sat nav AUDI A4 2019 User Guide

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Navigation


>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Trafficmessages.

Anoverviewofallthetrafficmessagesisdis-
playedintheInfotainmentsystem.
—Openingadetailedviewoftrafficinformation:
selectandconfirmthetrafficinformationfrom
thelist.
@)Tips
—TMCtrafficreportsarenotavailableinCan-
ada.Formoreinformation,pleasecontact
SiriusCanada.
—Criticaltrafficinformation,suchaswarnings
aboutwrong-waydrivers,isautomatically
displayed.Tohidethetrafficinformation,
pressthe[BACK] buttonorthecontrolknob.
Betterroute
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andbetterroute


ByreceivingtrafficinformationthroughTMC,
yourMMIcalculatesabetterrouteifavailable
andthepossibletimesavedcomparedtothe
currentroute.You candecidewhichrouteyou
wouldliketouse.

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP|buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.
Requirement:routeguidancemustbeactive.
IfyourMMIhascalculatedabetterroutethan
thecurrentrouteguidance,themessageAbetter
routeisavailable.appearsforseveralseconds
alongwiththetimethatmaybesaved.Abetter
routeisindicatedinthemapviewbythesymbol
"3©page207,fig.191.
Amessagewillalsoappearinthetrafficinforma-
tionoverview@)>page212,fig.195.
Acceptbetterroute
—Presstherightcontrolbutton.

2)AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfromthirdpartypro-
viders.Permanentavailabilitycannotbeguaranteed,be-
causethatdependsonthethirdpartyprovider.
—Selectandconfirmthebetterroute.Or:select
andconfirmDetailstodisplaydetailsaboutthe
optimizedroute.Youcanzoominoroutonthe
mapusingtheMMItouchcontrol pad.Require-
ment:theremustbemorethanoneoptimized
routecalculated.Pressthecontrolknobto
switchtothenextrouteinthedetailedview.
Closingthedetailedview:pressthe[BACK
button.
—Afteryouhaveselectedabetterroute,the
routewillberecalculated.
Onlinetrafficinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithanavigationsystem andAudicon-
nectInfotainment


TheMMIcanreceivereal-timeonlinetrafficin-
formationaboutcongestion,accidents,road
construction,andotherincidents.
Requirement:therequirementsforAudiconnect
Infotainmentmustbemet>page186.
>Switchingonlinetrafficinformationonand
off:select[NAV/MAP|button>rightcontrol
button>Onlinetrafficdataon(M)oroff(
>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Trafficmessages.





Theonlinetrafficinformationwillalsobedis-
playedonthesatellitemap1)>page210oron
thestandardmap>page207,fig.190.

If[ONLINE]trafficinformationcannotbere-
ceived,thentrafficinformationwillautomatically
bereceivedthrough[TMC]>page212.
G)Tips
—Onlinetrafficinformationisnotavailablein
Canada.
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page186,Audi
connect.
—HavingtheOnlinetrafficdatafunction
switchedonprovidesthemostaccuratere-
portsoftrafficsituationsaswellastraffic
forecasting.Yourvehicletransmitsand



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Radio

Radio
Openingtheradio
TheradiosupportstheFM,AMandSiriusXM*
(satelliteradio)bands.UsingtheHDRadiore-
ceiveralsoallowsyoutoreceiveradiostationson
theFMandAMbandsindigitalformat.
noePea)
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Saale

Fig.196FMstationlist(HDRadiotechnologyFM)
(6Sc4NoSignal
ely)reaNoSignal
RAH-8598
002la)
00320on20
coloZ3Cees
NoSignal
Iessfefie19

Fig.197SiriusXMstationlist


>Pressthe[RADIO]button.
Afteropeningtheradio,thelastopenedstation
listisdisplayed.
Selectingastation:selectandconfirmastation
fromthestationlist.FM/AMstationsthatcan be
receivedbydigitalradioaremarkedwiththeHD
Radiotechnologysymbol4)©)>fig.196.Ifre-
ceptionqualitydeclines,theradioautomatically
switchestotheanalogFM/AMstationdepending
onavailability.DigitalHDRadiostations*may
containmultipleadditionalstations*.Theavaila-
bleadditionalstations*arelistedundertheradio
station.Ifyoulosereception,theadditionalsta-
tions*aremutedsincetheycannolongerbere-
ceived.

