138 Driving Safel y
Proper adjustment of head restraints
Correctly adjusted head restraints are an im
portant part of your vehicle's occupant re
straint system and can help to reduce the risk
of injuries in accident situations.
Fig . 15 4 Head restr ain t: vi ewed fro m the front
The head restraints must be correctly adjust
ed to achieve the best protection.
i,.. For adjustable head restraints: adjust the
head restraint so the upper edge is as even
as possible with the top of your head. If that
is not possible, try to adjust the head re
stra int so that it is as close to th is position
as possible.
c:> fig . 154.
Ad justing head restraints c:> page 64 .
Crash - activ e head rest raint s
In the even t of a rear-end collision, it is possi
b le that the crash-act ive head res traint s on
the driver's seat and front passenger 's seat
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are triggered . On head restraints that have
been triggered, the padding protrudes for
wards by several centimeters. Drive the vehi cle to your authori zed Aud i dealer without de
lay and have the function of the active head
restra ints restored .
A WARNING
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Driv ing without head rest raints or w ith
head restra ints that are not properly ad
jus ted in creases the risk of serious o r fatal
neck injury dram atically. To help reduce
the risk of in jury:
1l Vehicle s w ith recl in ing rear seat : Th is f unctio n is not
ava ilab le for t he fro nt pass enge r's seat.
-Always drive with the head restraints in
place and properly adjusted.
- Every person in the vehicle must have a
properly adjusted head restraint.
- Always make sure each person in the ve
hicle properly adj usts their head re
straint. Adjust the head restraint so the
upper edge is as even as possible with
the top of your head. If that is not possi
ble, t ry to adjust the head rest raint so
that it is as close to this posit ion as pos
sible.
- Never attempt to adjust head restraint
while driving. If you have driven off and
m ust adjust the driver headrest for any
reason, first stop the vehicle safely be
fore at tempting to adjust the head re
straint .
- Ch ild ren mus t always be properly re
strained in a child rest rain t that is appro
priate for their age and size
c:> page 176.
Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant restraint system can only re
duce the risk of injury if vehicle occupants are
properly seated.
Improper seating posi tions can cause se rious
i njury or death. Safety belts can on ly wo rk
when they are properly positioned on the body. Improper seating positions reduc e the
effectiven ess of safety belts and wi ll even in
crease the r isk of injury and death by moving
the safety belt to crit ica l areas of t he body.
Improper seating positions a lso increase the
risk of serious in jury and death when an a ir
bag deploys and str ikes an occupant who is
not in the proper seating position. A dr iver is
responsible fo r the safety of all ve hicle occu
pants and espec ially for child ren . The re fore :
i,.. Never allow anyone to assume an incorrect
s eating position when the vehicle is bei ng
used
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