2018 AUDI Q5 child restraint

Child sa fety
body and the front of the passenger compart­
ment, the air bag can inflate comp lete ly and pro­
vide supp lemental protect ion in certain fronta l
coll is ions.
A WARNING
Not using a booster seat, us ing the booster
seat improperly, incorrectly installing a boos­
ter seat or using the vehicle safety belt im­
properly increases the risk of ser ious personal
injury and death in a collision or other eme r­
gency sit uat ion. To help red uce the risk of se­
rious persona l injury and/or death:
- The shoulder be lt mus t lie as close to the
center of the child's collar bone as possib le
and must lie flat and snug on the upper
body. It must never lie across the throat or
neck . The lap be lt must lie across the pelvis
and never across the stomach or abdomen.
Make sure the belt lies flat and snug. Pull on
the belt to tighten if necessary.
- Failure to proper ly route safety belts over a
child's body will cause severe injuries in an
acc ident or other emergency situation
¢ page 261.
- The rear side of the child safety seat should
be pos itioned as close as possible to the
backrest on the vehicle seat. Adjust or re­
move the rear seat head restraint if it is d if­
ficult to install the child seat with the he ad
restra int in place¢
page 58. Ins tall the
head restraint again immediately once the
child seat is removed . Driving without head
restra ints or w ith head rest raints that are
not properly adjusted increases the risk of
serious or fatal neck injury dramatically.
- Never let a child put the sho ulder belt under
the arm or beh ind the back, because it cou ld
cause severe injur ies in a crash.
- Children on the front seat of any car, even with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously in­
jured or even killed when an airbag inflates .
- Never let a child stand or knee l on any seat,
for example the front seat.
- Never let a child ride in the ca rgo area o f
you r vehicle.
- Always remember that a child leaning for­
ward, s itting sideways or out of position in
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any way du ring an accident can be struck by
a deploying airbag. Th is w ill result in serious
personal injury or death.
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptiona l
circumstances the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
'1; light must come on and stay on,
wheneve r the ign it ion is swi tched on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF '1; light
does not come on and stay on, perform the
checks desc ribed ¢
page 281, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System.
- Take the child res tra int off the front passen­
ge r seat and install it prope rly at one of the
rear sea t positions if the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
'1; light does not st ay on whenever
the ignition is switched on .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
eve r us ing a child restrained in a vehicle is
be ing used ¢
page 261, Safety belts,
¢ page 269, Airbag system and
¢ page 291 , Important information .
Securing child safety
seats
Securing a child safety seat using a safety belt
Safety belts for the rear seats and the front pas ­
senger can be locked with the convertible locking
retractor to properly secure child safety seats .
The safety belts for the rea r seats and for the
front passenge r's seat have a conve rtible locking
r etractor for child safety seats. The safety belt
must be locked so that be lt webb ing cannot un ­
r eel. The retractor can be act ivated to lock the
safety belt and prevent the safety belt webbing
from loosening up dur ing norma l dr iving . A ch ild
safety seat can o nly be prope rly installed when
t h e safety be lt is locked so that the c hild and
c hi ld s afety seat will stay in place.
Always remember : Even though your veh icle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, all
c hi ld re n, especially those 12 yea rs and you nger,
sho uld always ride in t he b ack seat p roperly re-
strained for their age and s ize.
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A WARNING
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Improperly in stalled chi ld safety seats in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision.
- Always make sure that the safety belt re­
tractor is locked when installing a child safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retrac­
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place dur ing normal driving or in a crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always make sure that the rear seat back­
rest to wh ich the center rear safety belt* is
attached is secure ly latched whenever the
rea r cente r safety belt is being used to se­
cur e a ch ild rest raint.
- If the backrest is not securely latched, the
child and the child restraint will be thrown
forwar d toge ther w it h the backrest and will
st rike parts of the vehicle interior. The ch ild
can be se riously in jured or killed .
- Never ins tall rear-f acing chi ld safety sea ts
or infant carriers on the front passen ger
seat . A child will be serious ly inju red and
can be killed when the passenger airbag in­
flates.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the ch ild safety seat and chi ld
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof .
- Always install rear-facing child safety seats
o r infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Forward-fac ing ch ild safety seats or infant
carriers installed on the front passenger's
seat may interfere with the deployment of
the a irbag and cause serious injury to the
child.
- It is safe r to install a forward-fac ing ch ild
safety seat on the rear seat.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child res trained in a veh icle is
being
used~ page 291 . Specia l precaut ions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
t h e fron t passenger
sea t~ page 2 70, Child
Ch ild saf ety
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
A WARNING
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A lways take special precautions if you must
i nstall a forward or rearward-facing child re­
stra int on the front passenger's seat in excep­
tional s ituations:
- Whenever a forward or rearward-fac ing
child restraint is installed on the front pas­
senger sea t, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
~; lig ht must come on and stay on whenev­
er the ign ition is swi tched on.
- I f the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light
does not come on and stay on, perform the
checks desc ribe d
~ page 281, Monito ring
t he Advanced Airbag System.
- T ake the child res tra int off the front passen­
ge r seat and inst all it prope rly at one of the
rear sea t positions i f the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG
OFF ~; light does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on .
- Imp roper installat ion of child restra ints can
reduce the ir effectiveness or even prevent
them from providing any protect ion .
- An imprope rly installed child restra int can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
serio usly injure or even kill the chi ld.
- Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instr uctions provided with the child sa fety
seat or ca rr ie r.
- After checking to make su re that the child
rest raint is proper ly installed, make ce rtain
that the child restraint is co rrectly recog­
n ized by the capacitive passenger detection
system in the front passenger seat and that
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light sig­
na ls the correct front passenger fronta l air­
b ag sta tus.
A WARNING
F orw ard-facing child restra int s:
- Always make sure the forward-facing sea t
has been des igned and certified by its man­
ufa cturer for use on a fron t sea t with a pa s­
senger front and side air bag.
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- Never put the forward -facing child restraint
up, against or very near the instrument pan­
el.
- Always move the front passenger seat to
the h ighest position in the up and down ad­
justment range and move it back to the
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air­
bag as possib le, before insta lli ng the for­
wa rd-facing child restra int.
- Always make sure that the safety belt upper
anchorage is beh ind the child restra int and
not next to or in front of t he ch ild restraint
so tha t the safety belt w ill be properly pos i­
tioned.
- Make s ure tha t the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ~; light comes on and stays on a ll the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
- A ch ild in a rea rw ar d-facing child safety seat
insta lled on the front passenger seat wi ll be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates
-even with an Ad ­
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag wi ll hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat and child
against the backrest , center armrest, door
or roof.
- Always be especially careful if you must in­
sta ll a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptional c ir­
c u mstances.
- Make sure that the
PAS SENGER AIR BAG
OFF ~; light comes on and stays on all the
t ime whenever the ignition is switched on.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light
does not come o n and stay o n, immed iate ly
install the rea r-fa cing child safety seat in a
re ar seat ing pos ition and have the airbag
system inspe cte d by your Aud i de aler.
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Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufacturer's
i nstruct ions when installing a child restra int in
your vehicle. To activate the convertible locking r etractor:
.,. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear seat .
.,. Slowly pull the belt all th e w ay out .
.,. Route it around or through the child restra int
be lt
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.,. Push the ch ild safety sea t down with yo ur full
weigh t to ge t the safety belt rea lly tigh t.
.,. Insert t he be lt tong ue into the b uck le for that
seating position .
.,. Guide the safety be lt back into the retractor un ­
til the belt lies flat and snug on the ch ild safety
seat.
.,. You shou ld hear a "cl icking" noise as the belt
w inds back into the inertia reel. Test the con ­
vert ib le lock ing retractor by pull ing on the belt.
You s hou ld no lo nge r be able to pull the belt
out of the retracto r. T he convertib le lock ing re ­
tracto r is now activa ted .
.,. Make sure that the red release button is facing
away from the chi ld restraint so that it can be
unb uc kled quickly .
.,. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly t ight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward or s ideways more than
one inch (2 .5 cm) .
