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Safet
y
belts
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only after the vehicle has stopped
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Fig.
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to
ngue fr
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Push the red re lease button on the buckle
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The belt tongue will spring out of
the buckle
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Let the belt wind up on the retr
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ctor as you
guide the bel
t
tongue to its stowed position.
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WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the veh icle is
moving
.
Doing so will increase your risk of be-
ing injured or killed.
Improperly worn safety belts
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Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause se-
vere
injuries.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause seri-
ous injury or death. Safe ty belts can only work
when they are correctly posit ioned on the body
.
Improper seating pos it ions reduce the effective-
ness of safety belts and will even increase the risk
of injury and death by moving the safety be lt to
critica
l
areas of the body
.
Improper seati ng posi-
tions a lso increase the risk of serious injury and
death when an airbag deploys and strikes an oc-
cupant who is not in the correct seating position.
A driver is responsible for the safety of all vehicle
occupants and espec ially for children. Therefore
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Never perm it anyone to ass ume an incorrect sit
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ting position in the vehicle while traveling
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WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the risk
of ser ious personal injury and death whenever
a veh icle is being used
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Always make sure that all vehicle occupants
are correctly restrained and stay in a correct
seating position whenever the vehicle is be-
ing used.
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Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
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Belt tensioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a
particular sev erity, saf ety belts are tensioned au-
tomatically .
The safety belts are equipped with safety belt
pre
t
ensioners. The system is act ivated by sensors
in front, side and rear-end collisions
of
great se
-
verity. This tightens the belt and takes up belt
s lack
¢
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in Service and disposal of safety belt
pretensioner on page 131.
Taking up the slack
helps to reduce forward occupan
t
movement dur-
ing a collision
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Note
Never let the belt remain
over
a rear seatback
that has been folded forward.
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Tips
The safety belt pretensioner can only be acti-
vated once.
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In minor frontal and side collisions, in rear-
end collisions and in accidents involving
very
little impact force, the safety belt pre-
tensioner are not activated.
- When the safety belt pretensioners are acti-
vated, a fine dust is released
.
This is normal
and is not caused by a fire in the vehicle
.
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The relevant safety requirements must be
observed when the vehicle or components
of the system are scrapped. An authorized
Audi dealer or qua lified workshop is familiar
with these regulations a nd will be pleased
to pass on the information to yo u.
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