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ing safet
y
- The tire pressure must cor respond to the
load
.
The tire press ure is shown on the tire
pressure label. The tire pressure labe
l
is
lo-
cated on the driver's s ide B-pillar. The tire
pressure label lists the recommended cold
tire inflation pressures for the vehicle at its
max imum capacity weight and the t ires that
were on you
r
vehicle at the time it was man-
ufa ctu red. For re comme nded ti re press ures
fo
r
normal load cond itions, please see chap-
ter
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page
2
19
.
Tie-downs
Applies to vehicles: with tie-downs
The Luggage compartment is equipped with four
tie-downs to secure Luggage and other items.
Use the tie-downs to secure your cargo properly
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page 118, Loading the luggage compartment.
In a coll is io n, the laws of phys ics mean that even
smaller items that are loose in the vehicle will
become heavy miss iles that can cause serious in-
jury. Items
in
the vehicle possess energy which
vary with vehicle speed and
t
he weight of the
item
.
Vehicle speed is the most significant factor
.
For examp le, in a frontal coll ision at a speed of
30 mph (48 km/h),
t
he fo rces acting on a 10-lb
(4
.5 kg) obje ct are abou
t 20
times the normal
weight of the item. This means that the we ight
of the item would suddenly be abo ut
200 lbs
.
(90 kg).
You
can imagine the injuries
that a 200 lbs. (90 kg) item flying free ly through
t
he passenger compartmen
t
could cause in a col-
lision like this.
A
WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used to
secure items to t ie-downs ca
n
fa il during hard
braking or in a collision and cause serious pe r-
sonal injury.
-
Always use suitable mounting straps and
properly secure items to the tie-downs
in
t he luggage compartment
to help prevent
items from shifting or f lying fo rward as dan
-
gerous missiles
.
-
When
t
he rear seat bac kre st is folded down,
always use suitable mounting
st
raps and
120
-
properly secure items to the t ie-downs in
the luggage compartment
to help prevent
items from flying forward as dangerous mis-
siles into the passenger compartment
.
-
Never attach a child safety seat tether strap
to a tie-down.
Reporting
Safety
Defects
Applicable to U.S.A.
If you believe that your vehicle
has a defect which could cause a
crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediatel
y
in-
form the Nat ional High
w ay
Traffic
Safet
y
Administration
(NHTSA)
in
addition t
o
notify ing Audi of
America, Inc.
If NHTSA receives similar com
-
plaint
s,
it
may
open an investig a-
tion
,
and if it find
s
that a safety
defe
cts
exist
s
in a group of
vehi cles, it
may
order a recall and
remed
y
camp aign
.
Howe
ver,
NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problem
s
betw
ee
n
you,
your deal
er,
or Audi of Am
erica,
In
c.
To contact the NHTSA, you ma
y
eith er call:
Tel.:
1-888-327-4236
(TTY
:
1-800-424 -915 3) or
1-800-424-9
393
or you may
w
rite to
:
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