Safety belts
Safety belts
General information
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety belts correctly saves lives!
This chapter explains why safety be lts are neces-
sary, 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 im-
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death.
- Safety belts are the single most effective
means available to reduce the risk of serious
injury and death in automob ile accidents.
For your protection and that of your passen-
gers, always correctly wear safety be lt s
when the vehicle is moving.
- Pregnant women, injured, or physically im-
paired persons must also use safety belts.
Like all vehicle occupants, they are more
likely to be serious ly injured if t hey 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 seat-
ing position has a safety belt.
A WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im-
properly increases the risk of ser ious personal
inju ry and death.
- Never strap more tha n one person, includ-
ing small children, into any belt. It is espe-
cially dangerous to place a safety belt over a
child sitting on you r lap.
- Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than there are safety belts available.
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- Be sure everyone riding in the vehicle is
proper ly restrained with a separate safety
belt or child restraint.
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Safety belt warning light
Your vehicle has a warning system for the driver
and front seat passenger (on USA models only)
to remind you about the importance of buckling-
up .
Fig. 140 Safety belt warn ing light in the instrument clus -
ter - enlarged
Before driving off , always:
.,. Fasten your safety belt and make sure you are
wearing it properly .
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.,. Make sure that your passengers also buckle up
and properly wear their safety belts .
.,. Protect ch ildren with a child restraint system
appropr iate for the size and age .
The warning light . in the instrument cluster
lights up when the ignit ion is on as a reminder to
fasten the safety belts . In addition , you will hear
a war nin g tone for a certain period of time.
Fasten your safety belt and make sure that your
passengers also properly put on their safety
belts.
A WARNING
-
- Safety belts are the single most effect ive
means available to reduce the risk of serious
injury and death in automobile accidents.
For your protection and that of your passen-
gers, a lways correct ly wear safety belts
when t he vehicle is moving .
- Failure to pay attention to the warning light
that come on, cou ld lead to personal injury.
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