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Slide the tether strap hook over the ancho r
bracket.
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Pull on the tether strap hook so that the
spring catch of the hook engages.
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Tighten the tether strap firmly following
the child restraint manufacturer's
instruc-
t ions .
Releasing the teth er strap
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Loosen the tension following the child re-
stra int manufacturer's
instructions.
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Depress the spring catch on the hook and
release it from the anchorage.
If you leave the child restraint with the
tether strap firmly installed for severa l
days, this could leave a mark on the up-
holstery on the seat cushion and backrest
in the area whe re the tether st rap was in-
st alled. The uphols tery wo uld a lso be per-
manently stretched around the tethe r
strap . This applies especially to leather
seats .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing child restraint sys-
tems come with a tether . Please read and
heed the child restraint system manufactur-
e r's instructions carefully t o determi ne how to
properly instal l the tether.
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WARNING
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A child in a rearward -facing child safet y
seat insta lled on the front passenger seat
will be seriously injured and can be killed if
the front a irbag inflates - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating a irbag w ill hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and w ill smash the ch ild safety seat
and child against the backrest, or door.
- A tight tether or other strap on a rear-
ward-fac ing child restra int attached to
the front passenger seat can put too
much pressure on the weight-mat in the
Child Sa f et y
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seat and register a heavier weight in the
Advanced Airbag System. 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 s uppressed causing ser ious or
eve n fata l injury to the ch ild.
- If you must install a rearwa rd fac ing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circumstan -
ces and t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and st ay on, im-
mediately insta ll the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the airbag system inspected by your
Aud i dea ler.
Additional
Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additiona l
information abo ut child restraint selection, in-
stallation and use:
NHTSA advises that t he best chi ld safety seat
is the one that fits your chi ld and fits in your
vehicle, and that you will use correct ly and
consistently .
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highwa y Traffic Safety Admin -
istration
Tel.: 1-888-327-4236
(TIY: 1-800-424-9153)
www.nhtsa.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 66 2-0600
www.safe kids.o rg
Safety BeltSaf e U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 7 4 5-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 747- SANO (Span ish)
www. carseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centr e
Tel.: 1 (800) 333-03 71 or call
1 (613) 998 -8616 if you are in the Ottawa
area
www.tc.gc.ca/ roadsa fety
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