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184 Child Saf ety
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child re­
straints will be deactivated automatically when the belt is wound all the way back into the retractor .
.,. Press the red button on the safe ty belt buck­
le. The be lt tongue w ill pop out of the buck­
le .
.. Guide the safety be lt all the way back into
its stowed position .
A lways le t the safety bel t retract comp lete ly
into its stowed posit ion . The sa fety belt can
now be used as an ordinary safety belt with ­
out the convert ib le locking ret ractor for chi ld
restra ints.
If the convertible locking retracto r shou ld be
activated inadvertently, the safety belt m ust
be unfastened and guided comp letely back in­
to its stowed pos ition to deactivate th is fea­
ture. If the convertib le locki ng retractor is not
deactivated, the safety be lt will gradually be­
come tighter a nd u ncomfo rtable to wea r.
A WARNING
Imprope rly insta lled child saf ety seats in­
crease t he risk of ser ious personal inju ry
a n d death in a collision .
- Never unfaste n the safety belt to deacti­
vate the convert ible lo cking re tr actor fo r
ch ild rest rain ts while the veh icle is mov­
ing. You would not be res trained and
cou ld be seriously injured in an accident.
- Always re ad and heed all WARN INGS
whenever using a child rest rained in ave ­
hicle is being used
¢page 170. Special
precautions apply when installing a ch ild
safety seat on the front passenge r seat
¢ page 146, Child restraints on the front
seat -some important things to know.
LATCH Lower
anchorages and tethers
for children
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
T o p rov ide a simple r and more practicable way
to a ttach the child restra int on t he vehi cle
sea t, Federal regulat ions re quire spe cial lowe r
anchorages in vehicles and devices on new
c h ild restraints to attach to the vehicle ancho­
rages.
T he comb inat io n of th e tether anc horages and
the lowe r anchorages is now genera lly c alled
t h e
LATCH system fo r "Lower Anchorages and
T ethers for Child ren."
F o rward-f ac ing ch ild res trai nts ma nufacture d
after September 1, 1999, are req uired by U .S .
f ede ra l regu lations to comply with new child
head movement performance req uirements.
These new performance req uirements make a
tether necessary on most new child seats.
Installing a child restraint that requires a top
tethe r without one can seriously impair the
performance of the c hild restra int and its abil­
ity to protect the child in a coll is ion. Insta lling
a chi ld restrai nt that requires a top tether
without the top tether may be a violat ion of
state law.
Child rest raint manufacturers offer LATCH
lower anchorages on their child seats w ith
hook-on or push-on connectors attached to
adjustable straps .
In add ition to the LATCH lower anchorages,
t h ese chi ld restraint systems usually require
t h e use of tethe r straps to he lp keep the ch ild
rest raint fi rmly in place.
A WARNING
-Imp roper installat ion of ch ild restra ints
will i ncrease the r is k of injury a nd dea th i n
a cr ash.
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-Always follow the instructions provid ed
by the manufacturer of the ch i Ld re ­
straint you intend to install i n your veh i­
cle .
- Never install a child restraint without a
properly attached top tether strap if the
child restraint manufacturer's inst ruc ­
t ions requ ire the top tether strap to be
used .
- Improper use of ch ild restra int LATCH
lower anchorage points can lead to injury
in a collis ion. The LA TCH lower anchorage
points a re designed to w ithstand only
those loads imposed by correct ly fit ted
child restraints.
- Never mount two chi ld restraint systems
on one LA TCH lower anchorage point .
- Never secure o r attach any luggage or
other i tem to the LATC H lower anchorag­
es .
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-In Canada , the terms "top tether " with
"lowe r universa l anchorages " (or "lowe r
universa l anchorage bars") are used to
desc ribe the system .
- In ot her countries, the term "ISO FIX " is
u sed to describe the lower anchorages .
Location
Fig . 144 Sch ematic overv iew : LA TCH an cho rage point
l o ca tion s
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The illustration shows the seating locations in
your veh icle which are equ ipped w ith the low­
e r anchorages system.
