
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine straintsareonthefrontpassengerseat.Be
causeofthelargeamountofimportantinfor
mation,wecannotrepeatitall here. Weurge
you
toreadthedetailedinformationinthis
owner'smanualaboutairbagsandtheAd
vanced Airbag
Systeminyourvehicleandthe
veryimportantinformationabouttransport
ingchildren onthefrontpassengerseat.
PleasebesuretoheedtheWARNINGS -they
areextremelyimportantforyoursafetyand
thesafetyofyourpassengers,especiallyin
fantsandsmallchildren.
&WARNING
-Accidentstatisticshaveshownthatchil-
drenaregenerallysaferintherearseat
areathaninthefrontseatingposition.
Always restrain anychild
age12andun-
derintherear.
-
Allvehicleoccupantsandespecially chil-
drenmustberestrainedproperlywhen-
everridinginavehicle.Anunrestrained
or improperlyrestrainedchild could be
injured
bystrikingtheinteriororbybe-
ing
ejectedfromthevehicle duringa
suddenmaneuverorimpact.Anunre-
strainedorimproperlyrestrainedchildis
alsoatgreaterriskofinjuryordeath
throughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
-Asuitablechildrestraintproperly instal-
Ledandusedatoneoftherearseating
positions providesthehighestdegreeof
protectionforinfantsandsmallchildren
inmostaccidentsituations.
&WARNING
Childrenonthefrontseatofanycareven
with Advanced Airbagscan
beseriously in-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbag in-
flates.Achildinarearward-facing child
safetyseatinstalledonthefrontpassen-
gerseatwillbeseriously injuredandcan
bekilledifthefrontairbag inflates.
- The inflating
airbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrestordoor.
Inafrontalcrashataspeedof20-35mph
(30-56km/h)theforcesactingona13-pound
(6kg)infantwillbemorethan20timesthe
weightofthechild. Thismeanstheweightof
thechildwouldsuddenlybemorethan
260pounds(120kg).Undertheseconditions,
only
anappropriatechildrestraintproperly
used can
reducetheriskofseriousinjury.
Childrestraints,likeadultsafetybelts,must
beused properlytobeeffective. Usedimprop
erly,
theycan increasetheriskofseriousin
jury
inan accident.
Consult
thechildsafetyseatmanufacturer's
instructionsinordertobesuretheseatis
right foryourchild's sizeqpage136,Impor
tantsafetyinstructions forusing childsafety
seats.Please besuretoreadandheedallof
theimportantinformationandWARNINGS
aboutchild safety, Advanced Airbags,andthe
installationofchildrestraintsinthischapter.
ThereisalotyouneedtoknowabouttheAd
vancedAirbagsinyourvehicleandhowthey
workwheninfantsandchildreninchild re-
Because
children's bodiesare
notfullydevel
oped,
theyrequirerestraintsystemsespecial
lydesignedfortheirsize,weight,andbody
structure.Manycountriesandallstatesofthe
UnitedStatesand provincesofCanada have
laws requiring
theuseofapprovedchild re
straintsystemsforinfantsandsmallchildren.
Introduction
Therearseatisgenerally thesafestplaceina
collision.
The physical principlesofwhathappenswhen
yourvehicle isinacrash applyalsotochildren
Qpage105,Whathappens tooccupantsnot
wearingsafetybelts?But unlikeadultsand
teenagers,theirmusclesandbonesarenot
fullydeveloped.Inmanyrespectschildrenare
atgreaterriskofseriousinjuryincrashesthan
adults.
ChildSafety
Importantthingsto
knoW
ChildSafety----------------------------_-=:..:=--=~~
larger,unclosedopeningsinthedoor
panel.
-Never drivewithinteriordoortrimpan
elsremoved.
- Never drive
whenpartshavebeenre
moved
fromtheinsidedoorpaneland
theopeningstheyleave havenotbeen
properly closed.
-Neverdrivewhenloudspeakersinthe
doorshavebeenremovedunlessthe
speakerholeshavebeenproperly
closed.
-Alwaysmakecertainthatopeningsare
coveredorfilled ifadditionalspeakers
orotherequipmentisinstalledinthe
insidedoorpanels.
-Always havework onthedoorsdoneby
anauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshop.
