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- never sit on the edge of the seat
-
never sit sideways
-
never
lean
out the window
-
never put your feet out the window
-
never put your
feet
on the instrument panel
- never rest your feet on the seat cushion or back
of the seat
- never ride in the footwell
-
never ride in the cargo area
8_
WARNING
Improper seating posit ions increase the risk
of serious personal injury and death whenever
a vehicle
is
being used.
- Always make sure that all vehicle occupants
stay in a proper seating position and are
properly
restrained
whenever the vehicle is
being used.
Driver's
and front
passenger's
footwell
Important safety instructions
Appl ies to vehicles:
with knee
airbags
8_
WARNING
Always
make
sure that
the
knee airbag can
in-
flate without interference.
Objects
between
yourself
and the
airbag
can
increase
the
risk
of
injury
in an accident
by
interfering with
the
way the airbag deploys or by being
pushed in-
to you as the airbag deploys
.
-
No
persons (children) or anima ls shou
ld
ride
in the footwell in front of the passenger
seat. If the airbag dep loys, this can result
in
serious or fatal injuries
.
-
No objects of any kind should be carried in
the footwell area in front of the
driver's
or
passenger's seat. Bulky objects (shopping
bags, for example) can hamper or
prevent
proper deployment of the airbag
.
Small ob-
jects can be
thrown through
the vehicle
if
the
airbag
deploys and injure you or your
passengers.
Driving
safety
Pedal
area
Pedals
The pedals must always be free to move and
must never be interfered with by a floor mat or
any other object.
Make sure that all pedals move freely without
in-
terference and that nothing prevents them from
returning to
their
original positions
.
Only
use
floor mats that leave the pedal area free
and can be secured with floor mat fasteners
.
If a brake circuit fails,
increased
brake pedal trav-
el is required to bring the vehicle to a full stop.
8_
WARNING
-
-
Pedals that cannot move freely can cause loss
of vehicle control and increase the risk
of
seri-
ous injury.
-
Never place any objects in the driver's foot-
well. An object could get into the pedal area
and interfere with
pedal
function. In case of
sudden
braking
or an accident, you would
not be able to
brake
or acce lerate!
-Always
make sure that nothing can fall or
move into the driver's footwell.
Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats that can be securely at-
tached to the floor mat fasteners and do not
in-
terfere with the free movement of the pedals.
..
Make sure that the floor mats are properly se-
cured and cannot move and interfere with the
pedals~
&
-
Use
only floor mats that
leave
the pedal area un-
obstructed and that are firmly secured so that
they cannot slip out of position
.
You can obtain
suitable floor mats from your author ized Audi
Dealer.
Floor mat fasteners are installed
in
your Audi
.
Floor mats used in your vehicle must be attached
to these fasteners
.
Properly securing the floor
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