Pedal Area - Audi A4 2013 Owner's Manual

132 Dr iv ing Safel y
- never sit on the edge of t he seat
- never sit s ideways
- never lean out the window
- never put your feet out the window
- never put your feet on the instrument panel
- never rest your feet on the seat cushion or
back of the seat
- never ride in the footwe ll
- never ride in the cargo area
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WARNING
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Improper seat ing pos itions increase the
risk of serious personal injury and death
whenever a veh icle is being used .
- Always make sure that a ll vehicle occu-
pants stay in a proper seating position
and are properly restra ined whenever the
vehicle is be ing used .
Pedal area
Pedals
The pedals must always be free to move and
must never be interfered with by a floor mat
or any other object.
Make sure that all pedals move freely without
inte rfe ren ce and that nothing prevents them
from retu rning to the ir o rigina l posi t ions.
Only use floo r mats that leave the pedal area
free and can be secured with f loor mat fasten-
e rs.
If a brake circuit fails, increased brake pedal
travel is required to br ing the vehicle to a full
stop.
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WARNING
Pedals t hat canno t move freely ca n cause
loss of vehicle control an d increase the risk
of serious injury.
- Never place any o bje cts in t he d river's
footwell. An objec t could ge t into the
peda l area and inter fere with pe d al func -
tion . In case of s udden braking or an ac-
cident, you would not be able to bra ke or
accele rate!
- Always make sure that nothing can fall
or move into the driver's footwel l.
Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats that can be securely
attached to the floor mot fasteners and do
not interfere with the free movement of the
pedals.
.,. Make sure that the floor mats are properly
secured and cannot move and interfere with
the pedals
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Use only floor mats that leave the peda l area
unobst ructed and that are firmly secu red so
that they cannot slip o ut of position. You can
obta in suitab le floor mats from your author-
ized Audi dealer.
Floor mat fasteners a re insta lled in your Audi.
Floor ma t s used in your vehicle mus t be at-
tached to these fasteners . Prope rly securing
t he floor mats will prevent them from sliding
into positions that cou ld interfere with the
pedals or impair safe operat ion of your vehicle
in other ways.
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WARNING
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Pedals that ca nnot move free ly can result
in a loss of vehicle control and increase the
risk of ser ious persona l inju ry.
- Always make sure that floor mats are
properly secu red .
- Never place or install floor mats or other
floor coverings in t he vehicle that cannot
be prope rly secured in place to prevent
them from slipping and int erfer ing with
the ped als o r t he a bility to contr ol t he
veh icle.
- Neve r place or ins t all f loor mats o r othe r
f loor coverings on top of al ready inst al-
led floo r ma t s. Additiona l floor mats and
ot her coverings will red uce the size of
the peda l area an d interfere w ith the
pedals.
- Always prope rly reinsta ll and secure floo r
mats that have been taken out for clean-
ing.