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5ubpartB -Rear-facingchildrestraints
5ubpartA -Carbedchildrestraints
MadelManufacturedonor
after
CenturySmartFitDecember1,1999
4S43
CoscoArrivaSeptember2S,2007
22-013PAWandbase
22-999WHO
Evenflo Discovery Ad-December1,1999
justRight212
matinsidethefrontpassengerseat,thatthe
frontpassengerairbagisturnedoffandthat
theairbagstatusisalwayscorrectly signaLed
bythePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlight.
Many
typesandmodelsofchildrestraints
havebeenavailableovertheyears, newmod
elsareintroducedregularly incorporating new
andimproveddesignsandoldermodelsare
takenoutofproduction.Childrestraintsare
notstandardized.Childrestraintsofthesame
typetypicallyhavedifferentweightsandsizes
anddifferent'footprints,'thesizeandshape
ofthebottomofthechildrestraintthatsits
ontheseat,whentheyareinstalled onavehi
cle
seat.Thesedifferencesmake itvirtually
impossibletocertifycompliancewiththere
quirementsforadvancedairbagswitheach
andevery childrestraintthathaseverbeen
soldinthepastorwill besold overthecourse
oftheusefullifeofyourvehicle.
For
thisreason,theUnitedStatesNational
Highway Traffic
SafetyAdministrationhas
published alistofspecific type,makesand
modelsofchildrestraintsthatmustbeused
tocertifycomplianceoftheAdvanced Airbag
Systeminyourvehicle withthesuppression
requirementsofFederalMotorVehicleSafety
Standard208.Thesechildrestraintsare:
Manufacturedonor
after----September2S,2007AngelGuard Angel
Ride AA2403FOF
Madel
Regardlessofthechildrestraintthatyouuse,
make sure
thatithasbeencertifiedtomeet
UnitedStatesFederal MotorVehicleSafety
Standardsandhasbeencertifiedbyitsmanu
facturerforusewithanairbag. Always besure
thatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalledat
one oftherearseatingpositions.Ifinexcep
tional
circumstancesyoumustuseit onthe
frontpassengerseat,carefully readallofthe
information onchildsafetyandAdvancedAir
bagsandheedalloftheapplica bleWARN
INes.Makecertainthatthechildrestraintis
correctly recognizedbytheweight-sensing
ChildrestraintsandAdvancedAirbags
Theelectroniccontrolunitalsoregistersthe
tension onthefrontpassengersafetybelt.
The
tensiononthesafetybeltforthefront
passengerseatwillbedifferentforanadult
whoisproperly usingthesafetybeltascom
pared
tothetensiononthebeltwhenitis
usedtoattacha childrestrainttotheseat.
Thesensorbelowthelatchforthesafetybelt
forthefrontseatpassengermeasuresthe
tension onthebelt.Theinputfromthissen
soristhenusedwiththeweightto"decide",
whetherthereisachildrestraintwithatypical
1 year-old childon
thefrontpassengerseat
andwhetherornottheairbagmustbeturned
off.
seat.Theweightofachildrestraintandits
"footprint" varyfor
differentkindsofchild re
straintsandforthedifferentmodelsofthe
sam
ekindofchildrestraintofferedbychild
restraint
manufacturers.
Theweightrangesfortheindividual types,
makes
andmodelsofchildrestraintsthatthe
NHTSAhas specifiedintheSafetyStandard
togetherwiththeweightrangesoftypical in
fants
andtypicallyear-old childhavebeen
storedinthecontrolunitoftheAdvancedAir
bagSystem.Whenachildrestraintisbeing
used on
thefrontpassengerseatwith atypi
calIyear-old child,theAdvanced AirbagSys
temcomparestheweightmeasuredbythe
weightsensingmatwiththeinformationstor
edintheelectroniccontrolunit.
Even
thoughyour vehicleisequippedwithan
Advanced Airbag
system,allchildren,espe
ciallythose12yearsandyounger,shouldal
ways ride
inthebackseatproperlyrestrained
fortheirageandsize.Theairbag onthepas
sengersidemakesthefrontseatapotentially
dangerousplace forachildtoride. Thefront
seatisnotthesafestplace forachildinafor
ward-facing child
safetyseat.Itcanbeavery
dangerousplaceforaninfantoralargerchild
ina rearward-facingseat.
