2016 AUDI TT COUPE warning

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Although these examples are based on a frontal
collision, safety belts can also substantially re­
duce the risk of injury in other kinds of crashes.
So, whether you're on a long trip or just going to
the corner store, always buckle up and make sure
others do, too. Accident statistics show that vehi­
cle
occupants properly wearing safety belts have
a lower risk
of being injured and a much better
chance of surviving an accident. Properly using
safety belts also greatly increases the ability of
the supplemental airbags to do their job in a col­
lision. For
this reason, wearing a safety belt is le­
gally required
in most countries including much
of the United States and Canada.
Although your Audi is equipped with airbags, you
still have to wear the safety belts provided. Front
a irb
ags, for example, are activated only in some
frontal collisions. The front airbags are not acti­
vated
in all frontal collisions, in side and rear col ­
lisions,
in roll overs or in cases where there is not
enough deceleration through impact to the front
of the vehicle . The same goes for the other airbag
systems in your Audi. So, always wear your safety
belt and make sure everybody in your vehicle is
properly restrained!
Important safety instructions about safety
belts
Safety belts
must always be correctly positioned
across the strongest bones
of your body.
"'Always wear safety belts as illustrated and de­
scribed
in this chapter.
"'M ake su re that your safety belts are always
ready for use and
are not damaged.
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 all passen­
gers are correctly restrained .
- For
maximum protection, safety belts must
always be positioned properly on the body .
Safety be lts
- Never strap more than one person, incl ud ­
ing
small children, 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.
- N ever 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 belt. 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 acci­
dent. Inspect belts regularly. If webbing,
b indings , buckles,
or retractors are dam­
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, disassemble, or try
to repair the safety belts yourself.
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-Always keep the belts clean. Dirty belts may
not work properly and can impair the func­
tion
of the i nertia reel ¢table Internal
cleaning on page 272.
Safety belts
Fastening safety belts
Seat first -everybody buckle up!

Fig. 151 Belt buckle and tongue on t he driver's seat
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the wear­
er's body.
... Adjust the front seat properly c::> page 44, Seats
and storage.
... Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is
in an upright position and securely latched in
place before using the belt¢ ,&. .
... Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it evenly
across
the chest and pelv is c::> .&_.
... Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear i t latch securely
c::>fig. 151.
... Pull on the bel t to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buck le .
Automatic safety belt retractors
Every safety belt is equipped with an automatic
belt retractor on the shoulder belt. T his feature
locks the belt when the belt is pul led out fast,
during hard braking 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.
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Safety belt pretensioners
The safety belts on the front seats are equipped
with a belt pretensioner that helps to tighten the
safety belt and remove slack when the preten­
sioner is activated. The function of the preten­
sioner is monitored by a warning light c::> page 15.
Convertible locking retractor
Every safety belt except the one on the driver
seat is equipped with a convertib le locking retrac­
tor that must be used when the safety belt is
used to attach a child seat. Be sure to read the
important information about this feature
c::>page223 .
.&. WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious injur y in an accident .:::>page 185,
Safety 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 rear seat back­
rest to which the 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 especiall y in a crash .
- Always
make sure that the rear seat back­
rest is securely latched whenever the rear
safety belt is being used. If the backrest is
not securely latched, the passenger will
move
forward with the backrest during sud­
den braking, in a sudden maneuver and es­
peciall y in a crash.
- Never
attach the safety belt to the buckle
for
another seat. Attaching the belt to the
wrong buckle will reduce safety belt effec­
tiveness and can cause serio us personal in­
jury.
- A
passenger who is not properly restra ined
can
be seriously injured by the safety belt it­
self when it moves from the stronger parts
of the body into critical areas like the abdo­
men.

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-Always lock the convertible locking retractor
when you are securing a child seat in the ve­
hicle
¢ page 225.
@ Tips
For information on safety belt pretensioners,
refer to ¢page 186.
Safety belt position
Correct
belt position is the key to getting maxi­
mum protection from safety belts.
Fig. 152 Safety belt positio n
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Use the height adjustment to change the position
of the shoulder belt of the front safety belts.
_&WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious personal injury in an accident.
