Installing A Child Safety Seat - Audi R8 2009 Owner's Manual

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WARNING (continued)
• Never install a rearward facing child safety seat on the front
passenger seat unless the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes
on and stays on. If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on 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. Have the
airbag system inspected immediately by your authorized Audi
dealer.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used => page 118, "Safety belts",
=>
page 127, "Airbag system" and => page 149, "Important things
to know". •
Safety belts and older children
Properly worn three point lap and shoulder belt can help
protect children weighing more than 80 lbs. (36 kg) and
who are at least 4 ft. 9 in. tall.
Fig. 109 Child taller
than 4 ft . 9 in. properly
restrained on the front
seat
Children who weigh more than about 80 lbs (36 kg) and are at least
4 ft. 9 in . tall can generally use the vehicle's three point lap and
shoulder belts.
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WARNING
Using wrong child restraints or improperly installed child
restraints can cause serious personal injury or death in a crash.
• Failure to properly route safety belts over a child's body will
cause severe injuries in a crash. The lap belt portion of the three
point belt must always pass as low as possible across the pelvis,
never over the stomach or abdomen.
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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 systems. 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 belts for the front passenger can be locked with the
convertible locking retractor to properly secure child
safety seats.
The safety belts emergency locking retractors for the front
passenger's seat safety belt have a convertible locking retractor for
child restraints . The safety b elt must be locked so that belt w ebbing
cannot unreel. The retractor can be activated to lock the safety belt
and prevent the safety belt webbing from loosening up during
normal driving. A child safety seat can only be properly installed
when the safety belt is locked so that the child and child 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 restrained for its age and size. ..