steering wheel AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

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Multifunctionsteering
wheel
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheel
Inthedriverinformationsystemdisplay,youcan
controlnumerousInfotainmentsystemfunctions
usingthemultifunctionsteeringwheel*
=>page16.
Youcancontrol additionalInfotainmentfunc-
tionsusingtheMMIcontrolpanel>page153in
theInfotainmentsystemdisplay.

Z\WARNING
Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Only usethefunctionsinsuch
awaythatyoualwaysmaintaincompletecon-
troloveryourvehicleinalltrafficsituations.


Radio
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheelandra-
dio


>Pressthe[<>]buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheRadio/
Mediatabisdisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton>page17.

Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functions
maybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Selectingthefrequencyband:selectandcon-
firmafrequencyband.
—Selectingastationfromthestationlist:select
andconfirmaradiostation.
—Selectingastationfromthepresetslist:select
andconfirmPresetsandthenaradiostation.
—Openingamediasource:selectandconfirmTo
media.
Additionalsettings
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>desiredentry.
See>page225.
@Tips
PayattentiontotheInfotainmentsystemdis-
playifnecessary.Dependingontheselected
function,itmaybenecessarytouse theMMI
controlpanel.
Media
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheeland
media
Requirement:amediadrivemustcontainaudio/
videofiles>page228andtheradio/mediatab
mustbedisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbuttononthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheel>page17.
Depending onvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functionsmaybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Selectingamediasource:selectandconfirma
sourcesuchastheSDcard.
—Switchingtotheradio:selectandconfirm
Switchtoradio.
—Playinganaudio/videofile:selectandconfirm
afile.
—Pausing/resumingplayback:presstheright
thumbwheel@)>page18,fig.11.Toresume
playback,presstherightthumbwheelagain.
—Openingadditionaltrackinformation:select:
rightcontrolbutton>Show"NowPlaying"
screen.
Foradditionalinformation,see>page239.
@Tips
—Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin
>page227.
—Pleasenotethatwithinamediasourcein
thedriverinformationsystem,onlyplaylists
thatwereselectedthroughtheMMIcontrol
panelcanbeplayed=page236.
—PayattentiontotheInfotainmentsystem
displayifnecessary.Dependingonthese-
lectedfunction,itmaybenecessarytouse
the
MMIcontrolpanel.
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Telephone
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheeland
telephone
Calllist
re
eMysetey
Fig.172Example:telephonefunctionsinthedriverinfor-
mationsystem
Requirement:acellphonemustbeconnectedto
theMMI>page178andthetelephonetabmust
bedisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbuttononthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheel.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functionsmaybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Accessingacontact:selectandconfirmCall
list/Favorites/Directory.Selectandconfirma
contact.
Directorycontacts:thedriverinformationsys-
temonlydisplaysdirectorycontactsthathavea
phonenumberstored.Ifseveralphonenumbers
arestoredwitha contact,thelistofstorednum-
bersisdisplayedfirstwhentheentryisselected.
Formoreinformationaboutthedisplayedsym-
bols,referto>page188.
Recentcalls:therecentcallslistcontainsallin-
coming,outgoingandmissedcalls.
Callerinformation:thename, phonenumberor
Unknownappearsinthedriverinformationsys-
temdisplaydependingonifthecallerhasbeen
storedinthedirectoryandifthephonenumber
hasbeentransmitted.
Functionsduringan incomingcall
—Answeringacall:presstheleftthumbwheel
whenthereisanincomingcall.
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—Decliningacall:selectandconfirmDecline
whenthereisanincomingcall.
—Endinga phonecall:selectandconfirmEnd
call.
Functionsduringa phonecall:
—Makinganadditionalcall:selectandconfirm
Holdcall.Presstheleftcontrolbutton>Direc-
toryorCalllist>anentry.
—Answeringacallwhileinacallandwhile
thereisanothercall onhold:selectandcon-
firmAnswer.Theactivecallisreplacedwiththe
incomingcall.
Additionalfunctionsinclude:
Mute:ifyouselectandconfirmthisfunction,the
otherpersononthephonecannothearyou.You
willstillbeabletoheartheotherperson.
Holding/resumingacall:youcanplacetheexist-
ingcallonholdandresumeitagain.
Swapcall:youcanalternatebetweentwophone
callsatthesametime.Oneofthecallswillbeon
hold.SelectingEndcallwillendtheactivephone
call.Acallthatwasplacedonholdstaysonhold
andcan betakenoffholdwithResumeheldcall.
Conferencecall:acallonholdanduptofiveac-
tiveparties(dependingonthecellphoneservice
provider)canbeaddedtoaconferencecall.To
makeanadditionalcall,putallparticipantsin
thecurrentconferencecallonholdusingHold
conference.Bypressingtheleftcontrolbutton,
youcanmakeadditionalcallsfromthedirectory
orthecalllist.Resumeconferencetakesallpar-
ticipantsoffhold.
G)Tips
— Thephonefunctionscanonlybecontrolled
withthemultifunctionsteeringwheelifthe
phoneequipmentwasinstalledatthefac-
tory.
—Thetelephonefunctionsdependonthecell
phoneandwhethertheyaresupportedby
yourcellphoneserviceproviderornot.
— TheCallwaitingfunctionmustbeactivated
inyourcellphoneandintheMMIinorderto
bealerted whenthereisanincomingcall
duringanactivecall.Thecalloptions

