Audi Q3 2017 Owner's Manual page 155

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- 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 attach any luggage or other
items to the LA TCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
- If a tether or other strap is used to attach a
child restraint to the front passenger seat,
make sure that it is not so tight, that it
causes the weight-sens ing mat to measure
more weight than is actually on the seat .
- The heavier weight registered can make the
Advanced Airbag System work as though an
adult were on the seat and dep loy the Ad-
vanced Airbag when it must be supp ressed
causing se rious o r even fatal injury to the
child.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be-
cause of except io na l circumstances and t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on, immediate ly install
the rear-fac ing 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. 133 Tether str ap: pro per rout ing and mount ing
Ch ild sa f ety
Fig. 1 34 Tet her strap: proper rout ing and mount ing
Installing the tether st rap
• Release or deploy the tether strap on the ch ild
restraint according to the ch ild restraint manu-
facture r's instructions .
• Guide t he upper tether strap
under
t he rea r
head restraint and int o the rear ca rgo area
~ fig. 134 (raise the head restraint if necessa -
ry). For child restraints with V-teth er straps, al-
ways make sur e that th e head restraint guide
rods do not interfere with any part of the top
tether strap.
• Slide the tether strap hook over the anchor
bracket .
• Pull on the tethe r strap hook so that the spring
catch of the hook engages.
• Tighten the tether st rap firm ly following t he
child restra int manufacture r's instruc t ions.
Releasing the tether strap
• Loosen the tension fo llowing the child restra int
manufac tu rer's instr uctions .
• Depress the spr ing catch on the hook and re-
lease it from the anchorage.
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Note
If yo u leave the child restrai nt with t he tethe r
strap firmly installed for several days, th is
could leave a mark on the uphols t ery on the
seat cushion and backrest in the area where
the tether strap was installed. The upholstery
would a lso be permanently stretched around
the tether strap. This app lies espec ia lly to
leather seats.
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