2019 AUDI A4 warning

8W0012721BG
Safetybelts

mayalsolockwhenyoudriveupordownasteep
hillorthroughasharpcurve.Duringnormaldriv-
ingthebeltletsyoumovefreely.
Safetybeltpretensioners
Safetybeltswithpretensionershelptotighten
thesafetybeltandremoveslackwhenthepre-
tensionersareactivated>page259.Thefunc-
tionofthepretensionerismonitoredbyawarn-
inglight>page23.
Convertiblelockingretractor
Everysafetybeltexcept theoneonthedriver
seatisequippedwithaconvertiblelockingretrac-
torthatmustbeusedwhenthesafetybeltis
usedtoattacha childsafetyseat.Besuretoread
theimportantinformationaboutthisfeature
=>page296.

ZA\WARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancause
seriousinjuryinanaccident>page257,
Safetybeltposition.
—Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotectiononly
whentheseatbackisuprightandbeltsare
properlypositionedonthebody.
—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseatbackrest
towhichthecenterrearsafetybeltisat-
tachedissecurelylatchedwhenevertherear
centersafetybeltisbeingused.Iftheback-
restisnotsecurelylatched,thepassenger
willmoveforwardwiththebackrestduring
suddenbraking,inasuddenmaneuverand
especiallyinacrash.
—Neverattachthesafetybelttothe buckle
foranotherseat.Attachingthebelttothe
wrongbucklewillreducesafetybelteffec-
tivenessandcancauseseriouspersonalin-
jury.
—Apassengerwhoisnotproperlyrestrained
canbeseriouslyinjuredbythesafetybeltit-
selfwhenitmovesfromthestrongerparts
ofthebodyintocriticalareasliketheabdo-
men.
—Alwayslocktheconvertiblelockingretractor
whenyouaresecuringa childsafetyseatin
thevehicle>page298.

SFLi-1amelieLetha(o)a)
Correctbeltpositionisthekeytogettingmaxi-
mumprotectionfromsafetybelts.

B4H-0751

Fig.223Safetybeltposition
Standardfeaturesonyourvehiclehelpyouadjust
thepositionofthesafetybelttomatchyourbody
size.
—beltheightadjustmentforthefrontseats,
—height-adjustablefrontseats.

Z\WARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancause
seriouspersonalinjuryinanaccident.
—Theshoulderbeltshouldlieasclosetothe
center ofthecollarboneas possibleand
shouldfitwellonthebody.Holdthebelt
abovethelatchtongueandpullitevenly
acrossthechestsothatitsitsaslowaspos-
sibleonthepelvisandthereisnopressure
ontheabdomen.Thebeltshouldalwaysfit
snugly>fig.223.Pullonthebelttotighten
ifnecessary.
—Thelapbeltportionofthesafetybeltmust
bepositionedaslowaspossibleacrosspel-
visandneverovertheabdomen.Makesure
thebeltliesflatandsnug>fig.223.Pullon
thebelttotightenifnecessary.
—Aloose-fittingsafetybeltcan causeserious
injuriesbyshiftingitspositiononyourbody
fromthe strongbonestomorevulnerable,
softtissueandcauseseriousinjury.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherimportantinformation>page255.


257

Safetybelts

Pregnantwomenmustalsobecorrectly
restrained
Thebestwaytoprotectthefetusistomakesure
thatexpectantmothersalwayswearsafetybelts
correctly-throughoutthepregnancy.

B4L-1296



Fig.224Safetybeltpositionduringpregnancy
Toprovidemaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalways bepositionedcorrectlyonthewear-
er'sbody>page257.
>Adjustthefrontseatandheadrestraintcorrect-
ly>page58,Frontseats.
>Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseatbenchis
inanuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedin
placebeforeusingthebelt.
>Pullthesafetybeltevenlyacrossthechestso
thatitsitsaslowaspossibleonthepelvisand
thereisnopressureontheabdomen
>fig.224,>A.
> Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckle of
yourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely.
>Pullonthebelttomakesurethatitissecurely
latchedinthebuckle.

-Z\WARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancause
seriouspersonalinjuryinanaccident.
—Expectantmothersmustalwayswearthe
lapportionofthesafetybeltaslowaspos-
sibleacrossthepelvisandbelowthe round-
ingoftheabdomen.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherimportantinformation=>A\inFasten-
ingsafetybeltsonpage257.

