134 Dr iv ing Safel y
obtain suitable floor mats from your
authorized Audi Dealer.
Floor mat fasteners a re installed in you r Audi.
Floor mats used in your vehicle must be at-
tached to these fasteners . Properly secur ing
the floo r mats will prevent them from sliding
into pos itions tha t could inte rfe re wit h t he
pedals or impair safe operation of your vehi cle
in other ways.
A WARNING
Pedals t hat cannot move freely can resu lt
in a loss of veh icle contro l and increase the
risk of serious personal injury .
- Always make sure that floor mats are
properly secured.
- Never place o r insta ll floo r mats or other
floor coverings in the vehicle that cannot
be properly secured in place to prevent
them from slipping and interfering wit h
the pedals or the ability to control the
vehicle .
- Never place or install floor mats or other
floor coverings on top of a lready insta l-
led floor mats . Additional floor mats and
other cove rings will reduce the size of
the pedal area and int erfere with t he
peda ls.
- Always properly rei nst all and se cure floor
mats that have been take n out for clean -
ing.
- Always make su re th at obje cts canno t
fa ll into the driver fo otwe ll wh ile the ve-
hicle is moving . Objects can become
t rapped under t he brake pedal and accel-
erator peda l causing a loss of veh icle
control.
Stowing luggage
Loading the luggage compartment
All luggage and other objects must be prop-
erly stowed and secured in the luggage com-
partment.
Loose items in the luggage compartment can
sh ift suddenly, changing veh icle hand ling
characteristics. Loose items can a lso increase
t he risk of serious persona l injury in a sudden
vehicle maneuve r o r in a collision .
.. Dist ribute t he load even ly in t he luggage
compa rtment .
.. Always place and properly secure heavy
items in the luggage compartment as fa r
forward as possible .
.. Secure luggage using the tie-downs prov id-
ed
¢ page 63, Luggage compartment .
.. Make sure that the rear seatback is securely
latched in place.
A WARNING
Imp roperly stored luggage or other items
can fly t hrough the vehi cle causing ser ious
personal injury in the event of hard brak-
ing or an accident . To help reduce the risk
of ser ious personal inj ury:
- Always put objects, fo r example, luggage
or other heavy items in t he luggage com-
pa rtment.
- Always secure o bjects in the luggage
compa rtment using the tie-down hoo ks
and suitable straps.
A WARNING
-
Heavy loads will influence the way your ve-
hicle handles. To help reduce the risk of a
loss of cont ro l leading to serious personal
in Jury :
- Always keep in mind when transporting
heavy objects , tha t a change in the cen-
ter of gravity can also cause changes in
veh icle handling:
- Always distribute the load as evenly as
poss ible.
- Place heavy objects as far forward in
the luggage compartment as possible.
- Never exceed the Gross Axle We igh t Rat-
ing or the Gross Vehicle We ight Ratin g
specif ied on the safety compliance stick-
er on the left door jamb. Exceeding per-
miss ible weight standards can cause the
veh icle to slide and hand le diffe rently.
- Please observe information on safe dr iv-
ing¢
page 128.
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