Securing Child Seats - Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual

Ch ild s afet y
- Children on the front seat of any car, even
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously in-
jured or even killed when an airbag inflates.
- Never let a child stand or knee l on the seat .
- Never let a child ride in the cargo area of
yo ur vehicle.
-Always remember that a child leaning for -
ward, sitting sideways or out of position in
any way dur ing an accident can be struck by
a deploying airbag. This will result in serious
persona l injury or death.
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptional
circumstances the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF~; light must come on and stay on,
whenever the ignition is switched on .
- If the PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light
does not come on and stay on, perform the
checks descr ibed ¢
page 192, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System.
- If
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light
does not come on and stay on wheneve r the
ignition is switched on the infla t ing airbag
will hit the child safety seat o r infant carrier
with great force and will smash the child
safety seat and child against the backrest,
center armrest, door or roof . Have the air-
bag system inspected immediately by your
Audi dealer.
- 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
¢
page 205, Important information .
Securing child seats
Securing a child safety seat using a safety
belt
Safety belts for the front passenger can be
locked with the convertible locking retractor to
properly secure child safety seats .
The safety be lt eme rgency locking retracto r for
the front passenge r's seat safety belt have a con-
vert ible locking retractor for child restraints . The
safety belt must be locked so that belt webbing
cannot unreel. The retractor can be activated to
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lock the safety belt and prevent the safety be lt
webbing from loosening up during norma l driv-
ing. A child safety seat can only be proper ly in-
stalled when the safety belt is locked so that the
child and chi ld safety seat will stay in place.
Always remember : Even though your vehicle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, a
child should always ride in the seat properly re-
strained for its age and s ize.
A
WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision.
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- Always make sure that the safety belt re-
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety be lt retrac-
to r cannot hold the ch ild safety seat in place
during normal driving or in a crash .
- Always buckle the child safety seat fi rmly in
place even if a ch ild is not sit t ing in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around dur ing
a sudden stop or in a collision.
- If the backrest is not securely latched, the
child and the child restraint will be thrown
forward togethe r with the backrest and will
strike parts of the veh icle interio r. The child
can be seriously injured or killed .
- The inflating airbag will hit the chi ld safety
seat or infant carr ier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
aga inst the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof .
- 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 inju ry to the
child.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
eve r us ing a child restrained in a vehicle is
be ing used ~
page 205.
Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat ~
page 182, Child
restraints on the front seat - some impor-
tant things to know . ~