airbag AUDI TT COUPE 2019 User Guide

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Audiconnect

Audiconnect
Generalinformation
Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowing functionsmaybeavailable:
—AudiconnectInfotainment
YoucanalsofindmoreinformationonAudicon-
nectonlineatwww.audiusa.com.

Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyuse
Audiconnectserviceswhenroadandtraffic
conditionspermit.Alwaysreadandfollow
the
notesin>page90,Trafficsafetyinfor-
mation.
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Alsoreadthewarningsinthechapter
=>page188.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,use theAu
diconnectInfotainmentserviceswithaWi-
Fihotspotonlyintherearseatwhentheve-
hicleisinmotion,oronlywhenthevehicleis
stationary.

()Note
—Appliesto:useofseparateSIMcardinthe
SIMcardreaderorSIMcardintheWi-Fide-
viceviapersonalhotspot:Ifyouuseyour
ownSIMcard,alldataconnectionsforall
AudiconnectInfotainmentserviceswillrun
throughyourSIMcard.Thiscouldresultin
additionalcosts,dependingonyourcell
phoneserviceproviderandespeciallywhen
usinginothercountries.Aflatratedata
planisstronglyrecommended.Youcanob-
tainmoreinformationfromyourcellphone
serviceprovider.
—Incertainsituations,theWi-Fihotspotdata
connectionmaybeestablishedasareplace-
mentfortheSIMcardonyourWi-Fidevice.
Thisfeature dependsontheconfiguration
ofyourWi-Fideviceandoperatingsystem.
Thiscouldresultinfeesdependingonyour
cellphoneserviceprovider,especiallyifyou
areusingthisfeaturewhileabroad.Aflat
ratedataplanisstronglyrecommended.For
moreinformation,contactyourcellphone
serviceproviderorrefertotheowner'sman-
ualforyourWi-Fidevice.
—Youareresponsibleforallprecautionstaken
fordataprotection,anti-virusprotection,
andprotectionagainstlossofdataonmo-
biledevicesthatareused,forexample,to
accesstheInternetthroughtheWi-Fihot-
spot.
@)Tips
—Theavailabilityofservicesdependsonthe
subscription.
—AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfrom
thirdpartyproviders.Permanentavailability
cannotbe guaranteed,becausethatde-
pendsonthethirdpartyprovider.
—Useofthemostup-to-datemobilenetwork
standardisnotavailableineverycountry.
ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityoryourcell
phoneserviceproviderforadditionalinfor-
mation.
—AudiconnectInfotainmentservicesareonly
availablewithinthecellphonenetworkcov-
eragefromyourcellphoneserviceprovider.
—Availability,scope,providers,screendisplay,
andcosts ofservicesmayvarydependingon
thecountry,model,modelyear,enddevice
andrates.
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—Checkforanyconnectionrequestsonyour
Bluetoothdevice.
—MultipleBluetoothaudioplayerscan be
connectedtotheMMI,butonlyonemobile
devicecanbeactive.
—BluetoothprotocolsAVRCP(1.0/1.3/1.4)
andA2DParesupported.
—NotethevolumesettingonyourBluetooth
device.Audirecommendssettingyourmo-
biledevicetothemaximumvolumewhen
usingitasaBluetoothaudioplayer.
— Thesupportedmediafunctions(suchas
shuffle)dependontheBluetoothdevicebe-
ingused.
—Formoreinformationonsupporteddevices,
visitwww.audiusa.com/bluetoothorcon-
tactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacility.
Wi-Fiaudioplayer
Appliesto:vehicleswithWi-Fiaudioplayer
UsingtheWi-Fiaudioplayermediasourceonthe
MMI,youcanconnectandoperateyourWi-Fi-ca-
pablemediaplayer(suchasasmartphone)to
wirelesslyplaymusicfrom yourmediaplayerli-
brary.Themediaplayerisconnectedthroughthe
vehicle'sWi-Fihotspot.AUPnPServerapporan
integratedUPnP/DLNAserveronyourmedia
playerisrequiredtoaccessyourmediaplayerli-
brary.
Requirement:theWi-Fifunctiononyourmedia
playermustbe switchedon.ThemyAudiappora
UPnPserverappmustbeinstalledonyourmedia
player.Or:youmustbeusingamediaplayerwith
anintegratedUPnP/DLNAserver.