A WARNING
Using the wrong ch ild rest raint or an improp­
e rly insta lled child restra int can ca use se rio us
pe rsonal injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure that the safety be lt re ­
tr actor is locked whe n in stalling a c hild
safety seat . An un lo cked sa fety be lt retr ac­
tor cannot hold the chi ld safety seat in p lace
during normal driving or in a crash.
- Always buckle t he chi ld safety seat fi rm ly in
p lace even if a chi ld is not sitting in it. A
loose chi ld safety seat can fly a round during
a sudden stop or in a crash.

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-Always make sure the seat backrest to w hich
t h e ch ild restraint is installed is in an up­
rig ht position and securely latched into
place a nd ca nnot f old forward. Otherwise,
t h e sea tback with the ch ild safe ty s eat at­
tach ed to it could fly forward in the event of
an acc ident or o ther emergency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a veh icle is
being
used¢ page 291. Spec ia l pre caut ions
apply when ins talling a child s afety seat on
the front passenger
seat¢ page 2 70, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant 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 into the re­
tractor .
~ Press the red button on the safety be lt b uck le.
The belt tongue w ill pop out of the buckle.
~ Gu ide the safety be lt all the way back into its
stowed pos ition .
Always let the safety belt retract complete ly into
its stowed position. The safety belt can now be
used as an ordinary safety belt without the con­
vert ible lock ing retractor for child restra ints .
If the convert ible lock ing retractor should be ac­
tivated inadve rtently, the safety belt must be un­
fastened and guided completely back into its
stowed position to deact ivate this feature .
If the
convert ib le lock ing re tractor is not deact ivated,
the safety belt w ill gradually become tighte r and
u ncomfo rtable to we ar.
_& WARNING
-
Improperly ins talled chi ld safety seats in­
crease the risk of serio us personal injury and
death in a collision.
- Never unfasten the sa fe ty belt to deactivate
the conve rt ible locking retractor for child re­
straints while the ve hicle is moving . You
Ch ild saf ety
wou ld not be rest rained and could be seri­
ously injured in an accident.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
be ing
used¢ page 291. Special p recautions
apply when install ing a child safety seat on
the front passenge r seat
¢ page 2 70, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
LATCH system (lower
anchorages and tethers
for children)
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
T o p rovide a simp ler and more practicab le way to
attach the ch ild rest raint on the vehicle seat,
Federal regulations require spec ia l lower ancho­
rages in vehicles and devices o n new c hild re­
straints to attach to the vehicle anc horages .
In the United States, the combination of the
tethe r anchorages and the lower anchorages is
now generally called t he LATCH system for
" Lower Anchorages and Tethers for Childre n". In
Canada, the terms "top tether" with "lower un i­
versa l anchorages" (o r "lowe r universa l anchor­
age bars") a re used to descr ibe the system .
In other co untries the term "ISOFIX" is used to
desc ribe the lower anchorages .
Forward-facing chi ld restraints manufactured af­
ter September 1, 1999, are requ ired by U.S . fed­
era l regulations to comply with new child head
movement pe rformance requ iremen ts. These
new pe rformance req uir ements make a tether
necessary on most new ch ild seats.
Installing a c hild restraint t hat requires a top
tethe r withou t one can se riously impa ir the per­
fo rmance of the ch ild rest rai nt and its ab ility to
pro tect the ch ild in a co llision. I nstalling a ch ild
r estr aint tha t requi res a top tether wi tho ut the
top tether may be a vio lat ion o f state law.
Child restra int manufactu rers offe r LATCH lowe r
an chorages on t heir child sea ts w it h hook-on or
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push-on connectors attached to adjustable
straps.
I n addition to the LATCH lower anchorages , these
child restraint systems usually require the use of
tether straps to help keep the child restraint
firmly in place.
A WARNING
Improper installation of child restraints will
increase the risk of injury and death in a
crash.
- Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restraint you intend to install in your vehicle.
- Never install a child restraint without a
properly attached top tether strap if the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions
require the top tether strap to be used.