- The
shoulder belt should lie as close to the
center of the collar bone as possible and
should fit well on the body. Hold the belt
above the latch tongue and pull it evenly
across
the chest so that it sits as low as pos­
sible
on the pelvis and there is no pressure
on the abdomen. The belt should always fit
snugly¢ fig. 152. Pull on the belt to tighten
if necessary.
- A loose-fitting
safety belt can cause serious
injuries by shifting its position on your body
from the strong bones to more vulnerable,
soft tissue and cause serious injury.
- Always
read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information ¢page 183 .
Safety belts
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. 153 Safety belt position duri ng pregnancy
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the wear­
er's body ¢page 185 .
... Adjust the front seat properly ¢ page 44, Seats
and storage .
... Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it evenly
across the chest and pelvis ¢ fig. 153 ¢ ..&_.
.,. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely
¢page 184, fig. 151 .
... Pull on 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.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information c> .&. in Fasten­
ing safety belts on page 184.
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Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only after the vehicle has stopped.


Fig. 154 Releasing the tongue from the buckle
.. Push the red release button on the buckle
Q fig. 154. The belt tongue will spring out of
the buckle Q ,&..
.. Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide
the belt tongue to its stowed position.
A WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehicle is
moving . Doing so will increase your risk of be­
ing injured
or kil led.
Improperly worn safety belts
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Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause se­
vere injuries .
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause seri­
ous injury or death. Safety belts can only work
when they are correctly positioned on the body.
Improper seating positions reduce the effective­
ness of safety belts and wil l even increase the
risk of injury and death by mov ing the safety belt
to crit ica l areas of the body. Improper seating
positions also increase the risk of serious injury
and death when an airbag deploys and strikes an
occupant who is not in the correct seating posi­
tion. A driver
is responsible for the safety of all
vehicle
occupants and especially for children.
Therefore:
.. Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect
seated position in the vehicle while traveling
QA .
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A WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the risk
of serious personal injury and death whenever
a veh icle is being used.
- Always
make sure that all veh icle occupants
are corr ectly restrained and stay in a correct
seated position whenever the vehicle is be­
ing
used.
- Always read and follow all WARNINGS and
other important information Q page 183.
Safety belt tensioner
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a
particular severity
and in a rollover, safety belts
are tensioned automatically .
Pyrotechnic safety belt pretensioners
The safety belts for the front seati ng pos it io ns
are equipped with safety belt pretensioners. The
system is acti va ted by sensors in front, side and
r
ear-end collisions of great seve rity and in a roll­
over. This
tightens the belt and takes up belt
s lack ~ .& in Service and disposal of safety belt
pretensioner on page 187. Taking up the slack
helps
to reduce forward occupant movement dur­
i ng a collis ion.
A WARNING
-It is possi ble for the pretensioners to deploy
incorrect ly .
- The pyrotechnic
system can only provide
protection for one collision. If th e py rotech­
nic pretensioners deploy, the pretensioning
sys tem must be replaced.
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The pyrotechnic safety belt pretensioners can
o nl y
deploy once .
- The
safety belt pretensioners do not deploy
in minor frontal, side and rear-end colli­
sions .
- A
fine dust is re leased when the pyrotechnic
safety belt pretensioners deploy . This is no r­
mal and is not caused by a fire in the veh i­
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-The relevant safety requirements must be
observed when the vehicle or components
of the system are scrapped. A qualified
dealership is familiar with these regulations
and will be pleased to pass on the informa­
tion
to you.
-
Be sure to observe all safety, environmental
and other regulations if the vehicle or indi­
vidual
parts of the system, particularly the
safety belt or airbag, are to be disposed. We
recommend you have your authorized Audi
dealer perform this service for you.
Service and disposal of safety belt preten ­
sioner
The safety be lt pretensioners are parts of the
safety belts on your Audi. Installing, removing,
servicing
or repairing of belt pretensioners can
damage the safety belt system and prevent it
from working correctly in a collision .
There
are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system will not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment.
A WARNING
-
Improper care, servicing and repair proce­
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and
death by preventing a safety belt preten­
sioner from activating when needed or acti­
vating it unexpectedly:
-
The belt pretensioner system can be activat­
ed only once.
