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Safety
belts
protect
People think it's possible to use the hands to brace the
body in a min or collision . It's simply not true!
Fig. 224 Driver is
correctly restrained in
a sudden braki ng
maneuver
Safety belts used properly can make a big difference. Safety belts
help to keep passengers in their seats, gradually reduce energy
levels app lied to t he body in an accident, and help prevent the
uncontrolled movement that can cause serious injuries. In addition,
safety belt s red uce t he danger of being thrown out of t he vehic le.
Safety belts attach passengers to the car and give them the benefit
of being slowed down more gently or "softly" through the "give" in
the safety belts, crush zones and other saf ety features engineered
into today's vehicles. By "absorbing" the kinetic energy over a
longer period of time, the saf ety belts make the f orces on the body
more "tolerable" and less likely to cause injury .
Altho ugh these examples are based on a frontal co llision, safety
belts can also substantially
reduce the risk of injury in other kinds
of crashes . So, whether you're on a long trip or just going to the
corner store, always buckle up and make sure others do, too. Acci-
dent statistics show that vehicle occupants properly wearing safety
belts have a lower ris k of being injured and a much better chance of
surviving an accident. Properly using safety belts also greatly
increases the abi lity of the supplementa l airbags to do their job in a
collision . For th is reason, wearing a safety belt is legally required in
most countries including much of the United States and Canada.
Although your Audi is equipped with airbags, you sti ll have to wear
t he safety belts provided . Front air bags, for example, are activated
only in some frontal collisions. The front airbags are not activated in
all fro ntal co ll isions, in side and rear coll isions, in ro ll ove rs or in
cases where there is not enough dece leration through impact to the
front of the vehicle . The same goes for the other airbag systems in
you r Aud i. So, always wear your safety belt and make sure every -
body in your vehic le is properly restrained! •
Important
safety
instructions
about
safety
belts
Safety belts must always be correctly posi tioned across
the strongest bones of your body.
- Al w ays wear safety belts as illust rated and described in
th is chapte r.
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Make sure tha t yo ur safet y be lts are always ready f or use
and are not damage d.
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WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or w earing them improperl y increases
the risk of serious personal injury and death . Safety belts can work
only when used correctl y.
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Alway s fasten your safety belt s correctly before driving off and
make sure all passengers are correctly restrain ed.
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For ma ximum protect ion, safety belts must always be posi-
tioned properly on the body.
•
Never strap more than one person, including small children,
into any belt.
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Never place a safety belt over a child sitting on your lap.
•
Alway s keep feet
in
the footwell
in
front of the seat while the
vehicle is being driven .
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