Audi AS Coupe 2017 Owner's Manual page 125

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Pregnant women must also be correctly
restrained
The best way to protect the fetus is to make sure
that expectant mothers always wear safety belts
correctly - throughout the pregnan cy.
Fig. 129 Safety belt positio n dur ing pregnancy
To provide max imum protection, safety belts
must always be posit ioned correctly on the wear-
er 's body
¢ page 124 .
.. Adjust the front seat and head restraint cor-
rectly
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page 52, Seats and storage.
.. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in an upright pos ition and securely latched in
place before using the belt .
.,. Pull the safety belt even ly across the chest so
that it sits as low as possible on the pelv is and
t here is no press ure on the abdomen
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fig. 129,
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.. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch secure ly
c> poge 123, fig. 127.
.. Pull on the belt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buckle.
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WARNING
Improperly posit ioned safety be lts ca n cause
serious personal injur y in an accident.
- Expectant mot hers mus t a lways wear the
lap po rt ion of the safe t y belt as low as pos-
sible across t he pelvis and below t he ro und-
ing of the abdo men.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other impo rtant information
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ing safe ty bel ts on page 124 .
Safet y bel ts
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only o~er the vehicle hos stopped .
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Fig. 1 30 Releasing the tong ue from the buckle
.. Push the red re lease button on t he buck le
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fig. 130.
The belt tongue will spring out of
the buck le¢ &_ .
.,. Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position .
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WARNING
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Never unfasten safety belt wh ile the vehicle is
moving . Doing so will increase your risk of be-
ing injured or killed .
Improperly worn safety belts
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Incorrectly positioned safety belts con cause se-
vere injuries .
Wear ing safety belts improper ly can cause seri-
ous injury or death. Safety belts can only work
when they are correctly posit ioned o n the body .
Imprope r seat ing positions reduce the effective-
ness of safety belts a nd will eve n increase the
risk of injury and death by moving t he safe ty be lt
to critical ar eas of t he body. Imprope r sea t ing
pos itions also increase t he risk of serious injury
and death when an airbag dep loys and strikes an
occupant who is not in the correct seating posi-
t ion. A driver is responsible for the safety of all
vehicle occupants and especially for ch ildren.
The refore:
.. Never pe rmit anyone to assume an incorrect
sitt ing position in the vehicle while traveling
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