2019 AUDI Q5 Owners Manual

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Childsafety

shouldrideonlyinspecialrestraintsinwhichthe
childfacesthebackofthevehicle.Theseinfant
seatssupportthebaby'sback,neckandheadina
crash°fig.240.
Theairbagonthepassengersidemakesthefront
seatapotentiallydangerousplaceforachildto
ride.Thefrontseatisnot thesafest placefora
child
inaforward-facingchildseat.Itisavery
dangerousplaceforaninfantoralargerchildin
arearward-facingseat.


ZA\WARNING
Notusinga childsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga
childrestraintincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeathinacrash.
—Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat-
evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.A
childwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekil-
ledwhentheinflatingairbaghitsthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforce
andsmashesthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof>page267,Childrestraintsonthe
frontseat-someimportantthingsto
know.
—
Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
—Neverinstallarear-facingchildrestraintin
theforward-facingdirection.Suchrestraints
aredesignedforthespecialneedsofinfants
andverysmallchildrenandcannotprotect
themproperlyiftheseatisforward-facing.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheater
forchildseats)onthefrontpassengerseat
ifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-volt
socketorthecigarettelightersocket.


—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,
neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon
thisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorother
liquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredbythecapacitivepas-
sengerdetectionsystemandcanalsofly
aroundinanaccidentandcauseseriousper-
sonalinjury.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusinga childrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page258,Safetybelts,
=>page266,Airbagsystemand>page288,
Importantinformation.


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Convertiblechildsafetyseats
Properlyusedconvertiblechildsafetyseatscan
helpprotecttoddlersandchildrenoverage one
whoweighbetween20and40lbs.(9and18kg)
inacrash.

B4L-1425


Fig.241Schematicoverview:installationoftheattach-
mentsapplicabletoaLATCHseat

B4L-1426


Fig.242Schematicoverview:installationoftheseatusing
thevehicle'ssafetybeltsystem
>»Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
=>page299orinstalltheseatusingtheLATCH
attachments.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttogetthesafetybeltreallytightso that
theseatcannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmore
thanoneinch(2.5cm)>page299.
>Ifthechildsafetyseatisequippedwithatether
strap,attachittothetetheranchors
=>page305.
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page294.
Atoddlerorchildisusuallytoolargeforanin-
fantrestraintifitismorethanoneyearoldand
weighsmorethan20lbs.(9kg).
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Toddlersandchildrenwhoareolderthanone
yearuptoabout4yearsoldandweighmorethan
20lbs.(9kg)upto40lbs.(18kg)mustalways
beproperlyrestrainedinachildsafetyseatcerti-
fiedfortheirsizeand weight>fig.241and
©fig.242.
Theairbagonthepassengersidemakesthefront
seatapotentiallydangerousplaceforachildto
ride.Thefrontseatisnotthesafest placefora
childinaforward-facingchildsafetyseat. Itis a
verydangerousplaceforaninfantoralarger
childinarearward-facingseat.

ZXWARNING
Notusinga childsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga
child
restraintincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeathinacollisionor oth-
eremergencysituation.
—Childrenonthefrontseat ofanycar,even
withAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyin-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates -evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,center armrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
ontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.
—Therearsideofthechildsafetyseatshould
bepositionedascloseaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.Adjustorre-
movetherearseatheadrestraintifitisdif-
ficulttoinstallthechildseatwiththehead
restraintinplace>page57.Installthe

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headrestraintagainimmediatelyoncethe
childseatisremoved.Drivingwithouthead
restraintsorwithheadrestraintsthatare
notproperlyadjustedincreasestheriskof
seriousorfatalneckinjurydramatically.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page258,Safetybelts,
=>page266,Airbagsystemand>page288,
Importantinformation.