—Connectingamediaplayer:pressthe[MEDIA
button.Presstheleftcontrolbuttonuntilthe
sourcesoverview>page158isdisplayed.Se-
lectandconfirm Wi-Fiaudioplayer(7)
=>page158,fig. 134.
—Ifnecessary,selectandconfirmWi-Fiturned
off>TurnonWi-Fito activateWi-Fiinthe
MMI.SelectWi-Fisettings,ifnecessary.Select
thesamesettingsonthewirelessmediaplayer
thatareusedfortheWi-Fihotspot.

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—StartingtheWi-Fiaudioplayer:startthe
myAudiapporaUPnPserverapp.Or:setme-
diapermissionsonyourmediaplayer.
Operatingthemediaplayer:themediaplayeris
operatedthroughtheMMI.
—Presstheleftcontrolbuttonrepeatedlyuntil
theFoldersmenuitemappears.Selectandcon-
firm
Folders.
—Playingmusicfromthemediaplayer:select
andconfirmMediacenter.
Webradio:see>page155.

ZAWARNING
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readthewarningsinthechapter
=>page188.

@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
@Tips
— TheWi-Ficonnectionisreconfiguredwhen
insertingorremovingtheminiSIMcardin
theSIMcardreader*.Theremaybeatem-
poraryinterruptioninaudioplayback,de-
pendingonthemediaplayer.
—Alwaysreadthe chapter>page123,Audi
connect.
—PleasenotethataWi-Ficonnectiondoes
notautomaticallymakeitpossible touse
theInternet.Foradditionalinformation,
see>page123.

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Media

—Toavoidinterruptionsduringplayback,de-
activatethepowersavingfunctiononthe
mediaplayer orconnectittoacharger.
— Theloadingtimesfortheaudiodatadepend
onthemediaplayerusedandthenumberof
filesthatitcontains.
—Amaximumof2,000entriesperdirectory
aredisplayedintheMMI.
—Songsdownloadedforofflineuseusingmu-
sicstreamingservicesarestoredonyour
mobiledevice(suchasasmartphone)and
maybeDRMprotected.TheWi-Fiaudio
playerwillnotplayDRMprotectedfiles.
—ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforadditional
informationontheWi-Fiaudioplayer.
Onlinemediaand
Internetradio
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnect
Youcanplaybackandoperatevariousonlineme-
diaservicesandInternetradiousingtheMMI.


>»Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page158,
fig.134isdisplayed.

Appliesto:usingonlinemediaandInternetradio
Requirement:
—ThemyAudiappmustbeinstalledandopenon
yourmobiledevice.
—YoumustbeloggedintoyourmyAudiaccount
inthemyAudiappandyoumusthaveselected
yourvehicle.
—TheWi-Fifunctiononthemobiledeviceandon
theMMImustbeswitchedon.
—Ifnecessary,checkinthe connectionmanager
=>page170ifthemobiledeviceyouconnected
isselectedundertheMMIconnectapp().
—TheMMImustbeconnectedtothenetwork.
—ThesymbolfortheOnlinemedia*source
=>page158,fig.134isshownintheMMI.
Appliesto:usingonlinemedia
Additionalrequirement:
—Asupportedonlinemediaservicemustbeavail-
ableinthecountrywherethevehicleisbeing
operated.
—Youmusthaveanaccountwithasupportedon-
linemediaservice.
—Dependingontheonlinemediaservice,you
mayneedtoinstallandopenanapponyour
mobiledevice.
StartingOnlinemedia
—Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page158is
displayed.
—Selectandconfirm anonlinemediaservice.


StartingInternetradio
—Pressthe|MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page158is
displayed.
—SelectandconfirmInternetradio.TheInternet
radiobrowserorthelaststationthatwasplay-
ingisshown.
—Selectingthestation:ifnecessary,selectand
confirmacategoryintheInternetradioBrows-
er>astation.


OnlinemediaandInternetradio::additionalop-
tions
—Presstherightcontrolbutton.
Thefollowingoptionsmaybeavailable,depend-
ingontheinformationshown(suchasthesta-
tion/trackthatiscurrentlyplaying):
—Soundsettings:see>page173.
—Wi-Fisettings:see>page128,Wi-Fisettings.
—Connectionmanager:see>page170.
—Additionaloptionsmaybeavailable,depending
ontheactiveonlinemediaserviceorInternet
radio.

ZA\WARNING
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readthewarningsinthechapter
>page188.>


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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

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theairbagdeploysandinjureyouoryour
passengers.

