S a fety belt s
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.
&_ 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 ava ilable to reduce the risk of serious
injury and death in automobile accidents.
For your protect ion and that of your passen-
gers, always corre ctly wea r safety be lts
when the vehicle is moving .
- Pregnant wome n, inju red, o r physically im-
paired persons mus t a lso use safety be lts.
Like all vehicle occupants, they are mo re
likely t o be serio us ly injured if they do not
wea r safety be lts. The best way to protect a
fetus is to protect the mother - throughout
the ent ire pregnancy .
Number of seats
Your Aud i has a total of four seating positions:
two in the front and two in the rear. In some
veh icles, there are five seating positions: two in
the front and three in the rear . Each seating posi-
tion has a safety belt .
&_ WARNING
Not wea ring safety belts or weari ng them im-
pro perly increases t he risk of ser ious personal
injury and dea t h.
- Never st rap more tha n one perso n, includ-
ing small ch ildren, int o any be lt .
It is espe-
cially da ngerous to place a safety belt over a
child sitting on your lap .
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- Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than there are safety be lts available .
- Be sure everyone riding in the vehicle is
properly restrained with a separate safety
be lt or ch ild 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. 144 Safety belt wa rning light in t he inst rument clus ·
ter · en larged
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 children with a child restraint system
app ropr 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 ning tone for a certain period of time .
Fasten your safety belt and make sure that your
passengers also properly put on their safety
belts.
&_ WARNING
- Safety belts are the sing le most effective
means available to red uce the risk of serio us
injury and death in a utomobile accidents.
For your protection and t hat of yo ur passen-
ge rs, always correct ly wear safety belts
when t he vehicle is moving .
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