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VehicLeliterature.
AboutthisOwner'sManuaL...
ControLsandequipment.
Cockpit···.
Generalillustration......•......
Instrumentsandwarning/
indicatorlights.
Instruments.
Warning/indicatorlights.
Driverinformationsystem.
Introduction.
Trip
computer.
Menu display .
Engine
oiltemperaturedisplay .
Efficiency program .
Service
intervaldisplay .
Boost andengine
oiltemperature
indicator .
Laptimer.
Speed warning system .
On-Board Diagnostic system
(OBD).
Openingandclosing.
Keys. .
Power locking system .
Rear
lid/trunklid .
Anti-theftalarmsystem .
Power windows
.............•....
CLearvision.
Lights .
Interiorlights............•.......
Vision .
Mirrors .
Wiperandwasher system....•...
Digitalcompass... . . .... .
Seatsandstorage.
General recommendations .
Adjusting
frontseats manually .
Power seats .
Lumbar
support.
Head restraints .
Rear seats .
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compartment....•.......
Roof
rack .
Cupholder.
Ashtray .
Cigarette
lighter/socket.
Storage
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WarmandcoLd.
Climate controls .
Rearwindowdefogger.
Heated seats .
Ontheroad.
Steering .
Ignitionlockandignitionswitch .
5tartingandstoppingtheengine .
Parking brake .
5tartingonhills.
Cruise
control.
Audi
magneticride .
5portmode .
Acoustic parkingsystem .
Transmission.
Manualtransmission .
S
tronictransmission .
HomeLink®. . . . .
Universalremotecontrol.
Safetyfirst.
DrivingSafeLy~.
Generalnotes'\..
Proper occupant seatingpositions .
Driver andpassenger
sidefootwell.
Pedal area .
Stowing luggage .
Reporting SafetyDefects .
SafetybeLts.
Generalnotes.............•......
Whysafetybelts? .
Safety belts .
5afetybeltpretensioners .
Airbagsystem.
Importantthingstoknow.
Front airbags .63
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MonitoringtheAdvanced Airbag
5ystem
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Kneeairbags.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...126
Sideairbags.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...129
ChiLdSafety133
Importantthingstoknow . . . . . . . ...133
Childsafety seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...138
Installingachild safety seat. . . . . ...143
LATCHLower anchorages andtethers
forchildren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...146
AdditionalInformation151
Vehicleoperation153
InteLligenttechnoLogy. . . . . ...153
Noticeaboutdatarecorded byvehicle
controlmodules.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...153
Electronic stabilization program(ESP)153
Rearspoiler156
Braking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...156
Electro-mechanical powerassist. . ...158
Drivingwithyourquattro®158
Energymanagement.. . . . . . . . . . ...159
Drivingandenvironrnent.....162
Thefirst1,000miLes(l,500km)and
afterwards
162
Avoid damagingthevehicle . . .163
Drivingthroughwateronroads.....163
CataLytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...163
Operateyourvehicle economically and
minimize
pollution.. . . . . . . . . . . . ...164
Trailertowing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...166
Vehiclecare167
CLeaningandprotection167
GeneraLinformation167
Careofexterior167
Careofinterior........•..........172
FueLsuppLyandfiLlingyour
fueLtank.............. ..... ....178
Gasoline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...178
FueLtank.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
CheckingandfiLling. . . . . . . . ...182
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . ...182
Engineoil. • . . . . . . . . . ...184
Enginecooling system .
Brake
fluid.
Battery .
Windshield/headlightwasher
container .
TiresandwheeLs.
Tires.
Tire pressure
monitoringsystem .
Run-flat tires .
Do-it-yourseLfservice.
Whatdo1donow?.
Vehicletoolkit...........•.......
Tirerepair .
Whatshouldlbe awareofwhen
changing atire? .
FusesandbuLbs.
Electricalfuses .
Bulbs
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Emergencysituations.
General .
5tartingbypushingortowing.
Starting
withjumpercabLes.
Useofjumpercables .
Emergency
towingwithcommercial
towtruck.
Lifting vehicle .
TechnicaLdata.
GeneraLinformation.
Explanationoft,:chnicaldata.
Vehicle
identification.
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JiTips
-Iftherearlidisopenornotpraperly
lockedwhentheignitionisturnedon,
thedoorandrearlidwarningappearsin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay.
