Transporting children safely -> Installing child restraint systems for your BMW i8 2014-2020

Transporting children safely  
CONTROLS  
Safety information  
Installing child restraint systems  
Safety information  
Warning  
The safety belt cannot be fastened correctly on  
children shorter than 5 ft, 150 cm without suita‐  
ble additional child restraint systems. The effi‐  
cacy of safety gear, including safety belts, can  
be limited or lost when safety belts are fas‐  
tened incorrectly. An incorrectly fastened safety  
belt can cause additional injuries, for instance in  
the event of an accident or during braking and  
evasive maneuvers. There is a risk of injuries or  
danger to life. Secure children shorter than 5 ft,  
150 cm using suitable child restraint systems.  
Warning  
The stability of the child restraint system is lim‐  
ited or compromised with incorrect seat adjust‐  
ment or improper installation of the child seat.  
There is a risk of injuries or danger to life. Make  
sure that the child restraint system fits securely  
against the backrest. If possible, adjust the  
backrest tilt for all affected backrests and cor‐  
rectly adjust the seats. Make sure that seats  
and backrests are securely engaged or locked.  
If possible, adjust the height of the head re‐  
straints or remove them.  
Children on the front passenger seat  
General information  
Warning  
If you need to use a child restraint system in the  
front passenger seat, make sure that the front,  
knee and side airbags on the front passenger  
side are deactivated. For automatic deactivation  
of front-seat passenger airbags, refer to  
page 136.  
The protective effect of child restraint systems  
and their fastening systems which have been  
damaged or exposed to an accident can be lim‐  
ited or lost. A child cannot be properly re‐  
strained in the event of an accident or braking  
and evasive maneuvers. There is a risk of inju‐  
ries or danger to life.  
Safety information  
Do not use child restraint systems which have  
been damaged or exposed to an accident.  
Warning  
If a child restraint system and its fastening sys‐  
tem has been damaged or exposed to an acci‐  
dent, have these systems checked and re‐  
placed by the dealer's service center or another  
qualified service center or repair shop.  
Active front-seat passenger airbags can injure a  
child in a child restraint system when the air‐  
bags are activated. There is a risk of injury.  
Make sure that the front-seat passenger air‐  
bags are deactivated and that the PASSEN‐  
GER AIRBAG OFF indicator light lights up.  
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Transporting children safely  
CONTROLS  
On the front passenger seat  
Deactivating airbags  
Child seat security  
Warning  
Active front-seat passenger airbags can injure a  
child in a child restraint system when the air‐  
bags are activated. There is a risk of injury.  
Make sure that the front-seat passenger air‐  
bags are deactivated and that the PASSEN‐  
GER AIRBAG OFF indicator light lights up.  
The rear safety belts and the front passenger  
safety belt can be permanently locked to fasten  
child restraint systems.  
Before installing a child restraint system in the  
front passenger seat, make sure that the front,  
knee and side airbags on the front passenger  
side are deactivated.  
Locking the safety belt  
1. Pull out the belt strap completely.  
Deactivate the front-seat passenger airbags au‐  
tomatically, refer to page 136.  
2. Secure the child restraint system with the  
safety belt.  
3. Allow the belt strap to be pulled in and pull it  
tight against the child restraint system. The  
safety belt is locked.  
Seat position and height  
Before installing a child restraint system, move  
the front passenger seat as far back as possible  
and bring it as far up as possible to obtain the  
best possible position for the belt and to offer  
optimal protection in the event of an accident.  
Unlocking the safety belt  
1. Unbuckle the safety belt buckle.  
2. Remove the child restraint system.  
If the upper anchorage of the safety belt is lo‐  
cated in front of the belt guide of the child seat,  
move the front passenger seat carefully forward  
until the best possible belt guide position is  
reached.  
3. Allow the belt strap to be pulled in com‐  
pletely.  
LATCH child restraint fixing  
system  
General information  
LATCH: Lower Anchors and Tether for Children.  
Pay attention to the operating and safety infor‐  
mation from the child restraint system manufac‐  
turer when installing and using LATCH child re‐  
straint fixing systems.  
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