belt AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Workshop Manual

Childsafety


—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseat backrest
issecurelylatchedwhenevertherearsafety
beltisbeingusedtosecureachild restraint.
—Ifthebackrestisnotsecurelylatched,the
childandthechildrestraintwillbethrown
forwardtogetherwiththebackrestandwill
strikepartsofthevehicleinterior.Thechild
canbeseriouslyinjuredorkilled.
—Neverinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseatsor
infantcarriersonthefrontpassengerseat.
Achildwillbeseriouslyinjuredandcanbe
killedwhenthepassengerairbaginflates.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthe childsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
orinfantcarriersontherearseat.
—Forward-facingchildsafetyseatsorinfant
carriersinstalledonthefrontpassenger's
seatmayinterferewiththedeploymentof
theairbagandcauseseriousinjurytothe
child.
—Itissafertoinstallaforward-facingchild
safetyseatontherearseat.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page212.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page189,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.
checksdescribed>page199,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—Improperinstallationofchildrestraintscan
reducetheireffectivenessorevenprevent
themfromprovidinganyprotection.
—Animproperlyinstalledchildrestraintcan
interferewiththeairbagasitdeploysand
seriouslyinjureorevenkillthechild.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthemanufacturer's
instructionsprovidedwiththechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Aftercheckingtomakesurethatthechild
restraintisproperlyinstalled,makecertain
thatthechildrestraintiscorrectlyrecog-
nizedby thecapacitivepassengerdetection
systeminthefrontpassengerseatandthat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightsig-
nalsthecorrectfrontpassengerfrontalair-
bagstatus.



ZAWARNING
Alwaystakespecialprecautionsifyoumust
installaforwardorrearward-facingchildre-
straintonthefrontpassenger'sseatinexcep-
tionalsituations:
—Wheneveraforwardorrearward-facing
childrestraintisinstalledonthefrontpas-
sengerseat,thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
#¥;lightmustcomeonandstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe

ZA\WARNING
Forward-facingchildrestraints:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Neverput theforward-facingchildrestraint
up,againstorveryneartheinstrumentpan-
el.
—Alwaysmovethepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeandaft
adjustmentrange,asfarawayfromtheair-
bagaspossiblebeforeinstallingthefor-
ward-facingchildrestraint.Thebackrest
mustbeadjustedtoanuprightposition.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF3;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.



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ZA\WARNING
Rearward-facingchildrestraints:

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Childsafety


—Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysbeespeciallycarefulifyoumustin-
stallarearwardfacingchildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseatinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF$¥;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatina
rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourAudidealer.

Activatingtheconvertiblelockingretractor
Usetheconvertiblelockingretractortosecurea
childrestraint.
Alwaysheedthechildsafetyseatmanufacturer's
instructionswheninstallingachildrestraintin
yourvehicle. Toactivatetheconvertiblelocking
retractor:
>Placethechildrestraintona seat,preferablyon
therearseat.
>
Slowlypullthebeltallthewayout.
>Routeitaroundorthroughthechildrestraint
beltpath>/\.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttogetthesafetybeltreallytight.
>Insertthebelttongueintothe buckleforthat
seatingposition.
>Guidethesafetybeltbackintotheretractorun-
tilthebeltliesflatandsnugonthechildsafety
seat.
>Youshouldheara“clicking”noiseasthebelt
windsbackintotheinertiareel.Testthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorbypullingonthebelt.
Youshouldnolongerbeabletopullthebelt
outoftheretractor.Theconvertiblelockingre-
tractorisnowactivated.
>Makesurethattheredreleasebuttonisfacing
awayfromthechildrestraintsothatitcan be
unbuckledquickly.
> Pull
onthebelt tomakesurethesafetybeltis
properlytightandfastenedsothattheseat
cannotmoveforwardandsidewaysmorethan
lin(2.5cm).

ZAWARNING
Usingthewrongchildrestraintoranimprop-
erlyinstalledchildrestraintcancauseserious
personalinjuryordeathinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallinga childsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesuretheseat backresttowhich
thechildrestraintisinstalledisinanup-
rightpositionandsecurelylatchedinto
placeandcannotfoldforward.Otherwise,
the seatbackwiththechildsafetyseatat-
tachedtoitcouldflyforwardinthe eventof
anaccidentorotheremergencysituation.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusinga childrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page212.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallingachildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page189,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.

