Driving Safety; General Notes - Audi A3 Sedan 2015 Owner's Manual

Driving safety
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
summarized here what you need to know
about safety belts, airbags, ch ild restraints as
well as child safety. Your safety is fo r us priori-
ty number 1. Always observe the information
and warnings in this sect ion - for your own
safety as well as that of your passengers.
The information in this section app lies to all
model versions of your vehicle . Some of the
feat ures described in this sections may be
standard equipment on some models, or may
be optional equipment on others. If you are
not sure, ask your authorized Audi dea ler.
A
WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in-
struct ions and heed the WARNINGS in
this Manual. It is in your interest and in
the interest of your passengers.
- Always keep the complete Owner's Liter-
ature in your Audi when you lend or sell
your vehicle so that this important infor-
mation will always be ava ilable to the
dr iver and passengers.
- Always keep the Owner's literature handy
so that you can find it eas ily if you have
questions.
- Always adjust your speed to the weather
traffic and conditions. Follow the speed
limits.
- Always drive in such a way that you can
stop your vehicle safely .
- Always adjust your speed to the general
flow of traffic. Follow the speed limits.
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Safety equipment
The safety features are part of the occupant
restraint system and work together to help
reduce the risk of injury in a wide variety of
accident situations.
Your safety and the safety of your passengers
should not be left to chance . Advances in
techno logy have made a variety of features
available to help reduce the risk of injury in an
acc ident. The following is a list of just a few of
the safety features in your Audi :
- sophisticated safety be lts fo r driver and all
passenger seating posit ions,
- safety belt pretens ioners for the front seats,
- safety belt he ight adjustment systems for
the front seats ,
- front airbags,
- knee airbags for the front seats*
- side airbags in the front seats and outer rear
seats*,
- side curtain airbags with ejection mitigation
features,
- specia l LATCH anchorages for child re-
straints,
- head restraints for each seating position,
- adjustab le steering col umn.
- Pre sense basic* (preventat ive passenger
protection)
These ind ividual safety features, can work to-
gether as a system to he lp protect you and
you r passenge rs in a wide range of accide nts .
These features canno t work as a system if
they a re not always cor rectly adjus t ed and co r-
rect ly used.
Safety is everybody's responsibility!
Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody's job ! Vehicle and occu-
pant safety always depends on the informed
and careful driver.
For your safety and the safety of your passen -
gers, before driving always:
.,. Make sure that all lights and signals are op-
erati ng correctly .
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