestraintthatrequires atop
tetherwithoutonecanseriously impairthe
performanceofthechildrestraintanditsabil
ity
toprotectthechildina collision. Installing
a child
restraintthatrequires atoptether
withoutthetoptethermaybeaviolation of
stateLaw.
r((DTips
-InCanada,theterms"toptether"with
"loweruniversalanchorages"(or"lower
universal
anchoragebars")areusedto
describethesystem.~
ChildSafety
feature.IftheconvertibleLockingretractoris
notdeactivated,thesafetybeltwill gradually
becometighteranduncomfortabletowear.
LATCHLower
anchoragesandtethers
forchildren
Child Restraint Systemanchors andhow
are they relatedtochild safety
AWARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury
anddeathinacollision.
- Never
unfastenthesafetybelttodeacti
vatetheconvertiblelockingretractorfor
childrestraintswhilethevehicle ismov
ing.
Vouwouldnotberestrainedand
couldbeseriously injuredinanaccident.
-AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGS
wheneverusing achildrestrainedinave
hicle
isbeing used9page133.Special
precautionsapplywheninstalling achild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseat
9page113,Childrestraintsonthefront
seat-someimportantthingstoknow.
Toprovide asimplerandmorepracticable way
toattachthechildrestraintonthevehicle
seat,Federalregulationsrequirespeciallower
anchoragesinvehiclesanddevicesonnew
child
restraintstoattachtothevehicle ancho
rages.
The
combinationofthetetheranchoragesand
theloweranchoragesis nowgenerallycalled
theLATCHsystemfor "LowerAnchoragesand
TethersforChildren." InCanada,theterms
"toptether"with"Lower universalanchorag
es"(or"lower universalanchoragebars")are
used
todescribethesystem.
Forward-facing childrestraintsmanufactured
afterSeptemberl,1999,arerequiredbyU.S.
federalregulationstocomplywithnewchild
head
movementperformancerequirements.
These newperformancerequirementsmakea
tethernecessaryonmostnewchildseats.
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ChildSafety14!
Fig.130Tetheranchors:attachmenthookiocations
behindtherear seatbacks~
Tether anchors andtether straps
Remember:Usetetherstrapstahelpkeepthe
childrestraintfirmly inplace.
&.WARNING
ImproperuseoftheLATCHsystemcan in-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury
anddeathinanaccident.
-Theseanchorsweredeveloped onlyfor
childsafetyseatsusingthe"LATCH"sys-
tem.
-Neverattachotherchildsafetyseats,
beltsorotherabjectstatheseanchors.
- Always make
surethatyouhearaclick
whenlatchingtheseatinplace.Ifyoudo
nothearaclicktheseatisnotsecureand
could flyforwardandhittheinteriorof
t~evehicle, orbeejectedfromthevehi-
cleo
&.WARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraints
willincreasetheriskofinjuryinanacci-
dent.
-Always followthechildrestraintsystem
manufacturer'sinstructionsforproper
installationofthechildrestraintsystem
andproperuseoftetherstrapsaswellas
theloweranchoragesorsafetybeltsin
yourvehicle.
- Always read
andheedtheimportantin-
formationandWARNINGSaboutchild
safetyandtheinstallationofchildre-
straintsystems~page133,ehildSafe-
ty.
Releasing
~Loosenthetensiononthestrapsfollowing
thechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstruc
tions.
~Depressthespringcatchestoreleasethe
anchoragehooksfromtheloweranchorag
es.
_Ifyouleavetheguidancefixturesinstal
led
forseveraldays,theycould leavea
mark on
theupholsteryontheseatcush
ion
andbackrestintheareathatthe
guidancefixtureswereinstalled.The up
holsterywouldalsobepermanently
stretchedaroundtheguidancefixtures.
This
appliesespeciallytaleatherseats.
Fig.129Lower anchorages: propermounting
Installing achild restraintwithLATCH
lower anchorages
Mounting
~Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseat
benchisintheuprightpositionandsecurely
latched
inplace.
