164 Dr iv ing Safel y
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, a irbags, ch ild restra ints as
well as child safety. Your safety is for us
priori-
ty number 1.
Always observe the info rmat ion
and warn ings in th is sect ion - fo r your own
safety as well as that of your passengers .
The information in this se ction app lies to all
model versions of your veh icle . Some of the
feat ures desc ribed in t his sec t ions may be
standard equipment on some models, or may
be optional equipment on others . If you are
not sure, ask your authorized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in-
struct ions and heed the WARNINGS in
this manual. It is in your interest and in
the inte rest of you r passengers.
- Always keep all of the Owner's Literature
man uals in your Audi when you lend or
sell your veh icle so that this impo rtant
information will a lways be availab le t o
the drive r and pas sengers.
- Always keep the Owner's Literature han-
dy so tha t you can find it easily if you
have ques t ions.
Safety equipment
The safety features are part of the occupant
restraint system and work together to help
reduce the risk of injury in a wide variety of
accident situations.
Your safety and the safety of you r passenge rs
should not be left to chance. Advances in
technology have made a varie ty of fea tu res
avai la ble t o he lp redu ce the risk of injury in an
accident . The following is a list of just a few of
the safety features in your Audi:
- sophis t icat ed safety be lts fo r d river and a ll
passenger sea t ing pos it ions,
- be lt te nsione rs fo r t he fro nt sea t s a nd the
ou ter sea t ing posit ions in the second row
seating,
- be lt height adjustment fo r t he front sea ts
an d the oute r seat ing pos itions in the sec -
ond row seating,
- he ad restra ints for each sea t ing pos ition,
- fro nt airbags,
- side airbags in the fro nt seats and the outer
seating positions in the second row seat-
ing*,
- side curta in airbags,
- specia l LATCH anchorages for child re-
st raints,
- adj ustab le steering colum n.
These individual safety features, can work to-
gether as a system to he lp protect you and
your passengers in a wide range of accidents .
These features cannot work as a system if
they are not always correctly adjusted and cor-
rectly used .
Safety is everybody's responsibil ity!
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 t hat all lights and sign al s are op -
erati ng correctly .
.. Make sure t hat 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 and other items carefu lly
¢ page 88 .
.. Make sure that nothing can inte rfere with
the peda ls.
.. Adjust fron t seat, head restraint and m irrors
correc t ly fo r you r height . .,.
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