5 8 Seat s and s torage
about 200 lbs (90 kg). One can easi ly imagine
the injuries that an item of that weight flying
freely through the passenger compartment
can cause in a collision at a speed considered
relative ly low.
A WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used
to secure items to t ie-downs can fail du r-
ing hard brak ing or in a col lision and cause
ser ious personal inju ry.
- Always use suitable mounting straps and
properly secure it ems to the tie-downs in
the luggage compar t ment to help pre-
vent items from shifting or flying for-
wa rd as dangerous missiles .
- When t he rear seat back rest is folded
down, always use su itab le mount ing
st raps and proper ly secure items to the
t ie-downs in the luggage compartment
to help prevent items from flying for-
ward as dangerous miss iles into the pas-
senger compartment.
- Never attach a child safety seat tether
strap to a tie-down.
Luggage compartment cover removal
and installat ion
The luggage compar tment cover preven ts
people from looking into the luggage com-
partment.
Fig. 60 Open rear lid wit h luggage com partment cover
Removing the luggage compartment
cover
• Pull the buttons CD¢ fig . 60
• Pull the cover @ out of the brackets @
¢ fig. 60 in the direction of the arrow.
Replacing the luggage compartment
cover
• Push the cover up into the brackets @ .
• Press the buttons
CD onto the ball heads.
A WARNING
-
Never store or place heavy objects on the
luggage compartment cover . If you leave
somet hing heavy on the cover and then
open the cover, the object could s lide fo r-
ward and inju re a nyo ne sit t ing in t he rea r.
Also, in t he case of s udden braking or a
crash, a heavy object on the cover could fly
fo rward and injure any passen gers.
Roof rack
First things first
A roof rack can be fitted to carry additional
luggage on the roof
• Always read and follow the instr uctions pro-
vided by the roof rack man ufacturer when
the roof rack syst em must be installed.
If you are transporting luggage or other ob -
jects on the roof, please note the fo llowing:
- Your vehicle has spec ially designed aerody-
namic roof rails . Only install a roof rack spe-
cifically designed for your model. Contact
the nearest Audi dealer for information on
approved modul ar roof racks for your vehi-
cle .
- These approved roof racks are the basis for a
comp lete roof rack system . Additional at -
tachments for the basic roof rack are neces-
sary to safely tran s po rt luggage, bicycles,
surf boards, skis or small boats. All necessa-
ry hardwar e fo r these syst ems is available at
your authorized Audi dealer.
- We recommend that you keep the installa-
tion instruct ions for your roof rac k system
together with your Owner's literatu re in t he
veh icle. .,.
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