~Attachbathhook-onconnectorswiththe
springcatchreleaseonthechildsafetyseat
ontotheLATCHloweranchoragesathatthe
connectorslock intoplace~fig.129.
~Pullontheconnectorattachmentstamake
sure
theyareproperlyattachedtotheLATCH
loweranchorage.
~Pullstrapstightfollowingthechild re
straintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Whenever youinstall achild restraint always
follow
thechild restraint manufacturer's in
structions.
~Push down ontheseatcushion50thatthe
loweranchoragesarevisible.
~Pullofftheguidancefixturesfromthelow
eranchorages.
~Always removetheguidancefixturesand
keeptheminasafeplacewhennotinuse.
Youmayfind iteasiertoinstallchild re
straintsequippedwithhooksattachedto
strapswithouttheguidancefixturesinplace.
Ifthisisthecase, removetheguidancefix
turesbypullingthemofftheanchorages.
However,theguidancefixtures canhelpyou
tolocatetheLATeHanchorages.
&.WARNING-=-Improperuseoftetheranchoragesorlow-
eranchoragescancauseseriouspersonal
injuryinacrash.
- Always carefully follow
thechildre
straintmanufacturer'sinstructionsfor
properinstallationanduseofchild re
straintsystems.
-NeverusetheLATeHortetheranchorag
estoattachsafetybeltsorotherkindsof
occupantrestraints.
-Childrestrainttetherattachmentsand
lowerattachmentsareonlydesignedto
secureachildrestraintthathasbeen
equippedtousetheseanchorages.
-Tetheranchoragesandloweranchorages
arede.signedtowithtandonlythose
loadsimposedbycorrectlY"fitted child
restraints.Undernocircumstancescan
theybeusedsafelyforadultorchild
safetybeltsorharnesses.
-Never mountmorethanonechildre
strainttoasingletetherortoalower an
choragepoint. Attachingtwochildre
straintstaasingleanchoragepointcan
causetheanchoragetafailandcausese
rious
personalinjuryina crash.
[IdNote1
- Removetheguidancefixturesbefore
foldingtherearseatbacktaprevent
damagingtheseatcushion.
Fig.127Rear seats: installingtheguidance fixtures
Fig.
128Close-up: fittingtheguidancefixtureovertheloweranchorage bracket
Specialguidance fixturesincreasetheconven
ience
ofthe lower anchorages andareavaila
ble from your authorized Audidealer.
Guidance fixturesforlower anchorages
The lower
anchorageattachmentpointsare
locatedontherearseatsbetweentheseat
backandtheseatcushion. Specialguidance
fixturesincreasetheconvenienceofthelower
anchoragesandhelpprotecttheseatmaterial
frompossibledamagewheninstalling child
restraints.
Installingtheguidance fixtures
~Pushdown ontheseatcushion50thatthe
loweranchoragesarevisible.
~Holdtheguidancefixture withthepart
numberfacingdownwardandpushitinthe
directionofthearrowantetheanchorage
~fig.128.
~Makesurethateachofthetwoguidancefix
turesperseatsnapsintoplace.
Removing theguidance fixtures
~Removethechildrestraintaccordingthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
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Thetetheranchorsfortherearseatingposi
tionsarelocatedonthebacksideoftherear
seatbacksqfig.130.
AtetherisastraightorV-shapedstrapthat
attachesthetoppartofachildrestraintto
specialanchoragepointsinthevehicle.
The
purposeofthetetheristoreducethefor
ward
movementofthechildrestraintina
crash,
inordertohelp reducetheriskofhead
injurythatcouldbecausedbystrikingtheve
hicle interior.
Forward facingchild
restraintsmanufactured
afterSeptemberl,1999,arerequiredbyUS
federalregulationstocomply withnewchild
head
movementperformancerequirements.
These newperformancerequirementsmakea
tethernecessaryonmostnewchildsafety
seats.
AWARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraints
willincreasetheriskofinjuryanddeathin
acrash.
-Always followtheinstructionsprovided
bythemanufacturerofthechildre
straintyouintendtoinstallinyourAudi.
