steering wheel AUDI Q5 2019 Service Manual

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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

Multifunctionsteering
wheel
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheel
Inthedriverinformationsystemdisplay,youcan
controlnumerousInfotainmentfunctionsusing
themultifunctionsteeringwheelplus*>page 15
orthemultifunctionsteeringwheel*>page18.
Youcancontrol additionalInfotainmentfunc-
tionsusingtheMMIcontrolpanel>page151in
theInfotainmentsystemdisplay.

ZAWARNING
Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Only use thefunctionsinsuch
awaythatyoualwaysmaintaincompletecon-
troloveryourvehicleinalltrafficsituations.


Radio
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheelandra-
dio
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheel
>Pressthe[MODE]buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheRadio/
Mediatabisdisplayed.



Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheelplus
>Pressthe|< >|buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheRadio/
Mediatabisdisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton>page16.



Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functions
maybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Selectingthefrequencyband:selectandcon-
firmafrequencyband.
—Selectingastationfromthestationlist:select
andconfirmaradiostation.
—Selectingastationfromthepresetslist:select
andconfirmPresetsandthenaradiostation.
—Openingamediasource:selectandconfirmTo
media.
Additionalsettings
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>desiredentry.
See>page223.
G)Tips
PayattentiontotheInfotainmentsystemdis-
playifnecessary.Dependingontheselected
function,itmaybenecessarytousetheMMI
control panel.
Media
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheeland
media
Requirement:amediadrivemustcontainaudio/
videofiles>page226.
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheel
>Pressthe[MODE]buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheRadio/
Mediatabisdisplayed.


Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheelplus
>»Pressthe[<>]buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheRadio/
Mediatabisdisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton>page16.


Depending onvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functionsmaybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Selectingamediasource:selectandconfirma
sourcesuchastheSDcard.
—Switchingtotheradio:selectandconfirmTo
radio.
—Playinganaudio/videofile:selectandconfirm
afile.
—Pausing/resumingplayback:presstheright
thumbwheel@)>page17,fig.11.Toresume
playback,presstherightthumbwheelagain.
—Openingadditionaltrackinformation:select:
rightcontrolbutton>Show"NowPlaying"
screen.
Foradditionalinformation, see>page237.>
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@Tips
—Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin
=>page225.
—Pleasenotethatwithinamediasourcein
thedriverinformationsystem,onlyplaylists
thatwereselectedthroughtheMMIcontrol
panelcanbeplayed>page235.
—PayattentiontotheInfotainmentsystem
displayifnecessary.Dependingonthese-
lectedfunction,itmaybenecessarytouse
theMMIcontrolpanel.
Telephone
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheeland
telephone
AlPe
Calllist
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Weg
Fig.171Example:telephonefunctionsinthedriverinfor-
mationsystem
Requirement:amobiledevicemustbeconnected
totheMMI>page177.
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheel
>Pressthe[MODE]buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheTelephone
tabisdisplayed.


Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheelplus
> Pressthe[<>]buttonrepeatedlyuntiltheTele-
phonetabisdisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton>page16.


Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functionsmaybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Accessingacontact:selectandconfirmCall
list/Favorites/Directory.Selectandconfirma
contact.
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Directorycontacts*:thedriverinformationsys-
temonlydisplaysdirectorycontacts thathavea
phonenumberstored.Ifseveralphonenumbers
arestoredwithacontact,thelistofstorednum-
bersisdisplayedfirstwhentheentryisselected.
Recentcalls*:therecentcallslistcontainsallin-
coming,outgoingandmissedcalls.
Callerinformation*:thename,phonenumberor
Unknownappearsinthedriverinformationsys-
temdisplaydependingonwhetherthecallerhas
beenstoredinthedirectoryandifthephone
numberhasbeentransmitted.
Functionsduringanincomingcall
—Acceptingacall:presstheleftthumbwheel
whenthereisanincomingcall.
—Decliningacall:selectandconfirmDecline
whenthereisanincomingcall.
—Endinga phonecall:selectandconfirmEnd
call.
Functionsduringa phonecall:
—Makinganadditionalcall*:selectandconfirm
Holdcall.Presstheleftcontrolbutton>Direc-
toryorCalllist>thedesiredentry.
—Answeringacallwhileinacallandwhile
thereisanothercall onhold*:selectandcon-
firmAnswer.Theactivecallisreplacedwiththe
incomingcall.
Additionalfunctionsinclude:
Mute®*:ifyouselectandconfirmthisfunction,
theotherpersononthephonecannothearyou.
Youwillstillbeabletohear theotherperson.
Holding/resumingacall*:youcanplacetheex-
istingcallonholdandresumeitagain.
Swapcall*:youcanalternatebetweentwophone
callsatthesametime.Oneofthecallswillbeon
hold.SelectingEndcallwillendtheactivephone
call.Acallthatwasplacedonholdstaysonhold
andcanbetakenoffholdwithResumeheldcall.
Conferencecall*:acallonholdanduptofiveac-
tiveparties(dependingonthecellphoneservice
provider)canbeaddedtoaconferencecall.To
makeanadditionalcall,putallparticipantsin
thecurrentconferencecallonholdusingHold>