If belt pretensioners have
been activated, the system must be re­
placed.
- Never repair, adjust,
or change any parts of
the safety belt system.
-Safety belt systems including safety belt
pretensioners cannot be repaired. Special
procedures are required for removal, instal­
lation and disposal of this system.
-For any work on the safety belt system, we
strongly recommend that you see your au­
thorized Audi dealer or qualified technician
who has an Audi approved repair manual,
training and special equipment necessary .
Safety belts
@ For the sake of the environment
Undeployed air bag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Materi­
al -special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
rate. When the vehicle or parts of the re­
straint system including airbag modules safe­
ty belts with pretensioners are scrapped, all
applicable laws and
regulations must be ob­
served. Your authorized Audi dealer is familiar
with
these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this service
for you.
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also not inflate in side or rear collisions, or in
roll-overs.
Always rememb er: Airbags will deploy only once,
and only
in certain kinds of collisions . Your safety
belts are always there to offer protection in those
situations in which airbags are not supposed to
deploy, or when they have already deployed; for
example, when your vehicle strikes or is struck by
another vehicle after the first collision.
This
is just one of the reasons why an airbag is a
supplementary restraint and is not a substitute
for a safety belt. The airbag system works most
effectively when used with the safety belts.
Therefore, always properly wear your safety belts
r:::;.page 180.
A WARNING
-
Sitting too close to the steering wheel or in-
strument panel will decrease the effective ­
ness of the airbags and will increase the risk
of personal injury in a collision.
- Never
sit closer than 10 in (25 cm) to the
steering wheel or instrument panel.
-
If you cannot sit more than 10 in (25 cm)
from the steering wheel, investigate wheth­
er adaptive equipment may be available to
held you reach the pedals and increase your
seating distance from the steering wheel.
-If you are unrestrained, leaning forward, sit­
t ing sideways
or out of position in any way,
your risk
of injury is much higher.
-
You will also receive serious injuries and
could even be killed if you are up against the
airbag or too close to it when it inf lates -
even with an Advanced Airbag.
- To reduce
the risk of injury when an airbag
inflates, always
wear safety belts properly
Q page 184, Safety belts.
-Always make certain that children age 12 or
younger always ride in the rear seat. If chil­
dren are not properly restrained, they may
be severely injured or killed when an airbag
inflates.
- Never
let children ride unrestrained or im­
properly
restrained in the vehicle. Adjust the
front seats properly .
- Never ride with
the backrest reclined .
Airbag system
-Always sit as far as possible from the steer­
ing wheel or the instrument panel
r:=:>page 172.
-Always sit upright with your back against
the backrest of your seat.
- Never place your feet on the instrument
panel or on the seat. Always keep both feet
on the floor in front of the seat to help pre­
vent serious injuries to the legs and hips if
the airbag inflates.
- Never recline
the front passenger's seat to
transport objects. Items can also move into
the area of the side airbag or the front air­
bag during braking
or in a sudden maneu­
ver. Objects near the airbags can become
projectiles and cause injury when an airbag
inflates.
A WARNING ___,j
Airbags that have deployed in a crash must be
replaced.
-
Use only original equipment airbags ap­
proved by Audi and installed by a trained
technician who has the necessary tools and
diagnostic equipment to properly replace
any
airbag in your vehicle and assure system
effectiveness in a crash.
- Never
permit salvaged or recycled airbags to
be installed in your vehicle.
Child restraints on the front seat -some
important things to know
"' Be sure to read the important information and
head the WARNINGS for important details
about children and Advanced Airbags
r:::;.page 212.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an Ad­
vanced Airbag
System, make certain that all chil­
dren, especially those 12 years and younger, al­
ways ride
in the back seat properly restrained for
their age and size. The airbag on the passenger
side makes the front seat a potentially dangerous
place for a child to ride . The front seat is not the
safest place for a child in a forward-facing child
seat. It can be a very dangerous place for an in-
fant or a child in a rearward -facing seat. ..,.
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safest place for children -when properly restrain­
ed according
to their age and size -we strongly
recommend that children always sit in the back
seat Q page 212, Child safety.