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Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked
for quick locating .
Fig . 14 5 Lower an chor ag es, cove rs mar ked
Fig. 146 Rear s eats: low er an cho rage bra cket lo ca tion s
Low er anchorag es
The circular markings on the rear seat he lp
you to ident ify the location of lower ancho rag­
es for the two outboard seating posi tions
¢ fig . 145. The LATCH lower universal anchor­
age attachm ent points are b etween the rear
seatback and rear seat cush ion .
R emove the covers
¢ fig . 145 to access the
lower anchor age attachment points .
T he lower anc ho rage attachment po ints are
vis ible ~
fig. 146.
Lower anchorage s secure the chi ld rest rai nt 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 restra int installa tion.
All child restraints manufactured after Sep­
tember 1, 2002 , m ust have lower anchorage
attachments for the
LATCH system.
Please remembe r that the lower anchorage
poin ts are only intended for installat ion and
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attachment of child restraints specifically cer­
tified for use with
LATCH low er anchorages.
Ch ild restra ints that are not equipped with the
lower anchorage attachments can still be in­
stalled in comp liance with the child restrain t
manufacturer's instruct ions on using vehicle
safety belts .
A WARNING
Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages
can ca u se serio us pe rsonal inju ry i n an ac­
c ident .
- Always ca refully fo llow the c hild re­
st raints manuf acturer's inst ru cti ons for
proper ins tallat ion of the child rest rain t
and proper use of the lowe r anchorages
or safety be lts in your vehicle .
- Never secure or attach any l uggage or
other items to the
LATCH lower ancho ­
rages.
- Always read and heed the impor tant in ­
format ion about child restraints in this
chapter and WARNINGS
~ page 170 ,
Child Safety.
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
App lies to vehicles: with Top Tether
Whenever you install a child restraint always
follow the child restrain t manufacturer's in­
structions.
F ig . 14 7 Lower a nch orage s: p rope r m ou ntin g
Mounting
~ Make sure the seatback of the rear seat
bench is in the upr ight position and se curely
l atched in pl ace.
~ Attach both hook -on connectors with the
spring catch release on the child safety seat
onto the LA TCH lower anchorage so that the
connectors lock into place <=>
fig. 147.
~Pullon the connector attachments to make
sure they a re properly attached to the LATC H
lower ancho rage .
~ Pull straps tight fo llow ing the child r estraint
manufact urer's inst ruct io ns .
Releasing
~ Loose n the tension on the straps following
the child restra int manufacturer's instruc ­
tions .
~ Depress the spr ing catches to releas e the
anchorage hooks from the lowe r an chorag­
es.
Remember: Use te ther straps to help keep the
c hi ld restra int fi rm ly in place.
A WARNING
I m proper use of the LATCH system can i n­
crease the risk o f serious pe rsonal in jury
and death in a n accident.
- T hese an chors were deve lope d on ly for
chi ld safe ty seats using the " LA TC H" sys ­
tem .
- N ever at tach othe r ch ild safety sea ts,
be lts or o ther objects to these anchors .
- Always ma ke su re tha t you hear a click
when latch ing the seat in place . If you do
not hear a click t he seat is not secu re and
could
fly forwa rd and hit the inter ior of
the vehicle, or be e jected from the veh i­
cle.
A WARNING
-Improper installat ion of child restra ints
will i ncrease the r isk of injury in an acci­
dent.
- Always follow the chi ld restraint system
manufacturer's inst ruct ions for prope r
installa tion of the c hild restra int system
a nd p roper use of tether st raps as well as
the lower a nchorages or safety bel ts in
your veh icle.
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-Always read and heed the important in­
formation and WARNINGS about child
safety and the installation of child re­
straint systems
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ty.
Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig . 14 8 Te th er ancho rs: re cess flap s be hind the re ar
sea tback s
The tether anchors for the rear seating posi­
tions are located in recesses in the rear win­
dow she lf
c:> fig. 148
A tether is a straight or V -sha ped strap that
attaches the top part of a child res traint to
specia l anchorage poi nts in the veh icle.
