Audi A3 2016 Owner's Manual page 183

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- A loose-fitting safety be lt can cause serious
injuries by shifting its pos ition on your body
from the strong bones to more vulnerable,
soft tissue and cause serious injury.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
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page 178.
Pregnant women must also be correctly
restrained
The best way to protect the fetus is to make sure
that expectant mothers always wear safety belts
correctly - throughout the pregnancy .
Fig. 159 Safety belt positio n dur ing pregnancy
To provide max imum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the wear-
er's body <=> page 180.
.,. Adjust the front seat and adjustable head re-
straint* correctly ¢
page 58, Front seats .
.,. Hold the be lt by the tongue and pull it evenly
across the chest and pelvis <=> fig. 159, <=> .&_ .
.,. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely
¢ page 179, fig . 157 .
.,. Pull on the belt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buckle.
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WARNING
Improperly posit ioned safety be lts ca n cause
ser ious personal inju ry in an accident .
- Expectan t mothers mus t always wear the
lap po rti on of t he safe t y belt as low as pos-
sible ac ross the pelvis and below the ro und -
ing of the abdomen .
- Always read a nd heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
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ing safety belts on page 180 .
Safet y bel ts
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only a~er the vehicle has stopped .
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Releasing the tongue from the buckle
.,. Push the red re lease button on the buck le
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fig . 160. The belt tongue will spring out of
the buckle¢ .&_ .
.,. Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position.
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WARNING
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Never unfasten safety belt wh ile the vehicle is
moving . Doing so will increase your risk of be-
ing injured or killed .
Adjusting the safety belt latch tongue
Fig. 161
Safe ty belt: latch to ngue clip (exa mple)
.,. Slide the clip so that you can easily reach the
belt latch when putting the safety belt on .
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