Audi RS 5 Cabriolet 2013 Owner's Manual page 176

174 Ch ild Saf e ty
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always
follow the child restraint manufacturer's in-
structions.
Fig. 168 Lower anchorages: proper mount ing
Mounting
.. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat
bench is in the upright position and sec urely
latched in place.
.. Attach both hook-on connectors with the
spring catch release on the child safety seat
onto the LATC H lower anchorage so that the
connectors lock into place
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fig. 168 .
.. Pull on the connecto r attachments to make
sure they a re properly attached to the LA TCH
lower anchorage.
.. Pull st raps tight following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions .
Releasing
.. Loosen the te ns ion on the straps following
the chi ld res t raint ma nufactu rer's instr uc-
t ions.
.. Depress the sp ring catc hes to release the
anchorage hooks from the lower anc horag-
es.
Remember: Use tether st raps to help keep the
chi ld restraint firmly in place .
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WARNING
Improper use of the LATC H system can in-
crease the risk of ser ious personal injury
and death in an acc ident.
- These anchors were deve loped only for
child safety seats using the "LATCH" sys-
tem.
- Never attach other ch ild safety seats,
be lts or other objects to these a nchors.
- Always make sure that you hear a click
when latch ing the seat in place. If you do
not hear a click t he seat is not sec ure and
could fly forward and hit the inter ior of
the vehicle, or be ejected from the vehi-
cle .
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WARNING
=
Imp roper installat io n of child restra ints
will increase the risk of injury in a n acci-
d ent.
- Always follow the chi ld restraint system
manufac t urer's inst ruct ions for proper
installa ti on of t he child restr aint system
a nd pro per use of t et her st raps as well as
the lower anchorages or safety belts in
your vehicle.
- Always read and heed the important in-
formation and WARNINGS about ch ild
safety and the insta llation of ch ild re-
straint systems
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page 158, Child Safe-
ty .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
, child restraints
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Currently, few rea rward-facing chi ld restraint
systems come w it h a tet her. Please read and
heed t he ch ild restra int system manu fa ctu r-
er's instr uctions carefully to determine how to
properly install the tether.
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WARNING
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A child in a rearward-fac ing child safety
seat installed on the front passenger seat
will be ser ious ly injured and can be killed if
the front airbag inflates - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System .
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safe t y seat _..