T he purpose of the tether is to reduce the for­
ward movement of the c hild restra int in a
crash, in o rder to help reduce the r isk of head
i n jury that could be caused by striki ng the ve­
hi cle inter io r.
Forward facing child restraints manufactured
after September 1, 1999 , are required by U .S .
federal regulations to comp ly with new c hild
h ead movement perform ance requirements.
These new per formance requ irements make a
tether necessary on most new child safety
seats.
A WARNING
Improper insta llation of chi ld restraints
w ill increase the risk of injury and death in
a crash.
- Always fo llow the instructions prov ided
by the manufacturer of the ch ild re­
straint you intend to install in your Audi.
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-Improper use of child restraint anchors
(including tether anchors) can lead to in­
jury in a collision. The anchors are de· sig ned to withstand only those loads im­
posed by correctly fitted child restrain ts .
- Never mount two child restra int systems
on one LATC H lowe r anchor point .
- Never attach two child restraint systems
to one tether st rap or tethe r anchorage .
- Never attach a tether strap to a t ie-down
ho ok in the luggage compartment.
- Never use child restraint tether ancho­
rages to secure safety belts or other
kinds of occupant rest raints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
o ther items to the LATCH lower ancho­
rages or to the tet her anchors.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing
child safety seat on the fro nt passenger
seat because of e xceptional c ircumstan­
ces and t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
lig ht does not come o n and stay on, im­
medi ately ins tall th e rear-fac ing ch ild
safety sea t in a rear se atin g position and
have the airbag system inspected by your
Au di dea le r.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
F ig . 14 9 Tet her st ra p: prop er rou ting a nd m ou ntin g
Installing the tether strap
... Release or deploy the tet her st rap on the
child res traint accord ing to the child re ­
s tr aint manufacture r's ins tructions .
... Gu ide the upper tether strap
under th e rear
head restraint
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• Tilt the recess flap up to expose the anchor
bracket.
• Attach the tether strap anchorage hook into
the opening of the tether anchorage.
• Pull on the tether strap hook so that the
spring catch of the hook engages.
• Tighten the tether strap firmly followi ng the
ch ild restra int manufacturer's inst ruct ions .
Releasing the tethe r strap
• Loosen the tens ion following the child re­
stra int manufacturer's instructions.
• Depress the spring catc h on the hook and re­
lease it from the anchorage.
(D Note
If you leave the child restraint with the
t ether strap firmly insta lled for several
days, this cou ld leave a mar k on the up­
h olste ry on t he seat cush ion a nd ba ckrest
in the are a whe re the te ther s tra p w as in­
s t alled. The uphols tery wo uld also be per­
manently stretched around the tethe r
strap . This applies especially to leather
seats .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Cur rently, few rear-facing child rest raint sys­
tems come w ith a tethe r. Pl ease read and
h eed the child res traint system manufactur­
e r's ins tructions ca ref ully to dete rm ine how to
p roperly insta ll the tethe r.
& WARNING
-
A child in a rea rward -facing child safety
seat insta lled on the front passenger seat
w ill be seriously injured and can be k illed if
the front a irbag inflates -
even wit h an Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating a irbag wi ll hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier wit h great
force and w ill smash the c hild safety seat
and child against the backrest, ce nte r
armr est, or door.
- If you must install a rearward faci ng
child safety seat on the front passenger seat because of exceptiona
l cir cumstan ­
ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
lig ht does not come on and stay on, im­
mediately insta ll the rear-fac ing c hild
safety seat i n a rear seat ing position and
have th e air bag system i nsp ecte d by your
Aud i de aler.
Additional Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of add itiona l
informat ion abo ut child rest ra int selection, in­
sta llation and use:
NHTSA advises that the best child safety seat
is the one that fits your ch ild and fits in your
vehicle, and that yo u will use correct ly and
co nsist ently .
