AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

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Systemsettings

Systemsettings
Settingthedateand
time
Youcanset theclocktimemanuallyorusingthe
GPS.

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Date&time.
>Or:select:[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcon-
trolbutton>Vehiclesettings>Date&time.



Automaticsetting
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon©,thetime
anddateareautomaticallyset.
Time
Requirement:theAutomaticsettingmustbe
switchedoff.
Pressthecontrolknob.YoucansettheTime
manuallybyturningandpressingthecontrol
knob.
Date
Requirement:theAutomaticsettingmustbe
switchedoff.
Pressthecontrolknob.YoucansettheDate
manuallybyturningandpressingthecontrol
knob.
Timezone
Whenselectingtheappropriatetimezone,a
samplingofcountriesinthiszonewillbelisted.
Automatictimezone*
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon@,thetime
willautomaticallyadjusttothecorresponding
timezone.
Timeformat
Ifyouselect24h,theclockwilldisplay,forexam-
ple,13:00.IfyouselectAM/PM,theclockwill
display,forexample,1:00PM.

D_TheQistandardmakesitpossibletocharge yourmobile
devicewirelessly.
Dateformat
IfyouselectDD.MM.YYYY,thedatedisplaywill
show,forexample,31.08.2017.Ifyouselect
MM/DD/YYVY,thedatedisplaywillshow,forex-
ample,08/31/2017.IfyouselectYYYY-MM-DD,
thedatedisplaywillshow,forexample,
2017-08-31.
MMIsettings

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings.

Language
Youcanchangethedisplaylanguageaswellas
thelanguageforthevoiceguidance*andvoice
recognitionsystem*.
Thenumberoflanguagesavailabledependson
themarket.
Measurementunits
Thefollowingmeasurementunitscanbesetde-
pendingonavailability:Speed,Distance,Tem-
perature,Fuelconsumption,Volume,Pressure.
Mobiledeviceremindersignal
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiphonebox
Requirement:yourcellphonemustbeQi-capa-
ble)orconnectedtotheAudimusicinterface@
withaUSBadaptercable>page111,fig.107.
Whenthedeviceremindersignalisswitchedon,
youwillbenotifiedthatyourmobiledeviceisstill
intheAudiphonebox*whenyouleavethevehi-
cle.YoucanselectbetweenSpokencue,Signal
toneandOff.
Mobiledeviceremindersignalvolume:youcan
adjusttheremindersignalvolumebyturningthe
controlknob.
Switchoffpop-up:whenthefunctionisswitched
on[M,themessagesintheInfotainmentsystem
displayregardingthechargingstatusofyourcell
phoneinthe Audiphonebox*arehidden.There-
mindernottoforgetyourcellphonewhenleav-
ingthevehicleislikewiseswitchedoff.
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Systemsettings

Tooltips
WhenthisfunctionisswitchedonM,yourMMI
showsyoutipsforinput.Thefrequencyofhow
oftenitdisplaysdecreaseswithtime.Youcan
switchoffthe operatingtipsatanytime.
Speechdialogsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Commanddisplay:whenthisfunctionisswitch-
edon,theMMIwillshowyouthepossible
commandsforvoiceinputintherespective
menu.Youcanswitchthefunctionoffatany
time.
Shortdialog:whenthisfunctionisswitchedon
,ashorterformofthepromptsisused.You
canswitchthefunctionoffatanytime.
Speechdialogsystemvolume:youcanadjust
thevolumeofthepromptsbyturningthecontrol
knob.
Individualspeechtraining(onlywhenthevehi-
cleisstationary):youcanadaptthevoicerecog-
nitionsystemtoyourvoiceorpronunciationinor-
dertoimprovethesystem'sabilitytorecognize
yourspeech.Individualspeechtrainingiscom-
prisedof20speechentriesthatconsistofcom-
mandsand sequencesofnumbers.Youcande-
letetheprogrammedvoicetrainingwiththeRe-
setindividualspeechtrainingfunction.
Factorysettings
Thefollowingfunctionscanberesettothefacto-
rydefaultsettings:
—Soundsettings
—Radio
—Mediasettings
—Jukebox*
—Directory*
—Telephone*
—BluetoothandWi-Fi*
—Navigationsettings*
—Navigationandonlinememory*
—Voicerecognitionsystem*
—Messagesettings*
—Apps*
—Tooltips
—
Audiconnect*
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Youcanselectthedesiredfunctionsindividually
orallatoncewiththeoptionSelectallentries.
Selectandconfirm Restorefactorysettings.
G)Tips
Makesurethatnotonlythesettingswerede-
letedbutalsothestoreddata,ifnecessary.
Connectionmanager
Introduction
Theconnectionmanagerprovidesanoverviewof
yourconnecteddevicesandtheirnetworkstatus.

