Pedal Area - Audi A4 2012 Owner's Manual

- never sit on the edge of the seat
- never sit sideways
- never lean out the window
- never put your feet out the window
- never put your feet on the instrument panel
- never rest your feet on the seat cushion or
back of the seat
- never ride in the footwe ll
- never ride in the cargo area
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WARNING
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Improper seat ing positions increase the
risk of serious personal injury and death
whenever a veh icle is being used .
- Always make sure that all vehicle occu-
pants stay in a proper seating pos ition
and are properly restra ined whenever the
vehicle is be ing used.
Pedal area
Pedals
The pedals must always be free to move and
must never be interfered with by a floor mat
or any other object.
Make sure that all pedals move freely without
inte rferen ce and that not hing prevents them
from ret urning to the ir origin al posi t ions.
Only use floor mats that leave the pedal area
free and can be secured with floor mat fasten-
e rs.
If a brake circuit fails, increased brake peda l
travel is required to br ing the vehicle to a full
stop.
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WARNING
Pedals that canno t move freely ca n cause
loss of vehicle control a nd increase the risk
of serious injury.
- Never place any objects in the d river's
footwell. An object could ge t into the
peda l area and inter fere with pedal func-
tion . In case of s udden braking or an ac-
cident, you would not be able to brake or
accele rate!
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- Always ma ke sure that nothing can fall
or move into the driver's footwel l.
Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats that can be securely
attached to the floor mat fasteners and do
not interfere with the free movement of the
pedals.
.,. Make sure that the floor mats are properly
secured and cannot move and interfere with
the peda ls
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Use only floor mats that leave the peda l area
unobstructed and that are firmly secured so
that they cannot slip out of position. You can
obta in suitable floor mats from your author-
ized Audi dealer.
Floor mat faste ners are insta lled in your Audi.
Floor mats used in your vehicle mus t be at-
tached to these fastene rs. Prope rly securing
the floor mats will prevent them from sliding
into positions that could interfere with the
pedals or impair safe operat ion of your vehicle
in other ways.
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WARNING
Pedals that cannot move free ly can result
in a loss of vehicle control and increase the
risk of serious perso na l injury.
- Always ma ke sure that floor mats are
properly secured .
- Never place or install floor mats or other
f loor coverings in the vehicle that cannot
be prope rly secured in place to prevent
them from slipping and interfer ing with
the peda ls or t he a bility t o cont rol t he
veh icle.
- Never place or ins tall floor mats o r other
f loor coverings on t op of al ready inst al-
led floo r mats . Additiona l floo r mats and
ot her cover ings will red uce t he size of
the peda l area and interfere with the
pedals.
- Always prope rly reinstall and secure floo r
mats that have been taken out for clean-
ing.
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