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conference™.Bypressingtheleftcontrolbutton,
youcanmakeadditionalcallsfromthedirectory
orthecalllist.Resumeconference*takesallpar-
ticipantsoffhold.
@Tips
— Thephonefunctionscanonlybecontrolled
withthemultifunctionsteeringwheelifthe
phoneequipmentwasinstalledatthefac-
tory.
— Thetelephonefunctionsdependonthecell
phoneandwhethertheyaresupportedby
yourcellphoneserviceproviderornot.
— TheCallwaiting*functionmustbeactivat-
edinyourcellphoneandintheMMIinor-
dertobealerted whenthereisanincoming
callduringanactivecall.Thecalloptions
dependonthecellphoneandservicepro-
vider.Youcanobtainmoreinformationfrom
yourcellphoneserviceprovider.
Navigation
Co)YeeeCLy1)
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheeland
navigationsystem
Requirement:adestinationmustbe entered
=page203andtherouteguidancemustbe
started.

>Pressthe[<>]buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheNavigation
tabisdisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton>page16.

Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functions
maybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Displayingnavigationduringactiveroute
guidance:selectandconfirmMap*/Street
view*orArrowview”.
— Showingthemapwhenrouteguidanceisnot
active*:selectandconfirmMap”.
—Accessinglastdestinations:selectandconfirm
Lastdestinations>thedesireddestination.
—Accessingfavorites*:selectandconfirmFavor-
ites>thedesireddestination.
—Startingrouteguidancetothestoredhome
address:selectandconfirmCancelrouteguid-
anceifnecessaryandthenHomeaddress.
Ifyouhavenotstartedanyrouteguidance,a
compass(analoginstrumentcluster)orthear-
rowview(monochromeinstrumentcluster)is
displayeddependingontheequipment.Themap
isdisplayedintheAudivirtualcockpit*.
Cancelingactiverouteguidance
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>Cancelroute
guidance
Additionalsettings
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>desiredentry.
Depending onthefunctionselected,thefollow-
ingadditional settingsmaybepossible:
—Mapdisplay>page214.
—Mapcolors>page214.
—Maporientation>page214.
—Automaticzoom>page215.
Navigationviewwithrouteguidance
tad)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andAudivirtual
cockpit

Fig.172Standardmapwhenrouteguidanceisactive(Audi
virtualcockpit)
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=>page203,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Depending onthevehicleequipmentandthese-
lectedview>page17,thefollowinginformation
willbedisplayedinthedriverinformationsys-
tem:
@Mapcontent(suchaspointsofinterest)
@Currentvehicleposition
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@Abargraphappearswhenthereisanupcom-
ingturn.Thefewerthebarsthatareshown,the
shorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.Ifthereis
not anupcomingturn,thedistancetothedesti-
nation/stopoverandthecalculatedarrivaltimeis
displayedintherightspeedometer.
@Nameofthestreetwhereyouarecurrently
driving
Mapviewwithrouteguidancestarted
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandmapview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,youcanal-
sohavetheactiverouteguidancedisplayinthe
mapview*inthedriverinformationsystem.
eeele
Fig.173Diagram:mapwhenrouteguidancehasstarted
(analoginstrumentcluster)

Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=>page203,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
@Distancetothedestinationorstopover
@Distancetothenextmaneuver
@Display oftheroadthatiscurrentlybeingtrav-
eled ortheroad thatyouwillturnontoduring
thenextmaneuver
@Mapcontentsuchas pointsofinterestortraf-
ficinformation
Zoomingin/outonthemap(Zoom):whena
mapisdisplayed,turntheleftthumbwheel
down/uptozoomin/outonthemap.
Streetviewwithrouteguidancestarted
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandstreetview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theactiverouteguidancewillbedisplayedinthestreetview*in
thedriverinformationsystem.