Settingthefrequencyband:pressthe [RADIO
button
repeatedlyuntilthedesiredfrequency
bandisset.

Thefollowinginformationisdisplayedinthesta-
tionlist>fig.196/>fig.197:
@Presets
Thestationisstoredasapreset.The symbol
showsthestoredlocationinthepresetslist(for
example,21).
@Radiotext(shorteneddisplay)
Ifavailable,programinformationabouttheset
stationisdisplayedinallofthestationlists.
@Frequency
@Stationname
©StationwithHDRadiotechnologyavailable
HD)
©Channelnumber
Ifthereisalossofradiosignal(SiriusXM*),the
followingsysteminformationisdisplayedinthe
stationlist:
NoSignal:thetuneriscurrentlynotreceivinga
satellitesignal@.
Thesysteminformationturnsoffwhentheradio
stationsarereceivedagain.
@Tips
—ContacttheSiriusXM*providerifyouwould
liketoreceivesatelliteprogramming.
—Buildings,tunnels,bridges,openareas,oth-
ervehiclesorobjectsonthevehicleroofcan
affectreception.
—SatelliteradioisnotavailableinAlaskaand
Hawaii.
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Radio

Thefollowingsettingscan beselected,depend-
ingonthebandthatisselected:
Stationnames(FM)
Variable:scrollingtexttransmitted bytheFM
stationsisshownintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
play.
Fixed:scrollingtexttransmittedby theFMsta-
tionsisnotshownintheInfotainmentsystem
display.Onlythecurrentsectionofthescrolling
textisdisplayed.
FM/AMHDRadio*
YoucanswitchHDRadioreceptiononoroff.
Channelsorting(SiriusXM*)
YoucansetthechannelsortingforSiriusXMsta-
tionlists*by:
—Channelnumber:thechannelsaresortedinas-
cendingorderaccordingtotheirchannelnum-
ber.
—Channelname:thechannelsarelistedinalpha-
beticalorder.
—Firstcategory,thenchannelnumber:thechan-
nelsaresorted bytheircategoryandthenby
theirchannelnumbers.
—Firstcategory,thenchannelname:thechan-
nelsaresorted bytheircategoryandthenby
theirchannelnames.
Categoryfilter(SiriusXM*)
Thestationsshowninthestationlistcanbefil-
teredby yourpersonalpreferencesandbypro-
gramtype.Theprogramcategoriesthatyoucan
selectdependonwhatisofferedbyyourprovid-
er.SelecttheAllcategoriesoptiontodeactivate
allfilteroptionsanddisplayallavailablestations
inthesatellitestationlist.
Troubleshooting
“NowPlaying"screen
Whenthefunctionisswitchedon¥andthesta-
tionsorpresetslistisopen, thedisplaywill
switchtothe"NowPlaying"screenviewafterap-
proximatelyfiveseconds>page217.Depending
onavailability,informationaboutthesetstation
(such asstationname,artistandstationlogo)
maybedisplayedinthisview.
Preferredpictureview*
Youcansetyourpreferredscreenviewforthe
"NowPlaying"screen>page217.
—Stationlogo:thestationlogoisdisplayed,de-
pendingonavailability.
—Coverart:thealbumcoverisdisplayedifavaila-
ble.
Gracenoteonlinedatabase*
Requirement:theMMImustbeconnectedtothe
Internet.TheCoverartoptionmustbeselected
=>page219,Preferredpictureview*.
WhenthefunctionisswitchedonM,thealbum
coverorgenrecoverforthesongthatisplayingis
loadedfromtheGracenoteonlinedatabase,de-
pendingonavailability.
Subscriptionstatus(SiriusXM)*
Thisoptionisavailablewhenyoursubscriptionis
abouttoexpireorhasalreadyexpired.Theexpi-
rationdateforyourlicenseisdisplayed.
CalltoSiriusXM”*:thecontactinformationfor
yoursatelliteradioproviderisdisplayed.Tocall
yoursatelliteradioproviderusingtheMMI,press
CalltoSiriusXM”*.

ProblemSolution

Astationwithpoorreceptionisnolonger
displayedinthestationlistonceyou
switchtoadifferentstation.

Storethestationasapresetinadvance.Accessthepre-
setsusingthepresetslist>page218.

