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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
summarized here what you need to know
about safety belts, airbags, child restra ints as
well as child safety. Your safety is for us
priori-
ty number 1.
Always observe t he information
and warn ings in th is sect ion - for your own
safety as well as that of your passengers .
The information in this section applies to all
model versions of your veh icle . Some of the
feat ures described in th is sect ions may be
standa rd equipment on some models, or may
be optional equipment on others . If you are
not sure, ask your authorized Audi dealer.
A
WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in-
st ruct ions and heed the WARNINGS in
this manual. It is in your interest and in
the inte rest of you r passengers.
- Always keep all of the Owner's Literature
man uals in your Audi when you lend or
sell your vehicle so t hat this im portant
information will always be availab le to
the driver and passengers.
- Always keep the Owner's Literature han-
dy so t hat you can find it easily if yo u
have quest ion s.
Safety equipment
The safety features are part of the occupant
restraint syst em and work togeth er to help
redu ce the risk of injury in a wide variety of
accident situations .
Your safety and the safety of your passengers
should not be left t o chance. Advances in
t echnology have made a var iety of fea tu res
available t o hel p reduce the risk of injury in an
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accident . The following is a list of just a few of
the safety features in your Audi :
- sophis t icated safety belts fo r drive r and all
passenger seat ing posit ions,
- belt tens ione rs fo r the fro nt seats and the
outer seati ng posit ions in t he second row
seating,
- belt height adjustment fo r t he front seats
and t he oute r seat ing positions in the sec-
ond row seati ng,
- head restra ints for each seati ng posit ion,
- front airbags,
- side airbags in the fro nt seats and the outer
seating posit ions in t he second row seat-
ing*,
- side curta in airbags,
- special LATCH anchorages for child re-
straints,
- adjustab le steeri ng column.
These individual safety features, can work to -
gether as a system to help protect you and
your passengers in a wide range of accidents.
These features cannot work as a system if
they are not always correctly adjusted and cor-
rect ly used.
Safety is everybody's responsibil ity!
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 signa ls are op-
erating correctly .
.. Make sure that the tire pressure is correct .
.. Make sure that all windows are clean and af-
ford good visibility to the outs ide.
.. Secure all luggage and ot her items carefu lly
¢ page 90 .
.. Make sure that nothing can interfere with
the pedals.
.. Adj ust fron t seat, head rest raint and m irrors
correctly fo r you r heigh t .
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