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dependonthecellphoneandservicepro-
vider.Youcanobtainmoreinformationfrom
yourcellphoneserviceprovider.
Navigation
(oyetaeMMMelmceleaarteetT)
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheeland
navigationsystem
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page205,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbuttononthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheel>page17.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functionsmaybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Displayingnavigationduringactiveroute
guidance:selectandconfirmMaporStreet
view*(analoginstrumentcluster).
— Showingthemapwhenrouteguidanceisnot
active:selectandconfirmMap.
—Accessinglastdestinations:selectandconfirm
Lastdestinations>thedesireddestination.
—Accessingfavorites:selectandconfirmFavor-
ites>thedesireddestination.
—Startingrouteguidancetothestoredhome
address:selectandconfirmCancelrouteguid-
anceifnecessaryandthenHomeaddress.
Ifyouhave notstartedrouteguidance,acom-
pass(intheanaloginstrumentcluster)oramap
(Audivirtualcockpit)*willbedisplayed.
—Cancelingactiverouteguidance:onthemulti-
functionsteeringwheel,select:rightcontrol
button>Cancelrouteguidance.
Additionalsettings
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>desiredentry.
Dependingonthefunctionselected,thefollow-
ingadditionalsettingsmaybepossible:
—Mapdisplay>page216
—Mapcolors>page216
—Maporientation>page216
—Automaticzoom>page217
Navigationviewwithrouteguidance
started
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andAudivirtual
cockpit

Fig.173Standardmapwhenrouteguidanceisactive(Audi
virtualcockpit)
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page205,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Depending onthevehicleequipmentandthese-
lectedview>page18,thefollowinginformation
willbedisplayedinthedriverinformationsys-
tem:
@Mapcontent(suchaspointsofinterest)
@Currentvehicleposition
@Abargraphappearswhenthereisanupcom-
ingturn.Thefewerthebarsthatareshown,the
shorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.Ifthereis
notanupcomingturn,thedistancetothedesti-
nation/stopoverandthecalculatedarrivaltimeis
displayedintherightspeedometer.
@Nameofthestreetwhereyouarecurrently
driving
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Mapviewwithrouteguidancestarted
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandmapview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,youcanal-
sohavetheactiverouteguidancedisplayinthe
mapview*inthedriverinformationsystem.


Fig.174Diagram:mapwhenrouteguidancehasstarted
(analoginstrumentcluster)
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page205,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.

Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
@Distancetothedestinationorstopover
@Distancetothenextmaneuver
@Display oftheroadthatiscurrentlybeingtrav-
eled ortheroad thatyouwillturnontoduring
the
nextmaneuver
@Mapcontentsuchaspointsofinterestortraf-
ficinformation
Zoomingin/outonthemap(Zoom):whena
mapisdisplayed,turntheleftthumbwheel
down/uptozoomin/outonthemap.

Streetviewwithrouteguidancestarted
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandstreetview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theactiverouteguidancewillbedisplayedinthestreetview*in
thedriverinformationsystem.


