2012 AUDI TT seats

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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
E9L02xx
EvenfLoFirst Choice
204
GracoInfant8457
GracoSnugride
PegPeregoPrimoVi­
aggioSIPIMUNOOUS
MadeL

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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.
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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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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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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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thanisbeinggeneratedandensuresanopti­
malstateofchargeforthebattery.
iTips
-But evenenergymanagementcannot
negatethelimitsofphysics. Consider
thatthepowerandlifeofabatteryare
limited.
-
Ifstartingability isthreatened,youare
informedbyawarningqpage160,
Driver natification
intheinstrument
c/uster display.
Whatyoushouldknow
Thehighest priarityisgiventomaintaining
starting capability.
Thebatteryisseverelytaxedinshort-distance
driving,incitytrafficandduringthecoldtime
ofyear.Abundantelectricalenergyisre­
quired,
butonly alittleisgenerated.Itisalso
critical
iftheengineisnotrunningandelectri­
cal
componentsareturnedon. Inthisin­
stanceenergyisbeingconsumedbutnoneis
being
generated.
ItisinpreciselythesesituationsthatyouwiII
noticeenergymanagementactivelyregulat­
ingthedistributionofenergy.
Vehiclestandsforanextendedperiod
Ifyoudonotdriveyourvehicle overaperiod
ofseveral daysorweeks, electricalcompo­
nentsaregraduallyeutbackorswitchedoff.
This
reducesenergyconsumptionandmain­
tainsstartingcapability overalongerperiod.
Take into
considerationthatwhenyouunlock
your vehicle,
someconvenience functions,
such as
theremotekeyorpowerseatadjust­
ment,maynotbeavailable. Theconvenience
functionswillbeavailable againwhenyou
turnontheignitionandstarttheengine.
Withtheengineturnedoff
Ifyoulistentotheradio, forexample,with
theengineturnedoff,thebatteryisbeingdis­
charged.
Ifstartingcapabilityisjeopardizedduetoen­
ergy
consumption,amessageappearsinthe
driverinformationdisplay.
Youhavetostarttheenginetochargethe
battery.
Withtheenginerunning
Althoughelectricalenergyisgeneratedwh en
thevehicle isbeing driven,thebatterycanbe­
comedischarged.Thishappensmostlywhen
little
energyisbeinggeneratedandagreat
dealconsumedandthebattery'sstateof
chargeisnotoptimal.
Tobringtheenergybalanceback intoequili­
brium,
consumerswhich require especially
large
amountsofenergyaretemporarilyeut
back
orswitchedoff. Heatingsystemsinpar­
ticularrequire agreatdealofenergy.Ifyou
notice,forexample,thattheheatedseats*or
theheatedrearwindowarenotheating,they
have
beentemporarilyeutbackorswitched
off.
Thesesystemswill beavailable againas
soonastheenergybalancehasbeenrestored.
Youwillalsonoticethatengineidlespeedhas
beenincreased slightly.Thisisnormalandnot
a
causefor concern.Byincreasingengineidle
speedtheadditionalene"rgyrequired isgener­
atedandthebatteryischarged.
Drivernotificationintheinstrument~
clusterdisplay•
Ifbatterypowerdropsintotherangewhereit
can limittheabilityoftheenginetostart,this
isshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
with
thefollowing drivermessage:
ri1Lowbatterycharge:batterywillbe
chargedwhiledriving
This notification remindsyou
thatthestarting
capability
oftheenginemay belimited.As
soonasyoustartdrivingagain,thebattery
willberechargedandthenotification willgo
out.
Drivernotificationappearsandgoesout
again
Ifthisdriver notificationappearsaftertheig­
nition is
turnedonorwhile drivinganditgoes
outagainafterawhile,thebatteryhasbeen
adequatelyrecharged.
Drivernotificationappearsanddoesnot
gooutagain
Ifthisdriver notificationappearsaftertheig­
nition
isturnedonorwhile drivinganddoes
notgooutagain,thebattery'sstateofcharge
isnotintheoptimalrange.Startingabilityis
restricted. Havethebatterycheckedassoon
aspossible byanauthorizedAudidealeror
qualified workshop.
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