child lock AUDI TT COUPE 2019 User Guide

8S1012721BA
Airbagsystem

Ifthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,the
frontairbagwillnotdeploy,andthePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF3;lightwillstayon.
Neverinstallarearward-facingchildrestrainton
thefrontpassengerseat,thesafest placefora
childinanykindofchildrestraintisatoneofthe
seatingpositionsontherearseat>page189,
Childrestraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknowand>page212,Childsafe-
ty.
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF&;light
comeson...
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF7;lightcomes
onwhenoneoftheconditionslistedaboveis
met, besure tocheckthelightregularlytomake
certainthatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3¥;
lightstaysoncontinuouslywhenevertheignition
ison.IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;light
doesnotappearonanddoesnotstayonallthe
time,stopassoonasitissafe todosoand
—reactivatethesystembyturningtheignitionoff
formorethan4secondsandthenturningiton
again;
—removeandreinstallthechild restraint.Make
sure thatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalled
andthatthesafetybeltforthefrontpassenger
seathasbeencorrectlyroutedthroughthe
childrestraintasdescribedinthechildrestraint
manufacturer'sinstructions;
—makesurethattheconvertiblelockingretractor
onthesafetybeltforthefrontpassengerseat
hasbeenactivatedandthatthesafetybelthas
beenpulledtight.
—makesurethatnoelectricaldevice(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchildseats)is
placedorusedonthefrontpassengerseatif
thedeviceisconnectedtothe12-voltsocketor
thecigarettelightersocket;
—makesurethatnoseatheater hasbeenretrofit-
tedorotherwiseaddedtothefrontpassenger
seat;
—makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
safetybeltbucklesandthattheyarenotob-
structed;
—makesurethattherearenowetobjects(such
asawettowel)andnowaterorotherliquidson
thefrontpassengerseatcushion.
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightstill
doesnotcomeon...
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightstill
doesnotcomeonanddoesnotstayoncontinu-
ously(whentheignitionisswitchedon),
—takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassenger
seatandinstallitproperlyatoneoftherear
seatpositions.Havetheairbagsysteminspect-
ed byyourAudidealerimmediately.
—movethechildtoarearseatpositionandmake
surethatthechildisproperlyrestrainedina
childrestraintthatisappropriateforitssize
andage.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
shouldNOTcomeon...
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightshould
NOTcomeonwhentheignitionison andanadult
issittinginaproperseatingpositiononthefront
passengerseat.IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
#;lightcomesonandstaysonwhiledriving,un-
derthesecircumstances,makesurethat:
—theadultonthefrontpassengerseatisproper-
lyseatedonthecenteroftheseatcushionwith
hisorherbackupagainstthebackrestandthe
backrestisnotreclined,
—theadultisnottakingweightofftheseat by
holdingontothepassengerassisthandle
abovethefrontpassengerdoororsupporting
theirweightonthearmrest,
—thesafetybeltisbeingproperlywornandthat
thereisnotalotofslackinthesafetybeltweb-
bing,
—therearenoaftermarketseatcoversorcush-
ionsorotherthings(such as blankets)onthe
frontpassengerseat thatmightcause theca-
pacitivepassengerdetectionsystemtomiscal-
culateelectricalcapacitance.
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@Tips
ThechildseatslistedincategoriesAtoC have
beenstaticallytestedby AudionlyfortheAd-
vancedAirbagfunction.
ManSelaetiamideadeleelmaiale)
altenVetta)
Correctuseofchildsafetyseatssubstantiallyre-
ducestheriskofinjuryinanaccident!
Asthedriver,youareresponsibleforthesafetyof
everybodyinthevehicle,especiallychildren:
>Alwaysusetherightchildsafetyseatforeach
childandalwaysuseitproperly>page218.
>Alwayscarefullyfollowthechildsafetyseat
manufacturer'sinstructionsonhowtoroute
thesafetybeltproperlythroughthechildsafe-
ty seat.
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
>page223.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttoget thesafetybeltreallytightso that
theseatcannotmoveforwardandsideways
morethan1in(2.5cm).
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
>page218.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,
shouldalwaysrideinthe backseat properlyre-
strainedfortheirageandsize.

