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- Never attach two child restraint systems to
one tether strap or tether anchorage.
- Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment.
- Never use child restraint tether anchorages
to secure safety belts or other kinds of occu-
pant restraints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the LATCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be-
cause of exceptiona l circumstances and the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immed iately install
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rear
sea t ing posit ion and have the airbag system
inspected by you r Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 17 9 Tether strap: proper rout ing and mount ing
Fig. 180 Tether strap: proper rout i ng and mount ing
Installing the tether strap
"' Release or deploy the tether strap on the child
restra int according to the child restra int manu-
factu rer's inst ruct ions.
Ch ild sa f ety
.,. Guide the upper tether strap into the rear cargo
area ~
fig.
180 .
"' Slide the tether strap hook over the anchor
bracket.
"' Pull on the tether strap hook so that the spring
catch of the hook engages.
"' Tighten t he tether strap firm ly following the
child restra int manufacturer's instructions .
Releas ing the tether strap
"' Loosen the tension follow ing the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions .
"' Depress the spr ing catch on the hook and re-
lease it from the anchorage .
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Note
If you leave the child restra int with the tether
strap firmly installed for several days, this
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cushion and bac krest in the area where
the te t her strap was inst alled . The uphols t ery
would a lso be permane ntly stretc hed around
the tether st rap . This applies especia lly to
leather seats .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing child restraint systems
come with a tether . Please read and heed the
child restr aint system manufacturer's instr uc-
t ions caref ully t o dete rmine how to properly in-
stall the tether.
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WARNING
A child in a rearward -facing child safety seat
insta lled on the front passe nger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the ch ild safety
seat o r infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child 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 seat be-
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
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