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LATCH lower anchorage so that the connectors
lock int o place ¢ fig. 180 .
.. Pull on the connector attachments to make
sure t hey are properly attached to the LATCH
lower anchorage .
.. Pull straps tight following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions .
Relea s ing
.. Loosen the tension on the straps following the
child restra int manufac t urer 's inst ructions .
.. Depress the spring catches to release the an-
chorage hooks from the lower anchorages .
Remember: Use tether straps to he lp keep the
child rest raint firmly in place .
A WARNING
Improper use of the LATCH system can in-
crease the risk of serious pe rsonal injury and
death in an acc ident.
- These anchors were developed only for child
safety seats using the "LATCH" system .
- Never attach other child safety seats, belts
or othe r objects to these anchors .
- Always make sure that you hear a click when
latch ing the seat in place. If you do not hear
a click the seat is not secure and could fly
forward and h it the interior of t he vehicle,
or be ejected from the vehicle.
A WARNING
Improper installatio n of child rest raints will
increase the risk of injury in an accident.
- Always follow the child restra int system
man ufacturer's inst ruct ions for proper in-
sta llation of the child res t ra int system and
pro per use of tether straps as well as the
lower anchorages or safety be lts in your
ve-
hicle.
- Always read and heed the important infor-
mation and WARNINGS about child safety
and the insta llation of chi ld restraint sys-
tems
¢ page 168, Child safety.
Ch ild
sa f ety
Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 181 Tet her anchors : attachmen t hook location s be-
hind the rear seatbacks
The tether anchors for the rea r seating pos itions
are located on the backside of the rear seatbacks
¢ fig. 181 .
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that at -
t aches t he top pa rt of a ch ild rest raint to spe cial
anchorage points in the ve hicle .
The purpose of the tether is to reduce the for-
ward movement of t he ch ild restrain t in a crash,
in order to help reduce the risk of head inju ry
that could be caused by striking the vehicle inte-
rior.
Forward facing child restra int s manufac tu red af-
ter September 1, 1999, are requ ired by U.S. fed-
eral reg ulations to comply with new child head
movement performance req uirements. These
new performance requ irements mak e a t ether
necessary on most new child safety seats.
A WARNING
-
Improper installation of child restra ints will
increase the risk of injury and death in a
crash .
- Always follow the instructions prov ided by
the ma nufact urer of the ch ild restraint you
intend to install in your Audi.
- Improper use of child restraint 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 fit ted ch ild rest raint s.
- Never mo unt two child restraint systems o n
one LATCH lowe r anchor point.
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