2019 AUDI TT COUPE belt

8S1012721BA
Childsafety


ZA\WARNING
Childrenonthefrontseatofanycarevenwith
AdvancedAirbagscanbeseriouslyinjuredor
evenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.Achildin
arearward-facingchildsafetyseatinstalled
onthefrontpassengerseatwillbeseriously
injuredandcanbekilledifthefrontairbagin-
flates.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,or
door.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
ontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatin
exceptionalcircumstancesandthePASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFF#;lightdoesnotcomeon
andstayon,immediatelyinstalltherear-
facingchildsafetyseatinarearseatingpo-
sitionandhave theairbagsysteminspected
immediatelybyyourAudidealer.



Z\WARNING
—Forward-facingchildseatsinstalledonthe
frontpassengerseatmayinterferewiththe
deploymentoftheairbagandcauseserious
personalinjurytothechild.
—Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe use
ofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthe
frontpassenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyand
well-beingrequirethefollowingspecialpre-
cautionstobetaken:
—Alwaysmakesurethattheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyits
manufacturerforuseonafrontpassenger
seatwithafrontandsideairbag.
—Alwayscarefullyfollow themanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildseator
infantcarrier.
—Neverinstalla childrestraintwithouta
properlyattachedtoptetherstrapifthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions
requirethetoptetherstraptobeused.


—Neverputtheforward-facingchildre-
straintupagainstorveryneartheinstru-
mentpanel.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatto
thehighestpositionintheupanddown
adjustmentrangeandmoveitbacktothe
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeandaft
adjustmentrange,asfarawayfromthe
airbagaspossible,beforeinstallingthe
forward-facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltup-
peranchorageisbehindthechildrestraint
andnotnexttoorinfrontofthechildre-
straintso thatthesafetybeltwillbeprop-
erlypositioned.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingprevents
thefrontpassenger'sseatfrombeing
movedtotherearmostpositioninitsfore
andaftadjustmentrange.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredbythecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystemandcanalso
flyaroundinanaccidentandcauseserious
personalinjury.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheat-
erforchildseats)onthefrontpassenger
seatifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-
voltsocketorthecigarettelightersocket.
—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor
otherwiseaddedtothefrontpassenger
seat,neverinstallanychildrestraintsys-
temonthisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(suchasawettowel)andnowateroroth-
erliquidsonthefrontpassengerseat
cushion.
—AlwaysmakesurethatthePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF%;lightcomesonandstays
onallthetimewhenevertheignitionis
switchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediate-
lyinstalltheforward-facingchildseatina

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rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourauthorizedAudi
dealer.
—Alwaysbucklethechildseatfirmlyinplace
evenifa childisnotsittinginit.Aloose
childseatcanflyaroundduringasudden
stoporinacollision.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGS
wheneverusinga childrestraintinavehi-
cle>page180,Safetybelts,>page188,
Airbagsystemand=page212,Important
information.
@)Tips
Alwaysreplacechildrestraintsthatwerein-
stalledinavehicleduringacrash.Damageto
a childrestraintthatisnotvisiblecouldcause
ittofail inanothercollisionsituation.
ONETeteReeerenealCle)
Yourvehicleisequippedwithafront“Advanced
AirbagSystem”incompliancewithUnitedStates
FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)
208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicleSafety
Standard(CMVSS)208asapplicableatthetime
yourvehiclewasmanufactured.

