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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 => page
205,
" Loading the luggage compartment".
In a collision, the laws of physics mean that even smaller items that
are loose in the vehicle will become heavy missiles that can cause
serious injury. 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 collision 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 weight of the item
would suddenly be about 200 lbs. (90 kg). You can imagine the inju-
ries that a 200 lbs. (90 kg) item flying freely through the passenger
compartment
could cause in a collision like this.
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WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used to secure items to tie-
downs can fail during hard braking or in a collision and cause
serious personal injury.
•
Always use suitable mounting straps and properly secure
items to the tie-downs in the luggage compartment to help
prevent items from shifting or flying forward as dangerous
missiles. •
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
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
injury or death, you should immediately inform
the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Audi of
America, Inc.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints,
it may
open an investigation,
and if it finds that a
safety defects exists in a group of vehicles, it
may order a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you, your dealer,
or Audi of America, Inc.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at:
Tel.: 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153)
or write to:
Administrator
NHTSA
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington,
D.C. 20590
You can also obtain other information
about
motor vehicle safety from:
http://www.safercar.gov
Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself service
Technical data
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