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If you leave the child restraint with the tether
strap firm ly installed for severa l days, this
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cush ion and backrest in the area where
the tether strap was installed . The upholstery
would also be permanently stretched around
the tether strap . This applies especially to
leather seats .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Current ly, few rear-facing child restraint systems
come with a tether. Please read and heed the
child rest raint sys t em manufacturer 's instruc-
tions carefully to determine how to properly in-
stall the tether .
A WARNING
A child in a rea rward-facing ch ild safety seat
installed o n the fro nt passenge r seat will be
ser ious ly injured and can be killed if t he fron t
airbag infla t es - even wit h a n Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflat ing air bag will hit t he chi ld safety
sea t or infan t carrie r wit h great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against t he backrest, center armrest, or
door .
- A tight tether or other strap on a rearward -
facing child restraint attached to the front
passenger seat can put too much pressure
on the weight-mat in the seat and register a
heav ier weight in the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . The heav ier we ight registered can
make the system work as though an adult
we re o n the seat and deploy the Advanced
Airbag whe n it mus t be sup pressed causing
ser ious or even fat al injury to the child .
- If you must install a rearward fac ing child
safety seat on t he front passenger seat be -
cause of exceptiona l circumst a nces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediate ly install
the rear-fac ing child safety seat in a rear
seat ing pos it ion and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Ch ild s af e t y
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additional in-
formation about child restraint se lection, instal -
lation and use :
NHTSA advises that t he best ch ild safety seat is
the one that fits your child and fit s in your vehi -
cle, and that you will use correct ly and consis -
tent ly.
Try befo re you buy!
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safet y Adminis-
tration
Tel. : 1-888-3 2 7-42 36 (TTY: 1-800 -424-9153)
http:/ /www.nh t sa.gov
http:/ /www.sa ferca r.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel. : (202) 66 2-0600
http:/ /www.safekids .org
Safety BeltSaf e U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 745 -SAFE (English)
Tel. : (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
http://www.ca rsea t .org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel. : 1-800-333-0371 or call 1-6 13-998-86 16 if
you are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/ roadsafety/men u. htm
Audi Customer Relation s
Tel.: (800) 822-2834
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