Audi R8 Spyder 2012 - Installing a Child Safety Seat

138 Ch ild Saf e ty
will receive serious or possibly even fata l
injury.
In order for t he airbag to offe r protection, it is
important that all vehicle occ upants, especia l-
ly any children, who must be in the front seat
because of exceptional circumstances, be
properly restrained and as far away from the
a irbag as poss ible. By keep ing room between
the child's body and the front of the passen-
ger compartment, the airbag can inflate com -
pletely and provide supplemental protection
in certain frontal collisions.
_& WARNING
Not using a booster seat, us ing the boos-
t er sea t imprope rly, incorre ct ly ins t alling a
booste r seat or using the vehicle safety
belt improperly increases the risk of se ri-
ous personal injury and death in a collision
or other eme rgency s ituation. To help re-
duce the risk of ser ious persona l injury
and/or death:
- The shoulder be lt must lie as close to the
center of the child' s collar bone as possi-
ble and must lie and snug on the upper
body. It mus t never lie across the throat
or neck . The lap belt must lie across the
pelvis and never across the stomach o r
abdomen. Make sure the belt lies flat
and snug. Pull on the be lt to t igh t en if
necessary.
- Failure to properly route safety belts
over a ch ild' s body will cause severe inju-
ries in an acc ident or other emergency
situation
<:!;,page 101.
- Children on the front seat of any car,
even w ith Advanced Airbags, can be seri-
ously injured or even killed when an a ir-
bag inflates.
- Never let a child stand or knee l on the
seat.
- Never let a child ride in the cargo a rea of
your vehicle.
- Always remember that a chi ld leaning
forward, sitt ing s ideways or out of posi-
t ion in any way during an accident can be
-
struck by a dep loying a irbag . This will re-
sult in ser ious personal injury or death .
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of excep-
tional circumstances the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light must come on and
stay on , whenever the ignition is switch-
ed on .
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, pe rform
the checks descr ibed ¢
page 120, Moni-
toring the Advanced Airbag System .
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on whenever
the ignit ion is switched on the infla t ing
airbag will hit the child safety seat or in-
fant car rier with great force an d will
smash the child sa fety seat and child
aga inst the backrest, door or roof . Have
the airbag system inspected immed iately
by your Audi dea ler.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever us ing a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used
¢ page 101, Safety
belts,
¢ page 109, Airbag system and
r:!;, page 130, Important things to know.
Installing a child safety
seat
Securing a child safety seat using a
safety belt
Safety belts for the front passenger con be
locked with the convertible locking retractor
to properly secure child safety seats .
The safety belts emergency locking retracto rs
for the front passenger's seat safety belt have
a convertible locking retracto r for child re-
stra ints . The safety be lt must be locked so
that be lt webb ing cannot unree l. The retrac-
tor can be activated to lock the safety belt and
prevent t he safety be lt webb ing from loosen-
ing up d uring norma l dr iving. A child safety
seat can only be properly insta lled when t he
safety belt is locked so that the child and child
safety seat will stay in place. ..,.