warning AUDI TT ROADSTER 2014 Owners Manual

A WARNING
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If, in exceptional circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat:
- 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.
-Always follow the manufacturer's in­
structions provided with the child safety
seat or carrier.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible before installing
the child restraint. The backrest must be
adjusted to an upright position.
- Always make sure that the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light comes on and stays
on all the time whenever the ignition is
switched on.
(D Tips
Always replace child restraints that were
installed in a vehicle during a crash. Dam­
age to a child restraint that is not visible
could cause it to fail in another collision
situation.
Advanced front airbag system and children
Your vehicle is equipped with an "Advanced
Airbag System" in compliance with United
States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 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 " re­
quirements for 3- and 6-year old children on
the passenger 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
Child Safety 131
has been certified to comply with the "sup­
pression" requirements of the Safety Stand­
ard, to turn off the front airbag for infants up
to 12 months who are restrained on the front passenger seat in child restraints that are list­
ed in the Standard .
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an
Advanced Airbag system, a child should al­
ways ride in the seat properly restrained for
its age and size . The airbag on the passenger
side makes the front seat a potentially dan­
gerous 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 dan­
gerous place for an infant or a larger child in a
rearward-facing seat.
Advanced Airbags and the weight­
sensing mat in the front seat
The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle
detects the presence of an infant or child in a
child restraint on the front passenger seat us­
ing the weight-sensing mat in the seat cush­
ion and the sensor below the safety belt latch
on the front passenger seat that measures the
tension on the safety belt.
The weight-sensing mat measures total
weight of the child and the child safety seat
and a child blanket on the front passenger
seat. The weight on the front passenger seat
is related to the design of the child restraint
and its "footprint", the size and shape of the
bottom of the child restraint as it sits on the
seat. The weight of a child restraint and its
"footprint" vary for different kinds of child re­
straints and for the different models of the
same kind of child restraint offered by child restraint manufacturers.
The weight ranges for the individual types,
makes and models of child restraints that the
NHTSA has specified in the Safety Standard
together with the weight ranges of typical in­
fants and typical 1 year-old child have been
stored in the control unit of the Advanced Air­
bag System. When a child restraint is being
used on the front passenger seat with a
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Model Manufactured on or
after
Cosco Summit Deluxe September 25, 2007
High Back Booster
22-262
Cosco High Back September 25, 2007
Booster 22-209
Evenflo Tribute V September 25, 2007
379xxxx
Evenflo Medallion December 1, 1999
254
Evenflo Generations September 25, 200 7
352xxxx
Graco ComfortSport September 25, 2007
Graco Toddler Sa fety September 25, 2007
Seat Step 2
Graco Platinum Cargo September 25, 2007
_& WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make
sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on whenever a
child restraint is installed on the front pas­
senger seat and the ignition is switched
on.
- Never install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on. If the PAS­
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on the inflating airbag
will hit the child safety seat o r infant car­
rie r wi th great force and will smash the
child safety seat and child against the
backrest, door or roof . Have the airbag
system inspected immediately by your
Audi dealer.
@ Tips
The ch ild seats listed in categories A to C
have been statically tested by Audi only for
the Advanced Airbag function.
Child Sa fet y 133
Important safety instructions for us ing
child safety seats
Correct use of child safety seats substantially
reduces the risk of injury in an accident!
As the dr iver, you are responsible for the safe­
ty of everybody in the veh icle, especially ch il­
dren:
.. Always use the right child safety seat for
each child and always use it properly
r=;, page 135.
.. Always carefully fo llow the child safe ty seat
manufact urer's inst ruct ions on how to ro ute
the sa fe ty belt properly through the c hild
safety 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 mov ing
¢ page 138.
.. Push the ch ild safety seat down with your
full weight to get the safety be lt really tight
so that the seat cannot move fo rward o r
sideways more th an one inch
(2.5 cm).
Always remember: Even tho ugh your vehicle is
equipped with an Advan ced Airbag system, a
ch ild should always ride in the sea t properly
restrained for its age and s ize .
_& WARNING ,-= ~
Not using a child safety seat, using the
wrong child safety seat or improperly in­
stalling a ch ild restraint increases the risk
of ser ious personal injury and death.
- All vehicle occupants and especially chil­
dren must always be restrained properly
whenever riding i n a vehicle.
- An unrest rained or imp roper ly restrain­
ed ch ild ca n be injured or killed by be­
i ng th rown against the ins ide of the ve­
hicle or by being e jected from it during
a sudden maneuve r or impact.
- An unrest rained or improper ly res train ­
ed ch ild is at much greater risk of inj ury
or death by being struck by an inflating
airbag.