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

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

Childsafety

Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat

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

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

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

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

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Childsafety



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


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


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Fig.164Schematicoverview:installationoftheattach-
mentsapplicabletoaLATCHseat

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Fig.165Schematicoverview:installationoftheseatusing
thevehicle'ssafetybeltsystem
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
=page223orinstall theseatusingtheLATCH
attachments.
»Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttogetthesafetybeltreallytightso that>
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Childsafety




neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon1.45m)tallandweighabout80lbs(36kg).
thisseat.Boosterseatsraisethesechildrenupso thatthe
— Makesurethattherearenowetobjectssafetybeltwillpassproperlyoverthestronger
(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorotherparts oftheirbodiesandthesafetybeltcanhelp
liquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.protecttheminacrash.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa >Donotusetheconvertiblelockingretractor
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,whenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttorestrain
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild a childonaboosterseat.
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical>Theshoulderbeltmustlieasclosetothecen-
capacitancemeasuredby thecapacitivepas-terofthechild'scollarboneas possibleand
sengerdetectionsystemandcanalsoflymustlieflatandsnugontheupperbody.It
aroundinanaccidentandcauseseriousper-mustneverlieacrossthethroatorneck.The
sonalinjury.lapbeltmustlieacrossthepelvisandnever
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGacrossthestomachorabdomen.Makesurethe
OFF#¥;lightcomesonandstaysonallthebeltliesflatandsnug.Pullonthebelttotight-
timewhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.enifnecessary.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF7%;light>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately>page218.
installtheforward-facingchildseatata
seatingpositionontherearseatandhaveChildrenuptoatleast8yearsold(over40Lbsor
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourauthor-18kg)arebestprotectedinchildsafetyseatsde-
fad)Awldlaallar.signedfortheirage andweight. Expertssaythat
—Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassen-theskeletalstructure,particularlythepelvis,of
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe thesechildrenisnotfullydeveloped,andthey
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIRmustnotusethevehiclesafetybeltswithouta
BAGOFF%¥;lightdoesnotstayonwheneversuitablechildrestraint.
theignitionisswitchedon.Itisusuallybesttoput thesechildreninappro-
priateboosterseats.Besuretheboosterseat
heermicmeetsallapplicablesafetystandards.
ProperlyusedboosterseatscanhelpprotectBoosterseatsraisetheseatingpositionofthe
childrenweighingbetweenabout40lbsandchildandrepositionboththelapandshoulder
80lbs(18kgand36kg)whoarelessthan4ft9parts ofthesafetybeltso thattheypassacross
in(57in/1.45m)tall.thechild'sbodyintherightplaces.Theroutingof
thebeltoverthechild'sbodyisveryimportant
forthechild'sprotection,whetherornotaboos-
terseatisused.Childrenage12andundermust
alwaysrideintherearseat.
Neverusethelapbeltportionofthevehicle's
safetybeltalonetorestrainanychild,regardless
ofhowbigthechildis.Alwaysrememberthat
childrendonot havethepronouncedpelvicstruc-
turerequiredforthe properfunctionoflapbelt
portionofthevehicle'sthreepointlapand
shoulderbelts.Thechild'ssafetyabsolutelyre-
m &
2> c
oa
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Fig.166Rearseat:childproperlyrestrainedinabooster
seat
quiresthatalapbeltportionofthesafetybeltbe
Thevehicle'ssafetybeltsalonewillnotfitmostfastened snuglyandaslowaspossiblearound
childrenuntiltheyareatleast4ft9in(57in/thepelvis.Neverletthelapbeltportionofthe=>
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ZA\WARNING
—Therearseatareaistoosmalltosafely
transportpassengerstallerthan4ft9in
(57in/1.45m).
—Personstallerthan4ft9in(57in/1.45m)
aswellaschildreninboosterseatswhoare
tooclosetotherearwindowandroofcan
suffersevereheadandneckinjurieswhen
therearlidisclosedorinacrash.
— Theminimumclearancebetweenthepas-
sengers’headsandtherearwindowmust
never-underanycircumstances-beless
than1in(2.5cm)whenthepassengerssits
fullyupright.
—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseatpassen-
gerscannotbestruckwhentherearlidis
closed.
Boosterseatsonthefrontseat
Childrenagedabout7yearsandolderandweigh-
ingmorethan55lbs(25kg)whoarebetween
4ft3in(51in/1.30m)and4ft9in(57in/
1.45m)tallmayinexceptionalcircumstances
rideonthefrontpassenger’sseat.Childrenless
than4ft9in(57in/1.45m)tallmustsitona
certifiedboosterseatandproperlywearthevehi-
cle’sthree-pointlapandshouldersafetybelt.


