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-Always put objects, for examp le, luggage or
other heavy items in the luggage c ompart
ment.
- Always secure objects in the luggage com
partment us ing the tie-down eye lets and
suitable straps.
A WARNING
Heavy loads will influence the way your vehi
cle handles. To help reduce the risk of a loss
of control leading to ser ious personal injury:
- Always keep in m ind when transporting
heavy objects, that a change in the center of
gravity can also cause changes in vehicle
hand ling:
- Always distribute the load as even ly as
possible.
- Place heavy objects as far forward in the
luggage compartment as possible.
- Never exceed the G ross Ax le Weight Rating
or the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating specified
on the safety compliance sticker on the left
doo r jamb. Exceeding permissible weight
standards can cause the vehicle to s lide and
hand le different ly.
- Please observe information on safe driving
r=>page 135.
A WARNING
To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, always keep the
rear lid closed while driv ing.
- Never transport objects larger than those
fitt ing completely into the luggage a rea be
cause the rea r lid cannot be fully closed .
- If you absolutely must drive w ith the rear lid
open, observe the following notes to reduce
the risk of poisoning:
- Close a ll windows,
- Close the Panoramic sliding sunroof*,
- Open al l air outlets in the instrument pan-
el,
- Sw itch off the air recircu lation,
- Set the fresh ai r fan to the h ighest speed.
Dr ivin g s afet y
A WARNING
Always make sure that the doors, all windows,
the Panoramic sliding sunroof * and the rear
lid are securely closed and locked to reduce
the r is k of injury when the vehicle is not being
used.
- After closing the rear lid, always make sure
that it is p roperly closed and locked.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe
cially with the rea r lid left open . A child
could crawl into the ve hicle through the lug
g age compartmen t and clo se the re ar lid be
coming trapped and unable to get out. Be
ing trapped in a vehicle can lead to serious
pe rsonal injury .
- Never let children play in or around the vehi
cle.
- Never let passengers ride in the luggage
compa rtment . Vehicle occupants must al
ways be properly restrained in one of the ve
hicle's seating positions.
(D Tips
- Air circul ation helps to reduce window fog
ging . Stale ai r escapes to the outs ide
through vents in the t rim panel. Be sure to
keep these slots free and open.
- The tire pressure m ust correspond to the
load. The tire pressure is shown on the tire
pressure label. The t ire p ress ure label is lo
cated on the dr iver's side B-pillar. The tire
pressure label lists the recommended cold
t ire inflation pressures fo r the veh icle at its
maximum ca pac ity weight and the tires that
we re on your vehicle at the t ime it was man
ufac tured. For recommended tire pressures
for normal load condi tions, please see chap
ter
r=> page 246.
Tie-downs
The luggage compar tment is equipped wi th four
tie-downs to se cure luggage and other items .
Use the t ie-downs to secu re your cargo prope rly
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Driving safet y
In a collision, the laws of phys ics mean that even
sma ller items that are loose in the vehicle wi ll
become heavy miss iles that can cause serious in
jury. Items in the vehicle possess energy which vary with vehicle speed and the weight of the item . Vehicle speed is the most significant factor .
For examp le, in a frontal coll is ion at a speed of
30 mph (48 km/h), the forces acting on a 10-lb (5 kg) object are about 20 t imes the normal
weight of the item . This means that the we ight
of the item would suddenly be about
200 lbs. (90 kg) . You can imagine the injuries
that a 200 lbs. (90 kg) item flying free ly through
the passenger compartment could ca use in a co l
lision like this .
A WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used to
secure items to tie-downs can fa il during hard
bra king or in a collision and cause serious per
sonal injury.
- Always use suitable mounting straps and
properly secure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compartment to help prevent
items from shifting or flying forward as dan
gerous missiles.
- When the rear seat backrest is fo lded down ,
always use suitable mounting straps and
properly secure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compartment to help prevent
item s from flying forwa rd as dangerous mis
siles into the passenger comp art ment.
