Dr iv ing sa fe ty
- Never lea ve your vehicle unattended espe-
cially with the rear lid left open. A child
could crawl into the vehicle through the lug-
gage compartment and close the rear lid be-
coming trapped and unable to get out . Be-
ing t rapped in a vehicle can lead to se rious
persona l injury.
- Never let children play in or aro und the veh i-
cle.
- Never let passe ngers ride in the luggage
compartmen t . Vehicle occupants m ust al-
ways be prope rly restrained in one of t he ve-
hicle's seating posi t ions.
- Air circulat ion hel ps to reduce window fog-
ging . Stale air escapes to the outside
th rough vents in the t rim panel. Be su re to
keep these slots free an d open.
- The t ire pressu re mus t cor respond to the
load. The tire pressure is shown on the t ire
pressure labe l. The t ire pressure label is lo-
cated on the driver 's side B-pillar . The tire
pressure label lists the recommended cold
tire inflation pressures for the vehicle at its
maximum capacity weight and the t ires that
were on your vehicle at the t ime it was man-
ufactured. For recommended tire pressures
for normal load cond itions, please see chap-
ter
¢ page 222 .
Tie-downs
The luggage compartment is equipped with four
tie-downs to secure luggage and other items .
Use the tie-downs to secure your cargo properly
¢ page 135, Loading the luggage compartment .
In a collis ion, the laws of physics mean that even
sma ller items that are loose in the vehicle will
become heavy missiles that can cause ser ious in-
jury . Items in t he ve hicle possess energy wh ich
vary with vehicle speed and t he weight of the
item . Veh icle speed is the most significa nt facto r.
For examp le, in a frontal collision at a speed of
30 mph (48 km/h) , the forces act ing o n a 10-lb
(4 . 5 kg) object are abo ut 20 times the normal
weight of the item . This means that the weight
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of the item would s udden ly be about
200 lbs . (90 kg) . You can imagine the injuries
that a 200 lbs . (90 kg) item flying freely through
the passenger compartment could cause in a col-
lis ion like th is.
A WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used to
secure items to tie-downs can fail dur ing hard
braking or in a collision and cause ser ious per-
sonal injury.
- Always use suitable mo unt ing straps and
pro perly secure it ems to the tie-downs in
t he luggage comp ar tmen t to help preven t
items from shi ft ing o r flying forwa rd as dan -
ge rous miss iles .
- When the rear sea t bac krest is folded down,
a lways use suitable mo unti ng straps and
pro per ly secure items to t he tie -downs in
the luggage compa rtment to help prevent
items from flying forward as dangerous
m iss iles into the passenger compartment.
- Never attach a child safety seat tether strap
to a tie-down.
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Reporting Safety Defects
Applicable to U.S.A.
If you belie ve that your vehicle
has a defect which could cause a
crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immedi ately in-
form the National Highway Traffic
Safet y Administration (NHTSA) in
addition to notifyin g Audi of
Ame rica, Inc.
If NHTSA receives simil ar com-
plaints, it m ay open an investiga-
tion , and if it finds that a safety
defe ct s exist s in a group of
vehicles, it m ay order a recall and ..,
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