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