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--
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tance,theairbagsystemcannotprotect
youproperly.
-
Ifphysicallimitationspreventyou from
sitting10inches(25cm) ormorefrom
thesteeringwheel,check withyour au­
thorizedAudidealertoseeifadaptive
equipmentisavailable.
-
Ifthesteeringwheelisaligned withyour
face,
thesupplementaldriver's airbag
cannotprovideasmuchprotectioninan
accident.Alwaysmakesurethatthe
steeringwheelisaligned withyour
chest.
-Always holdthesteeringwheelwithyour
handsatthe9o'dockand3o'dockposi­
tionstoreducetheriskofpersonalinjury
if
thedriver's airbagdeploys.
- Never hold
thesteeringwheelatthe12
o'dockpositionorwith yourhandsinside
thesteeringwheelrimoronthesteering
wheelhub. Holdingthesteeringwheel
thewrong waycancauseseriDUSinjuries
tothehands,armsandhead ifthedriv­
er'sairbagdeploys.
Fig.80Ignition lockpositions
Ignition lock
Theignitiankeystartsorstapstheengine.
Ignitionoff@
Inposition~fig.80®boththeignitionand
engineareoff,andthesteeringislocked.
Tolockthesteeringafteryou have removed
theignition key,turnthesteeringwheelinei­
therdirectionuntilyouhearitlockintoplace.
IgnitionLockand
ignitionswitch
AWARNING
Improperuseofsteeringwheeladjust­
mentandimproperseatingposition can
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
- Adjust
thesteeringwheelcolumnonly
when
thevehideisnotmovingtopre­
ventlossofvehidecontrol.
- Adjustthedriver'sseatorsteeringwheel
50thatthereisaminimumof10inches
(25 cm)
betweenyourchestandthe
steeringwheel~page94,fig.98.If
youcannotmaintainthisminimumdis-
Adjusting thesteering wheelcolumn
Fig.79Leverunderthesteering column
First,adjustthedriver'sseatcorrectly.
~Pushthelever~fig.79-Arrow-~&'
~Movethesteeringwheeltothedesiredpo­
sition.
~Pushtheleveragainstthesteeringcolumn
until itlocks.
Thesteering wheelposition conbecontinu­
ous1yadjustedinheightanddistance.
ontheroad
5teering
Theremustbeatleast10inches(25cm)be­
tween
yourchestandthecenterofthesteer­
ingwheel.Ifyoucannotsitmorethan10in­
ches (25cm)
framthesteeringwheel,seeif
adaptive
equipmentisavailabletohelp you
reach
thepedalsandincreasethedistance
fromthesteeringwheel.
Fordetailedinformationon howtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see~page59.
&.WARNING
Individuals withreducedsensitivitytopain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheatingfunction.Toreduce
theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
notuseseatheating.
Heatedseats
Appliestovehicles: withheatedseats
off.The reducedpowerconsumptionhasa
beneficial
effectonfuelconsumption.
Theseatcushion andtheseatbackafthe
front
seatscon beheatedelectrically.
~Presstheheatedseatsbutton~
~page 70,fig.77tosetthelevelofheating
desired.
CDNote
Toavoiddamagetotheheatingelements
intheseats,donotkneel ontheseatsor
placeheavyloadsonasmallareaofthe
seat.
Therangeofcontrolsgoesfram1to3.The
heatsettingselectedisshownbyLEDsabove
thebutton.
~PresstheQiïJbutton~page70,fig.77to
turntherearwindowdefoggeronandoff.
theair conditioning ison asshortaspossible,
you
shoulddothefollowing:
~Ifyouwouldliketosave fuel, switchtheair
conditioning off.
~Ifyouopenthewindowswhiledriving,
switch
theair conditioning off.
~Ifthevehideisextremelyhotduetothe
heatofthesun,brieflyopendoorsandwin­
dows.
Therear window defogger c/earstherearwin­
daw
ofcandensation.
The rearwindowdefoggerworks onlywhen
theengineisrunning. Theindicatorlightin
thebuttonilluminateswhentherearwindow
defoggeristurnedon.
Rearwindowdefogger
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Assoonastherearwindow isdear,you
shouldswitchtherearwindowdefogger
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Whenyousavefuel, youreduceemissions
fromthevehide.
Therearwindowdefoggerisswitchedoffau­
tomaticallyafter10to20minutes,depend­
ingontheoutsidetemperature.
Atvery lowoutsidetemperatures,therear
window
defoggercan beswitchedoncontinu­
ously
bypushingtheQiïJbuttonformorethan
2seconds.Thisremainsstoreduntiltheigni­
tion
isswitchedoff. Arearwindowdefogger
thatwasswitchedonalsoremainsstoredfor
15minutesaftertheignitionisswitchedoff.
Iftheengineisrestartedwithinthese15mi­
nutes,therearwindowdefoggerisactivated
for10to20minutes,dependingonoutside
temperature.With avehidethatisparkedfor
ashorttime,therearwindowdefoggerdoes
notneedtobemanuallyactivatedagain.
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pantsafetyalwaysdependsontheinformed
andcareful driver.
Importantthingstodobeforedriving
DrivingSafely
Foryoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassen­
gers,beforedriving always:
~Makesurethatalllightsandsignals areop­
erating correctly.
~Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
~Makesurethatallwindows areclean and
afford goodvisibility
totheoutside.
~Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
qpage68.
~Makesurethatnothing caninterferewith
thepedals.
~Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmir­
rors correctly foryour height.
~Instructpassengerstoadjusttheheadre­
straintsaccordingtotheirheight.
~Makesuretousetheright childrestraint
correctlytoprotectchildrenqpage133,
ChildSafety.
