instrument panel AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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-Iftherearlidisopenornotpraperly
lockedwhentheignitionisturnedon,
thedoorandrearlidwarningappearsin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay.
-
Iftherearlidona locked vehicleisun­
locked
withthemiddlebutton~onthe
remotekey,therearlidisautomatically
lockedagainimmediatelyafterclosing.
This
isindicatedbytheturnsignals
blinking.
jurieswhentherearlidisclosedorina
crash.
- The
minimumclearancebetweenthe
passengers'headsandtherearwindow
mustnever -underanycircumstances­
belessthan1inchC2.5cm)whenthe
passengerssitfullyupright.
-Alwaysmakesurethatrearseatpas­
sengerscannotbestruckwhentherear
lidisclosed.
-After closingtherearlid,alwayspullup
onittomakesurethatitisproperly
closed.Otherwiseitcouldopensuddenly
whenthevehicleismoving.
-
Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frambeingdrawnintothevehicle, al­
ways keep
therearlidclosed whiledriv­
ing. Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosewhichfitcompletelyintothelug­
gagearea,becausethentherearlidcan­
notbefullyclosed.
-Never leaveyourvehicleunattendedes­
pecially
withtherearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl into
thecarthroughthe
luggagecompartmentandpullthelid
shut,becomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Toreducetheriskofpersonalin­
jury,
neverletchildrenplayinoraraund
yourvehicle. Alwayskeeptherearlidas
wellasthevehicledoorsclosedwhennot
inuse.
Openingandc10singrearlid
&.WARNING
-Therearseatareaistoosmalltosafely
transportpassengerstallerthan4'11"
Cl.5ml.
-Personstallerthan4'11"C1.5m)as
weLLaschildreninboosterseatswho
aretooclosetotherearwindowand
roofcansuffersevereheadandneckin-
Fig.36Driver's door:remoterearlidrelease
Fig.37Opened rearlid
Openingtherear!id
~Pressthecenterbutton~onthemaster
keyorpullthereleasebutton~inthedriv­
er's
door0:>fig.36.Therearlid isunlocked.
~Lifttherearlido
Closingtherear lid
~Pulltherearliddownandallowittodrop
gently0:>8.
RearLid/trunkLid
Youcanopenitfromtheinside, however, by
pulling
onthedoorlatchtwice.
Youcon opentherear lidfrom insidethevehi­
cle using aswitch in
thedriver's door.
-
Emergencylocking1
Forthispurpose,amechanicallockingdevice
isprovided ontheendpanelofthepassenger
doorConlyvisiblewhenthedoorisopen).
~Openthedoor.
~Removethecap0:>fig.34.
~Insertthekeyintotheinnerslot0:>fig.35
andturnitabout90degreestotherightas
farasitcan go.
~Replacethecap.
Fig.35Emergency lockingofthefrontpassenger'sdoor
Fig.34Emergencylocklocation onthefrontpasseng­er'sdoor
Ifthepowerlockingsystemfails(power fail­
ure),
youwillneedto lockthepassenger door
separotely.
- Lockingdoorsfromtheinside canhelp
preventinadvertentdooropeningduring
anaccidentandcanalsopreventunwant­
edentryfromtheoutside.Lockeddoors
can, however,delayassistancetovehicle
occupantsandhold uprescueefforts
framtheoutsideinanaccidentorother
emergency.
After youclosethedooryouwillnotnolonger
beabletoopenitfromtheoutside.~
Fig.33Sectionfromcenterconsole: Centrallacking
switch
~Presstheupperpartofthepower locki ng
switch
63tolockthevehicleo:>8.
~PresslowerpartoftheswitchŒ3tounlock
thevehicle.
Lockingandunlockingthevehiclefrominside
&.WARNING
-Ifyouusethepowerlockingswitchwith
thedoorsclosed,rememberthatallthe
vehicledoorswilllock.
Thevehicle conbelocked orunlocked from
theinsideusingthepower locking switch.
Howtounlockeachdoorseparatelyusingthe
doorhandle:
~Pullthedoorhandleoncetoreleasethe
lock.
~Pullthehandletoopenthedoor.
Ifyoulockthevehicle usingthepowerlocking
switch,
pleasenotethefollowing:
-
Youcannotopenthedoorsortherearlid
fromtheoutsideCincreased security,forex­
amplewhenyouarestoppedatared light).
-
Youcan unlockandopenthedoorsframthe
inside bypulling onthedoorhandle.
-Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenedCafteryouhave
locked
thevehiclefromtheinside usingthe
powerlocking switch),thedoorwillremain
unlockedtopreventyoufromlockingyour­
selfoutofyourvehicle. Afteryouclosethe
door, youhavetolockthedriver'sdoor
again.
-
Ifyou have acrashandtheairbagisactivat­
ed,thedoorsautomaticallyunlock.

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Switch®9fig.41operatesthewindowin
thedriver'sdoor.
Switch
®operatesthewindowinthefront
passenger'sdoor.
AWARNING
-Donotleave childrenunattendedinthe
vehicle, especially withaccesstovehicle
keys. Unsupervised use
ofthekeyscan
resultinstartingoftheengineanduse
ofvehiclesystemssuchaspower win­
dows, etc.which could
resultinserious
injury.
-
Remember- you canstillopenorclose
thepowerwindowsforabouttenmi­
nutesaftertheignition isswitchedoff.
Only
wheneitherofthefrontdoorsare
Fig.42Passenger's door:power window switch
Closingthewindows
..Pulltheswitchandholdituntilthewindow
hasreachedthedesired position.
..Pulltheswitchbrieflytoclosethewindow
automatically.Bybrieflypressingtheswitch
again,
theupwardtravelofthewindow can
bestoppedinanyposition9,&.
Iftherespective switchispushedorpulled
thewindow willopenorclose.Thepowerwin­
dow
switcheshave atwo-positionfunction:
Openingthewindows
..Presstheswitchandhold itdownuntilthe
.window hasreachedthedesiredposition.
..Presstheswitchbrieflytoopenthewindow
automatically.
Bybriefly pressingtheswitch
again,
thedownwardtravelofthewindow
can bestoppedinany position9,&.
