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- Always make sure the backrest 1s in an
upr ight position.
- Make sure that the PASSENGER AI R BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the
t ime whenever the ignition is switched
on.
- If the light does not stay on, perform the
checks¢ page 120, Monitoring the Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- If the PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on have the
airbag system inspected immed iately by
your authorized Audi dealer.
Booster seats and safety belts
Properly used booster seats can help protect
children weighing between about 40 lbs. and
80 lbs. (18 kg and 36 kg) who are less than 4
ft.
9 in . (57 inches/1 .45 meters) tall .
Fig. 130
Passenger seat : child proper ly rest rained in a
booster seat
The vehicle's safety belts alone will not fit
most children until they are at least 4
ft .
9 in.
(57 inches/1.45 meters) tal l and weigh about
80 lbs. (36 kg). Booster seats raise these chil-
d ren up so that the safety belt will pass prop-
erly over the stronger parts of their bod ies
and the safety belt can help protect them in a
crash .
• Do no t use t he convertible locking retractor
when using the vehicle's safety belt to re-
strain a child on a booster seat.
• The shoulder be lt must lie as close to the
center of the child · s collar bone as possible
and must lie and snug on the upper body. It
must never lie across the throat or neck. The
lap belt must lie across the pelvis and never
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across the stomach or abdomen . Make sure
the belt lies flat and snug . Pull on the belt
to tighten if necessary.
Children up to at least 8 yea rs old (over 40
lbs. or 18 kg) are best protected in child safe-
ty seats des igned for their age and weight. Ex-
perts say that the skeletal structure, particu-
larly the pelvis, of these children is not fully
developed, and they must not use the vehicle
safety belts without a suitable ch ild restra int .
It is usually best to put these children in ap-
propriate booster seats. Be sure the booster
seat meets all applicable safety standards .
Booster seats raise the seating position of the
child and reposition both the lap and shoulder
parts of the safety belt so that they pass
across the ch ild's body in the right places . The
rout ing of the belt over the child's body is very
important for the child's protect ion, whether
o r not a booster seat is used.
Children who are at least 4
ft.
9 in. (57 in-
ches/1.45 meters) tall can generally use the
vehicle's three point lap and shoulder belts .
Never use the lap belt port ion of the vehicle's
safety belt alo ne to rest ra in any ch ild, regard-
less of how big the ch ild is. Always remember
that children do not have the prono unced pel-
vic structure required for the prope r funct ion
of lap belt portion of the vehicle's three point
lap and shou lder belts. The child's safety ab-
solutely requires that a lap belt portion of the
safety belt be fastened snugly and as low as
poss ible around the pelvis. Never let the lap
belt portion of the safety belt pass over the
child's stoma ch or abdomen.
In a crash, a irbags must inflate within a blink
of an eye and with considerable force . In order
to do its job, the a irbag needs room to inflate
so that it will be the re to protect the occupant
as the occupant moves forwa rd into the a ir-
bag .
A vehicle occupant who is out of posit io n and
too close to the a irbag gets in the way of an
inflating airbag . When an occupant is t oo
close, he or she will be struck violently and
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