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& WA RNI NG (continued)
• Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in place even if a
child is not sitting in it . A loo se 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 up right position and securely latched into place
and cannot fold forward . Otherwise, the seat back with the child
safety seat attached to it could fly forward in the event of an acci·
dent or other emergency situation.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS wheneve r using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used =>
page 207. Special precau-
tions apply when installing a child safety seat on the front
passenger s eat =>
page 187, "Child restraints on the front seat -
some important things to know". •
Deactivating the convertible Locking
retractor
The convertible locking retrac tor for child restraints will
be deactivated automatically when the belt is wound all
the way back into the retractor .
- Press t he red butto n on t he safety be lt buckle . The belt
to ngue will pop out of t he buckle.
- Guide the safety belt all the way back int o its stowed posi-
t ion .
Always let the safety be lt retract comple t ely into it s st owed position .
The safety bel t can now be used as an ord inary safety belt without the
convertib le locking ret ractor for child rest raints.
If th e convertible locking retractor should be activated inadve rtently,
the safety be lt must be unfastened and guided comp letely back into
it s st owe d position to de act ivat e th is fe ature. If t he convert ible
locking retractor is not deact ivated , the safety belt will gradua lly
become t igh t er a nd uncomfo rt able to we ar .
& WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats increase the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a collision.
• Never unfasten the safety belt to deactivate the convertible
locking retractor for child restraints while the vehicle is moving.
You would not be restrained and could be seriou sly injured in an
accident .
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever us ing a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used =>
page 207. Special precau·
tions apply when installing a child s afety seat on the front
passenger seat =>
page 18 7, "Child restraints on the front seat -
some important things to know ". •