2017 AUDI A8 seats

Child safety
any way during an accident can be struck by
a deploying airbag. This will result in serious
personal 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, when ­
ever the ignition is switched on .
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, perform the
checks described ¢
page 236, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System.
- Take the child restraint off the front passen­
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used ¢
page 218, Safety belts,
¢ page 226, Airbag system and
¢ page 248, Important information.
Securing child seats
Securing a child safety seat using a safety
belt
Safety belts for the rear seats and the front pas­
senger can be locked with the convertible locking
retractor to properly secure child safety seats .
The safety belts emergency locking retractors for
the rear seats safety belts and for the front pas­
senger's seat safety belt have a convertible lock­
ing retractor for child restraints. The safety belt
must be locked so that belt webbing cannot un­
reel. The retractor can be activated to lock the
safety belt and prevent the saf ety 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 Advan ced Airbag system, all
children, especially those 12 years and younger,
should always ride in the back seat properly re­
strained for their age and size.
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A WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision .
-
-Always make sure that the safety belt re­
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat . An unlocked safety belt retrac­
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place
during normal driving or in a crash.
-Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always make sure that the rear seat back­
rest to which the center rear safety belt is
attached is securely latched whenever the
rear center safety belt is being used to se­
cure a child restraint.
- If the backrest is not securely latched, the child and the child restraint will be thrown
forward together with the backrest and will strike parts of the vehicle interior. The child
can be seriously injured or killed .
- Never install rear-facing child safety seats
or infant carriers on the front passenger
seat . A child will be seriously injured and
can be killed when the passenger airbag in­
flates .
- 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, center armrest, door
or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child safety seats
or infant carriers on the rear seat.
- 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 injury to the
child.
- It is safer to install a forward-facing child
safety seat on the rear seat.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used ¢
page 248. Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat ¢
page 22 7, Child .,.

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seriously injured in an accident.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used
c::> page 248 . Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
c::> page 22 7, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
LATCH system (Lower
anchorages and tethers
for children)
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
To provide a simpler and more practicable way to
attach the child restraint on the vehicle seat,
Federal regulations require special lower ancho­
rages in vehicles and devices on new child re­
straints to attach to the vehicle anchorages.
In the United States, the combination of the
tether anchorages and the lower anchorages is
now generally called the LATCH system for
" L ower Anchorages and Tethers for Children" . In
Canada, the terms "top tether" w ith "lower uni­
versal anchorages" (or "lower universal anchor­ age bars") are used to describe the system.
In other countries the term ''ISO FIX" is used to
describe the lower anchorages .
Forward-facing child restraints manufactured af­
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U .S. fed­
eral regulations to comply with new child head
movement performance requirements. These
new performance requirements make a tether
necessary on most new child seats.
Installing a child restraint that requires a top
tether without one can serious ly impair the per­
formance of the chi ld restraint and its ability to
protect the child in a collision. Installing a child
restraint that requires a top tether without the
top tether may be a v iolation of state law.
Ch ild restraint manufacturers offer LATCH lower
anchorages on the ir ch ild seats with hook-on or
Child safety
push-on connectors attached to adjustable
straps.
In addition to the LATCH lower anchorages, these
child rest raint systems usua lly require the use of
tether straps to help keep the child restraint
firmly in place.
A WARNING
-
Improper installation of child restraints will
in crease the risk of injury and death in a
crash.
-Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restraint you
intend to insta ll in your vehicle.
- Never install a child restraint without a
proper ly attached top tether strap if t he
child restraint manufacturer's instructions
require the top tether strap to be used.
- Improper use of child restraint LATCH lower
anchorage points can lead to injury in a colli­
sion. The LATC H lower anchorage points are
des igne d to withstand only those loads im­
posed by correctly fitted child restraints.
- Never mount two child restraint systems on
one LATCH lower anchorage point.
- Never secure or attach any luggage o r other
item to the LA TCH lower anchorages.
Location
Fig. 245 Schematic overv iew: LATCH anchorage poi nt loca­
tio ns
T he illustration shows the seating locations in
your vehicle which are equipped with the lower
anchorages system.
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Child safety
Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked for
quick locating .
Fig. 246 Rear seatbacks: locator buttons for lower ancho­
rag es
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Fig. 247 Rear seats: lower anchorage bracket locations
Attachment lo cator m arke rs for lo wer
a nchorages
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Circular locator buttons on the rear seatback in­
d icate the lower anchorage locations on the rear
seating positions
Q fig. 246.