TheAdvancedAirbagsysteminyourvehiclehas
beencertifiedtomeetthe“low-risk”require-
mentsfor3-and6-yearoldchildrenonthepas-
sengersideandsmalladultsonthedriverside.
Thelowriskdeploymentcriteriaareintendedto
reducetheriskofinjurythroughinteractionwith
theairbagthatcanoccur,forexample,bybeing
tooclosetothesteeringwheelandinstrument
panelwhentheairbaginflates.Inaddition,the
systemhasbeencertifiedtocomplywiththe
“suppression”requirementsoftheSafetyStand-
ard,toturnoffthefrontairbagforinfantsupto
12monthswhoarerestrainedonthefrontpas-
sengerseatinchildrestraintsthatarelistedin
theStandard.
EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAd-
vancedAirbagsystem,allchildren,especially
those12yearsandyounger,shouldalwaysridein
thebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirage
andsize.Theairbagonthepassengersidemakes
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thefrontseatapotentiallydangerousplacefora
child
toride.Thefrontseatisnot thesafestplace
forachildinaforward-facingchildsafetyseat.It
canbeaverydangerousplaceforaninfantora
largerchildinarearward-facingseat.
Thevehicle'sAdvancedAirbagSystemhasaca-
pacitivepassengerdetectionsysteminthefront
passengerseatcushionthatcandetectthepres-
enceofababyorachildinachildrestraintsys-
temonthisseat.
Thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemregis-
tersthechangesthatresultinanelectricalfield
whenachild,achildrestraint,andababyblanket
areonthefrontpassengerseat.The changein
themeasuredcapacitanceduetothepresenceof
achild,a childrestraint,andababyblanketon
thefrontpassengerseatisrelatedtothechildre-
straintsystemrestingontheseat.Themeasured
capacitanceofachildrestraintsystemvariesde-
pendingonthetypeofsystemandspecificmake
andmodel.
Theelectricalcapacitanceofthevarioustypes,
makes,andmodelsofchildrestraintsspecified
bytheU.S.NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAd-
ministration(NHTSA)intherelevant safety
standardarestoredintheAdvancedAirbagSys-
temcontrolunittogetherwiththecapacitances
typicalofinfantsanda1-yearoldchild.Whena
child
restraintisusedonthefrontpassengerseat
withatypical1year-oldinfant,theAdvancedAir-
bagSystemcomparesthecapacitancemeasured
bythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem
withthedatastoredintheelectroniccontrol
unit.
CeCMeeewealiasle)
system
Regardlessofthechildrestraintthatyouuse,
makesurethatithasbeencertifiedtomeetSafe-
tyStandardsandhasbeencertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforusewithanairbag.Alwaysbesure
thatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalledat
oneoftherearseatingpositions.Ifinexception-
alcircumstancesyoumustuseitonthefront
passengerseat,carefullyreadalloftheinforma-
tiononchildsafetyandAdvancedAirbagsand>

Childsafety

@Tips
ThechildseatslistedincategoriesAtoC have
beenstaticallytestedby AudionlyfortheAd-
vancedAirbagfunction.
ManSelaetiamideadeleelmaiale)
altenVetta)
Correctuseofchildsafetyseatssubstantiallyre-
ducestheriskofinjuryinanaccident!
Asthedriver,youareresponsibleforthesafetyof
everybodyinthevehicle,especiallychildren:
>Alwaysusetherightchildsafetyseatforeach
childandalwaysuseitproperly>page218.
>Alwayscarefullyfollowthechildsafetyseat
manufacturer'sinstructionsonhowtoroute
thesafetybeltproperlythroughthechildsafe-
ty seat.
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
>page223.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttoget thesafetybeltreallytightso that
theseatcannotmoveforwardandsideways
morethan1in(2.5cm).
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
>page218.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,
shouldalwaysrideinthe backseat properlyre-
strainedfortheirageandsize.

Z\WARNING
Notusingachildsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga
childrestraintincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeath.
—Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildren
mustberestrainedproperlywheneverriding
inavehicle.Anunrestrainedorimproperly
restrainedchildcouldbeinjuredbystriking
theinteriororbybeingejectedfromtheve-
hicleduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.