Deactivatingtheconvertiblelocking
delete)g

Theconvertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswillbedeactivatedautomaticallywhen
thebeltiswoundallthewaybackintothere-
tractor.
>Presstheredbuttononthesafetybeltbuckle.
Thebelttonguewillpopoutofthebuckle.>
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>Guidethesafetybeltallthewaybackintoits
stowedposition.
Alwaysletthesafetybeltretractcompletelyinto
itsstowedposition.Thesafetybeltcannowbe
usedasanordinarysafetybeltwithoutthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorforchildrestraints.
Iftheconvertiblelockingretractorshould beac-
tivated inadvertently,thesafetybeltmustbeun-
fastenedandguidedcompletelybackintoits
stowedpositiontodeactivatethisfeature.Ifthe
convertiblelockingretractorisnotdeactivated,
thesafetybeltwillgraduallybecometighterand
uncomfortabletowear.

ZAWARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Neverunfastenthesafetybelttodeactivate
theconvertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswhilethevehicleismoving.You
wouldnotberestrained andcouldbeseri-
ouslyinjuredinanaccident.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page212.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page189,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.

LATCHsystem(Lower
anchoragesandtethers
forchildren)
eRealasleeTiemae
EMACERTCRT11a]
Toprovideasimplerandmorepracticablewayto
attachthechildrestraintonthevehicleseat,Fed-
eralregulationsrequire specialloweranchorages
invehiclesanddevicesonnewchildrestraintsto
attachtothevehicleanchorages.
IntheUnitedStates,thecombinationofthe
tetheranchoragesandtheloweranchoragesis
nowgenerallycalledtheLATCHsystemfor
“LowerAnchoragesandTethersforChildren”.In
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Canada,theterms“toptether”with“loweruni-
versalanchorages”(or“loweruniversalanchor-
agebars”)areusedtodescribethesystem.
Inothercountriestheterm“ISOFIX”isusedto
describetheloweranchorages.
Forward-facingchildrestraintsmanufacturedaf-
terSeptember1,1999,arerequiredbyU.S.fed-
eralregulationstocomplywithnewchildhead
movementperformancerequirements.These
newperformancerequirementsmakeatether
necessaryonmostnewchildseats.
Installingachildrestraintthatrequiresatop
tetherwithoutonecanseriouslyimpairtheper-
formanceofthechildrestraintanditsabilityto
protectthechildinacollision.Installinga child
restraintthatrequiresatoptetherwithoutthe
toptethermaybeaviolationof statelaw.
ChildrestraintmanufacturersofferLATCHlower
anchoragesontheirchildseatswithhook-onor
push-onconnectorsattachedtoadjustable
straps.
InadditiontotheLATCHlower anchorages, these
childrestraintsystemsusually requiretheuseof
tetherstrapstohelpkeepthechildrestraint
firmlyinplace.

ZA\WARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathinacrash.
—Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsprovidedby
the
manufacturerofthechildrestraintyou
intendtoinstallinyourvehicle.
—Neverinstalla childrestraintwithouta
properlyattachedtoptetherstrapifthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions
requirethetoptetherstraptobeused.
—ImproperuseofchildrestraintLATCHlower
anchoragepointscanlead toinjuryinacolli-
sion.TheLATCHloweranchoragepointsare
designedtowithstandonlythoseloadsim-
posedbycorrectlyfitted childrestraints.
—Nevermounttwochildrestraintsystemson
oneLATCHloweranchoragepoint.
—Neversecureorattachanyluggageorother
itemtotheLATCHloweranchorages.

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Location

BFV-0195


Fig.167Schematicoverview:LATCHanchoragepointloca-
tions
Theillustrationshowstheseatinglocationsin
yourvehiclewhichareequippedwiththelower
universalanchoragessystem.
Description
Theloweranchoragepositionsaremarkedfor
quicklocating.
BFV-0196

BFV-0197

Loweranchorages
Thecircularmarkingsontherearseathelpyouto
identifythelocationofloweranchoragesforthe
twooutboardseatingpositions>fig.168.The
LATCHloweruniversal anchorageattachment
pointsarebetweentherearseatbackandrear
seatcushion.
Removethecovers>fig.168toaccessthe lower
anchorageattachmentpoints.
The
loweranchorageattachmentpointsarevisi-
ble>fig.169.
Loweranchoragessecurethechildrestraintin
theseatwithoutusingthevehicle'ssafetybelts.
Anchoragesprovideasecureandeasy-to-useat-
tachmentandminimizethepossibilityofimprop-
erchildrestraintinstallation.
AllchildrestraintsmanufacturedafterSeptem-
ber1,2002,musthaveloweranchorageattach-
mentsfortheLATCHsystem.
Pleaserememberthatthe loweranchorage
pointsareonlyintendedforinstallationandat-
tachmentofchildrestraintsspecificallycertified
forusewithLATCHloweranchorages.Childre-
straintsthatarenotequippedwiththe loweran-
chorageattachmentscanstillbeinstalledin
compliancewiththechildrestraintmanufactur-
er'sinstructionsonusingvehiclesafetybelts.

