ESP AUDI TT COUPE 2016 Repair Manual

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Child safety
Important information
Introduction
The rear seat is generally the safest place in a
collision .
The physical principles of what happens when
your vehicle is in a crash apply also to children
¢page 182, What happens to occupants not
wearing safety belts? . But unlike adults and
teenagers, their muscles and bones are not fully
developed. In many respects children are at
greater risk of serious injury in crashes than
adults.
Because children's
bodies are not fully devel­
oped, they require restraint systems especially
designed for their size, weight, and body struc­
ture. Many countries and all states of the United
States and provinces of Canada have laws requir­
ing
the use of approved child restraint systems
for infants and small children .
In a frontal crash at a speed of 20-35 mph
(30-56 km/h) the forces acting on a 13 lbs (6 kg)
infant will be more than 20 times the weight of
the child. This means the weight of the child
would
suddenly be more than 260 lbs (120 kg).
Under these conditions, only an appropriate child
restraint properly used can reduce the risk of se­
rious injury .
Child restraints, like adult safety
belts, must be used properly to be effective .
Used improperly, they can increase the risk of se­
rious injury in an accident.
Consult the child safety seat manufacturer's in­
structions in order to be sure the seat is right for
your child's size¢ page 215, Important safety
instructions for using child safety seats. Please
be sure to read and heed all of the important in­
formation and WARNINGS about child safety,
Advanced Airbags, and the installation of child
restraints in this chapter.
There is a lot you need to know about the Ad­
vanced Airbags in your vehicle
and how they work
when infants and children in child restraints are
on the front passenger seat. Because of the large
amount of important information, we cannot re-
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peat it all here. We urge you to read the detailed
information in this owner's manual about airbags
and the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle
and the very important information about trans­
porting children on the front passenger seat.
Please be sure to heed the WARNINGS -they are
extremely important for your safety and the safe­
ty of your passengers, especially infants and
small children.
.&_WARNING
-Accident statistics have shown that children
are generally safer in the rear seat area than
in the front seating position. Always restrain
any child age 12 and under in the rear.
-
All vehicle occupants and especially children
must be restrained properly whenever riding
in a vehicle.
An unrestrained or improperly
restrained child could be injured by striking
the interior or by being ejected from the ve­
hicle
during a sudden maneuver or impact.
An unrestrained or improperly restrained
child is also at greater risk of injury or death
through contact with an inflating airbag.
-A suitable child restraint properly installed
and used at one of the rear seating positions
provides the highest degree of protection
for infants and small children in most acci­
dent situations.
.&_WARNING
Children on the front seat of any car even with
Advanced Airbags can be seriously injured or
even killed when an airbag inflates. 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 in­
flates.
-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, or
door.
-Always install rear-facing child safety seats
on the rear seat.
-
If you must install a rearward facing child
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208 as applicable at the time your vehicle was
manufactured.
The Advanced Airbag system in your vehicle has
been certified to meet the "low-risk" require ­
ments for 3-and 6-year old children on the pas­
senger side and small adults on the driver side.
The low risk deployment criteria are intended to
reduce the risk of injury through interaction with
the airbag that can occur, for example, by being
too close to the steering wheel and instrument
panel when the airbag inflates. In addition, the
system has been certified to comply with the
"suppression" requirements of the Safety Stand­
ard, to turn off the front airbag for infants up to
12 months who are restrained on the front pas­
senger seat in child restraints that are listed in
the Standard.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an Ad­
vanced Airbag
system, all children, especially
those 12 years and younger, should always ride
in the back seat properly restrained for their age
and size. The airbag on the passenger side makes
the front seat a potentially dangerous place for a
child
to ride. The front seat is not the safest place
for a child
in a forward-facing child safety seat. It
can be a very dangerous place for an infant or a
larger child in a rearward-facing seat.
The vehicle's Advanced Airbag System has a ca­
pacitive
passenger detection system in the front
passenger seat cushion that can detect the pres­
ence of a baby or a child in a ch ild restraint sys­
tem on this seat.