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Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrained
childisalso atgreaterriskofinjuryordeath
throughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
Commerciallyavailablechildsafetyseatsare
requiredtocomplywithU.S.FederalMotor
VehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)213(in
CanadaCMVSS213).
—Whenbuyingachildrestraint,selectone
thatfitsyourchildandthevehicle.
—Onlyusechildrestraintsystemsthatfully
contacttheflatportionoftheseatcush-
ion.Thechildrestraintmustnottipor
lean toeitherside.Audidoesnotrecom-
mendusingchildsafetyseatsthatreston
legsortube-likeframes.They donotpro-
videadequatecontactwiththeseat.
—Alwaysheedalllegalrequirementsper-
tainingtotheinstallationanduseofchild
safetyseatsandcarefullyfollowthein-
structionsprovidedby themanufacturer
oftheseatyouareusing.
Neverallowchildrenunder4ft9in(57in/
1.45m)towearanormalsafetybelt.How-
ever,therearseatintheTTCoupeisde-
signedtopermitchildrenwhoarebetween
4ft3in(1.3m)and4ft9in(57in/1.45m)
talltousetheavailablethree-pointlapand
shouldersafetybelts.
Neverletmorethanonechildoccupyachild
safetyseat.
Never
letbabiesorolderchildrenrideina
vehiclewhilesittingonthelapofanother
passenger.
—Holdinga childinyourarmsisneverasub-
stituteforachildrestraintsystem.
—Thestrongestpersoncouldnotholdthe
childwiththeforcesthatexistinanacci-
dent.Thechildwillstriketheinteriorof
thevehicleandcanalsobestruckby the
passenger.
—Thechildandthepassengercanalsoinjure
eachotherinanaccident.
Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat.
Achildwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbe
killedwhenthepassengerairbaginflates-
evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.

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—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
—Makesurethereisenoughspaceinfrontof
thechildinthechildseat.Ifnecessary,ad-
justtheangleandpositionoftheseatin
frontofthechild seat.
—Forward-facingchildsafetyseatsinstalled
onthefrontpassenger'sseatcaninterfere
withtheairbagwhenitinflatesandcause
seriousinjurytothechild.Alwaysinstallfor-
ward-facingchildsafetyseatsontherear
seat.
—Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe use
ofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthe
frontpassenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyand
well-beingrequirethatthefollowingspecial
precautionsbetaken:
—Makesuretheforward-facingseathas
beendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Alwayscarefullyfollow themanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatinto
therearmostpositionofthepassenger
seat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,and
asfarawayfromtheairbagaspossiblebe-
foreinstallingthechildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingprevents
thefrontpassenger'sseatfrombeing
movedtotherearmostpositioninitsfore
andaftadjustmentrange.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthebackrestisin
theuprightposition.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheat-
erforchildseats)onthefrontpassenger
seatifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-
voltsocketorthecigarettelightersocket.
—Ifaseatheater hasbeenretrofittedor
otherwiseaddedtothefrontpassenger
seat,neverinstallanychildrestraintsys-
temonthisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(suchasawettowel)andnowateroroth-
erliquidsonthefrontpassengerseat
cushion.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredbythecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystem andcanalso
flyaroundinanaccidentandcauseserious
personalinjury.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacollision.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page180,Safetybelts,
=>page188,Airbagsystemand>page212,
Childsafety.


ZAWARNING
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,makesure
thatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
comesonandstaysonwheneverachildre-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
andtheignitionisswitchedon.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF%;lightdoesnotstayon.
— Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
authorizedAudidealerimmediately.


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Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat

BFV-0188



Fig.162Schematicoverview:keepunusedsafetybelts
awayfromchildreninchildsafetyseats.-outerrearsafety
belt,
If achildsafetyseatisused ontherearbench,
especiallywithLATCHuniversalloweranchorag-
es,theunusedsafetybeltsmustbesecuredso
that
thechildinthechildrestraintcannotreach
them?A.
—Fastentheunusedsafetybeltbehindthechild
seatandletthebeltretractorwind upthesafe-
tybeltwebbing.

Z\WARNING
Achildina childsafetyseatinstalledwiththe
LATCHloweranchoragesorwiththestandard
safetybeltora childinaboosterseatonthe
rearseatcouldplaywithunusedrearseat
safetybeltsandbecomeentangled.This
couldcausethechildseriouspersonalinjury
andevendeath.
—Alwayssecureunusedrearseatsafetybelts
outofreachofchildreninchildseatssuchas
byfasteningtheunusedsafetybeltbehind
thechildseatandlettingthebeltretractor
wind upthewebbing.

