Safety Belts; General Notes - Audi R8 Spyder 2014 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
improperly 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-
de nts . 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
imp air ed perso ns must also use safe ty
belts. Like a ll vehicle occup a nts, t hey 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 R8 has two seating posit ions in the
front. Each seating position has a safety belt.
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WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them
im proper ly increases t he risk of ser ious
personal inj ury and death.
- Never st rap more than one person, in-
clud ing 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 are 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. 108 Safety be lt warn ing light in the instr ume nt
cluster - enla rged
Before 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 wear their safety belts properly.
~ Protect children with a child rest raint sys-
tem appropriate for the size and age .
The wa rning light . in the inst rument cluster
lights up w hen t he 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 put on the ir safety
belts properly.
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WARNING
- Safety belts are t he s ingle most effect ive
means ava ilable to reduce t he risk of se-
rio us inju ry and death in aut omobile a cci-
dents. Fo r yo ur protecti on and tha t of
your passengers, a lways wear safety
be lts cor rectly when the vehicle is mov-
ing .
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