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Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 183 Tether strap: proper rout ing and mount ing
Fig. 184 Tether strap: proper rout ing and mount ing
Inst all ing th e teth er strap
.,. Release or deploy the tether strap on the child
restra int according to the child restra int manu-
factu rer's instruct ions.
.,. Guide the upper tether st rap
und er
the rear
head restra int and into the rear cargo a rea
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fig. 184 (raise the head restraint if necessa-
ry) .
.,. 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 the tether strap firmly follow ing the
child restraint manufacturer's
instruct ions.
Atta ching to the center se ating pos ition
.,. Slide the rear seat forward
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.,. Pull the anchor bracket forward and connect
the tether strap hook .
.,. Tighten the tether strap and move the seat
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Relea sing the teth er strap
.,. Loosen the tension following the child restra int
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
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cushion and backrest in the area where
the tether strap was installed . The upholstery
would also be permanently stretched around
the tether strap . This applies espec ially to
leather seats.
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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 restraint system manufacturer's
instruc-
tions carefully to determine how to properly in-
stall the tether.
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WARNING
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A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
insta lled on the front passenger seat will be
se riously inju red and can be killed if the front
a irbag inflates - even wit h an Advanced Airbag
Syst em.
- The inflating airbag will hit t he ch ild safety
seat o r infant carr ier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, cente r armrest, or
door .
- A t ight tether or other strap on a rearward -
facing chi ld restraint attached to the front
passenger seat can put too much pressure
on the weight-mat in the seat and register a
heavier weight in the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem. The heavier weight registered can
make the system work as thoug h an adu lt
were on the seat and deploy the Advanced
Airbag when it must be suppressed causing
serio us or eve n fatal injury to the child.
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