- never rest your feet on the seat cush ion or back
of the seat
- never ride in the footwe ll
- never ride in the ca rgo area
A WARNING
Improper sea t ing posit ions increase the risk
of serious personal injury and death whenever
a vehicle is being used .
- Always make sure that a ll vehicle occupants
stay in a proper seat ing position and are
properly restrained whenever the vehicle is
being used.
Driver and passenger
side footwell
Important safety instructions
A WARNING
Always make sure that the knee airbag can in-
flate without interference . Objects between
yourself and t he airbag can increase the risk
of injury in an acc ident by inte rfering with the
way the airbag deploys or by being pushed in-
t o you as the airbag deploys.
- No persons (children) or anima ls sho uld ride
in t he foot we ll in front of the passenge r
sea t. If the airbag dep loys, th is can resul t in
serious o r fatal inj uries.
- No objec t s of any kind sho uld be car ried in
the footwe ll area in front of the driver 's or
passenge r's seat. Bulky objects (shopping
bags, for example) can hampe r or prevent
proper deployment of the airbag. Small ob-
jects can be thrown through the vehicle if
the a irbag deploys and injure you or your
passenge rs.
Safe d r iv ing
Pedal area
Pedals
The pedals must always be free to move and
must never be interfered with by a floor mat or
any other object.
Make sure that all pedals move free ly w ithout in-
terference and that nothing prevents them from
returning to their or ig inal positions .
Only use f loor mats that leave the pedal area free
and can be secured with floor mat fasteners .
If a brake circuit fails, increased brake pedal trav-
el is req uired to bring the vehicle to a fu ll stop.
A WARNING
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Pedals that cannot move freely can cause loss
of vehicle contro l and increase the risk of seri-
ous injury.
- Never place any objects in the drive r's foot-
well. An object could get into the pedal area
and interfere with pedal funct io n. In case of
sudden braking or an accident, you would
not be able to brake or acce le rate !
- Always make sure that nothing can fall or
move into the d river's footwell.
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 f loor mats are properly se-
cured and cannot move and interfere wit h the
pedals~ & -
Use only floor mats that leave the peda l area un-
obstructed a nd that are firmly secured so that
they cannot slip out of posi t ion . You can obtain
s uitable floor mats from your author ized Audi
Dealer.
Floor mat fasteners are installed in your Audi.
Floor mats used in you r vehicle must be attached
to these fasteners . Properly securing the floor
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