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134 Child Safety
-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 cushion. The child restraint must
not tip or lean to either side. Audi does
not recommend using child safety
seats that rest on legs or tube-like
frames. They do not provide 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 instructions provided by the manu­
facturer of the seat you are using .
- 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 an­
other passenger .
- Holding a child in your arms is never a
substitute for a child restraint system.
- The strongest person could not hold the child with the forces that exist in
an accident. The child will strike the in­
terior of the vehicle and can also be
struck by the passenger.
- The child and the passenger can also
injure each another in an accident.
- Never install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on . If the PAS­
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on the inflating airbag
will hit the child safety seat or infant car­
rier with great force and will smash the
child safety seat and child against the
backrest, door or roof. Have the airbag
system inspected immediately by your
Audi dealer.
- Forward-facing child safety seats instal­
led on the front passenger's seat can in- terfere with the airbag when it inflates
and cause serious injury to the child.
- 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 man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag.
-Always carefully follow the manufac­ turer's instructions provided with the
child safety seat or carrier.
- Always move the front passenger seat
into the rearmost position of the pas­
senger 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 pre­
vents 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 .
- 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
whenever using a child restrained in ave­
hicle is being used
¢ page 101, Safety
belts,
¢ page 109, Airbag system and
¢ page 130, Child Safety.
A WARNING
-To reduce the risk of serious injury, make
sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on whenever a
child restraint is installed on the front pas­
senger seat and the ignition is switched
on.
- Never install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

light comes on and stays on. If the PAS ­
S EN GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on the inflating airbag
will hit the child safety seat or infant car­
rier with great force and will smash the
child safety seat and child against the
backrest, door or roof. Have the airbag
system inspected immediately by your
Audi dealer.
Child safety seats
Infant seats
Babies and infants up to about one year old
and 20 lbs. or 9 kg need special rearward-fac­
ing child restraints that support the back,
neck and head in a crash.
I
Fig. 120 Rea rward-faci ng infant seat. properly instal·
led on the passe nger 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
¢ page 138.
.. Push the child safety seat down with your
full weight to get the safety belt rea lly tight
so tha t the seat cannot move forwa rd or
s ideways more than one inch (2.5 cm).
I nfants up to about one year (20 lbs. or 9 kg)
are best protected in special infant carriers
and chi ld safety seats designed for their age
group. Many experts believe that infants and
small children should ride only in special re­
straints in which the child faces the back of
the vehicle . These infant seats support the ba­
by's back, neck and head in a crash
¢ fig. 120.
Child S afety 13 5
A WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using th e
wrong child safety seat or improperly in­
stall ing a ch ild restraint increases the risk
of ser ious personal injury and death in a
crash.
- Never install a rear-fac ing ch ild restraint
in the forward-fac ing d irect ion. Such re­
straints are designed for the special
needs of infants and very small ch ildren
and cannot protect them properly if the
seat is forward-facing.
- Never install a rearward faci ng child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
un less the
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on. If the PA S­
SENGER AIR BA G OF F
light does not
come on and stay on the inflating a irbag
will hit the child safety seat or infant car·
rier w ith great force and w ill smash the
child safety seat and child against the
backrest, door or roof. Have t he airbag
sys tem inspected immedi ately by your
Aud i dea le r.
- Always read and heed al l WARNI NGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave­
hicle is being used
¢ page 101, Safety
belts, ¢ page 109, Airbag system
and
¢ page 130, Important things to know .
Convertible child safety seats
Properly used convertible child safety seats
can help protect toddlers and children over
age one who weigh between 20 and 40 lbs . (9
and 18 kg) in a crash.
Fig. 12 1 Sc hematic overv iew: instal lation of the seat
using the vehicle's safety belt system

136 Child Saf ety
.. When using the vehicle safety be lt to insta ll
a chi ld safety seat, you must first activate
the convertible locking retractor on the
safety belt to prevent the child safety seat
from moving¢
page 138.
• Push the child safety seat dow n with your
full weight to get the safety belt really t ight
so that the seat cannot move forward or s ideways more than one inch (2 .5 cm)
¢page 138.
A toddler or child is usually too large for an in­
fant restraint if it is more than one year o ld
and weighs more than
20 lbs. (9 k g).
Toddlers and child ren who are older than one
yea r up to about
4 yea rs old and weigh more
tha n
20 lbs. (9 kg) up to 40 lbs. (18 kg) must
a lways be prope rly restrained in a ch ild safety
seat certified for the ir s ize and we ight
¢ fig . 121.
