Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 171

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WARNING
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Drivers who are unbelted, out of position or
too close to the airbag can be seriously in-
jured by an airbag as it unfolds . To help re-
duce the risk of serious persona l injury:
- Always adjust the driver's seat and the
steering wheel so that there are at least
10 in (25 cm) between your breastbone and
the steering wheel.
- Always adjust the driver's seat and the
steering wheel so that there a re at least 4 in
(10 cm) between the knees and the lower
part of the instrument panel.
- Always hold the steer ing whee l on the out-
side of the steering wheel rim with your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi -
tions to he lp reduce the risk of persona l in-
jury if the driver's airbag inflates.
- Never hold the steering whee l at the
12 o'clock position or with your hands at
other pos itions inside the steering wheel
rim or on the steering wheel hub. Hold ing
the steering wheel the wrong way can cause
serious injur ies to the hands, arms and head
if the d river's airbag inflates
- Pointing the steering wheel toward your
face decreases the ability of the supplemen-
tal driver's a irbag to protect you in a colli-
sion.
- Always sit in an upr ight position and never
lean against or place any part of your body
too close to the area where the airbags a re
located.
- Before dr iving, always adjust the front seats
prope rly and make sure tha t a ll passengers
are proper ly restrained.
- Never adjust the seats while t he vehicle is
moving. Your se at may move unexpe cte d ly
and you could lose control of t he vehi cle .
- Never drive wit h the backrest reclined or
t ilted fa r back! The farther the backrests are
t ilted back, the grea t er the risk of inju ry due
to incorrect positioning of the safety belt
and improper seating position.
- Children mus t a lways ride in child seats
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page 205 . Special precautions apply
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Safe d r iv ing
when instal ling a child seat on the front
passenger seat
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page 181.
Proper seating position for the front
passenger
The proper front passenger seating position is
important for safe, relaxed driving.
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of in-
jury in the event of an accident, we recommend
that you adjust the seat for the front passenger
to the fo llowing pos ition:
.. Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in
an upright position and your back comes in full
contact with it whenever the vehicle is moving.
.. Keep both feet flat on the floor in front of the
front passe nger seat .
.. Fasten and wea r safety belts correctly
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For detailed information on how to adjust the
front passenger's seat , see
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page 47 .
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WARNING
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Front seat pass enge rs who are unbe lted, o ut
of position or too close to the airbag can be
se riously injured or killed by t he air bag as it
unfo lds . To help red uce the risk of serious
personal injury:
- Passengers mus t a lways s it in an upright po-
sition and never lean aga inst or place any
pa rt of their body too close to the area
where the airbags are located .
- Passengers who are unbelted, out of posi -
tion o r too close to the airbag can be seri-
ously injured by an airbag as it unfolds with
great force in the blink of an eye.
- Always make sure that there are at least
10 in (25 cm) between the front passen-
ger's breastbone and the instrument panel.
- Always make sure that there are at least 4 in
(10 cm) between the front passenger's
knees and the lower part of the instrument
panel.
- Each passenger must always sit on a seat of
their own and properly fasten and wear the
safety belt belong ing to that seat .
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