-Improperuseofchildrestraintanchors
(includingtetheranchors) canleadtoin
jury
ina collision. Theanchorsarede
signedtowithstandonlythoseloadsim
posedbycorrectlyfittedchildrestraints.
-Nevermounttwochildrestraintsystems
ononeLATCHloweranchorpoint.
-Neverattachtwochildrestraintsystems
toonetetherstraportetheranchorage.
-Neverattachatetherstraptoatie-down
hookintheluggagecompartment.
-Neverusechildrestrainttetherancho
rages
tosecuresafetybeltsorother
kindsofoccupantrestraints.
- Neversecureorattachanyluggageor
otheritemstotheLATCHlowerancho
rages ortothetetheranchors.
-Ifatetherorotherstrapisusedtoat
tachachildrestrainttothefrontpassen
gerseat,makesurethatit isnotso
tight,thatitcausestheweight-sensing
mattomeasuremoreweightthanis ac
tuallyontheseat.
-The heavierweightregisteredcanmake
theAdvanced AirbagSystemworkas
thoughanadultwereontheseatandde
ploy
theAdvanced Airbagwhenitmust
besuppressedcausingseriousoreven
fatalinjurytothechild.
-
Ifyoumustinstalla rearward facing
chi ld
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan
cesandthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstay.on,im
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingposition and
have
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audi dealer.
Installingtheuppertetherstraponthë1anchorage•
Fig.131Tether strap:properroutingandmounting'--
Fig.132Tether strap:proper routing andmounting
Installingthetetherstrap
~Release ordeploythetetherstraponthe
childrestraintaccordingtothechild re
straintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
~Guidetheuppertetherstrapintotherear
cargoareaqfig.132.~
~slidethetetherstraphookovertheanchor
bracket.
~Pullonthetetherstraphooksothatthe
springcatchofthehookengages.
~Tightenthetetherstrapfirmly following
thechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstruc
tions.
Releasingthetetherstrap
~Loosenthetensionfollowingthechild re
straintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
~Depressthespring catchonthehookand
release itframtheanchorage.
CDNote
Ifyouleavethechildrestraintwiththe
tetherstrapfirmlyinstalledforseveral
days,thiscouldleaveamark ontheup
holstery on
theseatcushionandbackrest
intheareawherethetetherstrapwasin
stalled.Theupholsterywouldalsobe per
manentlystretchedaroundthetether
strap.Thisappliesespeciallytoleather
seats.
Usingtetherstrapsonrearward-facingchildrestraints
Currently,fewrear-facing childrestraintsys
temscomewithatether.Pleasereadand
heedthechildrestraintsystemmanufactur
er'sinstructionscarefullytodeterminehowto
properlyinstallthetether.
AWARNING
Achildinarearward-facing childsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilledif
thefrontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflating airbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,ordoor.
-Atighttetherorotherstraponarear
ward-facing child
restraintattachedto
thefrontpassengerseatcanputtoo
muchpressureontheweight-matinthe
ChildSafetylS:
seatandregisteraheavierweightinthe
Advanced AirbagSystem.Theheavier
weightregisteredcanmakethesystem
workasthoughanadultwereontheseat
anddeploytheAdvanced Airbagwhenit
mustbesuppressedcausingseriousor
even
fatalinjurytothechild.
-
Ifyoumustinstalla rearward facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan
cesandthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,im
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
Silfetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
AdditionalInformation
Sourcesofinformationaboutchildrestraintsandtheiruse
Thereareanumberofsourcesofadditional
informationaboutchildrestraintselection, in
stallationanduse:
NHTSAadvisesthatthebestchildsafetyseat
istheonethatfitsyourchildandfitsinyour
vehicle,
andthatyou willusecorrectlyand
consistently.
Trybeforeyou buy!