Lowe r ancho rages
The lower anchorage attachment points are lo­
cated between the rear seatback and rear seat
cushion
Q fig . 247 .
Lower anchorages secure the child restraint in
the seat without using the vehicle's safety belts .
Anchorages provide a secure and easy-to -use at ­
tachment and m inim ize the possibility of improp­
er ch ild rest raint insta llation .
All child restraints manufactured after Septem­
ber 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage attach ­
ments for the
LATCH system .
Remember that the lower anchorage points are
only intended for installation and attachment of
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child restraints specifically certified for use with
LATCH lower anchorages. Child restraints that
are not equ ipped with the lower anchorage at­
tachments can still be installed in compliance
with the chi ld restraint manufacturer's instruc­
tions on us ing vehicle safety be lts .
_& WARNING
Imp roper use of LATCH lower anchorages can
cause ser ious persona l injury in an accident.
-Always carefully follow the ch ild restraints
manufact urer's ins tructions for proper in­
stallation of the child restraint and prope r
use of the lower an chor ages or safety belts
in your vehicle .
- Never secure or attach any luggage or othe r
items to the
LATCH lowe r anchorages.
- Always read and heed the important infor­
mat ion about ch ild rest raints in this chap ter
and WARNI NGS
Q page 248, Child safety .
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages
Special guidance fixtures increase the conven­
ience of the lower anchorages and are available
from your authorized Audi dealer.
Fig . 248 Oute r rear seats: install ing the guidance fixtures
Fig. 249 Close -up: fitting the guidance fixture ove r the
lower anchorage b racket

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r The lower anchorage attachment points are lo­
cated on the rear seats between the seatback and
the seat cushion. Special guidance fixtures in­
crease the convenience of the lower anchorages
and help protect the seat material from possible
damage when installing child restraints .
In stall ing th e guidanc e fixtu re s
.,. Push down on the seat cushion so that the low­
er anchorages are visible.
.,. Hold the guidance fixture with the part number
facing downward and push it in the direction of
the arrow onto the anchorage
c> fig. 249 .
.,. Make sure that each of the two guidance f ix­
tures per seat snaps into place.
R emo ving the gu idanc e fixtu re s
.,. Remove the child restraint according the child
restraint manufacturer's instructions.
.,. Push down on the seat cushion so that the low ­
er anchorages are visible .
.,. Pull off the guidance fixtures from the lower
anchorages.
.,. Always remove the guidance fix tures and keep
them in a safe p lace when not in use.
You may find it easier to install ch ild restraints
eq uipped w ith hooks attached to st raps without
the guidance f ixt ures in place. If th is is t he case,
remove the guidance fixtures by pu lling them off
the anchorages . However, the guidance fixtures
can help you to locate the
LATCH anchorages.
A WARNING
Improper use of tether anchorages or lower
anchorages can cause serious persona l injury
in a crash .
- Always carefully follow the child restra int
manufacturer's instruct ions for proper in­
stallation and use of child restra int systems .
- Never use the
LATCH or tether anchorages
to attach safety belts or other kinds of occu­
pant restra ints.
- Child restra int tether attachments and low­
er attachments are only designed to secure
a ch ild restraint that has been equipped to
use these anchorages .
-
Child sa fety
- Tether anchorages and lower anchorages
are designed to withstand only those loads
imposed by correctly fitted child restraints.
Under no circumstances can they be used
safely for adu lt or ch ild safety belts or har­
nesses.
- Never mount more than one child restraint to a sing le tether or to a lower anchorage
point. Attaching two child restra ints to a
sing le anchorage point can cause the an­
chorage to fail and cause serious personal
i n ju ry in a crash.
(D Note
- Remove the guidance f ixt ures before fo ld­
ing the rear seatback to preven t damag ing
the seat cushion .
- T o attach the c hild rest raint securely, the
sea t must be moved to the farthest rear po­
sition, the seat heigh t set to the lowest po­
sition and the head restraint must be ad­
justed to the vertical position.
- If you leave the guidance fixtures i nstalled
for several days, they cou ld leave a mark on
the upholstery on the seat cushion and backrest in the area that the guidance fix­
tures were installed. The upholstery would
also be permanently stretched around the
guidance fixtures. Th is applies especially to
leather seats.
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always fol­
low the child restraint manufacturer's instruc­
tions.