- Never attac h a child safety seat tether strap
to a tie-down.
Reporting Safety Defects
Applicable to U.S.A.
If y ou b eliev e that y our vehicl e
has a defe ct which could caus e a
cr ash or could cause injury or
d eath , you should immediately in
form the National Highw ay Tr affi c
Saf ety Admini stration (NHTSA) in
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a d dition t o notif ying Audi of
Am eri ca, Inc .
If NHTSA r ecei ves similar com
plaint s, it may open an inve stiga
tion , and if it finds that a safety
defect s ex ists in a group of
v ehicles, it may order a recall and
remedy camp aign. How ever,
NHTSA cannot become in vol ved in
indi vidual pr oblems between you ,
your dealer, or Audi of America ,
Inc.
T o conta ct the NHTSA, you m ay
e ither call:
Tel.: 1-888-32 7-4 236 (TTY :
1-800-4 24-9 153) or
1-800-424-9393
or you ma y write to:
NHT SA
U .S . De part ment of Tran sp ort a
tion 1200 Ne w Jer sey A ve ., S. E.
W est Building
W ashington , D C 2 0590
You can also obtain other infor
mation about motor vehicle saf e
t y from:
http: / /www .s af ercar.g ov
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A WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death. Safety belts can work only
when used correctly .
- Always fasten your safety belts correctly be
fore driving off and make sure al l passen
gers are correctly restrained.
- For maximum protection, safety belts must
always be pos itioned properly on the body.
- Never strap more than one person, includ
ing small ch ildren, into any belt.
- Never place a safety belt over a child sitting
on your lap.
- Always keep feet in the footwell in front of
the seat while the vehicle is being driven.
- Never let any person ride with their feet on
the instrument panel or sticking out the
window or on the seat.
- Never remove a safety belt while the vehicle
is moving . Doing so will increase your risk of
being injured or killed.
- Never wear belts twisted.
- Never wear belts over rigid or breakable ob-
jects in or on your clothing, such as eye
glasses, pens, keys, etc., as these may cause
injury.
- Never allow safety belts to become dam
aged by being caught in door or seat hard
ware.
- Do not wear the shoulder part of the belt
under your arm or otherwise out of position.
- Several layers of heavy clothing may inter
fere with correct positioning of belts and re duce the overall effectiveness of the system.
- Always keep belt buckles free of anything
that may prevent the buckle from latching
securely.
- Never use comfort clips or devices that cre
ate slack in the shoulder be lt. However, spe
cial clips may be required for the proper use
of some child restraint systems.
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear, and
damaged belt hardware can break in an acc i
dent. Inspect belts regularly. If webb ing,
bind ings, buckles, or retracto rs are dam-
Safety belts
aged, have belts replaced by an authorized
Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
- Safety belts that have been worn and loaded
in an accident must be replaced with the
correct replacement safety belt by an au
thorized Audi dealer. Replacement may be
necessary even if damage cannot be clearly
seen. Anchorages that were loaded must al
so be inspected.
- Never remove, modify, d isassemble, o r try
to repair the safety belts yourself.
-Always keep the belts clean. Dirty belts may not work properly and can impair the func
tion of the inertia reel~
table Internal
cleaning on page 210.
Safety belts
Fastening safety belts
Safety first -everybody buckle up!
Fig. 160 Belt buck le and tongue on the d rive r's seat
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the wear
er's body.
.. Adjust the front seat and head restraint proper
ly
q page 63, General information.
.. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench is
in an upright position and securely latched in
place before using the belt
q .&, .
.. Ho ld the belt by the tongue and pull it even ly
across the chest and pelvis ¢.&_ .
.. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely
q fig. 160.
.. Pull on the belt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buckle.
Ill>
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Safety belts
Autom atic safet y belt retractors
Every safety belt is eq uipped w ith an automatic
be lt retractor on the shou lder belt. This feature
locks the belt when the be lt is pulled o ut fast,
during hard brak ing and in an accident . The belt
may also lock when you drive up or down a steep
hill or through a sharp curve. During normal driv
ing the belt lets you move freely.
