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—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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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
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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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Index
Safetybeltposition..................0-262
Safetybeltheightadjustment..........263
Safetybeltswornbypregnantwomen....263
Safetybeltpretensioner
Serviceanddisposal..................265
SafetybeltS.c.5: sgeesseenseseeees258,261
CLEARING’.3 +snsvessoocncsies+manne©suaens0 9et346
Dangertopassengerswhodonotweara
Safetybelt'ssnews« xsuasgoemusxeeesee259
FAStONING«sciwss« «mnceusx &sasuenso asaan&ens261
Improperlyworn.........20.002eeeeee264
NOUWOMT« «eur:&sae¢ emem2eeeEe259
Safetybeltposition.¢«wowsveexseen262
Safetyinstructions...............0005260
Securingchildsafetyseats.............299
Specialconsiderationsforpregnantwom-
ONeeeeee263
UPaSteniticuss ¢ewan+eeesveeeebc263
Warning/indicatorlight...............258
Wornproperly........00.eeeeeeee260
Safetybeltwarninglight................258
Safetyinstructions
forsidecurtainairbags.............0..287
forusingchildsafetyseats.............292
forusing'satety:belts»sews.wemessaosmears260
MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem..280
Savingfuel
Energyconsumers...........--.000e00e20
RECUperation« «cawsecawssowenoswag19
SeanadO)ics« ¢weesx ¢exesaeSmee2 eease221,
Screen
refer'toDisplay’:= 2sesssoeweseveveae15,18
Screwdriver’.« ¢exve+ ¢sveyenewsseweeses349
SDcardreader(MM])ews« 2wos« aguaoo226
Searcharea(pointofinterest)............206
Searchfunction
refertoFreetextsearch...........160,236
Seatadjustment
Headrestraints's+sessassoweneeomenees255
Seatbelts
refertoSafetybelts...............0..258
Seat:heatingeves« eovaverevecare+wenneoweven71
SeatingCapacity.«sieovsaiso 8worn«wavs258
Seatingposition
DRIVER.«soasnea 5senans«6omerses9eneroaoeteccote253
Frontpassenger........--..00--.eeeee254
Howtoadjustthefrontseats...........254
384
Incorrectseatposition................256
Occupants.......0.0ececeeeeeeeeee253
RearpaSsSengers«viasssweenayeeeswore254
Seats
ACJUSUINGsecooocomsowae2oweeaveS55
Adjustingtherearseats.............00556
Cleaning..........eeeeeeeeeeeee346
Correct seatingposition...............253
Numberiofiseats).« «coins2 +sane©wasn= 9258
Seatventilationwwnnsasswisaa xocvenw aacuoneoo71
Secondaryphone............e0eeee179,247
Selectingasource(media)..............234
Selectionmenu..............-.16,154,158
Selectivedoorunlocking...............-.28
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol...........144
Selectorlever
Selectorleverpositions................-83
Self-learningnavigation
refertoPersonalrouteassistance.......209
Serviceanddisposal
Safetybeltpretensioner...............265
Serviceintervaldisplay.................323
Serviceposition
refertoReplacingwiperblades..........52
SETIREARCDUEOM)aneons2senisen©wicxszene% 5exvoene71
Settings
Directory........ceeeeeee190
Mpzeex« swees§ peee§SeSEeS Es214
Medialic2 2mers25aires¥womenaemeoeBT237
Navigation..............0..0..0.000.211
R&GIGscamx snamin¢ ¢seus5bMeeeFEmE SS223
System(MM)ascii2 2ceive2anc22wm4os245
Telephone..........0...ececeeee eee189
Voicerecognitionsystem.............-246
Settingthelanguage...................245
Shade
Rearwindow/reardoors................50
Shiftpaddles............00-0002eeeeee86
Shipcarrier...2.2.0...eeeeeeeee126
ShortcutkeyS.............00--000-151,159
SHUGCiscscsoccnennera wamenene6,ave8otaE237
Sidesairbagsi.«sinas xscnisesoareneswwaves282
Howtheywork...........00020eeeeee283
Sideassist
CleaningtheSeNSOfSiasy 5seassyewesHe344
alsorefertoAudisideassist............120