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WARN ING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im-
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death
.
Safety belts can work only
when used correctly
.
- Always fasten your safety belts correctly be-
fore driving off and make sure al
l
passen-
gers are correctly restra ined.
-
For maximum protection, safety belts must
always be pos itioned properly on the body
.
- Never strap more than one person, includ
-
ing small ch ildren, into any belt.
-
Never place a safety belt over a child sitting
on your lap
.
-
Always keep feet in the footwell in front of
the seat while the vehicle is being driven.
-
Never let any person ride with their feet on
the instrument panel or st icking out the
window or on the seat
.
-
Never remove a safety belt while the vehicle
is moving
.
Doing so will increase your risk of
being injured or killed.
-
Never wear belts twisted
.
-
Never wear belts over rigid or breakable ob-
jects in or on your clothing, such as eye
glasses, pens, keys, etc., as these may cause
injury
.
-
Never allow safety belts to become dam-
aged by being caught in door or seat hard
-
ware.
-
Do not wear the shoulder part of the belt
under your arm or otherwise out of pos ition.
-
Several layers of heavy clothing may inter-
fere with correct positioning of belts and
re-
duce the overall effectiveness of the system
.
-
Always keep belt buckles free of anything
that may prevent the buckle from latching
securely
.
- Never use comfort clips or devices that cre
-
ate slack in the shoulder be lt. However, spe-
cial clips may be required for the proper use
of some child restraint systems.
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear, and
damaged belt ha rdware can break in an acci-
dent
.
Inspect belts regularly. If webb ing,
bind ings, buckles, or retracto rs a re dam-
Safety
b
e lts
aged
,
have belts replaced by an author ized
Audi dealer
.
-
Safety belts that have been worn and loaded
in an accident must be replaced with the
correct replacement safety belt by an au-
t
horized Audi dealer. Replacement may be
necessary even if damage cannot be clearly
seen. Anchorages that were loaded must al-
so be inspected.
- Never remove, modify
,
d isassemble, or try
to repair the safety belts yourself
.
-Always keep the belts clean
.
Dirty belts may
not work properly and can impair the func-
tion of the inertia reel
~
page 184
.
Safety
belts
Belt positioner
The driver and front passenger
seats
are equip-
ped with belt positioners.
Fig. 142 Driver's seat
:
Belt posit io ner
The front
seat
s are equipped with bel
t
position-
ers so it is easier to fasten the safety belts
.
The
belt positioners automatically extend when the
door closes and the ignition switches on
~ fig.
142.
The belt positioner returns to its starting position
again when
-
the tongue in the belt
lat
ch engages or the bel
t
was
not
fa
st
ened
wit
hin 60 seconds.
-
you sw itch the ignition off.
-
you open the door
.
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