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Fig.174Example:displayofaturninthestreetview(analoginstrumentcluster)
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Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=>page203,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem>fig.174:
Distancetothedestinationorstopover
©oDisplayinganexpressway,highwayormain
roadaspreparationforanupcomingchange
indirection
Lanerecommendation
Calculatedarrivaltime
Distancetothenextmaneuver
Display oftheexpressway,highwayormain
roadontowhichyouwillbeturning
Directionarrowfortheupcomingmaneuver
©
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Abargraphappearswhenadirectionarrowis
displayed.Thefewerthebars thatareshown,
theshorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.
Currentvehicleposition©
Additionalinformation(on-boardcomputer)
Thefollowingfunctionsarealsoavailablewhen
routeguidanceisactive:
—Adjustingthevoiceguidancevolume:turnthe
rightthumbwheelupordownwhileavoice
guidancemessageisplaying.

ZA\WARNING
Theroutecalculatedby thenavigationsystem
isarecommendationforreachingyourdesti-
nation.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingrestric-
tions,one-waystreets,lanechangerestric-
tions,etc.
(i)Tips
—Alsoseethechapter>page8,Cockpitover-
view.
— Anexclamationpoint“!”infront ofthe
streetnameindicatesthattheinformation
aboutthisstreetorthissectionoftheroute
isnotcompleteinthenavigationdatacon-
tainedintheMMI.Obeytrafficlawsinone-
waystreetsandpedestrianzones.

TAUAmelhmeereeitanle)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandarrowview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theactiverouteguidancewillbedisplayedinthearrowview*in
thedriverinformationsystem.

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Fig.175Example:arrowview(monochromeinstrumentcluster)
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page203,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem>fig.175:
@Distancetothedestinationorstopover
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Distancetothenextmaneuver
Directionarrowfortheupcomingmaneuver
Abargraphappearswhen adirectionarrowis
displayed.Thefewerthebars thatareshown,
theshorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.
®O®
Lanerecommendation
Additionalinformation(on-boardcomputer)
Calculatedarrivaltime
©0G®@Displayofthestreetcurrentlybeingdriven
onIfapointisdisplayedbeforethestreet,it
isindicatingthestreetyouwillbe onwiththe
nextmaneuver.
Thefollowingfunctionsarealsoavailablewhen
routeguidanceisactive:
—Adjustingthevoiceguidancevolume:turnthe
rightthumbwheelupordownwhileavoice
guidancemessageisplaying.

ZXWARNING
Theroutecalculatedby thenavigationsystem
isarecommendationforreachingyourdesti-
nation.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingrestric-
tions,one-waystreets,lanechangerestric-
tions,etc.
@Tips
—Alsosee thechapter>page8,Cockpitover-
view.
—Anexclamationpoint“!”infront ofthe
streetnameindicatesthattheinformation
aboutthisstreetorthissectionoftheroute
isnotcompleteinthenavigationdatacon-
tainedintheMMI.Obeytrafficlawsinone-
waystreetsandpedestrianzones.

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Voicerecognitionsystem

Voicerecognitionsystem
Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
YoucanoperatemanyInfotainmentfunctions
convenientlybyspeaking.
Requirement:theignitionandtheMMImustbe
switched
on>page152.Asystemlanguagesup-
portedbythevoicerecognitionsystemmustbe
set.Theremustbenophonecallsinprogressand
theparkingaidmustnotbeactive.

>Switchingon:pressthe[%]button@
=>page17,fig.11or>page18,fig.13briefly
onthemultifunctionsteeringwheelandsay
thedesiredcommandaftertheBeep.
>Switchingoff:pressandholdthe|™]button.
Or:pressthe|5|button.
>Pausing:saythecommandPause.Toresume,
pressthe|]button.
>Correcting:saythecommandCorrection.Or:
simplysayanewcommandduringanan-
nouncement>page246.






