192 Child S a f e t y
be suppressed causing ser ious 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 and stay on, im-
med iately install the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 187 Tether st rap: proper routing and mount ing
Inst alling th e teth er strap
.. Release or deploy the tether strap on the
child restra int according to the child re-
stra int manufac t urer's instructions .
.. Guide the upper tether strap
unde r the rea r
head restraint ~
fig. 187 (raise th e head re-
straint if necessary).
.. Center seating posit ion*: Guide the upper
tether strap over the rear head restraint.
.. Tilt t he recess flap up t o expo se the anchor
bracket.
.. Attach the tether strap anchorage hook into
the opening of the tether anchorage .
.. Pull on the tether strap hook so that the
spring catch of the hoo k engages.
.. Tighten the tether strap firmly fo llowing the
child restra int manufacturer's instructions.
Releasing the tethe r strap
.. Loosen the tension following the child re-
stra int manufacturer 's instructions.
.. Depress the spring catc h on the hook and re-
lease it from the anchorage.
(D Note
If you leave the child restraint with the
tether strap firm ly installed 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 also be per-
manently stretched around the tether
strap . This applies espec ia lly to leather
seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing child restraint sys-
tems come with a tether . Plea se read a nd
heed the child restraint system manuf act ur-
er's instructions carefully to determine how to
properly install the tether.
.&_ WARNING
=
-
A child in a rearward-fac ing child safety
seat installed on t he front passenger sea t
will be serio us ly injured and ca n be killed if
the front airbag inflates - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrie r with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
and child aga inst the backrest, center
armrest, or door.
- A tight tether or other strap on a rear-
ward-facing child restraint 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 heavier
weight registered can make the system
work as tho ugh an adult we re on t he seat
and deploy the Advanced Airbag when it
must be suppressed causing ser ious or
even fata l injury to the child.
- If you must insta ll a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptiona l circumstan-
ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
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