Powerwindows
Fig.41Driver's door:powerwindowswitches
Controls
Tips
-Fortheanti-theftalarmsystemtofunc­
tion properly,
makesureallvehicledoors
and windowsareclosedbeforeleaving
thevehicle.
-
Whenyouopenthevehiclefromthe
driver'sdoorusingthekey,thecentral
locking switchwillwork onlyafteryou
have switched on
theignition.
Thedriverconopera teolt windows.
Emergencyflasher
Theemergencyflasherwill blink briefly when
thedoors,enginehoodandrearlidareprop­
erly closed.
Iftheemergencyflashersdonotblink, check
thedoors,enginehoodandrearlidtomake
sure
theyare properly closed.Ifyouclosea
door,
thehood ortherearlidwiththeanti­
theftalarmswitchedon,theemergencyflash­
ers will blink only
afteryouhave closedthe
doororlido
Thiswillalertotherpeopleincaseofemer­
gency. PressthePANICbuttonagaintoturn
offthealarm.
Howistheanti-theftalarmswitchedoff
whentriggered?
Thealarmsystemisswitchedoffwhenyou
unlo
ckthevehicle usingtheremote-control
keyorwhentheignition isswitchedon.The
alarm will
alsoswitchitselfoffwhenitcomes
totheendofitscycle.
-
Whenwilltheantitheftalarmsystembetriggered?
Whenthevehicleislocked,thealarmsystem
monitorsandprotectsthefollowingpartsof
thevehicle:
The
anti-theftalarmsystemtriggersan
audio
ble
alarmandturnsontheemergencyflasher
ifanunauthorizedinterferencewiththevehi­
cle
issensedbythesystem.
Howistheanti-theftalarmsystemswitchedon?
Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitchedon
whenyou lockthedriver'sdoormanuallyus­
ing
thefold-outkey,orwhenyouusethere­
motecontrol.Thesystemisactivatedapproxi­
mately30secondsafterthevehicleislocked.
The indicator
light9fig.40startsflashing
rapidly
for30secondsandthenblinks slowly.
Howistheanti-theftalarmsystemswitchedoff?
Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitchedoff
only when youuse
theremotecontroltoun­
lock
yourvehicle.Ifyou donotopenadoor
within30secondsafteryouhave unlocked
with
theremotecontrol,thevehiclewilllock
itselfagain automatically.
Ifyoulockjustthedriver'sdoorusingyour
key,
thefrontpassenger'sdoorandtherear
lid remain locked.
-
enginecompartment
-luggagecompartment
-doors
- ignition
Whenthesystemisactivated,thealarmwill
be
triggeredifoneofthedoors,theengine
hoodortherearlidareopened,or iftheigni­
tionisturnedon.
The
anti-theftalarmsystemwillalsogooff
whenthebatteryisdisconnected.
Youcan alsotriggerthealarmbypressingthe
PANICbuttononyourremote-controlkey.~
Iftherear /idconnotbeopened, anemergen­
cy re/ease isprovided.
Emergencyreleaseforrear!id
Fig.38Access toemergency releaseontheleftside oftheluggagecompartmentbelow therear window
Fig.39Section: Interiorluggage compartment: Emer­
gency release
liZi:iiFig.40Diodepositionintheinstrument panel
..Folddowntheleftrearseatback.
.. Using
thevehiclekey,pry offthecoyer
9fig.38
..Pulltheplastic cord9fig.39inthedirec­
tion
ofthearrow.
Anti-theftaLarm
system
Theanti-thefta/arm triggers ana/armifany­
one
attemptsto break intothevehicLe.

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Fig.44Instrumentpanel:lightswitch
LightSensorMalfunction*
Intheeventofalightsensormalfunction,the
driverisnotifiedintheinstrumentclusterdis­
play:
gAutomaticheadlights/automaticwipers
defective
Forsafetyreasonsthelowbeamsareturned
onpermanentlywiththeswitchinAUTO'.
However, youcan
continuetoturnthelights
onand offusingthelight switch. Havethe~
Automaticheadlightcontrol*
IntheswitchpositionAUTOtheautomatic
headlightcontrolisturnedon.The low
beamsareturnedonautomaticallythrougha
light
sensorassoonasambientbrightness
(e.g.whendrivingintoatunnel)falls below a
value
presetatthefactory.Whenambient
brightnessincreases again,thelowbeamsare
turnedoffagainautomaticallyq.&..
IntheAUTOpositionthelowbeamsare
switched offautomaticallywhentheignition
isturnedoff.
Daytimerunninglights(Canadamodels
only)
Thedaytimerunninglightsareactivatedonly
whenthelight switchqfig.44iseitheratthe
aorthe,00:position.
The
daytimerunning lightsfunctioncannotbe
turnedoff.
Daytimerunninglights(DRL) (USAmodels)
Thedaytime runninglightsareactivatedonly
whenthelight switchisattheAUTO'orDRL*
position.
lights
willgooff
andonlytheside marker
lights willbeon.
The
daytimerunning lightscanbeturnedon
or off using thisfunction.
Ifthefunctionisac­
tive,
thedaytimerunning lightsareturnedon
automaticallywhentheignitionisswitched
on.
'"'"'"~al
..Turnthelight switchto~D.
..Pushthehighbeamlever forwardtowards
theinstrumentpanelqpage 47.
Switchingoffthelights
..TurnthelightswitchtoO.
Theheadlightsonlyworkwhentheignitionis
Switched on.Whilestartingtheengineor
when switching offtheignition,thehead-
switchingtheheadlightsonandoff
Fig.4SInstrumentpanel:lightswitchwithdaytime
runninglights(DRL)
..Turnthelight switchtoAUTO*qfig.44.
Switchingontheheadlightsandhighbeam
Switchingonthesidemarkerlights
..Turnthelightswitchto,00:.
Switchingonautomaticheadlightcontrol*
Thelightswitchmustnotbeovertu rnedpast
thestopsineitherdirection.
CLearvision
Lights
Openingthewindows
..Insertthekeyintothelockofthedriver's
door.
..Turnandholdthekeyintheopenposition
@.
Reactivatingthesystemafterbattery1disconnection
Reactivating theconvenience close/openfea­
ture
AWARNING
-
Becareful whenclosingthewindows.
Check
toseethatnooneisintheway,or
seriousinjury could result!
