2014 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET child restraint

174 Child Saf ety
A WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats in­
crease the risk of ser ious personal injury
and death in a collision .
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deacti­
vate the convert ible lock ing retractor for
child rest raints while the veh icle is mov­
ing. You would not be rest rained and
c ou ld be ser iously injured in an ac cident.
- Always read and heed all WARNI NGS
whenever using a child rest rained in ave­
hicle is being use d
¢page 161. Spe cial
precautions apply when installing a ch ild
sa fety seat on the front passenger seat
¢ page 141, Child restraints on the front
seat -some important things to know.

LATCH Lower
anchorages and tether
for children
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
To provide a s impler and more pract icable way
to attach the chi ld restraint on the vehicle
seat, Federa l reg ulations require specia l lower
anchorages in vehicles and dev ices on new
chi ld restraints to attach to the vehicle ancho ­
rages .
The combination of the tether anchorages and
the lower anchorages is now generally called
the
LATCH system for " Lower Anchorages and
T ethers for Children ."
F orward-facing child rest raints manufactured
after September 1, 1999, are required by U.S.
federal regulations to comply wit h new c hild
head movement performance requirements .
These new performance requirements make a tether necessary on most new chi ld seats.
I nstal ling a chi ld restraint that requi res a top
tether witho ut one can serio usly impair the
performance of the chi ld restraint and its ab il­
ity to protect the c hild in a co llision . Installing
a child restraint that requires a top tether
without the top tether may be a v io lation of
state law.
Ch ild restra int manufacturers offer LATCH
lower anchorages on the ir ch ild seats with
hook -on or push-on connecto rs attached to
adjustable straps .
In addition to the LATCH lower anchorages,
these child restraint systems usually require
the use of tether straps to help keep the child restra int firmly in place .
Tether anchorage s
Your Audi Cabriolet is not equipped with a
LATCH system. It is not equ ipped with top
tether anchorages. It is equipped with lower
anchorages only.
Your Cabriolet is equipped with the Active Rollover Protection System, w hich is integrat-
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ed into the back rest of the rear seat . The Ac ­
tive Ro llover P rotection System dep loys up­
wards to he lp prov ide addit ional protection in
certain co llisions and crash s ituations. For this
reason, your vehicle is
not equipped with top
tether anchorages for use with forward -facing
c hi ld restra ints.
In Canada , provinc ial law requ ires that for­
ward-fac ing ch ild restraints use both top teth­
er anchorages and lower anchorages; the re ­
fore, it is
not pos sib le to install a forward-fac­
ing child restra int in this vehicle.
In the United States , child restraint installa­
tion must conform w ith the child restraint
manufacture r's instructions. Check the in­
structions that come w ith the c hild restra int
o r contact the ma nufactu rer to determine if
the ch ild res traint may be ins ta lled fac ing fo r­
ward without sec uring the top te ther strap .
A WARNING ,..__
Improper installation of child restraints
will increase the risk of injury and death in
a crash.
- Always follow the instr uctions provided
by the manufacture r of the child re­
straint yo u intend to install in your vehi­
cle.
- Improper use of child restraint LATCH
lower anchorage points can lead to injury
in a collision. The LATC H lower anchorage
points are designed to wi thstand on ly
those loads i mposed by co rrectly fitted
child r est raints.
- Never mount two ch ild restra int systems
on one LATC H lower anchorage point.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other item to the LATCH lower anchorag­
es.
@ Tips
In other countries, the term "ISOFIX" is
used to describe the lower anchorages .
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location
Fig. 163 Schematic overview: LATCH anchorage point
locations
The illustration shows the seating locations in
your vehicle which are equipp ed with the low­
er anchorages system.
Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked
for quick locating.
Fig. 164 Rear seatbacks: locator buttons for lower an­
chorages
Fig. 165 Rear seats: lower anchorage bracket locations
Attachment locator markers for lower
anchorages
Circular locator buttons on the rear seatback
indicat e the lower anchorage locations on the
rear seating positions
¢ fig . 164.
lower anchorages
Th e lower anchorage attachment points are
located between the rear seatback and rear
seat cushion
¢fig. 165.
Lower anchorages secure the child restraint in
the seat without using the vehicle's safety belts. Anchorages provide a secure and easy­
to-use attachment and minimize the possibili­
ty of improper child restraint installation .
All child restraints manufactured after Sep­
tember 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage
attachments for the
LATCH system.
