instrument panel AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

LightsandVision

LightsandVision
Exteriorlighting
SistemcLLatseal

B8V-0430
Fig.27Instrumentpanel:lightswitch
Lightswitch
Turntheswitchtothecorrespondingposition.
Whenthe lightsareswitchedon,the2»symbol
turnson.
O-lightsareoff(insomemarkets,thedaytime
runninglights*areswitchedonwhentheignition
isswitchedon.)
—USAmodels:thedaytimerunninglightsswitch
onautomaticallywhentheignitionisswitched
onandthelightswitchisset totheOorthe
AUTOposition(onlyindaylight).TheDaytime
runninglightscan beswitchedonandoffin
theMMI>page33>A.
—Canadamodels:thedaytimerunninglights
switchonautomaticallywhentheignitionis
switchedonandthelightswitchissettotheO,
20aortheAUTOposition(onlyindaylight)>A\.
AUTO*-automaticheadlightsswitchon andoff
dependingonbrightness,forexampleintwilight,
duringrainorintunnels.
300:-Parkinglights
2D-Lowbeamheadlights
220-All-weatherlights*
Q#-Rearfoglight(s)*
All-weatherlights*
Invehicleswithall-weatherlights,thefront
lightsareadjustedautomaticallyso thatyouare
32
lesslikelytoseeglarefromyourownheadlights,
forexamplewhendrivingonawetroad.
Automaticdynamicheadlightrangecontrol
system*
Yourvehicleisequippedwithaheadlightrange
controlsystemsothatthereislessglareforon-
comingtrafficifthevehicleloadchanges.The
headlightrangealsoadjustsautomaticallywhen
brakingandaccelerating.
Lightfunctions
Thefollowinglightfunctionsmaybeavailable
dependingonvehicleequipmentandonlyfunc-
tionwhenthelightswitchisintheAUTOposi-
tion.
Staticcorneringlight*(vehicleswithLEDhead-
lights)-thecorneringlightswitchesonautomat-
icallywhenthesteeringwheelisturnedatacer-
tainangleatspeeds uptoapproximately44mph
(70km/h)andwhentheturnsignalisactivated
atspeedsuptoapproximately25mph
(40km/h).Theareatothesideofthevehicleis
illuminatedbetterwhenturning.
Highwaylightfunction*(vehicleswithLEDhead-
lights)-thisfunctionadaptsthelightingfor
highwaydrivingbasedonvehiclespeed.
Speeddependentlightdistribution*(vehicles
withLEDheadlights)-thespeeddependentlight
distributionadaptsthelightintownsandon
highwaysorexpressways.Intersectionscanalso
beilluminatedonvehicleswithanavigationsys-
tem*.

ZA\WARNING
—Automaticheadlights*areonlyintendedto
assistthedriver.They donotrelievethe
driverofresponsibilitytocheck thehead-
lightsandtoturnthemonmanuallybased
onthecurrentlightandvisibilityconditions.
Forexample,fogcannot bedetectedby the
lightsensors.Soalwaysswitchonthelow
beamsundertheseweatherconditionsand
whendrivinginthe darkZO.
—Toreduceglarefortrafficbehindyourvehi-
cle,therearfoglights*shouldonlybe

turnedoninaccordancewiththelegal>

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.

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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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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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Airbagsystem

Airbagsystem
Importantinformation
Importanceofwearingsafetybeltsand
sittingproperly
Airbagsareonlysupplementalrestraints.For
airbagstodotheirjob,occupantsmustalways
properlyweartheirsafetybeltsandbeina prop-
erseatingposition.
Foryoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingoff,always:
>Adjustthedriver'sseatandsteeringwheel
properly>page176,
>Adjustthefrontpassenger'sseatproperly
=>page177,
>Wearsafetybeltsproperly>page183,
>Alwaysproperlyuse theproperchildrestraint
toprotectchildren>page212.
In acollisionairbagsmustinflatewithintheblink
ofaneyeandwithconsiderableforce.Thesup-
plementalairbagscancauseinjuriesifthedriver
orthefrontseatpassengerisnotseatedproper-
ly.Thereforeinordertohelptheairbagtodoits
job,itisimportant,bothasadriverandasapas-
sengertositproperlyatalltimes.
By keepingroombetweenyourbodyandthe
steeringwheelandthefrontofthepassenger
compartment,theairbagcaninflatefullyand
completelyandprovidesupplementalprotection
incertainfrontalcollisions>page176,Correct
passengerseatingpositions.Fordetailsonthe
operationoftheseatadjustmentcontrols
=>page40.
It'sespeciallyimportantthatchildrenareproper-
lyrestrained>page212.
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
theinsidethevehiclewhilereducingtheforces
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>

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alsonotinflateinsideorrearcollisions,orinroll-
overs.
Alwaysremember:Airbagswilldeployonlyonce,
andonlyincertainkindsofcollisions.Yoursafety
beltsarealwaystheretoofferprotectioninthose
situationsinwhichairbagsarenotsupposedto
deploy,
orwhenthey havealreadydeployed;for
example,whenyourvehiclestrikesorisstruckby
anothervehicleafterthefirstcollision.
Thisisjustoneofthereasonswhyanairbagisa
supplementaryrestraintandisnotasubstitute
forasafetybelt.Theairbagsystemworksmost
effectivelywhenusedwiththesafetybelts.
Therefore,alwaysproperlywearyoursafetybelts
=>page180.


ZAWARNING
Sittingtooclosetothesteeringwheelorin-
strumentpanelwilldecreasetheeffective-
nessoftheairbagsandwillincreasetherisk
ofpersonalinjuryinacollision.
—Neversitcloserthan10in(25cm)tothe
steeringwheelorinstrumentpanel.
—Ifyoucannotsitmorethan10in(25cm)
fromthesteeringwheel,investigatewheth-
eradaptiveequipmentmaybeavailableto
held
youreachthepedalsandincreaseyour
seatingdistancefromthesteeringwheel.
—Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,sit-
tingsidewaysoroutofpositioninanyway,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
—Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbekilledifyouareupagainstthe
airbagortooclosetoitwhenitinflates-
evenwithanAdvancedAirbag.
—Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly
=>page184,Safetybelts.
—Alwaysmakecertainthatchildrenage12or
youngeralwaysrideintherearseat.Ifchil-
drenarenotproperlyrestrained,theymay
beseverelyinjuredorkilledwhenanairbag
inflates.
—Neverletchildrenrideunrestrainedorim-
properlyrestrainedinthevehicle.Adjustthe
frontseatsproperly.
—Neverridewiththebackrestreclined.

—Alwayssitasfaraspossiblefromthesteer-
ingwheelortheinstrumentpanel
=>page176.
—Alwayssituprightwithyour backagainst
thebackrestofyourseat.
—Neverplaceyourfeetontheinstrument
panelorontheseat.Alwayskeepbothfeet
onthefloorinfrontoftheseattohelppre-
ventseriousinjuriestothelegsandhipsif
theairbaginflates.
—Neverreclinethefrontpassenger'sseatto
transportobjects.Itemscanalsomoveinto
theareaofthesideairbagorthefrontair-
bagduringbrakingorinasuddenmaneuver.
Objectsneartheairbagscanbecomeprojec-
tilesandcauseinjurywhenanairbagin-
flates.

ZAWARNING
Airbagsthathavedeployedinacrashmustbe
replaced.
—Useonlyoriginalequipmentairbagsap-
provedbyAudiandinstalledbyatrained
technicianwhohasthenecessarytoolsand
diagnosticequipmenttoproperlyreplace
anyairbaginyourvehicleandassuresystem
effectivenessinacrash.
—Neverpermitsalvagedorrecycledairbagsto


beinstalledinyourvehicle.


Childrestraintsonthefrontseat-some

importantthingstoknow
>Besuretoreadtheimportantinformationand
headtheWARNINGSforimportantdetails
aboutchildrenandAdvancedAirbags
=>page212.
EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem,makecertainthatallchil-
dren,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,al-
waysrideinthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfor
theirageandsize.Theairbagonthepassenger
sidemakesthefrontseatapotentiallydangerous
placefora childtoride.Thefrontseatisnotthe
safestplaceforachildinaforward-facingchild
seat.Itcanbeaverydangerousplaceforanin-
fantora childinarearward-facingseat.
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Airbagsystem


sittingontheseat.Thepresenceofaddi-
tionalobjectscouldcausethepassenger
frontairbagtobeturnedonwhenitshould
beoff,orcouldcause theairbagtoworkina
waythatisdifferentfromthewayitwould
haveworkedwithouttheobjectontheseat.


Frontairbags
pyaatldomacealierle4

Theairbagsystemcanprovidesupplemental
protectiontoproperlyrestrained frontseatoccu-
pants.
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Fig.153Locationoffrontpassenger'sairbag:intheinstru-
mentpanel
Yourvehicleisequippedwithan“AdvancedAir-
bagSystem”incompliancewithUnitedStates
FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
(FMVSS)208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicle
SafetyStandard(CMVSS)208asapplicableat
thetimeyourvehiclewasmanufactured.
Theairbagforthedriverisinthesteeringwheel
hub&fig.152andtheairbagforthefront pas-
sengerisintheinstrumentpanel>fig.153.The
generallocationoftheairbagsismarked“AIR-
BAG”.
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Thereisalotyouneedtoknowabouttheairbags
inyourvehicle.Weurgeyoutoreadthedetailed
informationaboutairbags,safetybeltsandchild
safetyinthisandtheotherchaptersthatmake
upthe owner'sliterature.Pleasebesuretoheed
theWARNINGS-theyareextremelyimportant
foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassengers,
especiallyinfantsandsmallchildren.

Z\WARNING
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.
—Evenwhentheydeploy,airbags provideonly
supplementalprotection.
—Airbagworkmosteffectivelywhenused
withproperlywornsafetybelts.
—Therefore,alwayswearyoursafetybeltsand
makesurethateverybodyinyourvehicleis
properlyrestrained.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelwithboth
handsontheoutsideofthesteeringwheel
rimatthe9:00o'clockand3:00o'clockpo-
sitionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalin-
juryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe12
o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsany-
whereinsidethesteeringwheeloronthe
steeringwheelhub.Holding thesteering
wheelthewrongwayincreasestheriskof
severeinjurytothearms,hands,andheadif
thedriverairbagdeploys.

ZAWARNING
Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwillin-
creasetheriskofinjuryinacrashbyinterfer-
ingwiththewaytheairbagunfoldsand/orby
beingpushedintoyouastheairbaginflates.
—Alwaysmakesurenothingisinthefrontair-
bagdeploymentzonethatcouldbestruck
bytheairbagwhenitinflates.
—Objectsinthezoneofadeployingairbagcan
becomeprojectileswhentheairbagdeploys
andcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
—Neverhold thingsinyourhandsoronyour
lapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
—Neverplaceaccessoriesorotherobjects
(suchascupholders,telephonebrackets,
notepads,navigationsystems,orthings

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thatarelarge,heavy,orbulky)onthedoors;
neverattachthemtothedoorsorthewind-
shield;neverplacethemoverornearorat-
tachthemtotheareamarked,,AIRBAG“on
thesteeringwheel,instrumentpanelorthe
seatbackrests;neverplacethembetween
theseareasandyouoranyotherpersonin
thevehicle.
—Neverattachobjectstothewindshield
abovethepassengerfrontairbag,suchas
accessoryGPSnavigationunitsormusic
players.Suchobjectscouldcauseseriousin-
juryinacollision,especiallywhentheair-
bagsinflate.
—Neverreclinethefrontpassengerseatto
transportobjects.Itemscanalsomoveinto
thedeploymentareaofthesideairbagsor
thefrontairbagduringbreakingorinasud-
denmaneuver.Objectsneartheairbagscan
flydangerouslythroughthepassengercom-
partmentandcauseinjury,particularly
whentheseatisreclinedandtheairbagsin-
flate.


ZA\WARNING
Apersononthefrontpassengerseat,espe-
ciallyinfantsandsmallchildren,willreceive
seriousinjuriesandcanevenbekilledbybe-
ingtooclosetotheairbagwhenitinflates.
—AlthoughtheAdvancedAirbagSystemin
yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthefront
passengerairbagifaninfantorasmallchild
isonthefrontpassengerseat,nobodycan
absolutelyguaranteethatdeploymentun-
derthesespecialconditionsisimpossiblein
allconceivablesituationsthatmayhappen
during theusefullife ofyourvehicle.
— TheAdvancedAirbagSystemcandeployin
accordancewiththe“Lowrisk”optionunder
theU.S.FederalStandardifa childthatis
heavierthanthetypicalone-yearoldchildis
onthefrontpassengerseatandtheother
conditionsforairbagdeploymentaremet.
—Accidentstatisticshaveshownthatchildren
aregenerallysaferintherearseatareathan
inthefrontseatingposition.
—Fortheirownsafety,allchildren,especially
12yearsandyounger,shouldalwaysridein

the backproperlyrestrainedfortheirage
andsize.
ONERicoeurleie
YourvehicleisequippedwithafrontAdvanced
AirbagSystemincompliancewithUnitedStates
FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)
208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicleSafety
Standard(CMVSS)208asapplicableatthetime
yourvehiclewasmanufactured.

ThefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemsupplements
thesafetybeltstoprovideadditionalprotection
forthedriver'sandfrontpassenger'sheadsand
upperbodiesinfrontalcrashes.Theairbagsin-
flateonlyinfrontalimpactswhenthevehiclede-
celerationishighenough.
ThefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemforthefront
seatoccupantsisnotasubstituteforyoursafety
belts.Rather,it ispartoftheoveralloccupantre-
straintsysteminyourvehicle.Alwaysremember
thattheairbagsystemcanonlyhelptoprotect
you,ifyouaresittingupright,wearingyoursafe-
tybeltandwearingitproperly.Thisiswhyyou
and
yourpassengersmustalwaysbeproperlyre-
strained,notjustbecausethelawrequiresyouto
be.
TheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclehas
beencertifiedtomeetthe“lowrisk”require-
mentsfor3and6year-oldchildrenonthepas-
sengersideandverysmalladultsonthedriver
side.Thelowriskdeploymentcriteriaare intend-
edtohelpreducetheriskofinjurythroughinter-
actionwiththefrontairbagthatcanoccur,for
example,bybeingtooclosetothesteeringwheel
andinstrumentpanelwhentheairbaginflates.
Inaddition,thesystemhasbeencertifiedto
complywiththe“suppression”requirementsof
theSafetyStandard,toturnoffthefrontairbag
forinfants12monthsoldandyoungerwhoare
restrainedonthefrontpassengerseatinchildre-
straintsthatarelistedintheStandard
=>page214,ChildrestraintsandAdvancedfront
airbagsystem.
“Suppression”requiresthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidetobeturnedoffif:
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andstayon,immediatelyinstalltherear-
facingchildseatinarearseatingposition
andhavetheairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealer.


ZA\WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmustin-
stallaforward-facingchildrestraintonthe
frontpassenger'sseat:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Neverputtheforward-facingchildrestraint
upagainstorverynear theinstrumentpan-
el.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheup anddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
sothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereisnothingon
thefrontpassengerseatthatwillcausethe
capacitivepassengerdetectionsystemin
theseattosignaltotheAirbagSystemthat
theseatisoccupied byapersonwhen itis
not,ortosignalthatitisoccupiedbysome-
onewhoisheavierthanthepersonactually
sittingontheseat.Thepresenceofaddi-
tionalobjectscouldcausethepassenger
frontairbagtobeturnedonwhenitshould
beoff,orcouldcause theairbagtoworkina
waythatisdifferentfromthewayitwould
haveworkedwithouttheobjectontheseat.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.

AdvancedAirbagSystemcomponents
Thefrontpassengerseatinyourvehiclehasalot
ofveryimportantparts oftheAdvancedAirbag
Systeminit.Theseparts includethecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystem,wiring,brackets,
andmore.Thecontrolunitmonitorsthesystem
onthefrontpassengerseatwhentheignitionis
switchedonandturnstheairbagindicatorlight
onwhenamalfunctionintheoneofthesystem
componentsisdetected>page200.Becausethe
frontpassengerseatcontainsimportantpartsof
theAdvancedAirbagSystem,youmusttakecare
to
preventitfrombeingdamaged.Damageto
theseatmaypreventtheAdvancedAirbagSys-
temforthefrontpassengerseatfromdoingits
job inacrash.
ThefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemconsists
ofthefollowing:
—Crashsensorsinthefrontofthevehiclethat
measurevehicleacceleration/decelerationto
provideinformationtotheAdvancedAirbag
Systemabouttheseverityofthecrash.
—Anelectroniccontrolunit,withintegrated
crashsensorsforfrontandsideimpacts.The
controlunit“decides”whethertofirethefront
airbagsbasedontheinformationreceivedfrom
thecrashsensors.Thecontrolunitalso“de-
cides”whetherthesafetybeltpretensioners
shouldbeactivated.
—AnAdvancedAirbagwithgasgeneratorforthe
driver insidethesteeringwheelhub.
—AnAdvancedAirbagwithgasgeneratorinside
theinstrumentpanelforthefrontpassenger.
— Acapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemunder-
neaththefrontpassengerseatcover.Thissys-
temmeasurestheelectricalcapacitanceofthe
personintheseat.Theinformationregistered
issentcontinuouslytotheelectroniccontrol
unit toregulatedeploymentofthefrontAd-
vancedAirbagonthepassengerside.
—Anairbagmonitoringsystemandindicator
lightkaintheinstrumentcluster.
—Asensorineachfrontseatregistersthedis-
tancebetweentherespectiveseatandthe
steeringwheelorinstrumentpanel.Theinfor-
mationregisteredissent continuouslytothe
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