seat adjustment AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

Safetybelts

>Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseatbenchis
inanuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedin
placebeforeusingthebelt>/\.
>Pullthesafetybeltevenlyacrossthechestand
pelvis©fig.229,>A\.
> Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckle of
yourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely.
>Pullonthebelttomakesurethatitissecurely
latchedinthebuckle.
Automaticsafetybeltretractors
Everysafetybeltisequippedwithanautomatic
beltretractorontheshoulderbelt.Thisfeature
locksthebeltwhenthebeltispulledoutfast,
duringhardbrakingandinanaccident.Thebelt
mayalsolockwhenyoudriveupordownasteep
hillorthroughasharpcurve.Duringnormaldriv-
ingthebeltletsyoumovefreely.
Safetybeltpretensioners
Safetybeltswithpretensionershelptotighten
thesafetybeltandremoveslackwhenthepre-
tensionersareactivated>page266.Thefunc-
tionofthepretensionerismonitoredbyawarn-
inglight>page22.
Convertiblelockingretractor
Everysafetybeltexcept theoneonthedriver
seatisequippedwithaconvertiblelockingretrac-
torthatmustbeusedwhenthesafetybeltis
usedtoattacha childsafetyseat.Besuretoread
theimportantinformationaboutthisfeature
=>page301.

ZAWARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancause
seriousinjuryinanaccident>page264,
Safetybeltposition.
—Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotectiononly
whentheseatbackisuprightandbeltsare
properlypositionedonthebody.
—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseatbackrest
towhichthecenterrearsafetybeltisat-
tachedissecurelylatchedwhenevertherear
centersafetybeltisbeingused.Iftheback-
restisnotsecurelylatched,thepassenger
willmoveforwardwiththebackrestduring

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suddenbraking,inasuddenmaneuverand
especiallyinacrash.
—Neverattachthesafetybelt tothe buckle
foranotherseat.Attachingthebelttothe
wrongbucklewillreducesafetybelteffec-
tivenessandcancauseseriouspersonalin-
jury.
—Apassengerwhoisnotproperlyrestrained
canbeseriouslyinjuredbythesafetybeltit-
selfwhenitmovesfromthestrongerparts
ofthebodyintocriticalareasliketheabdo-
men.
—Alwayslocktheconvertiblelockingretractor
whenyouaresecuringachildsafetyseatin
thevehicle>page303.
Safetybeltposition
Correctbeltpositionisthekeytogettingmaxi-
mumprotectionfromsafetybelts.



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Fig.230Safetybeltposition
Standardfeaturesonyourvehiclehelpyouadjust
thepositionofthesafetybelttomatchyourbody
size.
—beltheightadjustmentforthefrontseats,
—height-adjustablefrontseats.

ZAWARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancause
seriouspersonalinjuryinanaccident.
— Theshoulderbeltshouldlieasclosetothe
center ofthecollarboneaspossibleand
shouldfitwellonthebody.Holdthebelt
abovethelatchtongueandpullitevenly
acrossthechestsothatitsitsaslowaspos-
sibleonthepelvisandthereisnopressure
ontheabdomen.Thebeltshouldalwaysfit[>

Safetybelts

Adjustingsafetybeltheight
Withtheaidofthe safetybeltheightadjust-
ment,thethreepointsafetybeltstraprouting
canbefittedtotheshoulderarea,accordingto
body
size.
SB
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==a

Fig.233Safetybeltheightadjustment-loop-aroundfit-
tings
Theshoulderbeltshouldlieasclosetothecenter
ofthecollarboneas possibleandshouldfitwell
onthebody>A\inSafetybeltpositionon
page264.
>Pushtheloop-aroundfittingsup>fig.233@,
or
>squeezetogetherthe(@)button,andpushthe
loop-aroundfittingsdown(2).
>Pullthebelttomakesurethattheupperat-
tachmentisproperlyengaged.

/Z\WARNING
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSandoth-

erimportantinformation>page263.


