Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 218

Child safety
"' Route it around or through the child restraint
belt path
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"' Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight.
"' Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that
seating position .
"'Guide 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 child 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 .5 cm).
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WARNING
Using the wrong child restraint 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 .
- Always make sure the seat backrest to which
the child restraint is installed is in an up-
right position. Otherwise, the seatback with
the child safety seat attached 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
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page 205.
Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
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page 182, Child
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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 automa tically 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 into
its stowed position . The safety belt can now be
used as an ordinary safety belt without the con-
vertible locking retractor for ch ild restraints.
If the convertible locking retractor should be ac-
tivated inadvertently, the safety belt must be un-
fastened and guided completely back into its
stowed position to deactivate this feature . If the
convertible locking retractor is not deactivated,
the safety belt will gradually become tighter and
uncomfortable to wear.
A
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
would not be restrained and could be seri-
ously injured in an accident.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used
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page 205 .
Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
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page 182, Child
restraints on the front seat - some impor-
tant things to know.