ZAWARNING
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequiretheuse
ofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthefront
passenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyandwell-
beingrequirethatthefollowingspecialpre-
cautionsbetaken:
—Makesuretheforward-facingseathasbeen
designedandcertifiedbyitsmanufacturer
foruseonafrontseatwithapassenger
frontandsideairbag.
—Alwaysfollowthemanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionsprovidedwiththechildsafetyseator
infantcarrier.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheup anddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnextto orinfrontofthechildrestraint
sothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingpreventsthe
frontpassenger'sseatfrombeingmovedto
therearmostpositioninitsforeandaftad-
justmentrange.
—Alwaysmakesurethebackrestisinanup-
rightposition.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(such asalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheater
forchildseats)onthefrontpassengerseat
ifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-volt
socketorthecigarettelightersocket.

—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,
neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon
thisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorother
liquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredbythecapacitivepas-
sengerdetectionsystemandcanalsofly
aroundinanaccidentandcauseseriousper-
sonalinjury.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtheforward-facingchildseatata
seatingpositionontherearseatandhave
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourauthor-
izedAudidealer.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF$¥;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever

theignitionisswitchedon.

Boosterseatsandsafetybelts
Properlyusedboosterseatscanhelpprotect
childrenweighingbetweenabout40lbs.and
80lbs.(18kgand36kg)whoarelessthan4ft.
9in.(S7inches/1.45meters)tall.

B4H-0275


Fig.243Rearseat:childproperlyrestrainedinabooster
seat
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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
298
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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—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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—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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Deactivatingtheconvertiblelocking
retractor
Theconvertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswillbedeactivatedautomaticallywhen
thebeltiswoundallthewaybackintothere-
tractor.
>Presstheredbuttononthesafetybeltbuckle.
Thebelttonguewillpopoutofthebuckle.
>Guidethesafetybeltallthewaybackintoits
stowedposition.
Alwaysletthesafetybeltretractcompletelyinto
itsstowedposition.Thesafetybeltcannowbe
usedasanordinarysafetybeltwithoutthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorforchildrestraints.
Iftheconvertiblelockingretractorshould beac-
tivated inadvertently,thesafetybeltmustbeun-
fastenedandguidedcompletelybackintoits
stowedpositiontodeactivatethisfeature.Ifthe
convertiblelockingretractorisnotdeactivated,
thesafetybeltwillgraduallybecometighterand
uncomfortabletowear.

Z\WARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Neverunfastenthesafetybelttodeactivate
theconvertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswhilethevehicleismoving.You
wouldnot berestrainedandcouldbeseri-
ouslyinjuredinanaccident.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused=page288.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page267,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.

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LATCHsystem(Lower
anchoragesandtethers
forchildren)
ChildRestraintSystemanchorsandhow
aretheyrelatedtochildsafety
Toprovideasimplerandmorepracticablewayto
attachthechildrestraintonthevehicleseat,Fed-
eralregulationsrequire specialloweranchorages
invehiclesanddevicesonnewchildrestraintsto
attachtothevehicleanchorages.
Inthe UnitedStates,thecombinationofthe
tetheranchoragesandtheloweranchoragesis
nowgenerallycalledtheLATCHsystemfor
“LowerAnchoragesandTethersforChildren”.In
Canada,theterms“toptether”with“loweruni-
versalanchorages”(or“Loweruniversalanchor-
agebars”)areusedtodescribethesystem.
Inothercountriestheterm“ISOFIX”isusedto
describetheloweranchorages.
Forward-facingchildrestraintsmanufacturedaf-
terSeptember1,1999,arerequiredbyU.S.fed-
eralregulationstocomplywithnewchildhead
movementperformancerequirements.These
newperformancerequirementsmakeatether
necessaryonmostnewchildseats.
Installingachildrestraintthatrequiresatop
tetherwithoutonecanseriouslyimpairtheper-
formanceofthechildrestraintanditsabilityto
protectthechildinacollision.Installinga child
restraintthatrequiresatoptetherwithoutthe
toptethermaybeaviolationof statelaw.
ChildrestraintmanufacturersofferLATCHlower
anchoragesontheirchildseatswithhook-onor
push-onconnectorsattachedtoadjustable
straps.
InadditiontotheLATCHlower anchorages, these
childrestraintsystemsusually requiretheuseof
tetherstrapstohelpkeepthechildrestraint
firmlyinplace.

ZAWARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathinacrash.|>