Childsafety
Thevehicle'ssafetybeltsalonewillnotfitmost
childrenuntiltheyareatleast4ft.9in.(57in-
ches/1.45meters)talland weighabout80lbs.
(36kg).Boosterseatsraisethesechildrenupso
that
thesafetybeltwillpassproperlyoverthe
strongerpartsoftheirbodiesandthesafetybelt
canhelpprotecttheminacrash.
>Donotuse theconvertiblelockingretractor
whenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttorestrain
achildonaboosterseat.
>Theshoulderbeltmustlieasclosetothecen-
terofthechild’scollarboneaspossibleand
mustlieflatandsnugontheupperbody.It
mustneverlieacrossthethroatorneck.The
lapbeltmustlieacrossthepelvisandnever
acrossthestomachorabdomen.Makesurethe
beltliesflatandsnug.Pullonthebelt totight-
enifnecessary.
>
Ifyoumusttransportanolderchildinaboos-
terseatonthefrontpassengerseat,youcan
usethesafetybeltheightadjustmenttohelp
adjusttheshoulderportionproperly.
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page294.
Childrenuptoatleast8yearsold(over40lbs.or
18kg)arebestprotectedinchildsafetyseatsde-
signedfortheirage andweight. Expertssaythat
theskeletalstructure,particularlythepelvis,of
thesechildrenisnotfullydeveloped,andthey
mustnotusethevehiclesafetybeltswithouta
suitablechildrestraint.
Itisusuallybesttoput thesechildreninappro-
priateboosterseats.Besuretheboosterseat
meetsallapplicablesafetystandards.
Boosterseatsraisetheseatingpositionofthe
childandrepositionboththelapandshoulder
partsofthesafetybeltsothattheypassacross
thechild'sbodyintherightplaces.Theroutingof
thebeltoverthechild'sbodyisveryimportant
forthechild'sprotection,whetherornotaboos-
terseatisused.Childrenage12andundermust
alwaysrideintherearseat.
Childrenwhoareatleast4ft.9in.(57inches/
1.45 meters)tallcangenerallyuse thevehicle's
threepointlapandshoulderbelts.Neveruse the
lapbeltportionofthevehicle'ssafetybeltalone
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torestrainanychild,regardlessofhowbigthe
childis.Alwaysrememberthatchildren donot
havethepronouncedpelvicstructurerequiredfor
theproperfunctionoflapbeltportionoftheve-
hicle'sthreepointlapandshoulderbelts.The
child'ssafetyabsolutelyrequiresthatalapbelt
portionofthesafetybeltbe fastened snuglyand
aslowaspossiblearoundthepelvis.Neverlet
thelapbeltportionofthesafetybeltpassover
thechild'sstomachorabdomen.
Inacrash,airbagsmustinflatewithinablinkof
aneyeandwithconsiderableforce.Inordertodo
itsjob,theairbagneedsroomtoinflatesothatit
willbetheretoprotecttheoccupantastheoccu-
pantmovesforwardintotheairbag.
Avehicleoccupantwhoisoutofpositionandtoo
closetotheairbaggetsinthewayofaninflating
airbag.Whenanoccupantistooclose,heorshe
willbestruckviolentlyandwillreceiveserious or
possibly
evenfatalinjury.
Inorderfortheairbagtoofferprotection,itis
importantthatallvehicleoccupants,especially
anychildren,whomustbeinthefrontseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstances,beproperly
restrainedandasfarawayfromtheairbagas
possible.By keepingroombetweenthechild's
bodyandthefrontofthepassengercompart-
ment,theairbagcaninflatecompletelyandpro-
vide
supplementalprotectionincertainfrontal
collisions.