- Always read
andheedWARNINGq.&.in
General description onpage38.
Theautomaticclose function willceaseifthe
keyisreleased.
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdisconnectedandthen
reconnected,theautomaticclosingandopen­
ingfunctionwillnotworkuntilitisreactivat­
ed.
Toreactivate thisfeature,performthefol­
lowing
steps:
Reactivatingclose/openfeature
..Pull andholdthepower window switchun­
til
thewindowiscompletelyclosed.
.. Release
theswitch.
.. Pull
theswitchagain-foronesecond.The
automaticclosing/openin'§isnow reactivat­
ed.
openedarethepower windows switched
off.
-
Becarefulwhenclosingthewindows.
Check
toseethatnooneisintheway, or
serious
injurycould result!
- Always remove
theignitionkeywhenever
youleaveyourvehicle.
-Ifyoulockyourvehicle fromtheoutside,
noone,especially children,shouldre­
main
inthevehicle.
-
Donotstick anything onthewindowsor
thewindshieldthatmayinterferewith
thedriver'sfieldofvision.
Convenienceclose/openfeature
(DTips
-Whenthedoorsareopened,thewin­
dows are
automaticallylowered10mm.
- The windows canstill be
openedand
closed for
abouttenminutesafterthe
ignition hasbeenturnedoff.The power
windows
arenotshutoff untiloneofthe
frontdoorsisopened.
Youcon close oropen thewindowstromout­
side when youtock oruntock yourcorwith the
key.
Fig.43Keyturnsforopeningandclosing
Closingthewindows
..Insertthekey intothelockofthedriver's
door.
..Makesurethatthewindows arenotblocked
q.&..
..Turnandholdthekeyinthelock position®
qfig.43untilthewindows arecompletely
closed.
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gearshiftleveriscontrolledbyalight
sensorlocatedintheinstrumentpanel.
Theinstrumentpanelilluminationwill
automaticallybecomedimmerasthe
daylightfadesawayandeventuallywill
gooutcompletelywhenoutsidelightis
very low.This is
toremindyou,thedriv­
er,
toswitchontheheadlightsbeforeit
getstoodark.
-Canadamodels:instrumentpanelillu­
minationwillstaybrightregardlessof
theintensityofambientlight.Always
beawareofchangesinoutsideIight
conditionswhiteyouaredriving.Re­
spondintimetofadingdaylightby
turningthelightswitchtoposition~D
(or"AUTO"ifyour carisequipped with
thisfeature)toturnonyourheadlights.
Sunvisors
Fig.52Sunvisor
The lightislocated ontherightsideofthe
luggagecompartment.
These lightscomeonautomaticallywhenthe
rearlidisopened.Thelightsturnoffautomat­
ically ifthelidisleftopenformorethen10
minutes.
Vision
Usingthesun visorsmakesdriving sofer.
Thedriver's andpassenger'ssunvisorscanbe
pulled
framthebracketsabovethecenterof
thewindshieldandswung towardthedoors
(i)qfig.52.
Vouregulatethebrightnessoftheinstru­
mentswiththeleftthumbwheelC'1qfig.51.
IgnitionON,lightswitchat@.
Withtheignition switchedON,theglowofin­
strument needlescanbeadjustedtoappear
brighter ordimmer.
Theilluminationofthe instruments, disploys
and thecenter console con
beadjusted.
Instrumentpanelillumination
kdOr
whentheignitionisturnedon,theloce
interior lightsareturnedoff.
When a
doorisopen,theinterior lightsare
turned
offafterabout10minutestoprevent
batterydraining.
The
brightnessofthelightsiscontrolled au­
tomatically
byadimmerwhentheyare
switched onand off.
Fig.51Instrumentpanel illumination
IgnitionON,Iightswitchat0000or~D.
Withthelights switched on,thebrightnessof
instrumentcluster(i.e.needles,gaugesand
displays) and
centerconsoleillumination can
be adjusted.
CDNote
Theinstrumentclusterandcenterconsole
illumination (gaugesandneedles)
comes
onwhen youswitch ontheignitionandthe
vehicleheadlightsareoff.Beawareofthe
following differencebetweenmodelsbuilt
toUSorCanadianspecifications:
-USAmodels:illuminationoftheinstru­
mentcluster(gaugesandneedles),
dashandcenterconsolearoundthe
iTips
Youshouldswitchontheemergencyflash­
erwhen:
- you are
thelastvehiclestandinginatraf­
ficjam50thatanyothervehicles coming
can
seeyou, orwhen
-your vehicle hasbroken downoryouare
inanemergencysituation,orwhen
- your vehicle
isbeingtowedbyatow
truckorifyou aretowinganothervehicle
behind you.
Activatingdoorcontactcircuit
~Pressthebutton@.TheLEDinthebutton
illuminates.'---
Interiorlights
Fig.50Sectiontromheadliner: Interiorlights
Theinteriorlightsinclude thereading lights
for the driver ondthefront passenger.
Deactivatingdoorcontactcircuit
~Pressthebutton@.TheLEDinthebutton
goesout.
Interiorlights1
FrontreadingIights~
~Press oneoftheswitches®toturnthe
rightorleft reading lightonoroff.
With
thedoorcontactcircuit,theinterior
lightsturnon assoon asyou unlockthevehi-
cle
oropenthedoors. Theinterior lightsare
also
turnedon whentheignitionkeyisre­
moved.The lightsturnoffabout30seconds
afterthedoors areclosed. Whenthevehicleis~
Fig.49Center console: emergency flasherswitch
Emergencyflasher
Theemergency flashermakesothermotorists
aware
thatyou oryour vehicle areinanemer­
gency situation.
Notesonthesefeatures
-Theturn signaisonly work withtheignition
switched on.The indicator lights
Iloriiiin
theinstrumentclusterqpage13alsoblink.
- After youhave
turnedacorner,theturnsig-
nal switches offautomatically.
- The
highbeamworks onlywhenthehead­
lights are
on.Theindicator light&1inthe
instrumentclusterilluminateswhenthe
highbeamsareon.
- The
headlight flasherworksonlyaslongas
youholdthelever -evenifthereareno
lights switched on.The indicator light
&1in
theinstrumentclusterilluminateswhenyou
use
theheadlightflasher.
