Safety Belts; General Notes - Audi TT Roadster 2011 Owner's Manual

Safety belts
General notes
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety belts correctly saves lives!
This chapte r exp lains why safety be lts a re nec-
essary, how they work and how to adjust and
wear them correctly.
~ Read a ll the informat ion that fo llows and
heed all of the inst ruct ions and WARNINGS.
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WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them
imp roperly increases the risk of ser ious
personal injur y and death .
- Safety belts are the sing le most effective
means availab le to red uce the risk of se-
rious injury and death in a utomob ile acci-
dents . For your prot ecti on and that of
your passenge rs, a lways co rrec t ly wear
safety belt s when the vehicle is mov ing .
- Preg nant women, injured, or physically
impa ired perso ns must also use safe ty
belts. Like a ll vehicle occup a nts, they a re
more likely t o be ser ious ly injure d if t hey
do not wea r safety be lts . The best way to
protect a fet us is to protect the mother -
thro ughout the entire pregnancy.
Number of seats
Your Audi TT Roadster has two seating posi-
tions. Each seat ing pos ition has a safety be lt.
A
WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them
improper ly increases t he risk of ser ious
personal injur y and death.
- Never st rap more than one person, in-
cluding small ch ild ren, into any belt. It is
especially da ngerous to place a safety
belt over a child s itting on your lap .
- Never let mo re people ride in the ve hicle
t han t he re a re safety be lts ava ilable.
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- Be s ure everyone riding in the vehicle is
properly restrained with a separate sa fe-
ty belt or child restra int.
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Safety belt warning light
Your vehicle has a warning system for the
driver and front seat passenger to remind you
about the importance of buckling-up.
Fig. 1 10 Safety be lt warn ing light in the instr ume nt
cluster - enla rged
Befor e driving off, always :
~
Fasten your safety belt and make su re you
wear it properly.
~
Make sure that your passenge rs a lso buck le
up and properly wear their safety be lts.
~ Protect childre n with a child rest raint sys-
tem appropriate for the size and age .
The wa rning light . in the instrument cluster
lights up w hen the ignit ion is switched on as a
remi nder to fasten the safety belts. In addi-
tion , you will hear a warning tone for a certa in
per iod of t ime .
Fasten your safety belt and make sure that
your passengers also properly put on their
safety belts .
A
WARNING
- Safety belts are t he s ingle most effect ive
means ava ilable to reduce t he risk of se-
rious inju ry and de ath in aut omobile a cci-
dents . Fo r yo ur prot ection and tha t of
your passen g ers, a lways correctly wear
safety belts when t he vehicle is moving .
- Failure t o pay att ent io n t o the wa rning
light that come on , could lead to person -
a l injury .
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