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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
l
uggage
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
exceptional circumstances and
the
PA
S
SEN
GER A
IR
BAG
OFF
light
does
not
come
on
and
stay
on, immediately install
the
rear-facing chi
ld
safety
seat
in a
rear
sea
t ing
posit
ion and have
the
airbag
system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Installing
the
upper tether strap
on
the
anchorage
Fi
g.
175
Tether strap: proper routing and
mount
in
g
Fig.
176
Tether strap:
proper
routing and
mount
ing
Installing
the
teth
er strap
• Release
or
deploy
the
tether
strap
on
the
child
restrai
nt
according
to
the
child
restra
i
nt
manu-
factur
er's
instruct
ions.
Ch i
ld
sa
f
ety
• Guide
the
upper
tether
strap
into
the
rear cargo
area
~
fig.
176
.
...
Slide
the
tether
strap
hook over
the
anchor
bracket.
• Pull on
the
tether
strap
hook so
that
the
spring
catch
of
the
hook
engages.
"'
Ti
ghten
the
tether
strap
firmly following
the
child
restra
i
nt
manufacturer's
instructions.
Releasing
the
tether
strap
"'
Loosen
the
tension
following
the
child
restraint
manufacturer's
i
nstructions
.
"'
Depress
the
spr
ing catch on
the
hook
and
re-
lease
it
from
the
anchorage
.
CD
Note
If
you leave
the
child restrai
nt
wi
th
the
tether
strap
firmly installed for several days,
this
could leave a mark on
the
upholstery on
the
seat
cushion
and
backr
est
in
the
area
where
the
tether
strap
was
installed. T
he
upholstery
would also be
permanently
stretc
h
ed
around
the
tether
strap. Th
is
applies especia
ll
y
to
l
eather
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
restraint
system
manufacturer's
i
nstr
uc-
t i
ons
carefully t o
determine
how
to
properly in-
stall
the
tether
.
.&.
WARNING
~
A child
in
a rearward-facing child safety
seat
installed on
the
front
passe
n
ger
seat
will be
seriously injured and can
be
ki
ll
ed
if
the
front
airbag inflates - even with
an
Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will hit
the
chi
ld
safety
seat
or
i
nfant
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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