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Childsafety
Convertiblechildsafetyseats
Properlyusedconvertiblechildsafetyseatscan
helpprotecttoddlersandchildrenoverage one
whoweighbetween20and40lbs.(9and18kg)
inacrash.
8
=
all+a
Fig.239Schematicoverview:installationoftheattach-
mentsapplicabletoaLATCHseat
g
=
4
a
Fig.240Schematicoverview:installationoftheseatusing
thevehicle'ssafetybeltsystem
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
=>page296orinstalltheseatusingtheLATCH
attachments.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttoget thesafetybeltreallytightso that
theseatcannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmore
thanoneinch(2.5cm)>page296.
>Ifthechildsafetyseatisequippedwithatether
strap,attachittothetetheranchors
=>page302.
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
>page291.
Atoddlerorchildisusuallytoolargeforanin-
fantrestraintifitismorethanoneyearoldand
weighsmorethan20lbs.(9kg).
Toddlersandchildrenwhoareolderthanone
yearuptoabout4yearsoldandweighmorethan
20lbs.(9kg)upto40lbs.(18kg)mustalways
beproperlyrestrainedinachildsafetyseatcerti-
fiedfortheirsizeandweight>fig.239and
©fig.240.
Theairbagonthepassengersidemakesthefront
seatapotentiallydangerousplaceforachildto
ride.Thefrontseatisnotthesafestplacefora
childinaforward-facingchildsafetyseat. Itis a
verydangerousplaceforaninfantoralarger
childinarearward-facingseat.
ZA\WARNING
Notusingachildsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga
child
restraintincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeathinacollisionoroth-
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
bepositionedas closeaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.Adjustorre-
movetherearseatheadrestraintifitisdif-
ficulttoinstallthechildseatwiththehead
restraintinplace>page60.Installthe
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Childsafety
headrestraintagainimmediatelyoncethe
childseatisremoved.Drivingwithouthead
restraintsorwithheadrestraintsthatare
notproperlyadjustedincreasestheriskof
seriousorfatalneckinjurydramatically.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page253,Safetybelts,
=>page261,Airbagsystemand>page285,
Importantinformation.
ZA\WARNING
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
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
sothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingpreventsthe
frontpassenger'sseatfrombeingmovedto
therearmostpositioninitsforeandaftad-
justmentrange.
—Alwaysmakesurethebackrestisinanup-
rightposition.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheater
forchildseats)onthefrontpassengerseat
ifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-volt
socketorthecigarettelightersocket.
294
—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,
neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon
thisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorother
liquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredby thecapacitivepas-
sengerdetectionsystemandcanalsofly
aroundinanaccidentandcauseseriousper-
sonalinjury.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.
—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.241Rearseat:childproperlyrestrainedinabooster
seat>
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Childsafety
Thevehicle'ssafetybeltsalonewillnotfitmost
childrenuntiltheyareatleast4ft.9in.(57in-
ches/1.45meters)tallandweighabout80lbs.
(36kg).Boosterseatsraisethesechildrenupso
that
thesafetybeltwillpassproperlyoverthe
strongerpartsoftheirbodiesandthesafetybelt
canhelpprotecttheminacrash.
>Donot use theconvertiblelockingretractor
whenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttorestrain
a childonaboosterseat.
>
Theshoulderbeltmustlieasclosetothecen-
terofthechild’scollarboneaspossibleand
mustlieflatandsnugontheupperbody.It
mustneverlieacrossthethroatorneck.The
lapbeltmustlieacrossthepelvisandnever
acrossthestomachorabdomen.Makesurethe
beltliesflatandsnug.Pullonthebelt totight-
enifnecessary.
>Ifyoumusttransportanolderchildinaboos-
terseatonthefrontpassengerseat,youcan
usethesafetybeltheightadjustmenttohelp
adjusttheshoulderportionproperly.
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page291.
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.
Childrenwhoareatleast 4ft.9in.(57inches/
1.45meters)tallcangenerallyuse thevehicle's
three pointlapandshoulderbelts.Neveruse the
lapbeltportionofthevehicle'ssafetybeltalone
torestrainanychild,regardlessofhowbigthe
childis.Alwaysrememberthatchildrendonot
have
thepronouncedpelvicstructurerequiredfor
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.