Withthefrontseats,theheightadjustment
oftheseatcanalsobe usedtoadjustthepo-
sitionofthesafetybelts.
Improperlywornsafetybelts
Incorrectlypositionedsafetybeltscancausese-
vereinjuries.
Wearingsafetybeltsimproperly cancauseseri-
ousinjuryordeath.Safetybeltscanonlywork
whentheyarecorrectlypositionedonthebody.
Improperseatingpositionsreducetheeffective-
nessofsafetybeltsandwillevenincreasetherisk
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ofinjuryanddeathbymovingthesafetybelt to
criticalareasofthebody.Improperseatingposi-
tionsalsoincreasetheriskof seriousinjuryand
deathwhenanairbagdeploysandstrikesanoc-
cupantwhoisnotinthecorrectseatingposition.
Adriverisresponsibleforthesafetyofallvehicle
occupantsandespeciallyfor children.Therefore:
>Neverpermitanyonetoassumeanincorrectsit-
tingpositioninthevehiclewhiletraveling
>.

Z\WARNING
Improperlywornsafetybeltsincreasetherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenever
avehicleisbeingused.
—Alwaysmakesurethatallvehicleoccupants
arecorrectlyrestrainedandstayinacorrect
seatingpositionwhenever thevehicleisbe-
ingused.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand

otherimportantinformation>page263.

Belttensioners
Howsafetybeltpretensionerswork
Reversiblesafetybeltpretensioners
Thefollowingfunctionsare availablewhensafety
beltswithreversiblesafetybelttensionersare
fastened:
—Automatictensioners:atthestartofadrive,
thesafetybeltsautomaticallyadjusttothe
passengerafteracertaintimeperiodorvehicle
speed.Toswitchtheautomatictensionersoff,
selectthefollowingintheInfotainmentsys-
tem:[MENU]button>Car>leftcontrolbutton
>Vehiclesettings>Seats>Driver'sseator
Passenger'sseat>Automaticbelttensioner.
—Incertaindrivingsituations,thesafetybelts
maytightenwithareversibletensioningfunc-
tion>page111.
—Thesafetybeltsmayalsotightenwiththisre-
versibletensioningfunctioninminorcollisions.


Pyrotechnicsafetybeltpretensioners
Seatbeltswithpyrotechnicsafetybeltpreten-
sioners aretensionedautomaticallyinsevere>

Airbagsystem

Airbagsystem
Importantinformation
Importanceofwearingsafetybeltsand
sittingproperly
Airbagsareonlysupplementalrestraints.For
airbagstodotheirjob,occupantsmustalways
properlyweartheirsafetybeltsandbeina prop-
erseatingposition.
Foryoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingoff,always:
>Adjustthedriver'sseatandsteeringwheel
properly>page255,
>Adjustthefrontpassenger'sseatproperly
=>page256,
>Wearsafetybeltsproperly>page263,
>Alwaysproperlyuse theproperchildrestraint
toprotectchildren>page290.
Inacollision,airbagsmustinflatewithinthe
blinkofaneyeandwithconsiderableforce.The
supplementalairbagscancauseinjuriesifthe
driverorthefrontseatpassengerisnotseated
properly.Thereforeinordertohelptheairbagto
doitsjob,itisimportant,bothasadriverandas
apassengertositproperlyatalltimes.
By keepingroombetweenyourbodyandthe
steeringwheelandthefrontofthepassenger
compartment,theairbagcaninflatefullyand
completelyandprovidesupplementalprotection
incertainfrontalcollisions>page255,Correct
passengerseatingpositions.Fordetailsonthe
operationoftheseatadjustmentcontrols
=>page53.
It'sespeciallyimportantthatchildrenareproper-
lyrestrained>page290.
Thereisalotthatthedriverandthepassengers
canandmustdotohelptheindividualsafetyfea-
turesinstalledinyourAudiworktogetherasa
system.
Properseatingpositionisimportantso thatthe
frontairbagonthedriver sidecandoitsjob.If
youhaveaphysicalimpairmentorconditionthat
preventsyoufromsittingproperlyonthedriver
seatwiththesafetybeltproperlyfastenedand
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reachingthepedals,orifyouhaveconcernswith
regardtothefunctionoroperationoftheAd-
vancedAirbagSystem,pleasecontactyourau-
thorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop,or
callAudi CustomerRelationsat1-800-822-2834
forpossiblemodificationstoyourvehicle.
Whentheairbagsystemdeploys,agas generator
willfilltheairbags,breakopenthepaddedcov-
ers,andinflatebetweenthesteeringwheeland
thedriverandbetweentheinstrumentpaneland
thefrontpassenger.Theairbagswilldeflateim-
mediatelyafterdeploymentsothatthefrontoc-
cupantscan seethroughthewindshieldagain
withoutinterruption.
Allofthistakesplaceintheblinkofaneye,so
fastthatmanypeopledon'tevenrealizethatthe
airbagshavedeployed.Theairbagsalsoinflate
withagreatdeal offorceandnothingshouldbe
intheirwaywhentheydeploy.Frontairbagsin
combinationwithproperlywornsafetybeltsslow
downandlimittheoccupant'sforwardmove-
ment.Togethertheyhelptopreventthedriver
andfrontseatpassengerfromhittingparts of
theinsideofthevehiclewhilereducingtheforces
actingontheoccupantduringthecrash.Inthis
waytheyhelptoreducetheriskofinjurytothe
headandupperbodyinthecrash.Airbagsdonot
protectthearmsorthelowerpartsofthebody.
Bothfrontairbagswillnotinflateinallfrontal
collisions.Thetriggeringoftheairbagsystemde-
pendsonthevehicledecelerationratecausedby
thecollisionandregisteredbytheelectroniccon-
trolunit.Ifthisrateisbelowthereferencevalue
programmedintothecontrolunit,theairbags
willnot betriggered,eventhoughthecarmaybe
badlydamagedasaresultofthecollision.Vehi-
cledamage,repaircostsoreventhelackofvehi-
cledamageisnotnecessarilyanindicationof
whetheranairbagshouldinflateornot.
Sincethecircumstanceswillvaryconsiderably
betweenonecollisionandanother,itisnotpossi-
bletodefinearangeofvehiclespeedsthatwill
cover everypossiblekindandangleofimpact
thatwillalwaystriggertheairbags.Important
factorsinclude,forexample,thenature(hardor
soft)oftheobjectwhichthecarhits,theangleof
impact,vehiclespeed,etc.Thefrontairbagswill>

