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WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im-
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death . Safety belts can work only
when used correct ly.
-Always fasten your safety belts correctly be-
fore driving off and make sure all passen-
gers are cor rect ly restrained.
- For maximum protection, safety belts must
always be posit ioned properly on the body .
- Never strap more than one person, includ-
ing small ch ildren, into any belt .
- Never place a safety belt over a child sitt ing
on your lap.
- Always keep feet in the footwell in front of
the seat wh ile the vehicle is being driven.
- Never let any person ride with their feet on
the instrument panel or st icking out the
window or on the seat .
- Never remove a safety belt while the vehicle
is moving . Doing so will increase your risk of
being injured or killed.
- Never wear belts twisted.
- Never wear belts over rigid or breakable ob-
jects in or on your clothing, such as eye
glasses, pens, keys, etc., as these may cause
injury.
- Never allow safety belts to become dam-
aged by being caught in door or seat hard-
ware.
- Do not wear the shoulder part of the belt
under your arm or otherwise out of position .
- Several layers of heavy clothing may inter-
fere with correct positioning of belts and re-
duce the overall effectiveness of the system.
- Always keep belt buckles free of anything
that may prevent the buckle from latching
securely .
- Never use comfort clips or devices that cre-
ate slack in the shoulder be lt . However, spe-
cial clips may be requ ired for the proper use
of some child restraint systems.
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear, and
damaged belt ha rdware can break in an acci-
dent. Inspect belts regularly . If webbing,
bind ings, buckles, or ret ractors are dam-
Safet y bel ts
aged, have belts rep laced by an authorized
Audi dea ler or qualified workshop.
- Safety belts that have been worn and loaded
in an accident must be replaced with the
correct replacement safety belt by an au-
thor ized Audi dealer. Replacement may be
necessary even if damage cannot be clearly
seen. Anchorages that were loaded must al-
so be inspected.
- Never remove, mod ify, d isassemble, or try
to repair the safety belts yourse lf.
-Always keep the belts clean . Dirty belts may
not work properly and can impair the func-
tion of the inert ia reel¢ table on page 205.
Safety
belts
Fastening safety belts
Safety first - everybody buckle up!
Fig. 1 51 Belt buckle and to ngue on the driver' s se at
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the wear-
er's body .
... Adjust the front seat and head restraint proper-
ly ¢ page
53, General information.
... Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in an upright posit ion and securely latched in
place before using the belt
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"' Hold the bel t by the tongue and pu ll it evenly
across the chest and pelvis ¢ _&..
... Insert the tongue int o the correct buckle of
your seat unti l you hear it latch securely
Q fig. 151.
... Pull on the belt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buckle.
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