ZA\WARNING
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
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,
296
=>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
—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>page285.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallingachildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page262,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥%;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—Improperinstallationofchildrestraintscan
reducetheireffectiveness orevenprevent
themfromprovidinganyprotection.
—Animproperlyinstalledchildrestraintcan
interferewiththeairbagasitdeploysand
seriouslyinjureorevenkillthechild.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Aftercheckingtomakesurethatthechild
restraintisproperlyinstalled,makecertain
thatthechildrestraintiscorrectlyrecog-
nizedby thecapacitivepassengerdetection
systeminthefrontpassengerseatandthat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightsig-
nalsthecorrectfrontpassengerfrontalair-
bagstatus.
Z\WARNING
Alwaystakespecialprecautionsifyoumust
installaforwardorrearward-facingchildre-
straintonthefrontpassenger'sseatinexcep-
tionalsituations:
—Wheneveraforwardorrearward-facing
childrestraintisinstalledonthefrontpas-
sengerseat,thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
#;lightmustcomeonandstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page273,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
Z\WARNING
Forward-facingchildrestraints:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Neverputtheforward-facingchildrestraint
up,againstorveryneartheinstrumentpan-
all.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheupanddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
so thatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.
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ZA\WARNING
Rearward-facingchildrestraints:
—Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthe childsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysbeespeciallycarefulifyoumustin-
stallarearwardfacingchildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseatinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3,light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatina
rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourAudidealer.
NaeelieMUNAoledUmeelaels
Usetheconvertiblelockingretractortosecurea
childrestraint.
Alwaysheedthechildsafetyseatmanufacturer's
instructionswheninstallingachildrestraintin
yourvehicle. Toactivatetheconvertiblelocking
retractor:
> Placethechildrestraintona seat,preferablyon
therearseat.
>Slowlypullthebeltallthewayout.
>Routeitaroundorthroughthechildrestraint
beltpath>A\.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttoget thesafetybeltreally tight.
> Insertthebelttongueintothe buckleforthat
seatingposition.
>Guidethesafetybeltbackintotheretractorun-
tilthebeltliesflatandsnugonthechildsafety
seat.
>Youshouldheara“clicking”noiseasthebelt
windsbackintotheinertiareel.Testthecon-
298
vertiblelockingretractorbypullingonthebelt.
Youshouldnolongerbeabletopullthebelt
outoftheretractor.Theconvertiblelockingre-
tractorisnowactivated.
>Makesurethattheredreleasebuttonisfacing
awayfromthechildrestraintsothatitcanbe
unbuckledquickly.
> Pull
onthebelttomakesurethesafetybeltis
properlytightandfastenedsothattheseat
cannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmorethan
oneinch(2.5cm).
ZAWARNING
Usingthewrongchildrestraintoranimprop-
erlyinstalledchildrestraintcancauseserious
personalinjuryordeathinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallinga childsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesuretheseat backresttowhich
thechildrestraintisinstalledisinanup-
rightpositionandsecurelylatchedinto
placeandcannotfoldforward.Otherwise,
theseatbackwiththechildsafetyseatat-
tachedtoitcouldflyforwardinthe eventof
anaccidentorotheremergencysituation.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page285.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallingachildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page262,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
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Childsafety
Installingtheuppertetherstraponthe
anchorage
B4L-1435
Appliesto:Sedan
Fig.247Tetherstrap:properroutingandmounting
Appliesto:allroad
Fig.248Tetherstrap:properroutingandmounting
Installingthetetherstrap
>Releaseordeploythetetherstraponthechild
restraintaccordingtothechildrestraintmanu-
facturer'sinstructions.
>Guidetheuppertetherstrap undertherear
headrestraint(raisetheheadrestraintifneces-
sary).ForchildrestraintswithV-tetherstraps,
alwaysmakesurethattheheadrestraintguide
rodsdonotinterferewithanypartofthetop
tetherstrap.
