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• With the front seats, the height adjustment of the seat can also
be used to adjust the position of the safety belts. •
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause severe inju-
ries.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause serious injury or
death. Safety belts can only work when they are correctly
positioned on the body. Improper seating posit ions reduce
the effectiveness of safety belts and w ill even increase the
risk of injury and death by moving the safety belt to critical
areas of the body . Improper seating positions also increase
the risk of serious injury and death when an airbag deploys
and strikes an occupant who is not in the correct seating
position. A driver is responsible for the safety of all vehicle
occupants and especially for children. Therefore:
- Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect sitting posi -
tion in the vehicle while traveling ~ & .
& WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the risk of serious personal
injury and death whenever a vehicle is being used.
• Always make sure that all vehicle occupants are correctly
restrained and stay in a correct seating position whenever the
vehicle is being used.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other important infor-
mation
=::> page 160. •
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first Vehicle operation
Safety be lt pretensioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear -end collisions above a particular
severity and in a rollover, safety belts are tensioned auto-
matically.
The safety belts are equipped with safety belt pretensioners . The
system is activated by sensors in front, side and rear-end collisions
of great severity and in a rollover. This tightens the belt and takes up
belt slack =::>&. in "Service and disposal of safety belt pretensioner"
on
page 166. Taking up the slack helps to reduce forward occupant
movement during a collision.
0 Note
Never let the belt remain over a rear seat back that has been folded
forward.
[ i] Tips
The safety belt pretensioner can only be activated once.
• In minor frontal and side collisions, in rear-end collisions and in
accidents involving very little impact force, the safety belt preten-
sioner are not activated.
• When the safety belt pretensioners are activated, a fine dust is
released. This is normal and is not caused by a fire in the vehicle.
• The relevant safety requirements must be observed when the
vehicle or components of the system are scrapped. An authorized
Audi dealer or qualified workshop is familiar with these regulations
and will be pleased to pass on the information to you.
• Be sure to observe all safety, environmental and oth er regula -
tions if the vehicle or individual parts of the system, particularly the
safety belt or airbag , are to be disposed . We recommend you have
your authorized Audi dealer perform this service for you. •
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
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