-
Iftherearlidona locked vehicleisun
locked
withthemiddlebutton~onthe
remotekey,therearlidisautomatically
lockedagainimmediatelyafterclosing.
This
isindicatedbytheturnsignals
blinking.
jurieswhentherearlidisclosedorina
crash.
- The
minimumclearancebetweenthe
passengers'headsandtherearwindow
mustnever -underanycircumstances
belessthan1inchC2.5cm)whenthe
passengerssitfullyupright.
-Alwaysmakesurethatrearseatpas
sengerscannotbestruckwhentherear
lidisclosed.
-After closingtherearlid,alwayspullup
onittomakesurethatitisproperly
closed.Otherwiseitcouldopensuddenly
whenthevehicleismoving.
-
Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frambeingdrawnintothevehicle, al
ways keep
therearlidclosed whiledriv
ing. Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosewhichfitcompletelyintothelug
gagearea,becausethentherearlidcan
notbefullyclosed.
-Never leaveyourvehicleunattendedes
pecially
withtherearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl into
thecarthroughthe
luggagecompartmentandpullthelid
shut,becomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Toreducetheriskofpersonalin
jury,
neverletchildrenplayinoraraund
yourvehicle. Alwayskeeptherearlidas
wellasthevehicledoorsclosedwhennot
inuse.
Openingandc10singrearlid
&.WARNING
-Therearseatareaistoosmalltosafely
transportpassengerstallerthan4'11"
Cl.5ml.
-Personstallerthan4'11"C1.5m)as
weLLaschildreninboosterseatswho
aretooclosetotherearwindowand
roofcansuffersevereheadandneckin-
Fig.36Driver's door:remoterearlidrelease
Fig.37Opened rearlid
Openingtherear!id
~Pressthecenterbutton~onthemaster
keyorpullthereleasebutton~inthedriv
er's
door0:>fig.36.Therearlid isunlocked.
~Lifttherearlido
Closingtherear lid
~Pulltherearliddownandallowittodrop
gently0:>8.
RearLid/trunkLid
Youcanopenitfromtheinside, however, by
pulling
onthedoorlatchtwice.
Youcon opentherear lidfrom insidethevehi
cle using aswitch in
thedriver's door.
-
Emergencylocking1
Forthispurpose,amechanicallockingdevice
isprovided ontheendpanelofthepassenger
doorConlyvisiblewhenthedoorisopen).
~Openthedoor.
~Removethecap0:>fig.34.
~Insertthekeyintotheinnerslot0:>fig.35
andturnitabout90degreestotherightas
farasitcan go.
~Replacethecap.
Fig.35Emergency lockingofthefrontpassenger'sdoor
Fig.34Emergencylocklocation onthefrontpassenger'sdoor
Ifthepowerlockingsystemfails(power fail
ure),
youwillneedto lockthepassenger door
separotely.
- Lockingdoorsfromtheinside canhelp
preventinadvertentdooropeningduring
anaccidentandcanalsopreventunwant
edentryfromtheoutside.Lockeddoors
can, however,delayassistancetovehicle
occupantsandhold uprescueefforts
framtheoutsideinanaccidentorother
emergency.
After youclosethedooryouwillnotnolonger
beabletoopenitfromtheoutside.~
Fig.33Sectionfromcenterconsole: Centrallacking
switch
~Presstheupperpartofthepower locki ng
switch
63tolockthevehicleo:>8.
~PresslowerpartoftheswitchŒ3tounlock
thevehicle.
Lockingandunlockingthevehiclefrominside
&.WARNING
-Ifyouusethepowerlockingswitchwith
thedoorsclosed,rememberthatallthe
vehicledoorswilllock.
Thevehicle conbelocked orunlocked from
theinsideusingthepower locking switch.
Howtounlockeachdoorseparatelyusingthe
doorhandle:
~Pullthedoorhandleoncetoreleasethe
lock.
~Pullthehandletoopenthedoor.
Ifyoulockthevehicle usingthepowerlocking
switch,
pleasenotethefollowing:
-
Youcannotopenthedoorsortherearlid
fromtheoutsideCincreased security,forex
amplewhenyouarestoppedatared light).
-
Youcan unlockandopenthedoorsframthe
inside bypulling onthedoorhandle.
-Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenedCafteryouhave
locked
thevehiclefromtheinside usingthe
powerlocking switch),thedoorwillremain
unlockedtopreventyoufromlockingyour
selfoutofyourvehicle. Afteryouclosethe
door, youhavetolockthedriver'sdoor
again.
-
Ifyou have acrashandtheairbagisactivat
ed,thedoorsautomaticallyunlock.
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mostsignificantfactor.
For
example,in afrontalcollisionataspeed
of30mph(48km/hl,theforcesactingon a
10lbs(4.5kg)objectareabout20timesthe
normalweightoftheitem.Thismeansthat
theweightoftheitemwouldsuddenlybe
about200lbs(90kg). One caneasily imagine
theinjuriesthatanitemofthatweightflying
freely
throughthepassengercompartment
cancauseina collisionataspeedconsidered
relatively low.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
tosecureitemstotie-downscanfail dur
ing hard braking or
inacollisionandcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
- Always use
suitablemountingstrapsand
properlysecureitemstothetie-downsin
theluggagecompartmenttohelppre
ventitemsfromshifting orflying for
ward
asdangerousmissiles.
-
Whentherearseatbackrestisfolded
down, alwaysusesuitablemounting
strapsandproperlysecureitemstothe
tie-downsintheluggagecompartment
tohelppreventitemsfromflyingfor
ward
asdangerousmissiles intothepas
sengercompartment.
-Neverattachachildsafetyseattether
straptoatie-down.
Luggagecompartmentcoyerremovalliandinstallation•
The/uggagecompartmentcover prevents
peap/e from/ooking into
the/uggage com
partment.
Fig.70Openrearlidwithluggagecompartmentcaver
Removingtheluggagecompartmentcover
~PullthebuttonsCDqfig.70
~Pullthecoyer®outofthebrackets0
qfig.70inthedirectionofthearrow.
Replacingtheluggagecompartmentcover
~Pushthecoyer upintothebrackets0.
~PressthebuttonsCDontotheball heads.
AWARNING
Never
storeor place heavyobjectsonthe
luggagecompartmentcoyer.Ifyouleave
somethingheavyon~ecoyerandthen
openthecoyer,theobjectcouldslidefor
wardandinjureanyonesittingintherear.
Also,
inthecaseofsuddenbraking ora
crash, aheavy
objectonthecoyer could fly
forwardandinjure anypassengers.
Roofrack
Firstthingsfirst•
Aroofrockconbefitted tacarry addition a/
/uggage on
theroof
~Alwaysreadandfollowtheinstructionspro
vided
bytheroof rackmanufacturerwhen
theroof racksystemmustbeinstalled.~
>
Ifou aretransportingluggageorotherob
je:tsontheroof,pleasenotethefollowing:
_Yourvehicle hasspeciallydesignedaerody-
namic roofrails. Onlyinstall a
roofrackspe
cificallydesignedforyourmodel.Contact
thenearestAudidealerforinformationon
appro ved
modularroofracksforyour vehi-
cleo_Theseapprovedroofracksarethebasis fora
completeroof racksystem.Additionalat
tachmentsforthebasic roofrackareneces
sary
tosafelytransportluggage,bicycles,
surfboards, skisorsmallboats.Allnecessa
ryhardwareforthesesystemsisavailableat
yourauthorizedAudidealer.
_Werecommendthatyoukeeptheinstalla
tion
instructionsfor yourroofracksystem
togetherwith your Owner'sliteratureinthe
vehicle.
Whenshouldtheroofrackberemoved?
-Before goingthroughanautomaticcarwash
(itisbesttoaskthecarwashoperatorfor
advice).
- When
notinuse,toreducefuelconsump
tion, wind noiseandtoguardagainsttheft.
AWARNING
-
Useofanunapprovedroof rackorincor
rect
mountingofanapprovedroof rack
can
causetheroof rackortheitemsat
tached
toittofallofftheroofontothe
road.
- Objects falling
fromtheroofofavehicle
can
causea crashandpersonalinjury.
-Onlymountthesystembetweenthe
markingsshowninqpage65,fig.71.
- The roof racksystemmustbeinstalled
exactly according
totheinstructionspro
vided.
CDNotel
-
Yourvehiclewarrantydoesnotcoyer any
damagestothevehiclecausedbyusing
roof racks or
mountingstructuresnot
approvedbyAudiforyourvehicle. The
sameappliestodamageresultingfrom
incorrect roofrack installation.