The capacitiv e passenger detection system regis ­
ters the changes that resul t in an electrical field
when a ch ild , a child restraint, and a baby blanket
are on the front passenger seat. The change in
the measured capacitance due to the presence of
a child, a child restraint, and a baby blanket on
the front passenger seat is related to the child
restraint system resting on the seat. The meas­
ured capacitance of a child restraint system var­
ies
depending on the type of system and specific
make and model.
The electrical capacitance of the various types,
makes, and models of child restraints specified
by
the U.S.National Highway Traffic Safety Ad-
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ministration (NHTSA) in the relevant safety
standard are stored in the Advanced Airbag Sys­
tem control unit together with the capacitances
typical of infants and a 1-year old child. When a
child
restraint is used on the front passenger
seat with a typical 1 year-old infant, the Ad­
vanced Airbag
System compares the capacitance
measured by the capacitive passenger detection
system with the data stored in the electronic con­
trol unit.
Child restraints and Advanced front airbag
system
Regardless of the child restraint that you use,
make sure that it has been certified to meet Unit­
ed States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
and ha s been certified by its manufacture r for
use with a n airbag. Always be sur e that the child
restraint is properly installed at one of the rear
seating positions. If in exceptional circumstances
you must use it on the front passenger seat, care­
fully
read all of the information on child safety
and Advanced Airbags and heed all of the appli­
cable WARNINGS. Make certain that the child
and child restraint are correctly recognized by the
capacitive passenger detection system in the
front passenger seat, that the front passenger
airbag is turned off, and that the airbag status is
always correctly si
gnaled by the PASSENGER AI R
BAG OFF light.
Many types and models of child restraints have
been available over the years, new models are in­
troduced regularly incorporating new and im­
proved
designs a nd older models are taken out of
production. Child restraints are not standardized .
Child
restraints of the same type typically have
different weights and sizes and different "foot­
pr ints", the size and shape of the bottom of the
child restraint that sits on the seat, when they
are installed on a vehicle seat. These differences
make it virtually impossible to certify compliance
with the requirements for advanced airbags with
each
and every child restraint that has ever been
sold in the past or will be sold over the course of
the useful life of your vehicle.
For
this reason, the United States Nat ional High­
way Traffic
Safety Administration has published a ..,_

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list of specific type, makes and models of child
restraints that must be used to certify compli­
ance of the Advanced Airbag System in your vehi­
cle with the suppression requirements of Federal
Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 208. These child
restraints are:
Subpart A -Car bed child restraints
Model Manufactured
on or
after
Angel Guard Angel September 25, 2007
Ride AA2403FOF
Subpart B -Rear-facing child restraints
Model Manufactured
on or
after
Century SmartFit 4543 December 1, 1999
Cosco Arriva September 25, 2007
22-013PAW and base
22-999WHO
Evenflo Discovery Ad-December 1, 1999
just Right 212
Evenflo First Choice December 1, 1999
204
Graco Infant 8457 December 1, 1999
Graco Snugride September 25, 2007
Peg Perego Primo Viag-September 25, 2007
gio SIP IMUNOOUS
Subpart C -Forward -facing and convertible
child restraints
Model Manufactured on or
after
Britax Roundabo ut September 25, 2007
E9 L02xx
Cosco Touriva 02519 December 1, 1999
Cosco Summit Deluxe September 2S, 2007
High Back Booster
22-262
Cosco High Back Boos-September 2S, 2007
ter 22-209
Evenflo Tribute V September 25, 2007
379xxxx
Evenflo Medallion
254 December 1, 1999
Child safety
Model Manufactured on or
after
Evenflo Generations September 25, 2007
352xxxx
Graco
ComfortSport September 25, 2007
Graco Toddler Safety September 25, 2007
Seat Step 2
Grace
Platinum Cargo September 25, 2007
A WARNING
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To reduce the r isk of serious injury, make sure
that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
comes on and stays on whenever a child re­
stra int is installed on the front passenger se a t
and the ignit ion is switched on.
