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Safety
belts
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WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehicle is moving. Doing so
will increase your risk of being injured or killed. •
Improperly
worn
safety
belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause severe inju-
nes.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause serious injury or
death. Safety belts can only work when they are correctly
positioned on the body. Improper seating positions reduce
the effectiveness of safety belts and will even increase the
risk of injury and death by moving the safety belt to critical
areas of the body. Improper seating positions also increase
the risk of serious injury and death when an airbag deploys
and strikes an occupant who is not in the correct seating
position. A driver is responsible for the safety of all vehicle
occupants and especially for children. Therefore:
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Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect sitting posi -
tion in the vehicle while traveling ~ & .
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WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the risk of serious personal
injury and death whenever a vehicle 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 being used.
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Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other important infor-
mation=:> page 120. •
Safety first
Safety
belt pretensioners
How
safety
belt pretensioners
work
In front, side and rear end collisions above a particular
severity, safety belts in use are tensioned automatically.
The safety belts for the front seating positions are equipped with
safety belt pretensioners. The system is activated by sensors in
front, side and rear-end collisions of great severity . This tightens the
belt and takes up belt slack :::::,
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in "Service and disposal of safety
belt pretensioner" on page 126. Taking up the slack helps to reduce
forward occupant movement during a collision.
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Tips
The safety belt pretensioner can only be activated once.
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In minor frontal and side collisions, in rear-end collisions, in a
rollover and in accidents involving very little impact force, the safety
belt pretensioners are not activated.
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When the safety belt pretensioner is activated, 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 is familiar with these regulations and will be pleased to
pass on the information to you .
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Be sure to observe all safety, environmental and other regula -
tions if the vehicle or individual parts of the system, particularly the
safety belt or airbag, are to be disposed. We recommend you have
your authorized Audi dealer perform this service for you. •
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