Airbagsystem

seatpositions.Havetheairbagsysteminspect-
edbyyourAudidealerimmediately.
—movethechildtoarearseatpositionandmake
sure thatthechildisproperlyrestrainedina
childrestraintthatisappropriateforitssize
andage.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light
shouldNOTcomeon...
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightshould
NOTcomeonwhentheignitionisonandanadult
issittinginaproperseatingpositiononthefront
passengerseat.IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
%¥;lightcomesonandstaysonwhiledriving,un-
derthesecircumstances,makesurethat:
—theadultonthefrontpassengerseatisproper-
lyseatedonthecenteroftheseatcushionwith
hisorherbackupagainstthebackrestandthe
backrestisnotreclined,
—theadultisnottakingweightofftheseatby
holdingontothepassengerassisthandle
abovethefrontpassengerdoororsupporting
theirweightonthearmrest,
—thesafetybeltisbeingproperlywornandthat
thereisnotalotofslackinthesafetybeltweb-
bing,
—therearenoaftermarketseatcoversorcush-
ions orotherthings(such as blankets)onthe
frontpassengerseatthatmightcausetheca-
pacitivepassengerdetectionsystemto miscal-
culate
electricalcapacitance.
lacetamedClcwela)

monitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem

makesuretheadultisproperlyseatedand
restrainedatoneoftherearseatingposi-
tions.Havetheairbagsysteminspectedby
yourauthorizedAudidealerbeforetrans-
portinganyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.


Z\WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioningprop-
erlycannotprovidesupplementalprotection
inafrontalcrash.
—Iftheairbagindicatorlight>page22
comeswhenthevehicleisbeingused,have
thesysteminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer.Itispossiblethat
theairbagwillinflatewhenitisnotsup-
posedto,orwillnotinflatewhenitshould.