- T ake
the child restraint off th e front passen­
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on.
- Have
the airbag system inspected by your
a u
thorized Audi dealer immediately.
The child seats listed in categories A to C have
been statically tested by Audi only for the Ad­
vanced Airbag function.
Important safety instructions for using
child
safety seats
Correct use of child safety seats substantially re­
duces
the risk of injury in an accident!
As the driver, you are responsible for the saf e ty
of eve rybody in the vehicle, especially c hildre n:
.,. Always use the right child safety seat for each
child
and always use it properly i:> page 218.
.,. Always carefully follow the child safety seat
manufacturer's instructions on how to route
the safety belt properly through the child safe­
ty seat.
.. When using the vehicle safety belt to install a
child
safety seat, you must first activate the
convertible locking retractor on the safety belt
to prevent the child safety seat from moving
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.,. Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight so that
the seat cannot move forward and sideways
more than 1 in (2 .5 cm) .
.,. Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
c>poge 217.
Always remember: Even though your veh icle is
equipped w ith an Advanced Airbag system, all
children, especially
those 12 years and younger,
should always ride in the back seat properly re­
strained for their age and size.
A WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the wrong
child safety seat or improperly installing a
child
restraint increases the risk of serious
personal injury and death.
-All vehicle occupants and especially children
must be restrained properly whenever riding
in a vehicle. An unrestrained or improperly
restrained child could be injured by striking
the interior or by being ejected from the ve­
hicle during a sudden maneuver or impact.
An unrestrained or improperly restrained
child is also at greater risk of injury or death
through contact with an inflating airbag.
- Commercially available child
safety seats
are required to comply with U.S. Federal
Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 213
(in Canada CMVSS 213).
-When buying a child restraint, select one
that fits your child and the vehicle.
- Only
use child restraint systems that fully
contact the flat portion of the seat cush­
ion. The child restraint must not tip or
lean to either side. Audi does not recom­
mend using child safety seats that rest on
legs or tube-like frames. They do not pro­
vide adequate contact with the seat.
-Always heed all legal requirements per­
taining to the installation and use of child
safety seats and carefully follow the in­
structions provided by the manufacturer
of the seat you are using.
- Never allow children
under 4 ft 9 in (57 in/
1.45 m) to wear a normal safety belt. How­
ever, the rear seat in the TT Coupe is de-
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signed to permit children who are between
4 ft 3 in (1.3 m) and 4 ft 9 in (57 in/1.45 m)
tall to use the available three-point lap and
shoulder safety belts .
- Never
let more than one child occupy a child
safety seat.
- Never let babies or older children ride in a
vehicle while
sitting on the lap of another
passenger.
-Holding a child in your arms is never a sub­
stitute for a child restraint system.
- The strongest person could not hold the
child with the forces that exist in an acci­
dent. The child will strike the interior of
the vehicle and can also be struck by the
passenger.
-The child and the passenger can also in­
jure each other in an accident.
- Never
install rear-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 in­
flates -even with an Advanced Airbag Sys­
tem.
-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
rear-facing child safety seats
or infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Forward-facing child
safety seats installed
on
the front passenger's seat can interfere
with the airbag when it inflates and cause
serious injury to the child. Always install for­
ward-facing child safety seats on the rear
seat.
-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 certified by its manu­
facturer for use on a front seat with a pas-
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-Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instructions provided with the child safety
seat or carrier.
- Always move
the front passenger seat into
the rearmost position of the passenger
seat's fore and aft adjustment range, and
as far away from the airbag as possible be­
fore 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 that the backrest is in
the upright position.
- Never place or use any
electrica l dev ice
(such as a laptop,
CD player, electron ic
games device, power inverter or seat heat­
er for child seats) on the front passenger
seat ifthe dev ice is connected to the 12-
volt socket or the cigarette lighter socket.
- If a
seat heater has been retrofitted or
otherwise added to the front passenger
seat, never install any child restraint sys­
tem on this seat.