Try before yo u buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safet y Admin­
istration
Tel.: 1-888-327-4236 (TIY: 1-800-424-9153)
www.nhtsa.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campa ign
Tel.: (202) 662-0600
www.safek ids.org
Safet y BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 745-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
www.ca rseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
T el.: 1-800-333-0371 o r ca ll
1-613 -998 -8616 if you are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/
men u.h tm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel.: (800) 822-2834

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Information about
data recorded by
vehicle control
modules
Your vehicle is not equipped with a crash data
recorder. This device is installed by some vehi­
cle manufacturers to record data about crash­
es so that it can be analy zed later . Crash data
recorders are also called "Event Data Record­
ers ( EDR)" .
In some legal jurisdictions, it is not permitted
to access or download data recorded by pre­
installed crash data recorders in order to eval­
uate a crash without clear consent of the vehi ­
cle owner .
Your vehicle is not equipped with a crash data recorder. However it does contain a variety of
electronic control modules for various vehicle
systems such as engine function, exhaust
treatment or airbags and safety belts .
These electronic control modules record vehi­ cle data during normal driving for diagnosis
and repair purposes . The recording capability
of the electronic control modules is limited to
data only- no sound is recorded.
If the control
module detects a system ma lfunction or other
change in status, a very limited amount of da ­
ta is recorded for an extremely small period of
time . Data that is recorded in such a case may
include vehicle speed, d riving direction, the
load on the brakes and head restraints and
performance in the event of an acciden t or
other change in status . The stored data can
only be read or downloaded with special devi­
ces.
Electronic stabilization
control (ESC)
Description
The Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) con­
tr ibutes to driver safety. It reduces the risk of
slipp ing and improves driving stability. ESC
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detects critical situations such as the vehicle
oversteering and understeering or the wheels
are spinning . The vehicle is stabilized by ap­
plying the brakes or reducing engine torque.
Once the ESC is activated, the indicator light
m blinks in the instrument cluster .
The following systems are integrated in the
ESC:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS )
ABS prevents the whee ls from locking when
braking. The vehicle can still be steered even
during hard braking. Apply steady pressure to
the brake pedal. Do not pump the pedal. A
pulsing in the brake peda l indicates that the
system is acting to stabilize the vehicle.
Brake assi st sys tem
The brake assist system can decrease braking
distance. It increases braking power when the
driver presses the brake pedal quickly in emer­
gency situations. You must press and hold the brake pedal until the dangerous situation is
over . In vehicles with adaptive cruise control*,
the brake assist system is more sensit ive if the
distance detected to the vehicle ahead is too
small.
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
ASR reduces engine power when the drive
wheels begin spinning and adapts the force to
the road conditions . This makes it easier to
start , accelerate and dr ive up inclines .
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
The EDL brakes wheels that are spinning and
transfers the drive power to the other drive
wheel or wheels if the vehicle is equ ipped with
all wheel drive*). This function is not available
at higher speeds .
In extreme cases, EDL automatically switches
off to keep the brake on the braked wheel
from overheating . The vehicle is still working
correctly. EDL will switch on aga in automat i­
cally when cond itions have returned to nor-
mal. .,..
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not used then is being generated in o rder to
maintain an optimal battery charge level.
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- Energy management cannot overcome
the laws of physics. Note that the charge l evel and length of the battery life are
limited .
- When the start ing ability is endangered,
the (•) indicator light turns on
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What you should know
Maintaining the starting ability is the highest
priority.
A lot of stress is p laced on the battery when
driving short distances, in traffic , and at co ld
times of the year. A lot of energy is used but litt le is generated. It is also critical when the
engine is not running but electrical equip­ ment is switched on . In this case, energy is
used but none is generated .
In situations like this, energy management
will actively regulated the distribution of en­ ergy.
Long periods without use
I f you do not drive your vehicle for several
days or weeks, e lectrica l equipment is gradu­
ally sca led back or switched off . This reduces
energy use and ensures the vehicle will be
able to start after long periods of time. Some
conven ience functions such as opening with
the remote contro l key may not be ava ilab le.
These convenience functions will be available
again once you switch the ign ition on and
start the engine.
