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Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats that can be securely at-
tached to the floor mat fasteners and do not in-
terfere with the free movement of the pedals.
.,. Make sure that the floor mats are properly se-
cured and cannot
move and interfere with the
pedals ¢ &_ .
Use only floor mats that leave the pedal area un-
obstructed and that are firmly secured so that
they cannot slip out of pos it ion . You can obtain
suitab le floor mats from your authorized Audi
deale r.
Floor mat fasteners are installed in your Audi.
Floor mats used in your vehicle must be attached
to these fasteners. Proper ly securing the floor
mats will prevent them from sliding into posi-
tions that could interfere with the pedals or im-
pa ir safe operation of your vehicle in other ways.
A WARNING
Peda ls that cannot move free ly can result in a
loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of
ser ious personal injur y.
- Always make sure tha t floor mats are prop-
erly sec ured.
- Never place or install floor mats or other
floo r coverings in the ve hicle that cannot be
prope rly secured in place to prevent them
from slipp ing and interfering with the ped-
als or the ability to control t he vehicle .
- Never place or inst all floo r mats or ot her
floor coverings on top of already insta lled
floo r mats. Additional floor mats and other
cove rings will reduce the size of the peda l
area and interfere with the pedals.
- Always properly reinstall and secure floor
mats that have been taken out for cleaning.
- Always make sure that objects cannot fa ll
into the dr iver footwell while the veh icle is
moving. Objects can become trapped under
the brake peda l and accelerator peda l caus-
ing a loss of veh icle control.
Dri vi ng sa fe ty
Storing cargo correctly
Loading the luggage compartment
All luggage and other objects must be properly
stowed and secured in the luggage compart-
ment .
Fig. 221 Safe load pos ition ing: place heavy objects as low
and as far forward as possible.
Loose items in the luggage compartment can
sh ift suddenly, changing vehicle hand ling charac-
te ristics. Loose items can a lso increase t he risk of
se rious persona l injury in a sudden veh icle ma-
neuver or in a collision .
.,. Distr ibute the load evenly in the luggage com-
pa rtment .
.,. Always place and properly secu re heavy items in
t he luggage compartment as low and as far for-
wa rd as possib le
¢ fig. 221.
.,. Secure luggage usi ng the tie -downs provided
¢ page 64.
.,. Make sure that the rear seatback is secure ly
latched in place.
A WARNING
-
Improperly stored luggage or other items can
f ly t hrough the vehicle ca us ing se rious per-
sona l injury in the event of ha rd bra king or an
accident. To help reduce the risk of serio us
personal injury:
- Always put obje cts, for examp le, luggage or
ot her heavy item s in the luggage compa rt -
men t.
- Always secure objects in the luggage com-
part ment us ing the tie-down eyelets and
suitable straps .
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