- Make
sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or oth­
er liqu ids on the front passenger seat
cushion.
- Never place objects on
the seat (such as a
laptop,
CD p layer, electronic games de­
vice, power inverter or seat heater for
child
seats). These may influence the elec­
trical capacitance measured by the capaci­
tive passenger detection system and can
also fly
around in an accident and cause
serious
personal injury.
- 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 read
and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used c::> page 180, Safety belts,
c::> page 188, Airbag system and
c::>page 212, Child safety.
Child safety
A WARNING
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To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
that th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
comes on and stays on whenever a child re­
straint is installed on the front passenger seat
and the ignit io n is switched on.
- Take
the child restra int off the front passen­
ger seat and install it prope rly at one of the
rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on.
- Have
the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer immed iately.
Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
Fig. 165 Schematic overview : keep unused safety belts
away from ch
ildren in child safety seats. -outer rear safety
belt,
If a child safety seat is used on the rear bench,
especially with
LATCH universal lower anchorag­
es, the unused safety belts must be sec ured so
that the child in the c hild restraint cannot reach
them c::> .&..
-Fasten the unused safety belt behind the child
seat and let the belt retractor wind up the safe­
ty belt webbing.
A WARNING
A child in a chi ld safety seat installed with the
LATCH lower anchorages or with the s tandard
safety belt or a child in a booster seat on the
rear seat could play with unused rear seat
safety belts and become entangled. This
could cause
the child serious personal injury
and even death.
-Always secure unused rear seat safety belts
out of reach of children in child seats such
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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 in/1.45 m) tall.
Fig. 169 Rear seat; chil d 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 in/
1.45 m) tall and weigh about 80 lbs (36 kg).
Booster
seats raise these children 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.
.. Do not use the convertible locking retractor
when using the vehicle's safety belt to restrain
a child on a
booster seat.
.. The shoulder belt must lie as close to the cen­
ter of the child's collar bone as possible and
must lie flat and snug on the upper body. It
must never lie across the throat or neck. The
lap
belt must lie across the pelvis and never
across
the stomach or abdomen. Make sure the
belt lies flat and snug. Pull on the belt to tight­
en if necessary .
.. Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
~page 217.
Children up to at least 8 years old (over 40 lbs or
18 kg) are best protected in child safety seats de­
signed for their age and weight. Experts say that
the skeletal structure, particularly the pelvis, of
these children is not fully developed, and they
must not use the vehicle safety belts without a
suitable child restraint.
Child safety
It is usually best to put these children in appro­
priate booster seats. Be sure the booster seat
meets all applicable 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 routing of
the belt over the child's body is very important
for the child's protection, whether or not a boos­
ter seat is used . Children age 12 and under must
always ride in the rear seat.
Never use the lap belt portion of the vehicle's
safety belt alone to restrain any child, regardless
of how big the child is. Always remember that
children do not have the pronounced pelvic struc­
ture required for the proper function of lap belt
portion of the vehicle's three point lap and
shoulder belts. The child's safety absolutely re­
quires
that a lap belt portion of the safety belt be
fastened snugly and as low as possible around
the pelvis. Never let the lap belt portion of the
safety belt pass over the child's stomach or abdo­
men.
In a crash, airbags must inflate within a blink of
an eye and with considerable force. In order to do
its job, the airbag needs room to inflate so that it
will be there to protect the occupant as the occu­
pant moves forward into the airbag .
A vehicle
occupant who is out of position and too
close to the airbag gets in the way of an inflating
airbag.
When an 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 vehicle occupants, especially
any children,
who must be in the front seat be­
cause
of exceptional circumstances, be properly
restrained and as far away from the airbag as
possible. By keeping room between the child's
body
and the front of the passenger compart­
ment, the airbag can inflate completely and pro­
vide
supplemental protection in certain frontal
collisions .
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than 4 ft 9 in (57 in/1.45 m) tall must sit on a
certified booster seat and properly wear the veh i­
cle's three-point lap and shoulder safety belt.