ZAWARNING
—IfthestatusoftheAdvancedAirbagSystem
haschangedwhilethevehicleismoving,the
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;ON@light
blinks forabout5secondstocatchthedriv-
er'sattention.Ifthishappens,alwaysstop
assoonasitissafe todosoandcheckthe
stepsdescribedabove.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotgooffwhenanadultwhoisnot
verysmallissittingonthefrontpassenger


seataftertakingthestepsdescribedabove,
ZA\WARNING
Ifthefrontairbaginflates,a childwithouta
childrestraint,orinarearward-facingchild
safetyseat,orinaforward-facingchildre-
straintthathasnotbeenproperlyinstalled
willbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilled.
—Eventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwith
anAdvancedAirbagSystem,makecertain
thatallchildren,especially12yearsand
younger,alwaysrideonthebackseatprop-
erlyrestrainedfortheirageandsize.
—Alwaysinstallforwardorrear-facingchild
safetyseatsontherearseat-evenwithan
AdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearward-facingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightdoesnot
appearandstayon,immediatelyinstallthe
rear-facingchildsafetyseatinarearseating
positionandhavetheairbagsysteminspect-
edbyyourauthorizedAudidealer.
—If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installaforward-facingchildrestrainton
thefrontpassengerseat,alwaysmovethe
seatintoitsrearmostpositionintheseat's
foreandaftadjustmentrange,asfaraway
fromtheairbagaspossible.Thebackrest
mustbeadjustedtoanuprightposition.
MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG

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ZA\WARNING
Childrenonthefrontseatofanycarevenwith
AdvancedAirbagscanbeseriouslyinjuredor
evenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.Achildin
arearward-facingchildsafetyseatinstalled
onthefrontpassengerseatwillbeseriously
injuredandcanbekilledifthefrontairbagin-
flates.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,or
door.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
ontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatin
exceptionalcircumstancesandthePASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFF#;lightdoesnotcomeon
andstayon,immediatelyinstalltherear-
facingchildsafetyseatinarearseatingpo-
sitionandhave theairbagsysteminspected
immediatelybyyourAudidealer.



ZAWARNING
—Forward-facingchildseatsinstalledonthe
frontpassengerseatmayinterferewiththe
deploymentoftheairbagandcauseserious
personalinjurytothechild.
—Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe use
ofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthe
frontpassenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyand
well-beingrequirethefollowingspecialpre-
cautionstobetaken:
—Alwaysmakesurethattheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyits
manufacturerforuseonafrontpassenger
seatwithafrontandsideairbag.
—Alwayscarefullyfollow themanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildseator
infantcarrier.
—Neverinstalla childrestraintwithouta
properlyattachedtoptetherstrapifthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions
requirethetoptetherstraptobeused.


—Neverputtheforward-facingchildre-
straintupagainstorveryneartheinstru-
mentpanel.
—Alwayssetthesafetybeltupperanchor-
agetotheadjustmentpositionthatper-
mitsproperinstallationinaccordancewith
thechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstruc-
tions.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatto
thehighestpositionintheupanddown
adjustmentrangeandmoveitbacktothe
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeandaft
adjustmentrange,asfarawayfromthe
airbagaspossible,beforeinstallingthe
forward-facingchild restraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltup-
peranchorageisbehindthechildrestraint
andnotnextto orinfrontofthechildre-
straintso thatthesafetybeltwillbeprop-
erlypositioned.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingprevents
thefrontpassenger'sseatfrombeing
movedtotherearmostpositioninitsfore
andaftadjustmentrange.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredbythecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystemandcanalso
flyaroundinanaccidentandcauseserious
personalinjury.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheat-
erforchildseats)onthefrontpassenger
seatifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-
voltsocketorthecigarettelightersocket.
—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor
otherwiseaddedtothefrontpassenger
seat,neverinstallanychildrestraintsys-
temonthisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(suchasawettowel)andnowateroroth-
erliquidsonthefrontpassengerseat
cushion.
—AlwaysmakesurethatthePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF&¥;lightcomesonandstays