- Always check
theroofrackmountings
andhardwarebeforeeachtripanddur
ing a
triptomakesureeverythingisse
curelytightened.Ifnecessary,retighten
themountingsandchecktheentiresys
temfromtimetotime.
-Aftermountingaroof racksystem,or
whenyoutransportobjectsontheroof
ofyourvehicle,theheightofthevehicle
isnaturallyincreased.Becareful when
drivingunderlowbridgesorinparking
garagesforexample.Thiscouldcause
damagetotheloadandEventhevehicle
itself.
Mountinglocations
Theroofrackmustbeattachedon/yatthe
positioning balts.
Fig.71Mountinglocationsforroofrack
Installation
Wheninstallingthefeetmakesurethatthey
arepositionedexactlyonthepositioningbolts
provided®betweenthesidepanelandthe
upperroofframeqfig.71.Thepositioning
boltisvisible assoonasthelipofthesealing
stripispushedbackfromtheroofframewith
thetoolprovided.
Loadingtheroofrack
A/ways distributethe/oadseven/y. Makesure
anything an
theroofrackissecure/y tied
dawn.
~Alwaysdistributetheloadsontheroof rack
evenly.
~
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~Alwaysattachitemstotheroofracksecure
lybeforeyoudrive off.
The
maximumpermissibleroofweightis
165lb(75kg). Theroofweightismadeupof
theweightoftheroof racksystemandthe
weightoftheobjectbeingtransported.
Whenusing aroof racksystemwhich hasa
lower loadcarrying capacity, you
mustnotuse
up
thetotalmaximumpermissibleload carry
ing capacity specified above.
Instead,you
shouldloadtheroofracksystemonlytothe
maximumcapacityspecifiedbythemanufac
tureroftheroofracksystem.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
tosecureitemstotheroofrackcanfail
during hardbraking
orinacollisionand
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
- Make
suretheroof rackisinstalled exact
lyasspecified above9page65.
-Always usesuitablemountingstrapsfor
securingitemstotheroofracktahelp
preventitemsfromshifting orflying for
ward.
-
Itemsontheroof rackmustalways be
securely
mounted.
- Theuseofaroof rackcannegatively af
fectthewayavehiclehandles.Cargo
thatislarge, heavy, bulky,longorflat
willhaveagreaternegativeinfluence on
thevehicle'saerodynamics,centerof
gravityandoveratlhandling. Always
drive slowly, avoid
suddenbrakingand
maneuverswhentransportingcargoon
theroofofyourvehicle.
- Never exceed
themaximumpermissible
loadcarrying capacityoftheroofofyour
vehicle,thepermissibleaxleweightsand
thepermissibletotalweightofyourvehi
cle
9page240, Weights.
-Always driveslowly, avoidsuddenbrak
ing
andmaneuverswhentransporting
cargo ontheroofofyourvehicle.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Sometimesitmaybeeasiertoleave aroof
rack
instatledeventhoughyouarenotus
ing it.Due
tatheincreased airresistance
yourvehiclewillunnecessarilyusemore
fuel. Removetheroofrackifyouarenot
goingtouseit.
CuphoLder
Fig.72(upholder
Twobeveragescan becarriedinthecuphold
er.
AWARNING
Spilled
hotliquid cancauseanaccident
andpersonalinjury.
- Never carryany
be-veragecontainerswith
hotliquids,suchashotcoffeeorhottea,
inthevehicle whileitismoving. Incase
ofanaccident,suddenbrakingorother
vehiclemovement,-botliquidcouldspill,
causing scalding
burn~Spilledhotliquid
can
alsocauseanaccidentandpersonal
injury.
- Use only
softcupsinthecupholder. Hard
cups
andglassescancauseinjuryinan
accident.
- Neverusethecupholderoradapterasan
ashtray-riskoffire.
(CDNote
Only drinkcontainerswithlidsshouldbe
carried
inthecupholder.Liquid couldspill
outanddamageyourvehiclés electronic
equipmentorstaintheupholstery, etc.
b
Ashtray
Fig.73Center console: ashtray
Dpeningtheashtray
~Slidethecoyeropen.
Removingashtrayinsert
~Pressthereleasebutton9fig.73.
~Pulltheashtrayinsertupandout.