258

Ueeet
Unbucklethesafetybeltwiththeredrelease
buttononlyafterthevehiclehasstopped.
2 >
an
a 3
ao

Fig.225Releasing thetonguefromthebuckle
>Pushtheredreleasebuttononthebuckle
>fig.225.Thebelttonguewillspringoutof
thebuckle>/\.
> Letthebeltwindup ontheretractorasyou
guidethebelttonguetoitsstowedposition.

ZAWARNING
Neverunfastensafetybeltwhilethevehicleis
moving.Doingsowillincreaseyourriskofbe-
inginjuredorkilled.
Adjustingsafetybeltheight
Withtheaidofthesafetybeltheightadjust-
ment,thethreepointsafetybeltstraprouting
canbefittedtotheshoulderarea,accordingto
body
size.


B4G-0004



tings
Theshoulderbeltshouldlieasclosetothe center
ofthecollarboneas possibleandshouldfitwell
onthebody>A\inSafetybeltpositionon
page257.

8W0012721BG
Safetybelts

>Pushtheloop-aroundfittingsup>fig.226@),
or
>squeezetogetherthe(@button,andpushthe
loop-aroundfittingsdown(2).
>Pullthebelttomakesurethattheupperat-
tachmentisproperlyengaged.

ZA\WARNING
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSandoth-
erimportantinformation>page255.
@)Tips
Withthefrontseats,the heightadjustment
oftheseatcanalsobeusedtoadjustthepo-
sitionofthesafetybelts.
Improperlywornsafetybelts
Incorrectlypositionedsafetybeltscancausese-
vereinjuries.

Wearingsafetybeltsimproperly cancauseseri-
ousinjuryordeath.Safetybeltscanonlywork
whentheyarecorrectlypositionedonthebody.
Improperseatingpositionsreducetheeffective-
ness ofsafetybeltsandwillevenincreasetherisk
ofinjuryanddeathbymovingthesafetybelt to
criticalareasofthebody.Improperseatingposi-
tionsalsoincreasetheriskof seriousinjuryand
deathwhenanairbagdeploysandstrikesanoc-
cupantwhoisnotinthecorrectseatingposition.
Adriverisresponsibleforthesafetyofallvehicle
occupantsandespeciallyfor children.Therefore:
>Neverpermitanyonetoassumeanincorrectsit-
tingpositioninthevehiclewhiletraveling
ofA.
Z\WARNING
Improperlywornsafetybeltsincreasetherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenever
avehicleisbeingused.
—Alwaysmakesurethatallvehicleoccupants
arecorrectlyrestrainedandstayinacorrect
seatingpositionwheneverthevehicleisbe-
ingused.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherimportantinformation>page255.


Belttensioners
WALLASteamel4
Reversiblesafetybeltpretensioners
Thefollowingfunctionsareavailablewhensafety
beltswithreversiblesafetybelttensionersare
fastened:
—Incertaindrivingsituations,thesafetybelts
maytightenwithareversibletensioningfunc-
tion>page112.
—Thesafetybeltsmayalsotightenwiththisre-
versibletensioningfunctioninminorcollisions.
Pyrotechnicsafetybeltpretensioners
Seatbeltswithpyrotechnicsafetybeltpreten-
sionersaretensionedautomaticallyinseverecol-
lisions,dependingonthecircumstances.This
helpstoreducetheforwardmotionoftheoccu-
pants.

ZA\WARNING
—Itispossibleforthepretensionerstodeploy
incorrectly.
—Anyworkonthetensionersystemorremov-
alandinstallationofsystemcomponents
forotherrepairsmustbeperformedbya
qualifiedworkshop.
— Thepyrotechnicsystemcanonlyprovide
protectionforonecollision.Ifthepyrotech-
nicpretensionersdeploy,thepretensioning
systemmustbereplaced.
G)Tips
—Afinedustisreleasedwhenthepyrotechnic
safetybeltpretensionersdeploy. Thisisnor-
malandisnotcausedbyafireinthevehi-
cle.
—Therelevantsafetyrequirementsmustbe
observedwhenthevehicleorcomponents
ofthesystemare scrapped.Aqualified
dealershipisfamiliarwiththeseregulations
andwillbepleasedtopassontheinforma-
tiontoyou.

