2019 AUDI Q5 seats

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Driving

Invehicleswithmemoryfunction*,thesteering
columnsettingsarestoredtogetherwiththe
seatposition.
VA
Appliesto:vehicleswithpowersteeringwheeladjustment
Easyseatentrymakesiteasiertoenterandexit
thevehiclebyadjustingthesteeringcolumnau-
tomatically.


> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Seats>Driver'sseat>Easyentry
function.

Wheneasyseatentryisswitchedon,thesteering
columngoesbackupintotheparkpositionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoff.Afterenteringtheve-
hicle,thesteeringcolumnreturnstothestored
positiononcetheignitionisswitchedon.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine

The[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonswitchesthe
ignitiononandstartstheengine.


= a 3S
poycoO

Fig.86Centerconsole:STARTENGINESTOPbutton
Requirement:Thekeymustbeinthevehicle.
Startingtheengine
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe|STARTENGINESTOP]button
>fig.86.Theenginewillstart.


Switching theignitiononoroff
Ifyouwouldliketoswitchtheignitiononwith-
outstartingtheengine,followthesesteps:

>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwithout
pressingthebrakepedal.Vehicleswithoutthe
Start/Stopsystem*:theneedleinthetachome-
termovesintotheREADYposition.
>Toswitchtheignitionoff,pressthe button
again.Theneedleinthetachometermovesinto
theOFFposition.


Equipmentthatusesalotofelectricityisswitch-
edofftemporarilywhenyoustarttheengine.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,the
startingprocedurestopsautomaticallyaftera
shorttime.Ifthisisthecase,repeatthestarting
procedureafterapproximately30seconds.
Start/Stopsystem*
Seetheinformationin>page77,Start/Stop
system.

Z\WARNING
To reducetheriskofasphyxiation,never allow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.
CG)Note
Avoidhighenginespeed,fullthrottle,and
heavyengineloadiftheenginehasnot
reached
operatingtemperatureyet.Youcould
damagetheengine.


@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotlettheenginerunwhileparkedto
warmup.Begindrivingimmediately.Thisre-
ducesunnecessaryemissions.
Gi)Tips
—Somenoiseafterstartingtheengineisnor-
malandisnocauseforconcern.
—Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththeignition
switchedon,theignitionwillswitchoffaf-
teracertainamountoftime.Makesurethat
electricalequipmentsuchastheexterior
lightsareswitchedoff.
Startingtheengine
>Bringthevehicletoafullstop.
>Pressthe|STARTENGINESTOP]button
=>page75,fig.86.



75

Assistsystems

NTearlier
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearcross-trafficassist
rey
S 2
=za

Fig.125Exampledisplay

Fig.126Infotainmentsystem:rearcross-trafficassistdis-
play
Activatingrearcross-trafficassist
Therearcross-trafficassistisactivatedautomati-
callyifyouturnontheparkingaid>page129or
shiftintoreversegear.
Therearcross-trafficassistcanwarnofapoten-
tialcollisionwithapproachingcross-trafficwhen
drivinginreverseatspeedsuptoapproximately
9mph(15km/h).Withinitslimits,thesystem
monitorstheareasbehindandnexttothevehicle
usingtheradarsensorswhenleavingaparking
space>page121,fig.122.Movingobjectsthat
areapproaching,suchascars,aredetected
>fig.125.
Ifthesystemdetectscriticalcrosstrafficwhen
backingoutofaparkingspace,itwillreactasfol-
lows:
—Visualindicator:anindicatorappearsintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplaywitharedarrow
symbol.Thearrowpointsinthedirectionfrom
whichtheobjectisapproaching>fig.126.
—Audiblewarningsignal:acontinuoustonemay
soundasanadditionalindicatorwhendrivingin
reverse.
124
—Automaticbrakeactivation:abriefactivation
ofthe brakesmayalsowarnyouofapotential
collisionwithanapproachingobject.
Theaudiblewarningsignalandtheautomatic
brakeactivationoccuronlywhendrivinginre-
verse.

ZAWARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistisanassistsys-
temandcannotpreventacollisionbyitself.
Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.Thedriver
isalwaysresponsibleforbrakingatthecor-
recttime.
—Pleasenotethattherearcross-trafficassist
mayactivatethebrakesunexpectedly.Se-
cureanycargothatyouaretransportingto
reducetheriskofdamageorinjury.
—Automaticbrakingcannotbetriggered
againwithin20secondsafteranautomatic
brakeactivation.
—Ifthereisanacousticwarningsignalfrom
therearcross-trafficassist,thentheparking
systemmaynotwarnyouofdetectedobsta-
clesundercertaincircumstances.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Cleantheareainfrontofthesensors
>page121,fig. 122.