ZAWARNING
Notusingaboosterseat,usingthebooster
seatimproperly,incorrectlyinstalling aboos-
terseatorusingthevehiclesafetybeltim-
properlyincreasestheriskofseriouspersonal
injuryanddeathinacollisionorotheremer-
gencysituation.Tohelpreducetheriskofse-
riouspersonalinjury and/ordeath:
— Theshoulderbeltmustlieasclosetothe
center ofthechild’scollarboneaspossible
andmustlieflatandsnugontheupper
body.Itmustneverlieacrossthethroator
neck.Thelapbeltmustlieacrossthepelvis
andneveracrossthestomachorabdomen.
Makesurethebeltliesflatandsnug.Pullon
thebelttotightenifnecessary.
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Childsafety
—Failuretoproperlyroutesafetybeltsovera
child'sbodywillcausesevereinjuriesinan
accidentorotheremergencysituation
=>page258.
—Therearsideofthechildsafetyseatshould
bepositionedascloseaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.Adjustorre-
movetherearseatheadrestraintifitisdif-
ficulttoinstallthechildseatwiththehead
restraintinplace>page57.Installthe
headrestraintagainimmediatelyoncethe
childseatisremoved.Drivingwithouthead
restraintsorwithheadrestraintsthatare
notproperlyadjustedincreasestheriskof
seriousorfatalneckinjurydramatically.
—Neverleta childputtheshoulderbeltunder
thearmorbehindtheback,becauseitcould
causesevereinjuriesinacrash.
—Childrenonthefrontseatofanycar,even
withAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyin-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
—Neverleta childstandorkneelonanyseat,
forexamplethefrontseat.
—Neverleta child rideinthecargoareaof
yourvehicle.
—Alwaysrememberthatachildleaningfor-
ward,sittingsidewaysoroutofpositionin
anywayduringanaccidentcanbestruckby
adeployingairbag.Thiswillresultinserious
personalinjuryordeath.
—Ifyoumustinstallaboosterseatonthe
frontpassengerseatbecauseofexceptional
circumstancesthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF#;lightmustcomeonandstayon,
whenever theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page278,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Take thechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF3%;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page258,Safetybelts,
=>page266,Airbagsystemand>page288,
Importantinformation.
Securingchildsafety
seats
Securingachildsafetyseatusingasafety
Praha
Safetybeltsfortherearseatsandthefrontpas-
senger canbelockedwiththeconvertiblelocking
retractortoproperlysecurechildsafetyseats.
Thesafetybeltsfortherearseatsandforthe
frontpassenger’sseathaveaconvertiblelocking
retractorforchildsafetyseats.Thesafetybelt
mustbelockedsothatbeltwebbingcannotun-
reel.Theretractorcan beactivatedto lockthe
safetybeltandpreventthesafetybeltwebbing
fromlooseningupduring normaldriving.Achild
safetyseatcanonlybeproperlyinstalledwhen
thesafetybeltislockedso thatthechildand
childsafetyseatwillstayinplace.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,
shouldalwaysrideinthebackseat properlyre-
strainedfortheirageandsize.
Z\WARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallingachildsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseatbackrest
towhichthecenterrearsafetybelt*isat-
tachedissecurelylatchedwhenevertherear
centersafetybeltisbeingusedtosecurea
child
restraint.
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Childsafety
—Ifthebackrestisnotsecurelylatched,the
childandthechildrestraintwillbethrown
forwardtogetherwiththebackrestandwill
strikeparts ofthevehicleinterior.Thechild
canbeseriouslyinjuredorkilled.
—Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat.
Achildwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbe
killedwhenthepassengerairbaginflates.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
—Forward-facingchildsafetyseatsorinfant
carriersinstalledonthefrontpassenger's
seatmayinterferewiththedeploymentof
theairbagandcauseseriousinjurytothe
child.
—Itissafertoinstallaforward-facingchild
safetyseatontherearseat.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page288.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page267,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—Improperinstallationofchildrestraintscan
reducetheireffectiveness orevenprevent
themfromprovidinganyprotection.
