remove seats AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

Safetybelts


—Alwayskeepthebeltsclean.Dirtybeltsmay
notworkproperlyandcanimpairthefunc-
tionoftheinertiareel>tableInterior
cleaningonpage272.

Safetybelts
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Safetyfirst-everybodybuckleup!

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Fig.148Beltbuckleandtongueonthedriver'sseat
Toprovidemaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalways bepositionedcorrectlyonthewear-
er'sbody.
>Adjustthefrontseatproperly>page40,Front
seats.
>Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseatbenchis
inanuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedin
placebeforeusingthebelt>/\.
>Pullthesafetybeltevenlyacrossthechestand
pelvis>fig.148,>A\.
> Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckle of
yourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely.
>Pullonthebelttomakesurethatitissecurely
latchedinthebuckle.
Automaticsafetybeltretractors
Everysafetybeltisequippedwithanautomatic
beltretractorontheshoulderbelt.Thisfeature
locksthebeltwhenthebeltispulledoutfast,
duringhardbrakingandinanaccident.Thebelt
mayalsolockwhenyoudriveupordownasteep
hillorthroughasharpcurve.Duringnormaldriv-
ingthebeltletsyoumovefreely.
Safetybeltpretensioners
Safetybeltswithpretensionershelptotighten
thesafetybeltandremoveslackwhenthepre-
184
tensionersareactivated>page186.Thefunc-
tionofthepretensionerismonitoredbyawarn-
inglight>page18.
Convertiblelockingretractor
Everysafetybeltexcepttheoneonthedriver
seatisequippedwithaconvertiblelockingretrac-
torthatmustbeusedwhenthesafetybeltis
usedtoattachachildseat.Besuretoreadthe
importantinformationaboutthisfeature
=>page223.

Z\WARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancause
seriousinjuryinanaccident>page185,
Safetybeltposition.
—Safetybelts offeroptimumprotectiononly
whentheseatbackisuprightandbeltsare
properlypositionedonthebody.
—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseatbackrest
issecurelylatchedwhenever therearsafety
beltisbeingused.Ifthebackrestisnotse-
curelylatched,thepassengerwillmovefor-
wardwiththebackrestduringsuddenbrak-
ing,inasuddenmaneuverandespeciallyin
acrash.
—Neverattachthesafetybelt tothe buckle
foranotherseat.Attachingthebelttothe
wrongbucklewillreducesafetybelteffec-
tivenessandcancauseseriouspersonalin-
jury.
—Apassengerwhoisnotproperlyrestrained
canbeseriouslyinjuredbythesafetybeltit-
selfwhenitmovesfromthestrongerparts
ofthebodyintocriticalareasliketheabdo-
men.
—Alwayslocktheconvertiblelockingretractor
whenyouaresecuringachildseatintheve-
hicle>page225.

G)Tips
Forinformationonsafetybeltpretensioners,
referto>page186.

Airbagsystem

electroniccontrolunittoregulatedeployment
ofthefrontAdvancedAirbags.
—ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightcomes
onandstaysonintheheadliner>page200,
fig.155andtellsyouwhenthefrontAdvanced
Airbagonthepassengersidehasbeenturned
off.
—Asensorinthesafetybeltlatchforthedriver
andforthefrontseatpassengerthatsenses
whetherthatsafetybeltislatchedornotand
transmitsthisinformationtotheelectronic
controlunit.


ZA\WARNING
Damagetothefrontpassengerseatcanpre-
ventthefrontairbagfromworkingproperly.
—Improperrepairordisassemblyofthefront
passengeranddriverseatwillpreventthe
AdvancedAirbagSystemfromfunctioning
properly.
—Repairstothefrontpassengerseatmustbe
performedbyqualifiedandproperlytrained
workshoppersonnel.
—Neverremovethefrontpassengeror driver
seatfromthevehicle.
—Neverremovetheupholsteryfromthefront
passengerseat.
—Neverdisassembleorremovepartsfromthe
seatordisconnectwiresfromit.
—Nevercarrysharpobjectsinyourpocketsor
putthemontheseat.Thecapacitivepassen-
gerdetectionmatinthefrontpassenger
seatwillnotfunctionproperlyifitispunc-
tured.
—Nevercarrythingsonyourlaporcarryob-
jectsonthefrontpassengerseat.Suchob-
jectscaninfluencethecapacitanceregis-
teredby thecapacitivepassengerdetection
system,sothatincorrectinformationispro-
videdtotheairbagcontrolunit.
—Neverstoreitemsunderthefrontpassenger
seat.PartsoftheAdvancedAirbagSystem
underthepassengerseatcouldbedam-
aged,preventingthemandtheairbagsys-
temfromworkingproperly.
—Neverplaceseatcoversorreplacementup-
holsterythathave notbeenspecificallyap-
provedbyAudionthefrontseats.

—SeatcoverscanpreventtheAdvancedAirbag
Systemfromrecognizingchildrestraintsor
occupantsonthefrontpassengerseatand
preventthesideairbagintheseat backrest
fromdeployingproperly.
—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,
neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon
thisseat.
—Neverusecushions,pillows,blankets,or
similaritemsonthefrontpassengerseat.
Theadditionallayerspreventthecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystemfromaccurately
measuringthecapacitanceofthechildsafe-
tyseatand/orthe personontheseatand
thuskeeptheAdvancedAirbagSystemfrom
workingproperly.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheater
forchildseats)onthefrontpassengerseat
ifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-volt
socketorthecigarettelightersocket.Such
devicescaninfluencethecapacitanceregis-
teredbythecapacitivepassengerdetection
system,so thatincorrectinformationispro-
videdtotheairbagcontrolunit.
—Ifyoumustuseachildrestraintonthefront
passengerseatandthechildrestraintman-
ufacturer'sinstructionsrequirethe useofa
towel,foamcushionorsomethingelseto
properlypositionthechildrestraint,make
certainthatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
3%;lightcomesonandstaysonwhenever
thechildrestraintisinstalledonthefront
passengerseat.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installchildrestraintinarearseatingposi-
tionandhavetheairbagsysteminspected
byyourAudidealer.


ZAWARNING
Ifthefrontpassengerseat getswet,dryitim-
mediately.


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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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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.>