Toreinstallashtray
~Presstheashtrayinsertbackintoitsholder.
.&.WARNING
Never
putwastepaperintheashtray. Hot
ashesorotherhotabjectsintheashtray
couldsetwastepaperonfire.
CigaretteLighter/
socket
Cigarettelighter
Thecigattl'.reeIghter orsocketonlywork withtheIgnition on.
Usingthecigarettelighter
~Slidethecoyeropentoreachthecigarette
lighter.
~Pushtheknob9fig.74in.
~Waituntilthecigarettelighterknobpops
out.
~Removethecigarettelighterimmediately
anduseit.
~Reinsertcigarettelighterintothesocketaf
teruse.
Connectinganappliance
~Slidethecoyeropentoreachthecigarette
lighter.
~Removecigarettelighter.
~Pluginappliancetabeused.
Thèsocketofthecigarettelightermaybe
used for12-voltapplianceswithmaximum
consumptionofupta100watts,suchasa
flash light,
smallvacuumcleaner, etc.
Before you
purchaseanyaccessories, always
read
andfollowtheinformationin
9page247,Additional accessories andparts
replacement.
&WARNING
Improperuseofthecigarettelightercan
causeseriousinjuryorstarta fire.
-
Becarefulwhenusingthecigarettelight
er.
Ifyoudonotpayattentiontowhat
youaredoingwhenyouareusingthecig
arettelighteryou canburn yourself.
CDNote
-Toavoiddamagingthesocket, onlyuse
plugsthatfitproperly.
- Only use
thecigarettelightersocketasa
powersourceforelectricalaccessories
forshortdurations.Usethesocketsin
thevehiclewhenapowersourceisneed
edforlongerdurations.
(Ij)Tips
-Whentheengineisoffandaccessories
arestillpluggedinandareon,thevehi-
cle
batterycan still bedrained.~
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1-800-333-0371or
Tel.:1-613-998-8616if youare
intheOttawaarea
TTYforhearingimpaired:
1-888-675-6863
emailcomments/questionsto:
[email protected]
orcontactTransportCanada by
mail
at:
RoadsafetyandMotor Vehicle
Regulation Directorate
TransportCanada
Tower
C,PlacedeVille,
330sparksStreet
Ottawa,OntarioK1AONS
Foradditionalroadsafetyinfor
mation,pleasevisittheRoad
safetywebsiteat:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsaf
ety/index.htm
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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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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine -------The Advanced AirbagSystemcandeploy
inaccordancewiththe"lowrisk"option
undertheU.5.FederalStandardifachild
thatisheavierthanthetypicalone-year
old child isonthefrontpassengerseat
andtheotherconditionsforairbagde
ploymentaremet.
-Accidentstatisticshaveshownthatch il
drenaregenerallysaferintherearseat
areathaninthefrontseatingposition.
-Fortheirownsafety,all children,espe
cially12yearsandyounger,shouldal
ways ride
inthebackproperlyrestrained
fortheirageandsize.
Advanced
frontairbag system
Vour vehicle is
equippedwithafrontAdvanced
Airbag
Systemincompliancewith United
StatesFederalMotor VehicleSafetyStandard
208asapplicableatthetimeyourvehiclewas
manufactured.
ThefrontAdvanced AirbagSystemsupple
mentsthesafetybeltstoprovideadditional
protectionforthedriver'sandfrontpasseng
er'sheadsandupperbodiesinfrontalcrashes.
Theairbagsinflateonlyinfrontalimpacts
whenthevehicledecelerationishighenough.
ThefrontAdvanced AirbagSystemforthe
frontseatoccupantsisnotasubstitutefor
yoursafetybelts.Rather,itispartoftheover
all
occupantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle.
Always
rememberthattheairbagsystemcan
only
helptoprotectyou, ifyouaresittingup
right,
wearingyoursafetybeltandwearingit
properly. Thisiswhy you
andyourpassengers
mustalwaysbeproperlyrestrained,notjust
becausethelawrequires youtobe.
The Advanced Airbag
Systeminyourvehicle
hasbeencertifiedtomeetthe"lowrisk"re
quirementsfor3and6year-old childrenon
thepassengersideandverysmalladultson
thedriverside.Thelowriskdeploymentcrite
ria
areintendedtohelpreducetheriskofin
jury
throughinteractionwiththefrontairbag
thatcan occur, forexample,bybeingtoo
closetothesteeringwheelandinstrument
panelwhentheairbaginflates.
