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Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 182
A3 Sedan:
Tether
ancho rs: recess
flaps behind the
rear
seatbacks
Fig.
183
A3
Sportback
:
Tether
anchors
:
recess
flaps
behind
the rear seatbacks
A3 Sedan
:
The tether anchors
for the
rear seating
positions are
located
in recesses in the rear win-
dow she lf
r::;,
fig.
182
A3 Sportback:
The tether
anchors for
the rear
seating positions are
located
on
the
backside of
the rear seatbacks
r::;,
fig.
183.
A tether
is
a
straight
or V-shaped strap that
at
-
taches
the
top
part
of
a child restraint
to
special
anchorage
points in
the
vehicle
.
The purpose of the tether is to reduce the for-
ward movement of the child restraint
in
a
crash,
in order
to
help
reduce the
risk of head injury
that
could be
caused
by striking
the
vehicle inte-
rior
.
Forward facing child restraints manufactured af-
ter September 1, 1999, are
required
by U.S.
fed-
eral regulations
to
comply with new
child
head
movement performance requirements
.
These
....
"'
new performance requirements make a tether
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necessary on most new child safety seats
.
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Ch ild
sa
f
ety
A
WARNING
-
Improper installation of child restra ints
will
increase the risk of injury and death in a
crash
.
-
Always follow the instructions prov ided by
the manufactu rer of the ch ild restraint you
intend to insta ll in you
r
Audi.
-
Improper use of chi ld restraint anchors (in-
cluding tether anchors) can lead to injury in
a collision
.
The anchors are designed
t
o
withstand on ly those loads imposed by
cor-
rectly
fitt
ed ch ild res
t
raints.
-
Never mo unt two child rest raint systems on
one LA
TCH
lowe
r
anchor point.
- Never
attach two child restraint systems to
one tether st rap or tethe
r
anchorage.
-
Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compa rtment.
- Never use child restra int tether anchorages
to secure safety be lts or other kinds of occu-
pant restrain
t
s.
-
Never secure or attach any luggage or othe
r
items to the LA TCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
- If
you must install a rearwa rd facing child
safety seat on
t
he front passenger seat be-
cause of excep
t
ional
circu
mstance
s
a nd 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 a irbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
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