U.S
NationalHighway TrafficSafetyAdmin
istration
Tel.:1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-800-424-9153)
www.nhtsa.gov
NationalSAFEKIDSCampaign
Tel.:(202)662-0600
www.safekids.org
SafetyBeltSafeU.5.A
Tel.:
(BOO)74S-SAFE (English)
Tel.:
(800)747-SANO (Spanish)
www.carseat.org
TransportCanadaInformationCentre
Tel.:1(800)333-0371orcall
1
(613)998-8616ifyouareintheOttawa
area
www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety~
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Noticeaboutdata
recordedbyvehicle
controlmodules
yourvehicleisnotequippedwithanEventDa
taRecorder(EOR),installedbysornemanu
facturersfortheexpresspurposeofcapturing
dataforretrievalafteranaccidentorcrash
event.
EOR'saresometimescalled"crashre
corders" .
Some
statelawsrestricttheretrieval ordown
loading
ofdatastoredbyEDR'sthatwerein
stalled
ina vehicle fortheexpresspurposeof
retrievingdataafteranaccidentorcrash
event
withouttheowner'sconsent.
Althoughyourvehicleisnotequippedwithan
EOR,itisequippedwith anumberofelectron
iccontrolmodulesforvarious vehiclesystems
suchas,forexample,enginefunction,emis
sioncontrol,aswell asfortheairbagsand
safety belts.
These electronic
controlmodulesalsorecord
vehicle-related
dataduringnormalvehicle op
eration
fordiagnosticandrepairpurposes.
The recording capacityoftheelectroniccon
trol
modulesis limitedtodata(nosoundisre
corded)
andonly asmallamountofdataisac
tually recorded overavery limited period
of
timeandstoredwhenasystemfaultorother
condition issensedbyacontrolunit.Someof
thedatathenstoredmayrelatetovehicle
speed, direction, braking
aswellasrestraint
systemuseandperformanceintheeventofa
crash or
othercondition.Storeddatacanonly
bereadanddownloadedwithspecialequip
ment.
ElectronicstabiLization
program(E5P)
Description
ESPhelpstoimprove roadholdingandvehicle
dynamics
tohelpreducetheprobabilityof
skiddingandlossofvehiclecontrol.Itworks
only
whentheengineis running.ESPdetects
certaindifficult drivingsituations,including
whenthevehicleisbeginningtospin(yaw)
outofcontrolandhelpsyoutogetthevehicle
back
undercontrolbyselectively brakingthe
wheels,and/orreducingenginepowerand
providingsteeringassistancetohelpholdthe
vehicle onthedriver'sintendedcourse. Thein
dicatorlightDlintheinstrumentcluster
blinkswhenESPistakingactiontohelp you
controlthevehicle.
ESPhaslimitations.Itisimportanttoremem
berthatESPcannotovercomethelawsof
physics.Itwillnotalways beabletohelpout
underallconditionsyoumaycomeupagainst.
Forexample,ESPmaynotalways beableto
helpyoumastersituationswherethereisa
sudde!lchangeinthecoefficientoffrictionof
theroadsurface.Whenthereisasectionof
dryroadthatissuddenlycovered withwater,
slushorsnow,ESPcannotperformthesame
wayitwould onthedrysurface.Ifthevehicle
hydroplanes(ridesonacushionofwaterin
steadoftheroadsurface),ESPwillnotbe
abletohelp yousteerthevehiclebecausecon
tactwiththepavementhasbeeninterrupted
andthevehiclecannotbebraked orsteered.
Ouringfastcornering, particularly onwinding
roads,
ESPcannotalwaysdealaseffectively
with difficult driving
situationsasatlower
speeds.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyleto
road,traffiçandweatherconditions.ESPcan
notoverridethevehicle'sphysicallimits,in
creasetheavailabletraction,orkeep avehicle
on
theroad ifroaddepartureisaresultof
driverinattention.Instead,ESPimprovesthe
possibilityofkeepingthevehicleundercon
trolandontheroadduringextrememaneu
versbyusingthedriver'ssteeringinputsto
helpkeepthevehicle goingintheintendeddi
rection.
Ifyou aretravelingataspeedthat
causesyoutorunofftheroadbeforeESPcan
provide anyassistance,youmaynotexperi
encethebenefitsofESP.
