Audi TT Coupe 2016 - Activating the Convertible Locking Retractor; Deactivating the Convertible Locking Retractor

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Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufacturer's
instructions when installing a child restraint in
your vehicle. To activate the convertible locking
retractor:
.. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear seat.
.. Slowly pull the belt all the way out .
.. Route it around or through the child restraint
belt path <:!> .&,. .
"' Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight.
.. Inse rt the belt tongue into the buckle for that
seat ing pos ition .
.. Gu i de the safety belt back into the retractor un-
til
the belt lies flat and snug on the child safety
seat.
.. You should hear a "clicking" noise as the belt
winds back into the inertia reel. Test the con-
vertible locking retractor by pulling on the belt.
You should no longer be able to pull the belt
out of the retractor. The convertible locking re-
tractor is now activated .
.. Make sure that the red release button is facing
away from
the ch i ld restraint so that it can be
unbuckled quickly.
.. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly
tight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward and sideways more than
1 in (2.S cm).
.&_ WARNING
Us ing the wrong child restra i nt or an improp -
erly installed child restraint can cause serious
personal injury or death in a crash.
- Always
make sure that the safety belt re-
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retrac-
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place
during
normal driving or in a crash.
- 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 crash.
Child safety
- 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 seatback with the child safety seat at-
tached to it could fly forward in the event of
an accident or other emergency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being
used <:!>page 212. Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat <:!> page 189, Child
restraints on the front seat- some impor-
tant 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 re-
tractor.
.. Press the red button on the safety belt buckle.
The
belt tongue will pop out of the buckle.
.. Guide the safety belt all the way back into its
stowed position.
Always
let the safety belt retract completely in to
its stowed position. The safety belt can now be
used as an ordinary safety belt without the con-
vertible locking retractor for child restraints .
If the convertible locking retractor should be ac-
t i vated inadvertently, the safety belt must be un-
fastened and guided comp l ete ly back i nto its
stowed position to deactivate th is feature. If the
convertible locking retractor is not deactivated,
the safety belt will gradually become t i ghter and
uncomfortable to wear.
.&. WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision.
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- Never unfasten the safety belt to deactivate
the convertible locking retractor for child re-
straints while the vehicle is moving. You
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