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Connectionmanager.
»Selectandconfirmamenuitem.

If amobiledevicewasalreadyconnectedandyou
selectandconfirmthecorrespondingmenuitem,
thedevicenameandconnectionstatusaredis-
playedunderthemenuitem.
YoucanindividuallyConnect(M)orDisconnect
(_)apaireddevice.



Requirement:
—Thevehiclemustbestationaryandtheignition
mustbeswitchedon.
—TheBluetoothsettingswillopenonyourmo-
biledeviceduringtheconnectionsetup.
—TheBluetoothfunctionandvisibility oftheMMI
=page171andmobiledevicemustbeswitch-
edon.
—Themobiledevicetobeconnectedmustnot be
connectedtoanyotherBluetoothdevice.
Primaryphone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
cellphone.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthedevicesthatare
alreadypaired.

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Secondaryphone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
cellphone.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthedevicesthatare
alreadypaired.
PELe-Meolaal-vaale)a)
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnect
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
mobiledevice(such asasmartphone).
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthedevicesthatare
alreadypaired.Or: insertaminiSIMcardinto
theSIMcardreader*=page124.
@Note
Alwaysfollow theinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
myAudiapp
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnect
Requirement:themyAudiappmustbeinstalled
and
openonyourmobiledevice.
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
mobiledevice(such asasmartphone).
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourmo-
biledevicefromthelistofallthedevicesthat
arealreadypaired.
Audioplayer
Appliesto:vehicleswithBluetoothorWi-Fiaudioplayer
Bluetoothplayer
Requirement:theBluetoothfunctionandvisibili-
tymustbe switchedonintheMMI>page171
andontheBluetoothaudioplayer.
—Connectnewdevice:pressthecontrolknob.
SelectBluetoothaudioplayer.Searchforand
connectamobiledevice.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectaBlue-
toothdevicefromthelistofallthedevicesthat
arealreadypaired.
Wi-Fiaudioplayer
Requirement:theWi-FihotspotontheMMI
=page128andtheWi-FionyourWi-Fiaudio
playermustbe switchedon.
—Connectnewdevice:pressthecontrolknob.
SearchforandconnectaWi-Ficapabledevice.
—DisconnectWi-Fiaudioplayer:deactivatethe
Wi-FionyourWi-Ficapabledevice.Thedevice
willbeautomaticallyremovedfromthelist.
@)Note
AlwaysfollowtheinformationfoundinS@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Displaycontactsfromacellphone(oranaddi-
tionalcellphone).
Requirement:cellphonesmustnot beconnected
totheMMIthroughtheBluetoothremoteSIM
accessprofileorthroughtheHandsfreeprofile.
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
newcellphone.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthecellphonesthat
arealreadypaired.
Audismartphoneinterface
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audismartphoneinterface
—ConnectyourcellphonetotheAudimusicin-
terface>page157usingaUSBadapter
=>page156,fig.131.
—Selectyourcellphonefromthelistofcell
phonesthathavealreadybeenconnected.
Additionaloptions
Depending on
theselectedfunction,youcan use
the
rightcontrolbuttontoaccesstheavailable
additionaloptionsintheconnectionmanager.
Bluetoothsettings
—Bluetooth:selectandconfirmasettingforthe
Bluetoothconnectionvisibility.SelectVisible
fortheMMItobevisibletootherdevices.
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Systemsettings

