be s uppressed causing serious or even
fatal injury to the child.
- If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circumstan-
ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on an d stay on, im-
med iately install the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the a irbag system inspected by you r
Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 187 Tether strap: prope r rout ing and mo unting
Installing th e tether strap
• Release or dep loy the tether strap on the
child restra int according to the child re-
stra int manufacturer's inst ruct ions .
• Guide the upper tether strap
under the rear
head restraint
r=> fig. 187 (raise the head re-
straint if necessary) .
• Center seating position* : Guide the upper
tether strap over the rear head restraint.
• Tilt the recess flap up to expose the anchor
bracket.
• Attach the tether strap anchorage hook into
the open ing of the tether anchorage .
• Pull on the tether strap hook so that the
spri ng catch of the hoo k engages.
• Tighte n the tet her st rap firmly following t he
child restraint manufacturer's inst ruct ions .
Releasing the tether strap
• Loosen the tension following the child re-
stra int manufacturer's instructions.
• Depress the sp ring catch on the hook and re-
lease it from t he anchorage.
Child S a f ety 195
(D Note
If you leave the child restraint with the
tether strap firmly installed for several
days, t his 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 also be per-
manently stretched around the tether
strap. This app lies especia lly to leather
seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing child restraint sys-
tems come with a tether. Please read and
heed the child restraint system manufactur-
er's instructions carefully to determine how to
properly install the tether .
A WARNING
,.;;
-
A child in a rearward-fac ing ch ild safety
seat installed on t he fron t passenger seat
will be ser iously injured a nd ca n be killed if
the front airbag inflates - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflat ing airbag will hit the ch ild
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force a nd will smas h the child safety seat
and child against the backrest, center
armrest, or door.
- A tight tether or other strap on a rea r-
ward-facing child restraint attached to
the front passenger seat can put too
muc h pressure on the weight-mat in the
seat and register a heavier weight in the
Advanced Airbag System. The heavier
weight regis t ered can make the system
wo rk as t hough an adult we re on the seat
an d deploy t he Advanced Airbag when it
must be suppressed causing ser ious or
eve n fata l injury to the child.
- If you must insta ll a rearward fac ing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptiona l circumstan -
ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
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