Pedalarea
The pedalsmustalwaysbefreetomoveand
mustneverbeinterferedwithby afloormator
anyotherobject.
Makesurethatallpedalsmovefreelywithoutin-
terferenceandthatnothingpreventsthemfrom
returningtotheiroriginalpositions.
Only usefloormatsthatleavethepedalareafree
andcan besecuredwithfloormatfasteners.
If abrakecircuitfails,increasedbrakepedaltrav-
elisrequiredto bringthevehicletoafullstop.

ZAWARNING
Pedalsthatcannotmovefreelycancauseloss
ofvehiclecontrolandincreasetheriskofseri-
ousinjury.
—Neverplaceanyobjectsinthedriver'sfoot-
well.Anobjectcouldgetintothepedalarea
andinterferewithpedalfunction.Incaseof
suddenbrakingoranaccident,youwould
notbeabletobrakeoraccelerate!
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingcanfallor
moveintothedriver'sfootwell.
1aColeyMelaMelehTeedel
Alwaysusefloormatsthatcanbesecurelyat-
tachedtothefloormatfastenersanddonotin-
terferewiththefreemovementofthepedals.

>Makesurethatthefloormatsareproperlyse-
curedand cannotmoveandinterferewiththe
pedals>A\.
Useonlyfloormatsthatleavethepedalareaun-
obstructedandthatarefirmlysecuredsothat
theycannotslipoutofposition.Youcanobtain
suitablefloormatsfromyourauthorizedAudi
Dealer.
FloormatfastenersareinstalledinyourAudi.Floor
matsusedinyourvehiclemustbeattached
tothesefasteners.Properlysecuringthefloor
matswillpreventthemfromslidingintoposi-
tionsthatcouldinterferewiththe pedalsorim-
pairsafeoperationofyourvehicleinotherways.

Z\WARNING
Pedalsthatcannotmovefreelycanresultina
lossofvehiclecontrolandincreasetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjury.
—Alwaysmakesurethatfloormatsareprop-
erlysecured.
—Neverplaceorinstallfloormatsorother
floorcoveringsinthevehiclethatcannot be
properlysecuredinplacetopreventthem
fromslippingandinterferingwiththeped-
alsortheabilitytocontrolthevehicle.
—Neverplaceorinstallfloormatsorother
floorcoveringsontopofalreadyinstalled
floormats.Additionalfloormatsandother
coveringswillreducethesizeofthe pedal
areaandinterferewiththepedals.
—Alwaysproperlyreinstallandsecurefloor
matsthathavebeentakenoutforcleaning.
—Alwaysmakesurethatobjectscannotfallin-
tothedriverfootwellwhilethevehicleis
moving.Objectscanbecometrappedunder
thebrakepedalandacceleratorpedalcaus-
ing a lossofvehiclecontrol.


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Safetybelts

Whathappenstooccupantsnotwearing
riaVa)beg
Incrashesunbeltedoccupantscannotstop
themselvesfromflyingforwardandbeingin-
juredorkilled.Alwayswearyoursafetybelts!

Fig.146Arearpassengernotwearingasafetybeltwillfly
forwardandstrikethedriver
Unbeltedoccupantsarenotabletoresistthetre-
mendousforcesofimpactbyholdingtightor
bracingthemselves.Withoutthebenefit ofsafe-
tyrestraintsystems,theunrestrainedoccupant
willslamviolentlyintothesteeringwheel,in-
strumentpanel,windshield,orwhateverelseis
intheway>fig.145.Thisimpactwiththevehi-
cleinteriorhasalltheenergytheyhadjustbefore
thecrash.
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.Even
whentheydeploy,airbags provideonlyadditional
protection.Airbagsarenotsupposedtodeployin
allkindsofaccidents.AlthoughyourAudiis
equippedwithairbags,allvehicleoccupants,in-
cludingthedriver,mustwearsafetybeltscor-
rectlyinordertominimizetheriskofseverein-
juryordeathinacrash.
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Remembertoo,thatairbagswilldeployonlyonce
andthatyoursafetybeltsarealwaystheretoof-
ferprotectioninthoseaccidentsinwhichairbags
arenotsupposedtodeployor whentheyhaveal-
readydeployed.Unbeltedoccupantscanalsobe
thrownoutofthevehiclewhereevenmoresevere
orfatalinjuriescanoccur.
Itisalsoimportantfortherearpassengersto
wearSafetybeltscorrectly.Unbeltedpassengers
intherearseatsendangernotonlythemselves
butalsothedriverandotherpassengers
>fig.146.Inafrontalcollisiontheywillbe
thrownforwardviolently,wherethey canhitand
injurethedriverand/orfrontseatpassenger.
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Peoplethinkit'spossibletousethehandsto
bracethebodyinaminorcollision.It'ssimply
nottrue!
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Fig.147Driveriscorrectlyrestrainedinasuddenbraking
maneuver.
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.

