Additional Information - Audi R8 Spyder 2012 Owner's Manual

A loose 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 with 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 rest rain ed in ave-
hicle is being used
~page 130 .
Spec ial
precautions apply when installing a ch ild
safety sea t on the fron t pa ssenge r sea t
~ page 111, Child restrain ts on the fron t
seat - some import ant 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.
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Press the red button on the safety belt
buck le . The belt tongue will pop out of the
buck le.
~ Guide the safety belt all the way back into
its stowed posit ion.
Always let the safety belt retract comp lete ly
into its stowed posit ion. The safety belt can
now be used as an ord inary safety belt with-
out the convert ible locking retractor for chi ld
restra ints .
If the convert ible locking retractor s hou ld be
activated inadvertently, 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 loc king retractor is not
deactivated, t he safe ty belt will g radua lly be-
come t ighter and uncomfo rt ab le t o wear .
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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 141
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deacti-
vate the convertible locking retracto r 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 a ll WARNINGS
wheneve r us ing a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used
Q
page 130 .
Special
prec a utions app ly wh e n insta lling a child
safety sea t on t he fro nt passe nger seat
Q
page 111, 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 a bout child rest ra int se lect ion, in-
stalla t ion a nd 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 correc tl y 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.safe kids .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 or call
1 (613) 998-8616 if you are in the Ottawa
area
www.tc .gc.ca/ roadsafe ty
Audi Customer Relations
Tel.: (800) 822-2834
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