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& WARNING (continued)
• Always install rearward-facing child safety seats on the rear
seat.
• If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptional circumstances and
the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light does not come on and stay on,
immediately install the rearward-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used~
page 181, "Safety belts",
~ page 190, "Airbag system" and~ page 215, "Important
things to know".
& WARNING
If exceptional circumstances require the use of a forward-facing
child restraint on the front passenger's seat, the child's safety and
well-being require that the following special precautions be
taken:
• Make sure the forward-facing seat has been designed and certi­
fied by its manufacturer for use on a front seat with a passenger
front and side airbag.
• Always follow the manufacturer's instructions provided with
the child safety seat or infant carrier.
• Always move the front passenger seat into the rearmost posi­
tion of the passenger seat's fore and aft adjustment range, and as
far away from the airbag as possible before installing the child
restraint.
• Always make sure that nothing prevents the front passenger's
seat from being moved to the rearmost position in its fore and aft
adjustment range.
• Always make sure the backrest is in an upright position.
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Child Safety
& WARNING (continued)
• Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
and stays on all the time whenever the ignition is switched on.
• If the light does not stay on, perform the checks~
page 201,
"Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System".
• Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG
OFF light does not stay on whenever the ignition is switched
on.a
Booster seats and safety belts
Properly used booster seats can help protect children
weighing between about 40 lbs. and 80 lbs. (18 kg and
36 kg) who are less than 4 ft. 9 in.
(57 inches/1.45 meters) tall.
Fig. 190 Rear seat:
child properly
restrained in a booster
seat
The vehicle's safety belts alone will not fit most children until
they are at least 4 ft. 9 in. (57 inches/1.45 meters) tall and
weigh about 80 lbs. (36 kg). Booster seats raise these chil­
dren up so that the safety belt will pass properly over the
stronger parts of their bodies and the safety belt can help
protect them in a crash.
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- Do not use the convertible locking retractor when using
the vehicle's safety belt to restrain a child on a booster
seat.
- Always position the shoulder portion of the safety belt midway over the child's shoulder . If you must transport an
older child in a booster seat on the front passenger seat,
you can use the safety belt height adjustment to help
adjust the shoulder port ion properly .
- Always make s ure that the shoulder por tion of the safety
belt never rests against or across the child's neck .
- Always make sure that the child can properly wear the lap portion of the belt low across the thighs or pelvis and
never over the stomach or abdomen .
Children up to about 40 lbs. (18 kg) are best protected in child safety
seats designed for their age and weight. Experts say that the skeletal
st ruct ure, particularly the pelv is, of these chi ldren is not fully deve l­
oped, and they must not use the vehicle safety belts without a suit­
able child rest raint .
Children who are at least 4 ft. 9 in . (57 inches/1.45 meters) tall can
generally use the vehicle's three point lap and shoulder belts . Never
use the lap belt port ion of the vehicle's safety belt alone to restra in
any child, regard less of how big the child is. Always remember that
childre n do not have the pronounced pelvic structure required for the
proper function of lap belt portion of the vehicle's three point lap and
shoulder belts. The ch ild's safety absolutely requires that a lap belt
portion of the safety belt be fastened snugly and as low as possible
around the pelvis. Neve r let the lap belt po rtion of the safety bel t
pass over the child's stomach or abdomen.
It is usua lly best to p ut these ch ildren in appropriate booster seats.
Be sure the booster seat meets all appl icable safety standards .
Booster seats raise the seating position of the child and reposition
both the lap and shoulder parts of the safety belt so that they pass across the child
's body in the right places . The rout ing of the belt over
t he c hild's body is very impo rtan t for the chi ld's p ro tect io n, whether
or not a booster seat is used. Children age 12 and under must always
ride in the rear seat .
In a crash, airbags m ust inflate with in a blink of an eye and with
considerable force. In order to do its job, the airbag needs room to
infl ate so that it w ill be t he re to protect t he oc cupan t as the occupant
moves forward into the a irbag.
A vehicle occupant who is out of position and too close to the airbag gets in the way of an inflating a irbag . When a n occupant is too close,
he or she will be struck violently and will receive serious or possibly
even fatal injury.
