Pedal Area - Audi A3 2011 Owner's Manual

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WARNING
Improper seating posit ions increase th
e
risk of serious personal
injury and death whenever a vehicle is being used.
Always make sure th at all vehicle occupants stay
in
a
proper
seating position and are properly restrained when ever the vehicle
is being used.
Pedal
area
Pedals
The pedals mus
t
always be free
to
move and mus
t
neve
r
be interfered with by a floor mat or any other object.
Make sure that all pedals move free ly without interference and t hat
nothing prevents them from returning to their original pos itions.
Only use floor mats
th
at leave t he pedal area free and can be secured
with floor mat fasteners.
If a brake circu it fails, increase
d
bra ke peda
l
trave
l
is
requir
ed to bring
the vehicle to a full stop
.
in.
WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can cause loss of vehicle control
and increase the risk of serious injury.
Never place any objects
in
the driver 's footwell. An object could
get into the pedal area and interfere with pedal fun ction. In case
of sudden braking or an accident
,
you would not be able to brake
or accelerate!
Always make sure that nothing can fall or move into the
driver'
s
footwell.
Floor
mats
on the driver
side
Always use floor mats
that can
be se curely
at
tached to
the floo
r
mat fasteners and
do
not inte rfe re
with
the free
movem ent of th
e
pedals.
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Make su re that t he floor mats are proper ly secured a
nd
cannot move and int
e
rfere with t he pedals=>
&
.
Use on ly floor ma
t
s that leave the peda
l
area unobstructed and that
are firm ly sec ured so that they cannot slip out
of
pos ition.
You
can
ob
t
ain su itab le floor mats from you
r
autho rized Audi Dealer
.
Floor mat fasteners are installed in your Aud i.
Floor
mat
s used in your vehicle must be
att
ached to t hese
fast
ene rs.
Properly securing t he floor mats
will
prevent them from s liding into
posi tions
t
hat cou ld
int
erfere wit
h t
he ped als o
r
impair safe ope ra-
t
ion of your veh icle in other ways
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in.
WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can result in a loss of vehicle
control and increase the risk of seriou
s
per
s
onal injury
.
• Always make sure that floor mats are properly secured
.
Never place or install floor mats or other floor coverings in the
vehicle that cannot be properly secured in place to prevent them
from slipping and interfering with the pedals or the ability to
control the vehicle.
Never place or install floor mats or other floor coverings on top
of al ready installed floor mats
.
Additional floor mats and other
coverings will reduce the size of the pedal area and interfere with
the pedals.
• Always properly rein stall and secure floor mats that have been
taken out for cleaning.
• Always make sure that objects cannot fall into the driver foot-
well while the vehicle is moving. Objects can become trapped
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