ESPincludesand/orworkstogetherwiththe
anti-lock brakesystem(ABS),brakeassistsys-
temandanti-slipregulation(ASR).ESPis~
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Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis
play.
switchingESPoff(sportmode)
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
alLowsomeslip. Forexample:
_Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
_Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
_Drivingwithsnowchains
Press
the[!Jbutton.TheESPindicatorlightfi
turnsonandStabilisationprogramoffap
pearsinthedispLay.A5Rdeactivatescom
pletely
andthestabilizationeffectsfromthe
ESPsystemarelimited.
SwitchingESPoff
Pressandholdthe[!Jbuttonforthreesec
onds.TheESPindicatorlightmturnsonand
Stabi,Lisationprogramoffappearsinthedis
play.
ASRisalsoswitchedoffwhenESPis
switchedoff.
.&.WARNING
YoushouldonlyswitchtheESPoffifyour
driving abilityandthetrafficsituationaL
Low.ThiscouLdincreasetheriskofslip
ping.
- The
stabilizingfunctionis limitedinESP
sportmode.The drivingwheelscould
spinandthevehiclecouLdswerve,espe
cially onslickorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Thereisno vehiclestabilizationwhen
ESPisswitchedoff.
Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis
play.
ESPsportmode
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
allowsomeslip. Forexample:
-Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
- Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
-Drivingwithsnowchains
Pressthe[!JbuttonbriefLyqfig.134.TheIl
indicatorlightturnsonandSportcontroL
Warning!RestrictedstabiLityappearsinthe
driverinformationsystemdisplay. Drivingsta
bilityislimitedinsportmode.
I~Tips
IfthereisamalfunctionintheretractabLe
rearspoiler*ortheAudimagneticride',it
maynotbepossibletoactivateESPsport
modeornormalmodemayactivateagain
automatically.
J
Fig.134Centerconsole:ESPOFFbutton
TTRS:Switchingon/off
iTips
Iftherearefaultsintherearspoilersys
temorinAudimagneticride,itmaynotbe
possibLetoactivateESPsportmodeor
normaLmodemayactivateagainautomat
ically.
AWARNING
OnlyswitchESPsportmodeonwhenyour
drivingabilitiesandthetrafficsituation
permit.Pleasenotethatthedriving
wheelscanspinandthevehicle canbreak
awayinESPsportmode,especiallywhen
theroadisslippery.
ESPturnsonoutomotically whenyoustort
theengine.
Appliestavehicles:TIR5Coupe
totakerisks. Doing50willincreasethe
riskofalossofvehiclecontrol,collision
andseriouspersonalinjuries.
-
ALwaysadaptyourspeedtoroad, traffic
andweatherconditions.TheriskofLos
ingcontrolofthevehicleincreaseswhen
drivingtoofast,especiallythrough
curvesandonslipperyorwetroads,and
whendrivingtooclosetavehiclesup
ahead.ESP,ABS,thebrakeassistsystem,
EDLandASRcannatpreventcollisions.
- Always
acceleratewithspecialcare on
even,smoothsurfacessuchasthosethat
arewetorcoveredwithiceandsnow.
The drive
wheelscanspineven with
theseassistancesystemsthatcannotal
ways
helptareducetheriskoflossofve
hicle
control.
tWJTips
-ABSandASRonly work correctLywhen
allfourwheelsareequippedwithidenti
cal
tires.Different tiresizescanLeadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
-
Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystems
describedareworking.
-
IftheindicatorlightJjJor~(USA
modeLs);t§l(Canadamodels)appears,
theremaybeamalfunctionqpagelB,
qpoge17.
Fig.133Center console:ESPOFFbutton
TT/TTS:Switchingon/off•
ESPturnsonautomotically whenyoustart
theengine.
Appliestovehicles:TICoupe andTIS Coupe
Brakeassistsystem
The brakeassistsystemcandecreasebraking
distance.ltincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe
driverpressesthebrake pedaLquicklyinemer
gencysituations.Youmustpressandholdthe
brakepedaluntilthesituationisover.