In order for the airbag to offer protection, it is important that all
veh icle occupants , espec ia lly any ch ild ren, who must be in the front
seat because of exceptional c ircumstances, be properly restra ined
and as far away from the airbag as possib le . By keeping room
between the child's body and the front of the passenger compart­
ment, the airbag can inflate completely and provide supplemental
protection in certa in frontal collisions.
& WARNING
Not using a booste r sea t, using th e boo ste r seat improp erl y, inc or­
rectl y installing a boo ste r seat or u sing the vehicle saf ety b elt
i mp roperly increa se s the risk of serio us per sonal injur y and death
i n a colli sion or oth er emergenc y situatio n. To he lp red uce the ri sk
of s eriou s pers onal injury and /or d eath:
• Alway s make su re to po sition the shoulder portion of the three­
point b elt ove r the middl e of child' s sho ulder.
• Never l et the shoulder p orti on of the b elt re st again st or acro ss
th e neck, fa ce, chin , or thro at of the ch ild.
• Alwa ys make sure the lap belt portion of th e thr ee -point belt i s
worn snug and pa sses as low a s pos sible across the ch ild 's pel vis.
N ever le t th e be lt pa ss over the soft abdomen .
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& WARNING (c on tinued )
• Failure to properly route safety belt s ov e r a child' s body will
cause severe injurie s in an accident or oth er emergency situation
~ page 181 .
• The r ear side of the booster seat should be positioned as clo se
as possible to the backrest on the vehicle seat. Adjust o r remove
the rear seat head restraint if it is difficult to install the child seat
with the head restraint in place~
page 81. Install the head
restraint again immediatel y once the child seat is removed .
Driving without head restraints or with head restraints that are
not properly adju sted increases the risk of seriou s or fatal neck
injury dramat ically.
• Children on the front seat of any car, even with Advanced
Airbags , can be seriously injured or even killed when an airbag
inflates.
• Never let a child stand or kneel on any se at.
• Never let a child ride in the cargo area of your vehicle. • Alway s remember that a child leaning forward , sitting side­
ways or out of position in any way during an accident can be struck by a deploying airbag. This will result in se rious personal injury or
death .
• If you must install a booster seat on the front passenger seat
because of e xceptional circumstances the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light must come on and stay on, whenever the ignition is
switched on.
• If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and
stay on, perform the checks described
~ page 201, " Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System ".
• Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not stay on whenever the ignition is sw itched
on.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used
~ page 181 , "Safety belts",
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first Vehicle operation
& WARNING
(co ntinued )
~ page 190, "Airbag system " and ~ page 215, "Important
things to know ".•
Installing a child safety seat
Securing a child safety seat using a safety
belt
Sa fety belts for the r ear seats and th e front passenger 's
seat c an be locked with the convertible locking retractor
t o pr operly secu re c hild safety se ats.
Th e safety bel ts emergency lock ing re trac to rs for the rear seats
safety belts and for the front passenger's seat safety belt have a
c onve rtible locking retractor for child res traints. The saf ety belt m ust
be locked so that belt webbing cannot un reel. The retractor can be
act ivate d to loc k the safety belt and prevent the safety belt webb ing
from loosening up during normal dr iv ing. A child safety seat can on ly
be pro pe rly in stall ed when the sa fety belt is locke d so th at th e child
and child safety seat will stay in place.
Always remembe r: E ven tho ugh yo ur vehicle is equippe d with an
Advanced Airbag system, all ch ild ren, espec ially those 12 yea rs and
younger, should a lways ride in t he back seat properly restrained for
their age and we ight.
& WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats increase the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a collision.
• Always make sure that the safety belt retractor is locked when
installing a child safety seat . An unlocked safety belt retractor
cannot hold the child safety seat in place during normal driving or
in a cra sh. .,,
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& WARNING (cont inued)
• Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in place even if a
child is not sitting in it. A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a collision.
• Always make sure that the rear seat backrest to which the
center rear safety belt is attached is securely latched whenever the
rear center safety belt is being used to secure a child restraint.
• If the backrest is not securely latched, the child and the child restraint will be thrown forward together with the backrest and
will strike parts of the vehicle interior. The child can be seriously
injured or killed.
• Never install rearward-facing child safety seats or infant
carriers on the front passenger seat. A child will be seriously injured and can be killed when the passenger airbag inflates .
• The inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat or infant
carrier with great force and will smash the child safety seat and
child against the backrest, center armrest , door or roof.
