Audi A3 2012 - Page 121

,&_ WARNING
Never unfasten safety be lt while the vehi-
cle is moving. Doing so will increase your
risk of being injured or killed .
Adjusting safety belt height
With the aid of the safety belt height adjust -
ment, the three point safety belt strap rout-
ing can be fitted to the shoulder area, accord-
ing to body size.
Fig. 130 Safety belt height adjustment for th e front
seats - loop-around fittings
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0
0
0
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a,
• Push the loop -aro und fitti ngs up ¢ fig. 130
@, or
• squeeze together the (D button, and push
the loop-around fitt ings down@ .
• Pull the belt to make sure that the upper at-
tachment is properly engaged .
_&. WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
ot her important informat ion
¢ page 116.
(D Tips
- The sho ulder belt part sho uld route ap-
proximately over the middle of your
shou lde r -
under no circumstances
should it route over your neck and
throat area
¢ .&.in Safety belt position
on page 118.
- With the front seats, the height adjust-
ment of the seat can also be used to ad -
just the position of the safety belts.
Safety belts 119
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause
severe injuries.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause se-
rious injury or death. Safety belts can on ly
work when they are correctly positioned on
the body. Imprope r seat ing pos itions reduce
the effectiveness of safety be lts and will
even
increase t he risk of injury and death by mov -
ing t he safety be lt to critical areas of the
body. Improper seating posit ions also in-
crease the risk of serious injury and death
when an airbag dep loys and strikes an occu-
pant who is not in the correct seating posi-
tion. A driver is respons ible for the safety of
all vehicle occupants and especially for chil-
dren . Therefore:
• Never perm it anyone to assume an incorrect
sitt ing pos ition in the vehicle while traveling
¢ _&.
The following lists only some examples of im-
proper ly worn safety belts that will increase
the risk of ser ious injury and death . Our hope
is that these examp les will make you more
aware of seat ing pos itions that are dangerous .
Therefore, whenever the vehicle is
moving:
- never wear the shoulder belt under your arm
- never let the shoulder belt pass over your
neck
- never wear the safety belt loose ly
- neve r place the lap belt port ion of the safety
be lt across your abdomen ¢ .&..
_&. WARNING
Im properly worn safety belts increase the
risk of ser ious persona l injury and death
whenever a vehicle is being used .
- Always make sure t hat all vehicle occu-
pants are correctly restra ined and stay in
a correct seati ng position whe never t he
veh icle is being used.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
ot her impo rtant information
¢ page 116.