SelectInvisiblefortheMMItonotbevisibleto
otherdevices.However,itisstillpossibletoes-
tablishaBluetoothconnectionwithpairedde-
viceswhenthevisibilityisswitchedoff.Select
Offtoturnvisibilityoff.ThenaBluetoothcon-
nectionisnotpossible.
—Bluetoothaudioplayer:whenthisfunctionis
switchedon[M,theBluetoothaudioplayeris
availableasasourceintheMediamenu.
—DeleteBluetoothdevice:theselectedcell
phone/mobiledeviceisdisconnectedfromthe
MMI.
—ShowBluetoothprofiles:youcanConnector
DisconnecttheHandsfreeprofileandtheDi-
rectory/contacts*separately.
—Bluetoothname:theMMIBluetoothname(for
example,,AUDIMMI2017“)isdisplayedand
canbechanged.
WhenthefunctionisswitchedonM,thesymbol
®&page99,fig.104appearsintheInfotain-
mentsystemdisplay.
Onlinesettings*
—Dataconnectionsettings:see>page127,Cell
phonenetwork
—Datausagecounter:theamountofdatapack-
etsthataresentandreceivedthroughtheMMI
isdisplayed.Youcanresetthedatausageinfor-
mationtozerousingtheResetdatacounter
option.
—Networkstatus:themobilenetworkprovider
fordataserviceaswellasthenetworkstatus
aredisplayed.
Wi-Fisettings*
See>page128,Wi-Fisettings.
SIMPINsettings*
—AutomaticPINentry:whenthisfunctionis
switchedon ©,theSIMPINisautomatically
savedintheMMIafteritisenteredforthefirst
time.TheSIMPINforfourdifferentSIMcards
can be savedintheMMI.Withthefunction
switchedoff,thecurrentlystoredSIMPINis
deletedfromtheMMI.Whentheautomatic
PINentryisswitchedon,therearenoSIMPIN
prompts.
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—DisablePINquery:whenswitchedon,thereare
noSIMPINqueries.TheautomaticPINentryis
notusedinthiscase.
—ChangePIN:youcanchangethePINonyour
SIMcard.FirstenterthecurrentSIMPIN.The
SIMPINmayonlycontaindigits0-9.Thenew
SIMPINmustbeenteredtwiceforsecurityand
thenitwillbesavedtotheSIMcard.
AppleCarPlaysoundsettings/AndroidAuto
soundsettings
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
See>page173.
AboutAppleCarPlay/AboutAndroidAuto
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audismartphoneinterface
Hereyouwillfindlegalinformationregardingthe
useofAppleCarPlayorAndroidAutoandinfor-
mationaboutdevice-specificdataexchange.
DeleteCarPlaydevice/DeleteAndroidAuto
device
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
Requirement:yourcellphonemustnotbecon-
nectedtotheAudimusicinterfacewithaUSB
adapter.
Select:Audismartphone>adevicefromthelist
>rightcontrolbutton.
Toremoveyourcellphonefromthelist,select
andconfirmDeleteCarPlaydeviceorDeleteAn-
droidAutodevice.
G)Tips
SomeSIMcardsdonotallowtheSIMPIN
queriestobeswitchedoff.
Systemupdate

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance.

—Systemupdate:insertthestoragedevicewith
theupdatedataintotheappropriatedrive
=>page151.Selectandconfirmthedrive>
Startupdate.Thelength oftheprocessde-
pendsonthesizeoftheupdate.

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Systemsettings

—Resetdriverinstallation:theselectedmedia
driverpackageisresettothesettingsatthe
timeofdelivery.
—Versioninformation:informationontheMMI
softwareversionandthenavigationdatabase*
softwareversionisdisplayed.TheSoftwarein-
formationfunctionalsoprovidesinformation
onthesoftwarecontainedintheMMIandthe
licensingagreement.
Soundsettings
ThesounddistributionandvolumeoftheMMI
canbeadjustedindividually.Thesettingsdepend
onthevehicleequipment.

Fig.139Adjusting thebalance/fader

>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button>Entertainment.

