- Always make sure the backrest 1s in an
upr ight position .
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR 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
c;, page 128, 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 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. 132 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) tall and weigh about
80 lbs. (36 kg). Booster seats raise these chil-
dren 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 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 shou lder portion of the
safety belt midway over the child's shoulder .
• Always make sure that the shoulder portion
of the safety belt never rests against or
across the child's neck.
Child Safety 145
• Always make sure that the child can properly
wear the lap portion of the belt low across
the th ighs or pelvis and
never over the
stomach or abdomen.
Children up to at least 8 years old (over 40
lbs. or
18 kg) are best protected in child safe-
ty seats designed 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-
propr iate 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 child's body in the right places . The
routing of the belt over the child's body is very
important 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 child, 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 shoulder 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 t he safety be lt pass over the
child's stomach 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 airbag needs room to inflate
so that it will be there to protect t he occupant
as the occupant moves forwa rd into the air-
bag .
A vehi cle occupant who is out of posit ion and
too close to the airbag gets in t he way of an
inflating airbag . When an occupa nt is too
close, he or she will be struck violently and
Ill-
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