Audi TT Coupe 2009 Owner's Manual page 172

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WARNING (continued )
• An improperly worn safety belt will not provide the best protec-
tion in a crash and may cause serious personal injury. Always
make sure that children and other vehicle occupants properly
wear available restraint system s. Carefully follow the instructions
provided by the manufacturers of child restraints . •
Installing a child safety seat
Securing a child safety seat using a safety
belt
Safety bel ts for th e rear sea ts and the front passenger can
be l ocked w i th th e co nv erti ble lo cking ret racto r to prop-
erly secu re chi ld safety sea ts.
The saf et y belts eme rgency loc ki ng retr act o rs for th e rear seat s
saf ety belts an d for t he front pass enger's seat safety be lt have a
co nve rti ble lock ing retracto r f or ch ild rest raint s. The saf et y b elt
must be loc ked so t hat belt we bb ing cannot un reel. Th e ret ract or
can be activated to lock the safety be lt and p revent the safety be lt
w eb bing fr o m loos enin g up d ur ing nor m al dr ivi ng . A child safe ty
seat can only be properly instal led when the safety belt is locked so
th at the chi ld a nd chi ld safe ty seat w ill st ay in p lace.
Al ways rem e mbe r: Even t hough you r vehic le is equ ipped with an
A dva nced A irb ag syst em, all c hil d ren, esp ec ially th ose 12 years and
youn ger, shou ld always ride in the back seat prop erl y rest rained for
thei r age and size .
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WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats increase the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a collision.
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WARNING (continued)
• Always make sure that the safety belt retractor is locked when
installing a child safety seat . An unlocked safety belt retractor
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 collision
• If the backrest is not securely latched, the child and the child
restraint will be thrown forward together with the backrest and
will strike parts of the vehicle interior . The child can be seriously
injured or killed .
• Never install rear-facing child safety seats or infant carriers on
the front passenger seat . A child will be seriously injured and can
be killed when the passenger airbag inflates .
• The inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat or infant
carrier with great force and will smash the child safety seat and
child against the backrest, door or roof .
• Always install rear -facing child safety seats or infant carriers on
the rear seat.
• Forward-facing child safety seats or infant carriers installed on
the front passenger's seat may interfere with the deployment of
the airbag and cause serious injury to the child.
• It is safer to install a forward-facing child safety seat on the rear
seat .
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used => page 159. Special precau -
tions apply when installing a child safety seat on the front
passenger seat => page 139, " Child restraints on the front seat -
some important things to know" . ._