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5ubpartC -Forward-facing and
convertibLechiLdrestraints
&WARNING
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightcomesonandstaysonwhenevera
child
restraintisinstalledonthefrontpas
sengerseatandtheignitionisswitched
on.
- Take
thechildrestraintoffthefrontpas
sengerseatandinstallitproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositionsifthePASSEN
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon.
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Touriva
02519December1,1999
CoscoSummitDeluxeSeptember25,2007
HighBackBooster
22-262
Cosco HighBack5eptember25,2007
Booster22-209
EvenfLoTribute VSeptember25,2007
379xxxx
EvenfLoMedalLionDecember1,1999
254
EvenfloGenerationsSeptember25,2007
352xxxx
Graco
ComfortSportSeptember25,2007
Graco ToddlerSafetySeptember25,2007
5eatStep2
Graco PLatinum Cargo
September25,2007
-NeverLetbabiesorolderchiLdren ridein
avehicle whilesittingontheLapofan
otherpassenger.
-Holding achildinyourarmsis never a
substituteforachildrestraintsystem.
- ThestrongestpersoncouldnothoLd
thechildwiththeforcesthatexistin
anaccident.The child willstrikethein
teriorofthevehicleandcanalsobe
struckbythepassenger.
-The childandthepassengercanalso
injureeachanotherinanaccident.
-Neverinstallrear-facing childsafety
.seatsorinfantcarriersonthefrontpas
sengerseat.Achild willbeseriously in
juredandcanbekilledwhenthepassen
gerairbaginflates-even withanAd
vanced AirbagSystem.
-The inflatingairbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsorinfantcarriersontherearseat.
-Forward-facing childsafetyseatsinstal
ledonthefrontpassenger'sseatcan in
terferewiththeairbagwhenitinflates
andcauseseriousinjurytothechild.Al
waysinstallforward-facingchildsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe
useofaforward-facingchildrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat,thechild's
safetyandwell-beingrequirethatthe
followingspecialprecautionsbetaken:
-Makesuretheforward-facingseathas
beendesignedandcertified byitsman
ufacturerforuseon afrontseatwitha
passengerfrontandsideairbag.
_Always carefully followthemanufac
turer'sinstructionsprovidedwiththe
childsafetyseatorcarrier.
_ Always move
thefrontpassengerseat
intotherearmostpositionofthepas
sengerseat'sforeandaftadjustment
range,andasfarawayfromtheairbag~
,.-~WARNING
Notusingachildsafetyseat,usingthe
wrong childsafetyseatorimproperlyin
stalling achild
restraintincreasestherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeath.
_Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychil
drenmustalwaysberestrainedproperly
wheneverridinginavehicle.
_Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrain
ed chiIdcanbeinjuredorkilledbybe
ing
thrownagainsttheinsideoftheve
hicle
orbybeingejectedfromitduring
a
suddenmaneuverorimpact.
_Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrain
ed childisatmuchgreaterriskofinjury
ordeathbybeingstruckbyaninflating
airbag.
_Commercially availablechildsafetyseats
arerequiredtocomplywithU.5.Federal
Motor Vehicle
SafetyStandard(FMVS5)
213(inCanadaCMVSS213).
-Whenbuying achildrestraint,select
onethatfitsyourchildandthevehicle.
- Only
usechildrestraintsystemsthat
fullycontacttheflatportionofthe
seatcushion. Thechildrestraintmust
nottiporLeantoeitherside.Audidoes
notrecommendusing childsafety
seatsthatrestonlegsortube-Like
frames.Theydonotprovideadequate
contactwiththeseat.
-Alwaysheedalllegalrequirementsper
tainingtotheinstallationanduseof
childsafetyseatsandcarefully follow
theinstructionsprovided bythemanu
factureroftheseatyouareusing.
- Never
allowchildrenunder4ft. 9in.
(1.4m)towearanormalsafetybelt.
However,
therearseatintheTTCoupeis
designedtopermitchildrenwhoarebe
tween4 ft. 3in.(1.3m)and4ft.11in.
(1.5m)talltousetheavailablethree
pointlapandshouldersafetybelts.
-Neverletmorethanonechild occupy a
child
safetyseat.
iTips
The childseatsListedincategoriesAtoC
have
beenstaticallytestedby Audi onlyfor
theAdvanced Airbagfunction.
