Safety; Driving Safety Basics - Audi A3 2016 Owner's Manual

Dr iv ing s a fe ty
Driving safety
Basics
Safe driving habits
Please remember - safe ty first!
This chapter contains important information,
tips, instruct ions and warn ings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of your passengers and others. We have summar-
ized here what you need to know about safety
be lts, a irbags, child restra ints as well as child
safety. Your safety is for us
priority number 1.
Al-
ways observe the info rmation and wa rnings in
this section - for your own safety as well as that
of your passengers.
The information in this section applies to all
model versions of your vehicle . Some of the fea-
tures descr ibed in t his sections may be st anda rd
equipment on some models, or may be optional
equipment on others . If you are not sure, ask
your authorized Audi dealer.
A
WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in-
structions and heed the WARNINGS in th is
Manual.
It
is in your interest and in the in-
te rest of your passengers .
- Always keep the comp lete Owner's Litera-
ture in your Audi when you lend or se ll your
vehicle so that this important information
will always be available to the d river and
passenge rs.
- Always keep the Owner 's literature handy so
that you can find it easily if you have ques-
t ions.
- Always adjust your speed to the weather
t raff ic and conditions. Follow the speed lim-
its.
- Always dr ive in such a way that you can stop
yo ur vehicle safely.
- Always adjust your speed to the genera l
flow of traffic. Follow the speed limits.
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· Safety equipment
The safety features are part of the occupant re-
straint system and work together to help reduce
the risk of injury in a wide variety of accident sit-
uations.
Your safety and the safety of your passengers
should not be left to chance . Advances in tech-
no logy have made a va riety of features available
to help red uce the risk of injury in an accident.
The following is a list of jus t a few of t he safe ty
fea t ures in your Audi :
- sophisticated safety be lts fo r drive r and all pas-
senge r seat ing pos itions,
- safety belt pretensioners,
- safety bel t force lim ite rs fo r the front seats,
- safety belt he ight adjustment systems for t he
front seats,
- front airbags,
- knee airbags for the front seats*
- side airbags in the front seats and outer rear
seats *,
- side curtain airbags with eject ion mit igat ion
features,
- special LATCH anchorages for chil d rest raints,
- head rest raints fo r each seating position,
- adjustab le steer ing column .
- pre sense bas ic* (preventative passenger pro-
tect ion)
These ind ividual safety features, can work to-
gether as a system to he lp protect you and your
passengers in a wide range of acc idents . These
feat ures cannot wo rk as a system if they are not
always correctly adj usted and cor rect ly used.
Safety is everybody's responsibility!
Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody ' s job! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care-
ful driver.
For your safety and the safety of your passen-
gers,
before driving always:
.. Make sure tha t a ll lights and signals a re operat-
ing correctly .
.. Make sure that the tire pressure is correct.