Treble/Bass
YoucanadjusttheTrebleandBasssettingsby
turningthecontrolknob.Thechangedsettings
onlyapplyfortheaudiosourcethatisactiveat
thetime.Thisallowsyoutoadjustthesoundset-
tingsforeachaudiosourceseparately.
Balance/fader(Soundfocus)
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontotheleftor
right:pressthecontrolknob.Turnthecontrol
knobtotheleftorrighttothedesiredposition.
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontothefront
orrear:pressthecontrolknobagain.Turnthe
controlknobtotheleftorrighttothedesired
position.
—Adjustingthesounddistributionusingthe
MMItouch*:moveyourfingerontheMMI
touchcontrolpanelinthedesireddirection.
Soundeffects*
SelectandconfirmaFocussetting:
—All:allspeakersinthevehicleareactive(sym-
metricalsounddistribution).
—Front:onlythespeakersinthefrontoftheve-
hicleareactive.
Speeddependentvolumecontrol
Youcanadjusthowmuchthevolumechangesto
compensatefornoiseinsidethevehiclebyturn-
ingthecontrolknob.
Volumesettings
Adjusting thevolume
Thevolumeofanaudiosourceorasystemmes-
sage(forexample,fromthevoicerecognition
system*)canbeadjusteddirectlywhilethe
soundisplayingusingtheOn/Offknob.
—Increasingordecreasing thevolume:turnthe
On/Offknob@)9page90,fig.91totheright
orleft.
—Mutingorpausing:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheleftun-
tilthemutesymbolappears.Anactiveaudio/
videosourceisstopped.
—Unmutingorresuming:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheright.
G)Tips
Volumethatistoohighortoolowisautomat-
icallyadjustedtoasetlevelwhentheMMIis
switchedon.
Adjusting thesystemvolume
>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button.


Telephone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Mutetelephone:messagesandringtonesareset
tomute.
Ringtone:see=page120,Ringtoneandvolume
settings.
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Systemsettings

Ringtonevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
theselectedringtonebyturningthecontrol
knob.
Messagevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
thenotificationforanincomingtextmessageby
turningthecontrolknob.
Microphoneinputlevel: youcanadjustthevol-
umeduringaphonecallbyturningthecontrol
knob.
Navigation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Voiceguidance:see>page137,Voiceguidance.
Voiceguidanceduringphonecall:see
=>page137,Voiceguidance.
Voiceguidancevolume:youcanadjustthevoice
guidancevolumeduringactiverouteguidanceby
turningthecontrolknob.
Entertainmentfader:thevolumeofaudioplay-
backcanbetemporarilyloweredwhenthepark-
ingsystemorvoiceguidanceisactive.
Voicerecognitionsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Shortdialog:promptsinashorterformatcanbe
switched
onoroff.
Speechdialogsystemvolume:youcanadjust
thevolumeofthepromptsbyturningthecontrol
knob.
Parkingaid*
Youcanadjustthesignaltonevolumebyturning
thecontrolknob.
—AdjustingtheFront volume:selectandcon-
firmHigh,Medium,orLow.
—
AdjustingtheRearvolume:selectandconfirm
High,Medium,orLow.
MMItouchvolume*
Youcanadjustthevolumeofthepromptsforthe
MMItouch*byturningthecontrolknob.
AudiHeartbeat
YoucanadjustthevolumeofAudiHeartbeatby
turningthecontrolknob.
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RestartingtheMMI
(reset)

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Fig.140Buttoncombinationtorestartthesystem
>Brieflypressthecontrolknob andbothbuttons
atthesametimetoimmediatelyopenthe
menuupward>fig.140.
SoftwareLicense
information
InformationonMMIsoftwareandlicensing
agreements
—Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance>Versioninfor-
mation.
—Or:onlineatwww.audiusa.com/softwareinfo.


Informationoninstrumentclustersoftwareand
licensingagreements

Presstheresetbutton[0.0]twicewithinfivesec-
ondsafterswitchingtheignitionon.

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Safedriving

Safedriving
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionappliestoall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.

ZAWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthein-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
Manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepthecompleteOwner'sLitera-
tureinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsellyour
vehicleso thatthisimportantinformation
willalways beavailabletothedriverand
passengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sliteraturehandyso
that
youcanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.

Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
>Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
=>page44,>page43.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseatandmirrorscorrectlyforyour
height.
>Makesuretouse therightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page212,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame©page40,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page180.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
ty toconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>/\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusinga cellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
>Observealltrafficlaws,rulesoftheroadand
speedlimitsandplaincommonsense.
>ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,trafficand
weatherconditions.
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>

Safedriving

>Take frequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donotdrive
formorethantwohoursatastretch.
>DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,underpres-
sureor whenyouarestressed.

Z\WARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenevera
vehicleisbeingused.

>Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwithyour
elbow(s)slightlybent.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
>page184.
>Always keepbothfeetinthefootwell so that
youareincontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see>page40,Frontseats.


Correctpassenger
seatingpositions
Properseatingpositionforthedriver
Theproperdriverseatingpositionisimportant
forsafe,relaxeddriving.