—Animproperlyinstalledchildrestraintcan
interferewiththeairbagasitdeploysand
seriouslyinjureorevenkillthechild.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Aftercheckingtomakesurethatthechild
restraintisproperlyinstalled,makecertain
thatthechildrestraintiscorrectlyrecog-
nized
by thecapacitivepassengerdetection
systeminthefrontpassengerseatandthat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightsig-
nalsthecorrectfrontpassengerfrontalair-
bagstatus.
ZA\WARNING
Alwaystakespecialprecautionsifyoumust
installaforwardorrearward-facingchildre-
straintonthefrontpassenger'sseatinexcep-
tionalsituations:
—Wheneveraforwardorrearward-facing
childrestraintisinstalledonthefront pas-
sengerseat,thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
#¥;lightmustcomeonandstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page278,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
ZA\WARNING
Forward-facingchildrestraints:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Neverput theforward-facingchildrestraint
up,againstorveryneartheinstrumentpan-
el
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheupanddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
sothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.
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ZA\WARNING
Rearward-facingchild restraints:
—Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthe childsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysbeespeciallycarefulifyoumustin-
stallarearwardfacingchildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseatinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF7;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%,light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatina
rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourAudidealer.
NeeLeeMakolemaes
Usetheconvertiblelockingretractortosecurea
childrestraint.
Alwaysheedthechildsafetyseatmanufacturer's
instructionswheninstallingachildrestraintin
yourvehicle. Toactivatetheconvertiblelocking
retractor:
>Placethechildrestraintonaseat,preferablyon
therearseat.
>Slowlypullthebeltallthewayout.
>Routeitaroundorthroughthechildrestraint
beltpath>A\.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttoget thesafetybeltreallytight.
>Insertthebelttongueintothe buckleforthat
seatingposition.
>Guidethesafetybeltbackintotheretractorun-
tilthebeltliesflatandsnugonthechildsafety
seat.
>Youshouldheara“clicking”noiseasthebelt
windsbackintotheinertiareel.Testthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorbypullingonthebelt.
Youshouldnolongerbeabletopullthebelt
outoftheretractor.Theconvertiblelockingre-
tractorisnowactivated.
>Makesurethattheredreleasebuttonisfacing
awayfromthechildrestraintsothatitcan be
unbuckledquickly.
> Pull
onthebelt tomakesurethesafetybeltis
properlytightandfastenedsothattheseat
cannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmorethan
oneinch(2.5cm).
ZAWARNING
Usingthewrongchildrestraintoranimprop-
erlyinstalledchildrestraintcancauseserious
personalinjuryordeathinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallinga childsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbuckle thechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesuretheseat backresttowhich
thechildrestraintisinstalledisinanup-
rightpositionandsecurelylatchedinto
placeandcannotfoldforward.Otherwise,
theseatbackwiththechildsafetyseatat-
tachedtoitcouldflyforwardinthe eventof
anaccidentorotheremergencysituation.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusinga childrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page288.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallingachildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page267,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
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Childsafety
—Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsprovidedby
themanufacturerofthechildrestraintyou
intendtoinstallinyourvehicle.
—Neverinstallachildrestraintwithouta
properlyattachedtoptetherstrapifthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions
requirethetoptetherstrap tobeused.
—ImproperuseofchildrestraintLATCHlower
anchoragepointscanleadtoinjuryinacolli-
sion.TheLATCHloweranchoragepointsare
designedtowithstandonlythoseloadsim-
posedbycorrectlyfitted childrestraints.
—Never mounttwochildrestraintsystemson
one
LATCHloweranchoragepoint.
—Neversecureorattachanyluggageorother
itemtotheLATCHloweranchorages.
Location
BFY-0091
Fig.244Schematicoverview:LATCHanchoragepointloca-
tions
Theillustrationshowstheseatinglocationsin
yourvehiclewhichareequippedwiththelower
anchoragessystem.
Description
Theloweranchoragepositionsaremarkedfor
quicklocating.
