The tether on my car seat has an extra webbing (a loop) under the cover. What is this?
A. In 2006, BRITAX began to introduce an energy-absorbing tether assembly to its convertible (infant/child) car seats. It consists of a loop of webbing with colored (red) stitching held under the cover at the top of the seat shell. In the event of a severe crash, the colored stitching will break and the loops will partially pull through the back side of the shell, reducing G-force effects on the child’s head and body. If the colored stitching has broken on your tether assembly, discontinue use of the child seat.