184 Ch ild Saf e ty
• Depress the spring catch on the hook and
release it from the anchorage .
(D Note
If you leave the child restraint with the
tether strap firmly insta lled for several
days, this could leave a mark on the up-
holstery on the seat cushion and backrest
in the area where the tether strap was in-
stalled. The upholstery would a lso be per-
manently stretched around the tether
strap. This applies especially to leather
seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rearward-facing child rest raint
systems come with a tether . Please read and
heed the child restraint system manufactur-
er's instructions carefully to determine how to
properly instal l the tether.
A WARNING
-
A child in a rea rward-facing child sa fety
seat insta lled on the front passenger seat
will be seriously injured and can be killed if
t he fron t airbag inflates - even wit h a n Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflati ng airbag will hit the child
safety sea t or infan t carrier wit h grea t
force and will smash t he child safety sea t
and child against the backrest, cente r
armrest, or door.
- A tight t et her or ot her st rap on a rear -
wa rd-facing child restra int attached to
the front passenger seat can put too
much pressure on the weight-mat in the
seat and register a heavier weight in the
Advanced Airbag System. The heav ier
we ight registe red can make the system
wor k as though an adu lt were on the seat
and dep loy the Advanced Airbag when it
mus t be suppres sed cau s ing seriou s or
even fatal injury to the child.
- If you mus t install a rea rward facing
child safety se at on the front passenge r
sea t beca use of excep t ional circums t an -
ces and t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im-
mediately install the rearward-fac ing
child safety seat in a rear seating posi·
tion and have t he airbag system inspec t-
ed by your authorized Audi dealer .
Additional Information
'
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of add itiona l
information about child restra int selection, in-
sta llation and use:
NHTSA advises that the best ch ild safety seat
is the one that fits your ch ild and fits in your
vehicle, and that you will use correct ly and
cons istently .
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-
istration
Tel.: 1-888-327- 4 236 (TIY: 1-800-424-9153)
www.n htsa.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 662 -0600
www.safek ids.org
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 74 5-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 74 7-SANO (Spanis h)
www.carseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800 -33 3-0371 or call
1-6 13-998-86 16 if you are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/
menu. htm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel.: (800) 822 -2834
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