precauti ons apply when installing a child
safety seat on t he front passen ger seat
Q page 112, 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 button on the safety belt buck-
le. The belt tongue will pop out of the buck-
le.
.,. Guide the safety bel t all t he way back into
its stowed posit ion.
Always let the safety belt retract complete ly
into its stowed posit ion. The safe ty belt can
now be used as an o rdinary safety be lt wit h-
ou t the convert ible locking retractor for chi ld
restra ints.
If t he conver t ible locking ret racto r shou ld be
activated inadve rten t ly, the safety bel t must
be unfastened and guided completely ba ck in-
to its stowed position to deactivate this fea -
ture. If the convertib le locking retractor is not
deactivated, the safety be lt will gradually be-
come tighter and uncomfortable to wear.
A WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats in-
crease the risk of ser ious perso nal injury
and death in a collision.
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deacti-
vat e the convert ible locking ret ractor for
child restraints while the veh icle is mov-
ing. You would not be rest rained and
could be ser iously injure d in a n accident.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child rest rained in ave-
hicle is being use d
Qpage 132. Special
precautions apply when installing a ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat
Q page 112, Child restraints on the front
seat - some important things to know.
Child Sa f et y 143
Additional Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additiona l
information abo ut child restraint se lection, in-
stallation and use :
NHTSA advises t hat t he bes t ch ild safety seat
is the one that fit s your chi ld and fits in your
vehicle, and that you will use correct ly and
consistently.
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-
istration
Tel.: 1-888 -3 2 7-42 36 (TIY: 1-800-4 24 -9153)
www. n hts a .gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 66 2-0600
www.safe kids.o rg
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 7 4 5-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 74 7-SANO (Span ish)
www.carseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1 (800) 333-037 1 or call
1 (613) 998-8616 if you are in the Ottawa
area
ht tp://www.t c.gc.ca/e ng/ road safety/
menu .htm
Audi Customer Relation s
Tel.: (800) 82 2-28 34
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