259

Safetybelts

Serviceanddisposalofsafetybeltpreten-
CTs
Thesafetybeltpretensionersarepartsofthe
safetybeltsonyourAudi.Installing,removing,
servicingorrepairingofbeltpretensionerscan
damage
thesafetybeltsystemandpreventit
fromworkingcorrectlyinacollision.
Therearesomeimportantthingsyouhaveto
knowtomakesurethattheeffectivenessofthe
systemwillnot beimpairedandthatdiscarded
componentsdonotcauseinjuryorpollutethe
environment.

ZXWARNING
Impropercare,servicingandrepairproce-
durescanincreasetheriskofpersonalinjury
anddeathbypreventingasafetybeltpreten-
sionerfromactivatingwhenneededoracti-
vatingitunexpectedly:
—Thepyrotechnicsafetybeltpretensioners
canonlybeactivatedonce.Ifpyrotechnic
safetybeltpretensionershavebeenactivat-
ed,thesystemmustbereplaced.
—Neverrepair,adjust,orchangeanypartsof
thesafetybeltsystem.
—Safetybeltsystemsincludingsafetybelt
pretensionerscannotberepaired.Special
proceduresarerequiredforremoval,instal-
lationanddisposalofthissystem.
—Foranyworkonthesafetybeltsystem,we
stronglyrecommendthatyouseeyourau-
thorizedAudidealerorqualifiedtechnician
whohasanAudiapprovedrepairmanual,
trainingandspecialequipmentnecessary.


260

Airbagsystem

alsonotinflateinside or rearcollisions,orinroll-
overs.
Alwaysremember:Airbagswilldeployonlyonce,
andonlyincertainkindsofcollisions.Yoursafety
beltsarealwaystheretoofferprotectioninthose
situationsinwhichairbagsarenotsupposedto
deploy,
orwhenthey havealreadydeployed;for
example,whenyourvehiclestrikesorisstruckby
anothervehicleafterthefirstcollision.
Thisisjustoneofthereasonswhyanairbagisa
supplementaryrestraintandisnotasubstitute
forasafetybelt.Theairbagsystemworksmost
effectivelywhenusedwiththesafetybelts.
Therefore,alwaysproperlywearyoursafetybelts
=>page253.


ZAWARNING
Sittingtooclosetothesteeringwheelorin-
strumentpanelwilldecreasetheeffective-
nessoftheairbagsandwillincreasetherisk
ofpersonalinjuryinacollision.
—Neversitcloserthan10inches(25cm)to
thesteeringwheelorinstrumentpanel.
—Ifyoucannotsitmorethan10inches
(25cm)fromthesteeringwheel,investi-
gatewhetheradaptiveequipmentmaybe
availabletohelpyoureachthe pedalsand
increaseyourseatingdistancefromthe
steeringwheel.
—Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildren
mustberestrainedproperlywheneverriding
inavehicle.Anunrestrainedorimproperly
restrainedchildcouldbeinjuredbystriking
theinteriororbybeingejectedfromtheve-
hicleduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.
Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrained
childisalso atgreaterriskofinjuryordeath
throughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
—Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,sit-
tingsidewaysoroutofpositioninanyway,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
—Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbekilledifyouareupagainstthe
airbagortooclosetoitwhenitinflates-
—Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly
=>page256,Safetybelts.
—Alwaysmakecertainthatchildrenage12or
youngeralwaysrideintherearseat.Ifchil-
drenarenotproperlyrestrained,theymay
beseverelyinjuredorkilledwhenanairbag
inflates.
—Neverletchildrenrideunrestrainedorim-
properlyrestrainedinthevehicle.Adjustthe
frontseatsproperly.
—Neverridewiththebackrestreclined.
—Alwayssitasfaraspossiblefromthesteer-
ingwheelortheinstrumentpanel
=>page248.
—Alwayssituprightwithyour backagainst
thebackrestofyourseat.
—Neverplaceyourfeetontheinstrument
panelorontheseat.Alwayskeepbothfeet
onthefloorinfront oftheseattohelppre-
ventseriousinjuriestothelegsandhipsif
theairbaginflates.
—Neverreclinethefrontpassenger'sseatto
transportobjects.Itemscanalsomoveinto
theareaofthesideairbagorthefrontair-
bagduringbrakingorinasuddenmaneuver.
Objectsneartheairbagscanbecomeprojec-
tilesandcauseinjurywhenanairbagin-
flates.

