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serious injury. Items in the vehicle possess en-
ergy which vary with vehicle speed and the
weight of the item. Vehicle speed is the most
sign ificant 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
norma l weight of the item. This means that
the we ight of the item would suddenly 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 collision like t his.
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WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper st raps used
to secure items to t ie-downs can fail du r-
ing hard braking o r in a collision and cause
ser ious personal injury .
- Always use suitable mounting straps and
properly secure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compartment
to help pre-
vent items from shifting or flying for-
ward as dangerous missiles.
- When the rear seat backrest is folded
down, always use su itab le mounting
straps and properly secure items to the
t ie-downs in the luggage compartment
to help prevent items from flying for-
ward as dangerous miss iles into the pas-
senger compartment.
- Never attach a child safe ty seat tether
st rap to a tie-dow n.
Reporting
Safety
Defects
Applicable to U.S.A.
If you believe that your vehicle
has a def ect which could cause
a crash or could cau se injury or
death , you should immedi atel y
inform the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
Dr iv ing S a fel y
10 1
(NHT SA) in additi on to notif y-
ing Audi of America, Inc .
If NHTSA receives similar com-
plaints, it may open an investi -
gation , and if it finds that a
safety defect s exists in a group
of vehicle s, it may order a recall
and remedy campaign. Howev-
er, NHTS A cannot become in-
volved in individual problem s
between you, your dealer , or
Audi of America, Inc.
To conta ct NHTSA, you may call
the Vehicle Safet y Hotlin e toll-
free at :
Tel.: 1-888-3 27-4 236 (TTY:
1-800-424-9153)
or write to:
Administrat or
NHTSA
1200 New Jersey Avenue , SE
Was hington , D.C. 20590
You can also obtain other infor-
mation about motor vehicle
safety from:
http: / /w ww.safercar.go v
Applicable to Canada
Canad ian customer s who wish
to report a safety-relate d de-
fe ct to Transport Canada,
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