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Relea sing the teth er str ap
"' Loosen the tens ion following the child re -
stra int manufac t urer'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 insta lled for severa l
days, this cou ld leave a mark on the up-
holstery on the seat cushion and backrest
in the area where the tether strap was in-
stalled . The upholstery would a lso be per-
manently stretched around the tether
strap. This applies especially to leat her
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 restraint system manufactur-
er's instructions carefully to determ ine how to
properly install 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 passenge r seat
will be se riously injured and can be killed if
t he fron t a irbag inflates - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System .
- The inflat ing ai rbag will hit the child
sa fety seat or infant carrier wit h g reat
force and w ill 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
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 rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have t he a irbag system inspected by you r
Audi de aler.
Child Sa f et y
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Additional
Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additiona l
information abo ut child restraint se lection, in-
stallation and use :
NHTSA advises t hat t he bes t ch ild safety seat
is the one that fits your chi ld and fits 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 -3 2 7-4 2 36 (TIY: 1-800-424-9153)
www. n hts a .gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 66 2-0600
www.safe kids.o rg
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 7 4 5-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 747-SANO (Span ish)
www.carseat .org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371
o r ca ll
1-6 13-998-86 16 if you are in the Ottawa area
http://www .t c.gc.ca/eng/ roadsafety/
men u.htm
Audi Customer Relation s
Tel.: (800) 822-2834
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