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Although these examples are based on a fronta l
collision, safety belts can also substantially re-
duce the risk of injury in other kinds of crashes.
So, whether you're on a long trip or just going to
the corner store, always buckle up and make sure
others do, too . Accident statistics show that vehi-
cle occupants properly wearing safety belts have
a lower risk of being injured and a much better
chance of surviving an accident. Prope rly using
safety be lts also greatly increases the ability of
the supplemental airbags to do the ir job in a col-
lision. For t his reason, wearing a safety belt is le-
ga lly required in most countr ies including much
of the United States and Canada.
Although your Audi is equipped with airbags, you
still have to wear the safety belts provided. Front
airbags, for examp le, are activated only in some
frontal collisions. The front airbags are not acti-
vated in all frontal collisions, in side and rear col-
lisions, in roll
overs
or in cases where there is not
enough deceleration through impact to the front
of the vehicle. The same goes for the other airbag
systems in your Audi. So, always wear your safety
belt and make sure everybody in your vehicle is
properly restrained!
Important safety instructions about safety
belts
Safety belts must always be correctly positioned
across the strongest bones of your body.
.,. Always wea r safety belts as illust rated and de-
scribed in this chapter.
.,. Make sure that your safety belts are always
ready for use and are not damaged .
A
WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im-
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death . Safety belts can work only
when used correctly.
- Always fasten your safety belts correctly be-
fore driving off and make sure all passen-
gers are correctly restrained.
- For maximum protection, safety belts must
always be posit ioned properly on the body.
S a fet y b e lts
- Never strap more than one person, includ-
ing small children, into any belt.
- Never place a safety belt
over
a child sitting
on your lap.
- Always keep feet in the footwe ll in front of
the seat while the vehicle is being driven.
- Never let any person ride with their feet on
the instrument panel or sticking out the
window or on the seat.
- Never
remove
a safety belt while the vehicle
is moving. Doing so will increase your risk of
being injured or killed.
- Never wear belts twisted .
- Never wear belts
over
rigid or breakable ob-
jects in or on your clothing, such as eye
glasses, pens, keys, etc ., as these may cause
injury.
- Never allow safety belts to become dam-
aged by being caught in door or seat hard-
ware.
- Do not wear the shoulder part of the belt
under your arm or otherwise out of position.
- Several layers of heavy clothing may inter-
fe re with correct positioning of belts and re·
duce the overall effectiveness of the system.
- Always keep be lt buckles free of anything
that may prevent the buckle from latching
securely.
- Never use comfort clips or devices that cre-
ate slack in the shoulder belt. However, spe-
cial clips may be required for the proper use
of some child restraint systems .
- Torn or frayed safety be lts can tear and
damaged belt hardware can break in an acci-
dent. Inspect belts regularly. If webb ing,
bindings, buckles, or retractors are dam-
aged, have belts rep laced by an authorized
Audi deale r or qualified workshop.
- Safety belts t hat have been worn and loaded
in an accident must be replaced with the
correct replacement safety belt by an au-
thori zed Audi dealer. Replacemen t may be
necessary
even
if damage cannot be clearly
seen . Anchorages that were loaded must al-
so be inspected .
- Never
remove,
mod ify, disassemble, or try
to repair the safety belts yourse lf.
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