~Sitproperlyinyourseatand makesurethat
yourpassengersdothesameqpage57,
Generalrecommendations.~
accident. Thefollowingisalistingofjusta
few
ofthesafetyfeaturesinyour Audi:
-
sophisticatedsafetybeltsfor driverandall
passengerseatingpositions,
-
safetybeltpre-tensioners,
-frontairbags,
- knee
airbagsforthefrontseats,
-side airbagsinthefrontseats,
-LATCHanchoragesforchild restraints,
-
adjustablesteeringcolumn.
These individual
safetyfeaturescanwork to­
getherasasystemtohelpprotectyouand
YQurpassengersinawide rangeofaccidents.
These
featurescannotworkasasystemif
theyarenotalways properlyadjustedand
properly used!
Safetyiseverybody'sresponsibility!
Safetyequipment
safedrivinghabits
Yoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassengers
shouldnotbelefttochance. Advancesin
technology havemadeavarietyoffeatures
availabletohelp reducetheriskofinjuryinan
Thesafetyfeatures oreportoftheoccupant
restraintsystemandworktogethertohelp
reduce
theriskofinjuryina wide varietyof
accident situations.
AWARNING
-
Makecertainthatyou followtheinstruc­
tions
andheedtheWARNINGSinthis
Manual.
Itisinyourinterestandinthe
interestofyourpassengers.
- Always keepthecompleteOwner's Liter­
atureinyourAudi when youlend orsell
your vehicle so
thatthisimportantinfor­
mation willalways beavailable
tothe
driverandpassengers.
-Always keeptheOwner'sliteraturehandy
so
thatyoucan find iteasilyifyouhave
questions.
Pleas eremember-safetyfirst!
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
. 'Instructions andwarnings
thatyouneedtlpS,toreadandobserve foryour ownsafety,the
safetyofyourpassengersandothers.Wehave
summarized here
whatyouneedtoknow
about
safetybelts, airbags, childrestraintsas
wellaschild safety. Yoursafetyisforuspriori­
ty
number1.Alwaysobservetheinformation
and warnings
inthissection -for your own
safety aswell asfor
thatofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissection appliestoall
model versions
ofyourvehicle.someofthe
features describedinthissectionsmaybe
standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormay
beoptionalequipmentonothers.Ifyou are
not sure,
askyourauthorizedAudi dealer.
----DrivingSafely
Generalnotes
iTips
-Programmedbuttonscannotbeerased
individually."'
-For security reasonsyouareadvisedto
erasetheprogrammingoftheHome­
Link®systembefore yousellyour vehicle.'-
Erasingtheprogrammingofthe1Homelink theprogrammingissuccessful. Nowre­
leasethebuttonontheremotecontrol.
~Ifthedevice utilizes arolling code,please
follow
phase3ofqpage90, Programming
theHomeLink®transmitterforrolling code
programming.
Thisprocedurewillcausetheexistingpro­
grammingontheHomeLink®buttontabe
erased!
~Performsteps1to4as described on
qpage91,Phase1:programmingtheover­
headkeypad.
Whenyouerasetheprogramming,thepro­
grammingon011threeofthetransmitter
channelswithbelost!
Whencompleted,theHomeLink®systemwill
be
intheprogrammingmodeandisthen
readytolearnthecodesforremotecontrolled
devices.
Fig.97Overhead console:HomeLink® keypad
~Presstheappropriateprogrammedbutton
CD,<0or@toactivatethedesiredremote
controlfunctionqAinGeneralinforma­
tion on
page90.
TheHomeLink®transmitterworksinthe
samemonnerostheoriginalhondheldre­
motecontrolthatcamewiththesystem.
Reprogrammingasinglebutton
OperatingtheHomelink@transmitter
Programmingthebumpermountedtransmitter
maynotbesufficient fortheHomeLink"' sys­
temtolearntheradiofrequency signal.Per­
form all
otherstepsasdescribed above.
HomeLink®
AHomeLink"'buttoncanbereprogrammed
individuallywithoutaffectingtheotherbut­
ton allocations.
Programmingtheoverheadkeypad
~PresstheappropriateHomeLink®button
untiltheindicator lightbegins flashing
slowly.
1.Holdtheoriginalremotecantrolata dis­
tancebetween0-5in.(0-13cm) fromthe
bumperbelowtheappropriateheadlight
foryour vehicle (usetheshortestdistance
possible).
2.
Aimtheremotecontroljustbelowthe
driversideheadlight.
3. Press andholdtheactivationbuttonon
theremotecontrol.
4.Theemergencyflasherswillflashthree
times(afterabout15-60seconds) when
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Frontseatpassengerswhoareunbelted,
outofpositionortooclosetotheairbag
can beseriously injured
orkilledbytheair­
bag
asit unfolds.Tohelpreducetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjury:
-
Passengersmustalwayssitinanupright
positionandnever leanagainstorplace
any
partoftheirbodytooclosetothe
areawheretheairbagsarelocated.
-Passengerswhoareunbelted,outofpo­
sition
ortooclosetotheairbagcanbe
seriously injuredbyanairbagasitun­
folds with
grèatforceintheblinkofan
eye.
- Always make
surethatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenthefront
passenger'sbreastboneandtheinstru­
mentpanel.
-Always makesurethatthereareatleast
4inches(l0cm)betweenthefrontpas­
senger'skneesandthelowerpartofthe
instrumentpanel.
-Eachpassengermustalwayssiton aseat
oftheirownandproperlyfastenand
wearthesafetybeltbelongingtothat
seat.
-Before driving, alwaysadjustthefront
passengerseatandheadrestraintprop­
erly.
- Always keepyour
feetonthefloorin
frontoftheseat.Neverrestthemonthe
seat,instrumentpanel,outofthewin­
dow, etc.The airbag
systemandsafety
beltwillnotbeabletoprotectyouprop­
erly
andcan even increasetheriskofin­
jury
ina crash.
