Additional Information - Audi A3 Sedan 2015 Owner's Manual

184 Ch ild Saf e ty
• Attach the te t her strap anchorage hook into
the ope ning of the tether anchorage .
• Pull on the tether strap hook so that the
spring catch of the hook engages.
• Tighten the tether strap firmly following the
child restra int manufacturer's instruct ions .
Releasing the tethe r str ap
• Loosen the tension following the child re-
straint manufacturer's instructions.
• Depress the spring catch on the hook and re-
lease it from the anchorage.
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Note
If you leave the child restraint with the
tether strap firmly installed for several
days, this cou ld leave a mark on the up-
holstery on the seat cushion and backrest
in the area whe re the te t her strap was in-
st alled. The upholstery wo uld a lso be per-
manently stretched around t he tether
st rap. This applies especially t o leather
seats .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing child restraint sys-
tems come with a tether . Please read and
heed the child rest raint system manufactur-
e r's instructions carefully to determ ine how to
prope rly insta ll t he tethe r.
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WARNING
A child in a rear ward-f acing child sa fety
seat insta lled on the front passenger seat
w ill be seriously injured and can be killed if
the front airbag inflates - even wit h an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating a irbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier wit h great
force and will smash the ch ild safety seat
and child against the backrest, center
armrest, or door.
- If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
sea t because of exceptional circumstan-
ces and the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im-
mediately install the rear-fac ing ch ild
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi deale r.
Additional Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of add itiona l
information about child restra int selection, in-
stallation and use:
NHTSA advises that the best chi ld safety seat
is the one that fits your ch ild and f its in your
vehicle, and that you will use correct ly and
consistently .
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Admin -
istration
Tel.: 1-888-327-4236 (TIY: 1-800-424-9153)
www. n htsa .gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (20 2) 66 2-0600
www.safekids.o rg
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (80 0) 745 -SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 74 7-SANO (Span ish)
www.carseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371 or call
1-6 13 -99 8-86 16 if you a re in the Ottawa a rea
http ://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/
men u.htm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel.: (800) 82 2- 2834