CDNote
Donotusethehighbeamorheadlight
flasherifyou knowthatthesecould be
blinding oncoming traffie.
~Presstheswitchd1.qfig.49,toswitchthe
emergencyflasheronoroff.
When
theemergencyflasherison, allfour
turnsignalblinkatthesametime.Theturn
signalindicator lights<;JQintheinstrument
cluster,aswellasthelightintheemergency
flasherswitchd1.blink likewise.
The
emergencyflasherwillautomatically
switch onifyou areinanaccidentwherethe
airbag hasdeployed.
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~Driveinacircleataspeedofabout5mph
(10km/hluntiladirectionisshownonthe
interiorrearview mirror.
AWARNING
Thedigitalcompassistobeusedasadi­
rectionalaidonly. Eventhoughyoumay
wanttolookatitwhile youaredriving, you
muststillpayattentiontotraffic,roadand
weatherconditionsaswellasotherpossi­
ble
hazards.
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GeneraLrecommen­
dations
Whyisyour seatadjustment50
important?
Thesafety beltsandtheairbagsystemcon
anly
pravidemaximumprotectionifthe front
seats arecarrectly adjusted.
Therearevariouswaysofadjustingthefront
seatstoprovidesafeandcomfortablesupport
forthedriverandthefrontpassenger.Adjust
your
seatproperly50that:
_you can easilyandquicklyreachallthe
switches andcontrolsintheinstrument
panel
_ your body
isproperlysupportedthusreduc­
ingphysicalstressandfatigue
-thesafetybeltsandairbagsystemcanoffer
maximumprotection9page 111.
Inthefollowingsections,youwillseeexactly
how youcan
bestadjustyourseats.
Therearespecialregulationsandinstructions
forinstalling achildsafetyseatonthefront
passenger'sseat.Alwaysheedtheinforma­
tion regarding childsafetyprovidedin
9page133,ChildSafety.
AWARNING
Incorrectseatingpositionofthedriverand
allotherpassengerscanresultinserious
personalinjury.
-Alwayskeepyourfeetonthefloorwhen
thevehicleisinmotion-neverputyour
feetontopoftheinstrumentpanel,out
ofthewindoworontopoftheseatcush­
ion! This
appliesespeciallytothepassen­
gers.Ifyourseatingpositionisincorrect
you increase
theriskofinjuryinthecase
ofsuddenbrakingoranaccident.Ifthe
airbag inflatesandtheseatingposition
~s.IncorrectthiscouldresultinpersonalInJuryorevendeath.
-Itisimportantforboththedriverandfrontpas.sengertokeepadistanceofat
least10inches(25cm)betweenthem­
selvesandthesteeringwheeland/orin­
strumentpanel.Ifyou'resittingany
closerthanthis,theairbagsystemcan­
notprotectyouproperly. Inadditionto
this,thefrontseatsandheadrestraints
mustbeadjustedtoyourbodyheight50
thattheycangive youmaximumprotec­
tion.
- Always
trytokeepasmuchdistanceas
possiblebetweenyourselfandthesteer­
ingwheelorinstrumentpanel.
-Donotadjustthedriver'sorfrontpas­
senger'sseatwhilethevehicle ismoving.
Your
seatmaymoveunexpectedly,caus­
ingsuddenlossofvehiclecontroland
personalinjury.Ifyouadjustyourseat
whilethevehicleismoving, youareout
ofposition.
Driver's seat
Thecorrectseatpositionisimportant forsafe,
and relaxed driving.
Werecommendthatyouadjustthedriver's
seatinthefollowingmanner:
~Adjusttheseatinforeandaftdirection50
thatyoucaneasilypushthepedalstothe
floorwhile keepingyourkneeslightlybent
9AinWhyisyourseatadjustment50im­
portant? anpage 57.
~Adjusttheseatback50thatwhenyousit
withyourbackagainsttheseatback,youcan
still
graspthetopofthesteeringwheel.
~Positiontheheadrestraintaccordingtothe
occupant'sheight9page61.For maxi­
mumprotection,thetopoftheheadre­
straintshouldbeatleastateye level, pref­
erablyhigherandideally levelwiththetop
ofthehead9page97,fig.100.
AWARNING
Never placeanyobjectsinthedriver'sfoot­
well.Anobjectcouldgetintothepedal
areaandinterferewithpedalfunction.In
caseofsuddenbrakingoranaccident,you
would
notbeabletobrakeoraccelerate!

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passenger
For
yourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskof
injuryintheeventofanaccident,we recom­
mendthatyouadjusttheseatforthefront
passengertothefollowing position:
~Adjusttheangleoftheseatback50thatitis
inanuprightpositionandyourbackcomes
infullcontactwithitwheneverthevehicleis
moving.
~Adjusttheheadrestraint50thattheupper
edgeisas evenwiththetopofyourheadas
possiblebutnotlowerthaneye leveland50
thatitis as closetothebackofyourhead as
possible
qpage 97.
~Keepbothfeetflatonthefloorinfrontof
thefrontpassengerseat.
~Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
qpage107.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
frontpassenger'sseat,seeqpage57.~
bodytooclosetotheareawheretheair­
bagsarelocated.
-Before driving, alwaysadjustthefront
seatsandheadrestraintsproperlyand
makesurethatallpassengersareprop­
erly
restrained.
- Neveradjusttheseatswhilethevehicle
is moving. Your
seatmaymoveunexpect­
edlyandyoucould losecontroloftheve­
hicle.
- Never drivewith
thebackrestreclined or
tiltedfarback!Thefartherthebackrests
aretiltedback,thegreatertheriskofin­
jury
duetoincorrectpositioningofthe
safetybeltandimproperseatingposi­
tion.
- Children
mustalways rideinchildseats
'qpage133.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstalling achildseatonthefront
passengerseatqpage 111.
DrivingSafely
Theproper frontpassenger seatingposition
isimportant forsafe, relaxed driving.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,seeqpage 58.
AWARNING
Drivers whoareunbelted,outofposition
or
tooclosetotheairbag canbeseriously
injured
byanairbag asitdeploys.Tohelp
reduce
theriskofseriouspersonalinjury:
- Always
adjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheel50thatthereareatleast
10inches (25cm)betweenyourbreast­
boneandthesteeringwheel.
-Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheel50thatthereareatleast
4inches(10cm)betweenthekneesand
thelowerpartoftheinstrumentpanel.
-Always holdthesteeringwheelonthe
outsideofthesteeringwheelrimwith
your
handsatthe9 o'clockand3 o'clock
positions
tohelpreducetheriskofper­
sonalinjury ifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
-Never holdthesteeringwheelatthe
12o'clock position orwithyourhandsat
otherpositions insidethesteeringwheel
rimoronthesteeringwheelhub. Hold­
ing
thesteeringwheelthewrongway
can
causeseriousinjuriestothehands,
armsandheadifthedriver's airbagin­
flates
-Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyour
face
decreasestheabilityofthesupple­
mentaldriver'sairbagtoprotectyouina
collision.
-Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnev­
er lean
againstorplace anypartofyour
-------~Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwith
your elbow(s) slightly
bent.
•Adjusttheheadrestraint50thattheupper
edg
eisaseven withthetopofyourheadas
possiblebutnolowerthaneye leveland50
thatitisasclosetothebackofyourhead as
possible
qfig.99.
• Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
qpage107.
~Always keepbothfeetinthefootwell50
thatyouareincontrolofthevehicleatall
times.
Fig.98Thecorrect distance between driverandsteer­
ing wheel
Theproper driverseating positionisimpor­
tantforsafe, relaxed driving.
Proper seating position forthedriver.,
Properoccupant
seatingpositions
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskof
injuryintheeventofanaccident,werecom­
mendthatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothe
following position:'--.
~Adjustthedriver'sseatsd-thatyoucaneasi­
lypushthepedalsallthewaytothefloor
while keeping
yourknee(s) slightlybentq.&,.
~Adjusttheangleoftheseatback50thatitis
inanuprightposition50thatyourback
comesinfullcontactwith itwhenyoudrive.
~Adjustthesteeringwheel50thatthereisa
distanceofatleast10inches(25 cm) be­
tweenthesteeringwheelandyourbreast
boneqfig.98.Ifnotpossible,seeyourau·
thorizedAudidealershipaboutadaptive
equipment.
~Adjustthesteeringwheel50thatthesteer­
ingwheelandairbagcoverpointsatyour
chestandnotatyour face.~
Fig.99Correct headrestraintpositionfordriver
Whatimpairs drivingsafety?
DrivingSafely
~Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.
Also
instructyourpassengerstofastentheir
safetybeltsproperlyqpage103.
The driverisresponsibleforthesafetyofthe
vehicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourability
todriveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybody
inthevehicleincreaseandyoualsobecomea
hazard
toeveryoneelseontheroadq&'
Therefore:
~Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassen­
gersorbyusing acellulartelephone.
~NEVERdrive whenyourdriving abilityisim­
paired (by
medications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
~Observe alltraffic laws,rulesoftheroad
andspeedlimitsandplaincommonsense.
~ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,traffic
andweatherconditions.
~Takefrequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donot
driveformorethantwohoursatastretch.
~DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,under
pressureorwhenyouarestressed.
Safe driving isdirectly relatedtathecondi­
tion
ofthe vehicle, thedriver asweil asthe
driver's abilitytoconcentrate on
theroad
without beingdistracted.
&.WARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhen­
everavehicleisbeingused.
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Frontseatpassengerswhoareunbelted,
outofpositionortooclosetotheairbag
can beseriously injured
orkilledbytheair­
bag
asit unfolds.Tohelpreducetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjury:
-
Passengersmustalwayssitinanupright
positionandnever leanagainstorplace
any
partoftheirbodytooclosetothe
areawheretheairbagsarelocated.
-Passengerswhoareunbelted,outofpo­
sition
ortooclosetotheairbagcanbe
seriously injuredbyanairbagasitun­
folds with
grèatforceintheblinkofan
eye.
- Always make
surethatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenthefront
passenger'sbreastboneandtheinstru­
mentpanel.
-Always makesurethatthereareatleast
4inches(l0cm)betweenthefrontpas­
senger'skneesandthelowerpartofthe
instrumentpanel.
-Eachpassengermustalwayssiton aseat
oftheirownandproperlyfastenand
wearthesafetybeltbelongingtothat
seat.
-Before driving, alwaysadjustthefront
passengerseatandheadrestraintprop­
erly.
- Always keepyour
feetonthefloorin
frontoftheseat.Neverrestthemonthe
seat,instrumentpanel,outofthewin­
dow, etc.The airbag
systemandsafety
beltwillnotbeabletoprotectyouprop­
erly
andcan even increasetheriskofin­
jury
ina crash.
- Never drivewith
thebackrestreclined or
tiltedfarback!Thefartherthebackrests
aretiltedback,thegreatertheriskofin­
jury
duetoincorrect positioningofthe
safetybeltandimproperseatingposi­
tion.
- Children
mustalways rideinchildseats
qpage133.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstalling achildseatonthefront
passengerseatqpage 111.
Proper seating positions forpasseiiQerinrear seats•.
Rearseatpassengersmustsitupright with
bothfeetanthe flaor consistent withtheir
physicol sizeandbeproperly restroined
whenever thevehicle
isinuse.
Toreducetheriskofinjurycausedbyanincor.
rectseatingpositionintheeventofasudden
braking
maneuveroranaccident, yourpas­
sengersontherearbenchseatmustalways
observethefollowing:
~Makesurethattheseatbackissecurely
latchedintheuprightpositionqpage 63.
~Keepbothfeetflatinthefootwellinfront
oftherearseat.
~Fastenandwearsafetybeltsproperly
qpage107.
~Makesurethatchildren arealways properly
restrainedinachildrestraintthatisappro·
priatefortheirsizeandageqpage 133.
AWARNING
Passengerswhoareimproperlyseatedon
therearseatcanbeseriously injuredina
crash.
- Each
passengermustalwayssiton aseat
oftheirownandproperlyfastenand
wearthesafetybeltbelongingtothat
seat.
-5afetybeltsonly~ermaximumprotec­
tion
whentheseatba'\.kissecurely latch­
edintheuprightpositionandthesafety
beltsareproperlypositionedonthe
body.Bynotsittingupright,arearseat
passengerincreasestheriskofpersonal
injuryfromimproperly positionedsafety
belts!
er
adJ'ustmentofhead restraintsprop
ctly
adiustedheadrestraints areanim-Corre>ortontpartofyourvehicle's occupantre-
P'ntsystem andconhelp toreduce therisk
stral . .ofinjuriesinaccidentsltuatlDns.