Remember that the lower anchorage points
are only intended for installation and attach­
ment of child restraints specifically certified
for use with
LATCH lower anchorages. Child
restraints that are not equipped with the low­
er anchorage attachments can still be instal­
led in compliance with the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions on using vehicle
safety belts .
.&_ WARNING
-Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages
can cause serious personal injury in an ac­
cident.
-Always carefully follow the child re­
straints manufacturer's instructions for proper installation of the child restraint
and proper use of the lower anchorages
or safety belts in your vehicle.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
other items to the
LATCH lower ancho­
rages.
- Always read and heed the important in­
formation about child restraints in this
chapter and WARNINGS
¢page 161,
Child Safety.

Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always
follow the child restraint manufacturer's in­
structions.
F ig . 166 Lower anchorages: proper mounting
Mou nting
~ Make sure the seatback of the rear seat
bench is in the upright position and securely
latched in place.
~ Attach both hook-on connectors with the
spring catch release on the child safety seat
onto the LATC H lower anchorage so that the
connectors lock into p lace
c::> fig. 166 .
~Pullon the connector attachments to make
s u re they are properly attached to the LATCH
lower anchorage.
~ Pull straps tight following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions.
Releasing
~ Loosen the te nsion on the straps following
the chi ld restraint manufacturer's instr uc­
tions.
~ Depress the spring catches to re lease the
anchorage hooks from the lower anchorag­
es.
Remember: Use tether straps to help keep the
child restraint firmly in p lace.
A WARNING
Improper use of the LATCH system can in­
crease the risk of ser ious personal injury
and death in an acc ident.
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- These anchors were deve loped only for
child safety seats using the "LATCH" sys­
tem.
- Never attach other chi ld safety seats,
belts or other objects to these anchors.
- Always make sure that you hear a click
when latch ing the seat in p lace. If you do
not hear a click the seat is not secure and
could fly forward and hit the interior of
the vehicle, or be ejected from the veh i­
cle .
A WARNING
Improper installat ion of ch ild rest ra ints
will increase the risk of injury in an acci­
dent.
- Always follow the child restraint system
manufacturer's inst ruct io ns for prope r
installation of the ch ild restra int system
and proper use of te ther s traps as well as
the lower anchorages or safety belts in
your vehicle.
- Always read and heed the im portant in­
formation and WARNINGS about chi ld
safety and the insta llation of chi ld re­
straint systems
c::> page 161, Child Safe­
ty.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
-
Currently, few rearward-facing chi ld res traint
systems come w ith a tether . Please read and
heed the ch ild restraint system ma nufactur­
er's instr uctions carefully to dete rmine how to
proper ly install the tether.
A WARNING
-
A child in a rearward-fac ing chi ld safety
seat installed on the front passenger seat
will be ser iously injured and can be killed if
the front airbag inflates - even with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System .
- The inflating airbag will h it the ch ild
safety seat or i nfant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
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and child against the backrest, center
armrest, or door .
- A tight tether or other strap on a rear­
ward -facing child restra int attached to
the front passenger seat can put too much pressure on the weight-mat in the
seat and register a heavier weight in the
Advanced Airbag System. The heav ier
we ight registered can make the system
wor k as though an adu lt were on the seat
and dep loy the Advan ced Airbag when i t
must be suppressed ca using serious or
even fatal injury to the child.
- If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circ umstan­
ces and the
PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im­
med iately install the rearward-facing
child safety seat in a rear seat ing pos i­
t io n and have the airbag system inspect­
ed by your authorized Audi dea le r.
Additional Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additional
information about ch ild restraint select ion, in ­
stallat io n and use:
NHTSA advises that the best child safety seat
is the one that fits your child and fits in your
vehicle, and that you w ill use correctly and
consistently.
Try before you buy!
U.S N ation al H ighw ay Traffic S afety Admin­
i s tr ation
Te l.: 1-888-327-4236 (TTY : 1-800-424-9153)
www .nhtsa.gov
N ation al SA FE KIDS Campaign
Te l.: (202) 662-0600
www .safekids.org
Safet y Belt Safe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 74S-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 747 -SANO (Span ish)
www.carseat .org
T ransport Can ada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371 or ca ll
1-6 13-998-86 16 if yo u are in the Ottawa area
http://www .tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/
menu. htm
Audi Cu stome r Rel ation s
Tel.: (800) 822-2834

Child restraints
Dang er of using chi ld rest raints in th e
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
141
Where can I get addit ional information
about child restra ints and their use? . .
