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Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 176
Tether ancho rs: attach ment hook locatio ns be·
hind t he rear sea tbacks
The tethe r anchors for the two/three* rear seat-
ing positions are located on the backside of the
rear seatbacks ~ fig. 176 . Vehicles with two rear
seating positions are equipped with two tether
anchors.
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that at-
taches the top part of a ch ild restraint to special
anchorage points in the vehicle.
The purpose of the te t her is to reduce the for -
ward movement of the child restraint in a crash,
in order to help reduce the risk of head injury that
could be caused by striking the vehicle interior.
Forward facing child restrain t s manufact ured af-
ter Sep t ember 1, 1999, are required by U.S. fed-
eral reg ulations to comply with new child head
movement performance requirements. These
new performance requirements make a tether
necessary on most new chi ld safety s eat s .
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WARNING
Improper installation of chi ld restraints will
increase the risk of injury and death in a crash .
- Always follow the instructions prov ided 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 des igned to
withstand only those loa ds imposed by cor-
rect ly fit t ed child restra ints .
- Never mount two chi ld restraint systems on
one LATC H lower anchor point .
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Chil d s a f e ty
- 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 belts or other kinds of occu-
pant restraints.
- Never secure or attac h any luggage or other
items to the LATCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
- If you must insta ll a rearwa rd facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be-
cause of except ional 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 airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 1 77 Tether st rap: prop er routing a nd mou nting
Installing the tether st rap
... Release o r deploy the tet her st rap on the child
restraint according to the chi ld restraint manu-
facturer's instructions.
... Guide the upper te t her strap
under
the rear
head restraint ~ fig. 177 (ra ise the head re-
straint if necessary).
... Attach the tether strap anchorage hook into the
tether anchorage.
... Pull on the tether strap hook so that t he spring
catch of the hook engages .
.,. Tighten the tether strap firmly follow ing the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
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