Child Seats - Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual

Child safety
seat if the device is connected to the 12-
volt socket or the cigarette lighter socket.
- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or
otherwise added to the front passenger
seat, never install any child restraint sys-
tem on this seat .
- Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or oth-
er liqu ids on the front passenger seat
cushion .
- Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electron ic games de -
vice, power inverter or seat heater for
child seats). These may influence the elec-
trical capacitance measured by the capaci-
tive passenge r detection system and can
also fly around in an accident and cause
serio us personal injury.
- Always buck le the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can f ly around during
a sudden stop or in a coll is ion .
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
ever using a child restrained in a veh icle is
being used ¢
page 174, Safety belts,
¢ page 181, Airbag system
and
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page 205, Child safety.
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WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light
comes on and stays on whenever a child re-
st raint is installed on the front passenger seat
and t he ignition is sw itched on.
- Never install a reward fac ing ch ild safety
seat on t he front passenger seat if the PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
'i;
light does not
turn on a nd stay on .
- Have the airbag system inspe cted by your
aut horized Aud i dealer immediately .
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Child seats
Infant seats
Babies and infants up to about one year old and
20 lbs or 9 kg need special rearward-facing child
restraints that support the bock, neck and head
in a crash.
Fig. 154 Rearward-facing infan t sea t, prop erly installed on
t he passenger seat
.,. When usi ng the vehicle safety belt to install a
child safety seat, you must first activate the
convertib le locking retractor on the safety belt
to prevent the child safety seat from moving
¢ page 214.
.,. Push the ch ild safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight so that
the seat cannot move forward and sideways
more than l in (2 .5 cm).
Infants up to about one year (20 lbs or 9 kg) are
best protected in special infant carriers and child
safety seats designed for their age group. Many
experts believe that infants and small ch ildren
should ride only in special restra ints in wh ich the
child faces the back of the vehicle. These infant
seats support the baby's back, neck and head in a
crash ¢fig . 154.
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WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, us ing t he wrong
child safety seat or improperly installing a
child restraint increases the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a crash.
- Never install a rear -facing ch ild restraint in
the forward-fac ing direction. Such restraints
are designed for the special needs of infants
and very small children and cannot protect
them properly if the seat is forward-facing.