.&_ WARNING
Not using a ch ild safety seat, using the
wrong chi ld safety seat or improper ly in­
stal ling a child restraint increases the risk
of serious personal injury and death in a
co llision or other eme rgency s ituation .
- Children on the front seat of any car,
even w ith Advanced A irbags, can be seri­
ous ly injured or even killed when an a ir­
bag inflates . A child in a rearward-facing
c hild safety seat installed on the front
passenge r seat w il l be seriously injured
and can be killed if the fron t air bag in­
flates -even with an Advanced Airbag
S ystem .
-
-The inflating a irbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier w ith g reat
force and w ill smash the ch ild safety seat
and child against the backrest, door or
roof.
- Never install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenge r seat
unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on. If the PAS­
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
com e on a nd stay on have the airbag sys- tern inspected immediate
ly by you r Audi
dea le r.
- Always rea d and heed all WAR NINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave­
hicle is being used¢
page 101, Safety
belts ,¢ page 109, Airbag system
and
¢ page 130, Important things to know.
.&_ WARNING
-If exceptional circ umstances require the
use of a fo rward-facing child restraint on
the front passenge r's seat, the child's safe­
ty and we ll-being require that the follow­
i ng spec ial prec autions be ta ken:
- Make sure t he forward- facing seat has
been designed and cert ified by its m anu­
facturer fo r use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag.
- Always follow the manuf acturer 's in­
structions p rov ided with the ch ild safety
seat o r infant ca rr ier .
- Always move the fron t passenger se at in­
to the rearmost position of the passen ­
ger seat's fore and aft adjustment range,
an d as far away from the airbag as possi­
b le before installing the ch ild restraint.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from being moved to the rearmost pos ition in its
fore and aft ad justment range .
-Always make sure the bac krest is in an
upright pos ition.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
li ght comes on and stays on all the
time wheneve r the ignit ion is switched
on .
-If the light does not stay on, perform the
checks ¢
page 119, Monitoring the Ad­
vanced Airbag System .
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on have the
airbag system inspec ted immediately by
your Aud i dea le r.
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138 Child Saf ety
,8. WARNING
Not using a booster seat, using the boos­
ter seat improperly, incorrectly install ing a
booster seat or using the vehicle safety
belt improperly increases the risk of seri­
ous personal injury and death in a collision
or other eme rgency s ituation. To help re­
duce the risk of serious persona l injury
and/or death:
- T he shoulder belt must lie as close to the
center of the child· s collar bone as possi ­
ble and must lie 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 t ighten if
necessary .
- Failure to properly route safety belts over a ch ild's body will cause severe inju­
ries in an acc ident or other emergency
situation
¢ page 101 .
-Children on the front seat of any car,
even with Advanced A irbags, can be seri­
ous ly inju red or even killed when an a ir­
bag inflates.
- Never let a child stand or knee l on the
seat.
- Never let a child ride in the cargo a rea of
yo ur vehicle.
- Always remember that a ch ild lean ing
forward, sitting sideways or out of posi­
t ion in any way during an acc ident can be
struck by a deploying airbag. This will re­
sult in serious personal injury or death.
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of excep­
tional circumstances the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light must come on and
stay on, whenever the ignition is switch­
ed on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, perform
the checks described
¢page 119, Moni­
toring the Advanced Airbag System .
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on whenever
-
the ignition is switched on the inflating
airbag w ill hit the child safety seat or in­
fant carrier with great force and will smash the child safety seat and child
aga inst the backrest, door or roof. Have
the airbag system inspected immed iately
by your Audi dea ler.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave­
h icle is being used
¢page 101, Safety
belts,
¢ page 109, Airbag system and
¢ page 130, Important things to know .
Installing a child safety
seat
Securing a child safety seat using a
safety belt
Safety belts for the front passenger can be
locked with the convertible locking retractor
to properly secure child safety seats.
T he safety belts emergency locking retracto rs
for the front passenger's seat safety belt have
a convertible locking retracto r for child re­
straints. The safety be lt must be locked so
that belt webbing cannot unreel. The retrac­
tor can be activated to lock the safety belt and
prevent the safety be lt webbing from loosen ­
ing up during normal driving. A child safety
seat can only be properly installed when the
safety belt is locked so that the child and child safety seat wi ll stay in place .
Always remember: Even though your vehicle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, a
child should always ride in the seat properly
restrained for its age and s ize.
,8. WARNING
Imp roperly installed chi ld safety seats in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury
and death in a collision.
- Always ma ke sure that the safety belt re­
tractor is loc ked when insta lling a child
safety seat . An un locked safety belt re -
tractor cannot hold the child safety seat ..,_

in place during normal driving or in a
crash.
