and child against the backrest, door or
roof.
- Always be especially caref ul if you must
install a rearward facing child safety seat
on the front passenger seat in exception
al circumstances.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
t ime whenever the ignition is switched
on.
- Never install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on . If the PAS
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
c ome on and stay on have the airbag sys
tem inspected immediately by your Audi
dealer .
Activating the convertible locking
retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to se
cure a child restraint.
A lways heed the child sa fety seat manufactur
er's instructions when installing a chi ld re
straint in your vehicle . To activate the conver
tible locking ret ractor:
.,. Place the child restraint on a seat.
.,. Slow ly pull the be lt
all the way out.
.,. Route it around or through the chi ld re
stra int be lt path
c:> &_ .
.,. Push the child safety seat down with your
full weight to get the safety belt really t ight.
.,. Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for
that seating position .
.,. Gu ide the safety belt back into the retractor
until the belt lies flat and snug on the chi ld
safety seat.
.,. You should hear a "clicking" noise as the
belt winds back into the inertia reel. Test the
convertible locking retractor by pulling on
the belt . You should no longer be able to
pull the belt out of the retractor. The con
vertib le locking retractor is now act ivated.
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.,. Make sure that the red release button is fac
ing away from the child restraint so that it
can be unbuckled qui ck ly.
.,. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt
is properly tight and fastened so that the
seat cannot move forward or sideways more
than one inch (2 . S cm).
A WARNING
Using the wrong child res traint o r an im
properly installed chi ld restraint can cause
serious personal injury or death in a crash.
- Always ma ke sure that the safety belt re-
tractor is loc ked when insta lling a child
safety seat . An unlocked safety belt re
tractor cannot hold the child safety seat in place during norma l driving or in a
crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a chi ld is not sitting in it.
A loose child safety seat can fly around during a sudden stop or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat backrest to
which the child restraint is installed is in
an upright pos ition. Otherw ise, the seat
back with the ch ild safety seat attached
to it could fly forward in the event of an accident or other emergency situation .
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave hicle is being used
c:> page 129. Special
precautions apply when insta lling a child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
c:> page 109, Child restraints on the front
seat -some important things to know .
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 in to
the retractor.
.,. Press the red button on the safety belt buck
le . The belt tongue will pop out of the buck
le .
.,. Guide the safety belt all the way back into
its stowed position . •
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