2008 AUDI A4 AVANT weight

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Seats and storage
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0 Note
To avoid damaging the socket, only use plugs that fit properly.
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When the engine is off and accessories are still plugged in and are
on , the vehicl e battery can still be drained .•
Storage
General overview
There are numerous places to store items in your vehicle.
Glove compartment
Center console
Owner's Literature
Compartments in the door trims
Coat hooks
Compartments in the door trims ::, page 122
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Some of the storage locations are only found on specific vehicle
models or are optional equipment.
& WARNING
• Always remove objects from the instrument panel. Any items
not put away could slide around inside the vehicle while driving or
when accelerating or when applying the brakes or when driving
around a corner.
• When you are driving make sure that anything you may have
placed in the center console or other storage locations cannot fall
& WARNING (continued)
out into the footwells. In case of sudden braking you would not be
able to brake, depress the clutch or accelerate.
• Any pieces of clothing that you have hung up must not interfere
with the driver's view. The coat hooks are designed only for light­
weight clothing . Never hang any clothing with hard, pointed or
heavy objects in the pockets on the coat hooks. During sudden
braking or in an accident
-especially if the airbag is deployed -
these objects could injure any passengers inside the vehicle. •
Glove compartment
The glove compartment is illuminated and can be locked .
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To open glove compartment
Fig. 132 Glove
compartment
- Pull the handle in the direction of the arrow ~ fig. 132
and swing the cover down to open.
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Compartments in the door trims
There are storage compar tments in the door trims.
& WARNING
Fig . 135 Storage
compartment in the
door trim
Always read and heed all WARNINGS => page 205 , "Important
safety instructions on the side airbag system ".•
Coat hooks
There is a coat hook above each rear door.
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Fig . 136 Coat hook
above left rear seat
The coat hooks are locate d in the headlin er a bove each rear door .
& WARNING
• Hang clothes in such a way that they do not impair the driver 's
vision .
• The coat hooks must only be used for light weight clothing . Do
not leave any heavy or sharp edged objects in the pockets which
may interfere with the side curtain airbag deployment and can
cause personal injury in a crash .
• Do not use coat hangers for hanging clothing on the coat hooks
as this can interfere with proper deployment of the SIDEGUARD
head-protection airbags in an accident .
• Do not hang heavy objects on the coat hooks , as they could
cause personal injury in a sudden stop. •

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Cruise control
General information
The cruise control system allows you to maintain a
constant speed.
The cruise control system allows you to maintain and constant
driving speed when driving faster than 18 mph (30 km/h) -to the
extent this is possible with the given engine power and braking
characteristics. This allow you to take your foot off the "gas" and
rest it, especially on long trips .
The indicator light CRUISE (USA)/
•l'l (CDNl in the instrument cluster
illuminates when the system is on .
& WARNING
• To help keep the vehicle under control, do not use the cruise
control system when driving on winding or slippery roads (as
caused by heavy rain or loose gravel on the road surface), or in
heavy or varying traffic.
• Only use the cruise control when traffic, road and weather
co nd itions allow you to drive at a steady speed.
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The cruise control cannot maintain a constant speed when driving
downhill. The vehicle will accelerate under its own weight. Down­
shift to a lower gear or use the brakes to slow down .•
Storing a speed
You must set and then store a vehicle speed using the
cruise control.
Fig. 145 Cruise control
switches
- Accelerate until you reach the driving speed you want to
store.
- Pull
lever © towards the steering wheel G) => fig. 145 to
switch the system on.
- Press button
@.
After you release button @, the current vehicle speed is stored and
maintained .•
Changing a stored speed
You can change a stored speed.
Accelerate (faster)
-Lift lever © toward 0 => fig. 145 .
- Release the lever to store the new speed.