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—Thechildandthepassengercanalsoinjure
eachotherinanaccident.
Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat.
Achildwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbe
killedwhenthepassengerairbaginflates-
evenwithanAdvancedAirbagSystem.
Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthe childsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
Beforeyoucarryachildinarear-facingchild
safetyseatontherearseat,removethe
Rear Seat
Entertainment(RSE)*andits
holder*fromthebackrest ofthefrontseat.
Makesurethereisenoughspaceinfrontof
thechildinthechildseat.Ifnecessary,ad-
justtheangleandpositionoftheseatin
frontofthechild seat.
Forward-facingchildsafetyseatsinstalled
onthefrontpassenger'sseatcaninterfere
withtheairbagwhenitinflatesandcause
seriousinjurytothechild.Alwaysinstallfor-
ward-facingchildsafetyseatsontherear
seat.
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe use
ofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthe
frontpassenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyand
well-beingrequirethatthefollowingspecial
precautionsbetaken:
—Makesuretheforward-facingseathas
beendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Alwayscarefullyfollow themanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatto
thehighestpositionintheupanddown
adjustmentrangeandmoveitbacktothe
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeandaft
adjustmentrange,asfarawayfromthe
airbagaspossible,beforeinstallingthe
forward-facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltup-
peranchorageisbehindthechildrestraint
andnotnexttoorinfront ofthechildre-
straintso thatthesafetybeltwillbeprop-
erlypositioned.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingprevents
thefrontpassenger'sseatfrombeing
movedtotherearmostpositioninitsfore
andaftadjustmentrange.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthebackrestisin
theuprightposition.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheat-
erforchildseats)onthefrontpassenger
seatifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-
voltsocketorthecigarettelightersocket.
—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor
otherwiseaddedtothefrontpassenger
seat,neverinstallanychildrestraintsys-
temonthisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(suchasawettowel)andnowateroroth-
erliquidsonthefrontpassengerseat
cushion.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(such asa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredbythecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystemandcanalso
flyaroundinanaccidentandcauseserious
personalinjury.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacollision.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusinga childrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page260,Safetybelts,
=>page268,Airbagsystemand>page290,
Childsafety.


ZXWARNING
To reducetheriskofseriousinjury,makesure
thatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light


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Childsafety

Thevehicle'ssafetybeltsalonewillnotfitmost
childrenuntiltheyareatleast4ft.9in.(57in-
ches/1.45meters)talland weighabout80lbs.
(36kg).Boosterseatsraisethesechildrenupso
that
thesafetybeltwillpassproperlyoverthe
strongerpartsoftheirbodiesandthesafetybelt
canhelpprotecttheminacrash.
>Donotuse theconvertiblelockingretractor
whenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttorestrain
achildonaboosterseat.
>Theshoulderbeltmustlieasclosetothecen-
terofthechild’scollarboneaspossibleand
mustlieflatandsnugontheupperbody.It
mustneverlieacrossthethroatorneck.The
lapbeltmustlieacrossthepelvisandnever
acrossthestomachorabdomen.Makesurethe
beltliesflatandsnug.Pullonthebelt totight-
enifnecessary.
>
Ifyoumusttransportanolderchildinaboos-
terseatonthefrontpassengerseat,youcan
usethesafetybeltheightadjustmenttohelp
adjusttheshoulderportionproperly.
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page296.
Childrenuptoatleast8yearsold(over40lbs.or
18kg)arebestprotectedinchildsafetyseatsde-
signedfortheirage andweight. Expertssaythat
theskeletalstructure,particularlythepelvis,of
thesechildrenisnotfullydeveloped,andthey
mustnotusethevehiclesafetybeltswithouta
suitablechildrestraint.
Itisusuallybesttoput thesechildreninappro-
priateboosterseats.Besuretheboosterseat
meetsallapplicablesafetystandards.
Boosterseatsraisetheseatingpositionofthe
childandrepositionboththelapandshoulder
partsofthesafetybeltsothattheypassacross
thechild'sbodyintherightplaces.Theroutingof
thebeltoverthechild'sbodyisveryimportant
forthechild'sprotection,whetherornotaboos-
terseatisused.Childrenage12andundermust
alwaysrideintherearseat.
Childrenwhoareatleast4ft.9in.(57inches/
1.45 meters)tallcangenerallyuse thevehicle's
threepointlapandshoulderbelts.Neveruse the
lapbeltportionofthevehicle'ssafetybeltalone
300
torestrainanychild,regardlessofhowbigthe
childis.Alwaysrememberthatchildren donot
havethepronouncedpelvicstructurerequiredfor
theproperfunctionoflapbeltportionoftheve-
hicle'sthreepointlapandshoulderbelts.The
child'ssafetyabsolutelyrequiresthatalapbelt
portionofthesafetybeltbe fastened snuglyand
aslowaspossiblearoundthepelvis.Neverlet
thelapbeltportionofthesafetybeltpassover
thechild'sstomachorabdomen.
Inacrash,airbagsmustinflatewithinablinkof
aneyeandwithconsiderableforce.Inordertodo
itsjob,theairbagneedsroomtoinflatesothatit
willbetheretoprotecttheoccupantastheoccu-
pantmovesforwardintotheairbag.
Avehicleoccupantwhoisoutofpositionandtoo
closetotheairbaggetsinthewayofaninflating
airbag.Whenanoccupantistooclose,heorshe
willbestruckviolentlyandwillreceiveserious or
possibly
evenfatalinjury.
Inorderfortheairbagtoofferprotection,itis
importantthatallvehicleoccupants,especially
anychildren,whomustbeinthefrontseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstances,beproperly
restrainedandasfarawayfromtheairbagas
possible.By keepingroombetweenthechild's
bodyandthefrontofthepassengercompart-
ment,theairbagcaninflatecompletelyandpro-
vide
supplementalprotectionincertainfrontal
collisions.