- Never drivewith
thebackrestreclined or
tiltedfarback!Thefartherthebackrests
aretiltedback,thegreatertheriskofin­
jury
duetoincorrect positioningofthe
safetybeltandimproperseatingposi­
tion.
- Children
mustalways rideinchildseats
qpage133.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstalling achildseatonthefront
passengerseatqpage 111.
Proper seating positions forpasseiiQerinrear seats•.
Rearseatpassengersmustsitupright with
bothfeetanthe flaor consistent withtheir
physicol sizeandbeproperly restroined
whenever thevehicle
isinuse.
Toreducetheriskofinjurycausedbyanincor.
rectseatingpositionintheeventofasudden
braking
maneuveroranaccident, yourpas­
sengersontherearbenchseatmustalways
observethefollowing:
~Makesurethattheseatbackissecurely
latchedintheuprightpositionqpage 63.
~Keepbothfeetflatinthefootwellinfront
oftherearseat.
~Fastenandwearsafetybeltsproperly
qpage107.
~Makesurethatchildren arealways properly
restrainedinachildrestraintthatisappro·
priatefortheirsizeandageqpage 133.
AWARNING
Passengerswhoareimproperlyseatedon
therearseatcanbeseriously injuredina
crash.
- Each
passengermustalwayssiton aseat
oftheirownandproperlyfastenand
wearthesafetybeltbelongingtothat
seat.
-5afetybeltsonly~ermaximumprotec­
tion
whentheseatba'\.kissecurely latch­
edintheuprightpositionandthesafety
beltsareproperlypositionedonthe
body.Bynotsittingupright,arearseat
passengerincreasestheriskofpersonal
injuryfromimproperly positionedsafety
belts!
er
adJ'ustmentofhead restraintsprop
ctly
adiustedheadrestraints areanim-Corre>ortontpartofyourvehicle's occupantre-
P'ntsystem andconhelp toreduce therisk
stral . .ofinjuriesinaccidentsltuatlDns.
'"N'"oN;li
Fig.100Correctly adjustedheadrestraintviewedfram
theside
Theheadrestraintsmustbecorrectly adjust­
edtoachievethebestprotection.
~Adjusttheheadrestraintsothattheupper
edgeoftherestraintislevelwiththetopof
yourhead,butno lowerthaneye leveland
50itisasclosetothebackofyourheadas
possibleqfig.100.
Adjusting headrestraintsqpage61.
AWARNING
Drivingwithoutheadrestraintsorwith
head
restraintsthatarenotproperly ad­
justed increases
theriskofseriousorfatal
neckinjuriy dramatically.Tohelpreduce
theriskofinjury:
- Always drivewith
theheadrestraintsin
placeandproperlyadjusted.
-Everypersoninthevehiclemusthavea
properly
adjustedheadrestraint.
-Always makesureeachpersonintheve­
hicle properly
adjuststheirheadre­
straint. Eachhead
restraintmustbead­
justedaccordingtooccupants'size50
thattheupperedgeisaseven withthe
topoftheperson'shead,butnolower
thaneye leveland50itisasclosetothe
backoftotheheadaspossible.
-Neverattempttoadjustheadrestraint
while driving.Ifyouhavedriven offand
mustadjustthedriverheadrestforany
reason,firststopthevehicle safelybe­
foreattemptingtoadjusttheheadre­
straint.
-Childrenmustalwaysbeproperly re­
strainedinachildrestraintthatisappro­
priatefortheirageandsizeqpage133.
Examplesofimproper seatingpositions
Theoccupant restraintsystemcononly re­
duce therisk
ofinjuryifvehicle occupants ore
properly seated.
Improperseatingpositionscancauseserious
injuryordeath.Safetybeltscanonly work
whentheyareproperly positioned onthe
body.Improperseatingpositionsreducethe
effectivenessofsafetybeltsandwilleven in­
creasetheriskofinjuryanddeathbymoving
thesafetybelttocriticalareasofthebody.
Improperseatingpositionsalsoincreasethe
riskofseriousinjuryanddeathwhenanair­
bag deploys
andstrikesanoccupantwhois
notintheproperseatingposition. Adriver is
responsible
forthesafetyofall vehicle occu­
pantsandespeciallyforchildren. Therefore:
~Neverallowanyonetoassumeanincorrect
seatingpositionwhenthevehicleisbeing
used
qA·
The followingbulletslistonlysomesample
positionsthatwill increasetheriskofserious
injuryanddeath.Ourhopeisthattheseexam­
pleswill make youmoreawareofseatingpo­
sitionsthataredangerous.
Therefore, wheneverthevehicleismoving:
-neverstandupinthevehicle
- never
standontheseats
-never kneelontheseats
-never ridewiththeseatbackreclined
- never liedown on
therearseat
-never leanupagainsttheinstrumentpanel
-neversitontheedgeoftheseat
-neversitsideways
- never
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theretoofferprotectioninthoseaccidentsin
whichairbagsarenotsupposedtodeployor
whentheyhavealreadydeployed. Unbelted
occupantscanalsobethrownoutofthevehi­
cle
whereevenmoresevereorfatalinjuries
canoccur.
Itisalsoimportantfortherearpassengersto
wearsafetybeltscorrectly. Unbeltedpassen­
gersintherearseatsendangernotonlythem­
selvesbutalsothedriverandotherpassen­
gersqfig.106.Inafrontalcollisiontheywill
bethrownforward violently,wheretheycan
hit
andinjurethedriverand/orfrontseatpas­
senger.
5afetybeltsused properly canmake abig dif­
ference.
5afetybeltshelptokeeppassengers
intheirseats,graduallyreduceenergylevels
appliedtothebodyinanaccident,andhelp
preventtheuncontrolledmovementthatcan
causeseriousinjuries. Inaddition,safetybelts
reducethedangerofbeingthrownoutofthe
vehicle.