'"N'"oN;li
Fig.100Correctly adjustedheadrestraintviewedfram
theside
Theheadrestraintsmustbecorrectly adjust­
edtoachievethebestprotection.
~Adjusttheheadrestraintsothattheupper
edgeoftherestraintislevelwiththetopof
yourhead,butno lowerthaneye leveland
50itisasclosetothebackofyourheadas
possibleqfig.100.
Adjusting headrestraintsqpage61.
AWARNING
Drivingwithoutheadrestraintsorwith
head
restraintsthatarenotproperly ad­
justed increases
theriskofseriousorfatal
neckinjuriy dramatically.Tohelpreduce
theriskofinjury:
- Always drivewith
theheadrestraintsin
placeandproperlyadjusted.
-Everypersoninthevehiclemusthavea
properly
adjustedheadrestraint.
-Always makesureeachpersonintheve­
hicle properly
adjuststheirheadre­
straint. Eachhead
restraintmustbead­
justedaccordingtooccupants'size50
thattheupperedgeisaseven withthe
topoftheperson'shead,butnolower
thaneye leveland50itisasclosetothe
backoftotheheadaspossible.
-Neverattempttoadjustheadrestraint
while driving.Ifyouhavedriven offand
mustadjustthedriverheadrestforany
reason,firststopthevehicle safelybe­
foreattemptingtoadjusttheheadre­
straint.
-Childrenmustalwaysbeproperly re­
strainedinachildrestraintthatisappro­
priatefortheirageandsizeqpage133.
Examplesofimproper seatingpositions
Theoccupant restraintsystemcononly re­
duce therisk
ofinjuryifvehicle occupants ore
properly seated.
Improperseatingpositionscancauseserious
injuryordeath.Safetybeltscanonly work
whentheyareproperly positioned onthe
body.Improperseatingpositionsreducethe
effectivenessofsafetybeltsandwilleven in­
creasetheriskofinjuryanddeathbymoving
thesafetybelttocriticalareasofthebody.
Improperseatingpositionsalsoincreasethe
riskofseriousinjuryanddeathwhenanair­
bag deploys
andstrikesanoccupantwhois
notintheproperseatingposition. Adriver is
responsible
forthesafetyofall vehicle occu­
pantsandespeciallyforchildren. Therefore:
~Neverallowanyonetoassumeanincorrect
seatingpositionwhenthevehicleisbeing
used
qA·
The followingbulletslistonlysomesample
positionsthatwill increasetheriskofserious
injuryanddeath.Ourhopeisthattheseexam­
pleswill make youmoreawareofseatingpo­
sitionsthataredangerous.
Therefore, wheneverthevehicleismoving:
-neverstandupinthevehicle
- never
standontheseats
-never kneelontheseats
-never ridewiththeseatbackreclined
- never liedown on
therearseat
-never leanupagainsttheinstrumentpanel
-neversitontheedgeoftheseat
-neversitsideways
- never
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-neverputyourfeetoutthewindow
-neverputyourfeetontheinstrumentpanel
-neverrestyourfeetontheseatcushionor
backoftheseat
-never rideinthefootwell
-never rideinthecargoarea
&.WARNING
Improperseatingpositionsincreasethe
riskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeath
wheneveravehicle isbeingused.
-Alwaysmakesurethatall vehicle occu­
pantsstayinaproperseatingposition
andareproperlyrestrainedwheneverthe
vehicleisbeing used.
Driverandpassenger
sidefootweLL
Important safetyinstructions
&.WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthekneeairbag can
inflate
withoutinterference.Objects be­
tweenyourselfandtheairbagcanincrease
theriskofinjuryinanaccidentbyinterfer­
ing with
thewaytheairbagdeploysorby
being p'ushed intoyouastheairbagde­
ploys.
-
Nopersons(children)oranimalsshould
rideinthefootwellinfrontofthepas­
sengerseat.Iftheairbagdeploys,this
canresultinseriousorfatalinjuries.
-
Noobjectsofanykindshouldbecarried
inthefootwellareainfrontofthedriv­
er'sorpassenger'sseat.Sulkyobjects
(shoppingbags,forexample) canham­
perorpreventproperdeploymentofthe
airbag.Smallobjectscanbethrown
throughthevehicle iftheairbagdeploys
andinjureyouoryourpassengers.
PedaLarea
Pedals •
Thepedalsmustalwaysbefree tomave and
mustnever beinterfered withbyaflaarmat
arany other abject.
Makesurethatallpedalsmove freely without
interferenceandthatnothingpreventsthem
fromreturningtotheiroriginal positions.
Only usefloor
matsthatleavethepedalarea
freeandcan besecuredwith floormatfasten.
ers.
Ifabrake circuit fails,increased brakepedal
travelisrequiredtabringthevehicletoafull
stop.
&.WARNING
Pedalsthatcannotmovefreely cancause
lossofvehiclecontrolandincreasetherisk
ofseriousinjury.
- Never placeany
objectsinthedriver's
footwell.Anabjectcouldgetintothe
pedalareaandinterferewithpedalfunc­
tion. Incase
ofsuddenbraking oranac­
cident,youwouldnotbeabletobrakeor
accelerate!
- Always make
surethatnothingcanfall
or move into
thedriver's footwell.
Floormatsonthe driver side •
\.Alwaysusefloormatsthatcanbesecurely
attached tothe floor
matfasteners andda
natinterferewiththefreemovementofthe
pedals.
~Makesurethatthefloormatsareproperly
securedandcannotmoveandinterferewith
thepedalsq&'
Use only floormatsthatleavethepedalarea
unobstructedandthatarefirmlysecuredso
thattheycannotslipoutofposition.Voucan
obtainsuitablefloormatsfromyourauthor­
izedAudi Dealer.
Floor
matfastenersareinstalledinyourAudi.~
h
----matsusedinyour vehiclemustbeat-Floor.
h dtothesefasteners.ProperlysecunngtaCe
. .
e floormatswillpreventthemfromslldmg
~~topositionsthatcouldinterferewiththe.
pedal
sorimpairsafe operationofyour
vehlcle
inotherways.
f1WARNING
pedalsthatcannotmove freely canresult
inalossofvehiclecontrolandincreasethe
riskofseriouspersonalinjury.