Always
securely latch the passenger seat at the
very rear of its fore and aft adjustment range.
The backrest must be adjusted to an upright po­
sition .
A WARNING
If you must install a booster seat child re­
straint on the front passenger seat:
-Make sure the booster seat has been de­
signed and certified by its manufacturer for
use on a front seat with a passenger front
and side airbag.
- Always follow
the manufacturer's instruc­
t i
ons prov ided with the booster seat.
-Always move the passenger seat to the very
rear of its fore and aft adjustment range, as
far away from the airbag as possible .
- Always
make sure that the passenger seat is
securely latched in place before installing
the booster seat. The backrest must be ad­
justed to an uprig ht position.
-If the passenger seat cannot be securely
latched in the very rear of its fore and aft
adjustment range, then the passenger front
airbag must be turned off with the ON I OFF
switch.
Securing child seats
Securing a child safety seat using a safety
belt
Safety belts for the rear seats and the front pas­
senger can be Locked with the convertible Locking
retractor to properly secure child safety seats.
The safety belts emergency locking retractors for
the rear seats safety belts and for the front pas­
senger's seat safety belt have a convertible lock­
i ng
retractor for child restraints. The safety belt
must be locked so that belt webbing cannot un­
reel. The
retractor can be activated to lock the
safety belt and prevent the safety belt webbing
from loosening up during normal driving. A child
safety seat can only be properly installed when
Child safety
the safety belt is locked so that the chi ld and
child safety seat will stay in place .
Always
remember : Even though your veh icle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, all
children, especia lly those 12 years and younger,
should a lways ride in the back seat properly re­
strained for their age and size.
A WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision.
-
- Always make sure that the safety be lt re­
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retrac­
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place
du ring
normal d riving or in a c rash.
-Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a ch ild is not sitting in it. A
loose child
safety seat can fly around during
a
sudden stop or in a co llision.
- Always
make sure that the rear seat back­
rest is secu rely latched whenever the rear
safety belt is being used to secure a child re­
straint.
-
If the backrest is not secu rely latched, the
chi ld and t he 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 rear-facing child safety seats
or infant carriers on the front passenger
seat. A child w ill be seriously injured and
can be killed when the passenger a irbag in­
f lates.
- The inflating airbag will hit the ch ild 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 rear-fac ing ch ild 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 ca use serious injury to the
child.
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-It is safer to install a forward-facing child
safety seat on the rear seat.
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used c'.) page 212. Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat c'.) page 189, Child
restraints on the front seot -some impor­
tant things to know.
..&_WARNING
....
Always take special precautions if you must
install a forward or rearward-facing child re­
straint on the front passenger's seat in excep ­
tional situations:
- W
henever a forward or rearwa rd-facing
chi ld r
estraint is installed on the front pas­
senger seat, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
ligh t 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 c'.) page 199, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System.
-Take the child restraint off the front passen­
ger 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 effectiveness 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 carefu lly follow the manufacturer's
instructions prov ided with the child safety
seat or carrier.
- After checking
to make sure that the child
restraint is properly installed, make certain
that the child restraint is correctly recog­
nized by the capacitive passenger detection
system in the front passenger seat and that
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light signals
the correct front passenger frontal airbag
status.
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..&. WARNING
Forward-facing child restraints:
-Always make sure the forward-facing seat
has been designed and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and side airbag.
- Never
put the forward-facing child restraint
up, against or very near the instrument pan­
el.
-Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air­
bag as possible before installing the for­
ward-facing child restraint. The backrest
m ust be adjusted to an upr ight position.
- M ake
sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ign ition is switched on.
..&_WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
-A ch ild 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 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 be especia lly careful if you must in­
stall a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptiona l cir­
cumstances.
- 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 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immediately in­
stall the rear-facing child safety seat in a
rear seating position and have the airbag
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-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 use child restraint tether anchorages
to secure safety belts or other kinds of occu­
pant restraints.
-Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the LATCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
-If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause
of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immed iately install
the rear-fac ing child safety seat in a rear
seat ing position and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 175 Tether strap: proper ro u ting and mounting
F ig .