Alwayssecurelylatchthepassengerseatatthe
veryrearofitsforeandaftadjustmentrange.
Thebackrestmustbeadjustedtoanuprightpo-
sition.

Z\WARNING
Ifyoumustinstallaboosterseatchildre-
straintonthefrontpassengerseat:
—Makesuretheboosterseathasbeende-
signedandcertifiedbyitsmanufacturerfor
useonafrontseatwithapassengerfront
andsideairbag.
—Alwaysfollowthe manufacturer’sinstruc-
tionsprovidedwiththeboosterseat.
—Alwaysmovethepassengerseattothevery
rearofitsforeandaftadjustmentrange,as
farawayfromtheairbagaspossible.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthepassengerseatis


securelylatchedinplacebeforeinstalling

theboosterseat.Thebackrestmustbead-
justed
toanuprightposition.
—Ifthepassengerseatcannot besecurely
latchedintheveryrearofitsforeandaftad-
justmentrange,thenthepassengerfront
airbagmustbeturnedoffwiththeON/OFF
switch.


Securingchildsafety
seats
Securingachildsafetyseatusingasafety
Prt
Safetybeltsfortherearseatsandthefrontpas-
senger canbelockedwiththeconvertiblelocking
retractortoproperlysecurechildsafetyseats.
Thesafetybeltsemergencylockingretractorsfor
therearseats safetybeltsandforthefrontpas-
senger’sseatsafetybelthaveaconvertiblelock-
ingretractorforchildrestraints.Thesafetybelt
mustbelockedsothatbeltwebbingcannotun-
reel.Theretractorcan beactivatedto lockthe
safetybeltandpreventthesafetybeltwebbing
fromlooseningupduring normaldriving.Achild
safetyseatcanonlybeproperlyinstalledwhen
thesafetybeltislockedso thatthechildand
childsafetyseatwillstayinplace.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,
shouldalwaysrideinthebackseatproperlyre-
strainedfortheirageandsize.

ZA\WARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallingachildsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacollision.>


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Childsafety


—Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysbeespeciallycarefulifyoumustin-
stallarearwardfacingchildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseatinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF$¥;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatina
rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourAudidealer.

Activatingtheconvertiblelockingretractor
Usetheconvertiblelockingretractortosecurea
childrestraint.
Alwaysheedthechildsafetyseatmanufacturer's
instructionswheninstallingachildrestraintin
yourvehicle. Toactivatetheconvertiblelocking
retractor:
>Placethechildrestraintona seat,preferablyon
therearseat.
>
Slowlypullthebeltallthewayout.
>Routeitaroundorthroughthechildrestraint
beltpath>/\.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttogetthesafetybeltreallytight.
>Insertthebelttongueintothe buckleforthat
seatingposition.
>Guidethesafetybeltbackintotheretractorun-
tilthebeltliesflatandsnugonthechildsafety
seat.
>Youshouldheara“clicking”noiseasthebelt
windsbackintotheinertiareel.Testthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorbypullingonthebelt.
Youshouldnolongerbeabletopullthebelt
outoftheretractor.Theconvertiblelockingre-
tractorisnowactivated.
>Makesurethattheredreleasebuttonisfacing
awayfromthechildrestraintsothatitcan be
unbuckledquickly.
> Pull
onthebelt tomakesurethesafetybeltis
properlytightandfastenedsothattheseat
cannotmoveforwardandsidewaysmorethan
lin(2.5cm).

ZAWARNING
Usingthewrongchildrestraintoranimprop-
erlyinstalledchildrestraintcancauseserious
personalinjuryordeathinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallinga childsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesuretheseat backresttowhich
thechildrestraintisinstalledisinanup-
rightpositionandsecurelylatchedinto
placeandcannotfoldforward.Otherwise,
the seatbackwiththechildsafetyseatat-
tachedtoitcouldflyforwardinthe eventof
anaccidentorotheremergencysituation.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusinga childrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page212.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallingachildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page189,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.

Deactivatingtheconvertiblelocking
delete)g

Theconvertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswillbedeactivatedautomaticallywhen
thebeltiswoundallthewaybackintothere-
tractor.
>Presstheredbuttononthesafetybeltbuckle.
Thebelttonguewillpopoutofthebuckle.>
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>Guidethesafetybeltallthewaybackintoits
stowedposition.
Alwaysletthesafetybeltretractcompletelyinto
itsstowedposition.Thesafetybeltcannowbe
usedasanordinarysafetybeltwithoutthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorforchildrestraints.
Iftheconvertiblelockingretractorshould beac-
tivated inadvertently,thesafetybeltmustbeun-
fastenedandguidedcompletelybackintoits
stowedpositiontodeactivatethisfeature.Ifthe
convertiblelockingretractorisnotdeactivated,
thesafetybeltwillgraduallybecometighterand
uncomfortabletowear.

ZAWARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Neverunfastenthesafetybelttodeactivate
theconvertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswhilethevehicleismoving.You
wouldnotberestrained andcouldbeseri-
ouslyinjuredinanaccident.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page212.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page189,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.

LATCHsystem(Lower
anchoragesandtethers
forchildren)
eRealasleeTiemae
EMACERTCRT11a]
Toprovideasimplerandmorepracticablewayto
attachthechildrestraintonthevehicleseat,Fed-
eralregulationsrequire specialloweranchorages
invehiclesanddevicesonnewchildrestraintsto
attachtothevehicleanchorages.
IntheUnitedStates,thecombinationofthe
tetheranchoragesandtheloweranchoragesis
nowgenerallycalledtheLATCHsystemfor
“LowerAnchoragesandTethersforChildren”.In
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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 requiretheuseof
tetherstrapstohelpkeepthechildrestraint
firmlyinplace.

ZA\WARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathinacrash.
—Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsprovidedby
the
manufacturerofthechildrestraintyou
intendtoinstallinyourvehicle.
—Neverinstalla childrestraintwithouta
properlyattachedtoptetherstrapifthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions
requirethetoptetherstraptobeused.
—ImproperuseofchildrestraintLATCHlower
anchoragepointscanlead toinjuryinacolli-
sion.TheLATCHloweranchoragepointsare
designedtowithstandonlythoseloadsim-
posedbycorrectlyfitted childrestraints.
—Nevermounttwochildrestraintsystemson
oneLATCHloweranchoragepoint.
—Neversecureorattachanyluggageorother
itemtotheLATCHloweranchorages.

Childsafety

InstallingachildrestraintwithLATCH
loweranchorages
Wheneveryouinstallachildrestraintalwaysfol-
lowthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstruc-
tions.

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Fig.170Loweranchorages:propermounting
Mounting
>Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseatbenchis
intheuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedin
place.
»Removethecoverstoaccesstheloweranchor-
agebrackets.
>Attachbothhook-onconnectorswiththespring
catchreleaseonthechildsafetyseatontothe
LATCHloweranchoragesothattheconnectors
lockintoplace>fig.170.
>Pullontheconnectorattachmentstomake
suretheyareproperlyattachedtotheLATCH
loweranchorage.
>Pullstrapstightfollowingthechildrestraint
manufacturer'sinstructions.
Releasing
>Loosenthetensiononthestrapsfollowingthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
>Depressthespringcatchestoreleasethean-
choragehooksfromtheloweranchorages.
Remember:Usetetherstrapstohelpkeepthe
childrestraintfirmlyinplace.

Z\WARNING
ImproperuseoftheLATCHsystemcanin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinanaccident.
—Theseanchorsweredevelopedonlyforchild
safetyseats usingthe“LATCH”system.

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—Neverattachotherchildsafetyseats,belts
orotherobjectstotheseanchors.
—Alwaysmakesurethatyouhearaclickwhen
latchingtheseatinplace.Ifyoudonothear
aclicktheseatisnotsecureandcouldfly
forwardandhittheinteriorofthevehicle,or
beejectedfromthevehicle.

Z\WARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryinanaccident.
—Alwaysfollowthechildrestraintsystem
manufacturer'sinstructionsforproperin-
stallationofthechildrestraintsystem and
properuseoftetherstraps aswellasthe
lower
anchoragesorsafetybeltsinyourve-
hicle.
—Alwaysreadandheedtheimportantinfor-
mation
andWARNINGSaboutchildsafety
andtheinstallationofchildrestraintsys-
tems>page212,Childsafety.
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Fig.171Tetheranchors:attachmenthooklocationsbe-
hindtherearseatbacks
Thetetheranchorsfortherearseatingpositions
arelocatedonthebacksideoftherearseat-
backs.
AtetherisastraightorV-shapedstrapthatat-
tachesthetoppartofachildrestrainttospecial
anchoragepointsinthevehicle.
Thepurposeofthetetheristoreducethefor-
wardmovementofthechildrestraintinacrash,
inordertohelpreducetheriskofheadinjurythat
couldbecausedbystrikingthevehicleinterior.>

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