178
Child restra int system anchors ... .. .. . 175
Ch ild safety .. ................ ... ... 16 1
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . 17 1
Important safety instr uctions fo r using
ch ild safety seats ......... .. .. .. .. .
164
Important things to know when dr iv ing
with chi ld ren .... ..... ... .. .. .. ...
16 1
Instal ling a chi ld restraint using the
LATCH system ............ .... .. .. .
177
Lower anchorages ........ .. .. .. .. . 176
Mounti ng and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .. ... ............. ...... ..
177
Ch ild safety seats ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 167
Booster seats ............ .... .. ... 169
Convertible c hild seats .... .. .. .. .. . 168
Convertible locking retracto r . . . . . . . . . 171
Danger of us ing ch ild restra ints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
141
H ow do I proper ly install a child safety
· h' l 7 164 se at in my ve 1c e ......... .. .. .. .. .
I nfant sea ts ............. .. .. .. .. .
167
Ins tal ling .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 17 1
LA TCH system .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 177
Safety inst ructions ..... ... .. .. .... . 164
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . 166
Cigare tte lig hte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
C lea ning .................... ... ... 195
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Climate con trol sys tem
Automatic recircula tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
Supp lementary hea ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
synchron izing ... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 7 2
C lock ..... ... ...... ............. ... 12
Closing
Power windows .......... .. .. .. .. ..
39
C losing/opening
at t he lock cylinder ..... ... .. .. .. .. ..
36
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch .. .. .. .. 35
with the convenience key ... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Cold ti re in flat ion pressure ... .. .. .. .. . 22 6
Com ing home .............. ... ... ... 52 Inde
x 271
Compact spa re tire .... .. ..... ... .. .. 2 4 3
also refer to Spare tire ... .... ... .. .. 243
Compass in the m irror ............... . 58
Compliance ... .. .. ................. 267
Cons umer Information . . . . . . . . . . 129, 264
Contacting NHTSA . .. ... ....... .... . 129
Controls
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .................
197
Convenience key
Ind icator lights .. .. . ... .... ... .. .. .
78
Starting engine (S TART E NGINE STOP
button) ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .
77
Stopping the eng ine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Switching on ignition .............. .. 77
unlocking/lock ing .. . .. .... ... ... .. . 35
Convenience opening/clos ing
Co nve rtib le child safety se ats
Convertib le locking retractor .. ... .. .. . 40
168
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Deact ivating . .. .... ... ....... ..... 173
U sing to secu re a child safety seat 1.71, 173
Coolant system .. .. ................. 213
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) 70
Cooling System Expansion tank ... .. ...............
213
Cornering light .. .. ................. . Sl
C ruise cont ro l
Changi ng speed ..... .. ..... ... .. .. .
8 3
Presett ing your speed .. ..... ... .. .. . 84
Switching off . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 84
Switching on . .. .. ................. . 83
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
(upholder ........ .. ..... ........... 66
D
Data recorder
Date d isp lay 179
. . .. .... .. .. ...... ... .. . 12
Daytime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 52
Decla rat ion of compliance
Adaptive cruise control ........... ..