5afetybeltsattachpassengerstothecarand
givethemthebenefitofbeing sloweddown
moregentlyor"softly"throughthe"give"in
thesafetybelts,crushzonesandothersafety
featuresengineeredintotoday'svehicles.By
"absorbing"thekineticenergyover alonger
periodoftime,thesafetybeltsmakethe
People thinkit'spossibletouse thehonds ta
brace thebody
in0minor collision. It'ssimply
nottrue!
Fig.107Driverisproperly restrainedinasuddenbrak­ingmaneuver.
Safetybeltsprotect
hppenstooccupantsnotwearingWhatasafetybelts?
.105Adrivernotwearing asafety beltisviolentlyFIg.thrown forward
Fig.106Arear passengernotwearing asafetybeltwillflyforward andstrikethedriver
Unbeltedoccupantsarenotabletoresistthe
tremendousforcesofimpactbyholdingtight
orbracingthemselves.Withoutthebenefitof
safetyrestraintsystems,theunrestrainedoc­
cupantwillslamviolently intothesteering
wheelinstrumentpanel,windshield,orwhat­
evere;seisinthewayqfig.105.Thisimpact
withthevehicleinteriorhasalltheenergy
theyhadjustbeforethecrash.
Never relyon
airbagsaloneforprotection.
Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovide only
additional
protection.Airbags arenotsup­
posed
todeployinall kindsofaccidents.Al­
thoughyour Audi isequippedwithairbags,all
vehicle
occupants,includingthedriver,must
wearsafetybeltscorrectlyinordertomini­
rnize
theriskofsevereinjuryordeathina
crash.
Rernember
too,thatairbagswill deploy only
once
andthatyoursafetybeltsarealways
h sunbeltedoccupantscannotstopIncrase..1es~romflying
forwardandbemgm-themseVI'b11kild.Always
wearyoursafetyets.
jured or1e
~~~~
~ Vehiclespeedisthemostsignificant factor.If
thespeeddoublesfrom15to30mph(25to
50km/hl,theenergyincreases4times!
Because
theoccupantsinthisvehicle arenot
usingsafetybeltsqfig.103,theywillkeep
moving
atthesamespeedthevehicle was
moving
justbeforethecrash,untilsomething
stopsthem- here,thewallqfig.104.
Thesameprinciples applytopeoplesittingin
avehiclethatisinvolvedinafrontalcollision.
Even
atcityspeedsof20to30mph(30to50
km/hl,theforces actingonthebodycan
reach
oneton(2,000lbs,or1,000kgl or
more.Athigherspeeds,theseforcesareeven
greater.
Peoplewhodonotusesafetybeltsarealso
notattachedtotheirvehicle. Inafrontalcolli­
sion
theywillalsokeep moving forwardatthe
speedtheirvehiclewastravellingjustbefore
thecrash.Ofcourse,thelawsofphysicsdon't
justapplytofrontalcollisions,theydetermine
whathappensinallkiJ:ldsofaccidentsandcol·
lisions. The
physical principles
aresimple.Boththe
vehicleandthepassengerspossessenergy
which varieswithvehicle
speedandbody
weight.Engineers callthisenergy"kineticen.
ergy."
The
higherthespeedofthevehicleandthe
greaterthevehicle'sweight,themoreenergy
thathastobe"absorbed"inthecrash.
Frontalcollisionsandthelawofphysics
AWARNING
-5afetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofse­
rious
injuryanddeathinautomobileacci­
dents.Foryourprotectionandthatof
yourpassengers,always correctlywear
safetybeltswhenthevehicleismoving.
- Failure
topayattentiontothewarning
lightthatcomeon, could leadtoperson­
alinjury.
Safetybelts
ThewarninglightIlintheinstrumentclust€r
lights upwhentheignitionisswitchedonasa
remindertofastenthesafetybelts. Inaddi­
tion, youwill
hearawarningtoneforacertain
periodoftime.
Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesurethat
yourpassengersalsoproperlyputontheir
safetybelts.
Fig.103Unbelted occupantsinavehicle heading fora
wall
Whysafetybelts?
Fig.104The vehicle crashes intothewall.
Frontalcrashes createverystrongforcesfor
people ridinginvehicles.
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SafetybeLts
forcesonthebodymore"tolerable"andless
likely
tocauseinjury.
Although
theseexamplesarebasedon afron­
talcollision,safetybeltscanalsosubstantial-'
lyreducetheriskofinjuryinotherkindsof
crashes. 50,whetheryou'reonalongtripor
justgoingtothecornerstore,always buckle
up
andmakesureothersdo,too.Accidentsta­
tisticsshowthatvehicleoccupantsproperly
wearing
safetybeltshave alower riskofbeing
injured
andamuchbetterchanceofsurviving
anaccident. Properlyusingsafetybeltsalso
greatlyincreasestheabilityofthesupplemen­
talairbagstodotheirjobinacollision. For
this
reason,wearingasafetybeltis legally re­
quired
inmostcountriesincludingmuchof
theUnitedStatesandCanada.
Although
yourAudiisequippedwithairbags,
you still have
towearthesafetybeltsprovid­
ed. Front
airbags,forexample,areactivated
onlyinsomefrontalcollisions. Thefrontair­
bagsarenotactivatedinallfrontalcollisions,
insideandrearcollisions,inrolloversorin
caseswherethereisnotenoughdeceleration
throughimpacttothefrontofthevehicle.
The
samegoesfortheotherairbagsystemsin
your Audi. 50,alwayswearyoursafetybelt
andmakesureeverybodyinyourvehicleis
properly restrained!
