Audi A6 2015 Owner's Manual page 142

140 S a fet y belts
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the
wearer 's body.
.,. Adjust the front seat and head restr aint
properly ¢
page 52, General recommenda-
tions .
.,. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat
bench is in an upright pos ition and securely
latched in place before using the belt¢ .&, .
.,. Hold the be lt by the tongue and pull it even-
ly across the chest and pelv is¢ .&, .
.,. Inse rt the tongue into the correct buckl e of
your sea t until you hea r it latc h securely
¢fig. 152.
.,. Pull on t he be lt to make sure that it is se-
curely latched in t he buckle.
Automatic safety belt retractors
Every safety belt is equipped with an automat-
ic belt retracto r on the shoulder be lt. This fea-
ture locks the be lt whe n the belt is pulled out
fast, dur ing hard braking and in an accident.
The belt may also lock when yo u drive up or
down a steep hill or throug h a sharp curve.
During normal driving the belt lets you move
freely.
Safety belt pretensioners
The safety belts are equipped with a be lt pre -
tensioner that helps to tighten the safety be lt
and remove s lack when the pretensione r is ac-
tivated ¢
page 143.
The function of the pre-
tensioner is mon itored by a warning light
¢ page 19.
Convertible locking retractor
Every safety belt except the one on the driver
seat is eq uipped with a convertib le loc king re-
tractor that
must
be used when the safety
be lt is used to attach a child seat. Be su re to
read the important information about this
featu re ¢page 182 .
.,&
WARNING
Imprope rly posit ioned safety belts can
cause se rious injury in a n accident
¢
page 140, Safety belt position.
- Safety belts offer opt imum protection
only when the seatback is upr ight and
be lts are properly posit ioned o n the
body .
- Always make sure that the rear seat
backrest to wh ich the center rear safety
be lt* is attached is securely latched
wheneve r the rea r center safety belt is
be ing used.
If
t he bac krest is not secu re-
ly latched, the passenge r will move fo r-
ward with the backres t dur ing s ud den
brak ing, in a sudden maneuver a nd es pe-
cially in a crash.
- Never at tac h t he safety bel t to the buck-
le for ano t her seat. Attaching the belt to
the wron g buckle will reduce safety be lt
effectiveness and can cause serio us per-
sonal injury.
- A passenger who is not proper ly restrain-
ed can be seriously injured by the safety
be lt itself when it moves from the stron-
ger parts of the body into critical areas
like the abdomen .
- Always lock the conve rtible locking re-
tracto r when you are secu ring a child
seat in the veh icle¢ page 184.
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Tips
For information on safety belt pretension-
ers, refer to ¢ page 143.
Safety belt position
Correct belt position is the key to getting
maximum protection from safety belts.
Fig. 15 3
Safety belt pos it ion
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