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Originally Posted by cevamal

We're considering buying a '98 Audi A6 with a rear-facing third row seat.

The seat only goes to ~80lbs per side. Can you use a booster in these seats? I've been googling but haven't found anything useful.

We have two kids so it would only be for carpooling around town, but if the seats aren't designed to work with boosters then I wouldn't do it.

This is a stale thread, but turns up in google searchs, so here's my 2 cents.

I have a Volvo wagon with similar third-row seat. Volvo provides an extra seat cushion for their seat, effectively a booster. In any event, the third row seat has exactly the size and weight specifications as a booster seat, so it is designed to be a built-in booster seat (clearly Audi and Volvo intend it as such). What legal standing that has is up to interpretation since these things predate widespread booster seat laws and laws are at the state level, not federal. I doubt there is any judicial precedent on the matter. From a safety point of view, if the seat belt is properly positioned, then it functions as a booster.

-Eric

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