Audi 100 Quattro, Owner'S Manual

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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
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WARNING continued
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The belts must be Kept clean as
otherwise the retractors may not work
property (also see "Vehicle care",
page 97).
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Never bleach or dye safety belts.
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Do not allow safety bells to retract
until they are completely dry
Child safety
WARNING
AH vehicle occupants and especially
children should be restrained when
ever riding In cars. Holding a child in
your arms is not a substitute for a
child restraint system. In an accident,
a child held in a person's arms can be
struck or crushed by any unrestrained
rider. An unrestrained child could also
be injured by striking the interior, or
by being ejected from the vehicle
during a sudden maneuver or impact
Do not allow children to stand or
kneel on the seat. A child restraint
system can help protect a child in a
car.
Accident statistics have shown that
children are generally safer in the rear
seat area than in the front seating
positions.
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 accident
situations. Commercially available child seats are
required to comply with U.S. Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 213 (or in Canada, CMVSS
213). These standards include
installation requirements which utilize
a tap belt or the lap portion of a
combination lap-shoulder belt such as
that installed in your vehicle.
Should these safety belts be too
short, a special lap belt adapter is
available from your Audi dealer.
When purchasing a child restraint,
select one which properly fits your
child and your car.
Only use child restraint systems
which fully contact the flat portion of
the seat cushion. The child seat must
not tip or lean to either side. We do
not recommend the use of child seats
which rest on legs or tube-like frames
because they do not provide adequate
contact with the seat.