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and as far away from the airbag as
poss ible before installing the child re-
straint.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from being
moved to the rearmost position in its
fore and aft adjustment range .
- Always make sure the backrest is in an
upright position .
- Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on .
- If the light does not stay on, perform the
checks ~
page 125, Monitoring the Ad-
vanced Airbag System .
- If
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on have the
airbag system inspected immed iate ly by
your 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
~- 9 in . (57 inches/1 .45 meters) tall .
Fig. 129
Passe nger seat : child properly rest rained in a
boos t er sea t
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 he lp protec t them in a crash .
• Do not use the convertible locking retractor
when using the vehicle's safety belt to re-
strain a child on a booster seat.
• Always position the shoulder portion of the
safety belt midway over the child's shoulder .
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• Always make sure that the shou lder portion
of the safety belt never rests against or
across the child's neck.
• Always make s ure that the ch ild can properly
we ar the lap portion of the belt low across
the th ighs or pelvis and
never
over the
stomach or abdomen .
It is usually best to put these children in ap-
propr iate booster seats . Be sure the booster
seat meets all applicable safety standards .
Booster seats raise the seating position of the
child and repo s ition 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
routing of the belt over the child's body is very
im portant for the child 's protect ion, whether
or 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 alone to restra in any ch ild, regard-
less of how big the child is. Always remember
that children do not have the pronounced pel-
vic structure required for the proper function
of lap belt portion of the vehicle's three point
lap and s houlder 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 be lt pass over the
child's stomach or abdomen .
In a crash, airbags must inflate within a blink
of an eye and with considerable force . In order
to do its job, the airbag needs room to inflate
so t hat it will be there to protect t he occupant
as the occupan t moves forwa rd int o the air-
bag .
A vehi cle occupant who is out of posit ion and
too close to the airbag gets in the way of an
inflating airbag . When an occupa nt is too
close, he or she will be struck violently and
will receive serious or possibly even fatal in-
jury.
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