Importantsafetyinstructionsaboutsafetybelts
Safetybeltsmustalwaysbepraperlyposi­
tionedacrossthestrongestbonesofyour
body.
~Alwayswearsafetybeltsasillustratedand
describedinthischapter.
~Makesurethatyoursafetybeltsarealways
ready
foruseandarenotdamaged.
A.WARNING
Not wearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperlyincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeath.Safetybeltscan
work only
whenusedcorrectly. -
Always
fastenyoursafetybeltscorrectly
beforedrivingoffandmakesureall pas­
sengersareproperlyrestrained.
-Formaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalwaysbepositionedcorrectlyon
thebody.
- Never
strapmorethanoneperson,in­
cluding
smallchildren,intoanysingle
safetybelt.
- Never placeasafetybeltoverachild sit­
tingonyour lap.
- Always keep
feetinthefootwellinfront
oftheseatwhitethevehicleisbeingdriv­
en.
-Neverletanypersonride withfeeton
theinstrumentpanelorstickingoutthe
windoworontheseat.
-Never remove asafetybeltwhiletheve­
hicle
ismoving. Doingsowillincrease
yourriskofbeing injured orkilled.
- Never
wearbeltstwisted.
-Neverwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakable
objectsinoronyourclothing,suchas
eye
glasses,pens, keys,etc.,asthese
maycauseinjury.
- Never
weartheshoulderpartofthebelt
underyourarmorotherwiseoutofposi­
tion.
-Severallayersofheavy clothing mayin­
terferewithcorrectpositioningofbelts
andreducetheireffectiveness.
- Always keep
beltbUëklesfreeofanything
thatmaypreventtheb~cklefromlatch-
i ng secu rely.
- Never
usecomfortclipsordevicesthat
createslackintheshoulderbelt.Howev­
er, special clipsmay
berequiredforthe
correctuseofsomechildrestraintsys­
tems.
-Never allowsafetybeltstobecomedam­
agedbybeingcaughtindoororseat
hardware.
-Tornorfrayedsafetybeltscantearand
damagedbelthardwarecan breakinan
accident.Inspectbeltsregularly.Ifweb-
bing, bindings, buckles,orretractorsare~
damaged,havebeltsreplacedbyanau­
thorized Audi
dealerorqualified
workshop.
_5afetybeltsthathavebeenwornand
loadedinanaccidentmustbereplaced
with
thecorrectreplacementsafetybelt
byanauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshop.
Replacementmaybenecessa­
ryeven ifdamagecannotbeclearlyseen.
Anchoragesthatwereloadedmustalso
beinspected.
_Never remove, modify,disassemble,or
trytorepairthesafetybeltsyourself.
_Alwayskeepthebeltsclean.Dirtybelts
maynotworkproperlyandcanimpair
thefunctionoftheinertiareel
c:>page176,Safetybelts.
SafetybeLts
Fastening safetybelts
Seatfirst-everybody buckleup!
Fig.108Beltbuckle andtongue onthedriver'sseat
Toprovidemaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalways bepositionedcorrectly onthe
wearer'sbody.
~Adjustthefrontseatandheadrestraint
properlyc:>page57,Generalrecammenda­
tians.
~Holdthebeltbythetongueandpull it
evenly
acrossthechestandpelvisc:>,&.
~Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckleof
yourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely
C:>fig.lOB.
~Pull onthebelttomakesurethatitisse­
curely
latchedinthebuckle.
SafetybeLts1 (
Automaticsafetybeltretractors
Everysafetybeltisequippedwithanautomat­
icbeltretractorontheshoulderbelt.This fea­
turelocksthebeltwhenthebeltispulledout
fast,during hardbrakingandinanaccident.
Thebeltmayalsolockwhenyoudrive upor
downasteephillorthroughasharpcurve.
During
normaldrivingthebeltletsyou move
freely.
Safetybeltpretensioners
Thesafetybeltsonthefrontseatsareequip­
ped with abeltpretensionerthathelpsto
tightenthesafetybeltandremove slackwhen
thepretensionerisactivated.Thefunctionof
thepretensionerismonitoredbyawarning
light
c:>page16.
Switchable lockingfeature
Everysafetybeltexcepttheoneonthedriver
seatisequippedwithaswitchablelockingfea­
turethatmustbeusedwhenthesafetybeltis
usedtoattachachildseat.Besuretoreadthe
importantinformationaboutthisfeature
c:>page143.
A.WARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscan
causeseriousinjuryinanaccident
c:>pagelOB,Safetybeltposition.
-Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotection
onlywhentheseatbackisuprightand
beltsareproperlypositionedonthe
body.
_ Never
attachthesafetybelttothebuck­
le for
anotherseat.Attachingthebeltto
thewrongbuckle willreducesafetybelt
effectivenessandcancauseseriousper­
sonalinjury.
_Apassengerwhoisnotproperly restrain­
ed can beseriously injured
bythesafety
beltitselfwhenitmovesfromthestron­
gerpartsofthebody intocriticalareas
liketheabdomen.
_Always locktheconvertible lockingre­
tractorwhenyouaresecuring achild
seatinthevehiclec:>page145.

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theseregulationsandwillbepleasedto
passontheinformationtoyou.
-
Besuretoobserveall safety, environ­
mentalandotherregulationsifthevehi­
cle
orindividualpartsofthesystem,par­
ticularly
thesafetybeltorairbag,areto
bedisposed.Werecommendyou have
your
authorizedAudidealerperformthis
serviceforyou.
Service anddisposaiofsafety belt
pretensioner
Thesafetybeltpretensionersarepartsofthe
safetybeltsonyourAudi.Installing,remov­
ing, servicing orrepairing
ofbeltpretension­
erscandamagethesafetybeltsystemand
preventitfromworking correctlyinacolli­
sion.