S afety belt pre te n sioners
The safety be lts are equipped with a belt preten
sioner that helps to t ighten the safety belt and
remove s lack when the pretensioner is activated .
The function of the pretensioner is monitored by
a warning light
r:::') page 16.
Swi tchable lo cking feature
Every safety belt except the one on the driver
seat is equipped w ith a switchable locking fea
ture that
must be used when the safety belt is
used to attach a child safety seat. Be sure to read
the important informat ion about th is feature
r=;, page 181 .
.&_ WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
ser ious injury in an accident¢
page 148,
Safe ty belt position.
- Safety belts offer optimum protection only
when the seatback is upright and belts are
properly positioned on the body.
- Always make sure that the rea r seat back
rest to which t he center rear safety belt is
attached is securely latched whenever the
rear center safety belt is being used . If the
backrest is not securely latched, the passen
ger will move forward with the backrest dur
ing sudden braking, in a sudden maneuver
and especially in a crash.
- Never attach the safety belt to the buck le
for another seat. Attaching the belt to the
wrong buckle will reduce safety be lt effec
t iveness and can cause serious persona l in
jury .
- A passenger who is not properly restrained
can be se riously in ju red by the safety belt it
self when it moves from the stronger parts
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of the body into critical areas like the abdo
men.
- Always lock the convertible locking retractor
when you are secur ing a child safety seat in
the vehicle
r=;, page 183.
Safety belt position
Correct belt position is the key to getting maxi
mum protection from safety belts .
Fig. 161 Safety belt posit ion
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Standard features o n your veh icle help you adjust
the position of the safety belt to match your body
s ize .
- belt he ight adjustment fo r the front seats,
- height-adjustable front seats.
.&_ WARNING
Imp roperly posit ioned safety be lts can cause
serious pe rsonal injury i n an accident.
- The shou lder belt should lie as close to the
center of the collar bone as possib le and
should fit well on the body . Ho ld the belt
above the latch to ngue and pull it evenly
across the chest so that it sit s as low as pos
sib le on the pe lvis and there is no pressure
on the abdomen . The belt should always fit
snug ly ¢
fig. 161. Pull on the belt to tighten
if necessary.
- The lap be lt po rtion of the safety belt must
be positioned as low as possi ble across pel
vis and never over the abdomen. Make sure
the belt lies flat and snug
¢fig. 161. Pull on
the belt to tighten if necessary.
- A loose-fitting safety belt can ca use serious
in juries by sh ifting its position on your body
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from the strong bones to more vulnerable,
soft tissue and cause serious injury.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
i::> page 146 .
Pregnant women must also be correctly
restrained
The best way to protect the fetus is to make sure
that expectant mothers always wear safety belts
correctly -throughout the pregnancy .
Fig. 162 Safety belt position during preg nancy
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correct ly on the wear
er's body
i::> page 148.
• Adjust the front seat and head restraint correct
ly
c:> page 63, General information .
• Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench is
in an upright position and secure ly latched in
place before using the be lt.
• Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it evenly
across the chest and pelvis
c:> fig . 162, c:> &_ .
• Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely
i=:>page 147 , fig . 160 .
•Pullon the belt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buckle.
_& WARNING ,..__
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious personal injury in an accident.
- Expectant mothers must always wear the
lap portion of the safety belt as low as pos
sible across the pelvis and below the round
ing of the abdomen.
Safety belts
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
c:> & in Fasten
ing safety belts on page 148 .
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only a~er the vehicle has stopped.
Fig. 163 Releas ing the tongue from the buck le
.,. Push the red release button on the buckle
i=:> fig. 163. The belt tongue will spring out of
the buckle
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• Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position.
_& WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehicle is
moving . Do ing so will increase your risk of be
i ng injured or killed.
Adjusting safety belt height
With the aid of the safety belt height adjust
ment, the three point safety belt strap routing
can be fitted to the shoulder area, according to
body size .