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Fig.175Example:displayofaturninthestreetview(analoginstrumentcluster)
Requirement:adestinationmustbe entered
=page205,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem>fig.175:
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@Distancetothedestinationorstopover
@®Displayinganexpressway,highwayormain
roadaspreparationforanupcomingchange
indirection
Lanerecommendation
Calculatedarrivaltime©®

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Distancetothenextmaneuver
Displayoftheexpressway,highwayormain
roadontowhichyouwillbeturning
Directionarrowfortheupcomingmaneuver
©8
©
Abargraphappearswhenadirectionarrowis
displayed.Thefewerthebarsthatareshown,
theshorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.
Currentvehicleposition@
@Additionalinformation(on-boardcomputer)
Thefollowingfunctionsarealsoavailablewhen
routeguidanceisactive:
—Adjustingthevoiceguidancevolume:turnthe
rightthumbwheelupordownwhileavoice
guidancemessageisplaying.

Z\WARNING
Theroutecalculatedbythenavigationsystem
isarecommendationforreachingyourdesti-
nation.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingrestric-
tions,one-waystreets,lanechangerestric-
tions,etc.

G)Tips
—Alsosee thechapter>page8,Cockpitover-
view.
—Anexclamationpoint“!”infront ofthe
streetnameindicatesthattheinformation
aboutthisstreetorthissectionoftheroute
isnotcompleteinthenavigationdatacon-
tainedintheMMI.Obeytrafficlawsinone-
waystreetsandpedestrianzones.
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Voicerecognitionsystem

TheparkingaidaswellastheAudivoicerecogni-
tionsystemmustnotbeactive.
AcellphonemustbeconnectedtotheMMIwith
theHandsfreeprofile>page178.
Themobiledevicebeingconnectedmusthave
voicecontrolthatcanbecontrolledexternally.

>»Switchingon:pressandholdthe||buttonon
themultifunctionsteeringwheel* andsaythe
desiredcommandaftertheexternalspeechdia-
logbegins.
>Continuing/resumingthedialog:thesystem
remainsreadytouseforashorttimeafterend-
ingthedialog.Youcanstartanewexternaldia-
logduringthistime. Pressthe[2]buttonif
needed,andsayanewcommand.Or:select
andconfirmResumeontheMMIcontrolpanel.
>Switchingoff:pressandholdthe|™]button.
Or:selectandconfirmCancelontheMMIcon-
trolpanel.
G)Tips
—Therearenovoiceguidance*promptswhen
adialogisactive.
—Thisfunctiondependsonthecellphone
used.Youcanobtainmoreinformationfrom
yourmobiledeviceserviceproviderorfrom
yourmobiledeviceuserguide.
—AUDIAGsimplyprovidesaccesstocontrol
yourmobiledevicewithvoiceoperationand
doesnotassumeanyresponsibilityforthe
contentandcommandswithintheexternal
voicecontrol.




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Navigation


>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>fig.196.

Zoomingin/outonthemap
—Turn thecontrolknobtotheleftortotheright.
Alternatively,youcanalsozoomin/outonthe
mapusingtheMMItouchcontrolpad*
=>page158,ifthecrosshairsareswitchedon.
Or:turntheleftthumbwheelonthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheel*>page17.
Turningthecrosshairson/off
—Switchingthecrosshairson:pressthecontrol
knobinthemapview>fig.196.
—Switchingthecrosshairsoff:pressthe[BACK
button.


Whenthecrosshairsareswitchedoff>fig.196:
@)Direction.Foradditionalinformation,see
=>page216.
@)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.197:
@)Thecrosshairs:movethecrosshairsinthede-
sireddirectionandsetapointonthemapus-
ingtheMMItouchcontrolpad”orthecontrol

D_Onlyappliestovehicleswithoutcamera-basedspeedlimit
display.
knob.Whenthecrosshairsareturnedoff,the
roadbeingcurrentlydrivenonisshown.
@Speedlimit display”):displayofthemaxi-
mumpermittedspeedontheexpressways
andhighways.
@Entertainmentslidingmenu*:see
=>page159.
@®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>page220.
Mapfunctions
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>page214,fig.196.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton.

Thefollowingmapfunctionscan beselected:
Switchtodestinationinput
ThefreetextsearchintheEnterdestination
menuisdisplayed>page205,fig.189.
Trafficmessages
CurrenttrafficinformationisdisplayedintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplay.Youcanalsofindad-
ditionalinformationunder>page219.>
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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.221Correctseatingposition
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothefollowing
position:
>Adjustthedriver'sseatso thatyoucaneasily
pushthepedalsallthewaytothefloorwhile
keepingyourknee(s)slightlybent>A\.
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionsothatyourbackcomesin
fullcontactwithitwhenyoudrive.
>Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatthereisadis-
tanceofatleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
steeringwheelandyourbreastbone>fig.221.
Ifnotpossible,seeyourauthorizedAudidealer
aboutadaptiveequipment.
>Adjust thesteeringwheelso thatthesteering
wheelandairbagcoverpointsatyourchestand
notatyourface.
>Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwithyour
elbow(s)slightlybent.
>Adjusttheheadrestraintsotheupperedgeis
asevenas possiblewiththetopofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintso thatitisasclosetothispositionas
possible.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
=>page263.
>Alwayskeepbothfeetinthefootwell so that
youareincontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
For detailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see>page53.

