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Ch ild
safety
Releasing the teth er str ap
.,. Loosen the tension following t he child restra int
manufacturer's
instructions.
.,. Depress the spring catch on the hook and re-
lease it from the anchorage.
(D
Note
If you leave the child restraint with the tether
strap firmly insta lled for severa l days, this
could leave a mark on the upho lstery on the
seat cush ion and backrest in the area where
the tet he r strap was installed. The upholstery
would also be permanently stretched around
the tethe r stra p. This a pplies espec ially to
leather seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing child rest raint systems
come with a tethe r. Please read and heed the
child restra int system manufactu rer's instruc-
tions carefully t o determ ine how to properly in-
stall the tether.
A
WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
ser iously injured and can be killed if the front
air ba g infl ates - even with an Advance d Airbag
System.
- The inflati ng a irbag will hit the child safety
seat or infa nt carrie r with gre at fo rce a nd
will smash t he chi ld safety seat and ch ild
against the bac krest, center armrest, or
doo r.
- If you mus t insta ll a rearward facing chi ld
safety seat on the fro nt 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-fac ing child safety seat in a rear
seat ing pos ition and have t he airbag system
inspec t ed by your Audi dealer .
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Additional
information
· Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additiona l infor -
mation about child restraint se lection, insta lla-
tion and use :
NHTSA advises t hat t he bes t chi ld safety seat is
the one t ha t f its your child and fits in your vehi -
cle, and that you will use correctly and consis -
tent ly.
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Admin istra-
t ion
Tel.: 1-888-3 2 7-4 2 36 (TIY: 1-80 0-42 4 -9153)
www. n htsa .gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 662-0600
www.safe kids.o rg
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 7 45-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
www. ca rseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371
or call 1-613-998-86 16 if
you are in the Ottawa a rea
http://www .t c.gc. ca/e ng/ roadsafety/menu
.htm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel.: (800) 822-2834
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