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- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe-
cially w ith the rear lid left open. A chi ld
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 trapped in a vehicle can lead to serious
persona l inju ry.
- Never let children play in or around the vehi-
cle.
- Never let passengers ride in the luggage
compartment . Vehicle occupants m ust al-
ways be properly restrained in one of the ve-
hicle's seat ing positions.
-Air circulation helps to reduce window fog-
ging . Stale air escapes to the outside
th rough vents in the trim panel. Be sure to
keep t hese slots free and open.
- The t ire pressure must correspond to the
load. The t ire pressure is shown on the tire
pressure label. The tire pressure label is lo-
cated on the driver's side B-pillar. The t ire
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 time it was man-
ufactured. For recommended t ire pressures
for normal load condit ions, please see chap-
te r c:> page 244.
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 132, Loading the luggage compartment.
I n a collision, the laws of physics mean that even
small er items that are loose in the vehicle wi ll
become heavy missiles that can cause serious in-
jury . Items in the vehicle possess energy which
vary with vehicle speed and the weight of the
item . Vehicle speed is the most significant factor .
For example, in a frontal collis ion at a speed of
30 mph (48 km/h), the forces acting on a 10-lb
(4 .5 kg) object are about 20 times the normal
weight of the item. This means that the we ight
Dr iv in g s a f et y
of the item would sudden ly be about
200 lbs. (90 kg) . You can imagine the injuries
that a 200 lbs. (90 kg) item flying freely through
the passenger compartment could cause in a col-
lision like this.
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Weak, damaged or imprope r straps used to
secure items to tie-downs can fail during hard
braking or in a coll ision and cause serious per-
sonal injury.
- Always use suitable mount ing straps and
properly secure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compa rtment t o help prevent
items from shifting or flying forw ard as dan-
gerous m issiles.
- W hen the rear seat backrest is folded down,
always use suitable mo unt ing straps and
properly secure items to the tie -downs in
the luggage compa rtment to help prevent
items from f lying forward as dangerous mis-
siles into the passenger compartment.
- Never attach a chi ld safety seat tether strap
to a tie-down.
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Reporting
Safety
Defects
Applicable to U.S.A.
If you belie ve that your vehicle
has a def ect which could cause a
crash or could cause injur y or
death, you should imm ediately in-
form the National High way Traffic
Safet y Adm inistration (NHTSA) in
addition to notif y ing Audi of
America, In c.
If NHTSA receives similar com-
pl aint s, it may open an investig a-
tion , and if it finds that a safety
defe ct s exists in a group of
vehicles, it may ord er a recall and .,
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