Importantsafetyinstructionsforusin91childsafety seats •
-Havetheairbagsysteminspectedby
yourauthorizedAudidealerimmediate
ly.
~Alwaysusetherightchildsafetyseatfor
eachchildandalwaysuseitproperly
qpage138.
~Always carefully followthechildsafetyseat
manufacturer'sinstructionsonhowtoroute
thesafetybeltproperlythroughthechild
safetyseat.
~Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstall
a child
safetyseat,youmustfirstactivate
theconvertiblelockingretractoronthe
safetybelttopreventthechildsafetyseat
frommovingqpage143.
~Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyour
fullweighttogettheafetybeltreallytight
50thattheseatcannotmQveforwardor
sidewaysmorethanoneinch(2.5cm).
~Ifastraportetherisbeingusedtotiethe
childsafetyseattothefrontpassenger
seat,makesurethatitisnotsotightthatit
causestheweight-sensingmattomeasure
moreweightthanisactuallyontheseat.
Asthedriver, youareresponsibleforthesafe
tyofeverybodyinthevehicle, especially chil
dren:
Correctuseofchildsafetyseatssubstantially
reduces therisk
ofinjuryinanaccident!
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvanced Airbagsystem,all
children, especially
those12yearsandyoung
er,shouldalwaysrideinthebackseatproper-
lyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.~
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after
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September25,2007
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after
September25,2007
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Fig.121Schematicoverview:installationoftheattachmentsapplicabletaaLATCHseat
~Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttainstall
achildsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivate
theconvertiblelockingfeatureonthesafety
belttopreventthechildsafetyseatfrom
movingqpage143orinstalltheseatusing
theLATCHattachments.
~Pushthechildsafetyseatdown withyour
full
weighttagetthesafetybeltreallytight
sathattheseatcannatmove forwardor
sideways
morethanoneinch (2.5cm)
qpage143.
~Ifthechildsafetyseatisequippedwith a
tetherstrap,attachittathetetheranchors
qpage149.
Atoddlerorchildisusuallytaolarge foranin
fantrestraintifitismorethanoneyearold
andweighsmorethan20lbs. (9kg).
Toddlers
andchildren whoareolderthanone
yearuptaabout4yearsoldandweighmore
Fig.122Schematic overview:installation oftheseatusingthevehicle'ssafetybeltsystem
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ChildSafety
Convertible childsafetyseats
Properly usedconvertible childsafetyseats
conhelp protect toddlers andchi/dren over
age onewho weigh between
20and40lbs.(9
and18kg)inacrash.
~~WARNING _
Notusing achildsafetyseat,usingthe
wrong childsafetyseatorimproperly in
stalling achild
restraintincreasestherisk
of
seriouspersonalinjuryanddeathina
crash.
_Neverinstallrear-facing childsafety
seatsorinfantcarriersonthefrontpas
sengerseat-even withanAdvancedAir
bagSystem.Achild willbeseriously in
juredandcanbekilledwhentheinflat
ing
airbaghitsthechildsafetyseator in
fantcarrier withgreatforceandsmashes
thechildsafetyseatandchildagainst
thebackrest,doororroofqpage113,
Childrestraints onthe frontseat-some
important thingstoknow.
_Always installrear-facing childsafety
seatsorinfantcarriersontherearseat.
_Neverinstallarear-facing childrestraint
intheforward-facing direction.5uchre
straintsaredesignedforthespecial
needsofinfantsandverysmallchildren
andcannatprotectthemproperly ifthe
seatisforward-facing.
-
Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audi dealer.
- Always read
andheedallWARNING5
wheneverusingachildrestrainedinave
hicle
isbeing usedqpage103,Safety
belts,
qpage111,Airbag systemand
qpage133,Important thingstoknow.
--
Infantseats'.
Fig.120Schematic overview:rearward-facing infantseat,properlyinstalled ontherearseat
Babiesandinfants uptoabout oneyear old
and20lbs.or9kgneedspecial rearward-fac_
ing child restraints
thatsupport theback,
neck andhead
inacrash.
Childsafetyseats
~Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttainstall
a child
safetyseat,youmustfirstactivate
theconvertible lockingretractoronthe
safetybelttopreventthechildsafetyseat
frommovingqpage143orinstalltheseat
usingtheLATCHattachments.
~Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyour
fullweighttagetthesafetybeltreallytight
sathattheseatcarnotmoveforwardor
sidewaysmorethanoneinch(2.5cm).
Infantsuptaaboutoneyear(20lbs.or9kg)
arebestprotectedinspecialinfantcarriers
andchildsafetysea5designedfortheirage
group.Manyexpertsbeli'evethatinfantsand
smallchildrenshouldride onlyinspecial re
straintsinwhichthechildfacesthebackof
thevehicle. Theseinfantseatssupporttheba
by's back, neck
andheadinacrashqfig.120.
The airbag onthepassengersidemakesthe
frontseatapotentiallydangerousplacefora
child
toride. Thefrontseatisnotthesafest
placeforachildinaforward-facing childseat.
ltisaverydangerousplaceforaninfantora
largerchildina rearward-facingseat.~
aspossiblebeforeinstallingthechild
restraint.
- Always makesurethatnothingpre-
ventsthefrontpassenger'sseatfrom
beingmovedtatherearmostposition
initsforeandaftadjustmentrange,
- Always
makesurethatthebackrestis
intheuprightposition.
- Always buckle
thechildsafetyseatfirmly
inplaceevenifachildisnotsittinginit.
A loose child
safetyseatcanflyaround
during asuddenstoporinacollision.
- Always read
andheedallWARNING5
wheneverusing achildrestrainedinave-
hicle
isbeing usedqpage103,Safety
belts,qpage111,Airbagsystemand
qpage133,ChildSafety.
AWARNING
Tareducetheriskofseriousinjury,make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightcamesonandstaysonwhenevera
child
restraintisinstalledonthefrontpas-
sengerseatandtheignitionisswitched
on.
- Take
thechildrestraintoffthefrontpas-
sengerseatandinstallit properlyatone
oftherearseatpositions ifthePASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourauthorizedAudidealerimmediate-
ly.
AWARNING
Achildinachildrestraintinstalledwith
theLATCHloweranchoragesorwiththe
standardsafetybeltontherearseatmay
play with
unusedrearseatsafetybeltsand
becomeentangledresultinginseriousper-
sonalinjuryandevendeath.
-Always buckleunusedrearseatsafety
beltsoutofreachofchildreninchild
seatsandproperlyactivatetheconverti-
ble locking
retractorsathatthechild
cannatunreelthesafetybeltfromtheretractor.
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AWARNING
Notusing aboosterseat,usingtheboos
terseatimproperly, incorrectlyinstallinga
boosterseatorusingthevehiclesafety
.
beltimproperly increasestheriskofsert-
l'lnJ'uryanddeathinacolliSionouspersonaorotheremergencysituation.Tohelp re
duce
theriskofseriouspersonalinjury
and/ordeath:
vehicle'sthreepointlap andshoulderbelts.
Never use
thelapbeltportionofthevehicle's
safetybeltalonetorestrain anychild, regard
less
ofhow bigthechildis.Alwaysremember
thatchildren donothavethepronounced pel
vicstructurerequiredfortheproperfunction
oflapbeltportionofthevehicle'sthreepoint
lap and
shoulderbelts.The child'ssafetyab
solutely requires
thatalapbeltportionofthe
safetybeltbefastenedsnugly andaslowas
possible aroundthepelvis.Neverletthelap
beltportionofthesafetybeltpassoverthe
child'sstomachorabdomen.
Inacrash,airbagsmustinflate withinablink
ofan eye and withconsiderableforce. Inorder
todoitsjob,theairbagneedsroomtoInflate
50thatitwill betheretoprotecttheoccupant
astheoccupantmoves forward intotheair
bag.
A vehicle
occupantwhoisoutofposition and
tooclosetotheairbaggetsinthewayofan
inflating airbag.
Whenanoccupantistoo
close,heorshewillbestruck violentlyand
willreceiveseriousorpossibly evenfatalIn
jury.
In
orderfortheairbagtooffer protection, itis
importantthatallvehicleoccupants,especlal
lyany children,whomustbeinthefrontseat
becauseofexceptionalcircumstances, be
properly
restrainedandasfarawayfromthe
airbagaspossible.Bykeeping roombetween
thechild'sbodyandthefrontofthepassen
gercompartment,theairbagcaninflate com
pletely
andprovidesupplementalprotection
incertainfrontalcollisions.