There are
someimportantthingsyouhaveto
knowtomakesurethattheeffectivenessof
thesystemwillnotbeimpairedandthatdis­
carded
componentsdonotcauseinjuryor pol­
lutetheenvironment.
.&.WARNING
Impropercare, servicingandrepair proce­
durescanincreasetheriskofpersonalin­
jury
anddeathbypreventingasafetybelt
pretensionerfromactivatingwhenneeded
or activating itunexpectedly:
- The
beltpretensionersystemcanbeacti­
vatedonlyonce.Ifbeltpretensioners
havebeenactivated,thesystemmustbe
replaced.
- Never repair,
adjust,orchangeanyparts
ofthesafetybeltsystem.
-Safetybeltsystemsincludingsafetybelt
pretensionerscannotberepaired. Spe­
cial
proceduresarerequiredforremoval,
installationanddispos.alofthissystem.
- For any workonthesafetybeltsystem,
westronglyrecommendthatyousee
yourauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
technician
whohasanAudiapprovedre­
pair
manual,trainingandspecialequip­
mentnecessary.
@JForthesakeoftheenvironment
Undeployedairbagmodulesandpreten­
sionersmightbe classifiedasPerchlorate
Material-specialhandling mayapply,see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/per­
chlorate.Whenthevehicleorpartsofthe
restraintsystemincluding airbagmodules
safetybeltswithpretensionersarescrap­
ped, all
applicablelawsandregulations
mustbeobserved.YourauthorizedAudi
dealerisfamiliar withtheserequirements
andwerecommendthatyouhave your
dealerperformthisserviceforyou.
--Airbagsystem
Importantthingsto
know
Importanceofwearing safetybeltsand
sitting properly
Airbags areonlysupplementalrestraints.For
airbagstodotheir job,occupantsmustal­
W~ysproperly weartheirsafetybeltsandbe
inaproper seating position.
Foryoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassen­
gers,before driving off,always:
~Adjustthedriver'sseatandsteeringwheel
properly~page 94,
~Adjustthefrontpassenger'sseatproperly
o>page58,
~Wearsafetybeltsproperly~page106,
~Always properly usetheproperchildre­
strainttoprotectchildren~page133.
Inacollisionairbagsmustinflate withinthe
blinkofaneyeandwithconsiderableforce.
Thesupplementalairbagscancauseinjuries if
the driver
orthefrontseatpassengerarenot
seated properly. Thereforeinordertohelpthe
airbagtodoitsjob, itisimportant,bothasa
driver and
asapassengertositproperlyatall
times.
Bykeepingroombetweenyour bodyandthe
steeringwheelandthefrontofthepassenger
compartment,theairbagcaninflatefullyand
completelyandprovidesupplementalprotec­
tion
incertainfrontalcollisions~page94,
Properoccupant seatingpositions.Fordetails
ontheoperationoftheseatadjustmentcon­
trats
~page58and~page59.
It's especiallyimportantthatchildren are
properly
restrained~page133.
Thereisa lotthatthedriverandthepassen­
gers canandmustdotohelptheindividual
safety
featuresinstalledinyour Audi workto­getherasasystem.
Properseating.positionisimportantsothat
thefrontairbagonthedriver sidecandoits
Job.Ifyouhave aphysicalimpairmentor con-
AirbagsystemIl]
ditionthatpreventsyoufromsittingproperly
on
thedriverseatwiththesafetybeltproperly
fastenedandreachingthepedals,orifyou
have
concernswith regardtothefunctionor
operationoftheAdvanced AirbagSystem,
pleasecontactyourauthorizedAudidealeror
qualifiedworkshop, orcall AudiCustomer
CAREat1-800-822-2834forpossible modifi­
cationstoyourvehicle.
Whentheairbagsystemdeploys,agasgener­
atorwillfilltheairbags,breakopenthepad­
dedcovers,andinflatebetweenthesteering
wheelandthedriverandbetweentheinstru­
mentpanelandthefrontpassenger.The air­
bagswilldeftateimmediatelyafterdeploy­
ment50thatthefrontoccupantscansee
throuflhthewindshield againwithoutinter­
ruption.
Allofthistakesplaceintheblinkofaneye,50
fastthatmanypeopledon'teven realizethat
theairbagshavedeployed.Theairbagsalso
inflatewithagreatdealofforceandnothing
shouldbeintheirwaywhentheydeploy.
Front
airbagsincombinationwith properly
worn
safetybeltsslowdownandlimittheoc­
cupant'sforwardmovement.Togetherthey
helptopreventthedriverandfrontseatpas­
sengerfromhittingpartsoftheinsidetheve­
hicle while reducing
theforces actingonthe
occupantduringthecrash.Inthiswaythey
helptoreducetheriskofinjurytothehead
andupperbodyinthecrash.Airbagsdonot
protectthearmsorthelowerpartsofthe
body.
Both
frontairbagswillnotinflateinallfrontal
collisions. Thetriggeringoftheairbagsystem
dependsonthevehicledecelerationrate
causedbythecollisionandregisteredbythe
electroniccontrolunit.Ifthisrateisbelow
thereferencevalueprogrammedintothecon­
trolunit,theairbagswillnotbetriggered,
eventhoughthecarmay bebadlydamagedas
a
resultofthecollision. Vehicledamage,re­
pair
costsoreventhelackofvehicledamage
isnotnecessarilyanindicationofwhetheran
airbagshouldinflateornot.~

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1.
Airbagsystem
Ttisnotpossibletodefinearangeofvehicle
speedsthatwillcoyereverypossible kindand
angleofimpactthatwillalwaystriggerthe
airbags,sincethecircumstanceswillvary con­
siderably
betweenonecollisionandanother.
