Table of Contents
Advertisement
184
Child S a fet y
&
WARNING
Improper insta llation of child restraints
will increase the risk of injury and death in
a crash.
- Always follow the instructions provided
by the manufacturer of the child re-
straint you intend to install in your Audi.
- Improper use of ch ild restra int anchors
(including tether anchors) can lead to in-
jury in a collision. The anchors are de-
signed to withstand on ly those loads im-
posed by correctly fitt ed ch ild restraints.
- Never mount two ch ild restraint systems
on one LA TCH lower ancho r po int.
- Never attach two child rest ra int systems
to one tethe r strap or tether anchorage.
- Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment.
- Never use ch ild restra int te t her ancho-
rages to secure safety belts o r other
kinds of occupant rest ra ints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
other items to the LATC H lowe r ancho-
rages or to t he tethe r ancho rs.
- If
a tether or other strap is used to at-
tac h a child res tr aint to the front passen-
ger seat, make su re that it is not so
t igh t , that it causes the weight-sensing
mat to measure more weight than is ac-
t ually on the seat.
- The heav ier weight reg iste red can make
the Advanced Airbag System work as
though an adult were on the seat and de-
ploy the Advanced Airbag when it must
be suppressed causing ser ious or even
fatal injury to the child.
- If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circumstan-
ces and the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im-
med iately install the rea r-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating posi t ion a nd
have the a irbag syst em inspec t ed by yo ur
authorized Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 1 72
Sedan Tether strap: prope r rout ing and
mount ing
Fig. 1 73
allroad Tether strap: proper routing and
mount ing
Installing the tether st rap
.,. Release or deploy the tether strap on the
child restraint according to the child re-
straint manufacturer's
instructions .
.,. Guide the upper tether strap
under
the rear
head restra int ~fig.172
or ¢ fig . 173 (raise
the head restraint if necessary).
.,. Seda n: Tilt the recess fla p up to expose the
a nchor brac ket.
.,. Sedan: Attach the tethe r strap anchorage
hook into the opening of the tether anchor-
age .
.,. allroad : Slide the tether strap hook over the
anchor bracket.
.,. Pull on the tether strap hook so that the
spr ing catch of the hook engages .
.,. Tighten the tether strap firmly fo llow ing the
child res t raint manufacture r's ins t ructions.
Releasing the tether strap
.,. Loosen the tension follow ing the child re-
straint manufacturer's
instructions .
.,. Depress the spring catch on the hook and re-
lease it from the anchorage.
..,.
Advertisement
Table of Contents