- Improper use of child restraint LATCH lower
anchorage points can lead to injury in a colli ­
sion . The LATCH lower anchorage points are
designed to withstand only those loads im­
posed by correctly fitted child restraints.
- Never mount two child restraint systems on
one LATCH lower anchorage point.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
item to the LATCH lower anchorages.
Location
Fig. 246 Schem atic overv iew : LATCH an cho rag e point loca­
tio ns
The illustration shows the seating locations in
your vehicle which are equipped with the lower
anchorages system.
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Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked for
quick locating .
Fig. 247 Rear seats: lowe r anchorag e cove rs
Fig. 248 Rear seat s: lowe r anchorage bra cket loca tions
Lower anchorages
The lower anchorage attachment points are lo­
cated between the rear seatback and rear seat
cushion
~ fig. 247, ~fig. 248.
Lower anchorages secure the child restraint in
the seat without using the vehicle's safety belts.
Anchorages provide a secure and easy-to-use at­
tachment and minimize the possibility of improp­
er child restraint installation.
All child restraints manufactured after Septem­
ber 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage attach­
ments for the
LATCH system.
Remember that the lower anchorage points are
only intended for installation and attachment of
child restraints specifically certified for use with
LATCH lower anchorages. Child restraints that
are not equipped with the lower anchorage at­
tachments can still be installed in compliance
wi th the child restraint manufacturer 's instruc-
tions on using vehicle safety belts.
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A WARNING
Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages can
cause serious personal injury in an accident.
- Always carefu lly follow the child restra ints
manufacturer's instructions for proper in­
sta llation 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 anchorages .
- Always read and heed the important infor­
mation about child restraints in this chapter
and
WARNINGS ¢ page 291, Child safety.
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always fol­
low the child restraint manufacturer's instruc­
tions .
Fig . 2 4 9 Lower anchorages: p roper mount ing
Mounting
.,. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
i s in the upr igh t position and securely latched
in place .
.,. Remove the covers to access the lower anchor ­
age brackets .
.,. Attach both hook -on connectors with the spring
catch release on the ch ild safety seat onto the
LATCH lower anchorage so that the connectors
lock into place
¢ fig . 249 .
.,. Pull on the connector attachments to make
s ur e they a re prope rly attached to the LA TC H
lower anchorage.
.,. Pull straps tight fo llowing the child restra int
manufacturer's instructions.
Ch ild s afe ty
Re leas ing
.,. Loosen the tension on the straps fo llow ing the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
.,. Depress the spring catches to release the an­
chorage hooks from the lower anchorages.
Remember: Use tethe r 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 serious personal injury and
death in an accident.
- These anchors were developed only for child
safety seats using the "LATCH" system.
- Never attach other child safety seats, be lts
or other objects to these anchors.
- Always make sure that you hear a click when
latching the seat in place. If you do not hear
a cl ick the seat is not secure and co uld f ly
forward and hit the interior of the vehicle,
or be ejected from the vehicle .
A WARNING
Improper installation of child restraints wi ll
i ncrease the risk of injury in an accident.
- Always follow the child restraint system
manufacturer's instructions for proper in­
stallat ion of the chi ld restraint system and
proper use of tether straps as well as the
lowe r ancho rages or safety belts in yo ur ve­
h icle.
- Always read and heed the important info r­
mat ion a nd WARN INGS abou t ch ild safety
a nd the ins tallat ion of ch ild restraint sys­
tems ~ page 291 , Child safety.
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Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 250 Tether ancho rs for second row of seats: a tt a ch ·
m ent hook locat io ns
The tether an chors fo r the rear seating posi tions
are located on the backside of the rear sea tbacks .
A tether is a straight or V-shaped s trap that at·
t a ches the top part of a child restra int to spec ia l
ancho rage poin ts in the vehicle .
The purpose of the tether is to red uce the for­
ward movement of the child res traint in a crash,
i n order to help red uce the risk of head injury
tha t could be c aused by str iki ng the vehicle inte­
rior .
Forward fac ing ch ild rest rai nts manufactured af­
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U .S. fed­
eral regula tions to comply with new child head
movement performance requirements. These
new perfo rmance requirements make a tethe r
necessary on most new child safety seats.
