belt AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

8S1012721BA
Tableofcontents

Controlknobwithjoystickfunction.....95
Letter/numberspeller................96
Freetextsearch.....0seeseeeeeees98
MenusandSymbols...............-.-99
Voicerecognitionsystem........102
QOPeratiing«awsscersscesses0meen+waaoo101
Commandoverviewinformation........102
Commands...........2.-:eeeeeeee103
TELEPHONES’...«2cesereascessoonswware108
Introduction...........0.eceeeeee108
SGtu)saves= =aes5¢Heir58Hee2see108
Usingthe Audiphonebox.............111
Usingthetelephone..................112
FaVOPiteSacs= MGSSAQCSvse3 5auszes«0osenwswowsenieswooseeLIS
Listeningtovoicemail................118
Emergencycallfunctions..............118
DineCtOnycscsooarmenooemo+ 8eee«8118
Settings.....00.0...cecececeeee120
Troubleshootinge=: «<< 2 Audiconnect..................005123
Generalinformation.................123
AudiconnectInfotainment............124
AudiconnectInfotainmentservices.....125
SettingS...0...cececececeeeeee127
DataPrivaeyiess «news5 2gasxeomey& xgers128
Troubleshooting)eres«sconces0suescnewosiemens129
INAVIGARIOTN:« &seussscoesewows4 xcore130
Openingnavigation..............0005130
Enteringadestination................131
Homeaddress-«:= =seseveenseeeses136
FavOriteStiwinoswom2 2meeneowaeooee136
Directorycontacts...............000.136
AdditionalisettingSscasamsx sweenze136
Mapivecs&eresoepaceooomeeens4 8ere28oer138
Satellitemap..............0022aee141
Accessingtrafficinformation..........141
Troubleshootingica2siiaswea2swee144
Radio........ceeeee145
Openingtheradio...................145
Radiofunctions..............0eeeee146
Radiomenu......6...eeeee eeeeee147
PROSE@tS+:=sezaiss yeye&agenBeHEEge de147

Additionalsettings................0.148
Troubleshooting...............2.000s149
PPSwaeiswovenaease3ome@aame9150
Introduction...................00088150
NGSssam¢ &mame5¢aay5 2eeeeFBce150
Mediadriveses«scsis5sesucus5weenoeamir151
Bluetoothaudioplayer...............153,
Wi-Fiaudioplayer154
OnlinemediaandInternetradio........155
Multimediaconnections..............156
Playingmedia..............2..2.0.2.158
Additionalsettings................05161
Supportedmediaandfileformats......164
Troubleshooting..............-0eeeee165
Audismartphoneinterface......167
Setup...eeeeececeeeeeeee167
OPeKAtNG’sxmaewswayus we seHouas168
Troubleshootingwirexssinvwaneoocose168
Systemsettings..................169
Settingthedateandtime.............169
MMTSEECIIGSS.«rsiess+siareiee ¥sisiieus#9eran169
Connectionmanager................-.170
SYStEMUPdatGcx« swanas &emsseeee=172
Soundsettings..............-..00005173
Volumesettings.............000ceeee173
RestartingtheMMI(reset)............174
Softwarelicenseinformation..........174
175 175
175
Correctpassengerseatingpositions.....176
Driverandpassengersidefootwell......178
Pedalarea........cceee179
Satety:Belts«sacisosswowenaonew180
GeneralMOLES).«sessvse+ »srcsem© 0magn«0voane180
Whysafetybelts?.................000.181
Safetybelts:oucnssweenssweenyeomene184
Safetybelttensioner.................186
Airbagsystem..............0.005-188
Importantinformation...............188
Frontairbags...........--..00--008192
MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem.199

Quickaccess


Redindicatorlights


























Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
=>page19
Safetysystems¥
=>page18
Brakepads
=>page16
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
>page17
Tirepressure
=>page265,or>page267
Tirepressure
=>page265,or>page267
BrakesystemY
=>page16


