Audi R8 Coupé Safety Safe driving  Securing a child seat
Applies to: vehicles with ISOFIX
Fig. 138 Passenger s seat: Securing child seat with ISOFIX
Fig. 138 Passenger s seat: Securing child seat with ISOFIX
Child seats of the categories 0, 0+ and 1 with ISOFIX can be secured without seat belts using the ISOFIX anchorages on the passenger s seat*.
Push the mountings on the child seat into the ISOFIX anchorages until they engage audibly Fig. 138.
Pull on the child seat to check whether both sides have engaged properly.
If you wish to attach an ISOFIX child seat to the ISOFIX anchorages in your vehicle, please ensure that it is approved for the seat in your vehicle. The following table link shows the installation options. The necessary information can be found on the orange label on the child seat.

An ISOFIX child seat categorised as “vehicle-specific”, “restricted” or “semi-universal” (IL) is suitable for a seat if:

  • your vehicle is listed in the model list provided by the child seat manufacturer and
  • your child seat is marked with IL in the following table.
Weight class
ISOFIX size category
Front passenger s seat 1)
Category 0:
up to 10 kg
E
IL
Category 0+:
up to 13 kg
E
IL
D
C
Category 1:
9 to 18 kg
D
IL
C
B
B1
A
Category 2/3:
15 to 36 kg
-
IL 2)
WARNING
  • Note the important safety notes , and the instructions provided by the child seat manufacturer.
  • Never install a rearward-facing child seat on the front passenger s seat unless the front passenger s airbag has been deactivated – this can result in potentially fatal injuries to the child.
  • The anchorages in the vehicle are designed only for child seats with ISOFIX. Do not attempt to secure other types of child seat, seat belts or other objects to these anchorages - this could result in serious or possibly fatal injury.

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