S a fety belt s
Safety belts
General information
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safe ty belts correctly saves lives!
This chapte r explains why safety be lts a re neces-
sary, how they work and how to adjust and wear
them correct ly.
.. Read all the information that follows and heed
all of the instructions and WARNINGS.
&_ WARNING
Not wea ring safety belts or wearing them im-
properly increases the risk of ser ious personal
injury and dea t h .
- Safety belts are the s ingle most effective
mea ns ava ilab le to reduce the risk of serious
injury and dea t h in automob ile accidents .
For your protect ion and that of your passe n-
gers, always corre ct ly wea r safety be lt s
when the veh icle is moving .
- Pregnant wom en , inj ured, o r physically im-
paired persons mus t als o use safety be lts.
Like a ll vehi cle occupants, they are mo re
likely t o be serio us ly injure d if t hey do not
wea r safety be lts. The best way to protect a
fetus is to protect the mothe r - t hroughout
the ent ire pregnancy .
Number of seats
Your Aud i has a total of five seating positions:
two in the front and three in the rear. Each seat-
ing position has a safety belt.
&_ WARNING
Not wea ring safety bel t s or weari ng them im-
properly increases t he risk of ser ious personal
inju ry and dea t h.
- Never st rap more tha n one perso n, includ-
ing small ch ildren, into any be lt .
It is espe-
cially dan gerous to pla ce a safety bel t over a
child s itt ing on you r lap.
- Never let mo re people ride in t he vehicle
t han t he re are saf ety bel t s availab le.
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- Be sure everyone riding in the vehicle is
properly restrained with a separate safety
be lt or ch ild restraint.
Safety belt warning light
Your vehicle has a warning system for the driver
and (on USA models only) front seat passenger
to remind you about the importance of buckling-
up .
Fig. 1 53 Safety belt wa rning light in t he inst rument clus-
ter - enlarged
Before driving off , alway s:
.. Fasten your safety belt and make sure you are
wearing it prope rly .
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.. Make sure that your passengers a lso buc kle up
and proper ly wea r t heir safety belts .
.. Protec t your ch ildren with a child rest raint sys-
tem app ropr iate for t he size and age of the chil-
dren .
The wa rning light . in the instrument cluste r
lights up when the ignit ion is swit ched on as a re-
minde r to fas t en t he safety be lts. In addition,
you will hea r a wa rning tone for a ce rt ain per iod
of t ime.
Fasten your safety belt now and make sure that
your passengers also properly put on their safe-
ty belts.
&_ WARNING
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- Safety belts a re t he sing le mos t effect ive
means available to redu ce t he risk of serio us
injur y and death in a utomo bile accidents.
For your protection and t hat of your passen-
ge rs , a lways cor rect ly wear safety belts
when t he veh icle is moving .
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