_&WARNING
A child in a rearward-fac ing child seat instal­
led on
the front passenger seat will be seri­
ously injured
and can be killed if the front air­
bag inflates -even with
an Advanced Airbag
System.
-The inflating airbag will hit the child seat or
infant carrier with great force and will
smash the child seat and child against the
backrest, center armrest, door or roof.
- Always
install rear-facing child seats on the
rear seat.
-If you must install a rearward facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of
exceptional circumstances and the PASSEN·
GER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on
and stay on, immediately install the rear­
facing child
seat in a rear seating position
and have
the airbag system inspected by
your Audi dealer.
- Forward-facing child
seats installed on the
front passenger's seat may interfere with
the deployment of the airbag and cause se·
rious personal injury to the child.
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in­
stall a forward-facing child restraint on the
front passenger's seat:
-Always make sure the forward-facing seat
has been designed and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and side airbag.
- Never
put the forward-facing child restraint
up against or very near the instrument pan­
el.
-Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air­
bag as possible
before installing the for-
Airbag system
ward-facing child restraint. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright position.
- Make
sure that the PASSEN GER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will
be displayed
whenever a child restraint is in­
stalled on the front passenger seat and the
ignition is switched on.
-
If the PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not stay on, perform the checks described
~page 199, Monitoring the Advanced Air·
bag System.
-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
BAG OFF light does not stay on.
- Have
the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer immediately.
- Always carefully follow
instructions from
child restraint manufacturers when instal­
ling child restraints.
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in­
stall a forward or rearward-facing child re­
straint on the front passenger's seat:
-Improper installation of child restraints can
reduce their effectiveness or even prevent
them from provid ing any protection.
-An improperly installed child restraint can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
seriously injure
or even kill the child -even
with an Advanced Airbag System.
-Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instructions provided with the child seat or
carrier.
-Always make sure that there is nothing on
the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacitive passenger detection system in
the seat to signal to the Airbag System that
the seat is occup ied by a person when it is ~
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not, or to signal that it is occupied by some­
one who is heavier than the person actually
sitting on the seat. The presence of addi­
tional objects could cause the passenger
front airbag to be turned on when it should
be off, or could cause the airbag to work in a
way
that is different from the way it would
have worked
without the object on the seat.
Front airbags
Description of front airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained front
seat occu­
pants.
Fig. 155 Locat ion of driver airbag : in steering wheel
Fig.
156 Location of front passenger's airbag: in the in·
strument panel
Your vehicle is equipped with an "Advance d Air­
bag System" in compliance with United States
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time your vehi­
cle
was manufactured. The safety belts for the
front seats have "pretensioners" that help to
take slack out of the belt system. The pretension­
ers are also activated by the electronic control
unit for the airbag system.
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The front safety belts also have load limiters to
help reduce the forces applied to the body in a
crash.
The airbag
for the driver is in the steering wheel
hub i::> fig. 155 and the airbag for the front pas­
senger is in the instrument panel i::> fig. 156. The
general location of the airbags is marked "AIR­
BAG".
There is a lot you need to know about the airbags
in your vehicle. We urge you to read the detailed
information about airbags, safety belts and child
safety in this and the other chapters that make
up the owner's literature. Please be sure to heed
the WARNINGS -they are extremely important
for your safety and the safety of your passengers,
especially infants and small children .
_&WARNING
-
Never rely on airbags alone for protection.
- Even when they deploy, airbags provide only
supplemental protection.
-Airbag work most effectively when used
with properly
worn safety belts.
- Therefore, always
wear your safety belts and
make sure that everybody in your vehicle is
properly
restrained.
- Always hold the steering wheel with both
hands on the outside of the steering wheel
rim at the 9:00 o'clock and 3:00 o'clock po­
sitions
to help reduce the risk of personal in­
jury if the driver's airbag inflates.
-Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands any­
where inside the steering wheel or on the
steering wheel hub. Holding the steering
wheel the wrong way increases the risk of
severe injury to the arms, hands, and head if
the driver airbag deploys.
_&WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in­
crease the risk of injury in a crash by interfer­
ing with the way the airbag unfolds and/or by
being pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
- Always
make sure nothing is in the front air-
bag deployment zone that could be struck
by the airbag when it inflates. _____ ___.