Safety Belt Pretens Ioners - Audi A4 2013 Owner's Manual

.. Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position .
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WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the veh i-
cle is moving. Doing so will increase your
risk of being injured or killed .
Adjusting safety belt height
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With the aid of the safety belt height adjust -
ment, the three point safety belt strap rout-
ing can be fit ted t o the shoulder area, accord-
ing to body size .
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Fig. 152
Safety belt height adju stme nt for the front
seats - loop -around fitt ings
The shoulder belt should lie as close to the
center of the collar bone as possible and
should fit well on the body ¢ &.
in Safety belt
position on page 142 .
.,. Push
the loop-around fittings
up ¢ fig. 152
@,
or
.. squeeze
together the
(D
button, and
push
the loop-around fitt ings down @ .
.. Pull the belt to make sure that the upper at-
tachment is properly engaged.
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WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other impo rtant informat io n ¢
page 140.
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Tips
With the front seats, the height adjust-
men t of the seat can also be used to adjust
t he pos it ion of the safety be lts.
Safety belts 143
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause
severe injuries.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause se-
rious injury or death. Safety belts can only
work when they are correctly positioned on
the body. Improper seat ing pos itions reduce
the effectiveness of safety be lts and will even
increase the risk of injury and death by mov-
ing the safety be lt to crit ical areas of the
body. Improper seating positions also in-
crease the risk of serious injury and death
when an airbag dep loys and strikes an occu-
pant who is not in the correct seating posi-
tion. A driver is responsible for the safety of
all vehicle occupants and especially for chil-
dren . Therefore:
.. Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect
sitt ing position in the vehicle while traveling
¢ &,..
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WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the
risk of serious persona l injury and death
whenever a vehicle is being used.
- Always make sure that all vehicle occu-
pa nts are correctly restrained and stay in
a correct seating position whenever t he
veh icle is being used .
- Always read and heed al l WARNINGS a nd
ot her important informat ion
¢ page 140 .
Safety belt preten-
sioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a
particular severity, safety belts are tensioned
automatically.
The safety belts are equipped with safety belt
pretensioners . The system is activated by sen-
sors in front, side and rear-end collisions of
great seve rity. This tightens the belt and takes
up belt slack ¢ .&.
in Service and disposal of
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