Additional Information - Audi R8 Spyder 2011 Owner's Manual

A loos e chi ld safety seat can fly around
dur ing a sudden stop or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat backrest to
wh ich the child restraint is installed is in
an upr ight position . Otherwise, the seat-
back wit h the child safety seat attached
to it could fly forward in the event of an
acc ident or other emergency situat ion.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave -
hicle is being used
~ page 138.
Spec ial
precautions apply when installing a ch ild
safety sea t on the fron t passenge r sea t
~ page 119, Child restrain ts 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 be lt tongue will pop out of the buck -
le.
~ Guide the sa fety belt all the way ba ck into
its stowed posit ion.
Always let the safety belt ret ract comp lete ly
into its stowed posit ion. The safe ty belt ca n
now be used as an ord inary safety bel t wit h-
out the convert ible locking retractor for chi ld
restra ints .
If the convert ible locking retractor shou ld be
act ivated inadver t en t ly, the safety belt must
be unfastened and guided completely back in-
to its stowed position to deactivate th is fea-
ture . If the convertib le locking retractor is not
deactivated, t he safety belt will g radually be-
come t ighter and uncomfo rtab le to wear .
A
WARNING
Imprope rly insta lled child sa fet y seats in-
crease the risk of ser ious personal inju ry
and death in a collision.
Child Sa f et y 149
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deacti-
vate the convertible locking retractor for
child restraints while the vehicle is mov -
ing. You would not be restrained and
could be serious ly inju red in an accide nt .
- Always read a nd heed all WARNINGS
wheneve r us ing a child restrained in ave -
hicle is being used
Q
page 138 .
Special
prec a utions app ly when insta lling a child
safety sea t on t he fron t passenger seat
Q
page 119, Child restraints on the fron t
seat - some important things to know.
Additional Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
The re a re a number of sources of additiona l
informa t ion abo ut child rest ra int se lect ion , in-
stalla t ion and use:
NHTSA advises that t he best ch ild safety seat
is the one t hat fits you r ch ild and fits in you r
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 -327 -4236 (TTY: 1-800 -424 -9153)
www. n htsa .gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 662-0600
www.safek ids .org
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 7 45-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 747-SANO (Span is h)
www.carseat .org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1 (800) 333-03 71 o r call
1 (613) 998-8616 if you are in the Ottawa
area
www.tc .gc.ca/ roadsafety
Audi Customer CARE
Tel.: (800) 822-2834
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