- Always buck le the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not sitting in it.
A loose ch ild safety seat can fly around
dur ing a sudden stop or in a col lision
- The inflating a irbag w ill hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier w ith great
force and w ill smash the ch ild safety seat
and child against the backrest, door or
roof.
- Forward -fac ing ch ild safety seats or in ­
fant ca rr iers installed on the front pas­
senger 's seat may inte rfe re with the de­
ployment of the airbag and cause se rious
injury to the ch ild.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever u sing a child rest rained in ave­
hicle is being used~
page 130 . Special
precautions apply when installing a ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat
~ page 110, Child restraints on the front
seat -some important things to know.
A WARNING
-
Always take special precautions if you
must install a forward or rearward-facing
child restraint on the front passenger's
seat in except ional situat ions :
- Whenever a forward or rearward-facing
child restraint is installed on the front
passenge r 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 119, Moni­
toring the Advanced Airbag System.
- If the PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and s tay on whenever
the ignition is switched on the inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat or in­
fant carr ier with great force and wi ll
smash the ch ild safety seat and chi ld
against the backrest, door or roof. Have
the a irbag system inspected immediately
by your Audi dealer .
Child Safet y 139
-Improper installation of chi ld restraints
can reduce their effectiveness or even
prevent them from providing any protec­
tion .
- An improperly installed ch ild restra int
can interfere with the airbag as it de­ ploys and seriously injure or even k ill the
child.
- Always carefully follow the manufactur­
er 's instructions prov ided with the child
safety seat or carrier .
- Never p lace add itiona l items on the seat
that can increase the total weight reg is­
tered by the weight-sensing mat and can cause injury in a crash.
A WARNING
Forward-facing child restraints:
- Always make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and certified by
its manufacture r for use on a front seat
with a passenger fron t and s ide a irbag.
- Never put the fo rward-facing child re­
s traint up, against o r ve ry nea r the in­
strument panel.
- Always move the passenge r seat into its
rearmost pos ition in the seat's fore and
aft adj ustment range, as fa r away from
the airbag as possible before installing
the forward-fac ing ch ild restraint . The
backrest must be ad justed to an upright
position.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
li ght comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignit ion is switched
on.
A WARNING
Rearward -facing child restraints:
- A child in a rearward-facing child safety
seat insta lled on the front passenger
seat will be seriously in ju red and can be
killed if the front airbag inflates -even
with an Advanced A irbag System .
- The inflating airbag will h it the ch ild
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smas h the child safety seat .,. •
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140 Child Saf ety
and child against the backrest, door or
ro of.
- Always be especially careful if you mu st
ins tall a rearward facing c hild safety seat
on the front passenger seat in exception­
al circumstanc es.
- Make sure that the
PA SS ENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
t ime w henever the ignition is switched
on.
- Never install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on. If the PAS·
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on h ave the airbag sys­
tem inspec ted immediately by your Aud i
dealer .
Activating the convertible locking
retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to se­
cure a child restraint.
A lways heed the child sa fety seat man ufactur­
er's instructions when ins talling a chi ld re­
straint in your vehicle . To activate the conver ­
tib le locking retractor:
., Place the child restrain t on a seat .
., Slow ly pull the be lt
all the wa y out.
., Route it around or through the chi ld re ­
stra int be lt path
c:> ,&. .
., Push the child safety seat down with your
full weight to get the safety belt rea lly t ight.
., In sert the be lt tongue into the buckle fo r
t h at seating posi tion.
., Gu ide the safety be lt back into the retracto r
u nt il the belt lies flat a nd snug on the chi ld
sa fe ty seat.
., You should hear a "clicking" noise as the
belt winds bac k into the ine rtia reel. Test the
conve rtible locking retractor by pull ing on
the be lt . You should no longer be able to
pull the belt out of the retractor. The con­
vertib le lock ing retractor is now act ivated. .,
Ma ke s ure that the red release button is fac ­
ing away from the child rest raint so that it
can be unbuckled q uick ly .
., Pull on the belt to make sure the safety be lt
is properly tight and fastened so that the
seat ca nnot move forward or sideways more
t han one inch (2.5 cm) .
A WARNING
Using the wrong child res traint o r an i m­
pr operly ins talled chi ld restraint can cause
se rious pe rsonal injury or death in a crash.
- Always ma ke sure that the safety belt re-
trac to r i s lo cked when insta lling a child
safety seat . An un locked safety bel t re­
tracto r cannot hold the child safety seat
in place dur ing no rma l dr iving o r in a
crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a ch ild is not sitt ing in it.