F ig. 250 Lower ancho rages: proper mounting
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Child safety
Mounting
.. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in the upright position and securely latched
in place .
.. Attach both hook-on connectors with the spring
catch re lease on the child safety seat onto the
LATCH lower anchorage so that the connectors
lock into place
c> fig. 250.
.. Pull on the connector attachments to make
sure they are properly attached to the LATCH
lower anchorage .
.. Pull straps tight follow ing the child restra int
manufacturer's instructions.
Releasing
.. Loosen the tension on the straps following the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
.. Depress the spring catches to release the an­
cho rage hooks from the lower anchorages.
Remember: Use tether straps to help keep the
child restraint firmly in place .
.,&. WARNING
Improper use of the LATCH system can in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in an accident .
- Th ese anchors were deve loped only for child
safety seats using the "LA TCH" system.
- Never attach other child safety seats, belts
or other objects to these anchors .
- Always make sure that you hear a click when
latch ing the seat in place. If you do not hear
a click the seat is not secure and could fly
forward and hit the interior of the vehicle,
or be ejected from the vehicle .
.,&. WARNING
Improper installation of child restraints will
increase the risk of injury in an acc ident.
- Always follow the child restraint system
manufacturer's instructions for proper in­
stallation of the child restraint system and
proper use of tether straps as well as the
lower anchorages or safety belts in your ve­
hicle .
- Always read and heed the important infor­
mation and WARNINGS about child safety
264 and the installation of child restraint sys­
tems
c> page 248, Child safety .
(D Note
On vehicles with power adjustable rear seats*
some crite ria must be observed when attach­
ing the child restraint using the
LATCH sys­
tem:
- To attach the ch ild restraint securely, the
seat must be moved to the farthest rear po­
sition, the seat height set to the lowest po­
sit ion and the head restraint must be ad­
justed to the vertical position.
- If a child safety seat is attached to one of
the rear seats, this seat must not be adjust­
ed using the power controls under any c ir­
cumstances. The
Entry assistance for this
seat must also be deactivated in the MMI
c> page 58. Th e child safety seat as well as
the rear seat can be damaged by the adjust­
ment process.
Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 251 Tether ancho rs: recess flaps behind the rear seat­
backs
The tether anchors for the two* /three rear seat­
ing positions are located in recesses in the rear
window shelf
c> fig . 251 . Vehicles with two rear
seat ing positions* are equipped with two tether
anchors .
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that at­
taches the top part of a chi ld restraint to special
anchorage points in the veh icle.
The purpose of the tether is to reduce the for­
ward movement of the child restraint in a crash,
in order to help reduce the risk of head injury
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rior .
Fo rward facing child restraints manufactured af­
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U .S. fed­
eral regulations to comply with new child head
movement performance requirements. These
new performance requirements make a tether
necessary on most new child safety seats.
A WARNING
Improper installation of child restraints will
increase the risk of injury and death in a
crash.
- Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restraint you
intend to install in your Audi.
- Improper use of child restraint anchors (in­
cluding tether anchors) can lead to injury in
a collision. The anchors are designed to
withstand only those loads imposed by cor­ rectly fitted child restraints.
- Never mount two child restraint systems on
one LATCH lower anchor point.
- Never attach two child restraint systems to
one tether strap or tether anchorage.
- Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment.
- Never use child restraint tether anchorages
to secure safety belts or other kinds of occu­ pant restraints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the LATCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
- If a tether or other strap is used to attach a
child restraint to the front passenger seat,
make sure that it is not so tight , that it
causes the weight-sensing mat to measure
more weight than is actually on the seat.
- The heavier weight registered can make the
Advanced Airbag System work as though an adult were on the seat and deploy the Ad­
vanced Airbag when it must be suppressed causing serious or even fatal injury to the
child.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
Child safety
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 252 Tether st rap: proper routing and mount ing
Installing the tether strap
.,. Release or deploy the tether strap on the child
restraint according to the child restraint manu­
facturer's instructions .
.,. Guide the upper tether strap
under the rear
head restraint ¢
fig. 252 (raise the head re­
straint if necessary). For child restraints with V­
tether straps, always make sure that the head
restraint guide rods do not interfere with any
part of the top tether strap .
.,. Center seating position*: Guide the upper teth­
er strap over the rear head restraint.
.,. Tilt the recess flap up to expose the anchor
bracket.
.,. Attach the tether strap anchorage hook into
the opening of the tether anchorage .
