height adjustment AUDI S3 2009 User Guide

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& WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause serious personal
injury in an accident.
• Expectant mothers must always wear the lap portion of the
safety belt as low as possible across the pelvis and below the
rounding of the abdomen.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other important infor­
mation ~
& in "Fastening safety belts" on page 141. •
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release button only
after the vehicle has stopped.
Fig . 141 Releasing the
tongue from the buckle
-Push the red release button on the buckle=> fig. 141. The
belt tongue will spring out of the buckle=>& .
- Let the be lt wind up on the retractor as you guide the belt
tongue to its stowed pos ition.
& WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehicle is moving. Doing so
will increase your risk of being injured or killed .•
Adjusting safety belt height
With the aid of the safety belt height adjustment, the three
point safety belt strap routing can be fitted to the shoulder area, according to body size.
Fig . 142 Safety belt
height adjustment for
the front seats -loop­
around fittings
Push the loop -around fittings up => fig. 142 @ , or
- squeeze together the G) button , and push the loop ­
around f ittings
down @.
- Pull the belt to make sure that the upper attachment is
properly e ngaged .
& WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other important informa­
tion
~ page 140.
[ i ] Tips
• The shoulder belt part should route approximately over the
middle of you r shoulder -und er no circu mstanc es should it route
over your neck and throat area
~ & in "Safety belt position" on
pag e 142. ~

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• With the front seats, the height adjustment of the seat can also
be used to adjust the position of the safety belts. •
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause severe inju­
ries.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause serious injury or
death. Safety belts can only work when they are correctly positioned on the body. Improper seating posit ions reduce
the effectiveness of safety belts and w ill even increase the
risk of injury and death by moving the safety belt to critical
areas of the body . Improper seating positions also increase
the r isk of serious injury and death when an airbag deploys
and strikes an occupant who is not in the correct seating position. A driver is responsible for the safety of all vehicle
occupants and especially for children. Therefore:
-Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect sitting posi -
tion in the vehicle while traveling~& .
The following lists only some examples of improperly worn safety
bel ts that will increase the risk of serious injury and death. Our hope
is that these examples will make you more aware of seating posi­
tions that are dangerous.
Therefore, whenever the vehicle is moving:
• never wear the shoulder belt under your arm
• never let the shoulder belt pass over your neck
• never wear the safety belt loosely
• never place the lap belt portion of the safety belt across your
abdomen ~& -
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first Vehicle operation
& WARNING
Improperly worn
safety belts increase the risk of serious personal
injury and death whenever a vehicle is being used.
• Always make sure that all vehicle occupants are correctly
restrained and stay in a correct seating position whenever the
vehicle is being used.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other important infor­
mation ~
page 140. •
Safety belt pretensioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear end collisions above a particular
severity, safety belts are tensioned automatically.
The safety belts are equipped with safety belt pretensioners . The
system is activated by sensors in front, side and rear -end collisions
of great severity . This tightens the belt and takes up belt slack~ &
in "Service and disposal of safety belt pretensioner " on
page 146.
Taking up the slack helps to reduce forward occupant movement
during a collision.
0 Note
Never let the belt remain over a rear seat back that has been folded
forward.
[ i] Tips
The safety belt pretensioners can only be activated once.
• In minor frontal and side collisions, in rear -end collisions, in a
rollover and in accidents involving very little impact force , the safety
belt pretensioner are not activated . .,_
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Rims
Cast alloy ..... .. ... ........ .... . 212
Rep lacing ......... ..... .... . 255 , 257
Steel rims .... ...... ..... ...... .. 211
Roof rack Attachment points with separate roof rack system ... .... .... .. ... ...... ... 89
Loading .. .. ..... .... .... .. . ... ... 91
Mounting locations . ..... ... .... ... 90
Saf e mounting ... .... .... .. . .... .. 88
Roof weight . ... .... ..... .. .... .... .. 91
s
Stronic .. ..... .. .... .... ... .... .... 117
Driving Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Emergency program ..... ... . ... .. 123
Kick -down .. ... ... .. .... ... . ... .. 122
Launch Control Program . .... ..... . 122
Selector lever lock .. ...... .. . .... . 118
Selector lever positions . ..... .... . 117
Tiptronic . .... .... .... ... .... .... 12 1
Tiptronic controls on the steering whe el
122
SAFE ...... ... ......... ....... ...... 10
Safe driving habits .... ..... ... ..... . 126
Safety belt position .... ... .... .... ... 142
Safety belt height adjustment . ..... 144
Safety belts worn by pregnant women .. 143
Safety belt pretensioner ... ...... .. ... 145
Service and disposal . .... ... .. ... . 146
Safety belt warning light .... .... .. 15, 137
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Safety bel
ts ... .. .. .. ....... ... . .... 141 Safety lock
cleaning . .... ...... ........ ..... 217 Ignition key , automatic transmission 108
Dange r to passengers who do not wear a
Seat adjustment
safety belt ... .. .. . .... ... .... .. 139
Driver's seat . .... ... .. .. .... .... .. 74
Fastening .. ........ ..... ... .... . 141
Front passenger's seat .... .... .... . 75
height adjustment .... .... .... .... 144
Front seats .. ... ..... .. .. ... ... .. . 74
Improperly worn . .......... .... .. 145
Head restrain ts .. .. ...... ....... .. 131
Not worn . .... ...... ....... .... .. 139
Head restrain ts, front seat .. .... .... 79
Safety belt position ... ...... ...... 142
Lumbar suppor t .. .... .... .... ... .. 78
Safe ty ins tructions . ... .... ... . .. .. 140
Manual controls .. .... .... ... ... ... 75
Securing child safety seats ....... .. 179
Manual seats .... .... .... .... ... .. 76
Special considerations for pregnant Power seat .... ... .... .... .... .... 76
women . .... .... .... .... ... .... 143
Seat belts
Unfastening .. ... .... ...... ..... . 144
Warning /indicato r light ...... .... .. 137
Why YOU MUSTwearthem ... . 137,138
Worn properly ... .... ...... ...... 140
Safety compliance sticker . ..... .... .. 298 Why YOU MUST wear them
.... 137 , 138
See also Safety belts . ... .. .... .... 137
Seating capacity .. . ... .... .... .... .. 137
Seat ing position
Driver ... .. ... ... .... ... . ... .... . 128
Safety equipment ...... ..... .... .... 126
Sa fet y fea tures for occupant r estraint and
protection ... .. .. . ... .... .... .. 126
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment ......... ... .... ... 74 Front passenger .
...... .. . .... .. .. 129
How to adjust the front seats . .. .. . . 129
Incorrect seat position .. ...... .. . . 131
Occupants .. ...... .... .. . .... ... . 128
Rear passengers . ........ . ... .... . 130
Safety instructions Seats
Engine compartm ent . .... ..... ... . 225
Number of seats ........ .. ... ... .. 137
for booster seats . .... ...... ...... 177
for sid e curtain airbags . ..... .. .... 168 Selector lever positions
Automatic transmission ......... .. 117
for using child safety seats . ........ 172
for using convertible child sea ts .... 175
for using infant seats ........... .. 174
for using safety be lts . .... .... .... . 140
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System Service and disposal
Safety b elt pretensioner ... .... .... 146
Service interval display ... .. .. .... .. . .. 20
Service position for windshield wipers ... 66
160 Set menu
... ...... .. ... ... ..... .. . .. 26
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data