1 5 0 Child S a f e t y
The tether anchors for the rear seating posi-
t ions are located on the backside of the rear
seatbacks
¢ fig. 130 .
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that
attaches the top part of a child restraint to
special anchorage points in the vehicle .
The purpose of the te t her is to reduce the for-
ward movemen t of t he child restra int in a
crash, in order to help reduce the risk of head
injury that could be caused by striking the ve-
hicle inter ior.
Forward facing child rest raints manufact ured
after September 1, 1999, are required by U.S.
federal regulations to comply with new child
head movement performance requirements .
These new performance requirements make a
tether necessary on most new child safety
seats .
_&. WARNING
Imprope r insta llation of child restrai nts
will increase the risk of inju ry and death in
a crash .
- Always follow the instructions provided
by the manufacturer of the ch ild re-
st raint you intend to install in your Audi.
- Improper use of child restra int anchors
(including tether anchors) can lead to in-
jury in a collision. The anchors are de-
signed to withstand on ly those loads im-
posed by cor rectly fitted child restraints.
- Never mount t wo child restraint systems
on one LATCH lower ancho r po int .
- Never att ach two child rest ra int syst ems
to one tether strap or tether anchorage.
- Never at tach a tether st rap to a tie-down
hoo k in t he luggage compartment .
- Never use child restraint tether ancho-
rages t o secure safe ty belts o r othe r
kinds of occupan t restra ints .
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
othe r items to the LATCH lowe r ancho-
rages or to t he tether anchors.
- If a t ether or other st rap is used to at-
ta ch a child rest raint to the front passen -
ger seat, make sure that it is not so
-
tight, that it causes the weight-sensing
mat to measure more we ight than is ac-
tually on the seat.
- The heavier weight registered can make
the Advanced Airbag System work as
though an adult were on the seat and de-
ploy the Advanced Airbag when it must
be suppressed causing serio us or even
fata l injury to the child.
- If you must install a rearwa rd fac ing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat be cause of exceptional circumstan-
ces and t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and st ay on, im-
mediately insta ll 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. 1 31 Tether st rap: proper routing and mount ing
Fig. 1 32 Tether strap: proper rout ing and mount ing
Installing the tether st rap
.,. Release or deploy t he tether strap on t he
child res t raint according to the child re-
straint manufacturer's instructions .
.,. Guide the upper tether strap into the rear
cargo area
¢ fig . 132. liJ>
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