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_& WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im-
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death . Safety belts can work only
when used correctly.
-Always fasten your safety belts correctly be-
fore driving off and make sure all passen-
gers are cor rect ly restrained.
- For maximum protection, safety belts must
always be posit ioned properly on the body .
- Never strap more than one person, includ-
ing small ch ildren, into any belt .
- Never place a safety belt over a child sitt ing
on your lap.
- Always keep feet in the footwell in front of
the seat wh ile the vehicle is being driven.
- Never let any person ride with their feet on
the instrument panel or st icking out the
window o r on the seat.
- Never remove a safety belt while the vehicle
is moving . Doing so will increase your risk of
being injured or killed.
- Never wear belts twisted.
- Never wear belts over rigid or breakable ob-
jects in or on your clothing, such as eye
glasses, pens, keys, etc ., as these may cause
injury.
- Never allow safety belts to become dam-
aged by being caught in doo r or seat hard-
ware.
- Do not wear the shoulder part of the belt
under your arm or otherwise out of position .
- Several layers of heavy clothing may inter-
fere with correct positioning of belts and re-
duce the overall effectiveness of the system.
- Always keep belt buckles free of anything
that may prevent the buckle from latching
securely .
- Never use comfort clips or devices that cre-
ate slack in the shoulder be lt . However, spe-
cial clips may be requ ired for the prope r use
of some child restraint systems.
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear, and
damaged belt ha rdware can break in an acci-
dent. Inspect belts regularly.
If webbing,
bind ings, buckles, or ret ractors are dam-
Safet y bel t s
aged, have belts rep laced by an authorized
Audi dea ler or qualified workshop.
- Safety belts that have been worn and loaded
in an accident must be replaced with the
correct replacement safety belt by an au-
thor ized Audi dealer. Replacement may be
necessary even if damage cannot be clearly
seen. Anchorages that were loaded must al-
so be inspected.
- Never remove, mod ify, d isassemble, or try
to repair the safety belts yourse lf.
-Always keep the belts clean . Dirty belts may
not work properly and can impair the func-
tion of th e inert ia reel
q table on page 223.
Safety belts
Fastening safety belts
Safety first - everybody buckle up!
Fig. 14 6 Belt buckle and to ngu e on the driver's seat
To provide maximum protect ion, safety belts
must a lways be positioned correctly on the wear-
er's body .
.. Adjust the front seat and head restraint proper-
ly
q page 47, Seats and storage.
.. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in an upright posit ion and securely latched in
place before using the belt
q ,&..
.. Pull the safety belt evenly across t he chest and
pe lvis
q fig. 146, q ,&..
.. Insert the tongue int o the correct buck le of
your seat unt il you hear it latch securely.
.. Pull on the belt to make sure that it is sec urely
latched in the buckle. ..,
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