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Childsafetyseats
Meath}
Babiesandinfantsuptoaboutoneyearoldand
20lbsor9kgneedspecialrearward-facingchild
restraintsthatsupporttheback,neckandhead
in.acrash.

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Fig.163Schematicoverview:rearward-facinginfantseat,
properlyinstalledontherearseat
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
=>page223.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttogetthesafetybeltreallytightso that
theseatcannotmoveforwardandsideways
morethan1in(2.5cm).
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page218.
Infantsuptoaboutoneyear(20lbsor9kg)are
bestprotectedinspecialinfantcarriersandchild
safetyseatsdesignedfortheiragegroup.Many
expertsbelievethatinfantsandsmallchildren
shouldrideonlyinspecialrestraintsinwhichthe
childfacesthe backofthevehicle.Theseinfant
seatssupportthebaby'sback,neckandheadina
crash>fig.163.
Theairbagonthepassengersidemakesthefront
seatapotentiallydangerousplaceforachildto
ride.Thefrontseatisnotthesafest placefora
childinaforward-facingchildseat.Itisavery
dangerousplaceforaninfantoralargerchildin
arearward-facingseat.

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ANWARNING
Notusinga childsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga
childrestraintincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeathinacrash.
—Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat-
evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.A
childwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekil-
ledwhentheinflatingairbaghitsthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforce
andsmashesthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof>page189,Childrestraintsonthe
frontseat-someimportantthingsto
know.
—
Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
—Neverinstallarear-facingchildrestraintin
theforward-facingdirection.Suchrestraints
aredesignedforthespecialneedsofinfants
andverysmallchildrenandcannotprotect
themproperlyiftheseatisforward-facing.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheater
forchildseats)onthefrontpassengerseat
ifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-volt
socketorthecigarettelightersocket.
—If aseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,
neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon
thisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(such as
awettowel)andnowaterorother
liquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild


seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredbythecapacitivepas-
sengerdetectionsystemandcanalsofly
aroundinanaccidentandcauseseriousper-
sonalinjury.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusinga childrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page180,Safetybelts,
=>page188,Airbagsystemand>page212,
Importantinformation.
(ey-ladie)(Maalemiaet1 ey
Properlyusedconvertiblechildsafetyseatscan
helpprotecttoddlersandchildrenoverage one
whoweighbetween20and40lbs(9and18kg)
in.acrash.


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= a
Fig.164Schematicoverview:installationoftheattach-
mentsapplicabletoaLATCHseat

BFV-0191

Fig.165Schematicoverview:installationoftheseatusing
thevehicle'ssafetybeltsystem
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
=page223orinstall theseatusingtheLATCH
attachments.
»Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttogetthesafetybeltreallytightso that>
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theseatcannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmore
than1in(2.5cm)>page223.
>Ifthechildsafetyseatisequippedwithatether
strap,attachittothetetheranchors
=>page228.
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page218.
Atoddlerorchildisusuallytoolargeforanin-
fantrestraintifitismorethanoneyearoldand
weighsmorethan20lbs(9kg).
Toddlersandchildrenwhoareolderthanone
yearuptoabout4yearsoldandweighmorethan
20lbs(9kg)upto40lbs(18kg)mustalways be
properlyrestrainedina childsafetyseatcertified
fortheirsizeand weight>fig.164and
>fig.165.
Theairbagonthepassengersidemakesthefront
seatapotentiallydangerousplacefora childto
ride.Thefrontseatisnot thesafest placefora
childinaforward-facingchildsafetyseat.Itisa
verydangerousplaceforaninfantoralarger
childinarearward-facingseat.

causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.
—Therearsideofthechildsafetyseatshould
bepositionedascloseaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page180,Safetybelts,
=>page188,Airbagsystemand>page212,
Importantinformation.