ELectronic
differentiaLLock(EDL)
switchedon allthetime.Incertainsituations
whenyouneedlesstraction,you canswitch
offESPbypressingthebutton[!J.Besureto
switchESPonagainwhenyou nolongerneed
lesstraction.
.&.WARNING
-ESP,ABS,ASRandEDLcannotovercome
thelawsofphysics. Thisisespeciallyim
portantonslipperyorwetroads.Ifthe
systemsbeginactingtostabilizeyourve
hicle, youshouLd
immediatelychange
yourspeedtomatchtheroadandtraffic
conditions.Donotlettheincreasedsafe
typrovided bythesesystemstemptyou
Anti-sLip
reguLation(ASR)
ASRreducesenginepowerwhenthedrive
wheelsbegintospinandadaptstheforceto
theroadconditions.Thismakesiteasierto
start,accelerateanddrive
uphills.
Anti-Lock
brakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingup
whenbraking.
Thevehicle canstillbesteered
evenduringhardbraking. Applysteadypres
suretothebrakepedaloDonotpumptheped
aloApulsinginthebrakepedalindicatesthat
thesystemishelpingyoutobrakethevehicle.
The
EDLbrakeswheelsthatarespinningand
transfersthedrivepowertotheotherdrive
wheelorwheelsifthevehicleisequippedwith
all-wheeL drive".ThisfunctionisavailabLeup
toabout60mph(100km/hl.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitches
offtohelpkeepthebrake onthebrakedwheel
fromoverheating.EDLwillswitch onagainau
tomaticallywhenconditionshavereturnedto
normal.
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RearspoiLer
Appliestovehicles:withretractable rearspoiler
Therear spoiler improves vehiclehandling
andenhances drivercontrol.
Fig.13S$witchforrearspoiler
The rearspoilerdeploysandretracts.Spoiler
operationcanbesetforautomaticormanual
operation.
Automaticmode(normaloperation)
-Automaticdeployment:Ataspeedofabout
7Smph(120km/h),therearspoilerdeploys
automatically.
-
Automaticretraction:Whenspeeddropsbe
low
about50mph(80km/h),therearspoil
erretractsautomatically.
Manualmode
-Manualdeployment:Tapping brieflyonthe
switchc:>fig.135deploystherearspoiler.
- Manual retraction: At
speedsuptoabout
10mph(20km/h),retracttherearspoiler
bypressingandholdingtheswitch
c:>fig.135.Atspeedsbetween10mph(20
km/h)and7Smph(120km/h),retractthe
rearspoilerbytappingontheswitch
c:>fig.135.
.&WARNING
Driving
athigherspeedswithouttherear
spoilerdeployed canimpair handling char
acteristics, making
thevehicleharderto
control.
-Always makesurethatthespoilerisde
ployed
whendrivingatspeedsover
85mph(140km/h).Iftherearspoiler
warning/indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclustercomeson,therearspoiler
maynothavedeployed.
- Never driveatspeedshigherthan
85mph(140km/h) ifthespoilerisnot
deployed. Havethespoilerinspectedas
soonaspossiblebyanauthorizedAudi
dealerorqualifiedworkshop.
- Always obey
speedlimitsandothertraf
fic laws.
.&WARNING
Improperoperationoftherearspoilercan
causecrushing injuries.
- Always make
surethatnobody, especially
children, is
inthewaywhentherear
spoilerisdeployedorretracted.
CDNote
Neverpushthevehicleorapplyforceto
therearspoiler-it could bedamaged.
@Tips
Cleanthespoilercompartmentevery2to
3months.Thespoilercompartmentmust
alwaysbefreeofice,snow, leavesorother
debris.
Braking
Generalinformation.r
WhataffectsbrokingeffiLiency?
'-Operatingconditionsanddrivinghabits
Thebrakesontoday'sautomobilesarestill
subjecttowear,dependinglargely onoperat
ing
conditionsanddrivinghabitsc:>A.Onve
hiclesthatareeitherdrivenmostlyinstop
and-gocity trafficoraredriven hard,the
brakepadsshouldbecheckedbyyourauthor
ized Audi
dealermoreoftenthanspecifiedin
theWarranty&Maintenancebooklet.Failure
tohave your brakepadsinspectedcanresult
inreducedbrakeperformance.
