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Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child re-
straints will be deactiva ted automatically
when the belt is wound all the way back into
the retractor.
" Press the red button on t he safe ty belt buc k-
le. The bel t tongue w ill pop out of the buck -
le.
" Guide the safety be lt all the way back into
its stowed pos ition .
Always let t he safety belt retrac t complete ly
into its stowed pos it ion . The safety belt can
now be used as an ordinary safety belt with -
out the convert ible locking ret ractor for chi ld
rest ra ints .
If the conver t ible locking retractor shou ld be
activated inadve rtently , the safety belt m ust
be unfastened and guided comp letely back in-
to its stowed position to deactivate th is fea-
ture. If the conver t ible locking retractor is not
deactivated, the safety belt will gradually be-
come tighter and u ncomfo rtable to wea r.
A
WARNING
Imprope rly insta lled child saf ety seats in-
crease th e risk of ser ious perso nal inju ry
and de ath in a colli sion.
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deacti-
vat e the convert ible locking retr actor for
child rest rain t s while the veh icle is mov-
ing. You would not be rest rained an d
cou ld be ser iously injure d in an accident.
- Always read and hee d all WARNINGS
whenever using a child rest rained in ave -
hicle is being use d ¢
page 136.
Spec ial
precautions apply when installing a ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat
¢
page 116, Child restraints on the front
seat - some important things to know .
Child Sa f et y
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Additional
Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There a re a number of sources of add itiona l
information abo ut child restraint se lection, in-
stallation and use :
NHTSA advises t hat t he bes t ch ild safety seat
is the one that fit s your chi ld and fits in your
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 -3 2 7-42 36 (TIY: 1-800-4 24 -9153)
www. n hts a .gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 66 2-0600
www.safe kids.o rg
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 7 4 5-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 74 7-SANO (Span ish)
www. carseat .org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1 (800) 333-037 1 or call
1 (613) 99 8-8616 if you are in the Ottawa
area
www.tc.gc. ca/ road safety
Audi Customer CARE
Tel.: (800) 82 2-2834
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