____ C_h_i_l_d_S_ a_f _e _ty~ --------------------------------------------
- Tight en the tether strap firmly following t he child
rest raint man ufact urer's inst ructions .
Releasing the tether strap
- Loosen the tens ion following the child rest raint manufac-
ture r's instru ctions.
- Depress t he spr ing catc h on th e hook and release it from
the anchorage .
0 Note
If yo u leave t he child restra int wit h the te t her strap firmly insta lled
for several days, t his could leave a mar k on t he up ho lstery on t he seat
cushion a nd backrest in th e area where the tethe r stra p was ins t alled .
The up ho lstery wou ld also be permanent ly stretched a round the
tet her str ap. This appli es esp ecially t o leat her se ats . •
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rea r-facing child restraint systems come w it h a t et he r.
Please read and hee d t he child rest raint system man ufact ure r's
instructions carefully to dete rm ine how to properly install t he tether .
& WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat installed on the front
passenger seat will be seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates· even with an Advanced Airbag System.
• The inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat or infant
carrier with great force and will smash the child safety seat and
child against the backrest, or door.
• A tight tether or other strap on a rearward -facing child
restraint attached to the front passenger seat can put too much
& WARNING (continued )
pressure on the weight-mat in the seat and register a heavier
weight in the Advanced Airbag System . The heavier weight regis-
tered 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.
• If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptional circumstances and
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay on,
immediately install the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer. •
Additional Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a numbe r of sources of additional informa t ion a bout child
restrain t se lect ion, insta llat ion and use :
NHTSA ad vises t hat t he best ch ild safety seat is the o ne t hat fits you r
child and fits in your vehicle, and that you will use correctly and
consi st e nt ly.
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Tel.: 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153)
www.n hts a .gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel. : (202) 662 -0600
www.safeki d s.org
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Te l.: (800 ) 7 45 -SAFE (Eng lish)
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