2023 Audi e-tron Owner’s Manual

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Correct positioning for children

Always secure children in a child safety seat designed for the body size, weight, and age of the child. You can secure child safety seats in your vehicle using the lower LATCH anchors or the safety belts. You can also secure child safety seats to the top tether anchor. Depending on the child safety seat, it may also be necessary to secure it to the top tether anchor. In Canada, securing forward- facing child safety seats to the top tether anchors is required by law.

Always transport children in the rear seats
Accident statistics show that children that are secured correctly in the rear seats are safer than in front seats. Always transport children in suitable child safety seats secured on the rear seats.

In exceptional circumstances: transporting children in the front passenger’s seat
If exceptional circumstances require the child safety seat to be placed on the front passenger’s seat, then the front passenger’s airbag must be deactivated. Please note the important information for this @ page 73, Advanced airbag system. If you must secure a forward-facing child safety seat, move the front passenger’s seat as far back as possible so that it is as far as possible from the front passenger’s airbag. While doing this, make sure the seat can be adjusted all the way.

Only switch to a larger child safety seat when absolutely necessary
Switch to a larger child safety seat only when absolutely necessary. Secure your child using a safety belt without a child safety seat only if all of the following statements are true:

• The child is large enough to sit upright in the seat
• The child is able to sit with his or her back resting completely on the seat backrest
• The child is able to sit with his or her knees bent over the edge of the seat surface
• The child is able to sit with both of his or her feet completely touching the floor in the footwell
• The lap portion of the safety belt lies flat and securely over the hip area and never over the stomach
• The shoulder portion of the safety belt lies flat and securely over the center of the shoulder and the chest, and never under the arm, behind the back, or over the neck or face.
• The child is able to maintain this seating position throughout the entire trip

Read and follow the important information and warnings regarding the correct use of safety belts @ page 67.

Tips 

• Child safety seats can also be secured to seats with side airbags. In the event of an accident, children can also be protected by the side airbags if the child is correctly secured in a suitable child safety seat that is attached correct ly.
• The lower LATCH anchors as well as the safety belt may be required to correctly install some child safety seats. Using both at the same time is permitted, provided that the fasteni ng systems or safety belts do not impair those in an adjacent seating positien.
• All child safety seats are constructed so that they can be secured using the lap safety belt in the vehicle.
• Child safety seats with a load leg can only be secured to the outer rear seats and to the front passenger’s seat.

Securing child safety seats to the lower LATCH anchors

In the United States and Canada, child safety seats can be secured without safety belts using the LATCH system. LATCH stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children. In Canada, similar systems are called UCRA, LUAS, or UAS. The lower LATCH anchors in your vehicle are located on the outer seats of the rear bench seat between the seat surface and the backrest. These seating locations each have two lower LATCH anchors that can be used to secure a LATCH child safety seat. Marking points with a 9 fig. 64 symbol are located on the covers for the lower LATCH anchors. You can locate the LATCH anchors using the marking points.

• Activate the child safety lock 9 page 45.
• Remove the cover from both lower LATCH anchors.
• If you secure a child safety seat to the rear seat, secure any unused safety belts that are within reach of the child 9 .&. in Securing child safety seats with a safety belt on page 79.
• Secure the child safety seat according to the child safety seat manufacturer instructions.
• Pullon the child safety seat to check if both sides are engaged correctly in the LATCH anchors.
• If possible, also secure the child safety seat to the respective top tether anchor on the seat 9 page 79.

Securing child safety seats with a safety belt
Observe the safety precautions Q page 75. The front passenger’s seat is a dangerous location for a child, even with an advanced airbag system. If exceptional circumstances require the child safety seat to be placed on the front passenger’s seat, then the front passenger’s airbag must be deactivated. Please note the important information for this Q page 77, Correct positioning for children and 9 page 73, Advanced airbag system.

Securing child safety seats

• Activate the child safety lock Q page 45.
• If you secure a child safety seat to the rear seat, secure any unused safety belts that are within reach of the child Q ,&., Q page 80.
• If you secure a child safety seat to the front passenger’s seat, adjust the front passenger’s seat to the highest position.
• Secure the child safety seat according to the child safety seat manufacturer instructions.
• If necessary, activate the belt retractor lock Q page 78, Activating the belt retractor lock.
• If the child safety seat is secured on the front passenger’s seat, adjust the front passenger’s seat backrest until it rests flat against the child safety seat. Also make sure that the upper safety belt fixture is behind the child safety seat.
• If you secure a child safety seat on the rear seat, also secure it to the correct top tether anchor if possible q page 79.

Activating the belt retractor lock
If you secure a child safety seat using the vehicle safety belt, you must activate the belt retractor lock. Follow the child safety seat manufacturer’s instructions. The belt retractor lock prevents the safety belt from becoming loose while driving, which could result in the child safety seat no longer being adequately secured.

• Secure the child safety seat according to the child safety seat manufacturer’s instructions. While doing so, pull out the safety belt. Insert the safety belt into the belt latch that belongs
  to that seat untit iaudlibl y locks.
• Pull the upper belt out completely and then allow it to retract. You will hear a clicking sound while the belt is retracting. It will not be possible to pull the safety belt out any farther.
• Push the child safety seat into the seat and allow the belt to retract more.
• Make sure that the child safety seat cannot move more than 1 inch (2.5 cm).

Deactivating the belt retractor lock

• Unbuckle the safety belt from the belt latch.
• Remove the child safety seat according to the manufacturer instructions.
• Allow the safety belt to retract completely. The belt retractor lock is deactivated.

Additionally securing a child safety seat to the top tether anchor

Observe the safety precautions c:, page 75. There is a top tether anchor behind every seat in the rear bench seat to additionally secure a child safety seat with an upper belt.

• Move the head restraint behind the child safety seat upward.
• Secure the child safety seat according to the child safety seat manufacturer instructions.
• Guide the upper belt on the child safety seat under the head restraint or along both sides of it and toward the rear (depending on the child safety seat model).
• Fasten the belt to the top tether anchor c:,fig. 66. While doing this, make sure the belt is not twisted and is not running over any sharp edges.
• Pull the belt tightly so that the child safety seat rests at the top of the seat backrest.
• If necessary, move the head restraint behind the child safety seat downward.

Securing unused safety belts on the rear bench seat

If a child safety seat is used on the rear bench seat, the child must not be able to reach any safety belts that are not being used. Secure safety belts that are within reach of the child.

• If you secure a child safety seat to the LATCH anchors, fasten the safety belt on the seat where the child safety seat is installed using the seat’s safety belt latch.
• If you secure a child’s safety seat to one of the outer seats, fasten the safety belt for the center seat in its latch.
• Activate the belt retractor lock on the fastened safety belts. To do this, pull the upper belt out completely and then allow it to retract. You will hear a clicking sound while the belt is retracting. It will not be possible to pull the safety belt out any farther.
• Make sure the fastened safety belt does not block access to the LATCH anchors. Otherwise, it may not be possible to secure the child’s safety ‘seat to the LATCH anchors correctly.

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