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Driving
safety
the airbag deploys and injure you or your
passengers.
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
in-
terference and that nothing prevents them from
returning to their original positions
.
Only
use
floor mats
that leave the
pedal
area free
a
nd
can
be
secured
with floor mat fasteners
.
If
a
brake circuit fails,
increased
brake pedal trav-
el
is
required to bring the vehicle
to
a full
stop.
_&.
WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can cause loss
of vehicle control and increase the risk of seri-
ous injury.
-
Never place any objects in the driver's foot-
well. An object could get into the pedal area
and interfere with pedal function
.
In case of
sudden braking or an accident, you would
not be able to brake or accelerate!
-
Always make sure that nothing can fa
ll
or
move
into the dr iver's footwell.
Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats
that can
be
securely
at
-
tached to the floor mat fasteners and do not in-
terfere with the free movement of the pedals
.
.,.
Make sure that
the
floor mats
are
properly
se-
cured and cannot move and interfere with the
pedals
~ .&_.
Use only
floor
mats
that leave the
pedal
area
un-
obstructed and that
are
firmly
secured so
that
they cannot slip out of position. You can obtain
suitable floor mats from your authorized Audi
dealer.
Floor
mat fasteners are
installed
in your
Audi.
118
Floor mats used
in
your vehicle must be attached
to these fasteners.
Properly securing the floor
mats will
prevent
them from
sliding
into
posi
-
tions that could interfere with the pedals
or
im-
pair safe operation of your vehicle in other ways.
_&.
WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can
result
in a
loss of vehicle control and increase the
risk
of
serious personal
injury
.
- Always make sure that floor mats are prop-
erly secured.
-
Never place or install floor mats or other
floor coverings in the vehicle that cannot be
properly secured
in
place to prevent them
from slipping and
interfering
with the ped-
als
or the
ability
to
control
the vehicle.
- Never
place or install floor mats or other
floor
coverings
on top of already installed
floor
mats. Addit ional
floor
mats and
other
coverings will reduce the size of the pedal
area and interfere with the pedals.
-
Always properly
reinstall
and secure floor
mats
that
have been taken out
for
cleaning.
-
Always make
sure
that objects cannot fall
into the driver footwell while the vehicle is
moving. Objects can become trapped under
the brake pedal and acce lerator pedal caus-
ing a loss of vehicle control.
Storing
cargo
correctly
Loading the luggage compartment
Al/ luggage and other objects must be properly
stowed and secured in the luggage
compart-
ment
.
Fig. 131
Safe
load
positioning: place heavy
objec
ts
as low
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0
oL
CD
m
and as far forward as
possible.
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