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- Improper use of child restra int anchors
(incl uding tether anchors) can lead to in-
jury in a collision. The anchors are de-
signed to withstand only those loads im-
posed by correctly fitted ch ild restraints .
- Never mount two child restraint systems
on one LATCH lower anchor po int.
- 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 restra int tether ancho-
rages to secure safety belts or other
kinds of occupant restra ints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
other items to t he LATCH lower ancho-
rages or to the tether anchors.
- If a tether or other strap is used to at-
tac h a child restraint to the fro nt passen-
ger seat, make sure that it is not so
t ight, that it causes the we ight-sensing
mat to measu re mo re weight than is ac-
t ual ly on the seat.
- The heav ier we ight reg iste red can make
the Advanced Airbag System wo rk as
though an adult were on the seat and de-
ploy 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 because of exceptional circumstan -
ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im-
med iately install the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating posi t ion and
have the a irbag system inspected by you r
Audi dealer.
Child S a f ety
22 1
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 229 Tether st rap: proper rout ing and mounti ng
Fig. 23 0 Tether strap fo r second row seat s: prope r
routin g and moun t ing
Installing the tether strap
... Release or deploy the tet her strap on the
child res t raint accord ing to the child re-
st raint manufacture r's ins t ructions .
... Guide the upper tether strap
unde r
the rear
head restraint and into the rear cargo area
(raise the head restraint if necessary).
... For the second row of seats:
Pull the floor-
ing back, in order to reach the anchor brack-
et
c:::>
fig. 230 .
... For the third row of seats:*
Remove the
plastic cover cap with a screw drive r, in orde r
to reach the anchor bracket
c:::>
page 220,
fig . 228.
.,. Slide the tether strap hook over the anchor
bracket .
... Pull on the tether strap hook so that the
spring catch of the hook engages .
.,. Tighten the tether strap firmly follow ing the
child restraint manufacturer's
instructions .
.,. For the second row of seat s:
Push the floor-
ing forward into place again .
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