Importantfactorsinclude, forexample,the
nature(hardorsoft)oftheobjectwhichthe
carhits,theangleofimpact,vehiclespeed,
etc.Thefrontairbagswillalsonotinflatein
sideorrearcollisions,orinroll-overs.
Always
remember:Airbags willdeployonly
once,
andonlyincertainkindsofcollisions.
Your
safetybeltsarealwaystheretoofferpro­
tectioninthosesituationsinwhichairbags
arenotsupposedtodeploy,orwhentheyhave
alreadydeployed;forexample,whenyourve­
hicle
strikesorisstruckbyanotherafterthe
firstcollision.
This
isjustoneofthereasonswhy anairbagis
asupplementaryrestraintandisnotasubsti­
tuteforasafetybelt.Theairbagsystem
worksmosteffectivelywhenusedwiththe
safetybelts.Therefore,alwaysproperlywear
yoursafetybeltsqpage103.
.&WARNING
Sittingtooclosetothesteeringwheelor
instrumentpanelwilldecreasetheeffec­
tivenessoftheairbagsandwillincrease
theriskofpersonalinjuryinacollision.
- Never
sitcloserthanlainches (2Scm)
tothesteeringwheelorinstrumentpan­
el.
-Ifyoucannotsitmorethanlainches
(2Scm)fromthesteeringwheel,investi­
gatewhetheradaptiveequipmentmay
be available
toheld youreachthepedals
andincreaseyourseatingdistancefrom
thesteeringwheel.
-Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,
sittingsidewaysorout·ofposition inany
way,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
-
Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
could evenbekilledifyouareupagainst
theairbagortooclosetoitwhenitin­
flates-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag. -
Toreducetheriskofinjurywh
enanair­
baginflates,alwayswearsafetybelts
properlyqpage107,Safetybelts.
-Alwaysmakecertainthatchildrenage12
oryoungeralways rideintherearseat.If
childrenarenotproperlyrestrained,they
maybeseverely injuredorkilledwhenan
airbaginflates.
-Neverletchildren rideunrestrainedor
improperlyrestrainedinthevehicle.Ad­
justthefrontseatsproperly.
- Never ride
withthebackrestreclined.
- Always
sitasfaraspossiblefromthe
steeringwheelortheinstrumentpanel
qpage94,Proper occupantseatingpo­
sitions.
- Alwayssituprightwithyourbackagainst
thebackrestofyourseat.
- Never placeyourfeetontheinstrument
panelorontheseat.Always keepboth
feetonthefloorinfrontoftheseatto
helppreventseriousinjuriestothelegs
andhipsiftheairbaginflates.
-Never reclinethefrontpassenger'sseat
totransportobjects.Itemscanalso
moveintotheareaofthesideairbagor
thefrontairbagduring brakingorina
suddenmaneuver.Objectsneartheair­
bagscanbecomeprojectilesandcause
injurywhenanairbaginflates.
.&WARNING'--.
Airbagsthathavedeployedfnacrashmust
bereplaced.
-Use only originalequipmentairbagsap­
proved byAudiandinstalledbyatrained
technicianwhohasthenecessarytools
anddiagnosticequipmenttoproperly re­
placeanyairbaginyourvehicleandas­
suresystemeffectivenessinacrash.
-Neverpermitsalvagedorrecycled air­
bagstobeinstalledinyourvehicle.
Childrestraintsonthefrontseat-sorne
ilTlPortant
thingstoknow
~Besuretoreadtheimportantinformation
and headtheWARNINGSforimportantde­
tailsaboutchildrenandAdvanced Airbags
qpage133.
Eventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithan
AdvancedAirbagSystem,makecertainthat
allchildren, especiallythose12yearsand
younger,always rideinthebackseatproperly
restrained
fortheirageandsize. Theairbag
onthepassengersidemakesthefrontseata
potentially
dangerousplace forachildtoride.
The
frontseatisnotthesafestplacefora
child
inaforward-facingchildsafetyseat.It
can beaverydangerousplaceforaninfantor
achildinarearward-facingseat.
TheAdvanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
has
beencertifiedtocomplywiththeRequire­
mentsofUnitedStatesFederalMotorVehicle
Safety
Standard208asapplicableatthetime
your vehiclewasmanufactured.
TheStandardrequiresthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidetobeturnedoff("sup­
pressed") ifachilduptoaboutoneyearof
agerestrainedinoneoftherear-facingorfor­
ward-facing
infantrestraintslistedinFederal
Motor Vehicle
SafetyStandard208withwhich
theAdvanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
was
certifjedhasbeeninstalledonthefront
passengerseat.For alistingofthechild re­
straintsthatwereusedtocertifycompliance
withtheUSSafetyStandardqpage135.
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightinthein­
strumentpaneltellsyouwhenthefrontAd­
vanced Airbagon
thepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.
Each
timeyouturnontheignition,thePAS­
SENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightwillcomeonfora
few
secondsand:
-willstayon ifthefrontpassengerseatisnot
occupied,
-willstayonifthereisasmallchildorchild
restraintonthefrontpassengerseat,
-will gooffifthefrontpassengerseatisoc­
cu pied by
anadultasregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmatqpage122,Monitor­
ing
theAdvanced AirbagSystem.
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightcomeson
whenthecontrolunitdetectsatotalweight
onthefrontpassengerseatthatrequiresthe
frontairbagtobeturnedoff.
Ifthetotalweightonthefrontpassenger
seatismorethanthatofatypical1year-old
child
butlessthantheweightofasmall
adult,thefrontairbagonthepassengerside
candeploy(thePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeon).IfthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightdoesnotcomeon,the
frontairbagonthepassengersidehasnot
beenturnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit
andcandeployifthecontrolunitsensesan
impactthatmeetstheconditionsstoredinits
memory.