Booster
seatsraisethesechildren
upsothat
thesafetybeltwill pass properly overthe
strongerpartsoftheirbodiesandthesafety
beltcanhelpprotecttheminacrash.
•Donotusetheconvertible lockingretractor
whenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttore
strain achild ona
boosterseat.
•Always positiontheshoulderportionofthe
safetybeltmidway overthechild'sshoulder.
•Always makesurethattheshoulderportion
of
thesafetybeltneverrestsagainstor
across
thechild's neck.
•Always makesurethatthechildcanproper
lywearthelapportionofthebeltlow across
thethighsorpelvisandneveroverthe
stomachorabdomen.
Itisusuallybesttoputthesechildreninap
propriate
boosterseats.Besurethebooster
seatmeetsall applicablesafetystandards.
Boosterseatsraisetheseatingpositionofthe
childandreposition boththelapandshoulder
partsofthesafetybelt50thattheypass
across
thechild's bodyintherightplaces. The
routing
ofthebeltoverthechild's bodyisvery
importantforthechild'sprotection,whether
ornotaboosterseatisused.Childrenage12
andundermustalways rideintherearseat.
Children whoareatleast4ft. 9in. (57 in
ches/1.45meters)tallcan generally usethe
Boosterseatsandsafety belts
Fig.123Rearseat: child properly restrainedinaboos
ter
seat
lyUsedboosterseatscon help protect
proper
children weighing
betweenabout40lbs.and
80 lbs.
(lBkgand36kg) who arelessthan 4
ft.9in.(57inches/1.45 meters)tall.
--AWARNING
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe
useofaforward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat,thechild'ssafe
ty and well-being require
thatthefollow
ing special
precautionsbetaken:
- Make
suretheforward-facingseathas
been
designedand certifiedbyitsmanu
facturerforuse onafrontseatwith a
passengerfrontandsideairbag.
- Always follow
themanufacturer'sin
structionsprovided withthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrier.
-Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatin
totherearmostpositionofthepassen
gerseat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,
and as
faraway fromtheairbagaspossi
ble before installing
thechildrestraint.
-Always makesurethatnothingprevents
thefrontpassenger'sseatfrombeing
moved
totherearmostpositioninits
fore
andaftadjustmentrange.
- Always make
surethebackrestisinan
uprightposition.
- Make
surethatthePASSENCERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomesonandstayson allthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitched
on.
-Ifthelightdoesnotstayon,performthe
checks~page122,MonitoringtheAd
vanced Airbag
Sys~m.
-Takethechildrestrain offthefrontpas
sengerseatandinstallitproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositions ifthePASSEN
GERAIRBACOFFlightdoesnotstayon
whenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
-AWARNING
Notusing achildsafetyseat,usingthe
wrong childsafetyseatorimproperly in
stalling achild
restraintincreasestherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjury anddeathina
collision or
otheremergencysituation.
-Children onthefrontseatofanycar,
even withAdvanced Airbags,canbeseri
ously injured
orevenkilled when anair
bag inflates. Achild
inarearward-facing
child
safetyseatinstalled onthefront
passengerseatwillbeseriously injured
and canbekilled if
thefrontairbag in
flates-even withanAdvanced Airbag
System.
-The inflating airbagwillhitthechild
safety.seatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always installrear-facing child
safety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptional circumstan
ces
andthePASSENCERAIRBACOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingposition and
have
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audi dealer.
- Always readandheed all
WARNINGS
whenever usingachildrestrainedinave
hicle
isbeing used~page103,Safety
belts,~page111,Airbagsystemand
~page133,Importantthingstaknow.
ChildSafety
than20lbs.(9kg)upto40lbs.(18kg)must
always beproperly restrainedinachildsafety
seatcertifiedfortheirsize andweight
~fig.121and~fig.122.
Theairbag onthepassengersidemakesthe
frontseatapotentiallydangerousplace fora
child
toride. Thefrontseatisnotthesafest
place for achildinaforward-facing childsafe
tyseat.Ttisaverydangerousplace foranin
fantoralargerchildinarearward-facingseat.