»Appliesto:Sedan:Tilt therecessflapuptoex-
posetheanchorbracket.
»Appliesto:Sedan:Attachthetetherstrap an-
choragehookintotheopeningofthetetheran-
chorage.
>Appliesto:allroad:Guidetheuppertether
strapintotherearcargoareaandslidethe
tetherstraphookovertheanchorbracket.
>Pullonthetetherstraphooksothatthespring
catchofthehookengages.
>Tightenthetetherstrapfirmlyfollowingthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Releasingthetetherstrap
>Loosenthetensionfollowingthechildrestraint
manufacturer’sinstructions.
>Depressthespringcatchonthehookandre-
leaseitfromtheanchorage.
cyNote
Ifyouleavethechildrestraintwiththetether
strapfirmlyinstalled forseveraldays,this
couldleaveamarkontheupholsteryonthe
seatcushionandbackrestintheareawhere
thetetherstrapwasinstalled.Theupholstery
wouldalsobepermanentlystretchedaround
thetetherstrap.This appliesespeciallyto
leatherseats.
Usingtetherstrapsonrearward-facing
CaaiceMade)
Currently,fewrear-facingchildrestraintsystems
comewithatether.Pleasereadandheedthe
childrestraintsystemmanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionscarefullytodeterminehowtoproperlyin-
stallthetether.
ZXWARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefront
airbaginflates-evenwithanAdvancedAir-
bagSystem.
— Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,center armrest,or
door.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.
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Index
A
A/C(climatecontrolsystem)..............72
ABS...kee138
AcCcCeSSOri€S.....2...ceeeeeeee62,369
Activelaneassist
Cleaningthecameraarea..............343
alsorefertoAudiactivelaneassist......117
Adaptivecruisecontrol.................102
Cleaningthesensors...............---343
MESSAGES
Seniece» 0consosce» ©ecatons& mcent®weaLil
Predictivecontrol....................101
Adjustingairdistribution(automaticclimate
COMO)was:s &aeres= =eres& 8oeeS7EERee73
Adjustingtheadditionaldisplay...........17
Adjustingthesound..............-...0-244
Adjustingthetemperature(automaticclimate
GOTEFO))wo:= =sewers=BesFERUEBOSERE FOE73
Adjustingthevolume..............20-00517
Advancedkey
refertoConveniencekey........+.0.000-78
AllbaGseen= ewane2geen2 2eweFeGOREeeee261
Airbagsystemssyaw5 xwae5 2gemee261,281
AdvancedAirbagSystemcomponents....268
Care...eeeeee276
Children...0.0...ceeeeeeee287
Childrestraintst:«wees¢ ¢ewes2 sewe= 2He287
Components(frontairbags)............268
Dangeroffittingachildsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat...............05.262
Disposal.....0.0.0...eeeeeeeeeeee276
Frontairbags........ceceeeeeeeeee266
Howdothefrontairbagswork?.........271
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?.268
HowtheAdvancedAirbagSystemcompo-
nentsworktogether...............05.270
Importantsafetyinstructionsontheknee
airbagsystem...................000.279
INGICatOrlight&caryseeeay+eeeweRE273
Kneesairbagin.esmecic2 omuneevanmnewooe277
Monitoring..........0.ceceeeeeeeee273
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight.............273
REpalisi:« &missesoeinves«3mamen2%samenW 8we276
Safetyinstructions.............-..00-275
Whenmustthesystembeinspected?....273
Alarmsystem
refertoAnti-theftalarmsystem..........34
Alignmentpin(changingthewheel).......348
374
All-weatherlights...............-..2000-47
AllSeaSONCIPSsrs+wawm»werwna esevea ¥ ¥337
Allwheeldrive
Indicatorlight.................-00000526
alsorefertoquattro.....ee.ceceeeeae143
AMI
refertoAudimusicinterface...........226
AndroidAuto
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......238
Anti-freeze
Windshieldwashersystem.............320
Anti-LockBrakingSystem
refertoABS.........0.ceceeeeeeeee138
Anti-SlipRegulation
refertoASR...cccecececeeeeeeeee138
Anti-theftalarmsystem...........-...0--34
AppleCarPlay
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......238
ArroWVIEW...eeeee161
Ashtray....ceceeeeee62
ONS5138
Audiactivelaneassist.............2.0..117
MessageS..0...ceceeee eeeeeeee119
Audiadaptivecruisecontrol
Distancedisplay,distancewarning.......110