ZAWARNING
Notusingaboosterseat,usingthebooster
seatimproperly,incorrectlyinstalling aboos-
terseatorusingthevehiclesafetybeltim-
properlyincreasestheriskofseriouspersonal
injuryanddeathinacollisionorotheremer-
gencysituation.Tohelpreducetheriskofse-
riouspersonalinjury and/ordeath:
— Theshoulderbeltmustlieasclosetothe
center ofthechild’scollarboneaspossible
andmustlieflatandsnugontheupper
body.Itmustneverlieacrossthethroator
neck.Thelapbeltmustlieacrossthepelvis
andneveracrossthestomachorabdomen.
Makesurethebeltliesflatandsnug.Pullon
thebelttotightenifnecessary.

CheckingandFilling

Battery
Peleeeees(el)
Becauseofthecomplexpowersupply,allworkon
batteriessuchasdisconnecting,replacing,etc.,
should only beperformedby anauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility>A\.
Multiplebatterieswithdifferenttechnologies
maybeinstalledinyourvehicle:
—Vehiclebattery(forexample,forstartingthe
engine,basicpowersupply)>page322,Lead
batteryor>page323,Otherbatterytypes
—Auxiliarybattery(forexample,forrecuperation
oroptionalequipment)>page323,Otherbat-
terytypes
Notrunningthevehicleforlongperiodsof
time
Thebatterywillgraduallydrainifthevehicle
doesnotrunforlongperiodsoftime.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,theelectrical
equipmentwillbereducedorswitchedoff
=page151.Someconveniencefunctions,such
asinteriorlightingorpowerseatadjustment,
maynotbeavailableundercertaincircumstan-
ces.Theseconveniencefunctionswillbeavailable
againonceyouswitchtheignitiononandstart
theengine.
Evenwhenelectricalequipmentisswitchedoff,
theequipmentcanstilldrainthebatteryifthe
vehicleisnotdrivenforLongperiodsoftime.
Deepdrainingresultsinachemicalreactionthat
destroys
theinsideofthebattery.Thebattery
mustbechargedevery monthtopreventthis
=page323.ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinfor-
mation.
Winteroperation
Coldweatherplaceshigherdemandsonthebat-
tery.Thisresultsinreducedstartingability.Have
thebatterycheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitybeforecold
weatherbegins.
322

ZAWARNING
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlybyan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Neverconnectthechargingcableorjump
startcabledirectlytoyourvehiclebattery.
Onlyusethe connectionsintheenginecom-
partment>page323.


ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveproblems.
Washhandsafterhandling.

C)Note
—Ifthevehiclewillbe parkedforlongperiods
oftime,protectthebatteryagainstthecold
sothatitwillnot be destroyed by“freezing”
=>page323,Chargingthebattery.
—Thereareelectricalcomponentsunderthe
cargofloorbehindatrimpanelthatwarm
upduringoperation.To reducetheriskof
thecomponentsoverheating, donotstore
objectssuchasblanketsunderthecargo
floor.Ifthecomponentsoverheat,theywill
switchofftemporarily.Thiswillbeindicated
byamessagethatwillbedisplayedinthe
instrumentclusteruntilthetemperaturere-
turnstonormal.
Leadbattery
Explanationofwarnings:

©Alwaysweareyeprotection.