Forexample,theairbagmaydeployif:
_ a
smallchildthatis heavierthanatypical1
year-old childisonthefrontpassengerseat
(regardlessofwhetherthechildisinoneof
thechildsafetyseatslistedqpage135),or
_ achildwhohasoutgrownchildrestraintsis
onthefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,the
PASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightcomesonin
theinstrumentclusterandstayson.
Thefrontairbagonthepassengersidemay
notdeploy(thePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotilluminateandstaylit)evenifa
smalladultorteenager,orapassengerwhois
notsittinguprightwiththeirbackagainsta
non-reclined
backrestwiththeirfeetonthe
vehiclefloorinfrontoftheseatisonthefront
passengerseatqpage94,Proper seating po­
sition for
thedriver.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagdeploys,the
FederalStandardrequirestheairbagtomeet
the"lowrisk"deploymentcriteriatoreduce
theriskofinjurythroughinteractionwiththe
airbag."Low risk"deploymentoccursinthose
crashesthattakeplaceatlowerdecelerations~

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asdefinedintheelectroniccontrolunit
9page122,PASSENGERAIRBACOFFlight.
Alwaysremember,achildsafetyseatorinfant
carrierinstalledonthefrontseatmaybe
struckandknockedoutofposition bytherap­
idly inflating
passenger'sairbaginafrontal
collision. Theairbagcouldgreatlyreducethe
effectivenessofthechildrestraintandeven
seriously injure
thechildduring inflation.
For
thisreason,andbecausethebackseatis
thesafestplaceforchildren -whenproperly
restrainedaccordingtotheirageandsize-we
stronglyrecommendthatchildren alwayssit
inthebackseat9page133,ChildSafety.
.&.WARNING
Achildinarearward-facing childsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilledif
thefrontairbaginflates-even withanAd-
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflating airbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
-Forward-facing childsafetyseatsinstal-
led on
thefrontpassenger'sseatmay in-
terferewiththedeploymentoftheair-
bag
andcauseserious'personalinjuryto
thechild.
AWARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installa forward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
u~
-Always makesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
itsmanufacturerforuseonafrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.
- Never
puttheforward-facing childre-
straintupagainstorveryneartheinstru-
mentpanel.
- Always move
thepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossiblebeforeinstalling
theforward-facing childrestraint.The
backrestmustbeadjustedtoanupright
position.
- Make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomesonandstayson allthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitched
on.
4.WARNING
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightwill bedisplayedwheneverachild re-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassenger
seatandtheignitionisswitchedon.
-
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotstayon,performthechecks de-
scribed9page122,MonitoringtheAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
-Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpas-
sengerseatandinstall itproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositonsifthePASSEN·
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealerimmediately.
- Always carefully follow
instructionsfrom
child
restraintmanufacturerswhenin-
stallingchildrestraints.
.&.WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installa forward orrearward-facing child
restraintonthefrontpassenger'sseat:
-Improperinstallationofchildrestraints
canreducetheireffectivenessoreven
preventthemfromprovidinganyprotec-
tion.~
---_Animproperly installedchildrestraint
caninterferewiththeairbagasitde­
ploys
andseriously injureorevenkillthe
child-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
System.
_Always carefully followthemanufactur­
er'sinstructionsprovidedwiththechild
safetyseatorcarrier.
_Never placeadditionalitemsontheseat
thatcanincreasethetotalweightregis­
teredbytheweight-sensingmatandcan
cause
injuryina crash.
Frontairbags
Descriptionoffrontairbags
Theairbagsystemcan pravidesupplemental
protectiontapraperlyrestrainedfrontseat
occupants.
Fig.112Locationofdriver airbag:insteeringwheel
Fig.113Locationoffrontpassenger'sairbag:inthein­strumentpanel
Yourvehicleisequippedwithan"Advanced
Airbag
System"incompliancewith United
StatesFederal MotorVehicleSafetyStandard
(FMVSS)208asapplicableatthetimeyour
vehicle
wasmanufactured.Thesafetybelts
forthefrontseatshave"pretensioners"that
helptotakeslackoutofthebeltsystem.The
AirbagsystelTl11
pretensionersarealsoactivatedbytheelec­
troniccontrolunitfortheairbagsystem.
Thefrontsafetybeltsalsohave loadlimiters
tohelpreducetheforcesappliedtothebody
inacrash.
The
airbagforthedriver isinthesteering
wheelhub9fig.112andtheairbagforthe
frontpassengerisintheinstrumentpanel
9fig.113.Thegenerallocationoftheairbags
ismarked "AIRBAG".
There
isalotyouneedtoknowabouttheair­
bagsinyour vehicle.Weurgeyoutoreadthe
detailedinformationaboutairbags,safety
beltsandchildsafetyinthisandtheother
chaptersthatmake uptheowner'sliterature.
Plea~ebesuretoheedtheWARNINGS -they
areextremelyimportantforyoursafetyand
thesafetyofyourpassengers,especiallyin­
fantsandsmallchildren.
.&.WARNING
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.
-Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovide
only
supplementalprotection.
- Airbag workmosteffectivelywhenused
withproperlywornsafetybelts.
- Therefore, always
wearyoursafetybelts
andmakesurethateverybodyinyourve-
hicle isproperly
restrained.
.&.WARNING
Apersononthefrontpassengerseat,es-
peciallyinfantsandsmallchildren, willre-
ceive
seriousinjuriesandcan even bekil-
Ledbybeingtooclosetotheairbagwhen
itinflates.
-AlthoughtheAdvanced AirbagSystemin
yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthe
frontpassengerairbagifaninfantora
smallchildisonthefrontpassenger
seat,nobody canabsolutelyguarantee
thatdeploymentunderthesespecial
conditionsisimpossibleinallconceiva-
ble
situationsthatmayhappenduring
theusefullifeofyourvehicle.