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- 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 belts 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 a tether or other strap is used to attach a
child restraint to the front passenger seat,
make sure that it is not so tight, that it
causes the weight-sens ing mat to measure
more weight than is actually on the seat .
- The heavier weight registered can make the
Advanced Airbag System work as though an
adult were on the seat and dep loy the Ad-
vanced Airbag when it must be supp ressed
causing se rious o r even fatal injury to the
child.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be-
cause of except ional circumstances and t he
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
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 133 Tether str ap: proper rout ing and mount ing
Ch ild sa f ety
Fig. 134 Tet her strap: proper rout ing and mount ing
Installing the tether st rap
• Release or deploy the tether strap on the child
restraint according to the ch ild restraint manu-
facture r's instructions .
• Guide t he upper tether strap
under t he rear
head restraint and int o the rear cargo area
~ fig. 134 (raise the head restraint if necessa -
ry). For child restraints with V-teth er straps, al-
ways make sur e that th e head restraint guide
rods do not interfere with any part of the top
tether strap.
• Slide the tether strap hook over the anchor
bracket .
• Pull on the tethe r strap hook so that the spring
catch of the hook engages.
• Tighten the tether st rap firm ly following t he
child restra int manufacture r's instruc t ions.
Releasing the tether strap
• Loosen the tension fo llowing the child restra int
manufac tu rer's instr uctions .
• Depress the spr ing catch on the hook and re-
lease it from the anchorage.
(D Note
If yo u leave the child restrai nt with t he tethe r
strap firmly installed for several days, th is
could leave a mark on the uphols t ery on the
seat cushion and backrest in the area where
the tether strap was installed. The upholstery
would also be permanently stretched around
the tether strap. This app lies espec ially to
leather seats.
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