Brakesystem4
=>page16
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page17


Electromechanicalparkingbrake
>page17




Coolingsystem
=>page17

Engineoilpressure
>page239
Electricalsystem
=>page244
Enginestopwhiledriving
>page18
Safetybelt
>page18>page18
ElectromechanicalsteeringV
=>page87
Steeringlock
>page18
Centralindicatorlight
=>page19
Enginestartsystem
>page18
Transmissionmalfunction
=>page64
Enginecontrol
=>page19


MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)Y
=>page235
Enginespeedlimitation
=>page11
Engineoillevel(MIN)
=>page239
Engineoilsensor
=>page239


Electricalsystem
=>page244
Tanksystem
>page19
Washerfluidlevel
>page19
Windshieldwipers
Rearspoiler=page 19
=>page88Remotecontrolkey
=>page55
Yellowindicatorlights
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
v
=>page19
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
Vv
=>page19
Batteryinremotecontrolkey
=>page23
Bulbfailureindicator
=>page20
Headlightrangecontrolsystem
=>page20
Adaptivelight
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)¥>page20
=>page19

Light/rainsensor
=>page20

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Quickaccess
TransmissionRearsafetybelt¥
=>page 64>page18
SteeringlockSpeedwarningsystem
>page18>page66







Enginestartsystem
>page18
Speedwarningsystem
=>page66
Centralindicatorlight
=>page19
Highbeams



Highbeamassistant
EyHighbeamassistant
Electromechanicalsteering
=>page87
Suspensioncontrol
=>page20

Rearspoiler
>page88

Otherindicatorlights
Turnsignals
=>page20
Rearsafetybelt¥
>page18
Cruisecontrolsystem
=>page66
Cruisecontrolsystem
=>page66
Activelaneassist
=>page 69
Conveniencekey
=>page55
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page17
Activelaneassist
=>page69
Audisideassist
=>page74
Transmission
=>page64
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Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page17
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
©)=>page17
RearsafetybeltV
Q=>page 18
VLG

Instrumentcluster

BMFTtaN
TheEaindicatorlightmonitorsthesafetysys-
tems.
Safetysystem
Ifthekaindicatorlightturnsonorblinks,there
isamalfunctioninasafetysystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

Z\WARNING
Havethesafetysystemsinspectedimmedi-
ately.Otherwise,thereisariskthatthesys-
temsmaynotactivateduringacollision,
whichincreasestheriskofseriousinjuryor
death.
eSTeeriaatl
TheBaindicatorlightstaysonuntilthedriver's
andfrontpassenger's*safetybeltsarefastened.
Aboveacertainspeed,therewillalsobeawarn-
ingtone.
G)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page180.
Q/ARearsafetybelt
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearsafetybeltdetection

Therespectiveindicatorlightwillturnonbriefly
whenasafetybeltontherearseatsisfastened
orunfastened.
a|-Thisindicatorlightturnsonbrieflyifasafe-
tybeltontherearseatisnotfastened.
B-Thisindicatorlightturnsonbrieflyifthe
safetybeltontherearseatisfastened.
El-Ifthisindicatorlightblinks,thesafetybelt
wasunfastenedwhiledriving.Aboveacertain
speed,therewillalsobeawarningtone.
G)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page180.
18
@-Steeringlock
2]Steering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.Youcannotturntheignitionon.
Donottowyourvehiclebecauseitcannotbe
steered.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
|e—e]Steeringlock:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

Z\WARNING
Donottowyourvehiclewhenthereisamal-
functionintheelectronicsteeringlock-this
increasestheriskofanaccident.
®—eEnginestartsystem
&Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService

Donotswitchtheignitionoffbecauseyoumay
notbeabletoswitchitonagain.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
&Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thereisamalfunctionintheenginestartingsys-
tem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
*\Enginestop whiledriving
Ifthe8indicatorlightturnson,theremaybea
malfunctionintheengineorfuelsupply.
Moreforceisneededtosteerandbrakethemov-
ingvehiclewhentheengineisstopped.Ifthe>

Seats

Seats
Generalinformation

Z\WARNING
See=page175,Safedrivingforimportant
information,tips,suggestionsandwarnings
thatyoushouldreadandfollowforyourown
safetyandthesafetyofyourpassengers.

Frontseats
eae)arenalalg
Appliesto:vehicleswithpoweradjustableseats
2 &
Sg cd
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Fig.38Frontseat:powerseatadjustment
@-Lumbarsupportormultifunctionbutton*
=page40.Toadjustthelumbarsupport,press
thebuttonintheapplicablelocation.
@-Movingtheseatup/down:pressthe button
upward/downward.Toadjustthefrontseatcush-
ion,pressthefrontbuttonup/down.Toadjust
therearseatcushion,presstherearbuttonup/
down.
@-Movingtheseatforward/back:pressthebut-
ton forward/back.
@®)-Adjustingthebackrestangle:pressthebut-
ton forward/back.
@-Lengthening/shorteningtheupperthighsup-
port*:liftthegriphandle.


Z\WARNING
—Onlyadjustthefrontseatwhenthevehicle
isstationary.Otherwise,thisincreasesthe
riskofanaccident
— Thepowerfrontseatscanalsobeadjusted

whentheignitionisswitchedoff.Forthis

40

reason,childrenshouldneverbeleftunat-
tendedinthevehiclebecausetheycouldbe
injured.
—Exercisecautionwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Unsupervisedorcarelessseatadjust-
mentcanpinchfingersorhandscausingin-
juries.
— Thefrontseatbackrestsmustnotbere-
clinedtoofarbackwhendriving,because
thisimpairstheeffectivenessofthesafety
beltsandairbagsystem,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjury.
—Tominimizetheriskofinjuryduringsudden
brakingoracollision,thedriverandthe
frontpassengermustnotdriveorridewith
thebackrestinthereclinedposition.The
safetybeltsandairbagsystemcanonlypro-
videthegreatestprotectionpossiblewhen
thebackrestsareintheuprightpositionand
thesafetybeltsareworncorrectly.Themore
abackrestisreclined,thegreatertheriskof
injuryduetoanincorrectseatingposition
andsafetybeltposition.
Multifunctionbutton
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionbutton


You canadjustthesidebolstersusingthemulti-
functionbutton.
>Ifyouturnthemultifunctionbutton@
=>page40,fig.38totheleftorright,theside
bolstersontheseatbackrestswillincrease or
decreasethelateralsupport.
G)Tips
Theairinthesidebolsters*isreleasedas
soonasthedriver'sdooropens.Thismakesis
possibletoenterandexitthevehiclemore
comfortably.Assoonasyoustartdrivingthe
vehicle,thesidebolstersfill.

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Stowingandusing

>Stowheavyluggageasfarforwardinthelug-
gagecompartmentaspossible.
>Usenon-elasticcordsattachedtothetie-downs
tosecureobjects.


Z\WARNING
— Theluggagecompartmentcovermustal-
waysbesecurelyfastenedwheninusetore-
ducetheriskofanaccident.
— Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota
surfaceforstoringobjects.Objectsplaced
onthecoverincreasetheriskofinjurytoall
vehicleoccupantsduringsuddendrivingor
brakingmaneuversorintheeventofanac-
cident.
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers, whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Alwaysstowobjectssecurelyin
theluggagecompartmentandsecurethem
atthetie-downs.Usestrapssuitablefor
heavyobjects.
—Ifpieces ofluggageorobjects aresecured
tothetie-downswithunsuitableordam-
agedstraps,thiscanincreasetheriskofin-
juryduringbrakingmaneuversoraccidents.
—Whentransportingheavyobjects,thevehi-
clecharacteristicswillchangeduetothe
shiftinthecenterofgravity,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
— Thecargonetisonlystrongenoughtose-
curelightobjects.Heavyobjects arenotade-
quatelysecured.Attemptingtosecureheavy
objectsincreasestheriskofinjury.
—Neverexceedthepermittedaxleandload
andvehicleweight>page294.
—Neversecureachildsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattended,espe-
ciallyiftheluggagecompartmentlidis
open.Childrencouldentertheluggagecom-
partmentandclosetheluggagecompart-
mentlidfromtheinside.Thiscreatesthe
riskoffatalinjury,sincethechildrenwould
belockedinandmaynotbeabletoescape

bythemselves.

—Donotallowchildrentoplayinorontheve-
hicle.Closeandlocktheluggagecompart-
mentlidaswellasallotherdoorswhenyou
leavethevehicle.
—Nevertransportpassengersintheluggage
compartment.Everypassengermustbecor-
rectlysecuredwiththesafetybeltsinthe
vehicle>page180.
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskof be-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.


()Note
—Ifyoumovethefrontseatbackwhenthe
rearseatbackrestisfoldedforward,you
coulddamagetheheadrestraintsonthe
rearseat.
—Whenfoldingthebackrestforward,make
suretheoutersafetybeltsareinthebelt
guiderecessso thattheydonot get pinched
inthebackrestlockanddamaged.Otherob-
jectsshould beremovedfromtherear
benchseattoprotectthebackrestfrom
damage.
—Makesurethattheheatinggridstripsfor
therearwindowdefoggerarenotdamaged
byabrasiveobjects.
G)Tips
—Thetirepressuremustbeadaptedtothe
load>page258.
—Youcanpurchasestrapsatspecialtystores.
45

Driving

—Allowingthevehicletorollwhentheengine
isstoppedandtheselectorleverisintheN
positionwilldamagetheautomatictrans-
missionbecauseitisnotlubricatedunder
thosecircumstances.
— Thetransmissioncan overheatandbedam-
agedundercertaindrivingandtrafficcondi-
tionssuchasfrequentstarts,creepingfora
longtime,orstop-and-gotraffic.Whenthe
fa}
oriindicatorlightturnson,stopthe
vehicleatthenextopportunityandletthe
transmissioncool>page64.
—Allowingthevehicletorollwhentheengine
isstoppedwilldamagetheStronictrans-
missionbecauseitisnotlubricated
=>page282,Towing.
G@)Tips
Forsafetyreasons,theparkingbrakeisre-
leasedautomaticallyonlywhenthedriver's
safetybeltisfastened.
Hilldescentcontrol
Thehilldescentcontrolsystemassiststhedriver
whendrivingdownhills.
Hilldescentcontrolisactivatedwhentheselec-
torleverisinthe"D" or"S"positionandyou
pressthebrakepedal.Thetransmissionautomat-
icallyselectsagearthatissuitableforthehill.
Hilldescentcontroltriestomaintainthespeed
thatwasselectedatthetimeofbraking,within
physicalandtechnicallimitations.Ifmaystillbe
necessarytoadjustthespeedwiththebrakes.
Becausehilldescentcontrolcannotshiftdown
fartherthan3rdgear,itmaybenecessarytoshift
intotiptronicmodeinverysteepareas.Inthis
case,shiftmanuallyinto1stor2ndgearintip-
tronicmodetouse theengine'sbrakingforce to
relievethebrakes.
Hilldescentcontrolswitchesoffoncethehilllev-
elsoutorifyoupresstheacceleratorpedal.
Onvehicleswithacruisecontrolsystem*
=>page66,hilldescentcontrolisalsoactivated
when
thespeedisset.
62


ZAWARNING
Hilldescentcontrolmaynotbeabletomain-
tainaconstantspeedunderallconditions.Al-
waysbereadytoapply thebrakes.
Shiftingmanually(tiptronicmode)
Thetiptronicmodeallowsthedrivertoshiftthe
gearsmanually.

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= c
oa
Fig.63Centerconsole:shiftingmanuallywiththeselector
lever



BFV-0104
ey
Fig.64Steeringwheel:shiftingmanuallywiththeshift
paddles*

Shiftingwiththeselectorlever
Youcanshiftintotiptronicmodewhilethevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.
>Toshiftintotiptronicmode,pushtheselector
leverfromthe“D/S”settingtotherightinthe
tiptronicshiftgate.Oncethetransmissionhas
switched modes,theselectorleverpositionM
isshownintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
=>page58,fig.60. ForexampleM4meansthe
fourthgearisengaged.
>Toshiftupagear,tap theselectorleverfor-
ward@)>fig.63.
>Toshiftdownagear,tap theselectorbackward
©.

8S1012721BA
IntelligentTechnology


ZA\WARNING
Improperoperationoftherearspoilercan
causecrushinginjuries.
—Alwaysmakesure thatnobody,especially
children,isinthewaywhentherearspoiler
isdeployedorretracted.

()Note
—Neverpushonthevehicleontherearspoil-
er.Thiscouldcausedamage.
—Topreventdamagetotherearspoilerdo
notleanorplaceanythingonit.
—Onlyoperatetherearspoilermanuallywhen
theluggagecompartmentlidiscloseand
therearspoilermovingpartsarenot
blocked.Otherwise,damagecouldoccur.
@Tips
Cleantherearspoilercompartmentevery2 to
3
months.Tofunctioncorrectly,therear
spoilermustbefreeofice,snowandleaves.
Energymanagement
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanintelligentener-
gymanagementsystemfordistributingelectrici-
ty.Thissignificantlyimprovesthestartingability
andincreasesthevehiclebatterylife.
@Tips
—Ifyoudriveshortdistancesfrequently,the
vehiclebatterymaynotchargeenough
whiledriving.Asaresult,conveniencefunc-
tionsforelectricalequipmentmaybetem-
porarilyunavailable.
—Thevehiclebatterywillgraduallydrainif
thevehicleisnotdrivenforlongperiodsof
time,orifelectricalequipmentisused
whentheengineisnotrunning.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,the
electricalequipmentwillbelimitedor
switchedoff.
Informationaboutdata
recordedbyvehicle
controlmodules
Yourvehicleisnotequippedwithacrashdatare-
corder.Thisdeviceisinstalledbysomevehicle
manufacturersto recorddataaboutcrashesso
thatitcanbeanalyzedlater.Crashdatarecorders
arealsocalled“EventDataRecorders(EDR)”.
Insomelegaljurisdictions,itisnotpermittedto
accessordownloaddatarecordedbypre-instal-
ledcrashdatarecordersinordertoevaluatea
crashwithoutclearconsentofthevehicleowner.
Yourvehicleisnotequippedwithacrashdatare-
corder.Howeveritdoescontainavarietyofelec-
troniccontrolmodulesforvariousvehiclesys-
temssuchasenginefunction,exhausttreatment
orairbagsandsafetybelts.
Theseelectroniccontrolmodulesrecordvehicle
dataduringnormaldrivingfordiagnosisandre-
pairpurposes.Therecordingcapabilityofthe
electroniccontrolmodulesislimitedtodataonly
-nosoundisrecorded.Ifthecontrolmodulede-
tectsasystemmalfunctionorotherchangein
status,averylimitedamountofdataisrecorded
foranextremelysmallperiodoftime.Datathat
isrecordedinsuchacasemayincludevehicle
speed,drivingdirection,theloadonthe brakes
andheadrestraintsandperformanceintheevent
ofanaccidentorotherchangeinstatus.Thestor-
eddatacanonlybereadordownloadedwithspe-
cialdevices.
89

8S1012721BA
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.
175
>

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.
176
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.