138 Safet y belts
Safety belts
General notes
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safe ty bel ts correctly saves lives!
This chapter explains why safety belts are nec-
essary, how they work and how to adjust and
wear them correctly.
.. Read all the information that follows and
heed all of the instructions and WARNINGS.
A WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them
improperly increases the risk of ser ious
personal injury and death .
- Safety belts are the single most effective
means available to reduce the risk of se-
rious injury and death in automob ile acci-
dents . For your protection and that of
your passenge rs, always correctly wear
safety belts when the vehicle is moving.
- Pregnant women, injured, or physically
impaired perso ns must also use safety
belts . Like all vehicle occupants, they are
more likely to be ser iously injured if they
do not wear safety belts . The best way to
protect a fetus is to protect the mother -
throughout the entire pregnancy.
Number of seats
Your Audi has a total of five seating positions:
two in the front and three in the rear. Each
seating position has a safety belt.
A WARNING
Not wea ring safety belts or weari ng them
improp erly increases the risk of ser ious
personal injury and deat h.
- Never st rap more than one person, in-
cluding small children, into any belt.
It is
especially dange rous to place a safety
belt over a child sitting on your lap.
- Never let more people ride in t he vehicle
than there are safety belts available.
- Be sure everyone riding in the vehicle is
properly restrained with a separate safe-
ty belt or child restra int.
t Safety belt warning light
Your vehicle hos o warning system for the
driver and front seat passenger (on USA mod-
els only) to remind you abou t the impor tance
of buckling-up .
Fig. 146 Safety belt warni ng light in the inst rum ent
cluster - en larged
Before driving off, alway s:
.. Fasten your safety belt and make sure you
are wearing it properly.
.. Make sure th at your passengers also buckle
up and properly wear their safety belts.
.. Protect children with a child restraint sys-
tem app ropriate for the size and age .
The warn ing light . in the instrument cluster
lights up when the ignition is on as a rem inder
to fasten the safety belts . In addit ion, you will
hear a warning tone for a certain per iod of
t ime .
Fasten your safety belt and make sure that
your pass engers also properly put on the ir
safety belt s.
A WARNING
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- Safety belts are the single most effective
means available to reduce t he risk of se-
rious injury and death in automobile acci-
dents. For your protection and that of
your passengers , always correctly wear
safety belts when t he vehicle is moving.
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