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Safet y belts
• Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position .
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WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehi-
cle is moving. Doing so will increase your
risk of being injured or killed.
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause
severe injuries.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause se-
rious injury or death. Safety belts can only
work when they are correct ly positioned on
the body. Improper seating positions reduce
the effect iveness of safety belts and will even
increase the risk of injury and death by mov-
ing the safety belt to critical areas of the
body. Imprope r seat ing positions also in-
crease the risk of serio us injury and death
when an airbag deploys and str ikes an occu-
pant who is not in the correct seating posi-
t ion. A driver is respons ible for the safety of
all vehicle occupants and especially for chil-
dren. Therefore:
• Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect
sitting position in the vehicle while traveling
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WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the
risk of serious personal injury and death
whenever a vehicle is being used .
- Always make sure that all vehicle occu-
pants are correctly restrained and stay in
a correct seating posit ion wheneve r the
vehicle is being used.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important informat ion
¢page 137.
Safety
belt
preten-
sioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a
particular severity, safety belts are tensioned
automatically.
The safety belts are equipped with safety belt
pretensioners. The system is activated by sen-
sors in front, side and rear-end collisions of
great severity. This tightens the belt and takes
up belt slack ¢
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in Service and disposal of
safety belt pretensioner on page 141. Taking
up the slack helps to reduce forward occupant
movement during a collision.
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Note
Never let the belt remain over a rear seat-
back that has been folded forward.
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Tips
The safety belt pretensioner can only be
activated once.
- In minor frontal and side collisions, in
rear-end collisions, in a rollover and in
accidents involving very litt le impact
force, the safety belt pretensioner are
not activated .
- In the case of a side crash, the safety
belt pretensioners will activate on the
driver's or front passenger's sides only,
depending on which side of the vehicle
the crash occurs.
- When the safety belt pretensioners are
act ivated, a fine dust is released. This is
normal and is not caused by a fire in the
vehicle.
- The relevant safety requ irements must
be observed when the vehicle or compo-
nents of the system are scrapped. An au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified work-
shop is familiar with these regu lations
and will be pleased to pass on the infor-
mation to you.
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