2018 AUDI A8 seats

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Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufacturer 's
instructions when installing a child restraint in
your veh icle . T o act ivate the convertible locking
retractor:
.,. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferab ly
on the rear seat.
.,. Slowly pull the belt all the wa y out .
.,. Route it around or through the ch ild restraint
belt path
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.,. Push the child safety seat dow n with your fu ll
we ight to get the s afety be lt rea lly t ight.
.,. Inse rt the belt tongue into the buckle for t hat
seating position .
.,. Guide the safety be lt back into the retractor un ­
ti l the belt lies flat and snug on the chi ld safety
seat.
.,. You should hear a "clicking" no ise as the belt
winds back into the inert ia reel. Test the con ­
vertib le locking retracto r by pu lling on the belt .
You should no longer be ab le to p ull the belt
o ut of the ret ractor. The co nve rtible locking re ­
t racto r is now act ivated .
.,. Make s ure that the red release button is facing
away from the chi ld restraint so that it can be
unbuckled quick ly.
.,. Pull on the be lt to make sure the safety belt is
properly tig ht and fastened so that the se at
cannot move forward or sideways more than
one inch (2 .5 cm) .
A WARNING
Using the wrong child restra int or an improp­
erly installed ch ild rest raint can cause ser ious
personal inj ury o r dea th in a cr ash.
- Always ma ke sure that the safety belt re­
t rac to r i s loc ke d when ins tall ing a child
safety seat . An unlocked safety belt re trac­
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place during norma l driving or in a crash.
- Always buckle the child safe ty seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around d uring
a sudden stop or in a crash.
Ch ild saf ety
- Always make sure the seat back rest to which
the child restraint is installed is in an up­
right position and securely latched into
place and cannot fold forward. Otherw ise,
the seatback with the child safety seat at­
tached to it could fly fo rwa rd in the event of
an accident o r othe r emergency s ituation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
eve r us ing a child restrained in a vehicle is
be ing
u sed ~ page 249. Special p recautions
apply when ins tall ing a child safety seat on
the front passenger
seat ~ page 228, Child
restraints on the front seat
-some impor­
tant things to know .
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child re­
straints will be dea ctivated automatically when
the belt is wound all the way back into the re­
tractor .
.,. Press the red button on the safety be lt buck le.
The belt tongue will pop out of the buck le.
.,. Guide the safety belt all the way back into its
stowed posit ion .
Always let the safety be lt retract completely into
its stowed posit ion. The safety be lt can now be
used as an ord inary safety belt without the con­
vertible locking retractor for ch ild restraints .
If the convertible locking retractor should be ac­
t ivated inadvertently, the safety belt must be un­
fastened and guided complete ly back into its
stowed pos ition to deactivate th is feature . If the
co nve rtible locking retractor is not deactivated,
t h e safety be lt will g radually become t ighter and
u ncomfortab le to wear.
A WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats in­
crease the risk o f serious personal injury and
death in a co llision.
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- Never unfasten the safety bel t to deactivate
the convertible locking retracto r for chil d re-
straints while the vehicle is moving. You
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would not be restrained and could be
seriously injured in an accident .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used
¢ page 249 . Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
c> page 228, 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 regul ations 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
"Lower Anchorages and Tethers for Children" . In
Canada, the terms "top tether" with "lower uni­
versal anchorages" (or "lower universal anchor­
age bars") are used to describe the system.
In other countries the term "ISO F IX" is used to
describe the lower anchorages .
Forward-facing child restraints manufactured af­
ter Sep tember 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 seriously impair the per­
formance of the child 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 vio lation of state law.
Child restraint manufacturers offer LATCH lower
anchorages on their ch ild seats with hook-on or
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push-on connectors attached to adjustable
straps.
In addition to the LATCH lower anchorages, these
child restraint systems usually require the use of
tether straps to help keep the child restraint
firmly in place.
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 vehicle.
-Never install a child restraint without a
properly attached top tether strap if the
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 LATCH lower anchorage points are
designed to withstand only those loads im­
posed by correctly fitted child restra ints.
- Never mount two child restraint systems on
one LATCH lower anchorage point.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
item to the LATCH lower anchorages.
Location
Fig. 244 Schema tic ove rview: LATCH anchorage poi nt loc a­
t ions
The illustration shows the seating locations in
your vehicle which are equipped with the lower
anchorages system.

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The lower anchorage positions are marked for
quick locating .
Fig. 2 4 5 Rear seatbacks: locator buttons for lower ancho­
rages
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F ig. 2 46 Rear seats: lower a nchorage bracket locations
Attachment lo ca tor marker s for lower
a nchorages
Circular locator buttons on the rear seatback in­
d icate the lower anchorage locations on the rear
seating positions
<> fig. 245.
Lowe r an chorages
The lower anchorage attachment points are lo­
cated between the rear seatback and rear seat
cushion
~ fig . 246.