Inputassistance
Thesystemguidesyouthroughtheinputwith
visualandaudiofeedback.
—Visualinputassistance:afterswitchingon
voicerecognition,adisplaywithaselectionof
possiblecommandsappears.Thiscommand
displaycanbe switchedonoroff.Select:
MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrolbutton
>MMIsettings>Speechdialogsystem.
—Audioinputassistance: tohavethepossible
commandsread,turnthevoicerecognitionsys-
temonandsayHelp.


Forthesystemtounderstandyou:
Speakclearlyanddistinctly atanormalvolume.
Speaklouderwhendrivingfaster.
Emphasizethewordsinthecommandsevenly
anddonotleavelongpauses.
Closethedoors,thewindows,andthesunroof*
toreducebackgroundnoise.Makesurethatpas-
sengersarenotspeakingwhenyouaregivinga
voicecommand.
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Donotdirecttheventstowardthehands-freemi-
crophone,whichisintheroofheadlinernearthe
frontinteriorlights.
Onlyusethesystemfromthedriver'sseatbe-
causethehands-freemicrophoneisdirectedto-
wardthatseat.
Additionalsettings
See>page246,Speechdialogsystem.

ZAWARNING
—Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Onlyusethefunctionsin
suchawaythatyoualwaysmaintaincom-
pletecontroloveryourvehicleinalltraffic
situations.
—Donotuse thevoicerecognitionsystemin
emergenciesbecauseyourvoicemaychange
instressfulsituations.Thesystemmaytake
longertodialthenumberormaynotbe
abletodialitatall.Dialtheemergency
numbermanually.

Gi)Tips
— Thedialogpauseswhenthereisanincom-
ingphonecallandwillcontinueifyouig-
norethecall.Thedialogendsifyouanswer
thecall.
—Youcanselectan iteminthelistusingei-
therthevoicerecognitionsystemorthe
controlknob.
Commandoverview
information
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Thefollowingoverviewsdescribethecommands
thatcan beusedtooperatetheMMIusingthe
voicerecognitionsystem.
Alternativecommandsareseparatedusinga“/”,
forexamplesay:Telephone/(or)Navigation/
(or)Radio.
Sequencesofcommandsusedtoperformanac-
tionareidentifiedwitha “>”,forexamplesay:
Enteraddress>(then)Entercountry/state.>

Voicerecognitionsystem

>Switchingon:pressandholdthe[>|buttonon
themultifunctionsteeringwheel*andsaythe
desiredcommandaftertheexternalspeechdia-
logbegins.
>Continuing/resumingthedialog:thesystem
remainsreadytouseforashorttimeafterend-
ingthedialog.Youcanstartanewexternaldia-
logduringthistime. Pressthe|]buttonif
needed,andsayanewcommand.Or:select
andconfirmResumeontheMMIcontrolunit.
>Switchingoff:pressandholdthe|%|button.
Or:selectandconfirmCancelontheMMIcon-
trolunit.
@)Tips
—Therearenovoiceguidance*promptswhen
adialogisactive.
—Thisfunctiondependsonthecellphone
used.Youcanobtainmoreinformationfrom
yourmobiledeviceserviceproviderorfrom
yourmobiledeviceuserguide.
—AUDIAGsimplyprovidesaccesstocontrol
yourmobiledevicewithvoiceoperationand
doesnotassumeanyresponsibilityforthe
contentandcommandswithintheexternal
voicecontrol.





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>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>fig.194.

Zoomingin/outonthemap
—Turn thecontrolknobtotheleftortotheright.
Alternatively,youcanalsozoomin/outonthe
mapusingtheMMItouchcontrolpad*
=>page157,ifthecrosshairsareswitchedon.
Or:turntheleftthumbwheelonthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheel*>page16.
Turningthecrosshairson/off
—Switchingthecrosshairson:pressthecontrol
knobinthemapview>fig.194.
—Switchingthecrosshairsoff:pressthe[BACK
button.