BFV-0183


Fig.141Correct seatingposition
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothefollowing
position:
>Adjustthedriver'sseat so thatyoucaneasily
pushthepedalsallthewaytothefloorwhile
keepingyourknee(s)slightlybent>A\.
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionsothatyour backcomesin
fullcontactwithitwhenyoudrive.
>Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatthereisadis-
tanceofatleast10in(25cm)betweenthe
steeringwheelandyourbreastbone>fig.141.
Ifnotpossible,seeyourauthorizedAudideal-
ershipaboutadaptiveequipment.
>Adjust thesteeringwheelso thatthesteering
wheelandairbagcoverpointsatyourchestand
notatyourface.
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Z\WARNING
Driverswhoareunbelted,outofpositionor
tooclose totheairbagcanbeseriouslyinjured
by anairbagasitunfolds.To helpreduce the
riskofseriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheelsothatthereareatleast
10in(25cm)betweenyourbreastboneand
thesteeringwheel.
—Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheelsothatthereareatleast4in
(10cm)betweenthekneesandthe lower
partoftheinstrumentpanel.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelontheout-
sideofthesteeringwheelrimwithyour
handsatthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalin-
juryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe
12o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsat
otherpositionsinsidethesteeringwheel
rimoronthesteeringwheelhub.Holding
the
steeringwheelthewrongwaycancause
seriousinjuriestothehands,armsandhead
ifthedriver'sairbaginflates
—Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyour
facedecreasestheabilityofthesupplemen-
taldriver'sairbagtoprotectyouinacolli-
sion.
—Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnever
leanagainstor placeanypartofyourbody
tooclosetotheareawheretheairbagsare
located.
—Beforedriving,alwaysadjustthefront seats
properlyandmakesurethatallpassengers

areproperlyrestrained.

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—Neveradjusttheseatswhilethevehicleis
moving.Yourseatmaymoveunexpectedly
and youcouldlosecontrolofthevehicle.
—Neverdrivewiththebackrestreclinedortilt-
edfarback!Thefartherthebackrestsare
tiltedback,thegreatertheriskofinjurydue
toincorrectpositioningofthesafetybelt
andimproperseatingposition.
—Childrenmustalwaysrideinchildseats
=page212.Specialprecautionsapplywhen
installinga childseatonthefrontpassenger
seat>page188.
Properseatingpositionforthefront
passenger
Theproperfrontpassengerseatingpositionis
importantforsafe,relaxeddriving.

Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjusttheseatforthefrontpassenger
tothefollowingposition:
>Adjust theangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionandyour backcomesinfull
contactwithitwheneverthevehicleismoving.
>Keepbothfeetflatonthefloorinfrontofthe
frontpassengerseat.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
=>page184.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
frontpassenger'sseat,see>page40.

ZAWARNING
Frontseatpassengerswhoareunbelted,out
ofpositionortooclosetotheairbagcan be
seriouslyinjuredorkilledbytheairbagasit
unfolds.Tohelpreducetheriskof seriousper-
sonalinjury:
—Passengersmustalwayssitinanuprightpo-
sitionandneverleanagainstor placeany
partoftheirbodytooclose tothearea
wheretheairbagsarelocated.
—Passengerswhoareunbelted,outofposi-
tion ortooclosetotheairbagcanbeseri-
ouslyinjuredby anairbagasitunfoldswith
greatforceintheblinkofaneye.

—Alwaysmakesurethatthereareatleast
10in(25cm)betweenthefrontpassenger‘s
breastboneandtheinstrumentpanel.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereareatleast4in
(10cm)betweenthefrontpassenger‘s
kneesandthelowerpartoftheinstrument
panel.
—Eachpassengermustalwayssitonaseat of
theirownandproperlyfastenandwearthe
safetybeltbelongingtothatseat.
—Beforedriving,alwaysadjustthefrontpas-
sengerseatproperly.
—Alwayskeepyourfeetonthefloorinfrontof
theseat.Neverrestthemontheseat,in-
strumentpanel,outofthewindow,etc.The
airbagsystemandsafetybeltwillnot be
abletoprotectyouproperlyandcanevenin-
creasetheriskofinjuryinacrash.
—Neverdrivewiththebackrestreclinedortilt-
edfarback!Thefartherthebackrestsare
tiltedback,thegreatertheriskofinjurydue
toincorrectpositioningofthesafetybelt
andimproperseatingposition.
—Childrenmustalwaysrideinchildseats
=page212.Specialprecautionsapplywhen
installingachildseatonthefrontpassenger
seat>page188.
Properseatingpositionsforpassengersin
rearseats
Rearseatpassengersmustsituprightwithboth
feetonthefloorconsistentwiththeirphysical
sizeandbeproperlyrestrainedwhenevertheve-
hicleisinuse.