Fig. 164 Safety belt height adjustmen t fo r the front seats
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Model Manufactured on or
a fter
Cosco Summit Deluxe September 25, 2007
High Back Booster
22-262
Cosco High Back Boos -September 25, 2007
ter 22-209
Evenflo Tribute V September 25, 2007
379xxxx
Evenflo Medallion 254 December 1, 1999
Evenflo Generations September 25, 2007
3S2xxxx
Graco ComfortSport September 25, 2007
Graco Toddler Safety September 25, 2007
Seat Step 2
Graco Platinum Cargo September 25, 2007
.&, WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
that the
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light
comes on and stays on whenever a child re
straint is installed on the front passenger seat
and the ignition is switched on.
- Take the child restraint off the front passen ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the
PASSENGER AIR
BA G OFF
light does not stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer immediately.
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The ch ild seats listed in categories A to C have
been statically tested by Audi on ly for the Ad
vanced Airbag function.
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats
Correct use of child safety seats substantially re
duces the risk of injury in an accident!
As the driver, you are responsible for the safety of
everybody in the vehicle, especially children:
.,. Always use the right child safe ty seat for each
child and a lways use it properly ¢
page 177.
Child sa fety
.,. Always carefully follow the child safety seat
manufacturer's instructio ns on how to route
the safety belt properly through the child safe
ty seat.
.,. When using the vehicle safety belt to install a
child safety seat, you must first activate the
convert ible lock ing retractor on the safety belt
to prevent the child safety seat from mov ing
r::) page 181 .
.,. Push the ch ild safety sea t down with yo ur full
weight to get the safety belt rea lly tight so that
the seat cannot move forward or sideways more
than one inch (2.5 cm).
.,. If a strap or tether is being used to tie the child
safety seat to the front passenger seat, make
sure that it is not so tight that it causes the
weight -sensing mat to measure more we ight
than is actually on the seat .
.,. Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
r::) page 177 .
Always remember : Even though your vehicle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, all
c hi ld ren, especially those 12 years and younge r,
shou ld a lways r ide in the back seat prope rly re
stra ined for their age and size.
A WARNING
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Not using a child sa fety seat, us ing the wrong
chi ld safety seat or improperly installing a
chi ld restraint increases the risk of serious
personal injury and death.
- All vehicle occ upants and especially children
must always be restrained properly whenev
er riding in a vehicle .
- An unrest rained or improperly restrained
ch ild can be injured or killed by being
thrown against the ins ide of the vehicle o r
b y being ejected from it du ring a s udden
maneuver or impact.
- An unrestrained or improperly res trained
child is at much greater risk of injury or
death by being struck by an inflating air
bag.
- Commercia lly available child safety seats
are req uired to comply with U.S. Federa l Mo
tor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 213 (in
Canada CMVSS 213). .,_
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-Take the child restraint off the front passen
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat pos itions if the
PASSENGER AIR
BA G OFF
light does not stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer immediately.
Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
Fig . 173 Schematic overview: keep unused safety belts
away from children in child safety seats. @-oute r rear
safety belt,
@ -center rea r safety belt
If a chi ld safety seat is used on the rear bench ,
especia lly with LATCH universal lower anchorag
es, the unused safety belts
must be secured so
that the child in the child restraint cannot reach
them¢ _&.
- Guide the safety belt webbings @and @ be
hind the head restraint of the seat where the
child restraint is installed¢
fig. 173. When do
ing so, do not engage the convertible locking
retractor! You should not hear a "clicking"
sound when w inding up the safety belt.
- Let the belt retractor wind up the safety belt
webbing .
A WARNING
A child in a child safety seat installed with the
LA TCH lower anchorages or with the standard
safety belt or a ch ild i n a booste r seat on the
rea r seat co uld play with unused rear seat
safety belts and become entangled. This
co uld cause the chi ld serious personal inj ury
and even death.
- Always secure un used rear seat safety belts
o ut of reach of children in child seats such
as by properly routing them around the
Chil d sa fe ty
head restra int of the seat where the child re
straint is installed.
