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Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 170 Tether ancho rs: recess flaps behind the rear sea t-
backs
The tether anchors for the rear seating positions
are located in recesses in the rear window shelf
¢ fig . 170
A tether is a stra ight or V-shaped strap that at-
taches the top part of a child restra int to special
anchorage points in the vehicle.
The purpose of the tether is to red uce the for-
ward movement of the child res t ra int in a crash,
in order to help red uce the risk of head injury
that could be caused by striking the veh icle inte-
rior.
Forward facing child res t raints 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 perfo rmance requirements make a tether
necessary on most new child safety seats .
A WARNING
Improper installation of child restraints will
increase the risk of injury and death in a
crash .
- Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restra int you
intend to install in your Audi.
- Improper use of child restra int anchors (in-
cluding tether anchors) can lead to injury in
a collision . The anchors are designed to
withstand only those loads imposed by cor-
rectly fitted child restra ints.
- Never mount two child restraint systems on
one LATCH lower a nchor po int.
Ch ild s a fe ty
- 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 restraint tether anchorages
to secure safety be lts or other kinds of occu-
pant restraints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the LATCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be-
cause of exceptional circumstances and 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.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 1 7 1 Tether strap : proper rout ing and mount ing
Installing the tether strap
... Release or dep loy t he tether strap on the ch ild
restraint according to t he ch ild rest raint manu-
facture r's inst ructions .
... Guide the upper te t her strap
under the rea r
head restraint ¢
fig . 171 (raise the head re-
straint if necessary) . For child restraints with V-
tether straps, always make sure that the head
restraint guide rods do not int erfere with any
part of the top tether strap .
... Tilt the recess flap up to expose the anchor
bracket .
.,. Attach the tether st rap anchorage hook into
the opening of the tether a ncho rage.
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