Onsteepslopes,youshouldusethebraking
effectoftheengine.Thisway, youpreventun
necessarywearonthebrakesystem.Ifyou
mustuseyour brakes, donotholdthebrakes~
downcontinuously.Pumpthebrakesatinter
vals.
Noises mayoccur when braking
dependingon
thespeed,braking forceandoutsidecondi
tions
suchastemperatureandhumidity.
Moistureorroadsalt
Undercertainconditions,forexa mple,when
drivingthroughwaterorvery heavy rain,or
evenafterwashingyourvehicle,thebraking
effect can
bereducedduetomoisture(orin
freezingconditionsice)onthebrake pads.A
few
cautiousbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakepadsor remove anyicecoatings.
Theeffectivenessofthebrakescanbereduced
when
thevehicle isdriven onasalt-covered
road
andthebrakesarenotused. Likewise,
you clean
offaccumulatedsaltcoatingfrom
brake discs
andpadswithafewcautiousap
plications
ofthebrakec:>A.
Corrosion
There maybeatendencyfordirttobuildup
on
thebrakepadsandcorrosiontoformon
thediscs ifthecarisnotdriven regularly or
onlyforshorttripswithlittleuseofthe
brakes.
Ifthebrakesarenotusedfrequently,orifcor
rosion has
formedonthediscs,itisadvisable
tocleanoffthepadsanddiscsbybraking
firrnlya
fewtimesfromamoderatelyhigh
speed
c:>A.
Faultsinthebrakesystem
Ifyoushouldnotice asuddenincreasein
brakepedaltravel,thenoneofthetwobrake
circuits mayhave failed
c:>A.
Lowbrakefluidlevel
Malfunctions canoccurinthebrakesystemif
thebrake fluidlevelistoolow.Thebrake fluid
level is
monitoredelectronically.
Brake
booster
The brakeboosterincreasesthepressurethat
Yougeneratewiththebrake pedaloItworks
only when
theengineisrunning.c:>A
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Brakeliningwearstatus
Brake liningwearmaybecheckedbyvisual in
spectionoftheconditionofthebrakepads
throughtheopeningsinthewheel.Ifneces
sary,
thewheelmayberemovedforthisin
spectionc:>page225,WhatshouldI be
aware
ofwhenchanging atire?
ÂWARNING
-
Youshouldperformbrakingmaneuvers
forthepurposeofcleaningthebrake
systemonly ifroadconditionspermit.
Otherroadusersmustnotbeputatrisk
'you maycauseanaccident!
- Before
descendingasteepgrade,reduce
speedandshifttransmissioninto alower
gearorlower driving range.Donotride
thebrakesorholdthepedaldowntoo
long ortoooften.Thiscouldcausethe
brakestogethotanddiminish braking
efficiency.
-
Donot"ridethebrakes"byrestingyour
footonthepedalwhenyoudonotintend
tobrake. Thismaycausethebrakesto
overheat,prematurewearandincreased
stoppingdistance.
-Undercertainclimaticandoperating
conditionssuchaspassingthroughwa
ter, driving
inheavy rainorafterwashing
thevehicle,theeffectivenessofthe
brakescanbereduced.Inwinter, icecan
accumulateonthebrakepads,linings,
discs
anddrums.Carefully applybrakes
foratest.Brakeswilldryandicecoat
ings will
becleanedoffafterafew care
fulbrakeapplications.
-Drivingforanextendedperiodoftimeon
salt-coveredroadswithoutusing your
brakes can
alsoaffectbraking efficiency.
Clean
offaccumulatedsaltcoatingfram
brake discsandpadswithafewcautious
brakeapplications.
-Ifyoudamagethefrontspoiler, orifyou
installadifferentspoiler,besuretheair
flow
tothefrontbrakesisnotobstruct-
ed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcould~