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Dr iv ing Sa f el y
Driving
Safely
General
notes
Safe driving habits
Please remember - safety first!
This chapter contains important information,
tips, instructions and warnings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of your passengers and others. We have summar-
ized here what you need to know about safety
be lts, airbags, chi ld restraints as well as child
safety. Your safety is for us
priority number 1.
Al-
ways observe the informat ion and warn ings in
t his section - for your own safety as well as for
that of your passengers.
The information in this section applies t o all
model ve rsions of your vehicle . Some of the fea-
t ures des cribed in this sect ion may be standard
equipment on some models, or may be optional
eq uipment on others . If you are not sure, ask
your author ized Audi dealer.
A
WARNING
- Make certain that you fo llow the instruc-
t ions and heed the WARNINGS in this Man-
ual. It is in your interest and in the interest
of your passengers .
- Always keep the complete owner's literature
in your Audi when you lend or se ll you r vehi-
cle so that this important information will
always be ava ilable to the driver and passen-
gers.
- Always keep the owner's literature handy so
that you can find it easily if you have ques -
ti ons.
Safety equipment
The safety features are part of the occupant re-
straint system and work together to help reduce
the risk of injury in a wide variety of occident sit-
uations.
Your safety and the safety of your passengers
should not be left to chance. Advances in tec h-
nology have made a var iety of fea t ures ava ilable
to help red uce the risk of injury in an accident.
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The following is a listing of ju st a few of the safe -
ty features in your Audi:
- sophis t icat ed safety be lts for drive r and a ll pas-
senger sea ti ng pos itions,
- safety belt p rete nsio ners,
- front airbags,
- knee airbags,
- side airbags in the seats
- adjustab le head restraints,
- adjustab le steering column .
These ind ividual safety featu res can wor k togeth-
er as a sys t em t o he lp pro t ect you a nd your pas-
sengers in a wide range of accidents . These fea-
tures cannot work as a system if t hey are not al-
ways proper ly adjusted and prope rly used!
Safety is everybody's responsibility!
Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody's job! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care-
ful driver.
For you r safety and the safety of your passen-
gers, before driving always:
.,. Make sure that all lights and signals are operat-
ing correctly .
.,. Make sure that the tire pressu re is correct.
.,. Make sur e that all w indows are clean and affo rd
good visibility t o the outs ide.
.,. Secure a ll luggage and ot her items caref ully
r=;,page 59 .
.,. Make sure that nothing can interfere with the
pedals.
.,. Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors
correctly for your height.
.,. Instruct passengers to adjust the head re-
straints according to the ir height .
.,. Make su re to use the right child restraint cor-
rect ly to protect ch ild ren
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page 122, Child
Safety.
.,. Sit properly in your seat and ma ke sure that
your passengers do the same
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page 56, Gen-
eral recommendations.
.,. Fasten your safety belt and wear it properly. Al-
so instruct your passengers to fasten the ir safe-
ty belts proper ly
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page 95 .
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