Safety Belts; General Notes - Audi A4 2013 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 all the information 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 has a total of five seating posit ions:
two in the front and three in the rear. Each
seating position has a safety belt.
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WARNING
Not wea ring safety belts or wea ring the m
improperly increases the risk of ser ious
perso nal injury an d deat h.
- Never st rap more than one pe rson, in-
clud ing small ch ild ren, into any belt . It is
especi a lly da ngerous t o place a safety
bel t over a child s itt ing on your lap.
- Never le t mo re peo ple ride in t he ve hicle
th an t here a re saf et y be lts availab le.
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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.
Safety belt warning light
Your vehicle has a warning system for the
driver and (on USA models only) front seat
passenger to remind you about the impor-
tance of buckling-up.
Fig. 14 2 Safety belt warni ng light in the instr ument
cluster - e nlarged
Before driving off, alway s:
~ Fasten your safety be lt and make sure you
are wearing it properly .
~ Make sure that your passengers a lso buck le
up and properly wear their safety be lts.
~ Protect your childre n with a child rest raint
syst em app ropriate fo r the size a nd age of
t he children.
The . warn ing light in the instrument cluster
lights up when the ignit ion is switched on as a
reminder to fasten t he safe t y belts. In addi-
tion, you will hea r a warning tone for a certa in
per iod of t ime.
Fasten your safety belt now and make sure
that your passengers also properly put on
their safety belts.
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