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- These anchors were developed only for
child safety seats us ing the "LATCH" sys-
tem.
- Never attach other child safety seats,
belts or other objects to these anchors .
- Always make sure that you hear a click
when latching the seat in place. If you do
not hear a click the seat is not secure and
could fly forward and h it the interior of
the vehicle, or be ejected from the vehi-
cle .
A
WARNING
Imprope r insta llation of chi ld restraints
will increase the risk of inju ry in an acc i-
de nt .
- Always follow the child restraint system
man ufacturer's instructions for proper
installation of the child restraint system
and proper use of tether straps as we ll as
the lower anchorages or safety belts in
your vehicle.
- Always read and heed the important in-
format ion and WARNINGS about child
safety and the installation of child re-
straint systems
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page 178, Child Safe-
ty.
Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 194 Tether ancho rs: atta chment hook locatio ns
beh ind t he rear seatbacks
The tether anchors for the rear seating pos i-
tions are located on the backside of the rear
seatbacks
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fig . 194 .
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that
attaches the top part of a child restraint to
special anchorage points in the veh icle.
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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 cou ld be caused by striking the ve-
hicle interior .
Forward facing child restra ints manufactured
after September 1, 1999, are requ ired by U.S.
federal regu lations to comply with new child
head movement performance requirements .
These new performance requirements make a
tether necessary on most new child safety
seats .
A
WARNING
Imp roper installat ion of child restra ints
will increase the risk of injury and death in
a crash.
- Always follow the instr uctions provided
by t he manufacturer of the child re-
straint you intend to install in your Audi.
- Improper use of child restraint anchors
(includi ng 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 child restraints .
- Never mount two child restraint systems
on one LATCH lower anchor point.
- Never attach two child restraint systems
to one tether strap or tether anchorage.
- Never attach a tether strap t o a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment .
- Never use child restraint tether ancho-
rages to secure safety belts or other
kinds of occupant restraints .
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
other items to the LATCH lower ancho-
rages or to the tether anchors.
- If a tether or other strap is used to at -
tach a chi ld restraint to the front passen-
ger seat, make s ure that it is not so
tight, that it causes the weight -sens ing
mat to measure more we ight than is ac-
tually on the seat .
- The heavier weight registered can make
the Advanced Airbag System work as
though an adult were on the seat and de -
ploy the Advanced Airbag when it must
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