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would also be permanently stretched around
the tether strap. This applies especially to
leather seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing child restraint systems
come with a tether . Please read and heed the
child restraint system manufacturer's
instruc-
tions carefully to determine 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
seriously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, or
door .
-A tight tether or other strap on a rearward-
facing child restraint attached to the front
passenger seat can put too much pressure
on the weight-mat in the seat and register a
heavier weight in the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem. The heavier weight registered can
make the system work as though an adult
were on the seat and deploy the Advanced
Airbag when it must be suppressed causing
serious or even fatal injury to the child.
- 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 airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Child safety
Additional
information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additional in-
formation about child restraint selection, instal-
lation and use:
NHTSA advises that the best child safety seat is
the one that fits your child and fits in your vehi-
cle, and that you will use correctly and consis-
tently.
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion
Tel. : 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153)
http://www.nhtsa.gov
http:/ /www.safercar.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel. : (202) 662-0600
http://www.safekids
.org
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel. : (800) 745-SAFE (English)
Tel. : (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
http://www.carseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel. : 1-800-333-0371
or call 1-613-998-8616
if
you are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/
eng/roadsafety/men
u. htm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel. : (800) 822-2834
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