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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 you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be-
cause of exceptiona l circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immed iately install
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rear
sea t ing posit ion and have the airbag system
inspected by you r Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 17 9 Tether strap: proper rout ing and mount ing
Fig. 180 Tether strap: proper rout ing and mount ing
Installing the tether strap
"' Release or deploy the tether strap on the child
restra int according to the child restra int manu-
factu rer's inst ruct ions.
Ch ild sa f ety
.,. Guide the upper tether strap into the rear cargo
area ~
fig. 180 .
"' Slide the tether strap hook over the anchor
bracket.
"' Pull on the tether strap hook so that the spring
catch of the hook engages.
"' Tighten t he tether strap firm ly following the
child restra int manufacturer's instructions .
Releas ing the tether strap
"' Loosen the tension follow ing the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions .
"' Depress the spr ing catch on the hook and re-
lease it from the anchorage .
(D Note
If you leave the child restra int with the tether
strap firmly installed for several days, this
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cushion and bac krest in the area where
the te t her strap was inst alled . The uphols t ery
would a lso be permane ntly stretc hed around
the tether st rap . This applies especia lly to
leather seats .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing child restraint systems
come with a tether . Please read and heed the
child restr aint system manufacturer's instr uc-
t ions caref ully t o dete rmine how to properly in-
stall the tether.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward -facing child safety seat
insta lled on the front passe nger 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 ch ild safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, or
door .
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be-
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
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