ZA\WARNING
Notusingachildsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga
childrestraintincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeathinacollisionor oth-
eremergencysituation.
—Childrenonthefrontseatofanycar,even
withAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyin-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcan bekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
ontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-

ZA\WARNING
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe use
ofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthefront
passenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyandwell-
beingrequirethatthefollowingspecialpre-
cautionsbetaken:
—Makesuretheforward-facingseathasbeen
designedandcertifiedbyitsmanufacturer
foruseonafrontseatwithapassenger
frontandsideairbag.
—Alwaysfollowthemanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionsprovidedwiththechildsafetyseator
infantcarrier.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatinto
therearmostpositionofthepassenger
seat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,andas
farawayfromtheairbagaspossiblebefore
installingthechildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingpreventsthe
frontpassenger'sseatfrombeingmovedto
therearmostpositioninitsforeandaftad-
justmentrange.
—Alwaysmakesurethebackrestisinanup-
rightposition.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheater
forchildseats)onthefrontpassengerseat
ifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-volt
socketorthecigarettelightersocket.
—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,

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neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon1.45m)tallandweighabout80lbs(36kg).
thisseat.Boosterseatsraisethesechildrenupso thatthe
— Makesurethattherearenowetobjectssafetybeltwillpassproperlyoverthestronger
(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorotherparts oftheirbodiesandthesafetybeltcanhelp
liquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.protecttheminacrash.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa >Donotusetheconvertiblelockingretractor
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,whenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttorestrain
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild a childonaboosterseat.
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical>Theshoulderbeltmustlieasclosetothecen-
capacitancemeasuredby thecapacitivepas-terofthechild'scollarboneas possibleand
sengerdetectionsystemandcanalsoflymustlieflatandsnugontheupperbody.It
aroundinanaccidentandcauseseriousper-mustneverlieacrossthethroatorneck.The
sonalinjury.lapbeltmustlieacrossthepelvisandnever
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGacrossthestomachorabdomen.Makesurethe
OFF#¥;lightcomesonandstaysonallthebeltliesflatandsnug.Pullonthebelttotight-
timewhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.enifnecessary.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF7%;light>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately>page218.
installtheforward-facingchildseatata
seatingpositionontherearseatandhaveChildrenuptoatleast8yearsold(over40Lbsor
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourauthor-18kg)arebestprotectedinchildsafetyseatsde-
fad)Awldlaallar.signedfortheirage andweight. Expertssaythat
—Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassen-theskeletalstructure,particularlythepelvis,of
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe thesechildrenisnotfullydeveloped,andthey
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIRmustnotusethevehiclesafetybeltswithouta
BAGOFF%¥;lightdoesnotstayonwheneversuitablechildrestraint.
theignitionisswitchedon.Itisusuallybesttoput thesechildreninappro-
priateboosterseats.Besuretheboosterseat
heermicmeetsallapplicablesafetystandards.
ProperlyusedboosterseatscanhelpprotectBoosterseatsraisetheseatingpositionofthe
childrenweighingbetweenabout40lbsandchildandrepositionboththelapandshoulder
80lbs(18kgand36kg)whoarelessthan4ft9parts ofthesafetybeltso thattheypassacross
in(57in/1.45m)tall.thechild'sbodyintherightplaces.Theroutingof
thebeltoverthechild'sbodyisveryimportant
forthechild'sprotection,whetherornotaboos-
terseatisused.Childrenage12andundermust
alwaysrideintherearseat.
Neverusethelapbeltportionofthevehicle's
safetybeltalonetorestrainanychild,regardless
ofhowbigthechildis.Alwaysrememberthat
childrendonot havethepronouncedpelvicstruc-
turerequiredforthe properfunctionoflapbelt
portionofthevehicle'sthreepointlapand
shoulderbelts.Thechild'ssafetyabsolutelyre-
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Fig.166Rearseat:childproperlyrestrainedinabooster
seat
quiresthatalapbeltportionofthesafetybeltbe
Thevehicle'ssafetybeltsalonewillnotfitmostfastened snuglyandaslowaspossiblearound
childrenuntiltheyareatleast4ft9in(57in/thepelvis.Neverletthelapbeltportionofthe=>
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