Z\WARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsaboutpeopleandcannotwarnyou
abouteverytypeofapproachingobjects,
suchascyclists.Alwaysmonitorthetraffic
aswellasthevehicle'ssurroundingswithdi-
recteyecontact.
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsifyourvehicleisparallelordiagonally
parkedorifyourvehicleispulledtoofarin-
totheparkingspacesothatitishiddenby

adjacentvehicles.

C)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin©inGeneral
informationonpage122.

Audiconnect

Audiconnect
Generalinformation
Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowing functionsmaybeavailable:
—AudiconnectInfotainment
—Audiconnectvehiclecontrol
YoucanalsofindmoreinformationonAudicon-
nect
onlineatwww.audiusa.com.

ZA\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyuse
Audiconnectserviceswhenroadandtraffic
conditionspermit.Alwaysreadandfollow
the
notesin>page151,Trafficsafetyinfor-
mation.
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Alsoreadthewarningsinthechapter
=page270,Frontairbags.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,use theAu-
diconnectInfotainmentserviceswithaWi-
Fihotspotonlyintherearseatwhentheve-
hicleisinmotion,oronlywhenthevehicleis
stationary.

@)Note
—Appliesto:embeddedSIMcardusage:The
connectioncostsofAudiconnectInfotain-
mentservicesareincludedinthepriceof
AudiconnectInfotainmentduring thesub-
scriptionperiodwithsomeexceptions.
Pleasenotethattheremaybeadditional
chargeswhenusingsomeservices.Forex-
ample,thisapplies toInternetradio/
podcastsorforInternetconnectionsand
192
servicesthatusetheWi-Fihotspot,suchas
onlinemediasources.Dependingonthe
country,dataplansmayneedtobepur-
chasedfortheseservices>page199.For
additionalinformation,seewww.audiusa.
com/myaudi.
—Incertainsituations,theWi-Fihotspotdata
connectionmaybeestablishedasareplace-
mentfortheSIMcardonyourWi-Fidevice.
Thisfeature dependsontheconfiguration
ofyourWi-Fideviceandoperatingsystem.
Thiscouldresultinfeesdependingonyour
cellphoneserviceprovider,especiallyifyou
areusingthisfeaturewhileabroad.Aflat
ratedataplanisstronglyrecommended.For
moreinformation,contactyourcellphone
serviceproviderorrefertotheowner'sman-
ualforyourWi-Fidevice.
—Youareresponsibleforallprecautionstaken
fordataprotection,anti-virusprotection,
andprotectionagainstlossofdataonmo-
biledevicesthatareused,forexample,to
accesstheInternetthroughtheWi-Fihot-
spot.
G)Tips
—Theavailabilityofservicesdependsonthe
subscription.
—AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfrom
thirdpartyproviders.Permanentavailability
cannotbe guaranteed,becausethatde-
pendsonthethirdpartyprovider.
—Useofthemostup-to-datemobilenetwork
standardisnotavailableineverycountry.
ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityoryourcell
phoneserviceproviderforadditionalinfor-
mation.
—AudiconnectInfotainmentservicesareonly
availablewithinthecellphonenetworkcov-
eragefromyourcellphoneserviceprovider.
—Availability,scope,providers,screendisplay,
andcosts ofservicesmayvarydependingon
thecountry,model,modelyear,enddevice
andrates.

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Media

Wi-Fiaudioplayer
Appliesto:vehicleswithWi-Fiaudioplayer
UsingtheWi-Fiaudioplayermediasourceonthe
MMI, youcanconnectandoperateyourWi-Fi-ca-
pablemediaplayer(suchasasmartphone)to
wirelesslyplaymusicfromyourmediaplayerli-
brary.Themediaplayerisconnectedthroughthe
vehicle'sWi-Fihotspot.AUPnPServerapporan
integratedUPnP/DLNAserveronyourmedia
playerisrequiredtoaccessyourmediaplayerli-
brary.
Requirement:theWi-Fifunctiononyourmedia
playermustbe switchedon.ThemyAudiappora
UPnPserverappmustbeinstalledonyourmedia
player.Or:youmustbeusingamediaplayerwith
anintegratedUPnP/DLNAserver.

—Connectingamediaplayer:pressthe[MEDIA
button.Presstheleftcontrolbuttonuntilthe
sourcesoverview>page234isdisplayed.Se-
lectandconfirm Wi-Fiaudioplayer(7)
=>page234,fig.211.
—Ifnecessary,selectandconfirmWi-Fiturned
off>TurnonWi-FitoactivateWi-Fiinthe
MMI.SelectWi-Fisettings,ifnecessary.Select
thesamesettingsonthewirelessmediaplayer
thatareusedfortheWi-Fihotspot.
—StartingtheWi-Fiaudioplayer:Startthe
myAudiapporanUPnPserverapp,orallow
mediasharingonyourdevice.

