Audi A4 2010 - Page 227

& WARNING (continued)
immediately install the rear-facing child s afety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi deale r. •
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
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Installing the tether strap
Fig. 19 0 Tether st rap:
proper routi ng and
mounting
- Release or dep loy the tet her strap on the child rest raint
acco rding to the child restra int ma nuf acturer's instruc -
tions.
- Guide t he upper tet her st rap
under t he rear head restraint
:::;, fig. 19 0 (raise t he head restra int if necessary).
- Tilt t he recess fla p up t o expose the anchor bracket.
- At tac h t he t et her st rap anchora ge hook int o t he op en ing
of th e tet her anchorage .
- Pull on the tethe r strap hook so t hat the spring catch of
t he hoo k engages.
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- Tight en t he tether strap firmly fo llowi ng t he child
restra int man ufacturer 's inst ructions .
Releasing the tether strap
- Loosen t he tension following t he chil d restrai nt manufac -
turer's instructions.
- Dep ress t he spr ing catc h on the hoo k and release it f rom
t he anchorage.
0 Note
If you leave the child restra int wit h the tether st rap firmly installed
for several days, t his could leave a mark on t he up holstery on t he seat
cus hion and backrest in the area whe re the tether strap was insta lled .
The up holstery would also be permanent ly stretched a round the
tether st rap. This appli es especially t o leather seats. •
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rearward-facing child restraint systems come wit h a
t et her. Please read and heed t he ch ild restraint system ma nuf ac-
t urer 's instructions care fully to determine how to properly install the
t ether.
& WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child s afety 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 s mas h the child safety seat and
child against the backrest, center armrest , or door . •
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