_Always makesurethatfloormatsare
properlysecured.
_Neverplaceorinstallfloormatsorother
floorcoveringsinthevehiclethatcannot
beproperlysecuredinplacetoprevent
themfromslippingandinterferingwith
thepedalsortheabilitytocontrolthe
vehicle.
_Never placeorinstallfloormatsorother
floorcoverings ontopofalreadyinstal­
led floor
mats.Additionalfloormatsand
othercoverings willreducethesizeof
thepedalareaandinterferewiththe
pedals.
- Always properly
reinstallandsecurefloor
matsthathavebeentakenoutforclean­
ing.
- Always make
surethatobjectscannot
fallintothedriverfootwellwhiletheve­
hicle ismoving. Objects
canbecome
trappedunderthebrakepedalandaccel­
eratorpedalcausingalossofvehicle
control.
StowingLuggage
Loading theluggagecompartment
ALIluggageandother abjectsmustbeprop­
er/y stowed andsecured
intheluggagecom­
partment.
Fig.101Safe loadpositioning: heavycargopositioned
as far forward aspossible.
Looseitemsintheluggagecompartmentcan
shiftsuddenly,changingvehiclehandling
characteristics. Looseitemscanalsoincrease
theriskofseriDUSpersonalinjuryinasudden
vehiclemaneuverorinacollision.
~Distributetheload evenlyintheluggage
compartment.
~Always placeandproperlysecureheavy
itemsintheluggagecompartmentasfar
forwardaspossibleqfig.101.
~Secureluggageusingthetie-downsprovid­
edqpage63.
~Makesurethattherearseatbackissecurely
latchedinplace.
&.WARNING
Improperlystoredluggageorotheritems
can flythroughthevehicle causingserious
personalinjuryintheeventofhardbrak­
ing
oranaccident.Tohelpreducetherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjury:
_ Always
putobjects,forexample,luggage
orotherheavyitemsintheluggagecom­
partment.
_Alwayssecureobjectsintheluggage
compartmentusingthetie-downeyelets
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&WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencetheway your ve-
hicle
handles.Tohelpreducetheriskofa
loss
ofcontrolleadingtoseriouspersonal
injury:
- Always keep
inmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecen-
terofgravitycanalsocausechangesin
vehicle handling:
- Always
distributetheloadasevenlyas
possible.
- Place heavy
objectsasfarforwardin
theluggagecompartmentaspossible.
- Never exceed
theGrossAxleWeightRat-
ing
ortheGross VehicleWeightRating
specified
onthesafetycompliancestick-
erontheleftdoorjamb.Exceeding per-
missible
weightstandardscancausethe
vehicletoslideandhandledifferently.
- Please
observeinformationonsafedriv-
ing
~page93.
&WARNING-Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frombeing drawnintothevehicle, always
keep
therearlid closed whiledriving.
- Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosefittingcompletelyintotheluggage
areabecausetherearlidcannotbefuUy
closed.
-
Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerear
lidopen,observethefollowingnotesto
reducetheriskofpoisoning:
- Close allwindows,
- Open
aUairoutletsintheinstrument
panel,
-Switchofftheair recirculation,
-
Setthefreshair fantothehighest
speed.
&WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthedoors, allwin-
dows
andtherear lidaresecurely closed
andlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
-After closingtherearlid,always make
surethatitisproperly closedandlocked.
- Never leaveyourvehicle
unattendedes­
peciaUy with
therearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl
intothevehiclethrough
theluggagecompartmentandclosethe
rearlidbecomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Beingtrappedinavehicle can
lead
toseriouspersonalinjury.
- Never
letchildren playinoraroundthe
vehicle.
- Never
letpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmust
always beproperlyrestrainedinoneof
thevehicle'sseatingpositions.
-~Tips
-Aircirculationhelpstoreduce window
fogging.
Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel,onthe
left sideoftheluggagecompartment.
Besuretokeeptheseslotsfreeand
open.
-The tirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load. Thetirepressureisshownonthe
tirepressurelabel. Thetirepressurela­
belislocatedonthedriver's sideB-pillar.
The tire
pressurelabelliststherecom­
mendedcold tireinflationpressuresfor
thevehicleatitsmaximumcapacity
weightandthetiresthatwereonyour
vehicleatthetimmwasmanufactured.
Forrecommendedtire'pressuresfornor­
malloadconditions,pleaseseechapter
~page202.
Tie-downs•
Theluggagecompartmentisequipped with
four tie-downs tasecure luggage andother
items.
Usethetie-downstosecureyourcargoprop­
erly
~page99,Loading theluggagecom­
partment.
Inacollision,thelawsofphysicsmeanthat
Evensmalleritemsthatarelooseinthevehi­
cle will
becomeheavy missilesthatcancause~
---.inJ·ury.Itemsinthevehiclepossessen-seriOUswhichvarywith vehiclespeedandthe
ergyhtoftheitem.Vehiclespeedisthemostwelgsignificant factor.
xamp le
inafrontalcollisionataspeedFore'f30mph(48km/hl,theforcesactingon
a
~O-lb(4.5kg)objectareabout20timesthe
normalweightoftheitem.Thismeansthat
the weightoftheitemwouldsuddenlybe
about
200lbs.(90kg).Youcanimaginethe
injuriesthata200lbs.(90kg)itemflying
freely
throughthepassengercompartment
could causeinacollision likethis.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
to secure
itemstotie-downscanfail dur­
inghard braking orinacollisionandcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
_ Always
usesuitable mountingstrapsand
properlysecureitemstothetie-downsin
theluggagecompartmenttohelppre­
ventitemsfromshifting orflying for­
ward
asdangerousmissiles.
_ When
therearseatbackrestisfolded
down, alwaysusesuitablemounting
strapsandproperlysecureitemstothe
tie-downs intheluggagecompartment
tohelppreventitemsfromflyingfor­
ward
asdangerousmissilesintothepas­
sengercompartment.
- Neverattachachildsafetyseattether
straptoatie-down.