ZAWARNING
Airbagsthathavedeployedinacrashmustbe
replaced.
—Useonlyoriginalequipmentairbagsap-
provedbyAudiandinstalledbyatrained
technicianwhohas thenecessarytoolsand
diagnosticequipmenttoproperlyreplace
anyairbaginyourvehicleandassuresystem
effectivenessinacrash.
—Neverpermitsalvagedorrecycledairbagsto
beinstalledinyourvehicle.



evenwithanAdvancedAirbag.

262

Childrestraintsonthefrontseat-some
aa)aeamiemenale
>Besuretoreadtheimportantinformationand
heedtheWARNINGSforimportantdetails>

Airbagsystem

theelectroniccontrolunit>page273,PASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFF$#;ON®light.
Alwaysremember,achildsafetyseatorinfant
carrierinstalledonthefrontseatmaybestruck
andknockedoutofpositionbytherapidlyinflat-
ingpassenger'sairbaginafrontalcollision.The
airbagcouldgreatlyreducetheeffectivenessof
thechildrestraintandevenseriouslyinjurethe
childduringinflation.
Forthisreason,andbecausethebackseatisthe
safestplaceforchildren-whenproperlyrestrain-
edaccordingtotheirageandsize-westrongly
recommendthatchildrenalwayssitintheback
seat>page285,Childsafety.


ZAWARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefront
airbaginflates-evenwithanAdvancedAirbag
System.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
ontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourauthorizedAudidealer.
—Forward-facingchildsafetyseatsinstalled
onthefrontpassenger'sseatmayinterfere
withthedeploymentoftheairbagandcause
seriouspersonalinjurytothechild.
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.
—Neverput theforward-facingchildrestraint
upagainstorverynear theinstrumentpan-
el.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheupanddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
so thatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF7%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.

ZA\WARNING
To reducetheriskof seriousinjury,makesure
thatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3,light
willbedisplayedwheneverachildrestraintis
installedonthefrontpassengerseatandthe
ignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotstayon,performthechecksdescri-
bedpage273,MonitoringtheAdvanced
AirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayon.
—Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
authorizedAudidealerimmediately.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowinstructionsfrom
childrestraintmanufacturerswheninstal-
lingchildrestraints.



ZAWARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmustin-
stallaforward-facingchildrestraintonthe
frontpassenger'sseat:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-


Z\WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmustin-
stallaforwardorrearward-facingchildre-
straintonthefrontpassenger'sseat:


264

8W0012721BG
Airbagsystem


—Improperinstallationofchildrestraintscan
reducetheireffectivenessorevenprevent
themfromprovidinganyprotection.
—Animproperlyinstalledchildrestraintcan
interferewiththeairbagasitdeploysand
seriouslyinjureorevenkillthechild-even
withanAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthe manufacturer's
instructionsprovided withthechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereisnothingon
thefrontpassengerseatthatwillcausethe
capacitivepassengerdetectionsystemin
theseattosignaltotheAirbagSystemthat
theseatisoccupiedbyapersonwhen itis
not, ortosignalthatitisoccupiedbysome-
onewhoisheavierthanthepersonactually
sittingontheseat.Thepresenceofaddi-
tionalobjectscouldcausethepassenger
frontairbagtobeturnedonwhenitshould
beoff,orcouldcause theairbagtoworkina
waythatisdifferentfromthewayitwould
haveworkedwithouttheobjectontheseat.



Frontairbags
pyTdetyeCelaMeMilaligey-lel)
Theairbagsystemcanprovidesupplemental
protectiontoproperlyrestrained frontseatoccu-
pants.
ao8
Ss
2
=aa

Fig.227Locationofdriverairbag:insteeringwheel

B8W-0054

Fig.228Locationoffrontpassenger'sairbag:intheinstru-
mentpanel
Yourvehicleisequippedwithan“AdvancedAir-
bagSystem”incompliancewithUnitedStates
FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
(FMVSS)208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicle
SafetyStandard(CMVSS)208asapplicableat
thetimeyourvehiclewasmanufactured.
Theairbagforthedriverisinthesteeringwheel
hub>fig.227andtheairbagforthefrontpas-
sengerisintheinstrumentpanel>fig.228.The
generallocationoftheairbagsismarked“AIR-
BAG”.
Thereisalotyouneedtoknowabouttheairbags
inyourvehicle.Weurgeyoutoreadthedetailed
informationaboutairbags,safetybeltsandchild
safetyinthisandtheotherchaptersthatmake
uptheowner'sliterature.Pleasebesuretoheed
theWARNINGS-theyareextremelyimportant
foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassengers,
especiallyinfantsandsmallchildren.