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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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Parkingbrakewarning15
Parking onadecline (downhill)78
Parking onanincline(uphill)78
Partsreplacement247
PA5SENGERAIRBAGOFFlight122
Passivesafetysystem93
Pedals98
Physical principlesofafrontalcollision .104
Polishing169
Pollenfilter71
Pollutantfilter71
Powerlocking switch40
Powerlockingsystem37
Convenienceclose/openfeature44
Lockingandunlockingthevehiclefrom
inside40
Openingandclosingthewindows44
Rearlid/trunklid41
Remotecontrol35
Unlockingandlocking vehicle38
Poweroutlets68
Powerseats
Adjustingtheseatback60
Adjustment59
Foldingtheseatbackforward60
Powersteering
refertaElectro-mechanical poweras-
sist17,158
Powerwindowswitches43
Reactivatingthesystem44
Pregnantwomen
Specialconsiderationswhenwearing a
safetybelt108
ProgrammingtheHomeLink® universalre
motecontrol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...90
Properoccupantseatingpositions94
Propersafetybeltposition108
Properseatingposition
Front
passenger95
accupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...94
Rearpassengers96
Q
Quartzclock11
quattro®
refertaAll-wheel drive158
Question
Whathappenstounbeltedoccupants?105
Why
safetybelts?103
R
Radiator fan 191
Rain
sensordefective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Reading
lights48
Rear lid41
Emergencyrelease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...42
Rearlightdefective 20
Rear
spoiler156
Rear view mirror 50
Rear
windowdefogger74
Rearwindowshelf62
Refuelling
180
Release leverforhood182
Remotecontrol.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...35,39
Remotecontrolgaragedooropener
(HomeLink®) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Remotemasterkey
Unlocking
andlocking38
Remoterear lidrelease41
Repairmanuals245
Repairs
Airbag
system125
Replacementparts247
Replacing
Wheelrims209
Replacing afuse~230
Replacinglightbulbs:233
Replacing
tiresandwheels' 209
Replacing windshield wiper
blades54
Reporti ng
5afetyDefects '101
Reset
button' 12
Resettingremotecontrol'39
Retractor'107
Reverse (Automatictransmission). ..'84
Rims
Cast alloy 171
Replacing 209
Steelrims'171
Roofrack
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65
Mounting locations65
Safemounting64
Roofweight'65
Run-flattires219
Driving220
Introduction219
Replacingdefectsparts221
5
SAFE12
Safedrivinghabits93
Safetybeltposition108
Safetybeltswornbypregnantwomen.108
5afetybeltpretensioner
Serviceanddisposal110
Safetybelts107
Cleaning176
Dangertopassengerswhodonotweara
safetybelt105
Fastening107
Improperlyworn109
Notworn105
pretensioners109
5afetybeltposition108
Safetyinstructions106
securingchildsafetyseats143
Specialconsiderationsforpregnant
women108
Unfastening109
Warning/indicatorlight103
WhyVOUMUSTwearthem103
Worn properly105
safetybeltwarninglight. . . ...16,103
safetycompliancesticker240
safetyequipment93
safetyfeaturesforoccupantrestraintand
protection'93
safetyguidelines
seatadjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...57
safetyinstructions
Enginecompartment182
forusingchildsafetyseats136
Forusingsafetybelts106
MonitoringtheAdvanced Airbag5ys-
~mlM
safetylock(Ignitionkey)76
seatadjustment
Driver'sseat57
Frontpassenger'sseat. . . . . . . . . . . . ...58
Frontseats57
Headrestraints97
Headrestraints,frontseat61
Lumbarsupport.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Manualcontrols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...58
Powerseats59
5afetyguidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...57
seatbackangle58
Seatingcapacity103
Seatingposition
Driver
94
Frontpassenger95
Howtoadjustthefrontseats95
Incorrectseatposition97
accupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...94
Rearpassengers96
Seats
Numberofseats103
Selectorleveremergencyrelease89
Selectorleverpositions83
Serviceanddisposal
Safetybeltpretensioner110
Service interval display29
Servicepositionforwindshield wipers53
Setmenu.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Setting
Datedisplay11
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...11
Sideairbags
Description129
Howtheywork130
Sidemarkerlights45
Snowchains214
Sockets67,68
Soundsystemdisplay23
Sourcesofinformationaboutchildre-
straintsandtheiruse151
Speedometer12
Speedratinglettercode210
Speedwarningsystem31
Sportbutton81
Sportmode.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...81,155