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Safetybelts

Althoughtheseexamplesarebasedonafrontal
collision,safetybeltscanalsosubstantiallyre-
ducetheriskofinjuryinotherkinds ofcrashes.
So,whetheryou'reonalongtripor justgoingto
thecornerstore,alwaysbuckleupandmakesure
othersdo,too.Accidentstatisticsshowthatvehi-
cleoccupantsproperlywearingsafetybeltshave
alowerriskofbeinginjuredandamuchbetter
chanceofsurvivinganaccident.Properlyusing
safetybeltsalsogreatlyincreasestheabilityof
thesupplementalairbagstodotheirjobinacol-
lision.Forthisreason,wearingasafetybeltisle-
gallyrequiredinmostcountriesincludingmuch
oftheUnitedStatesandCanada.
AlthoughyourAudiisequippedwithairbags,you
stillhavetowearthesafetybeltsprovided.Front
airbags,forexample,areactivatedonlyinsome
frontalcollisions.Thefrontairbagsarenotacti-
vatedinallfrontalcollisions,insideandrearcol-
lisions,inrolloversorincaseswherethereisnot
enoughdecelerationthroughimpacttothefront
of
thevehicle.Thesamegoesfortheotherairbag
systemsinyourAudi.So,alwayswearyoursafety
beltandmakesureeverybodyinyourvehicleis
properlyrestrained!
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Safetybeltsmustalwaysbecorrectlypositioned
across thestrongestbonesofyourbody.
>Alwayswearsafetybeltsasillustratedandde-
scribed
inthischapter.
>Makesurethatyoursafetybeltsarealways
readyforuseandarenotdamaged.

ZAWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeath.Safetybeltscanworkonly
whenusedcorrectly.
—Alwaysfastenyoursafetybeltscorrectlybe-
foredrivingoffandmakesureallpassen-
gersarecorrectlyrestrained.
—Formaximumprotection,safetybeltsmust
always bepositionedproperlyonthebody.



—Neverstrapmorethanoneperson,including
smallchildren,intoanybelt.
—Neverplaceasafetybeltovera childsitting
onyourlap.
—Alwayskeepfeetinthefootwellinfrontof
theseatwhilethevehicleisbeingdriven.
—Neverletanypersonridewiththeirfeeton
theinstrumentpanelorstickingoutthe
windoworontheseat.
—Neverremoveasafetybeltwhilethevehicle
ismoving.Doingsowillincreaseyourriskof
beinginjuredorkilled.
—Neverwearbeltstwisted.
—Neverwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakableob-
jectsinoronyourclothing,suchaseye
glasses,pens,keys,etc.,asthesemaycause
injury.
—Neverallowsafetybeltstobecomedam-
agedbybeingcaughtindoororseathard-
ware.
—Donotweartheshoulderpartofthebelt
underyourarmorotherwiseoutofposition.
—Severallayersofheavyclothingmayinter-
ferewithcorrectpositioningofbeltsandre-
ducetheoveralleffectiveness ofthesystem.
—Alwayskeepbeltbucklesfreeofanything
thatmaypreventthe bucklefromlatching
securely.
—Neverusecomfortclipsordevicesthatcre-
ateslackintheshoulderbelt.However,spe-
cialclipsmayberequiredfortheproper use
ofsomechildrestraintsystems.
—Tornorfrayedsafetybeltscantearand
damagedbelthardwarecanbreakinanacci-
dent.Inspectbeltsregularly.Ifwebbing,
bindings,buckles,orretractorsaredam-
aged,havebeltsreplacedby anauthorized
Audidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
—Safetybeltsthathavebeenwornandloaded
inanaccidentmustbereplacedwiththe
correctreplacementsafetybeltby anau-
thorizedAudidealer.Replacementmaybe
necessaryevenifdamagecannotbeclearly
seen.Anchoragesthatwereloadedmustal-
sobeinspected.
—Neverremove,modify,disassemble,ortry
torepairthesafetybeltsyourself.

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