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Safety belts protect
People think it's possible to use the hands to brace the
body in a minor collision. It's simply not true!
Fig. 167 Driver is
correctly restrai ned in
a sudden braking
maneuver
Safety belts used prope rly can make a big difference. Safety belts
help t o keep passengers in their sea ts, gradually reduce energy leve ls
applied to the body in an accident, and help prevent the uncontrolled
movement that can cause serious injuries . In add it ion, safety bel t s
red uce the danger of be ing t hrown out of the vehicle.
Safety be lts attach passengers to the car and give them the benefit of
being slowed down mo re gently or "softly" t hrough t he "give" in the
safety belts, crush zones and other safety features engineered into
t oday 's vehicle s. By "absorb ing" t he kinet ic energy over a longer
period of time, the safety belts make the forces on the body more
"tolerable" and less likely to cause inju ry.
Although these examples are based on a frontal collision, safety belts
can a lso s ubstantially red uce the risk of injury in other kinds of
crashes . So, whet he r you're on a long trip or just going to the corner
sto re, always buckle up and make sure others do , too. Accident statis-
t ics show that vehi cle occupan t s properly wea ring safety belts have a
lower risk of being inj ured and a much better chance of surviv ing an
acciden t . Properly using safety belts also greatly increases t he ability
of the supp lemental airbags to do their job in a collision. For this
reaso n, wea ring a sa fety belt is lega lly req uired in mos t countries
including much of the United States and Canada .
Altho ugh your Audi is equ ipped with a irbags, you still have to wear
t he safe ty belts provided. Front air bags, for exa mple, ar e activate d
only in some fronta l collisions . The front airbags a re not act ivated in
all frontal collisions, in s ide and rear coll isio ns, in roll overs or in cases
where there is not enough decelerat ion thro ugh impact to the front
of the vehicle . The same goes for the other airbag systems in your
Audi. So, always wea r you r safety be lt and make su re everybody in
your vehicle is proper ly restrained!
Important safety Instructions about safety
belts
Safety belts must always be correctly positioned across
the strongest bones of your body.
- Always wear safety belts as illustrated and described in
this chapter.
- Make sure that your safety belts are always ready for use
and are not damaged.
& WARNING
Not wea ring safety belts or wearing them improperly increases
the risk of se rious personal injury and death . Safety belts can work
only when used correctly.
• Always fasten your safety belts correctly befo re driving off and
make sure all passengers are correctly restrained.
• For maximum protection , safety belts must always be posi -
tio ned properly on the body.
• Never strap more than one person , including small children ,
into any belt .
• Never place a safety belt over a child sitting on your lap .
• Always keep feet in the footwell in front of the seat while the
vehicle is being driven.
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