Driving Safely
General notes
Safe driving habits
Please remember - safety first!
This chapter contains important information,
tips, instructions and warnings that you need
to read and observe for your own safety, the
safety of your passengers and others . We have
summarized here what you need to know
about safety belts, airbags, child restra ints as
well as child safety. Your safety is for us
priori-
ty number 1.
Always observe t he information
a nd warn ings in th is se ct ion - for your own
safety as well as that of your passengers .
The information in this se ction applies to all
model version s of your veh icle . Some of the
feat ures descr ibed in th is sec t ions may be
standa rd equipment on some models, or may
be optional equipment on others . If you are
not sure, ask your authorized Audi dea ler.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in-
st ruct ions and heed the WARNINGS in
this Manual. It is in your interest and in
the inte rest of you r passengers.
- Always keep the complete Owne r's Liter-
at ure in your Audi when you lend or sell
yo ur vehicle so that this important info r-
mation will always be ava ilable to the
dr iver and passenge rs.
- Always keep the Owner's literature handy
so t hat you can find it eas ily if you have
ques t ions.
Safety equipment
The safety features are part of the occupant
restraint syst em and work togeth er to help
redu ce the risk of injury in a wide variety of
accident situations .
Your safety and the safety of your passenge rs
should not be left t o chance. Advances in
t echnology have made a var iety of fea tu res
avai lable t o he lp red uce the risk of injury in an
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accident . The following is a list of just a few of
the safety features in your Audi :
- sophis t icated safety be lts fo r dr iver a nd a ll
passenger sea t ing posit ions,
- safety bel t p rete nsioners,
- safety belt force limite rs fo r the front sea t s,
- safety belt he ight adjustment systems for
the front seats ,
- front airbags,
- knee airbags for the front seats
- side airbags in the front seats and outer rea r
seats,
- side curtain airbags ,
- specia l LATCH anchorages for child re-
straints,
- he ad restr aints for each sea t ing pos it ion,
- adj ustab le steeri ng colum n.
These ind ividual safety features, can work to-
ge t her as a system t o he lp protect you and
you r passenge rs in a wide rang e of accide nts .
These features canno t wo rk as a system if
they are not always cor rect ly adjus t ed and co r-
rect ly used.
Safety is everybody's responsibility!
Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody 's job! Vehicle and occu-
pant safety always depends on the informed
and careful driver.
For your safety and the safety of your passen -
gers,
before driving always:
.. Make sure that all lights and signa ls are op-
erating correctly .
.,. Make sure that the tire pressure is correct .
.. Make s ure that all windows are clean and af-
ford good visibility to the outs ide .
.,. Secure all luggage a nd ot her items caref ully
I::!) page 70, I::!) page 75 .
.. Make sure that not hing can inte rfere wit h
the peda ls .
.. Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors
correctly for your height.
.. Instruct passengers to adjust the head re-
straints according to the ir height . .,..
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