AdvancedAirbagsandtheweight-1sensingmatinthefrontseat
The Advanced Airbagsysteminyourvehicle
hasbeencertifiedtomeetthe"low-risk" re
quirementsfor3-and6-yearoldchildren on
thepassengersideandsmalladultsonthe
driverside.Thelowriskdeploymentcriteria
areintendedtoreducetheriskofinjury
throughinteractionwiththeairbagthatcan
occur,
forexample,bybeingtooclosetothe
steeringwheelandinstrumentpanelwhen
theairbaginflates. Inaddition,thesystem
hasbeencertifiedtocomplywiththe"sup
pression"
requirementsoftheSafetyStand
ard,toturnoffthefrontairbagforinfantsup
to12monthswhoarerestrainedonthefront
passengerseatinchildrestraintsthatare list
ed
intheStandard.
(FMVSS)208asapplicableatthetimeyour
vehicle
wasmanufactured.
The Advanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
detectsthepresenceofaninfantorchildina
child
restraintonthefrontpassengerseatus
ing
theweight-sensingmatintheseatcush
ion and
thesensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch
on
thefrontpassengerseatthatmeasuresthe
tensiononthesafetybelt.
Theweight-sensingmatmeasurestotal
weightofthechildandthechildsafetyseat
andachildblanketonthefrontpassenger
seat.Theweightonthefrontpassengerseat
isrelatedtothedesignofthechildrestraint
andits"footprint",thesizeandshapeofthe
bottomofthechildrestraintasitsitsonthe~
Always replace childrestraintsthatwere
installedinavehicle duringacrash. Dam
agetoachildrestraintthatisnotvisible
could
causeittofailinanothercollision
situation.
Advancedfrontairbagsystemandchildren
Vour vehicleisequippedwithan"Advanced
Airbag
System"incompliancewith United
StatesFederal MotorVehicleSafetyStandard
-Alwaysinstallrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatinexceptionalcircumstancesand
thePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightdoes
notcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatin
arearseatingpositionandhavetheair-
bag
systeminspectedimmediatelyby
yourAudi dealer.
ln.WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installaforward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
-Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
itsmanufacturerforuseonafrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.
-Always followthemanufacturer'sin-
structionsprovided withthechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
- Always move
thepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossiblebeforeinstalling
thechildrestraint.Thebackrestmustbe
adjustedtoanuprightposition.
- Always
makesurethatthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstays
on allthetimewhenevertheignitionis
switchedon.
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5ubpartC -Forward-facing and
convertibLechiLdrestraints
&WARNING
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightcomesonandstaysonwhenevera
child
restraintisinstalledonthefrontpas
sengerseatandtheignitionisswitched
on.
- Take
thechildrestraintoffthefrontpas
sengerseatandinstallitproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositionsifthePASSEN
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon.
Cosco
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.~
Manufacturedonor
after
Decemberl,1999
December1,1999
September25,2007
September25,2007
Manufacturedonor
after
September25,2007
MadeL
BritaxRoundabout
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EvenfLoFirst Choice
204
GracoInfant8457
GracoSnugride
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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
~_-4-~....._eQ~à\
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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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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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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Tiresandwheels
Tires
Generalnotes
Tiresmaybethe[eastappreciated andmost
abusedpartsofamotorvehicle.
Tiresmaybetheleastappreciatedandmost
abusedpartsofamotorvehicle. Tiresare,
however,
oneofthemostimportantpartsofa
vehicle, particularly considering
thecompara
tivelysmallpatchofrubberoneach tirethat
assuresthatall-importantcontactbetween
you,your vehicleandtheroad.
Maintaining
thecorrecttirepressure,ma king
surethatyour vehicleanditstiresdonothave
tocarrymoreweightthantheycansafely han
dle, avoiding
damagefromroadhazardsand
regularly
inspectingtiresfordamageinclud
ing cuts,
slashesirregularwearandoverall
condition
arethemostimportantthingsthat
you candotahelpavoidsuddentirefailure in
cluding
treadseparationandblowouts.
Avoidingdamage
Ifyouhavetadrive overacurb orsimilarob
stacle,drive veryslowlyandascloseaspossi
ble
atarightangletathecurb.
Always keep
chemicalsincludinggrease,ail,
gasolineandbrakefluidoffthetires.
Inspectthetiresregularlyfordamage(cuts,
cracks or
blisters,etc.).Remove anyforeign
bodies
embeddedinthetreads.
Storingtires
Marktireswhenyou removethemtaindicate
thedirectionofrotation.Thisensuresyouto
beabletomountthemcorrectlywhenyoure
install
them.
Whenremoved,thewheelsortiresshouldbe
storedina cool, dryandpreferablydarkplace.