267
Audi s ide ass ist ...... ............. 267
Cell phone package .. .. .. .. ... ... .. 267
Co nvenience key .................. . 267
Electronic immob ilizer ......... .... . 267
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Checking the engine coolant leve l .. ... 213
Radiator fan ................. .. ... 215
Engin e coolant temperature
Temperature gauge ................. 10
Eng ine hood
Closing .. ..... ........... ...... .. 206
How to release the hood ............ 206
Eng ine oil . .. ............. .... .. ... 208
Adding ... . ............. .... .. .. . 211
Additives . .. ............. .... .. ... 211
Changing ...................... .. 212
Check oil level .................. .. 211
Consumption ............ .... .. ... 211
I ndicator light ................. 17,21
Oil consumption .......... .... .. ... 210
Oil grades .. ................. .. ... 208
Pressure malfunction ........... ..... 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscosity .. .. .. .. .. . 208
Engine speed limitation ............... 21
Env ironment
Break- in period ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 187
Catalytic converter . .......... ... .. . 188
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 220
Driving at high speeds .............. 189
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 189
Fuel . .... .. .. ................ .... 204
Fu el economy ................ .. ... 189
Leaks under your vehicle ... .. .. .. .. . 206
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up. 190
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 216
Proper disposal of drained engine cool -
ant . .. .. .. .. .... ........ .... ... . 214
Proper disposal of drained engine
oil ...... .. ................. 211,212
Recycling used engine oil ... .. .. .. .. . 211
Unleaded fuel ..................... 201
What should I do with an old battery? . 220
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 20
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) .................. 202
Ev ent Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Exhaust tail pipes
C leaning . .. ............. .... .. ... 197
Expansion tank ............ .... .. ... 213
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Index 273
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Dimming ... ... .. .. ................ 55
Heating ... .. .. .. ................. . 54
F
Fan
Radiator 215
Fastening Booster seats .. .. .. .............. . 169
Convertible child safety seats ....... . 168
Infant seats ..... ................. 167
Flat tire Changing ... .. ...... ............. 244
flexible fuel ........................ 202
Floor mats ... ..... .. ............... 126
Fog lights/rear fog lig ht(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Folding the rear seats ............ .. .. . 67
Foot pedals . .. .. .. .. . .............. 126
For the sake of the environment Gasoline fumes and the environment .. 204
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . 74, 77
Refueling . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 204
Saving fuel by early upsh ifting ..... .. . 11
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics 133
Front passenger's door emergency locking 36
Front seats Adjusting ....... .. ............... 123
Child restraints in the front seat ...... 141
Upper cabin heating ............ .. .. . 72
Fuel Additives ............... .......... 201
Blended gasoline .................. 201
Consumption .. .. .... ......... .. .. . 25
Filler neck . .. .. .. .. ............... 203
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline ... ... .... ............... 201
Gasoline additives . ............... . 203
Low fue l level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating .. .. ................. 201
Recommendation . .. ........... .... 201
Refuelling ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... ..... 204
Reserve ................ ........... 12
Tank capac ity .. .. .. .............. . 262
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274 Index
Tank system .......... ... .. .. .... .. 21
Unlocking the fue l filler flap by hand .. 205
Fu el economy messages (eff iciency pro-
g ram) . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 27
Fuel filler flap Unlock ing the fuel filler flap by hand . . 205
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250, 252
Replacing .. ............. .. .. .. ... 250
G
Garage door opener (Homelink)
117
Gas discharge lamps ........ .. .. .... . 253
Gauges Eng ine coolant temperature .. .. .. .... 10
Fuel gauge .... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General illustration
Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator Warning/ indicato r lights ... .. .... .. . . 17
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 223
Glove compar tment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Valet park ing ... .... ..... .. .. .. .. .. 40
GPS controlled clock .......... .. .... . . 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 261
H
Headlights
Clea ning ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 196
C leaning system ... ..... .. .. .. .. ... . 56
D efe ctiv e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
H ead light range con tro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
L eft hand drive, righ t hand drive ... .. . . 53
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Hea dlight washer reservoir .. .. .. .. ... 220
Head restraints .............. .. .... . 124
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 124
Heated exterior m irrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
rear window ............. .. .. .... .. 71
seats .. .. .. ..................... .. 71
windshie ld washer spray noz zles . . . . . . 56
Heating ..... ... .......... .. .. .... .. 69
He avy clothing and safety belts ... .. .. . 135
High beam ................ .. .. .... .. 52 High voltage warning label
......... .. 261
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Homelink (remote control)
Hood 117
Opening .. .... .. .. ........... .. .. 206
Release lever .... ... .......... .. .. 206
Horn .. ..... ... .. .. ... ....... ... .. .. 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to child safety ............. .... 175
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 147
How often should I check my tire pres-
su res? . .. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 229
How safety belt pretens ioners work .. .. 138
Hydroplaning ..... ... .......... .. .. 232
I
Ignition
switching on/off .... ........... .. .. . 74
Ign it ion key
Eme rgency unlock ing ... .. ... ..... .. . 34
lg n it ion lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Indicator lig ht ... ... .......... .. .. . 18
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Important thin gs to do before driving .. 121
Improperly worn safety belts ........ .. 138
Indicator lights .. .. ... .......... .... . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 151
Dynamic steering .... .......... .. .. 184
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ........... 151
also refer to Warning/indicator lights .. 13
Infant seats ...... ............. .... 167
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Instruments Adjusting the lighting .......... ..... 54
Instruments and controls .......... .. . 10
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights
Front ..... .. .. .. ............... ... 54
Rear ......... ................... . 54
Intermittent (windshield wipers) .... .. . 56
J
Jump-starting . .. .. ............. .. .. 255