Audi RS 7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual page 170

Child safety
seating position on the rear seat and have
the a irbag system inspected by your author-
ized Audi dealer.
- Take the child restraint off the front passen-
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on.
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. 168
Rear seat : child proper ly restrain ed 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 in-
ches/1.45 meters) tall and weigh about 80 lbs.
(36 kg). Booster seats raise these children up so
that the safety belt will pass properly over the
stronge r parts of their bodies and the safety belt
can help protect them in a crash.
• Do no t use t he conve rtible locking retractor
whe n using t he vehicle's safety belt to restrain
a child on a booster seat.
• The shoulder be lt must lie as close to the cen-
ter of the child's collar bone as possible and
must lie flat and snug on the upper body. It
must never lie across the throat or neck. The
lap belt must lie across the pelv is and never
across the stomach or abdomen . Make sure the
belt lies flat and snug. Pull on the belt to tight-
en if necessa ry.
• If you must transpo rt an older child in a boos-
ter seat on the front passenger seat , you can
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use the safety belt height adjustment to help
adjust the shoulder portion properly.
• Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
c::, page 164 .
Children up to at least 8 years o ld (over 40 lbs or
18 kg) are best protected in child safety seats de-
signed for their age and weight. Experts say that
the skeletal structure, part icularly the pelvis, of
these children is not fully developed, and they
must not use the vehicle safety belts without a
su itable child restraint .
It is usually best to put these children in appro-
priate booster seats . Be sure the booster seat
meets all applicable safety sta ndards .
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 child's body in the right places. The routing of
the be lt over the ch ild's body is very important
fo r the ch ild's protect ion, whet her or not a boos-
te r seat is used. Children age 12 a nd under m ust
always ride in t he rear seat.
Children who a re at least 4 ft. 9 in. (5 7 inches/
1.45 meters) tal l can generally use t he vehicle's
th ree poin t lap a nd shoulder belts . Never use the
lap belt portion of the veh icle's safety bel t a lone
to restrain any child, regard less of how big the
child is. Always remember that children do not
have the pronounced pelvic structure required for
the proper function of lap be lt portion of the ve-
hicle's three point lap and shoulder belts. The
child's safety absolutely requ ires that a lap belt
portion of the safety belt be fastened snugly and
as low as possib le around the pe lvis. Never let
the lap belt po rtion of t he safety be lt pass ove r
the child's stomach or abdomen.
In a crash, airbags must inflate withi n a blink of
an eye and with considerab le force. In order to do
its job, the airbag needs room to inflate so that it
will be there to protect the occup a nt as the occu-
pan t moves forw a rd int o t he airbag.
A vehicle occupan t who is out of pos it ion and too
close to the a irbag gets in the way of an inflating
airbag. When an occupant is too close, he or she
will be struck violent ly and will rece ive serio us or
possib ly even fatal injury.
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