Storetiresinavertical positioniftheyarenot
mountedonrims,inahorizontalposition if
theyaremountedonrims.
Newtires
NewtireshavetobebrokeninqlA.
Thetreaddepthofnewtiresmay vary, accord
ing
tathetypeand makeoftireandthetread
pattern.
Hiddendamage
Damagetatiresandrimsisoftennotreadily
visible.
Ifyounoticeunusualvibration orthe
vehiclepullstaoneside,thismayindicate
thatoneofthetires hasbeendamaged.The
tiresmustbecheckedimmediatelybyanau
thorizedAudidealerorqualified workshop.
Unidirectionaltires
Aunidirectional tirecanbeidentifiedbyar
rows onthesidewall,thatpointinthedirec
tion
thetireisdesignedtorotate.Youmust
followthespecified directionofrotation.This
isnecessarysothatthesetirescandevelop
theiroptimumcharacteristicsregarding grip,
road noise,
wearandhydroplaning resistance.
For
moreinformationqpage 229.
AWARNING
Newtiresortiresthatareold,worn or
damagedcannatprovidemaximumcon
trolandbraking ability.
- New
tirestendtabe slipperyandmust
bebroken in.Toreducetheriskoflosing
control,acollisiona~seriouspersonal
injuries, drivewith
speci~careforthe
first350miles(s60km).
-Driving withwornordamagedtirescan
lead
talossofcontrol,suddentire fail
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende
flation,crashesandseriouspersonalin
juries.Havewornordamagedtiresre
placed immediately.
- Tires
ageEveniftheyarenotbeing used
andcanfailsuddenly, especiallyathigh
speeds.Tiresthataremorethan6years
old can only
beused inanemergency
andthenwithspecialcareandatlow
speed.
_Nevermountusedtiresonyourvehicle if
you are
notsureoftheir"previous histo
ry." Old
usedtiresmay havebeendam
agedeventhoughthedamagecannotbe
seenthatcanleadtosuddentirefailure
andlossofvehiclecontrol.
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology
Accessoryweight
meansthecombinedweight(inexcessof
thosestandarditemswhich maybereplaced)
of
automatictransmission,powersteering,
power brakes,powerwindows,powerseats,
radio,andheater,tatheextentthatthese
itemsareavailableasfactory-installedequip
ment(whetherinstalledornot).
Aspectratio
meanstheratiooftheheighttothewidthof
thetireinpercent.Numbersof55orlowerin
dicate alowsidewallforimprovedsteeringre
sponse
andbetteroverallhandlingon dry
pavement.
Bead means
thepartofthetirethatismadeof
steel wires,wrappedorreinforcedbyplycards
andthatisshapedtafittherim.
Bead
separation
means abreakdownofthebondbetween
componentsinthebead.
Cord
means
thestrandsformingthepliesinthetire.
Cold
tireinflationpressure
meansthetirepressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufacturerfor atireofadesignated
sizethathasnotbeendrivenformorethana
COupleofmiles (kilometers)atlowspeedsin
thethreehourperiodbeforethetirepressure
ismeasuredoradjusted.
Tiresand\NheeLs
-Ifyounoticeunusualvibration orifthe
vehiclepullstaonesidewhendriving, al
ways
stopas soonasitissafetadosa
andcheckthewheelsandtiresfordam
age.
Curbweight
meanstheweightofamotorvehicle with
standardequipmentincludingthemaximum
capacityoffuel,oil,andcoolant,aircondi
tioning
andadditionalweightofoptional
equipment.
Extraloadtire
mea~sa tiredesignedtaoperateathigher
loadsandathigher inflationpressuresthan
thecorrespondingstandardtire.Extra load
tiresmaybeidentified as"XL","xl","EXTRA
LOAD",or"RF"onthesidewall.
GrossAxleWeightRating(uGAWRU
)
meanstheload-carrying capacityofasingle
axlesystem,measuredatthetire-groundin
terfaces.
GrossVehicleWeightRating(uGVWR")
meansthemaximumtotalloadedweightof
thevehicle.
Groove
meansthespacebetweentwoadjacenttread
ribs.
Loadrating(code)
meansthemaximumloadthatatireisrated
tacarryfora given inflation pressure.You
maynotfindthisinformationonall tires be
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Maximumloadrating
meanstheloadrating foratireatthemaxi
mumpermissibleinflationpressureforthat
tire.