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 chi ld restraint 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
Child s afe ty
child restraints specifically certified for use with
LATCH lower anchorages. Child restraints that
are not equ ipped w ith the lower anchorage at­
tachments can still be installed in compliance
with the chi ld restraint manufacturer's instruc­
t ions on us ing vehicle safety belts.
A WARNING
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Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages can
cause ser ious personal inju ry in an accident.
- Always carefully follow the ch ild rest raints
manufacture r's instructions fo r proper in­
stallat ion of t he chi ld restraint and proper
use of the lower ancho rages or safety belts
in your vehicle.
- Never secure or attach any luggage o r othe r
items to the
LATCH lower anchorages.
- Always read and heed the important info r­
mat ion about ch ild rest raints in this chapter
and
WARNINGS~ page 249, Child safety.
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages
Special guidance fixtures increase the conven­
ience of the lower an chorages and are available
from your authorized Audi dealer.
Fig. 24 7 Outer rear seats: installing the guidance fixtures
F ig . 2 48 Close-up: fitting the guidance fixture over the
l ower anchorage bracket
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The lower anchorage attachment points are lo ­
cated on the rear seats between th e 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 instal ling ch ild restraints.
In stall ing the guidance fi xtu 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 d irection of
the arrow onto the anchorage
c> fig . 248 .
.,. Make su re that each of the two guida nce fix­
tures per seat snaps i nto place.
Remo ving th e guidance fixtures
.,. Remove the ch ild restraint acco rding the ch ild
restra int manufacturer's instructions.
.,. Push down on the seat cushion so that the low­
er anchorages a re v is ible .
.,. Pull off the g uidance fixtures from the lower
an chorages.
.,. A lways remove the guidan ce fix tures and keep
them in a safe p lace when not in use .
You may find it easier to install ch ild restrain ts
eq uipped w ith hooks a ttached to straps withou t
the guidance f ix tu res in place . If th is is the case,
remove the g uidance fixtures by pu lling them off
the anchorages . However, the guidance f ixtures
can help you to locate the
LA TCH anchorages.
A WARNING
Improper use of tether anchorages or lower
anchorages can cause serious personal injury
in a crash .
- Always carefully follow the child restra int
manufacturer's instruct io ns 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 restrai nts .
- Child restra int tether attachments and low­
er attachments are only des igned to secure
a c hild restraint that has been equ ipped to
use these anchorages .
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-Tet her anchorages a nd lower anchorages
are designed to withstand only those loads imposed by correct ly fitted child restraints.
Under no circumstances can they be used
safe ly for adult or ch ild safety bel ts or har­
nesses .
- Never mount more than one child restraint to a sing le tet her or to a lower anchorage
point . Attaching two child restra ints to a
sing le anchorage poin t ca n cause the a n­
chorage to fail and c ause ser io us perso nal
in jury in a crash .
(D Note
- Remove the guidance fixt ures before fold­
ing the re ar seatba ck to preven t damag ing
the seat c ushion .
- T o attach the c hild rest raint se curely, the
s ea t must be moved to the farthest rea r po­
sit io n, the sea t height se t to t he lowest po­
sitio n and the hea d rest raint must be a d­
justed to the vertical position.
-I f you leave t he gu idance fixture s installed
for several days, they could leave a mark on
the u pholstery on the seat cushion and
backrest in the area that the guidance fix­
t u res were insta lled. T he upholstery wo uld
also be perma nently st retched around the
guidance fixt ures. This applies especially to
leather seats .
Installing a child restra int w ith LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always fol­
low the child res traint manufa cturer's instru c­
tions.
Fig. 249 Lower ancho rages : pro per m ount ing

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.,. 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 release on the child safety seat onto the
LATCH lower anchorage so that the connectors
lock into place
¢ fig. 249.
... Pull on the connector attachments to make
sure they are properly attached to the LA TC H
l ower anchorage.
.,. Pull straps tight fo llowing the child restra int
manufacturer's instructions.
Releasing
... Loosen the tension on the straps following the
child restraint manufacturer's instruct ions .
.,. Depress the spring cat ches to release the an­
chorage hooks from the lower anchorages.
Remember: Use tether straps to help keep the
chi ld restraint firm ly in place .
.&, WARNING
Improper use of the LATCH sys tem can in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in an acc ident .
- T hese anchors were deve loped only for child
safety seats using the "LATCH" system.
- Never attac h other child safety seats, belts
o r othe r ob jects to these anchors.
- Always ma ke 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
f orward and hit the interior o f the vehicle,
or be ejected from the vehicle .
.&, WARNING
Improper installation of child restraints will
increase the r isk of injury in an acc ident.
- Always follow the child restra int system
man ufactu rer's instruct ions for proper in­
sta llation of the child restraint system and
proper use of tether straps as well as the
lower anchorages or safety be lts in your ve­
hicle .
