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 especially to leather
seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-f acing child rest raint 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-facing child saf ety
seat insta lled on the front passenger seat
w il l be seriously injured and can be kill ed if
the front airbag inflates - even with an Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag w ill hit the child
saf ety seat or infa nt carrier w it h great
f orce and wil l smash the child safety seat
and child against the backrest, or door .
- A tight t ether or other st rap on a rear-
ward-fa cing child rest raint at tached 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 though an adult were on the seat
and deploy the Advanced Airbag when it
must be suppressed causing serious or
even fatal injury to the child .
- Never inst all a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on. If t he PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not
come on and stay on the inflating air bag
will hit the child safety seat or infant car-
rier with great fo rce and will smash the
child safety seat and child against the
backrest, door or roof. Have the airbag
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system inspected immediately by your
author ized Audi dealer.
Additional Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additiona l
information about child restraint selection, in-
stallation and use:
NHTSA advises t hat t he best child safety seat
is the one that fits your chi ld and fits in you r
vehicle, and that you will use correct ly and
consistently .
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-
istration
Tel.: 1-888 -327-4236 (TIY: 1-800-42 4 -9153)
www. n htsa .gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 66 2-0600
www.safe kids.org
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 74 5-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 74 7-SANO (Spanish)
www. carseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1 (800) 333-037 1 or call
1 (6 13) 998-8616 if you are in the Ottawa
area
http://www.t c.gc.ca/eng/ roadsaf ety/
menu .htm
Audi Customer Relation s
Tel.: (800) 82 2- 2834
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