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S a fety
belt s
Safety
belts
General
information
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety belts correctly saves lives!
This chapter explains why safety be lts are neces-
sary, how they work and how to adjust and wear
them correctly.
.. Read all the information that follows and heed
all of the instructions and WARNINGS.
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WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im-
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death.
- Safety belts are the s ingle most effective
means ava ilable to reduce the risk of serious
injury and death in automobile accidents.
For your protect ion and that of your passen-
gers, always corre ctly wea r safety be lts
when the vehicle is moving .
- Pregnant wome n, inju red, o r physically im-
paired persons mus t a lso use safety be lts.
Like all vehicle occ upants, they are mo re
likely t o be serio us ly injured if they do not
wea r safety be lts. The best way to protect a
fetus is to protect the mother - throughout
the ent ire pregnancy .
Number of seats
Your Aud i has a total of four seating positions:
two in the front and two in the rear. In some
veh icles, there are five seating positions: two in
the front and three in the rear . Each seating posi-
tion has a safety belt .
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WARNING
Not wea ring safety belts or weari ng them im-
pro perly increases t he risk of ser ious personal
injury and dea t h.
- Never st rap more tha n one perso n, includ-
ing small ch ild ren, int o any be lt . It is espe-
cia lly da ngerous to place a safety belt over a
child sitting on your lap .
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- Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than there are safety be lts available .
- Be sure everyone riding in the vehicle is
properly restrained with a separate safety
be lt or ch ild restraint.
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Safety belt warning light
Your vehicle has a warning system for the driver
and front seat passenger (on USA models only)
to remind you about the importance of buckling-
up.
Fig. 144
Safety belt wa rning light in t he inst rument clus ·
ter · en larged
Befor e driving off , always:
.. Fasten your safety belt and make sure you are
wearing it properly.
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.. Make sure that your passengers also buckle up
and properly wear their safety belts.
.,. Protect children with a child restraint system
app ropr iate for the size and age .
The warning light .
in the instrument cluster
lights up when the ignit ion is on as a reminder to
fasten the safety belts. In addition, you will hear
a war ning tone for a certain period of time .
Fasten your safety belt and make sure that your
passengers also properly put on their safety
belts.
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WARNING
- Safety belts are the sing le most effective
means available to red uce the risk of serio us
injury and death in a utomobile accidents.
For your protection and t hat of yo ur passen-
ge rs, a lways correct ly wear safety belts
when t he vehicle is moving .
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