Inaddition,thesystemhasbeencertifiedto
complywiththe"suppression"requirements
oftheSafetyStandard,toturnoffthefront
airbagforinfants12monthsoldandyounger
whoarerestrainedonthefrontpassenger
seatinchildrestraintsthatarelistedinthe
StandardQpage135,Childrestraintsand
AdvancedAirbags.
"Suppression"requiresthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidetobeturnedoffif:
- a child up
toaboutoneyearofageisre
strainedonthefrontpassengerseatinone
oftherear-facingorforward-facinginfant
restraintslistedinFederalMotor Vehicle
SafetyStandard208withwhichtheAd
vancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewas
certified.Foralistingofthechildrestraints
thatwereusedtocertifyyourvehicle's com
pliancewiththeUSSafetyStandard
Qpage135,
-weightlessthanathresholdlevelstoredin
thecontrolunitisdetectedonthefrontpas
sengerseat.
Whenapersonisdetectedonthefrontpas
sengerseat,weighingmorethanthetotal
weightofachildthatisabout1yearold re
strainedinoneoftherear-facingorforward
facinginfantrestraints(listedinFederal Mo-'--..torVehicleSafetyStandard208withwhich
theAdvanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
wascertified),thefrontairbagonthepassen
gersidemayormaynotdeploy.
The PASSENGER
AIRBAGOFFlightcomeson
whentheelectroniccontrolunitdetectsato
talweightonthefrontpassengerseatthatre
quiresthefrontairbagtobeturnedoff.Ifthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnot
comeon,thefrontairbagonthepassenger
sidehasnotbeenturnedoffbythecontrol
unitandcandeployifthecontrolunitsenses
animpactthatmeetstheconditionsstoredin
itsmemory.
Ifthetotalweightonthefrontpassenger
seatismorethanthatofatypical1year-old,~
br
butlessthantheweightofasmalladult,the
frontairbagonthepassengersidemaydeploy
(thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnot
conneon).
Forexample,theairbagmaydeployif:
_asnnall childthatisheavierthanatypical1
year-ol
dchild
isonthefrontpassengerseat
(regardlessofwhetherthechildisinoneof
thechildsafetyseatslistedQpage135),
_achildwhohasoutgrownchildrestraintsis
on
thefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,the
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightinthecenter
oftheinstrumentpanelwillcomeonandstay
on.
Thefrontairbagonthepassengersidemay
notdeploy(thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotilluminateandstaylit)if:
_ asmalladultorteenagerisonthefrontpas
sengerseat
_ apassengerwhoisnotsittinguprightwith
their back
againstanon-reclinedbackrest
withtheirfeetonthevehiclefloorinfront
oftheseatisonthefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagdeploys,the
FederalStandardrequirestheairbagtomeet
the"low risk"deploymentcriteriatohelpre
duce
theriskofinjurythroughinteraction
withtheairbag."Low risk"deploymentoccurs
inthosecrashesthattakeplaceatlowerde
celerationsasdefinedintheelectroniccontrol
unitQpage122.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicle
isequippedwithAdvanced Airbags,thesafest
placeforchildrenisproperlyrestrainedonthe
backseat.Pleasebesuretoreadtheimpor
tantinformationinthesectionsthatfollow
and besure
toheedalloftheWARNINGS.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates, alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.
-Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,
sittingsidewaysoroutofpositioninany
way,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher. -
Vouwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
could
evenbekilledifyouareupagainst
theairbagortooclosetoitwhenitin-
flates-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
Qpage111.
AWARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
will beseriously injuredandcanbekilledif
thefrontairbaginflates-even withanAd-
vanced Airbag
System.
_AlthoughtheAdvanced AirbagSystemin
.yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthe
frontairbagwhenarearward-facing
child
restrainthasbeeninstalledonthe
.frontpassengerseat,nobody canabso-
lutelyguaranteethatdeploymentisim-
possibleinallconceivablesituationsthat
mayhappenduringtheusefullifeofyour
vehicle.
_ The inflating
airbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,door,or
roof.
_ Always
installrearward-facingchild re-
straintsinthebackseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
have
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
AWARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installaforward-facingchildrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
_ Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
its
manufacturerforuseon afrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.
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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.