Belt Tensioners - Audi RS 7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual

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Push the loop-around fittings
up
q fig. 153 @ ,
or
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squeeze together the (!) button, and push the
loop-around fittings
down @ .
~ Pull the belt to make sure that the upper at-
tachment is properly engaged .
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WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and oth-
er important informat ion qpage 129.
With the front seats, the height adjustment
of the seat can also be used to adjust the po-
sition of the safety belts.
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause se-
vere injuries.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause seri-
ous injury or death. Safety belts can only work
when they are correctly pos itioned on the body .
Improper seating positions reduce the effect ive-
ness of safety be lts and will
even
increase the
risk of injury and death by mov ing the safety belt
to crit ica l areas of the body. Imp roper seating
positions also increase the risk of serious injury
and death when an airbag deploys and strikes an
occ upant who is not in the correct seat ing posi-
tion. A driver is respons ible for the safety of all
vehicle occupants and espec ia lly for children.
Therefore:
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Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect
sitting position in the veh icle wh ile traveling
QA .
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WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the risk
of serious personal injury and death wheneve r
a vehicle is be ing used.
- Always make sure that al l vehicle occupants
are correctly restra ined and stay in a correct
seating pos it io n whenever the ve hicle is be-
ing used.
S a fet y b e lts
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important informat ion q page 129.
Belt tensioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a
particular severity and in a rollover, safety belts
are tensioned automatically.
Reversible safety belt tensioner s
The safety belts on the front seats are equipped
with power revers ible tensioners. The following
funct ions are available when the dr iver's/front
passenger's safety belts are fastened:
- Automatic tens ioners: at the start of a drive,
the safety belts automatically adjust to the
passenger after a certain time period or vehicle
speed. To switch the automatic tensioners off,
select the following in the MMI:
!CARI
function
button >
(Car )* system s
>
Vehicle setting s >
Seat s
>
Driver's seat or Passenger's seat
>
Au-
tom atic belt ten sioner
>
Off.
- In certain driving situations, the safety bel t s
may tighten w it h a reve rsib le tensioning func-
tion q page 177 .
- The safety be lts may also t igh t en with this re-
versible tension ing function in minor collisions.
Pyrotechnic safety belt pretens ioners
The safety belts are equipped wit h safety belt
prete ns ioners. The system is activated by sensors
in front, side and rear -end collisions of great se-
verity and in a rollover. This tightens the belt and
takes up belt slack
q
.&
in Service and disposal of
safety belt pretensioner on page 134. Taking up
the slack he lps to reduce forward occupant
movement during a collision.
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WARNING -
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- It is poss ible for the pretensioners to dep loy
incorrectly.
- The pyrotechnic system can only provide
protection for one collision. If the pyrotech-
nic pretens ioners deploy, the pretensioning
system must be replaced.
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