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Dr iv ing sa fe ty
- Never lea ve your vehicle unattended
espe-
cially w ith the rear lid left open. A child
could crawl into the vehicle through the lug-
gage compartment
and close the rear lid be-
coming trapped and unable to get out . Be-
ing t rapped in a vehicle can lead to se rious
persona l injury.
- Never let chi ldren play in or aro und the veh i-
cle.
- Never let passe ngers ride in the luggage
compartment.
Vehicle occupants m ust al-
ways be prope rly restrained in one of t he ve-
hicle's seating posi t ions.
- Air circulat ion hel ps to reduce window fog-
ging . Stale air escapes to the outside
th rough vents in the t rim panel. Be su re to
keep these sl ots free an d open.
- The t ire pressu re mus t cor respond to the
load. The tire pressure is shown on the t ire
pressure labe l. The t ire pressure labe l is lo-
cated on the d river's side B-pillar . The tire
pressure label lists the recommended cold
tire inflation pressures for the vehicle at its
maximum capacity weight and the t ires that
were on your vehicle at the t ime it was man-
ufactured. For recommended tire pressures
for normal load cond itions, please see chap-
ter ¢ page 217 .
Tie-downs
Applies to: vehicles with tie-downs
The luggage compartment is equipped with four
tie-downs to secure luggage and other items .
Use the tie-downs to secure your cargo properly
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page 117, Loading the luggage compartment.
In a collision, the laws of physics mean that even
sma ller items that are loose in the vehicle will
become heavy missiles that can cause ser ious in-
jury. Items in t he ve hicle possess energy which
vary with vehicle speed and the weight of the
item . Veh icle speed is the most significa nt facto r.
For examp le, in a frontal collision at a speed of
30 mph (48 km/h), the forces act ing o n a 10-lb
(4 .5 kg) object are about 20 times the norma l
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weight of the item . This means that the weight
of the item would sudden ly be about
200 lbs . (90 kg) . You can imag ine the inj uries
that a 200 lbs. (90 kg) item flying freely through
the passenger compartment
cou ld cause in a col-
lis ion like th is .
A
WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used to
secure items to tie-downs can fa il dur ing hard
braking or in a coll ision a nd cause ser ious per-
son a l injury.
- Always use suit able mount ing st raps and
properly se cure it ems to the tie-d own s in
the luggage comp ar tmen t to help preven t
items from shi ft ing or flying forwar d as dan -
ge rous missiles .
- When the rear sea t bac krest is folded down,
a lways use suitable mo unt ing straps and
proper ly secure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compartment
to help prevent
items from flying forward as dangerous
miss iles into the passenger compartment.
- Never attach a child safety seat tether strap
to a tie-down.
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Reporting
Safety
Defects
Applicable to U.S.A.
If you believe that your vehicle
has a defect which could cause a
crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately in-
form the National Highway Traffic
Safet y Administration (NHT SA) in
addition to notifying Audi of
America, Inc.
If NHTSA receives similar com -
plaints, it may open an investiga-
tion , and if it find s that a safety
defe ct s exists in a group of
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