Dr iv in g saf e t y
proper deployment of the airbag. Small ob -
jects can be thrown through the vehicle if
the a irbag deploys and injure you or your
passengers .
Pedal area
Pedals
The pedals must always be free to move and
must never be interfered with by a floor mat or
any other object.
Make sure that all pedals move freely without in-
terference and that not hing prevents them from
retu rning to the ir o rigina l positions.
Only use floor mats that leave the pedal area free
and can be secured with floor mat fasteners .
If a brake circuit fa ils, increased brake peda l trav-
el is required to br ing the veh icle to a full stop .
A WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can cause loss
of vehicle control and increase the risk of ser i-
ous inJury.
- Never place any objects in t he driver's foot-
we ll. An object cou ld get into the peda l area
and interfere wit h pedal fu nction. In case of
sudden brak ing o r an accident, you wo uld
not be ab le to brake or accelerate!
- Always make sure t hat noth ing ca n fa ll or
move int o the dr iver's foo twell .
Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats that can be securely at-
tached to the floor mat fasteners and do not in-
terfere with the free movement of the pedals .
.,. Make su re that the floor mats are properly se-
cured and cannot move and inte rfe re with the
peda ls ~
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Use o nly floo r mats that leave the pedal a rea un-
obstructed and that are firmly secured so that
they cannot slip out of pos it ion. You ca n ob t ain
sui t able floo r ma t s from your autho rized Audi
Dealer.
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Floor mat fasteners are installed in your Audi.
Floor mats used in you r vehicle must be attached
to these fasteners . Properly secur ing the floor
mats will prevent them from slid ing into pos i-
tions that could interfere with the pedals or im-
pair safe operation of your vehicle in other ways.
A WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can res ult in a
loss of vehicle contro l and increase the risk of
serious personal injury.
- Always make sure that floor mats are prop-
erly secured.
- Never place or install floor mats o r other
floor coverings in the vehicle that cannot be
properly secured in place to prevent them
from slipping and interfer ing with the ped-
als or the ab ility to control the vehicle .
- Never place or install floor mats or other
floor coverings on top of already installed
floor mats . Additional floor mats and other
cover ings will reduce the size of t he pedal
a rea and interfe re with the pedals.
- Always properly re insta ll and sec ure floo r
mats that have been ta ke n out for clea ning.
- Always make sure that objects cannot fall
into t he d river footwe ll whi le the vehicle is
mov ing. Objects can become t rapped under
t he brake pedal an d accelerator pedal caus -
ing a loss of vehicle con t rol.
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