B8R-0591
Fig.246Rearseats:loweranchoragebracketlocations
Loweranchorages
Theloweranchorageattachmentpointsarelo-
catedbetweentherearseatbackandrearseat
cushion>fig.245,>fig.246.
Loweranchoragessecurethechildrestraintin
theseatwithoutusingthevehicle'ssafetybelts.
Anchoragesprovideasecureandeasy-to-useat-
tachmentandminimizethepossibilityofimprop-
erchildrestraintinstallation.
AllchildrestraintsmanufacturedafterSeptem-
ber1,2002,musthaveloweranchorageattach-
mentsfortheLATCHsystem.
Rememberthattheloweranchoragepointsare
onlyintendedforinstallationandattachmentof
childrestraintsspecificallycertifiedforusewith
LATCHloweranchorages.Childrestraintsthatare
notequippedwiththeloweranchorageattach-
mentscanstillbeinstalledincompliancewith
thechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructionson
usingvehiclesafetybelts.
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>
Childsafety
ZA\WARNING
ImproperuseofLATCHloweranchoragescan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryinanaccident.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthechildrestraints
manufacturer'sinstructionsforproperin-
stallationofthechildrestraintandproper
use
oftheloweranchoragesorsafetybelts
inyourvehicle.
—Neversecureorattachanyluggageorother
itemstotheLATCHlower anchorages.
—Alwaysreadandheedtheimportantinfor-
mationaboutchildrestraintsinthischapter
andWARNINGS>page288,Childsafety.
CeReaMeeea
loweranchorages
Wheneveryouinstallachildrestraintalwaysfol-
lowthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstruc-
tions.
B4l-1434
Fig.247Loweranchorages:propermounting
Mounting
»Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseatbenchis
intheuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedin
place.
>Removethecoverstoaccesstheloweranchor-
agebrackets.
>Attachbothhook-onconnectorswiththespring
catchreleaseonthechildsafetyseatontothe
LATCHloweranchoragesothattheconnectors
lockintoplace>fig.247.
>Pullontheconnectorattachmentstomake
suretheyareproperlyattachedtotheLATCH
loweranchorage.
>Pullstrapstightfollowingthechildrestraint
manufacturer'sinstructions.
304
Releasing
>Loosenthetensiononthestrapsfollowingthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
>Depressthespringcatchestoreleasethean-
choragehooksfromthe loweranchorages.
Remember:Usetetherstrapstohelpkeepthe
childrestraintfirmlyinplace.
ZA\WARNING
ImproperuseoftheLATCHsystemcanin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinanaccident.
—Theseanchorsweredevelopedonlyforchild
safetyseatsusingthe“LATCH”system.
—Neverattachotherchildsafetyseats,belts
orotherobjectstotheseanchors.
—Alwaysmakesurethatyouhearaclickwhen
latchingtheseatinplace.Ifyoudonothear
aclicktheseatisnotsecureandcouldfly
forwardandhittheinteriorofthevehicle,or
beejectedfromthevehicle.
ZAWARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryinanaccident.
—Alwaysfollowthechildrestraintsystem
manufacturer'sinstructionsforproperin-
stallationofthechildrestraintsystem and
properuseoftetherstraps aswellasthe
loweranchoragesorsafetybeltsinyourve-
hicle.
—Alwaysreadandheedtheimportantinfor-
mation
andWARNINGSaboutchildsafety
andtheinstallationofchildrestraintsys-
tems>page288,Childsafety.
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Fig.248Tetheranchorsforsecondrowofseats:attach-
menthooklocations
Thetetheranchorsfortherearseatingpositions
arelocatedonthebacksideoftherearseatbacks.
AtetherisastraightorV-shapedstrapthatat-
tachesthe toppartofachildrestrainttospecial
anchoragepointsinthevehicle.
Thepurposeofthetetheristoreducethefor-
wardmovementofthechildrestraintinacrash,
inordertohelpreducetheriskofheadinjurythat
couldbecausedbystrikingthevehicleinterior.
