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is as close to this position as possible.
¢ fig. 152 .
Adjusting head restraints
¢page 64 .
Crash - active head restraints
In the event of a rear -end collision, it is possible
that the crash-active head restraints on the driv-
er's seat and front passenger's seat
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are trig-
gered. On head restraints that have been trig-
gered, the padding protrudes forwards by several
centimeters.
Drive the vehicle to your authorized
Audi dealer without delay and have the function
of the active head restraints restored.
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WARNING
Driving without head restraints or with head
restraints that are not properly adjusted in-
creases the risk of serious or fatal neck injury
dramatically. To help reduce the risk of injury:
- Always drive with the head restraints in
place and properly adjusted .
- Every person in the vehicle must have a
properly adjusted head restraint.
- Always make sure each person in the vehicle
properly adjusts their head restraint. Adjust
the head restraint so the upper edge is as
even as possible with the top of your head.
If that is not possib le, try to adjust the head
restra int so that it is as close to this position
as possible.
- Never attempt to adjust head restraint
wh ile driving. If you have dr iven off and
must adjust the dr iver head rest for any rea-
son, first stop the vehicle safely before at-
tempting to adjust the head restra int .
- Children must a lways be properly restrained
in a child restraint that is appropriate for
their age and size¢
page 168.
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Vehicles w ith reclinin g rear seat: This fun ct ion is not avai l-
able fo r t he fro nt passenger's seat .
Driving
safety
Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant restraint system can only reduce
the risk of injury if vehicle occupants are properly
seated.
Improper seating positions can cause serious in-
jury or death . Safety belts can only work when
they are properly positioned on the body . Im-
proper seat ing positions reduce the effectiveness
of safety belts and will even increase the risk of
injury and death by moving the safety belt to crit-
ical areas of the body. Improper seating positions
also increase the risk of serious injury and death
when an airbag deploys and strikes an occupant
who is not in the proper seating position. A driver
is responsible for the safety of all vehicle occu-
pants and especially for children . Therefore:
.,. Never allow anyone to assume an incorrect
seating position when the vehicle is being used
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The following bulletins list only some sample po-
sitions that will increase the risk of serious injury
and death . Our hope is that these examples will
make you more aware of seating positions that
are dangerous .
Therefore , whenever the vehicle is moving :
- never stand up in the vehicle
- never stand on the seats
- never kneel on the seats
- never ride with the seatback recl ined
- never lie down on the rear seat
- never lean up against the instrument panel
- 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
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