- Always read and heed the important infor­
mation and WARNINGS about child safety
Ch ild s afe ty
and the installat ion of child restraint sys­
tems
¢ page 249, Child safety .
(D Note
On vehicles with power adjustable rear seats*
some criteria must be observed when attach­ ing the child restraint using the
LATCH sys­
tem:
- To attach the child restraint securely, the
seat must be moved to the farthest rear po­
sition, the seat height set to the lowest po­
sition 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, th is seat must not be adjust­
ed using the power controls under any c ir­
cumstances. The
Entry as sis tance for this
sea t must also be deactivated in the MM I
¢ page 58. The child safety seat as well as
the rear seat can be damaged by the adjust­ ment process.
Tether anchors and tether straps
F ig. 250 Tether ancho rs: recess flaps behin d the rear seat­
backs
The tether anchors for the two* /three rear seat­
ing pos it ions are located in recesses in the rear
window
shelf ¢ fig. 250. Vehicles with two rear
seating pos itions* are equipped with two tether
anchors .
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that at­
taches the top part of a ch ild restraint to special
anchorage points in the veh icle.
The purpose of the tether is to reduce the for­
ward movement of the chi ld restraint in a crash,
in order to help reduce the risk of head injury
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that could be caused by striking the vehicle inte­
rior .
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 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
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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. 251 Tet her s trap: pro per routing an d mo unting
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. 251 (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
catch 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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If you leave the child restraint with the tether
strap firm ly installed for severa l 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 tether strap . This applies especially to
leather seats .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Current ly, few rear-facing chi ld restraint systems
come with a tether. Please read and heed the
child rest raint sys tem manufacturer 's instruc­
tions carefully to determine how to properly in­
stall the tether .
A WARNING
A child in a rea rward-facing ch ild safety seat
installed o n the fro nt passenge r seat w ill be
ser ious ly injured and can be killed if t he fron t
airbag infla tes -even w it h a n Advanced A irbag
System.
- T he inflat ing air bag w ill hit t he chi ld safety
sea t or infan t carrie r wi th g reat force and
wi ll smash the chi ld safety seat and chi ld
against t he backrest, center armrest, o r
door .
- 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 weight-mat in the seat and register a
heav ier weight in the Advanced Airbag Sys­
tem . The heav ier we ight registered can
make the system wo rk as though an adult
we re o n the seat and deploy the Adva nced
Airbag whe n it mus t be sup pressed ca u sing
ser ious o r even fa tal injur y to the c hild.
-If you must install a rearward fac ing c hild
safety seat on t he front passenger seat be ­
ca use of exceptiona l circumst ances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lig ht does not
come on and stay on, immediate ly install
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rear
seat ing pos it ion and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Ch ild saf ety
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
T here are a number of sources o f additional in ­
formation about child restraint se lection, instal ­
l ation and use :
N HT SA advises that the best ch ild safety seat is
the one that f its your child and fi ts in your vehi ­
cle, and that you wi ll use correct ly and consis ­
tent ly.
T ry befo re yo u buy!
U.S . National Highway Traffic S afet y A dminis­
tration
T el. : 1-888-3 27- 42 36 ( TTY: 1-800 -424-9153)
http:/ /www.nh tsa.gov
http:/ /www.sa ferca r.gov
National SAFE KIDS Camp aig n
Tel. : (202) 66 2-0600
http:/ /www.safekids .org
Safety BeltSaf e U.S .A
Te l.: (800) 745 -SA FE (E nglish)
T el. : (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
http://www.ca rsea t.o rg
Tran sport C anada Information Centre
Tel. : 1-800-333-0371 o r ca ll 1 -613-998-86 16 if
yo u are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/ roadsafety/men u. h tm
Audi Cu stomer Relation s
Tel.: (800) 822-2834
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® Mud and snow capability
"M/S" 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 m aterials
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 include
steel, nylon, polyester and other
materials .
@Maximum permitted load
This number indicates the maxi­
mum load in kilograms and
pounds that the tire can carry .
@Uniform ti re quality grade
standards for treadwear,
traction and temperature resistance
Treadwear , traction and tempera­
ture
ranges¢ page 299 .
@ Running direction
The arrows indicate the running
direction of unidirectional tires .
You must always follow the speci- fied running direction
¢
page 319.
@ Maximum permitted
inflation p ressure
Wh eel s
This number indicates the maxi­
mum pressure to which a tire can
be inflated under normal operat­
ing conditions.
Glossary of tire and loading
terminology
Accessory weight
means the combined weight (in
excess of those standard items
which may be replaced) of auto­ matic transmission, power steer­
ing, power brakes, power win ­
dows, power seats, radio, and
heater, to the extent that these
items are available as factory-in­
stalled equipment (whether in­
stalled or not) .
Aspect ratio
means the ratio of the height to
the width of the tire in percent .
Numbers of 55 or lower indicate a
low sidewall for improved steer­
ing response and better overall
handling on dry pavement .
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