180 Safet y belts
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause
severe injuries.
Wear ing safety belts improperly can cause se-
rious injury or death. Safety belts can only
work when they are correctly positioned on
the body . Improper seating positions reduce
the effect iveness of safety belts and will even
increase the risk of injury and death by mov-
ing the safety belt to critical areas of the
body. Improper seating positions also in-
crease the risk of serio us injury and death
when an airbag deploys and strikes an occu-
pant who is not in the correct seating posi-
tion . A driver is responsible for the safety of
all vehicle occupants and especially for ch il-
dren . Therefore:
.. Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect
sitting position in the vehicle wh ile traveling
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A WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the
risk of se rious personal injury and death
whenever a veh icle is being used .
- Always make sure that al l vehicle occu-
pants are correctly restrained and stay in
a correct seating posit ion wheneve r the
vehicle is be ing used.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important informat ion
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Safety belt preten-
sioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a
particular severity and in a rollover, safety
belts are tensioned automatically.
The safety belts are equipped with safety belt
pretensioners . The system is activated by sen-
sors in front, side and rear-end collisions of
great seve rity and in a rollove r. This tightens
the belt and takes up be lt s lack ¢ .&.
in Service
and disposal of safety belt pretensioner on
page 181.
Taking up the slack helps to reduce
forward occupant movement dur ing a coll i-
s ion.
(D Note
Never let the belt remain over a rear seat-
back that has been fo lded forward.
(D Tips
The safety belt pretensioner can only be
activated once.
- In minor frontal and s ide collisions, in
rear-end collisions and in accidents in-
volving very little impact force, the safe-
ty be lt pretensioner 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 compo-
nents of the system are scrapped. An au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified work-
shop is familiar with these regulations
and will be pleased to pass on the infor-
mation to you .
- Be sure to observe all safety, env iron-
mental and other regu lations if the ve hi-
cle or individual parts of the system, par-
t icular ly the safety belt or airbag, are to
be disposed. We recommend you have
your authorized Audi dealer perform this
service for you .
Service and disposal of safety belt
pretensioner
The safety belt pretens ioners are parts of the
safety belts on your Audi. Insta lling, remov-
ing, serv icing or repairing of be lt pretension-
ers can damage the safety belt system and
prevent it from working correctly in a colli-
sion .
The re a re some important t hings you have to
know to make su re that the effectiveness of ..,.
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