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& WARNING
Improperly stored luggage or other items can fly through the
vehicle causing serious personal injury in the event of hard braking
or an accident. To help reduce the risk of serious personal injury:
• Always put objects, for example, luggage or other heavy items
in the luggage compartment .
• Always secure objects in the luggage compartment using the
tie-down hooks and suitable straps .
& WARNING
Heavy loads will influence the way your vehicle handles. To help
reduce the risk of a loss of control leading to serious personal
injury :
• Always keep in mind when transporting heavy objects, that a
change in the center of gravity can also cause changes in vehicle
handling:
-Always distribute the load as evenly as possible.
- Place heavy objects as far forward in the luggage compart-
ment as possible.
• Never exceed the Gross Axle Weight Rating or the Gross
Vehicle Weight Rating specified on the safety compliance sticker on the left door jamb. Exceeding permissible weight standards
can cause the vehicle to slide and handle differently.
• Please observe information on safe
driving => page 166.
& WARNING
To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into the
vehicle, always keep the rear lid closed while driving.
• Never transport objects larger than those fitting completely
into the luggage area because the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
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• If you absolutely must drive with the rear lid open, observe the
following notes to reduce the risk of poisoning :
- Close all windows,
- Close the power roof*,
- Open all air outlets in the instrument panel,
- Switch off the air recirculation,
- Set the fresh air fan to the highest speed.
& WARNING
Always make sure that the doors, all windows, the power roof*
and the read lid are securely closed and locked to reduce the risk
of injury when the vehicle is not being used.
• After closing the rear lid, always make sure that it is properly
closed and locked.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open. A child could crawl into the vehicle through the luggage
compartment and close the rear lid becoming trapped and unable
to get out . Being trapped in a vehicle can lead to serious personal
injury.
• Never let children play in or around the vehicle.
• Never let passengers ride in the luggage compartment . Vehicle
occupants must always be properly restrained in one of the
vehicle's seating positions.
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Air circulation helps to reduce window fogging. Stale air escapes to
the outside through vents in the trim panel, on the left side of the
luggage compartment. Be sure to keep these slots free and open. •

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Tie-downs
The luggage compartment is equipped with four tie­
downs to secure luggage and other items.
Use the tie -downs to secure your cargo properly => page 173,
"Loading the luggage compartment".
In a collision, the laws of physics mean that even smaller items that
are loose in the vehicle will become heavy missiles that can cause
serious injury. Items in the vehicle possess energy which vary with
vehicle speed and the weight of the item. Vehicle speed is the most
significant factor.
For example, in a frontal collision at a speed of 30 mph (48 km/h),
the forces acting on a 10 lbs. (4,5 kg) object are about 20 times the
normal weight of the item. This means that the weight of the item
would suddenly be about 200 lbs. (90 kg). You can imagine the inju­
ries that a 200 lbs . (90 kg) item flying freely through the passenger
compartment could cause in a collision like this.
& WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used to secure items to tie­
downs can fail during hard braking or in a collision and cause
serious personal injury.
• Always use suitable mounting straps and properly secure
items to the tie-downs in the luggage compartment to help
prevent items from shifting or flying forward as dangerous
missiles.
• When the rear seat backrest is folded down, always use suit­
able mounting straps and properly secure items to the tie-downs
in the luggage compartment to help prevent items from flying
forward as dangerous missiles into the passenger compartment.
• Never attach a child safety seat tether strap to a tie-down.
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Reporting safety defects
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a
crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSAl in addi­
tion to notifying Audi of America, Inc. If NHTSA receives similar
complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy
campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual
problems between you, your dealer, or Audi of America, Inc.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY:
1-800-424-9153);
go to
http://www.safercar.gov;
or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov. •
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T he physical principles are simple . Both the vehicle and the passen­
gers possess energy wh ich varies w ith vehicle speed and body
weight . Engineers cal l this energy "kinetic energy ."
The higher the speed of the vehicle and the greater the vehicle's
weight, the more energy that has to be "absorbed" in the crash.
Vehicle speed is the most significant factor . If the speed doub les
from 15 to 30 mph (25 to 50 km/h), the energy increases 4 times!
Because the passengers of this vehicle are not using safety belts
~ page 177, fig. 167, they will keep moving at the same speed the
vehic le was moving just before the crash, until something stops
them
-here, the wall ~ page 177, fig . 168 .
The same principles apply to people sitting in a vehicle that is involved in a frontal collision . Even at city speeds of 20 to 30 mph
(30 to 50 km/h), the forces acting on the body can reach one ton
(2,000 lbs, or 1,000 kg) or more. At greater speeds, these forces are
even higher.
People who do not use safety belts are a lso not attached to their
vehic le. In a frontal collision they will also keep moving forward at
the speed their vehicle was trave lling just before the crash. Of
course, the laws of physics don't just apply to frontal collisions, they
determine what happens in all kinds of accidents and coll isions .•
What happens to occupants not wearing
safety belts?
In crashes unbelted occupants cannot stop themselves
from flying forward and being injured or killed . Always
wear your safety belts!
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F ig . 169 A driver not
wear ing a safety belt is
v iol ently thr own
forwa rd
Fig. 17 0 A rear
passenge r not wearing
a safe ty belt w ill
fly
for wa rd a nd strik e the
dr iver
Unbelted occupants are not able to resist the tremendous forces of
impact by holding tight or bracing themselves . Without the benefit ._

