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Safety
belts
- Never strap more than one person, in-
cluding small children, into any single
safety belt.
- Never place a safety belt over a child sit-
t ing on your lap.
- Always keep feet in the footwell in front
of the seat while the vehicle is being driv-
en.
- Never let any person ride with feet on
the instrument panel or sticking out the
window or on the seat.
- Never remove a safety belt while the ve-
hicle is moving. Doing so will increase
your risk of being injured or killed.
- Never wear belts twisted.
- Never wear belts over rigid or breakable
objects in or on your clothing, such as
eye glasses, pens, keys, etc., as these
may cause injury .
- Never wear the shoulder part of the belt
under your arm or otherwise out of posi-
tion.
- Several layers of heavy clothing may in-
terfere with correct positioning of belts
and reduce their effectiveness.
- Always keep belt buckles free of anything
that may prevent the buckle from latch-
ing securely.
- Never use comfort clips or devices that
create slack in the shoulder belt. Howev-
er, special clips may be required for the
correct use of some child restraint sys-
tems.
- Never allow safety belts to become dam-
aged by being caught in door or seat
hardware.
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear and
damaged belt hardware can break in an
accident. Inspect belts regularly. If web-
bing, bindings, buckles, or retractors are
damaged, have belts replaced by an au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified work-
shop.
- Safety belts that have been worn and
loaded in an accident must be replaced
with the correct replacement safety belt
by an a uthor ized Audi dealer or qualified
workshop . Replacement may be necessa -
ry even if damage cannot be clearly seen.
Anchorages that were loaded must also
be inspected.
- Never remove, modify, disassemble, or
try to repai r the safety belts yourself.
- Always keep the belts clean. Dirty belts
may not work properly and can impair
the function of the inertia reel
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page 172, Safety belts.
Safety
belts
Fastening safety belts
Seat first - everybody buckle up!
Fig. 115 Belt buckle and tongue on the dri ver's seat
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the
wearer's body.
.,. Adjust the front seat and head restraint
properly
c::>
page 66, General recommenda-
tions.
.,. Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it even-
ly across the chest and pelvis
c::>
.&_ .
.,. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely
c::> fig . 115.
.,. Pull on the belt to make sure that it is se-
curely latched in the buckle.
Automatic safety belt retractors
Every safety belt is equipped with an automat-
ic be lt retractor on the shoulder belt . This fea-
ture locks the belt when the belt is pulled out
fast, during hard braking and in an accident .
The belt may also lock when you drive up or
down a steep hill or through a sharp curve.
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