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Media

notalwaysdisplay,dependingonthesys-—SomeMTPplayerfunctionsarenotsupport-
temlanguage.ed,suchasratingmusictracksandvideo
— Themanufacturerofthestoragedevicecanplayback.
provideinformationaboutits“USBDevice
Subclass”.
Appliesto:vehicleswithaCDdrive
ThefollowingaudiofilepropertiesaresupportedbytheCDdrive:




Audiofiles
SupportedAudioCDs(upto80min)withCDtext(artist,album,track)*,CD-ROMswithacapaci-
mediatyofupto700MB
FilesystemCDfilesystem:ISO9660,Joliet,UDF
MetadataAlbumcover:GIF,JPG,PNGwithmax.800x800px.Thealbumcoverfromthemedi-
ummaybedisplayed,dependingonavailability.
FormatMPEG1/2WindowsMediaAu-|MPEG2/4 FLAC
Layer3dio9and10
Fileextension|.mp3.wma-m4a;flac
.m4b;
-aac
Playlists-M3U;.PLS;.WPL;.M3U8;.ASX
Characteristics|uptomaximum320kbit/sand48kHzsamplingfrequencies|48kHzsampling
frequency
NumberMaximum1,000filespermedium
offiles
G)Tips—Specialcharacters(suchasthoseinID3tag
information)maydisplaydifferentlyormay
notalwaysdisplay,dependingonthesys-
temlanguage.
—ForcompressingMP3files, Audirecom-
mendsabitrateofatleast160kbit/s.The
displayshowingtheremainingplaytime
maydifferforaudiofileswithvariablebit

rate.
Troubleshooting
ProblemSolution
Audimusicinterface/Bluetooth|Readtheinstructionsinthechapter>page226,Multimediacon-
audioplayer*:mobiledeviceisnections/=page223,Bluetoothaudioplayer.Youcanlearn
notsupported.aboutsupportedmobiledevicesintheAudidatabaseformobile
devicesatwww.audiusa.com/bluetooth.

Audimusicinterface:thevolume|Adjustthevolumeofthemobiledevicetoapproximately70%of
istoohigh/toolowwhenstarting|themaximumoutput>page232,Inputlevel.
playbackthroughtheAUXinput.

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Systemsettings

Select:Audismartphone>adevicefromthelist
>rightcontrolbutton.
Toremoveyourmobiledevicefromthelist,select
andconfirm DeleteAppleCarPlaydeviceorDe-
leteAndroidAutodevice.
Systemupdate

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance.

—Systemupdate:insertthestoragedevicewith
theupdatedataintotheappropriatedrive
=page221.Selectandconfirm thedrive>
Startupdate.Thelengthoftheprocessde-
pendsonthesizeoftheupdate.
—Resetdriverinstallation:theselectedmedia
driverpackageisresettothesettingsatthe
timeofdelivery.
—Versioninformation:informationontheMMI
softwareversionandthenavigationdatabase*
softwareversionisdisplayed.TheSoftwarein-
formationfunctionalsoprovidesinformation
onthesoftwarecontainedintheMMIandthe
licensingagreement.
Soundsettings
ThesounddistributionandvolumeoftheMMI
canbeadjustedindividually.Thesettingsdepend
onthevehicleequipment.

Fig.212Adjusting thebalance/fader

>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button>Entertainment.

Treble/Bass
YoucanadjusttheTrebleandBasssettingsby
turningthecontrolknob.Thechangedsettings
onlyapplyfortheaudiosourcethatisactiveat
244
thetime.Thisallowsyoutoadjustthesoundset-
tingsforeachaudiosourceseparately.
Balance/fader(Soundfocus)
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontotheleftor
right:pressthecontrolknob.Turn thecontrol
knobtotheleftorrighttothedesiredposition.
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontothefront
orrear:pressthecontrolknobagain.Turnthe
controlknobtotheleftorrighttothedesired
Position.
—Adjustingthesounddistributionusingthe
MMItouch*:moveyourfingerontheMMI
touchcontrolpanelinthedesireddirection.
Soundeffects
SelectandconfirmaFocussetting:
—All:allspeakersinthevehicleareactive(sym-
metricalsounddistribution).
—Front:onlythespeakersinthefrontoftheve-
hicleareactive.
—Rear*:onlythespeakersintherearofthevehi-
cleareactive.
Selectandconfirma3Deffect*setting(surround
sound):
—Off:the3Deffectisswitchedoff.
—Low:the3Deffectisoptimized,forexample
foraudiobooks.
—Medium:the3Deffectisoptimizedforallsour-
ces.
—High:the3Deffectisatthemaximum.
Subwoofer*
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjustthesubwoofer.
Speeddependentvolumecontrol
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjusttheplaybackvol-
umetothenoiseinsidethevehicle.

