2003 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Owners Manual

What Types of CR Anchors are come with ...
-
... hooks or other
have been
ers have been providing tether straps that
attach the top
of the
1999.
The combination of the tether anchorages
and the
chor and Tether for
(The term
and other manufacturers in the past, but is now the standard name for the
new restraint anchorage system.)
ing tether straps on certain
either as standard equipment or as a
retrofit. for
To provide a
require the
in of
information about
safety
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SAFETY
Tether Anchors
restraint anchors (tether anchors)
the instructions provided by the manufacturer of
the
year wagen have tether anchors as standard equipment. T
he illustration shows the tether anchors
for the rear seating positions:
Tether anchors for the three rear seating
posit ions are
on the rear side of the
rear seat back rest (arrows).
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Tether
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that
attaches the top part of a
tion on next page.
The purpose of the tether is to
reduce forward movement of the order to reduce the risk of head injury
that
be caused by striking the
interior.
Forward facing
head movement performance
CRs
seats.
manufacturer's instruc tions

SAFETY FIRST
How to
Release or deploy the tether strap on the
child restraint according to the child re­
straint manufacturer's usage instructions .
Guide the upper tether strap under the
rear head restraint (raise the head restraint
if necessary).
Guide the tether strap between the rear
seat back and the luggage compartment
cover (remove the luggage compartment
cover if necessary , see
Booklet 3 .1 ).
Attach the tether strap anchorage hook
into the opening of the tether anchorage .
Tighten the tethe r strap firmly following
the child restraint manufacturer's instruc­
t ions.
To release the tether strap, loosen the
tension following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions. Depress the
spring catch on the hook and release it from
the anchorage .
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Lower Anchorages
rhe anchorage attachm en t po ints are
between the rear seatbac k and rear
seat cushion - see
The anchorages for the rear outboard
seating positions are
at the factory.
Lower anchorages secure the
safety
insta llation.
must have anchorage attach­
ments fo r the system.
H owever,
man ufactu rers are begi nning to provide su ch ancho rages fo r the
Never secure or attach any
anchorages or to the tether anchors.
remember that the anchorage
points are intended for installation and
attachment of
an ch orage attachments can be
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SAFETY
Mounting the anchorage hook
the guide fixtures as
Guide the anchorage hook into the guide
fixture.
anchor­
age so that the anchorage hook
on the anchorage hook to make sure
that it is
lighten the strap
manufa cturer's instructions.
Release the anchorage hook
Loosen the tension on the strap
ing the
Depress the spring catch on the hook.
so that there is enough space
to

SAFETY FIRST
Fig. 2 The ill ustration above shows the
loca tion of lower anchorages .
The lower anchorages are located between
the rear seatback and the rear seat cushion
- see Fig. 2.
increase the risk of in­jury in a crash.
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SAFETY
Guide Fixtures for Lower Anchorages
j£ a i ,
anchorages and
from restraints that
have rigid
can
remove the gui de fixtures by
ages positions.
the guide fixtures
First push the seat cushion down so that the
the guide fixture with the part number
fa cing downward and push it in direction of
arrow onto the anchorage -see upper
The groove in the guide fixtures must snap
into
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