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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Safetybelts

bracingthemselves.Withoutthebenefit ofsafe-
tyrestraintsystems,theunrestrainedoccupant
willslamviolentlyintothesteeringwheel,in-
strumentpanel,windshield,orwhateverelseis
intheway>fig.226.Thisimpactwiththevehi-
cleinteriorhasalltheenergytheyhadjustbefore
thecrash.
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.Even
whentheydeploy,airbags provideonlyadditional
protection.Airbagsarenotsupposedtodeployin
allkindsofaccidents.AlthoughyourAudiis
equippedwithairbags,allvehicleoccupants,in-
cludingthedriver,mustwearsafetybeltscor-
rectlyinordertominimizetheriskofseverein-
juryordeathinacrash.
Remembertoo,thatairbagswilldeployonlyonce
andthatyoursafetybeltsarealwaystheretoof-
ferprotectioninthoseaccidentsinwhichairbags
arenotsupposedtodeployorwhentheyhaveal-
readydeployed.Unbeltedoccupantscanalsobe
thrownoutofthevehiclewhereevenmoresevere
orfatalinjuriescanoccur.
Itisalsoimportantfortherearpassengersto
wearsafetybeltscorrectly.Unbeltedpassengers
intherearseatsendangernotonlythemselves
butalsothedriverandotherpassengers
=>fig.227.In afrontalcollisiontheywillbe
thrownforwardviolently,wherethey canhitand
injurethedriverand/orfrontseatpassenger.
SilaolheMgela-las
Peoplethinkit'spossibletousethehandsto
bracethebodyinaminorcollision.It'ssimply
nottrue!

Fig.228Driveriscorrectlyrestrainedinasuddenbraking
maneuver
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Safetybeltsusedproperlycanmakeabigdiffer-
ence.Safetybeltshelptokeeppassengersin
theirseats,graduallyreduceenergylevelsap-
pliedtothebodyinanaccident,andhelpprevent
theuncontrolledmovementthatcancauseseri-
ousinjuries.Inaddition,safetybeltsreducethe
dangerofbeingthrownoutofthevehicle.
Safetybeltsattachpassengerstothecarandgive
themthebenefitofbeingsloweddownmore
gentlyor“softly”throughthe“give”inthesafety
belts,crushzonesandothersafetyfeaturesengi-
neeredintotoday'svehicles.By“absorbing”the
kineticenergyoveralongerperiodoftime,the
safetybeltsmaketheforcesonthebodymore
“tolerable”andlesslikelytocauseinjury.
Althoughtheseexamplesarebasedonafrontal
collision,safetybeltscanalsosubstantiallyre-
ducetheriskofinjuryinotherkindsofcrashes.
So,whetheryou'reonalongtripor justgoingto
thecornerstore,alwaysbuckleupandmakesure
othersdo,too.Accidentstatisticsshowthatvehi-
cleoccupantsproperlywearingsafetybeltshave
alowerriskofbeinginjuredandamuchbetter
chanceofsurvivinganaccident.Properlyusing
safetybeltsalsogreatlyincreasestheabilityof
thesupplementalairbagstodotheirjobinacol-
lision.Forthisreason,wearingasafetybeltisle-
gallyrequiredinmostcountriesincludingmuch
ofthe UnitedStatesandCanada.
AlthoughyourAudiisequippedwithairbags,you
stillhavetowearthesafetybeltsprovided.Front
airbags,forexample,areactivatedonlyinsome
frontalcollisions.Thefrontairbagsarenotacti-
vatedinallfrontalcollisions,insideandrearcol-
lisions,inrolloversorincaseswherethereisnot
enoughdecelerationthroughimpacttothefront
ofthevehicle.Thesamegoesfortheotherairbag
systemsinyourAudi.So,alwayswearyoursafety
beltandmakesureeverybodyinyourvehicleis
properlyrestrained!

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>