ImproperuseofLATCHloweranchoragescan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryinanaccident.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthechildrestraints
manufacturer'sinstructionsforproperin-
stallationofthechildrestraintandproper
use
oftheloweranchoragesorsafetybelts
inyourvehicle.
—Neversecureorattachanyluggageorother
itemstotheLATCHlower anchorages.
—Alwaysreadandheedtheimportantinfor-
mationaboutchildrestraintsinthischapter
andWARNINGS&page212,Childsafety.

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InstallingachildrestraintwithLATCH
loweranchorages
Wheneveryouinstallachildrestraintalwaysfol-
lowthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sinstruc-
tions.

B4L-1434


Fig.170Loweranchorages:propermounting
Mounting
>Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseatbenchis
intheuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedin
place.
»Removethecoverstoaccesstheloweranchor-
agebrackets.
>Attachbothhook-onconnectorswiththespring
catchreleaseonthechildsafetyseatontothe
LATCHloweranchoragesothattheconnectors
lockintoplace>fig.170.
>Pullontheconnectorattachmentstomake
suretheyareproperlyattachedtotheLATCH
loweranchorage.
>Pullstrapstightfollowingthechildrestraint
manufacturer'sinstructions.
Releasing
>Loosenthetensiononthestrapsfollowingthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
>Depressthespringcatchestoreleasethean-
choragehooksfromtheloweranchorages.
Remember:Usetetherstrapstohelpkeepthe
childrestraintfirmlyinplace.

Z\WARNING
ImproperuseoftheLATCHsystemcanin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinanaccident.
—Theseanchorsweredevelopedonlyforchild
safetyseats usingthe“LATCH”system.

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—Neverattachotherchildsafetyseats,belts
orotherobjectstotheseanchors.
—Alwaysmakesurethatyouhearaclickwhen
latchingtheseatinplace.Ifyoudonothear
aclicktheseatisnotsecureandcouldfly
forwardandhittheinteriorofthevehicle,or
beejectedfromthevehicle.

Z\WARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryinanaccident.
—Alwaysfollowthechildrestraintsystem
manufacturer'sinstructionsforproperin-
stallationofthechildrestraintsystem and
properuseoftetherstraps aswellasthe
lower
anchoragesorsafetybeltsinyourve-
hicle.
—Alwaysreadandheedtheimportantinfor-
mation
andWARNINGSaboutchildsafety
andtheinstallationofchildrestraintsys-
tems>page212,Childsafety.
ata]CYmX-1dalteiag]oy)




Fig.171Tetheranchors:attachmenthooklocationsbe-
hindtherearseatbacks
Thetetheranchorsfortherearseatingpositions
arelocatedonthebacksideoftherearseat-
backs.
AtetherisastraightorV-shapedstrapthatat-
tachesthetoppartofachildrestrainttospecial
anchoragepointsinthevehicle.
Thepurposeofthetetheristoreducethefor-
wardmovementofthechildrestraintinacrash,
inordertohelpreducetheriskofheadinjurythat
couldbecausedbystrikingthevehicleinterior.>

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Childsafety

Forwardfacingchildrestraintsmanufacturedaf-
terSeptember1,1999,arerequiredbyU.S.fed-
eralregulationstocomplywithnewchildhead
movementperformancerequirements.These
newperformancerequirementsmakeatether
necessaryonmostnewchildsafetyseats.


Z\WARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathinacrash.
—Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsprovidedby
themanufacturerofthechildrestraintyou
intendtoinstallinyourAudi.
—Improperuseofchildrestraintanchors(in-
cludingtetheranchors)canleadtoinjuryin
acollision.Theanchorsaredesignedto
withstandonlythoseloadsimposedbycor-
rectlyfitted childrestraints.
—Nevermounttwochildrestraintsystemson
one
LATCHloweranchorpoint.
—
Neverattachtwochildrestraintsystemsto
onetetherstraportetheranchorage.
—Neverattachatetherstraptoatie-down
hookintheluggagecompartment.
—Neverusechildrestrainttetheranchorages
tosecuresafetybeltsorotherkindsofoccu-
pantrestraints.
—Neversecureorattachanyluggageorother
itemstotheLATCHloweranchoragesorto
thetetheranchors.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightdoesnot
comeonandstay on,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.