176 Tether strap: proper ro u ting and mounting
Installing the tether strap
• Release or deploy the tether strap on the child
restra i
nt according to the child restraint manu­
facturer's instructions.
C hild safety
• Guide the upper tether strap into the rear cargo
area ~fig. 176.
... Slide the tether strap hook over the anchor
bracket.
• Pull on the tether strap hook so that the spring
catch
of the hook engages.
"'T ighten the tether strap firm ly following the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions .
Releasing the tether s tr ap
"'Loosen the tension following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions.
"' Depress the spring catch on the hook and re­
lease it from the anchorage.
CD Note
If you leave the child restra int with the tether
strap firmly installed for several days, this
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cushion and backrest in the area where
the tether strap was installed . The upholstery
would also be
permanently stretched around
the tether strap . This applies especially to
leather seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing child restraint systems
come with a tether. Please read and heed the
child restraint system manufacturer's instru c­
t i
ons carefully to determine how to properly in­
stall the tether .
.&. 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 Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will hit
the ch ild safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will
smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, or
door .
-
If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
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Fuel
Gasoline grade
The correct gasoline grade is stated on the inside
of the fuel filler door.
The vehicle is equipped with a catalytic converter
and must only be driven with unleaded gasoline.
Audi recommends using TOP TIER Detergent Gas­
oline. Additional information on TOP TIER Deter­
gent Gasoline can be found on the official web­
site (www.toptiergas.com).
The individual gasoline grades are differentiated
by octane ratings. This value is given with (R+M)/
2 equating to AKI or in RON.
The following headings match the corresponding
sticker in the fuel filler door.
UNLEADED FUEL ONLY MIN. (R+M)/2 87
Regular I MIN. RON 91 Regular
Use regular gasoline with minimum 87 AKI I
91 RON ~CD.
The maximum engine power is only reached if
p r
emium gasoline 91AKII95 RON is used.
UNLEADED FUEL ONLY PREMIUM MIN. (R
+M)/2 91 I SUPER MIN. RON 95
Using premium gasoline with minimum 91 AKI I
95 RON is recommended.
If premium gasoline is not available, you can also
use regular gasoline 87 AKI I 91 RON. However
this does reduce the engine power slightly.
CD Note
-Fill ing the tank just one time with leaded
fuel or other metallic additives will cause
permanent deterioration to the catalytic
converter function.
-When gasoline with an octane rating that is
too low is used, high speeds or heavy engine
load
can lead to engine damage.
Checking and Filling
{!) Tips
The vehicle can be filled with fuel that has a
higher octane rating than what is required by
the engine.
Blended gasoline
Use of gasoline containing alcohol or MTBE
(methyl tertiary butyl ether)
You may use unleaded gasoline blended with al­
cohol or MTBE (commonly referred to as oxygen­
ates) ifthe blended mixture meets the fo llowing
criteria:
Blend of gasoline methanol (wood alcohol or
methyl alcohol)
-Anti-knock index must be 87 AKI or higher.
- Blend must contain no more than 3% metha-
nol.
- Blend
must contain more than 2o/o co-solvents.
Blend of gasoline and ethanol (grain alcohol or
ethyl alcohol)
-Anti-knock index must be 87 AKI or higher.
- Blend must not contain more than 15% etha-
nol.
Blend of gasoline and MTBE
-Anti-knock index must be 87 AKI or higher.
- Blend must contain not more than 15% MTBE.
Seasonally adjusted gasoline
Many gasoline grades are blended to perform es­
pecially well for winter or summer driving . Dur­
ing
seasonal change-over, we suggest that you
fill
up at busy gas stations where the seasonal
adjustment is more likely to be made i n time.
CD Note
-Methanol fuels which do not meet these re­
quirements may cause corrosion and dam­
age to plastic and rubber components in the
fuel system.
-Do not use fuels that fail to meet the speci-
fied
crit eria in this chapter. ll>
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