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Airbagsystem

tailSelecaetLiamiedoMolmat-Mdal-1-)
airbagsystem
Airbagsareonlysupplementalrestraints.Always
wearsafetybeltscorrectlyandrideinaproper
seatingposition.
Thereisalotthatyou andyourpassengersmust
knowanddotohelpthesafetybeltsandairbags
toprovidesupplementalprotection.

Z\WARNING
Aninflatingkneeairbagcancauseseriousin-
jury.Wearingsafetybeltsincorrectlyandim-
properseatingpositionsincreasetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenevera
vehicleisbeingused.
— Thekneeairbagsystemcannotprotectyou
properlyifyouareseatedtooclosetoanyof
theairbaglocations.Whenadjustingtheir
seatpositions,it isimportantthatboththe
driverandthefrontpassengerkeeptheir
upperbodiesandkneesatthefollowing
minimumsafedistances:
—atleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
chestandthesteeringwheel/instrument
panel.
—atleast4inches(10cm)betweenthe
kneesandthelowerpartoftheinstru-
mentpanel.
—Theriskofpersonalinjuryincreasesifyou
leanforwardortotheside,oriftheseatis
improperlypositionedandyouarenotwear-
ingyoursafetybelt.Theriskincreaseseven
moreshouldtheairbagdeploy.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthekneeairbagcan
inflatewithoutinterference.Objectsbe-
tweenyouandtheairbagcanincreasethe
riskofinjuryinanaccidentbyinterfering
withthewaytheairbagdeploysorbybeing
pushedintoyouastheairbagdeploys.
—Neverletanybody,especiallychildrenor
animalsrideinthefootwellinfrontofthe
passengerseat.Iftheairbagdeploys,this
canresultinseriousorfatalinjuries.
—Nevercarryobjectsofanykindinthefoot-
wellareainfrontofthedriver'sor pas-
senger'sseat.Bulkyobjects(shopping

bags,forexample)caninterferewithor

preventproperdeploymentoftheairbag.
Smallobjectscanbethrownthroughthe
vehicleiftheairbagdeploysandinjureyou
oryourpassengers.
— Makesuretherearenocracks,deepscratch-
esorotherdamageintheareaoftheinstru-
mentpanelwherethekneeairbagsarelo-
cated.
—Ifchildrenareincorrectlyseated,theirrisk
ofinjuryincreasesinacollision>page285,
Childsafety.


Sideairbags
Descriptionof sideairbags
Theairbagsystemcanprovidesupplemental
protectiontoproperlyrestrainedoccupants.
QS
9
==3S

Fig.233Sideairbaglocationinthedriver'sseat
Thesideairbagsarelocatedinthesidesofthe
frontseatbackrests>fig.233andtherearback-
rest*facingthedoors.
Thesideairbagsinstalledforthefrontseating
positionshavebeendesignedandcertifiedto
helpreducetheriskofinjurythatcanbecaused
byairbagswhentheyinflate,particularlywhen
theoccupantsittingnexttoitisnotseatedprop-
erly.Thesideairbagforthefrontpassengerseat
canbeusedwithproperlyinstalledchildre-
straints.Pleasebesuretoreadtheimportantin-
formationandwarningswheneverusingachild
restraintinavehicle:Safetybelts>page253,
Airbagsystem>page261,Childsafety
=>page285.
Thesideairbagsystembasicallyconsistsof:
—theelectroniccontrolmoduleandexternalside
impactsensors
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Childsafety


—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF%;lightdoesnotstayon.
—Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
authorizedAudidealerimmediately.
@Tips
ThechildseatslistedincategoriesAtoC have
beenstaticallytestedbyAudionlyfortheAd-
vancedAirbagfunction.
Importantsafetyinstructionsforusing
childsafetyseats
Correctuseofchildsafetyseatssubstantiallyre-
ducestheriskofinjuryinanaccident!


