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Voushouldalwayslockthesteeringwhenever
youleaveyourvehicle. Thismakesavehicle
theftevenmoredifficultq&'
Ignitionkeysafetylock
After switching offtheignition,theignition
keycanonlyberemoved fromtheignition
lock when
theselectorleverisinthe"P"
(Park) position. Afteryouhave removedthe
key,theselectorleverislockedandcannotbe
moved.
Ignitionon@
Ifitisdifficulttoturnthekeyafteryou have
inserteditintotheignition lock,turnthe
steeringwheelbackandforth.Thiswilltake
theloadoffthesteeringlockmechanismand
you will be
abletoturnthekeyfreelyand
starttheengine.
Startingtheengine®
Inthispositiontheenginestarts.Whilethe
engineisstarting,thepowersupplytothe
headlightsandotherelectricalconsumersis
temporarilyinterruptedtoconservebattery
power. Aftertheenginehasstarted,reLease
thekeyanditwillreturntopositionCD,
Beforethestartercanbeoperatedagainthe
[email protected]
non-repeatlockpreventsyou fromdamaging
thestarterwhentheengineisrunning.
AWARNING
- Never
removethekeyfromtheignition
lock
whiLethevehicleismoving. The
steeringwheeLwilllockcausinglossof
control.
-Ifyouhavetoleaveyourvehicle-even
forjustaminute-always removetheig
nition
keyandtakeit with you.Thisises
pecially
importantifyou aregoingto
leave children behindinthevehicle.The
children could
starttheengineoruse
othervehiclecontrols. Unsuperviseduse
ofvehiclecontrals(forexample,power
windows) cancauseseriouspersonalin
juries.
@Tips
Ifthevehiclebatteryhasbeendisconnect
edandthenreconnected,thenyoumust
leavethekeyinpositionCDforabout5
secondsbeforeyoucanstarttheengine.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine1
Theengine canonly bestartedwith anorigi
nal Audi key.
~Settheparking brake.
~Movetheselectorlevertotheneutralposi
tion(automatictransmission):selectorlever
inPorN).
~Onvehicles withmanualtransmission,fully
depresstheclutchpedal.
~Turntheignitionkeytoposition0
qpage75,fig.80-donotdepressthegas
pedalwhenstartingtheengine!
~Letgoofthekeyassoonastheengine
starts.
Acoldenginemayatfirstbe loudafterithas
beenstarted.Thisisduetothehydraulic
valves building up
theoilpressure. Thisnor
malandnoneedforconcern.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,stop
tryingafterlasecon~ndthentrytorestart
theengineabout30seco~slater.
AWARNING
Never
startorlettheenginerunina con
fined
orenclosedarea.Exhaustfumes
framtheenginecontaincarbonmonoxide,
a colorless
andodorlessgas. Carbonmon
oxide canbefatalifinhaled.
- Never leave
theengineidlingunattend
ed.Anunattendedvehicle witharunning
engineposesadangerofpersonalinjury
ortheft.~
..
-
CDNote
_Avoidhighenginespeeds,fastaccelera
tion
orheavyengineloadswhiletheen
gine isstill cold. Thiscould
damagethe
engine.
_Theenginecannotbestartedbypushing
or towing
thevehicle.
@lForthesakeoftheenvironment
Toavoidunnecessaryenginewearandto
reduceexhaustemissions,donotletyour
vehicle
standandwarmup.Bereadyto
driveoffimmediatelyafterstartingyour
vehicle. Maintain
moderatespeeduntilthe
engineiscompletelywarm.Remember,
theengineperformsbestatoperating
temperature.
Stoppingtheengine
~Turntheignition keytoposition@
qpage75,fig.80.
AWARNING
- Never
turnofftheengineuntilthevehi
cle
hascometoacompletestop.
- The brakeboosterandservotroniconly
work when
theengineisrunning. With
theignitionturnedoff,you havetoapply
more force
whensteeringorbraking.
5ince you
cannotsteerandstopnormal
ly,thiscanleadtoaccidentsandserious
injuries.