Toreducetheriskofinjurycausedbyanincorrect
seatingpositionintheeventofasuddenbraking
maneuveroranaccident,yourpassengersonthe
rearbenchseatmustalwaysobservethefollow-
ing:
>Makesurethattheseatbackissecurelylatched
intheuprightposition>page46.
>Keepbothfeetflatinthefootwellinfront of
therearseat.
>»Fastenandwearsafetybeltsproperly
=>page184.
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Safedriving

>Makesurethatchildrenarealwaysproperlyre-
strainedinachildrestraintthatisappropriate
fortheirsizeandage>page212.

ZAWARNING
Passengerswhoareimproperly seatedonthe
rearseatcanbeseriouslyinjuredinacrash.
—Eachpassengermustalwayssitonaseat of
theirownandproperlyfastenandwearthe
safetybeltbelongingtothatseat.
—Safetybeltsonlyoffermaximumprotection
whentheseatbackissecurelylatchedinthe
uprightpositionandthesafetybeltsare
properlypositionedonthebody.Bynotsit-
tingupright,arearseatpassengerincreases
theriskofpersonalinjuryfromimproperly
positionedsafetybelts!
Examplesofimproperseatingpositions
Theoccupantrestraintsystemcanonlyreduce
theriskofinjuryifvehicleoccupantsareproperly
seated.


Improperseatingpositionscancauseseriousin-
juryordeath.Safetybeltscanonlyworkwhen
theyareproperlypositionedonthebody.Im-
properseatingpositionsreducetheeffectiveness
of safety
beltsandwillevenincreasetheriskof
injuryanddeathbymovingthesafetybelttocrit-
icalareasofthebody.Improperseatingpositions
alsoincreasetheriskofseriousinjuryanddeath
whenanairbagdeploysandstrikesanoccupant
whoisnotintheproperseatingposition.Adriver
isresponsibleforthesafetyofallvehicleoccu-
pantsandespeciallyfor children.Therefore:
>Neverallowanyonetoassumeanincorrect
seatingpositionwhenthevehicleisbeingused
oA.
Thefollowingbulletinslistonlysomesamplepo-
sitionsthatwillincreasetheriskofseriousinjury
anddeath.Ourhopeisthattheseexampleswill
makeyoumoreawareofseatingpositionsthat
aredangerous.
Therefore,wheneverthevehicleismoving:
—neverstandupinthevehicle
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—neverstandontheseats
—neverkneelontheseats
—neverridewiththeseatbackreclined
—neverliedownontheseats
—neverleanupagainsttheinstrumentpanel
—neversitontheedgeoftheseat
—neversitsideways
—neverleanout thewindow
—neverputyourfeetout thewindow
—neverputyourfeetontheinstrumentpanel
—neverrestyourfeetontheseatcushionorback
oftheseat
—neverrideinthefootwell
—neverrideinthecargoarea

ZA\WARNING
Improperseatingpositionsincreasetherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenever
avehicleisbeingused.
—Alwaysmakesurethatallvehicleoccupants
stayinaproperseatingpositionandare
properlyrestrainedwheneverthevehicleis
beingused.


Driverandpassenger
sidefootwell
MalSelechletlina(ad(olary
ZAWARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthekneeairbagcanin-
flatewithoutinterference.Objectsbetween
yourselfandtheairbagcanincreasetherisk
ofinjuryinanaccident byinterferingwiththe
waytheairbagdeploysorbybeingpushedin-
toyouastheairbagdeploys.
—Nopersons(children)oranimalsshouldride
inthefootwellinfrontofthepassenger
seat.Iftheairbagdeploys,thiscanresultin
serious orfatalinjuries.
—Noobjectsofanykindshouldbecarriedin
thefootwellareainfrontofthedriver'sor
passenger'sseat.Bulkyobjects(shopping
bags,forexample)canhamperorprevent
properdeploymentoftheairbag.Smallob-
jectscanbethrownthroughthevehicleif