With the engine switched off For example, if you listen to the radio when
the engine is switched off, the batte ry w ill
drain .
~ A warning text will appear if energy consump-
~ tion could impair starting ab ility . co ,....,
~ The message shows that you need to start the
~ engine in order to charge the battery. ,....,
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With the engine running
Although electrical energy is generated while driving, the battery can drain. This can happen
when litt le energy is generated, and much is
used and the charge leve l of the battery is not
optimal.
To restore the ba lance of energy, components
that require large amounts of energy are tem­
porari ly scaled back or switched off. Heating
systems in particular require a great deal of energy. If you notice, for example, that the
seat heating* or rear window defroster is not
working, then it has been temporar ily reduced
or switched off . These systems are availab le
again as soon as the energy balance has been
restored.
In add ition, you may notice that the idle
speed has slight ly increased . That is normal
and no cause for concern. Due to the in­
creased idling speed, the additional required
energy w ill be gene rated and the battery will
be charged.
Notice about data
recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and
vehicle control
modules
Event Data Recorder
This vehicle is equipped with an Event Data Recorder ( EDR). The main purpose of an EDR
is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like
situations, such as an airbag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that w ill assist in
understanding how a vehicle's systems per­
formed . Th e EDR is designed to record data
related to vehicle dynam ics and safety sys­
tems for a short pe riod of time, typically
30 seconds or less . The EDR in this vehicle is
designed to record such data as:
- How various systems in your veh icle were
operating;
- Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened;
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- How far (if at all) the driver was depress ing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
- How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can he lp provide a better under­
stand ing of the circumstances in which crash­
es and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are re­
corded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial
crash situation occ urs; no data are recorded by
the EDR under normal driving conditions and
no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age,
and crash location) are recorded. However,
other parties, such as law enforcement, could
comb ine the EDR data with the type of per ­
sonally identify ing data routine ly acquired
du ring a crash invest igation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the veh i­
cle or the EDR is needed . In add ition to the ve­
hicle manufactu rer, othe r parties, such as law
enforcement, that have the special equip­
men t, can read the information if they have
access to the vehicle or the EDR.
Some state laws restrict the retrieval or down­
loading of data stored by EDRs installed in a
vehicle for the express purpose of retrieving
data after an accident or crash event without
the owner's consent.
Aud i will not access the EDR and/or similar
data or give it to others -
- unless the veh icle owner (or lessee if the ve­
hicle has been leased) ag rees; or
- upon th e official request by the police; or
- upon the order of a court of law or a govern-
ment agency; or
- for the defense of a lawsuit through the ju­
dicial discovery process.
- Audi may also use the data for research
about veh icle operation and safety perform­
ance or provide the data to a third party for
research purposes without identifying the
spec ific vehicle or information about the
identity of its owner or lessee and o nly after
the recorded vehicle data has been ac­
cessed.
Vehicle control modules
Your vehicle is also equipped with a number of
electronic control modules for various vehicle
systems, such as engine management, emis­
sion control, airbags, and safety belts.
T hese electronic control mod ules record data
during norma l vehicle operation that may be
needed by trained technicians for diagnostic
and repair purposes. The recording capability
of these modu les is limited to data (no sound
is recorded). Only a small amount of data is
actually recorded over a very limited period of
t ime, or stored when a system fault is detect­
ed by a contro l module . Some of the data
stored may relate to vehicle speed, direction,
or braking, as well as restraint system use and
performance in the event of a crash. Stored
data can also on ly be read and down loaded
with special eq uipment that is directly con­
nected to the vehicle .
(D Tips
Your vehicle may be equipped with Audi
connect. Your use of certain A udi connect
features requires wireless services that are
provided by a third party wire less telecom­
munications provider. For details regard­
in g how information obtained through
Audi connect is collected, processed,
transmitted, used, and shared, please see
your contract with the wireless telecom­
munications provider and the" About Audi
connect" tab in your vehicle's
MMI: I MENU I
button > Audi connect > About Audi con­
nect.