A WARNING
Improper installation of c hild restraints will
increase the risk of injury and death in a
crash .
- Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restra int you
intend to install in your Audi .
- Improper use of child restra int anchors (in­
clud ing tether anchors) can lead to i njury in
a collision . The anchors are designed to
withs tand only those loads imposed by cor­
r ectly fitted child restra ints.
- Never mount two chi ld restraint systems on
one LATC H lower anc ho r poi nt.
- Never attach two child restraint systems to
one tether strap or tether anchorage.
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- Never attach a tether strap to a tie -down
hook in the luggage compartment .
- Never use child restraint tether anchorages
to secure safety be lts or other kinds o f occu­
pant restraints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the LATCH lower ancho rages or to
the tether anchors.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
F ig. 2 51 Tet her st ra p: pro per r out ing and m oun ting
Fi g. 2 52 Tet her st rap: prope r rou ting and m oun ting
Installing the tether st rap
.,. Re lease or deploy the tethe r strap on the chi ld
restraint accord ing to the ch ild restraint manu­
fac turer's ins tructions.
.,. Guide the upper tether strap under the rear
head restraint and into the rear cargo area (ra ise the head restraint if necessa ry) . Fo r ch ild
restrain ts with V- te ther st ra ps, alw ays ma ke
sure that the hea d rest rain t guide rods do not
interfere with any part of the top tether strap.
.,. Slide the tether strap hook ove r the anchor
bracket.
.,. Pull on the tether strap hook so that the spring
catc h of the hook engages.
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~ Tighten the tether strap firmly fo llowing t he
child restraint manufacturer's instructions .
Releasing the tether strap
~ Loosen the tens ion following the ch ild rest rai nt
man ufacturer's instructions.
~ Depress the spring catch on the hook and re ­
l ease it from the anchorage.
(LlJ) Note
I f you leave the ch ild rest rain t with t he tether
s trap firm ly installed for severa l days, this
cou ld leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cushion and backrest in the area where
the tether strap was installed. The upholstery
wou ld also be permanently stretched around
the tether strap . This applies especially to
leather seats .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Current ly, few rear-facing chi ld restraint systems
come wit h a tether. Please read and heed the
chi ld restraint system manufacturer's instruc­
tions carefully to determine how to properly in­
stall the tether.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing chi ld safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat w ill be
ser iously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates -even with an Advanced Air­
bag System .
- T he inflat ing a irbag w ill hit the child safety
seat or infant car rie r with g reat fo rce and
w ill smash the ch ild safety seat a nd ch ild
agai nst t he bac kres t, cen ter armrest, o r
door .
-If you mus t install a rearw ard fac ing c hild
sa fety seat on t he front passenger seat be ­
cause of exceptiona l circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light does not
come on and stay on, immed iate ly install
the rear-fac ing c hild safety seat in a rear
seating pos it ion and have the airbag system
inspected by your A udi dealer .
Child saf ety
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
T here are a number of sources o f additional in ­
formation about child restraint selection, instal ­
l ation and use :
N HT SA advises that the best ch ild safety seat is
the one that fits your child and fits in your vehi ­
cle, and that you wi ll use correct ly and consis ­
tent ly.
T ry befo re yo u buy!
U.S . N ational High way Traffic S afet y A dmini s­
tration
T el. : 1-888-3 27- 42 36 ( TTY: 1-800 -424-91S3)
http:/ /www.nhtsa.gov
http:/ /www.sa ferca r.gov
Nati onal SAFE KIDS Camp aig n
Tel. : (202) 662-0600
http:/ /www.safekids .org
S afety BeltSaf e U.S .A.
Tel. : (800) 745-SAF E (E nglish)
T el. : (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
http://www.ca rsea t.o rg
Tran sport C anada Information Centre
T el. : 1-800-333-0371 o r ca ll 1 -613-998-86 16 if
yo u are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/ roadsafety/men u. h tm
Audi Cu stomer Relation s
Tel.: (800) 822-2834
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