ReportingSafety
Defects
ApplicableteU.S.A.
Ifyoubelievethatyour vehicle
has adefect whichcouldcause
a crash orcould cause
injuryor
death,
youshould immediately
inform
theNational Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
DrivingSafely10
(NHTSA)inadditiontonotify­
ing
AudiofAmerica, Inc.
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcom­
plaints, itmay open aninvesti­
gation, and
ifitfindsthata
safety defects exists
inagroup
ofvehicles, itmay order arecall
and remedy campaign. Howev­
er,
NHTSAcannotbecomein­
volvedinindividual problems
between you,your dealer, or
Al.\diofAmerica, Inc.
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicle SafetyHotline toll­
free at:
Tel.:
1-888-327-4236(TTY:
1-800-424-9153)
or write to:
Administrator
NHTSA
1200NewJersey Avenue,SE
Washington,D.C.20590
Youcanalso obtainotherinfor­
mation
aboutmotorvehicle
safety fram:
http://www.safercar.gov
ApplicableteCanada
Canadian customers:;who wish
tereportasafety-related de­
fect
toTransport Canada,

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theretoofferprotectioninthoseaccidentsin
whichairbagsarenotsupposedtodeployor
whentheyhavealreadydeployed. Unbelted
occupantscanalsobethrownoutofthevehi­
cle
whereevenmoresevereorfatalinjuries
canoccur.
Itisalsoimportantfortherearpassengersto
wearsafetybeltscorrectly. Unbeltedpassen­
gersintherearseatsendangernotonlythem­
selvesbutalsothedriverandotherpassen­
gersqfig.106.Inafrontalcollisiontheywill
bethrownforward violently,wheretheycan
hit
andinjurethedriverand/orfrontseatpas­
senger.
5afetybeltsused properly canmake abig dif­
ference.
5afetybeltshelptokeeppassengers
intheirseats,graduallyreduceenergylevels
appliedtothebodyinanaccident,andhelp
preventtheuncontrolledmovementthatcan
causeseriousinjuries. Inaddition,safetybelts
reducethedangerofbeingthrownoutofthe
vehicle.
5afetybeltsattachpassengerstothecarand
givethemthebenefitofbeing sloweddown
moregentlyor"softly"throughthe"give"in
thesafetybelts,crushzonesandothersafety
featuresengineeredintotoday'svehicles.By
"absorbing"thekineticenergyover alonger
periodoftime,thesafetybeltsmakethe
People thinkit'spossibletouse thehonds ta
brace thebody
in0minor collision. It'ssimply
nottrue!
Fig.107Driverisproperly restrainedinasuddenbrak­ingmaneuver.
Safetybeltsprotect
hppenstooccupantsnotwearingWhatasafetybelts?
.105Adrivernotwearing asafety beltisviolentlyFIg.thrown forward
Fig.106Arear passengernotwearing asafetybeltwillflyforward andstrikethedriver
Unbeltedoccupantsarenotabletoresistthe
tremendousforcesofimpactbyholdingtight
orbracingthemselves.Withoutthebenefitof
safetyrestraintsystems,theunrestrainedoc­
cupantwillslamviolently intothesteering
wheelinstrumentpanel,windshield,orwhat­
evere;seisinthewayqfig.105.Thisimpact
withthevehicleinteriorhasalltheenergy
theyhadjustbeforethecrash.
Never relyon
airbagsaloneforprotection.
Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovide only
additional
protection.Airbags arenotsup­
posed
todeployinall kindsofaccidents.Al­
thoughyour Audi isequippedwithairbags,all
vehicle
occupants,includingthedriver,must
wearsafetybeltscorrectlyinordertomini­
rnize
theriskofsevereinjuryordeathina
crash.
Rernember
too,thatairbagswill deploy only
once
andthatyoursafetybeltsarealways
h sunbeltedoccupantscannotstopIncrase..1es~romflying
forwardandbemgm-themseVI'b11kild.Always
wearyoursafetyets.
jured or1e
~~~~
~<D
Vehiclespeedisthemostsignificant factor.If
thespeeddoublesfrom15to30mph(25to
50km/hl,theenergyincreases4times!
Because
theoccupantsinthisvehicle arenot
usingsafetybeltsqfig.103,theywillkeep
moving
atthesamespeedthevehicle was
moving
justbeforethecrash,untilsomething
stopsthem- here,thewallqfig.104.
Thesameprinciples applytopeoplesittingin
avehiclethatisinvolvedinafrontalcollision.
Even
atcityspeedsof20to30mph(30to50
km/hl,theforces actingonthebodycan
reach
oneton(2,000lbs,or1,000kgl or
more.Athigherspeeds,theseforcesareeven
greater.
Peoplewhodonotusesafetybeltsarealso
notattachedtotheirvehicle. Inafrontalcolli­
sion
theywillalsokeep moving forwardatthe
speedtheirvehiclewastravellingjustbefore
thecrash.Ofcourse,thelawsofphysicsdon't
justapplytofrontalcollisions,theydetermine
whathappensinallkiJ:ldsofaccidentsandcol·
lisions. The
physical principles
aresimple.Boththe
vehicleandthepassengerspossessenergy
which varieswithvehicle
speedandbody
weight.Engineers callthisenergy"kineticen.
ergy."
The
higherthespeedofthevehicleandthe
greaterthevehicle'sweight,themoreenergy
thathastobe"absorbed"inthecrash.
Frontalcollisionsandthelawofphysics
AWARNING
-5afetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofse­
rious
injuryanddeathinautomobileacci­
dents.Foryourprotectionandthatof
yourpassengers,always correctlywear
safetybeltswhenthevehicleismoving.
- Failure
topayattentiontothewarning
lightthatcomeon, could leadtoperson­
alinjury.
Safetybelts
ThewarninglightIlintheinstrumentclust€r
lights upwhentheignitionisswitchedonasa
remindertofastenthesafetybelts. Inaddi­
tion, youwill
hearawarningtoneforacertain
periodoftime.
Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesurethat
yourpassengersalsoproperlyputontheir
safetybelts.
Fig.103Unbelted occupantsinavehicle heading fora
wall
Whysafetybelts?
Fig.104The vehicle crashes intothewall.
Frontalcrashes createverystrongforcesfor
people ridinginvehicles.
104
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