Asthedriver,youareresponsibleforthesafetyof
everybodyinthevehicle,especiallychildren:
>Alwaysuse therightchildsafetyseatforeach
childandalwaysuseitproperly>page291.
>Alwayscarefullyfollow thechildsafetyseat
manufacturer'sinstructionsonhowtoroute
thesafetybeltproperlythroughthechildsafe-
ty seat.
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
=>page296.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttoget thesafetybeltreallytightso that
theseatcannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmore
thanoneinch(2.5cm).
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page291.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,
shouldalwaysrideinthe backseat properlyre-
strainedfortheirageandsize.

Z\WARNING
Notusinga childsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga



childrestraintincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeath.
—Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildren
mustberestrainedproperlywheneverriding
inavehicle.Anunrestrainedorimproperly
restrainedchildcouldbeinjuredbystriking
theinteriororbybeingejectedfromtheve-
hicleduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.
Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrained
childisalsoatgreaterriskofinjuryordeath
throughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
—Commerciallyavailablechildsafetyseatsare
requiredtocomplywithU.S.FederalMotor
VehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)213(in
CanadaCMVSS213).
—Whenbuyinga childrestraint,selectone
thatfitsyourchildandthevehicle.
—Onlyusechildrestraintsystemsthatfully
contacttheflatportionoftheseatcush-
ion.Thechildrestraintmustnottipor
lean toeitherside.Audidoesnotrecom-
mendusingchildsafetyseatsthatreston
legsortube-likeframes.They donotpro-
videadequatecontactwiththeseat.
—Alwaysheedalllegalrequirementsper-
tainingtotheinstallationanduseofchild
safetyseatsandcarefullyfollowthein-
structionsprovidedby themanufacturer
oftheseatyouareusing.
—Neverallowchildrenunder57inches
(1.45meters)towearanormalsafetybelt.
Theymustalwaysberestrainedbyaproper
childrestraintsystem.Otherwise,they
couldsustaininjuriestotheabdomenand
neckareasduringsuddenbrakingmaneu-
versoraccidents.
—Neverletmorethanonechildoccupyachild
safetyseat.
—Neverletbabiesorolderchildrenrideina
vehiclewhilesittingonthelapofanother
passenger.
—Holdinga childinyourarmsisneverasub-
stituteforachildrestraintsystem.
—Thestrongestpersoncouldnotholdthe
childwiththeforcesthatexistinanacci-
dent.Thechildwillstriketheinteriorof
thevehicleandcanalsobestruckby the
passenger.

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Childsafety


—Failuretoproperlyroutesafetybeltsovera
child'sbodywillcausesevereinjuriesinan
accidentorother emergencysituation
=>page253.
—Therearsideofthechildsafetyseatshould
bepositionedascloseaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.Adjustorre-
movetherearseatheadrestraintifitisdif-
ficulttoinstallthechildseatwiththehead
restraintinplace>page60.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.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page273,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF%;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page253,Safetybelts,

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=>page261,Airbagsystemand>page285,
Importantinformation.

Securingchildsafety
seats
Securingachildsafetyseatusingasafety
Prt
Safetybeltsfortherearseatsandthefrontpas-
senger canbelockedwiththeconvertiblelocking
retractortoproperlysecurechildsafetyseats.
Thesafetybeltsfortherearseatsandforthe
frontpassenger’sseathaveaconvertiblelocking
retractorforchildsafetyseats.Thesafetybelt
mustbelockedsothatbeltwebbingcannotun-
reel.Theretractorcan beactivatedto lockthe
safetybeltandpreventthesafetybeltwebbing
fromlooseningupduringnormaldriving.Achild
safetyseatcanonlybeproperlyinstalledwhen
thesafetybeltislockedso thatthechildand
childsafetyseatwillstayinplace.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,
shouldalwaysrideinthebackseat properlyre-
strainedfortheirageandsize.

Z\WARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallinga childsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseatbackrest
towhichthecenterrearsafetybelt*isat-
tachedissecurelylatchedwhenevertherear
centersafetybeltisbeingusedtosecurea
child
restraint.

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Childsafety

Deactivatingtheconvertiblelocking
retractor
The
convertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
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
wouldnotberestrainedandcouldbeseri-
ouslyinjuredinanaccident.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page285.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page262,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.

LATCHsystem(Lower
anchoragesandtethers
forchildren)
COCRrideleyeaearemiley
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 requirethe useof
tetherstrapstohelpkeepthechildrestraint
firmlyinplace.

ZXWARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathinacrash.|>

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