- The
radiatorfan cancontinuetorunfor
uptolaminutesevenafteryou have
turnedofftheengineandremovedthe
ignitionkey.Theradiatorfancanalso
turnonagain iftheenginecoolantheats
upbecauseofintensesunlightorheat
build-upintheenginecompartment.
CDNote
Donotstoptheengineimmediatelyafter
hardorextendeddriving. Keeptheengine
runningforappraximatelytwominutesto
preventexcessiveheatbuild-up .
Ontheroad
Parkingbrake
Parkingbrake
Whentheparking brakeisset,itpreventsthe
vehiclefromralling awayunintentianally.
Fig.81Center console: Parkingbrakeset
Settingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverallthewayup.
Releasingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverupslightlyand
pressthereleasebuttonatthesametime
qfig.81-arraw-.
~Keepthereleasebuttonpressedandlower
theparking brakeqA·
Ifyoushoulddriveoffwiththeparkingbrake
still
set,awarningtonewillsoundandthe
following willappearintheinstrumentc1us
tertoremindyoutoreleasetheparking
brake:
Pa rki ng b
rakeset
The parking brakewarningcomesononly af
teryouhave drivenforlongerthan3seconds
andfasterthan5mph(5km/hl.
Theparking brakewarninglight_
(USA)/.(CON)illuminateswhenthepark
ing brake
issetandyou switch ontheignition.
AWARNING
Alwaysreleasetheparking brakecom-
pletely. A
partiallyengagedbrakewill
overheattherearbrakes, reducetheiref
fectiveness
andcauseexcessive wear.This
could lead
tobrakefailureandanaccident.~
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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
92
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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
Leanoutthewindow~
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-neverputyourfeetoutthewindow
-neverputyourfeetontheinstrumentpanel
-neverrestyourfeetontheseatcushionor
backoftheseat
-never rideinthefootwell
-never rideinthecargoarea
&.WARNING
Improperseatingpositionsincreasethe
riskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeath
wheneveravehicle isbeingused.
-Alwaysmakesurethatall vehicle occu
pantsstayinaproperseatingposition
andareproperlyrestrainedwheneverthe
vehicleisbeing used.
Driverandpassenger
sidefootweLL
Important safetyinstructions
&.WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthekneeairbag can
inflate
withoutinterference.Objects be
tweenyourselfandtheairbagcanincrease
theriskofinjuryinanaccidentbyinterfer
ing with
thewaytheairbagdeploysorby
being p'ushed intoyouastheairbagde
ploys.
-
Nopersons(children)oranimalsshould
rideinthefootwellinfrontofthepas
sengerseat.Iftheairbagdeploys,this
canresultinseriousorfatalinjuries.
-
Noobjectsofanykindshouldbecarried
inthefootwellareainfrontofthedriv
er'sorpassenger'sseat.Sulkyobjects
(shoppingbags,forexample) canham
perorpreventproperdeploymentofthe
airbag.Smallobjectscanbethrown
throughthevehicle iftheairbagdeploys
andinjureyouoryourpassengers.
PedaLarea
Pedals •
Thepedalsmustalwaysbefree tomave and
mustnever beinterfered withbyaflaarmat
arany other abject.
Makesurethatallpedalsmove freely without
interferenceandthatnothingpreventsthem
fromreturningtotheiroriginal positions.
Only usefloor
matsthatleavethepedalarea
freeandcan besecuredwith floormatfasten.
ers.
Ifabrake circuit fails,increased brakepedal
travelisrequiredtabringthevehicletoafull
stop.
&.WARNING
Pedalsthatcannotmovefreely cancause
lossofvehiclecontrolandincreasetherisk
ofseriousinjury.
- Never placeany
objectsinthedriver's
footwell.Anabjectcouldgetintothe
pedalareaandinterferewithpedalfunc
tion. Incase
ofsuddenbraking oranac
cident,youwouldnotbeabletobrakeor
accelerate!
- Always make
surethatnothingcanfall
or move into
thedriver's footwell.