• Always install rearward-facing child safety seats or infant
carriers on the rear seat.
• Forward-facing child safety seats or infant carriers installed on
the front passenger's seat may interfere with the deployment of
the airbag and cause serious injury to the child.
• It is safer to install a forward-facing child safety seat on the
rear seat.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used=>
page 215. Special precau­
tions apply when installing a child safety seat on the front
passenger seat=>
page 192, "Child restraints on the front seat -
some important things to know".
& WARNING
Always take special precautions if you must install a forward or
rearward-facing child restraint on the front passenger's seat in
exceptional situations :
• Whenever a forward or rearward-facing child restraint is
installed on the front passenger seat, the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light must come on and stay on whenever the ignition is
switched on.
• If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and
stay on, perform the checks described =>
page 201, "Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System".
• Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on whenever the ignition is switched
on .
• Improper installation of child restraints can reduce their effec­
tiveness or even prevent them from providing any protection.
• An improperly installed child restraint can interfere with the
airbag as it deploys and seriously injure or even kill the child.
• Always carefully follow the manufacturer 's instructions
provided with the child safety seat or carrier.
• Never place additional items on the seat that can increase the
total weight registered by the weight-sensing mat and can cause
injury in a crash .
& WARNING
Forward-facing child restraints:
• Always make sure the forward-facing seat has been designed
and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag .
• Never put the forward-facing child restraint up, against or very
near the instrument panel. .,_

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in. WARNING
Us ing the wrong child restraint or an improperly in stalled child
re straint can cause seri ou s personal injury or death in a cra sh.
• Always make su re that the safety belt ret racto r is locked when
installing a child safety sea t. An unlock ed safety belt retractor
cannot hold the child saf ety seat in place during normal driving or
in a cra sh .
• Always bu ckle the ch ild safety seat firmly in place even if a
c hild i s not sitting in it . A loose child safety se at can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a crash.
• Alway s make sure the seat backre st to whi ch the child re straint
is installed is in an upright posit ion and securely latched into place
and cannot fold forward. Otherwise , the seatba ck with the child
safety seat atta ched to it could fly forward in the event of an acci­
dent or other emergen cy situation.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS wheneve r us ing a child
re strained in a vehicle is being used=>
page 215. Special precau­
tions apply when installing a chi ld safety seat on the front
pa ssenger seat=>
page 192, "Child restraints on the front seat -
some important things to know ".•
Deactivating the convertible Locking
retractor
The c onver tible l ockin g retract or fo r child res traints will
b e deacti vated a uto matically when the belt is wound all
t h e way back into the retractor .
-Press the red butto n on the safety belt buckle. T he belt
to ng ue will pop out o f the buckle.
- Guide the safety belt alt the way back into its stowed posi­
t ion.
Always let the safety belt retract completely into its stowed position .
Th e sa fety bel t can now be used as an ordinary sa fety belt withou t the
convertib le locking retractor for ch ild restraints.
If the convertib le locking retractor should be activated inadvertently,
th e safe ty be lt must be unfas tene d and guided comple tely ba ck in to
its stowed position to deactivate this feature. I f the convertib le
lo ck in g re tra ctor is not deact ivate d, the safety be lt w ill gr adu ally
become tighter and uncomfortable to wear.
in. WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats increase the r isk of serious
per sonal injury and death in a collision .
• Never unfasten the safety belt to deactivate the convertible
locking retractor for child restraints while the vehicle is moving .
You would not be restrained and could be seriously injured in an
accident.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being us ed => page 215. Special precau­
tions apply when installing a child safety seat on the front
pa ssenger seat=>
page 192, "Child re straints on the front seat -
some impo rtant things to know". •

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LATCH Lower anchorages and
tether for children
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
To provide a simp ler and mo re practicable way to attach the child
restra in t on the ve hicl e se at , Feder al reg ulat ions re quire spe cial
lower anchorages in vehicles and devices on new ch ild restraints to
at ta ch to the veh icle an chor ages.
Th e combination of the tethe r anchorages and the lower anchorages
is now generally called t he
LATCH system fo r "Lower Anchorages and
T ethe rs for Childre n."
Forward-facing c hild restraints manufactured after September 1,
1 999, are req uired by U.S. feder al reg ulations to comply with new
child head movement performance requirements. These new perfor­
m ance requiremen ts make a tether nece ssary on mos t new ch ild
seats.
