Driver's And Front Passenger's Footwell; Pedal Area - Audi A6 2016 Owner's Manual

Dr iv ing sa fe ty
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WARNING
Improper seating positions 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 seat ing 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
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WARNING
Always ma ke sure that the knee airbag can in-
flate without inter ference. Objects between
yourself and the airbag can increase the risk
of injury in an acc ident by interfering with the
way the airbag deploys or by being pushed in-
to you as the airbag deploys.
- No persons (children) or animals shou ld ride
in the footwell in front of the passenger
seat. If the airbag dep loys, th is can result in
serious or fatal inj uries .
- No objects of any kind shou ld 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
prope r deployment of the airbag. Small ob-
jects can be th rown throug h the vehicle if
the ai rbag deploys and injure you or your
passengers.
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 noth ing prevents them from
returning to the ir origina l positions.
Only use floor mats that leave the pedal area free
and can be secured wit h floor mat fasteners .
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If a brake circuit fails, increased brake pedal trav -
el is required to bring the vehicle to a fu ll stop.
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WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can cause loss
of vehicle contro l and increase the risk of seri-
ous injury.
- Never place any objects in the drive r's foot-
well. An object could get into the pedal area
and interfere with pedal funct ion. In case of
sudden braking or an acc ident, you would
not be able to brake or acce le rate!
- 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 w ith the
pedals¢ .&, .
Use only floor mats that leave the peda l area un-
obstructed and that are firmly secured so that
they can not s lip out of position . You can obtai n
su itable 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 secur ing the floor
mats will prevent them from sliding into posi-
tions that could inte rfere with the pedals or im-
pair safe operat ion of your vehicle in other ways.
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WARNING
Pedals that ca nnot move freely can result in a
loss of vehicle contro l and increase the ris k of
serious pe rsonal injury.
- Always make sure that floo r mats are prop-
erly secured.
- Never place or install floor mats or other
floor coverings in the vehicle that cannot be
properly secured in place to preven t them
from slipping and interfer ing wit h the ped-
als or the ab ility to cont rol t he vehicle.