Trafficjamassistesves+ 6cvsosweenooew109
AudiconnectInfotainment
ServicesovervieW.........0..0eeeeee187
Audidriveselect......0.0.0sceeeeeeneens126
AudiEntertainmentmobile..............228
Audimusicinterface............-.0000-226
Audimusicstream
TEPEREOWithee« =erevine6 2eevee+ 2wiceranewo ov224
AUGIOFICSwccics2omenoosanoewom+wae229
Audioplayer
Bluetoothaudioplayer................223
Wi-Fiaudioplayer................0005224
Audiotrack...02...cee eeeeeeeee232
Audiphonebox.............-.0eee eee174
Audipresense.............-.0eeeee eee112
Messages....0...cecececeeee eee117
SOttINGSwuss =weespowes§GSE4gee117
AudiSide:assist:sen:2 ¢eeesseeesteees121
Rearcross-trafficassist................125
Audismartphoneinterface..........238,243
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Maintenance«sues«sess6 oosers@ @sores2oo367
Maintenanceintervals..................320
Makinganemergencycall...............178
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)........308
Map
Display»nswa¢owen=woven2 ¢ween& 3eRs212
OPeratiing«»mises+ 2esseem3 aceamene©steteay@ &at207
SettingS...0.6...cece209
Update«awe= seeu¢ eeees:Senis=cen198
MapUpdates:« «sewssemaw+ xcoms+eee211
Mechanicalkey...........00eeeeeeeee29,30
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Mediaicenter’s+sews© vmersa 2mre2 aemwan&230
Memorybuttons
refertoShortcutkeys.............145,152
Memorycapacity
Directory..........0.00...ceeeeee183
JOKEDORsowss ¢exeszseaews= 2ees=eeee222.
Memorycard
SDcardreader(MMI).2ccsx 2owes«2wen221
Supportedtypesandformats...........235
Memoryfunction.............002.000eeee60
MENUButton«scorn.oossncieovceoereaamaueteto3145
Menulanguage
refertoSettingthelanguage...........240
Menupaths(Owner'sManual)............148
Menus/symbolsiniessawsvcccmiceasisewanea20155
MESSAGES:2soscasius2sosoa2mimew 2or&BOs178
Mirrors
Adjustingexteriormirrors.............-.51
Compass...12...2...eeeeeeeeeee56
DINGIMING eauys5 xsaps& =eEeEsemiRxBEE52
NaniitysMenOniwsses«sess3»aanins3suaswo53:
MMI
refertoMultiMediaInterface..........145
MMIsearch
refertoFreetextsearch...........154,231
MMItouch..........0.0.0ceeeee eee148
Mobiledevice
refertoTelephone...........-eeeeeeee171
Mobiledeviceremindersignal............240
MODEButton« «asccensoocomeseocecewwceevo18
Monitoring theAdvancedAirbagSystem...273
MP3
refertoJukebox...........0-.000eeeee222
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............157
Button...0...eeeeeeeeeee17
MApiZO0NDsco:= ¢ees= 5ee© 2capesge ee16
Operating’s« svse«viwinv vmem6mano15,18
Switchingtabs..........0.02.eee eee15,18
Voicerecognitionsystem...............17
MultiMediaInterface..................145
Musiccollection
FefEFLOJUKEBOX:=secs<=somesxenewsge ee222
MUt@issg :sors5 ¥eae§ 2Heme&bee2g17,245
MyAUdi...eeeeeeeeeeeeeee187,202
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NAV/MAPbutton...........2020002000s198
Navigation.......00...cee eeeeeeeee198
Announcements..........-.0005-00ee207
BetterTOUt@es+ 2meanx 9cams¥ 2gow2Kare213
Driverinformationsystem............-161
alsorefertoMap..............000000207
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NETSAe2succor©meron< ocaine2 1ctormocenit369
Numberofseats:scrin«cisex xiainooonsen0253
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Octanerating(gasoline)................305
OGOMECEHSscene= =ews& yewEeGgtee15
Offroad...eeetees84
Offroadmode.................00000005139
OFF(button)........0.0...eee eeeeeeeee72
Oil
refertoEngineoil................-05312
On/Offknob(MMI).......0.eeeeee eee145
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)........308
Onlinedestinations
refertoPointofinterestsearch.........201
Onlinemap......2...eeeeeeeeeees210
Onlinemapupdate................000.211
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Shuteben22owswomeroewane6wanGotee232
alsorefertoShuffle................-.232
Sideairbags.............00.eee eeeeee279
Howtheywork.......0.ceceeeeeee281
Sideassist
Cleaningthesensors..............0---343
alsorefertoAudisideassist............121.