- Never activate the convertible locking re
tractor when routing the safety belts around
the head restraints.
- Never let anyone s it at the center rear seat
ing position if the center rear safety belt has
been routed around a rear head restraint.
Child seats
Infant seats
Babies and infants up to about one year old and
20 lbs . or
9 kg need special rearward-facing
child restraints that support the back, neck and
head in a crash.
F ig. 174 Schemat ic overv iew : rearward -fac ing infant seat,
proper ly installed on th e rear seat
., W hen using the vehicle safety belt to install a
child safe ty seat, yo u must first ac tivate the
convert ib le lock ing retractor on the safety be lt
to prevent the child sa fety seat from mov ing
i=:> page 181 or insta ll the seat using the LATCH
attachments.
.. Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight so that
the seat cannot move forward or sideways more
than one inch (2.5 cm).
., Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
¢page 177.
Infants up to about one year (20 lbs. or 9 kg) are
best p rotected in spec ial infant carriers and ch ild
safety seats designed for the ir age group. Many
expe rts bel ieve that infants and sma ll children
sho uld ride only in special restrain ts in which the
child faces the back of the vehicle. These infant .,.
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Child safety
seats support t he baby 's back, neck and head in a
crash
r=> fig . 174.
The airbag on the passenger side makes the fron t
seat a potentially dange rous place for a ch ild to
ride. The front seat is not the safest place for a
child in a fo rward-facing child seat. It is a very
dangerous p lace for an infant or a larger chi ld in
a rearward-facing seat .
_&. WARNING
Not using a child safety seat , using the wrong
child safety seat o r imp roperly insta lling a
child restraint inc reases the r isk of serious
personal in ju ry and death in a crash .
- Never install rea r-facing ch ild safety seats or
infant carriers on the front passenger seat -
even w ith an Advanced Ai rbag System. A
c hild will be serio us ly injured and c an be kil
led whe n the infl ating airbag hits the child
sa fe ty seat or infant carrier w ith great force
and smashes the c hild safety seat and c hild
against the bac krest, center armrest, door
or roof
r=> page 153, Child restraints on the
front seat -some important things to
know .
-Always insta ll rear-facing child safety seats
o r infant ca rr iers on the rear seat.
- Never install a rear-facing child restraint in the forward-facing direction. Such restra ints
are designed for the specia l needs of infants
and very small children and cannot protect
them prope rly if the seat is forward-fac ing .
- If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the front pass enge r seat be
ca use of exceptional c ircumstanc es and t he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
c ome on an d st ay on, immedi ate ly ins tall
t h e rear-facing c hild safety sea t in a rea r
seat ing position and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
- Alw ays read and hee d all WARN INGS when
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used
c::> page 144 , Safety belts,
c::> page 152, Airbag system
and
c::> page 172, Important information.
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Convertible child safety seats
Properly used convertible child safety seats can
help protect toddlers and children over age one
who weigh between 20 and 40 lbs. (9 and 18 kg)
in a cra sh .
Fi g. 175 Sc hem at ic ove rv iew: instal la ti on of t he attach
m ents applicable to a LA T CH seat
Fi g. 1 76 Schemat ic ove rv iew : in stal lat io n of th e seat usin g
the v ehicl e's sa fet y bel t system
.. When using the vehicle safety belt to install a
child sa fety seat, you must first activate the
convertible locking feature on the safety belt to
prevent the child safety seat from moving
r=> page 181 or i nsta ll the seat using the LATC H
attachments.
.,. Push the ch ild safety seat down with you r full
weigh t to get the safe ty belt rea lly tight so that
t he sea t ca nnot move forward or sideways mo re
than one inch (2.5 cm)
r=> page 181.
.. If the child safety seat is equipped with a tether
strap, attach it to the tether anchors
c::> page 187.
.. Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
r=> page 177 .
A toddler or child is usua lly too large for an in
fant restra int if it is more than one year old and
weighs more than 20 lbs . (9 kg) .
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