.,. Pull on the tether strap hook so that the spring
ca tch of the hook engages.
.,. Tighten the tether strap firmly following the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
Releasing the tether strap
.,. Loosen the tension following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions .
.,. Depress the spring catch on the hook and re­
lease it from the anchorage.
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Child safet y
CJ) Note
If you leave the chi ld restraint with the tether
strap firmly installed for several days, this
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cush ion and backrest in the area where
the tether strap was installed. The upholstery
would also be permanently stretched around the tethe r strap . This applies especially to
lea ther seats .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Curre ntly, few rear -facing chi ld restraint systems
come w ith a tether . P lease read and heed the
child restra int system manufact urer 's instruc­
t ions carefully to determine how to properly in­
stall the tether .
A WARNING
A child in a rearwa rd-faci ng chi ld safety seat
installed o n the front passenge r seat w ill be
ser iously injured and c an be killed if the fron t
airb ag infla tes -even w ith an Adv ance d Airbag
System.
- T he infl ati ng air bag w ill hit the child sa fety
seat or infant carrier wi th great force and
will smash t he chi ld safety seat and child
against the bac krest, center armrest, o r
doo r.
- A tight tether or other strap on a rearward­
facing child restraint attached to the front
passenger seat can put too m uch pressure
on the we ight-mat in the seat and register a
heavie r weig ht in the Advanced Airbag Sys­
tem . The heav ier weight registered can
make the system wo rk as though an adult
were on the sea t and deploy the Advanced
Air bag whe n it must be supp res sed ca using
serious o r even fa tal i njur y to the ch ild.
- If you mus t install a rearward fac ing ch ild
sa fe ty seat on the front passenger sea t be­
ca use of exceptiona l circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay o n, immed iate ly install
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rear
seat ing pos ition and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
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Additional information
· Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a n umber of sources of addi tional in ­
formation about ch ild rest raint se lection, instal ­
l ation and use :
N HT SA advises t hat the bes t chi ld safety seat is
the one tha t fits yo ur child and fits in yo ur vehi ­
cle, and that you will use correct ly and consis­
te ntly.
Try befo re yo u buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Administra ­
tion
Tel.: 1 -888 -3 27- 42 36 ( TTY: 1-800- 424 -9153)
htt p://www.nh tsa.gov
http:/ /www .sa ferca r.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: ( 202) 662-0600
htt p://www.safekids .org
Safety BeltSafe U.S .A
T el.: (800) 745-SA FE (E nglish)
Tel.: (8 00) 747-SA NO (Spanish)
htt p://www.ca rseat.o rg
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371 o r ca ll 1 -613-998-86 16 if
yo u are in the Ottawa area
h ttp://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/ roadsafety/menu. htm
Audi Customer Re lat ions
Tel.: (800) 82 2-2834

able to provide you with more in­
formation .
® Mud and snow capability
"M/5" or "M+S" indicates the tire
has properties making it suitable
to drive in mud or snow .
& indi­
cates a winter tire .
@Composition of the tire cord
and materials
The number of plies indicates the
number of rubberized fabric lay­
ers in the tire. In general: the
more layers, the more weight a
tire can carry . Tire manufacturers
must also specify the materials
used in the tire. These inc lude
steel, nylon, polyester and other
materials.
@ Maximum permitted load
This number indicates the max i­
mum load in kilograms and
pounds that the tire can carry.
@ Uniform tire quality grade
standards for treadwear,
traction and temperature resistance
Tread wear, traction and temper ­
ature ranges ¢
page 300.
0 @ Running direction
"' -~ The arrows indicate the running
-~ direction of unidirectional tires . ...
Wheels
You must always follow the speci­
fied runn ing d irect ion
¢ page 319 .
@ Maximum permitted
inflation pressure
This number indicates the maxi ­
mum pressure to which a tire can
be inflated unde r normal operat­
ing condit ions.
Glossary of tire and loading
terminology
Accessory weight
means the comb ined weigh t (in
excess of those standard items
which may be replaced) of auto­
matic transm ission, power steer­
ing , power brakes, power win­
dows, power seats, radio, and
heater, to the extent that these
items are available as facto ry-in­
stalled equipment (whether in ­
stalled or not) .
Aspect ratio
means the ratio of the heigh t to
the width of the tire in percent .
Numbers of 55 or lowe r indicate a
low sidewa ll for improved steer­
ing response and better overall
handling on dry pavement. .,.
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