Sidecurtainairbagsiers¢ «swowssvseoomeson282
Description..........2...ceeeeeeee282
Howtheywork...........000-20eee eee283
Safetyinstructions...+cum» xyeass xecoe284
SIMCAOseess «ees3 xoes3 eeeeEEEER=186
SiriusXMalertnotifications..............217
Sliding/tiltingsunroof...............000842
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........41
Emergencyclosing............-..00-00542
Sunshade...............0ccece42
SnowchainS.......00.eee338
Socket
refertoPowersources..........--.000--62
Softwareupdate
refertoSystemupdate(MMI)..........244
Software(MMI)
Licensingagreements............00005246
Update........eeeeeeeeeee244
NGTSIOlis xawes:sewsa 2BoEGEeee& YBee244
Sourcesofinformationaboutchildrestraints
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Space-savingsparetire(compactsparetire).355
SParetiies«sass¢ =RAGESTeBOHRTEBae2355
Speeddependentvolumecontrol.........244
Speedlimitinformation
refertoTrafficsignrecognition..........97
Speedlimits
refertoTrafficsignrecognition..........97
Speedometer«evsseseessteeneveReee13
Speedwarningsystem..............--00.95
Speller.....0...2eee eeeeeeee152
Sportdifferential..................126,143
IndicatorWhtsee.» see22saws5 2emies26
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Start/Stop'systemiss« 2www=oween¥ravenoo80
MessageS...0.6...ceceeeeeee eee81
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Startingtodrive...2...eeeeeeeee83
Starting(engine)...............0000578,80
Steering
Electromechanicalsteering............142
LOCKINGievc2 2enews2 2wee2eeevveeeoo78
alsorefertoElectromechanicalsteering..142
Steeringwheel
Adjusting...0.0.20...eeeeeeeee eeeee77
Shitt\paddles=sawss
alsorefertoMultifunction
steeringwheel...............--15, 17,18
Stepsfordeterminingcorrectloadlimit...336
Stopover(navigation)................0.202
Stopping(engine)..........ceceeeeeeeee80
Storagecompartments................0.63
Streaming
refertoOnlinemedia.................225
Stronic(automatictransmission)..........85
Subtitles(DVD).......0...ceceeeeeee232
Subwoofer...0.0...00eeeeeeeeeeee 244
Sunshade
Rearwindow/reardoors.............0453
SUN
VISOFS.1...eeeeeeeee53
SuSPeNsionCOMUHOlsn«6icesa6maea6omen126
SWapCallwise2owisioosi @wwnnswo+ween© +eesere177
Switchingtabs
refertoMultifunction
steeringwheel.............0-0515,17,18
Switchingtheignitionon/off..............78
Symbols...0.00...eee eeeeeeee155
Navigation............0cceceeeeeee207
Tratticsicin© 2sem=vreiesnesseoroe2>212
alsorefertoIndicatorlights.............10
SYNC(button)2.0...eeeeeeeee73
Systemsettings(MMI).................240
Systemupdate(MMI)...«evs.<2eeveeos244
SystemVOlUMEsacssseeveeeeeeseeees245
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Tachometercis« xesauxwaens¢neem3 ¢ee13,14
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