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Child restraints on the front seat - some
important things to know
- Be sure to read the important information and head the
WARNINGS for important details about children and
Advanced
Airbags=> page 210.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an Advanced Airbag
System, make certain that all children, especially those 12 years and
younger, always ride in the back seat properly restrained for their
age and size . The airbag on the passenger side makes the front seat
a potentially dangerous place for a child to ride. The front seat is not
the safest place for a child in a forward -facing child safety seat. It
can be a very dangerous place for an infant or a child in a rearward ­
facing seat.
The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle has been certified to comply with the Requirements of United States Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 208 as applicable at the time your vehicle
was manufactured.
The Standard requires the front airbag on the passenger side to be
turned off ("suppressed") if a child up to about one year of age
restrained in one of the rear-facing or forward-facing infant
restraints listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with
which the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle was certified has been installed on the front passenger seat. For a listing of the child
restraints that were used to certify compliance with the US Safety
Standard ::::, page 212.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the instrument panel tells you
when the front Advanced Airbag on the passenger side has been
turned off by the electronic control unit.
Each time you turn on the ignition, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on for a few seconds and:
• will stay on if the front passenger seat is not occupied,
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• will stay on if there is a small child or child restraint on the front
passenger seat,
• will go off if the front passenger seat is occupied by an adult as
registered by the weight-sensing
mat ::::, page 198, "Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag System" .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on when the control unit
detects a total weight on the front passenger seat that requires the
front airbag to be turned off.
If the total weight on the front passenger seat is more than that of
a typical 1 year-old child but less than the weight of a small adult,
the front airbag on the passenger side can deploy (the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on). If the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light does not come on, the front airbag on the passenger side
has not been turned off by the electronic control unit and can
deploy if the control unit senses an impact that meets the condi­
tions stored in its memory.
For example, the airbag may deploy if:
• a small child that is heavier than a typical 1 year-old child is on
the front passenger seat (regardless of whether the child is in one
of the child safety seats
listed ::::, page 212), or
• a child who has outgrown child restraints is on the front
passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on in the instrument cluster and stays on.
The front airbag on the passenger side may
not deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not illuminate and stay lit) even
if a small adult or teenager, or a passenger who is not sitting upright
with their back against a non-reclined backrest with their feet on the
vehicle floor in front of the seat is on the front passenger seat
=> page 168, "Proper seating position for the driver".
If the front passenger airbag deploys, the Federal Standard requires
the airbag to meet the "low risk" deployment criteria to reduce the risk of injury through interaction with the airbag . "Low risk" deploy­
ment occurs in those crashes that take place at lower decelerations _,,.
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/b, WARNING (continued )
• Improper installation of child restraints can reduce their effec­
tiveness o r even prevent them from providing any protection .
• An improperly installed child restraint can interfere with the
airbag a s it deploys and ser iously injure or even kill the child -
even with an Advanced Airbag System .
• Alway s carefully follow the manufacturer's instructions
provided with the child safety seat or carrier .
• Never place additional items on the seat that can in crease the
total weight registered by the weight -sensing mat and can cause
injury in a crash. •
Front airbags
Description of front airbags
The air bag sys tem can pr ovi de s upp lem ental pro tecti on
t o p rop erly restr ained front se a t oc cupants.
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Fig . 177 Location of
driver airb ag : in
s teering wheel
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Airbag system
Fig. 178 Location of
front pa ssen ger 's
airbag : in the instru­
ment p anel
Your vehic le is equipped with a dual -stage front "Advanced Airbag
System" in compl ia nce wi th Uni ted Sta tes Federa l Motor Ve hic le
Safety Standard (FMVSSl 208 as applicable at the time your vehicle
w as manufactured . Your vehicle is a lso equipped with side airbags
fo r the driver and front seat passenger . The safety belts for the front
seats have "pretensioners" that he lp to take s lack out of the belt
syste m. The p re te nsioners a re a lso activated by t he elec tronic
control unit for the airbag system.
The front safety belts a ls o have loa d lim iters to help reduce the
forces app lied to the body in a crash .
The airbag fo r the driver is in the steering wheel
hub => fig. 177 and
the airbag for t he front passenger is in the instrument pane l
=> fig. 178. The genera l location of the airbags is marked "AIRBAG" .
Th ere is a l ot you nee d t o know abou t the airbags in y our ve hicle. We
urge you to read the detailed information about airbags, safety be lts
and c hild safe ty in this and the ot her c hapt ers that mak e up the
owner 's lit erature. P lease be sure to heed the WARN INGS -they are
extremely importa nt for you r safety a nd the safety of you r passe n-
g ers, especially infants and small children.
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