Forwardfacingchildrestraintsmanufacturedaf-
terSeptember1,1999,arerequiredbyU.S.fed-
eralregulationstocomplywithnewchildhead
movementperformancerequirements.These
newperformancerequirementsmakeatether
necessaryonmostnewchildsafetyseats.
Z\WARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathinacrash.
—Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsprovidedby
themanufacturerofthechildrestraintyou
intendtoinstallinyourAudi.
—Improperuseofchildrestraintanchors(in-
cludingtetheranchors)canleadtoinjuryin
acollision.Theanchorsaredesignedto
withstandonlythoseloadsimposedbycor-
rectlyfitted child restraints.
—Nevermounttwochildrestraintsystemson
one
LATCHloweranchorpoint.
—Neverattachtwochildrestraintsystemsto
onetetherstrap ortetheranchorage.
—Neverattachatetherstraptoatie-down
hookintheluggagecompartment.
—Neverusechildrestrainttetheranchorages
tosecuresafetybeltsorotherkindsofoccu-
pantrestraints.
—Neversecureorattachanyluggageorother
itemstotheLATCHloweranchoragesorto
thetetheranchors.
Installingtheuppertetherstraponthe
anchorage
B4L-1438
i.
BFY-0086
Fig.250Tetherstrap:properroutingandmounting
Installingthetetherstrap
>Releaseordeploythetetherstraponthechild
restraintaccordingtothechildrestraintmanu-
facturer'sinstructions.
>Guidetheuppertetherstrap undertherear
headrestraintandintotherearcargoarea
(raisetheheadrestraintifnecessary).Forchild
restraintswithV-tetherstraps,alwaysmake
surethattheheadrestraintguiderodsdonot
interferewithanypartofthetoptetherstrap.
>Slidethetetherstraphookovertheanchor
bracket.
> Pullonthetetherstraphookso thatthespring
catchofthehookengages.
>Tightenthetetherstrapfirmlyfollowingthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
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>
Childsafety
Releasingthetetherstrap
>Loosenthetensionfollowingthechildrestraint
manufacturer’sinstructions.
>Depressthespringcatchonthehookandre-
leaseitfromtheanchorage.
@)Note
Ifyouleavethechildrestraintwiththetether
strap firmlyinstalledforseveraldays,this
couldleaveamarkontheupholsteryonthe
seatcushionandbackrestintheareawhere
thetetherstrapwasinstalled.Theupholstery
wouldalsobepermanentlystretchedaround
thetetherstrap.This appliesespeciallyto
leatherseats.
OTeheated]eAleeitlelale]
teeterey
Currently,fewrear-facingchildrestraintsystems
comewithatether.Pleasereadandheedthe
childrestraintsystemmanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionscarefullytodeterminehowtoproperlyin-
stallthetether.
ZA\WARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefront
airbaginflates-evenwithanAdvancedAir-
bagSystem.
— Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,or
door.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.
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Additionalinformation
Sourcesofinformationaboutchild
restraintsandtheiruse
Thereareanumberofsourcesofadditionalinfor-
mationaboutchildrestraintselection,installa-
tionanduse:
NHTSAadvisesthatthebestchildsafetyseatis
theonethatfitsyourchildandfitsinyourvehi-
cle,andthatyouwillusecorrectlyandconsis-
tently.
Trybeforeyoubuy!
U.S.
National HighwayTrafficSafetyAdminis-
tration
Tel.:1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-800-424-9153)
http://www.nhtsa.gov
http://www.safercar.gov
NationalSAFEKIDSCampaign
Tel.:(202)662-0600
http://www.safekids.org
SafetyBeltSafeU.S.A.
Tel.:(800)745-SAFE(English)
Tel.:(800)747-SANO(Spanish)
http://www.carseat.org
TransportCanadaInformationCentre
Tel.:1-800-333-0371orcall1-613-998-8616if
youareintheOttawaarea
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/menu.htm
AudiCustomerExperienceCenter
Tel.:(800)822-2834