Audi RS 7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual page 177

Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 173
Tethe r ancho rs: att achm ent hook locatio ns be-
hind th e rea r seatbacks
The tether anchors for the rear seating positions
are located on the backside of the rear seatbacks
¢ fig. 173.
A tether is a stra ight or V-shaped strap that at-
taches the top part of a child restra int to special
anchorage points in the vehicle .
The purpose of the tether is to reduce the for-
ward movement of the child restra int in a crash,
in order to he lp red uce the risk of head injury
that could be caused by striking the veh icle inte-
rior.
Forwa rd facing child restraints manufactured af-
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U.S. fed-
eral regulations to comply with new child head
movement performance requirements. These
new perfo rmance requirements make a tether
necessary on most new child safety seats .
A
WARNING
Improper installation 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 restra int you
intend to install in your Aud i.
- Improper use of child restra int anchors (in-
cluding tether anchors) can lead to injury in
a collision . The anchors are designed to
withstand only those loads imposed by cor-
rectly fitted child restra ints.
- Never mou nt two child restraint systems on
one LATCH lower a nchor po int.
Ch ild sa f ety
- 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 be lts 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 exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the a irbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 1 74 Tether strap : proper rout ing and mount ing
Installing the tether st rap
... Release or dep loy t he tether strap on the ch ild
restraint according to the ch ild restraint manu-
facture r's inst ructions .
... Guide the upper tether strap under or s ideways
of the rear head rest raint q fig . 174 (dependi ng
on the child restraint) .
... Attach the tether strap ancho rage hook into
the tether anchorage.
... Pull on the tether strap hook so that the spring
catch of the hook engages .
.,. Tighten the tether strap firm ly following the
child restra int manufacture r's instructions.
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