A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat backrest to
which the child restraint is installed is in
an upright pos ition. Otherw ise, the seat­
back with the ch ild safety seat attached
to it could fly forward in the event of an
accident o r othe r emergency situation.
- Always read and heed all WAR NIN GS
wheneve r using a child res trained in ave­
h icle is being used
c:> page 130. Special
p re ca utions apply when insta lling a child
safe ty se at on the fron t passenger seat
<=> page 110, Child restraints on the front
seat -some important things to know .
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
-
The convertible locking retractor for child re­
straints will be deactivated automatically when the belt is wound all the way back into
the retractor.
., Press the red b utton on the safety belt buck­
le . The belt tong ue will pop out of the b uck­
le .
., Guide the safety be lt all the way back into
its stowed position .

Always let the safety belt retract completely
into its stowed position . The safety belt can
now be used as an ord inary safety belt with ­
out the convert ible locking retractor for child
restra ints.
If the convertible locking retractor shou ld be
activated inadvertently, the safety belt m ust
be unfastened and guided completely back in­
to its stowed position to deactivate th is fea­
ture .
If the convertible locking retractor is not
deactivated, the safety belt will g radually be­
come tighter and uncomfo rtab le to wear .
.8, WARNING
Improperly insta lled child safety seats in­
cre ase the risk of ser ious personal inju ry
and death in a collision.
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deac ti­
va te the convert ib le lo ck ing ret ra ctor for
child restrain ts while the veh icle is mov ­
ing. You would not be restrained and
cou ld be seriously injured in an accident.
- Always read and heed all WARN INGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave­
hicle is being used¢
page 130. Special
precautions apply when installing a ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat
¢ page 110, Child restraints on the front
seat -some important things to know.
Additional Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
.
There are a number of sources of additional
i n formation about ch ild restraint select ion, in­
stallat ion and use:
NHTSA advises that the best child safety seat
is the one that fits your child and fits in your
ve hicle, and that you will use correctly and
consistently .
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Admin­
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switched on all the time. In certain situations
when you need less traction, you can switch
off ESC by pressing the button
lru. Be sure to
switch ESC on again when you no longer need
less traction.
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
ABS prevents the wheels from locking up
when braking . The vehicle can still be steered
even during hard braking . Apply steady pres ­
sure to the brake pedal. Do not pump the ped­
al. A pulsing in the brake pedal indicates that
the system is helping you to brake the vehicle.
Brake assist system
The brake assist system can decrease braking
d istance. It increases braking power when the
driver presses the brake pedal quickly in emer­
gency si tuations. You must press and hold the
brake pedal until the situation is over .
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
ASR reduces engine power when the drive
wheels begin to spin and adapts the force to
the road condit ions. This makes it easier to
start, accelerate and drive up hills.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
The EDL brakes wheels that are spinning and
transfers the drive power to the other drive
wheel or whee ls if the vehicle is equipped with
all-wheel drive*. This function is available up
to about 60 mph (100 km/h) .
In extreme cases, EDL automat ica lly switches
off to help keep the brake on the braked wheel
from overheating. EDL w ill switch on again au­
tomatically when conditions have returned to
normal.
..&, WARNING
- ESC, ABS, ASR and EDL cannot overcome
th e laws of physics. This is especially im ­
portant on slippery or wet roads.
If the
systems begin acting to stabilize your ve­
hicle, you should immediately change
your speed to match the road and traffic
condit ions. Do not let the increased safe­
ty provided by these systems tempt you
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to take risks. Doing so will increase the
risk of a lo ss of vehicle control, co llision
and serious personal injuries.
- Always adapt your speed to road, traffic
and weather conditions. The risk of los­
ing control of the vehicle increases when
driving too fast, especially through
curves and on slippery or wet roads, and
when driving too close to vehicles up
ahead. ESC, ABS, the brake assist sys­
tem, EDL and ASR cannot prevent colli­
sions.
- Always accelerate with special care on
even, smooth surfaces such as those that
are wet or covered with ice and snow.
The drive wheels can spin even with
these assistance systems that cannot al ­
ways he lp to reduce the risk of loss of ve­
hicle control.
@ Tips
- ABS and ASR only work correct ly when
all four whee ls are equipped with identi­
cal tires. D ifferent tire si zes can lead to a
reduction in engine power.
- You may hear noises when the systems
described are working.
- If the ind icator lightD] orE (USA
models)/ [iJ (Canada models) appears,
there may be a malfunction¢
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Switching on and off
ESC turns on au tomatically when you start
the engine.
Fig . 123 Ce nter conso le: ESC OFF butto n