Batteryacidishighlycorrosive.Always
wearprotectiveglovesandeyeprotection.


forbidden.>

®Fire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingare

4M0012721BG
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Fusepanel(4)(brown)Fusepanel©(black)
No.|Equipment10Windshieldwashersystem/headlight
2Massairflowsensor,camshaftadjustment,washersystem
chargeaircoolerpump11|Left reardoorcontrolmodule
3|Fuelinjectors,crankshafthousingheaterFusepanel@)(brawn
Vacuumpump,hotwaterpump,exhausta
4No.
|
Equipment
doors,ozonesensor
5|BrakelightsensorSeatventilation,seatheating,rearview
91|mirror,climatecontrolsystem,rearcli-
6|Engine valves,camshaftadjustmentmatecontrolsystemcontrols
7_|Heatedoxygensensors2|Gateway,climatecontrolsystem
8|Waterpump4|Transmissionheatingvalve
9|Hotwaterpump5|Enginestart
10|Oilpressuresensor,oiltemperaturesensor8|Nightvisionassist,garage dooropener
11|Clutchpedalpositionsensor,enginestart9|Adaptivecruisecontrol
12|Enginevalves11|Videocamera
13|Radiatorfan12|MatrixLEDheadlight/rightLEDheadlight
14|Fuelinjectors13|MatrixLEDheadlight/leftLEDheadlight
15|Ignitioncoils,heatedoxygensensors14|Rearwindowwiper
16|Fuelpump16|Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation
Fusepanel@)(red)Fusepanel(£)(red)
No.|EquipmentNo.|Equipment
1[Ignitioncoils1|Anti-theftalarmsystem
2_|Enginevalves2.|Enginecontrolmodule
5_|Enginemount3|Lumbarsupport
6|Emergencycallsystem4.[Automatictransmissionselectormecha-
7|Instrumentpanelnism
8|Climatecontrolsystem(blower)5S|Horn
10
|
Dynamicsteering6|Electromechanicalparkingbrake
Fusepanel©(black)7|Gatewaycontrolmodule
78|Interiorheadlinerlights
No.|Equipment
1|Frontseatheating10|Airbagcontrolmodule
2.|Windshieldwipers11|ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
3.|Leftheadlightelectronics12|Diagnosticconnector,light/rainsensor
:13|Climatecontrolsystem
4|Panoramicglassroof
&|Letetrontdeorcontrolmodule14|Rightfrontdoorcontrolmodule
6|Sockets15|A/Ccompressor
7|Rightreardoorcontrolmodule
9|Rightheadlightelectronics

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Fuseassignment-Driver'ssideoftheFuseassignment-Leftsideoftheluggage
(hole4)9(oTnaleats

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22
= =
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Fig.285Driversidecockpit:fusepanelwithplasticbracket














Fusepanel
No.|Equipment
2|Telephone
4|Head-updisplayO4444:4449858
5|Audimusicinterface,USBchargingport=
6|Frontclimatecontrolsystemcontrols|
7|Steeringcolumnlock
; .Fig.286Leftsideof theluggagecompartment:fusepanel
8
|
InfotainmentsystemdisplayCanney
9|Instrumentcluster
10
|
InfotainmentunitFusepanel(A)(black)
11
|
Lightswitch,switchpanelNo.|Equipment
12
|
Steeringcolumnelectronics5
|
Airsuspension
14
|
Infotainmentsystem6
|
Automatictransmission
15
|
Steeringcolumnadjustment8
|
Rearseatheating
16
|
Steeringwheelheating9
|
Lefttaillights
10|Leftsafetybelttensioner
11|Centrallockingsystem


12|Luggagecompartmentlid

Fusepanel(8)(red)
No.|Equipment

Rearblowercontrol

Sound-amplifier

Rearclimatecontrolsystemcontrolpanel
Trailerhitch(rightlight)
Trailerhitch(leftlight)
Trailerhitch(socket)
10|Sportdifferential
12|Thirdrowseats

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