Installing a c hild restra int that re qui res a top tethe r w ithout one can
se riou sly impair t he pe rformance of the chi ld re stra int and its ab ility
to protect t he chi ld in a collision. Insta lling a child restraint that
req uires a top tet her w ithou t th e top tethe r may be a viola tion of
state law.
Child restrain t manufacturers offe r LATCH lowe r anchorages on thei r
child seats with hook-on or push-on connectors attac hed to adjust­
able straps.
I n ad d it io n t o the LA TC H l owe r anc ho rages, these child restr aint
systems usually require the use of tether straps to he lp keep the ch ild
restra in t firm ly in pla ce.
_& WARNING
Improper installation of child res traints will increase the risk of
injury and death in a crash.
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& WARNING
(co ntinued )
• Always follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer
of the child restraint you intend to install in your vehicle .
• Never install a child re straint without a properly attached top
tether strap if the child restraint manufacturer's in structions
require the top tether strap to be used.
• Improper use of child restraint LATCH lower anchorage poi nts
can lead to inju ry in a colli sion . The LATCH lower anchorage point s
are designed to withstand only tho se loads imposed by correctly
fitted child restraints.
• Never mount two child restraint systems on one LATCH lower
anchorage point .
• Never secure or attach any luggage or other item to the LATCH
lowe r anchorage s.
rn Tips
In C anada, the te rms " top te ther" wi th "lower universa l anch orages"
(or "lowe r universal anchorage bars") are used to descr ibe the
system.
• In other countries, the term "ISOFIX" is used to descr ibe the lower
anchora ges .•
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Location
Fig. 191 Schematic
overview: LATCH
anchorage point loca­
tions
The illustration shows the seating locations in your vehicle which are
equipped with the lower anchorages system. •
Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked for quick
locating.
Fig. 192 Lower
anchorages,covers
marked
Lower anchorages
Fig. 193 Rear seats:
lower anchorage
bracket locations
Th e lower anchorage attachment points are located on the rear end
of the rear seatback.
Remove the covers=> fig. 192 to access the lower anchorage attach­
ment points .
The lower anchorage attachment points are visible=> fig. 193.
Lower anchorages secure the child restraint in the seat without using
the vehicle's safety belts. Anchorages provide a secure and easy-to­
use attachment and minimize the possibility of improper child
restraint installation .
All child restraints manufactured after September 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage attach men ts for the
LATCH system.
Please remember that the lower anchorage points are only intended
for installation and attachment of child restraints specifically certi­
fied for use with
LATCH lower anchorages. Child restraints that are
not equipped with the lower anchorage attachments can still be
installed in compliance with the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions on using vehicle safety belts .
& WARNING
Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages can cause serious
personal injury in an accident.

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& WARNING (continued)
• Always carefully follow the child restraints manufacturer's
instructions for proper installation of the child restraint and
proper use of the lower anchorages or safety belts in your vehicle.
• Never secure or attach any luggage or other items to the
LATCH
lower anchorages.
• Always read and heed the important information about child
restraints in this chapter and WARNINGS~ page
215, "Child
Safety ".•
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
Lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always follow the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
Mounting
Fig. 194 Lower
anchorages : proper
mounting
- Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench is in the
upright position and securely latched in place.
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Attach both hook-on connectors with the spring catch
release on the child safety seat onto the LATCH lower
anchorage so that the connectors lock into place
=> fig. 194.
-Pull on the connector attachments to make sure they are
properly attached to the LATCH lower anchorage.
- Pull straps tight following the child restraint manufac­
turer's instructions .
Releasing
-Loosen the tension on the straps following the child
restraint manufacturer's instructions.
- Depress the spring catches to release the anchorage hooks
from the lower anchorages.
Remember: Use tether straps to help keep the child restraint firmly
in place.
& WARNING
Improper use of the LATCH system can increase the risk of serious
personal injury and death in an accident.
• These anchors were developed only for child safety seats using
the "LATCH" system.
• Never attach other child safety seats, belts or other objects to
these anchors.
• Always make sure that you hear a click when latching the seat
in place. If you do not hear a click the seat is not secure and could
fly forward and hit the interior of the vehicle, or be ejected from
the vehicle.
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in. WARNING
Improper installation of child restraints will increase the r isk of
injury in an accident.