Whenthecrosshairsareswitchedoff>fig.194:
@)Direction.Foradditionalinformation,see
=>page214.
@)Thedistancetothedestinationincludesthe
calculatedarrivaltime.
@Whenthetrailermodefunctionisswitched
on,thecorrespondingsymbolisdisplayed
nexttothearrivaltime.
@Scale:turnthecontrolknobtotheleftor
righttodecreaseor increasethescale.When
theAutomaticzoomfunctionisswitchedon
,an“A”for“Automatic”isdisplayedinthe
magnifyingglass.
Altitude
Vehiclelocation
Routeinformation:variousinformationwill
bedisplayedduringactiverouteguidance
(forexample,theupcomingmaneuverin-
cludingcalculateddistanceandstreet
names).Thedisplayalsoprovidestrafficin-
formationorpointsofinterestonthecurrent
route.
Roadcurrentlybeingdrivenon
CO®@
Whenthecrosshairsareswitchedon>fig.195:
@)Thecrosshairs:movethecrosshairsinthede-
sireddirectionandsetapointonthemapus-
ingtheMMItouchcontrolpad”orthecontrol

D_Onlyappliestovehicleswithoutcamera-basedspeedlimit
display.
knob.Whenthecrosshairsareturnedoff,the
roadbeingcurrentlydrivenonisshown.
@Speeddisplay):Displaysthemaximumper-
mittedspeedonexpresswaysandonhigh-
ways.
@Entertainmentslidingmenu*:see
=>page157.
@®Additionalinformationonthecrosshairspo-
sition:ifyoumovethecrosshairstoa loca-
tiononthemap,availableinformationfor
thecurrentpositionisdisplayed.Tapbriefly
ontheMMItouchcontrolpad.Or:pressthe
controlknob.Inthedestinationdetails,you
canstartrouteguidancetothedisplayedlo-
cation.SelectandconfirmStartrouteguid-
ance.
@Mapcontents(pointsofinterest,favorites).
Whentherearemultiplepointsofinterestin
theimmediatevicinity,thesymbolsare
shownstackedonthemap.
Betterroute#3:ifabetterrouteisavailable
forthecurrentrouteguidance,itwillbeindi-
catedonthemapincludingthetimethat
wouldbesaved.Moreinformationcanbe
foundunder>page218.
Mapfunctions
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>page212,fig.194.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton.

Thefollowingmapfunctionscan beselected:
Switchtodestinationinput
ThefreetextsearchintheEnterdestination
menuisdisplayed>page203,fig.187.
Trafficmessages
CurrenttrafficinformationisdisplayedintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplay.Youcanalsofindad-
ditionalinformationunder>page217.>
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Drivingsafety

>ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,trafficand
weatherconditions.
>Take frequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donotdrive
formorethantwohoursatastretch.
>DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,underpres-
sureorwhenyouarestressed.

Z\WARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenevera
vehicleisbeingused.


Correctpassenger
seatingpositions
Properseatingpositionforthedriver
Theproperdriverseatingpositionisimportant
forsafe,relaxeddriving.

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Fig.218Correctseatingposition
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothefollowing
position:
>Adjustthedriver'sseatso thatyoucaneasily
pushthepedalsallthewaytothefloorwhile
keepingyourknee(s)slightlybent>A\.
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionsothatyourbackcomesin
fullcontactwithitwhenyoudrive.
>Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatthereisadis-
tanceofatleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
steeringwheelandyourbreastbone&fig.218.
Ifnotpossible,seeyourauthorizedAudidealer
aboutadaptiveequipment.
>Adjust thesteeringwheelso thatthesteering
wheelandairbagcoverpointsatyourchestand
notatyourface.
>Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwithyour
elbow(s)slightlybent.
>Adjusttheheadrestraintsotheupperedgeis
asevenas possiblewiththetopofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintso thatitisasclosetothispositionas
possible.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
=>page261.
>Alwayskeepbothfeetinthefootwell so that
youareincontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
For detailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see>page55.

ZAWARNING
Driverswhoareunbelted,outofpositionor
tooclosetotheairbagcanbeseriouslyinjured
by anairbagasitunfolds.Tohelpreduce the
riskofseriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheelsothatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenyourbreastbone
andthesteeringwheel.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelontheout-
sideofthesteeringwheelrimwithyour
handsatthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalin-
juryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe
12o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsat
otherpositionsinsidethesteeringwheel
rimoronthesteeringwheelhub.Holding
the
steeringwheelthewrongwaycancause
seriousinjuriestothehands,armsandhead
ifthedriver'sairbagdeploys.
—Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyour
facedecreasestheabilityofthesupplemen-
taldriver'sairbagtoprotectyouinacolli-
sion.
—Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnever
leanagainstor placeanypart ofyourbody
tooclosetotheareawheretheairbagsare
located.


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