Floormatsonthe driver side •
\.Alwaysusefloormatsthatcanbesecurely
attached tothe floor
matfasteners andda
natinterferewiththefreemovementofthe
pedals.
~Makesurethatthefloormatsareproperly
securedandcannotmoveandinterferewith
thepedalsq&'
Use only floormatsthatleavethepedalarea
unobstructedandthatarefirmlysecuredso
thattheycannotslipoutofposition.Voucan
obtainsuitablefloormatsfromyourauthor
izedAudi Dealer.
Floor
matfastenersareinstalledinyourAudi.~
h
----matsusedinyour vehiclemustbeat-Floor.
h dtothesefasteners.ProperlysecunngtaCe
. .
e floormatswillpreventthemfromslldmg
~~topositionsthatcouldinterferewiththe.
pedal
sorimpairsafe operationofyour
vehlcle
inotherways.
f1WARNING
pedalsthatcannotmove freely canresult
inalossofvehiclecontrolandincreasethe
riskofseriouspersonalinjury.
_Always makesurethatfloormatsare
properlysecured.
_Neverplaceorinstallfloormatsorother
floorcoveringsinthevehiclethatcannot
beproperlysecuredinplacetoprevent
themfromslippingandinterferingwith
thepedalsortheabilitytocontrolthe
vehicle.
_Never placeorinstallfloormatsorother
floorcoverings ontopofalreadyinstal
led floor
mats.Additionalfloormatsand
othercoverings willreducethesizeof
thepedalareaandinterferewiththe
pedals.
- Always properly
reinstallandsecurefloor
matsthathavebeentakenoutforclean
ing.
- Always make
surethatobjectscannot
fallintothedriverfootwellwhiletheve
hicle ismoving. Objects
canbecome
trappedunderthebrakepedalandaccel
eratorpedalcausingalossofvehicle
control.
StowingLuggage
Loading theluggagecompartment
ALIluggageandother abjectsmustbeprop
er/y stowed andsecured
intheluggagecom
partment.
Fig.101Safe loadpositioning: heavycargopositioned
as far forward aspossible.
Looseitemsintheluggagecompartmentcan
shiftsuddenly,changingvehiclehandling
characteristics. Looseitemscanalsoincrease
theriskofseriDUSpersonalinjuryinasudden
vehiclemaneuverorinacollision.
~Distributetheload evenlyintheluggage
compartment.
~Always placeandproperlysecureheavy
itemsintheluggagecompartmentasfar
forwardaspossibleqfig.101.
~Secureluggageusingthetie-downsprovid
edqpage63.
~Makesurethattherearseatbackissecurely
latchedinplace.
&.WARNING
Improperlystoredluggageorotheritems
can flythroughthevehicle causingserious
personalinjuryintheeventofhardbrak
ing
oranaccident.Tohelpreducetherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjury:
_ Always
putobjects,forexample,luggage
orotherheavyitemsintheluggagecom
partment.
_Alwayssecureobjectsintheluggage
compartmentusingthetie-downeyelets
andsuitablestraps.~
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&WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencetheway your ve-
hicle
handles.Tohelpreducetheriskofa
loss
ofcontrolleadingtoseriouspersonal
injury:
- Always keep
inmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecen-
terofgravitycanalsocausechangesin
vehicle handling:
- Always
distributetheloadasevenlyas
possible.
- Place heavy
objectsasfarforwardin
theluggagecompartmentaspossible.
- Never exceed
theGrossAxleWeightRat-
ing
ortheGross VehicleWeightRating
specified
onthesafetycompliancestick-
erontheleftdoorjamb.Exceeding per-
missible
weightstandardscancausethe
vehicletoslideandhandledifferently.
- Please
observeinformationonsafedriv-
ing
~page93.
&WARNING-Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frombeing drawnintothevehicle, always
keep
therearlid closed whiledriving.
- Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosefittingcompletelyintotheluggage
areabecausetherearlidcannotbefuUy
closed.