Installingtheuppertetherstraponthe
anchorage

BFV-0199


FA)
|
BFV-0055


ig.173Tetherstrap:properroutingandmounting
Installingthetetherstrap
>Releaseordeploythetetherstraponthechild
restraintaccordingtothechildrestraintmanu-
facturer'sinstructions.
>Guidetheuppertetherstrapintotherearcargo
area>fig.173.
>Slidethetetherstraphookovertheanchor
bracket.
> Pullonthetetherstraphookso thatthespring
catchofthehookengages.
>Tightenthetetherstrapfirmlyfollowingthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Releasingthetetherstrap
»Loosenthetensionfollowingthechildrestraint
manufacturer’sinstructions.
>Depressthespringcatchonthehookandre-
leaseitfromtheanchorage.
@)Note
Ifyouleavethechildrestraintwiththetether
strapfirmlyinstalled forseveraldays,this
couldleaveamarkontheupholsteryonthe
seatcushionandbackrestintheareawhere
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thetetherstrapwasinstalled.Theupholstery
wouldalsobepermanentlystretchedaround
thetetherstrap.This appliesespeciallyto
leatherseats.
OTeMeeeeaeClalile)
meterle)
Currently,fewrear-facingchildrestraintsystems
comewithatether.Pleasereadandheedthe
childrestraintsystemmanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionscarefullytodeterminehowtoproperlyin-
stallthetether.

ZAWARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefront
airbaginflates-evenwithanAdvancedAirbag
System.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthe childsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,or
door.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.


Additionalinformation
Sourcesofinformationaboutchild
restraintsandtheiruse
Thereareanumberofsourcesofadditionalinfor-
mationaboutchildrestraintselection,installa-
tionanduse:
NHTSAadvisesthatthebestchildsafetyseatis
theonethatfitsyourchildandfitsinyourvehi-
cle,andthatyouwillusecorrectlyandconsis-
tently.
Trybeforeyoubuy!
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U.S.National HighwayTrafficSafetyAdminis-
tration
Tel.:1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-800-424-9153)
www.nhtsa.gov
NationalSAFEKIDSCampaign
Tel.:(202)662-0600
www.Safekids.org
SafetyBeltSafeU.S.A.
Tel.:(800)745-SAFE(English)
Tel.:(800)747-SANO(Spanish)
www.carseat.org
TransportCanadaInformationCentre
Tel.:1-800-333-0371orcall1-613-998-8616if
youareintheOttawaarea
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/menu.htm
AudiCustomerExperienceCenter
Tel.:(800)822-2834

CheckingandFilling

reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthefollowingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.


ZA\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Selectthe“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Allowtheenginetocool.
—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchasthefreezeprotectioncontained
inthecoolant)cancatchfire.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthe caponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamor coolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—If agearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcause the
vehicletomove,andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-

nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
andradiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Set theparkingbrakefirstandselectthe
“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarningslist-
edwhenworkonthefuelsystemoronthe
electricalequipmentisrequired.
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlybyan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityourexposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.


ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.


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Careandcleaning




Water-baseddepositssuch
ascoffee,tea,blood,etc.
ComponentSituationSolution
ControlsDepositsSoftbrush,thenasoftclothwithamildsoapsolu-
tion?)
SafetybeltsDepositsMildsoapsolution®,allowtodrybeforeletting
themretract
TextilesDepositsadheringtotheVacuumcleaner
artificialleather,|surface
AlcantaraAbsorbentclothandmildsoapsolution®

Oil-baseddepositssuchas
oil,make-up,etc.
Applyamildsoapsolution®),blotawaythedis-
solvedoilordye,treatafterwardwithwater,ifnec-
essary

Specifictypesof deposits
suchasink,nailpolish,latex
paint,shoepolish,etc.
Specialstainremover,blotwithabsorbentmaterial,
treatafterwardwithmildsoapsolution,ifnecessa-
ry?)

NaturalleatherFreshstainsCottonclothwithamildsoapsolution®

Water-baseddepositssuch
ascoffee,tea,blood,etc.
Freshstains:absorbentcloth
driedstains:stainremoversuitableforleather

Oil-baseddepositssuchas
oil,make-up,etc.
Freshstains:absorbentclothandstainremover
suitableforleather
driedstains:oilcleaningspray

Specifictypesof deposits
suchasink,nailpolish,latex
paint,shoepolish,etc.
Spotremoversuitableforleather


nents

CareRegularlyapplyconditioningcreamthatprotects
fromlightandpenetratesintothematerial.Use
specialcoloredconditioningcream,ifnecessary.
Carboncompo-DepositsCleanthesamewayasplasticcomponents


Z\WARNING
Thewindshieldmustnot betreatedwithwa-
ter-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.Un-
favorableconditionssuchaswetness,dark-
ness,orlowsuncanresultinincreasedglare.

Wiperbladechatterisalsopossible.

@)Note
—Headlightsandtaillights
—Nevercleanheadlightsortaillightswitha
dryclothorsponge.
— Donotuseanycleaningproductsthatcon-
tainalcohol,becausetheycouldcause
cracks toform.
a)Mildsoapsolution:maximumtwotablespoonsofneutralsoapin1quart(1liter)ofwater
—Wheels
—Neveruseanypaintpolishorotherabra-
sivematerials.
—Damagetotheprotectivelayeronthe
rims,suchasstonechipsorscratches,
mustberepairedimmediately.
—Cameralenses
—Neverusewarmorhotwatertoremove
snoworicefromthecameralens.This
couldcausethelenstocrack.
—Neveruseabrasivecleaningmaterialsor
alcoholtocleanthecameralens.This
couldcausescratchesandcracks.
—Doorwindows
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—Removesnowandiceonwindowsandex-
teriormirrorswithaplasticscraper.Tore-
ducetheriskofscratches,movethescra-
peronlyinonedirectionandnotbackand
forth.
—Neverremovesnoworicefromdoorwin-
dowsandmirrorsusingwarmorhotwater
becausethiscouldcausecracks toform.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetotherear
windowdefogger,donotapplyanystick-
ersontheheatingwiresontheinsideof
thewindow.
—Decorativepartsandtrim
—Neverusechromecareorcleaningprod-
ucts.
—Paint
—Toreducetheriskofscratches,thevehicle
mustbefreeofdirtanddustbeforepol-
ishing orwaxing.
—Topreventpaintdamage,donotpolishor
waxthevehicleindirectsunlight.
—Toreducetheriskofpaintdamage,donot
polishawayrustspots.
—Removecosmeticsandsunscreenimmedi-
atelybecausetheycoulddamagethe
paint.
—Decorativedecals
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donot use
anyroughpowderorabrasivecleaning
products.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donotpol-
ishdecorativedecalsthathaveamatteor
printedfinish.
—Duetotheriskofdamage,donotuse an
icescrapertoremovesnowandiceonwin-
dowswithdecorativedecalson them.
—
Instrumentcluster
—Makesurethattheinstrumentclusteris
switchedoffandhascooledoffbefore
cleaningit.
—Theinstrumentclusterandthetrimsur-
roundingitmustnot becleanedwithdry
cleaningmethodsbecausetheycouldget
scratched.
—Makesurenofluidsenterthe spacesbe-
tweentheinstrumentclusterandthe
trim,becausethatcouldcausedamage.
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—Controls
—Makesurethatnofluidsenterthecon-
trols,becausethiscouldcausedamage.
—Safetybelts
— Donotremovethesafetybeltstoclean
them.
—Nevercleansafetybeltsortheircompo-
nentswithchemicalsorwithcorrosiveflu-
idsorsolventsandneverallowsharpob-
jectstocomeintocontactwiththesafety
belts.Thiscouldcausedamagetothebelt
webbing.
—Ifthereisdamagetothewebbing,the
connections,theretractors,orthebuck-
les,havethemreplacedbyanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cility.
—Textiles,artificialleather,andAlcantara
—Nevertreatartificialleather orAlcantara
withleathercareproducts,solvents,floor
polish,shoepolish,spotremover,orsimi-
larproducts.
—Haveacleaningspecialistremovestub-
bornstainstoreducetheriskofdamage.
—Neverusesteamcleaners,brushes,hard
sponges,etc.whencleaning.
— Donotturnontheseatheating*todry
theseat.
—Objectswithsharpedges,suchaszippers
orrivetsonclothing orbelts,cancause
damagetothesurface.
—Openhookandloopfasteners,forexam-
pleonclothing,candamageseatcovers.
Makesurehookandloopfastenersare
closed.
—Naturalleather
—Nevertreatleatherwithsolvents,floor
polish,shoepolish,spotremoverorsimi-
larproducts.
—Objectswithsharpedges,suchaszippers
orrivetsonclothing orbelts,cancause
damagetothesurface.
—Neverusesteamcleaners,brushes,hard
sponges,etc.whencleaning.
— Donotturnontheseatheating*todry
theseat.