Z\WARNING
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.
—Evenwhentheydeploy,airbags provideonly
supplementalprotection.
—Airbagworkmosteffectivelywhenused
withproperlywornsafetybelts.
—Therefore,alwayswearyoursafetybeltsand
makesurethateverybodyinyourvehicleis
properlyrestrained.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelwithboth
handsontheoutsideofthesteeringwheel
rimatthe9:00o'clockand3:00o'clockpo-
sitionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalin-
juryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.>

265

Airbagsystem


—Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe12
o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsany-
whereinsidethesteeringwheeloronthe
steeringwheelhub.Holding thesteering
wheelthewrongwayincreasestheriskof
severeinjurytothearms,hands,andheadif
thedriverairbagdeploys.

ZA\WARNING
Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwillin-
creasetheriskofinjuryinacrashbyinterfer-
ingwiththewaytheairbagunfoldsand/orby
beingpushedintoyouastheairbaginflates.
—Alwaysmakesurenothingisinthefrontair-
bagdeploymentzonethatcouldbestruck
by theairbagwhenitinflates.
—Objectsinthezoneofadeployingairbagcan
become
projectileswhentheairbagdeploys
andcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
—Neverhold thingsinyourhandsoronyour
lapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
—Neverplaceaccessoriesorotherobjects
(suchascupholders,telephonebrackets,
notepads,navigationsystems,orthings
thatarelarge,heavy,orbulky)onthedoors;
neverattachthemtothedoorsorthewind-
shield;neverplacethemoverornearorat-
tachthemtotheareamarked,,AIRBAG“on
thesteeringwheel,instrumentpanelorthe
seatbackrests;neverplacethembetween
theseareasandyouoranyotherpersonin
thevehicle.
—Neverattachobjectstothewindshield
abovethepassengerfrontairbag,suchas
accessoryGPSnavigationunitsormusic
players.Suchobjectscouldcauseseriousin-
juryinacollision,especiallywhentheair-
bagsinflate.
—Neverreclinethefrontpassengerseatto
transport
objects.Itemscanalsomoveinto
thedeploymentareaofthesideairbagsor
thefrontairbagduringbreakingorinasud-
denmaneuver.Objectsneartheairbagscan
flydangerouslythroughthepassengercom-
partmentandcauseinjury,particularly
whentheseatisreclinedandtheairbagsin-
flate.

266
ZAWARNING
Apersononthefrontpassengerseat,espe-
ciallyinfantsandsmallchildren,willreceive
seriousinjuriesandcanevenbekilledbybe-
ingtooclosetotheairbagwhenitinflates.
—AlthoughtheAdvancedAirbagSystemin
yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthefront
passengerairbagifaninfantorasmallchild
isonthefrontpassengerseat,nobodycan
absolutelyguaranteethatdeploymentun-
derthesespecialconditionsisimpossiblein
allconceivablesituationsthatmayhappen
during theusefullife ofyourvehicle.
— TheAdvancedAirbagSystemcandeployin
accordancewiththe,,lowrisk“optionfor3-
and6-year-oldchildrenundertheU.S.Fed-
eralStandardifachildwithelectricalcapac-
itancegreaterthanthecombinedcapaci-
tanceofatypicalone-yearoldinfantre-
strainedinoneoftheforwardfacing orrear-
ward-facingchildseatswithwhichyourve-
hiclewascertifiedisonthefrontpassenger
seatandtheotherconditionsforairbagde-
ploymentaremet.
—Accidentstatisticshaveshownthatchildren
aregenerallysaferintherearseatareathan
inthefrontseatingposition.
—Fortheirownsafety,allchildren,especially
12yearsandyounger,shouldalwaysridein
thebackproperlyrestrainedfortheirage
andsize.
Advancedfrontairbagsystem
YourvehicleisequippedwithafrontAdvanced
AirbagSystemincompliancewithUnitedStates
FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)
208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicleSafety
Standard(CMVSS)208asapplicableatthetime
yourvehiclewasmanufactured.


ThefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemsupplements
thesafetybeltstoprovideadditional protection
forthedriver'sandfrontpassenger'sheadsand
upperbodiesinfrontalcrashes.Theairbagsin-
flateonlyinfrontalimpactswhenthevehiclede-
celerationishighenough.>