-
Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerear
lidopen,observethefollowingnotesto
reducetheriskofpoisoning:
- Close allwindows,
- Open
aUairoutletsintheinstrument
panel,
-Switchofftheair recirculation,
-
Setthefreshair fantothehighest
speed.
&WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthedoors, allwin-
dows
andtherear lidaresecurely closed
andlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
-After closingtherearlid,always make
surethatitisproperly closedandlocked.
- Never leaveyourvehicle
unattendedes
peciaUy with
therearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl
intothevehiclethrough
theluggagecompartmentandclosethe
rearlidbecomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Beingtrappedinavehicle can
lead
toseriouspersonalinjury.
- Never
letchildren playinoraroundthe
vehicle.
- Never
letpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmust
always beproperlyrestrainedinoneof
thevehicle'sseatingpositions.
-~Tips
-Aircirculationhelpstoreduce window
fogging.
Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel,onthe
left sideoftheluggagecompartment.
Besuretokeeptheseslotsfreeand
open.
-The tirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load. Thetirepressureisshownonthe
tirepressurelabel. Thetirepressurela
belislocatedonthedriver's sideB-pillar.
The tire
pressurelabelliststherecom
mendedcold tireinflationpressuresfor
thevehicleatitsmaximumcapacity
weightandthetiresthatwereonyour
vehicleatthetimmwasmanufactured.
Forrecommendedtire'pressuresfornor
malloadconditions,pleaseseechapter
~page202.
Tie-downs•
Theluggagecompartmentisequipped with
four tie-downs tasecure luggage andother
items.
Usethetie-downstosecureyourcargoprop
erly
~page99,Loading theluggagecom
partment.
Inacollision,thelawsofphysicsmeanthat
Evensmalleritemsthatarelooseinthevehi
cle will
becomeheavy missilesthatcancause~
---.inJ·ury.Itemsinthevehiclepossessen-seriOUswhichvarywith vehiclespeedandthe
ergyhtoftheitem.Vehiclespeedisthemostwelgsignificant factor.
xamp le
inafrontalcollisionataspeedFore'f30mph(48km/hl,theforcesactingon
a
~O-lb(4.5kg)objectareabout20timesthe
normalweightoftheitem.Thismeansthat
the weightoftheitemwouldsuddenlybe
about
200lbs.(90kg).Youcanimaginethe
injuriesthata200lbs.(90kg)itemflying
freely
throughthepassengercompartment
could causeinacollision likethis.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
to secure
itemstotie-downscanfail dur
inghard braking orinacollisionandcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
_ Always
usesuitable mountingstrapsand
properlysecureitemstothetie-downsin
theluggagecompartmenttohelppre
ventitemsfromshifting orflying for
ward
asdangerousmissiles.
_ When
therearseatbackrestisfolded
down, alwaysusesuitablemounting
strapsandproperlysecureitemstothe
tie-downs intheluggagecompartment
tohelppreventitemsfromflyingfor
ward
asdangerousmissilesintothepas
sengercompartment.
- Neverattachachildsafetyseattether
straptoatie-down.
ReportingSafety
Defects
ApplicableteU.S.A.
Ifyoubelievethatyour vehicle
has adefect whichcouldcause
a crash orcould cause
injuryor
death,
youshould immediately
inform
theNational Highway
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(NHTSA)inadditiontonotify
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AudiofAmerica, Inc.
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plaints, itmay open aninvesti
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and remedy campaign. Howev
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between you,your dealer, or
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theVehicle SafetyHotline toll
free at:
Tel.:
1-888-327-4236(TTY:
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or write to:
Administrator
NHTSA
1200NewJersey Avenue,SE
Washington,D.C.20590
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aboutmotorvehicle
safety fram:
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5afetybelts
Generalnotes
AlwaySwearsafetybelts!
Wearingsafetybelts correctly soveslives!
Thischapterexplains whysafetybeltsarenec
essary, how
theyworkandhowtoadjustand
wear
themcorrectly.
~Readalltheinformationthatfollows and
heed all
oftheinstructionsandWARNINGS.
AWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperLy increasestheriskofserious
personal
injury anddeath.
_Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
means available
toreducetheriskofse
rious
injuryanddeathinautomobileacci
dents. Foryour
protectionandthatof
yourpassengers,always correctlywear
safetybeltswhenthevehicleismoving.
-
Pregnantwomen,injured,orphysically
impaired
personsmustalso usesafety
belts.Likeallvehicleoccupants,theyare
more likely
tobeseriously injuredifthey
donotwearsafetybelts.Thebestwayto
protectafetusistoprotectthemother
throughouttheentirepregnancy.
Numberofseats
YourAudiTTCoupe hastwoseatingpositions
inthefrontandtwoheight-limitedseating
Positions intherear.Eachseatingposition has
a safety belt.Therear
seatareainyourAudi
TTCoupedoesnothaveenoughroom forpas
sengers
ofall sizes. Forreasonsofsafety, no
person
tallerthan4'11"(1.5meters)should
ever ride
intherearseatarea.
AWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthem
improperly increasestheriskofserious
personal
injuryanddeath.
-Neverstrapmorethanone person, in
cluding
smallchildren, intoanybelt.Itis
especiallydangeroustoplace asafety
beltoverachildsittingon your lap.
-Neverletmorepeoplerideinthevehicle
thantherearesafetybeltsavailable.
-
Besureeveryone ridinginthevehicleis
properly
restrainedwith aseparatesafe
tybeltorchildrestraint.
-Personstallerthan4'11"(1.5m)aswell
aschildreninboosterseatswhoaretoo
closetotherearwindowandroof can
suffer severe
headandneckinjuries
. when
therear lidisclosedorinacrash.
-Theminimumclearancebetweenthe
passenger'sheadsandtherear window
mustnever-underanycircumstances
'be less
that1inch (2.5cm.) whenthe
passengerssitfully upright.
-Always makesurethatrearseatpassen
gerscannotbestruckwhentherearlidis
closed.
4Safetybeltwarninglight
Your vehicle hasawarningsystemforthe
driverandfrontseatpossengertoremind you
abouttheimportanceofbuckling-up.
Fig.102Safety beltwarning lightintheinstrumentcluster-enlarged
Beforedrivingoff,always:
~Fasten yoursafetybeltandmakesureyou
wearitproperly.
~Makesurethatyourpassengersalso buckle
up and properLy
weartheirsafetybelts.
~Protectchildren withachildrestraintsys-
temappropriateforthesize andage.~
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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.
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine unit.Thefrontairbagonthepassengerside
willalso beturnedoffifoneofthechildsafe
tyseatsthathasbeencertifiedunderFederal
Motor Vehicle
SafetyStandard208hasbeen
recognizedontheseat.ThePASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstaysontotell
youwhenthefrontAdvancedAirbagonthe
passengersidehasbeenturnedoff
qpage113,Childrestraints onthe frontseat
-someimportant thingstoknaw.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.
-
Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,
sittingsidewaysoroutofpositioninany
way,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
-
Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbe killed ifyouareupagainst
theairbagortooclosetoitwhenitin
flates-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
qpage111.
Moreimportantthingstoknowaboutfrontairbags
Fig.114Inflatedfrontairbags
Safetybeltsareimportanttohelpkeepfront
seatoccupantsintheproperseatedposition
50thatairbagscanunfoldproperlyandpro
vide
supplementalprotectioninafrontalcol
lision.
The
frontairbagsaredesignedtoprovidead
ditionalprotectionforthechestandfaceof
thedriverandthefrontseatpassengerwhen:
-safetybeltsarewornproperly, -
theseatshavebeenpositioned50thatthe
occupantisproperlyseatedasfaraspossi
ble
fromtheairbag,
-andtheheadrestraintshavebeenproperly
adjusted.
Becauseairbagsinflateintheblinkofaneye
withgreatforce,thingsyou have onyourlap
orhave placed ontheseatcouldbecomedan
gerousprojectiles,andbepushedintoyou if
theairbaginflates.
Whenanairbagdeploys, finedustisreleased.