• Always follow the child restraint system manufacture r's
instructions for proper in stallation of the child restraint sy stem
and proper use of tether straps as well as the lower anchorages or
s afety belts in your vehicle .
• Always read and heed the important informat ion and WARN·
INGS about child safety and the installation of child restraint
systems ~
page 215, "Child Safety ".•
Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig . 1 9 5 T ether
a n ch ors : rece ss fl aps
behind th e rear seat ­
bac ks
The tether anchors for the rear seat ing pos itions are located i n
recesses in the rear win dow sh elf ~ fig. 195 .
A tet he r i s a st raight o r V-shaped strap t hat attac hes the top pa rt of
a ch ild restraint to spec ia l anchorage points in the vehicle .
T he p urpo se of the tethe r is to reduce t he f orwar d movemen t of the
child restraint in a crash, in order to help reduce t he risk of head injury
t ha t could be caused by st riking the ve hicle in terior .
Forward fac ing ch ild restraints manufactured after September 1,
1 999, are required by U.S . federa l reg ulations to comply with child head movement performance req
uirements . T hese new performance
re qu iremen ts m ake a tet he r ne cessa ry on most new child sa fe ty
seats.
in. WARNING
Improper installation of child restraints will inc rease the risk of
injury and death in a cra sh .
• Alw ays follow the instructions pro vided by the manuf acturer
of the child restraint you intend to install in your Audi.
• Improper use of child re straint anchors (including tether
anchors) can lead to injury in a collision. The anchor s are designed
to withstand only those loads imposed by co rrectly fitted child
restraint s.
• Never mount two child restraint systems on one LATCH lower
anchor point .
• Never attach two child restraint systems to one tether strap or
tether anchorage.
• Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down hook in the luggage
compartment .
• Never u se child restraint tether anchorage s to secure safety
belts or other kinds of occupant rest raints.
• Never secure or atta ch any luggage or other items to the LATCH
lower anchorages or to the tethe r ancho rs.
• If a tether or other strap is used to attach a child restraint to
the front passenger seat , make sure that it is not so tight , that it
causes the weight -sensing mat to mea sure more weight than is
actually on the seat.
• The heavier weight register ed can make the Advanced Airbag
System work as though an adult were on the seat and deploy the
Advanced Airbag when it must be suppre ssed causing serious or
even fatal injury to the child.
• If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the
front passenger seat because of e xcept ional circumstances and
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay on,
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& WARNING (co ntinued )
immediately install the rear -facing child safety seat in a rear
s eating position and have the airbag sy stem in spected by your
Audi deale r.•
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
(
Installing the tether strap
Fig . 1 9 6 Te ther st rap :
prop er routi ng and
mounting
- Release or dep loy the tet her strap on the ch ild rest raint
acco rd ing to the ch ild restra int ma nufacturer's instruc ­
tions.
- Guide t he upper tet her st rap
under t h e rear head restraint
:::;, fig. 196 (raise t he head restra int if necessary).
- Tilt the recess fla p up to expose the anchor bracket.
- Attac h the t ether st rap anchora ge h ook in to the op ening
o f th e tet her anchorage .
- Pull on the tethe r strap hook so that the spring catch of
t h e hoo k engages.
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-Tig hten t he tether strap firmly fo llowi ng th e ch ild
restra int man ufacturer 's ins tructions .
Releasing the tether strap
- Loosen t he tension following t he chil d restrai nt manufac ­
turer's i nstructions.
- D epress t he spr ing catc h on the hoo k and release it f rom
t h e anchorage.
0 Note
If you leave the child restra int wit h the tether st rap firmly installed
for several days, t his could leave a mark on t he up holstery on t he seat
c u shi on and backrest in the area whe re the tether strap was insta lled .
Th e up ho lstery would also be permanent ly stretched a round the
tether st rap. This appli es especially to leather seats. •
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rearward-facing child restraint systems come wit h a
t e ther. Please read and heed the ch ild restraint system ma nufac­
t u rer 's instructions care fully to determine how to properly install the
t ether.
& WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat installed on the front
passenger seat will be seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates -even with an Ad vanced Airbag System.
• The inflating airbag will hit the ch ild safety seat or infant
carrier with great force and will sma sh the child safety seat and
child against the bac krest, center armrest , or door . •
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