Thisisnormalandisnotcausedbyafirein
thevehicle.Thisdustismadeupmostlyofa
powderusedtolubricatetheairbagsasthey
deploy.Itcouldirritateskin.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethe
supplementalairbagsystemisdesignedtore
ducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,other
injuries, forexampleswelling, bruisingand
minorabrasions,canalsohappenwhenair
bagsinflate.Airbagsdonotprotectthearms
orthelowerpartsofthebody.Frontairbags
onlysupplementthethreepointsafetybelts
insomefrontalcollisionsinwhichthevehicle
decelerationishighenoughtodeploytheair
bags.
Frontairbagswillnotdeploy:
-iftheignitionisswitchedoffwhenacrash
occurs,
-
insidecollisions,'--
-inrear-endcollisions,
-
inrollovers,
-
whenthecrashdecelerationmeasuredby
theairbagsystemislessthantheminimum
thresholdneededforairbagdeploymentas
registeredbytheelectroniccontrolunit.
Thefrontpassengerairbagwillalsonotdeploy:
-whenthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccu
pied,
-
whentheweightonthefrontpassenger
seatassensedbytheAdvanced AirbagSys
temindicatesthatthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidehastobeturnedoffbythe~
--electroniccontrolunit(thePASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstayson).
-~WARNING
Sittinginthewrongpositioncanincrease
theriskofseriousinjuryincrashes.
_Toreducetheriskofinjurywhentheair-
bags
inflate,thedriverandpassengers
mustalwayssitinanuprightposition,
mustnotLeanagainstorplaceanypart
oftheirbodytooclosetotheareawhere
theairbagsarelocated.
_Occupantswhoareunbelted,outofposi-
tion
ortooclosetotheairbagcanbese-
riously injured byanairbagasitunfolds
withgreatforceintheblinkofaneye
qpage113.
AWARNING
Achild inarearward-facingchildsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
will beseriouslyinjuredandcanbekilled if
thefrontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
and childagainstthebackrest,center
armrest,doororroof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon,im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
&.WARNING
abjectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwill
increase
theriskofinjuryinacrashbyin-
terferingwiththewaytheairbagunfolds
orbybeingpushedinto youastheairbag
inflates.
-Never holdthingsinyourhandsoron
yourlapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
- Never
transportitemsonorinthearea
ofthefrontpassengerseat.abjects
couldmoveintotheareaofthefrontair-
bagsduring brakingorothersuddenma-
neuverandbecomedangerousprojec-
tilesthatcancauseseriouspersonalin-
jury if
theairbagsinflate.
- Never place
orattachaccessoriesoroth-
erobjects(suchascupholders,tele-
phonebrackets, large,heavyorbulkyob-
jects)onthedoors,overornearthearea
marked"AIRBAG" onthesteeringwheel,
instrumentpanel,seatbackrestsorbe-
tweenthoseareasandyourself.These
objectscouldcauseinjuryinacrash,es-
peciallywhentheairbagsinflate.
- Never reclinethefrontpassenger'sseat
totransportobjects.Itemscanalso
moveintotheareaofthesideairbagor
thefrontairbagduringbrakingorina
suddenmaneuver.abjectsneartheair-
bagscanbecomeprojectilesandcause
injury,particularlywhentheseatisre-
clined.
- Never
tiltthefrontpassengerseatback-
restforwardwhenthevehicleismoving.
Aninflatingairbagwillforcetheback-
restbackwardandcan injurerearseatoc-
cupants.
AWARNING
The finedustcreatedwhenairbagsdeploy
cancausebreathingproblemsforpeople
withahistoryofasthmaorotherbreath-
ingconditions.
-Toreducetheriskofbreathingproblems,
thosewithasthmaorotherrespiratory
conditionsshouldgetfreshairright
away bygettingoutofthevehicleor
openingwindowsordoors.
-Ifyouareinacollisioninwhichairbags
deploy,washyourhandsandfacewith
mildsoapandwaterbeforeeating.
_Becarefulnottogetthedustintoyour
eyes,orintoanycutsorscratches.