Operatingthemediaplayer:themediaplayeris
operatedthroughtheMMI.
—Presstheleftcontrolbuttonrepeatedlyuntil
theFoldersmenuitemappears.Selectandcon-
firmFolders.
—Playingmusicfromthemediaplayer:select
andconfirmMediacenter.
Webradio:see>page230.


objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readandfollowthewarningsin
=page270,Frontairbags.


ZAWARNING
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe

vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose

C)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage192.
G)Tips
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page192,Audi
connect.
—PleasenotethataWi-Ficonnectiondoes
notautomaticallymakeitpossible touse
the
Internet.Foradditionalinformation,
see>page193.
—Toavoidinterruptionsduringplayback,de-
activatethepowersavingfunctiononthe
mediaplayer orconnectittoacharger.
—Theloadingtimesfortheaudiodatadepend
onthemediaplayerusedandthenumberof
filesthatitcontains.
—Amaximumof2,000entriesperdirectory
aredisplayedintheMMI.
—Songsdownloadedforofflineuseusingmu-
sicstreamingservicesarestoredonyour
mobiledevice(suchasasmartphone)and
maybeDRMprotected.TheWi-Fiaudio
playerwillnotplayDRMprotectedfiles.
—ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforadditional
informationontheWi-Fiaudioplayer.
229

Media

Onlinemediaand
Internetradio
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnect
Youcanplaybackandoperatevariousonlineme-
diaservicesandInternetradiousingtheMMI.
Fig.208Onlinemedia


> Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>fig.208is
displayed.

Appliesto:onlinemediaandInternetradiousage
Requirement:
—ThemyAudiappmustbeinstalledandopenon
yourmobiledevice.
—YoumustbeloggedintoyourmyAudiaccount
inthemyAudiapp andyoumusthaveselected
yourvehicle.
—TheWi-Fifunctiononthemobiledeviceandon
theMMImustbe switchedon.
—Ifnecessary,checkinthe connectionmanager
=>page246ifthemobiledeviceyouconnected
isselectedundertheMMIconnectapp().
—TheMMImustbeconnectedtothenetwork.
—ThesymbolfortheOnlinemediasource(@)
=>fig.208isshownintheMMI.
Appliesto:onlinemediausage
Additionalrequirement:
— Asupportedonlinemediaservicemustbeavail-
ableinthecountrywherethevehicleisbeing
operated.
—Youmusthave anaccountwithasupportedon-
linemediaservice.
—Dependingontheonlinemediaservice,you
mayneedtoinstallandopenanapponyour
mobiledevice.
StartingOnlinemedia
—Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page234is
displayed.



230

—Selectandconfirm anonlinemediaservice.
StartingInternetradio
—Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page234is
displayed.
—SelectandconfirmInternetradio.TheInternet
radiobrowserorthelaststationthatwasplay-
ingisshown.


—Selectingthestation:ifnecessary,selectand
confirmacategoryintheInternetradioBrows-
er>astation.
OnlinemediaandInternetradio:additionalop-
tions
—Presstherightcontrolbutton.
Thefollowingoptionsmaybeavailable,depend-
ingontheinformationshown(suchasthesta-
tion/trackthatiscurrentlyplaying):
—Soundsettings:see>page249.
—Wi-Fisettings:see>page198,Wi-Fisettings.
—Connectionmanager:see>page246.
—Additionaloptionsmaybeavailable,depending
ontheactiveonlinemediaserviceorInternet
radio.

ZA\WARNING
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readandfollowthewarningsin
=>page270,Frontairbags.

C)Note
—Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>®
inGeneralinformationonpage192.
—Theregenerallyareadditionalcostswhen
usinganonlinemediaserviceaccount,espe-
ciallywhenitisusedinternationally.

Drivingsafety

Drivingsafety
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionapplies toall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.

ZXWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthe in-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepalloftheOwner'sLiterature
manualsinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsell
yourvehiclesothatthisimportantinforma-
tionwillalwaysbeavailabletothedriver
andpassengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sLiteraturehandyso
thatyoucanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.

252
Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
> Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>
Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
=>page61.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmirrors
correctlyforyourheight.
>Instructpassengerstoadjusttheheadre-
straintsaccordingtotheirheight.
> Makesuretousetherightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page288,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame>page55,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page258.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
tytoconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.If yourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>/\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusingacellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
>Observealltrafficlaws,rulesoftheroadand
speedlimitsandplaincommonsense.

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Drivingsafety

>ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,trafficand
weatherconditions.
>Take frequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donotdrive
formorethantwohoursatastretch.
>DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,underpres-
sureorwhenyouarestressed.

Z\WARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenevera
vehicleisbeingused.


Correctpassenger
seatingpositions
Properseatingpositionforthedriver
Theproperdriverseatingpositionisimportant
forsafe,relaxeddriving.

B4G-0374



Fig.218Correctseatingposition
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothefollowing
position:
>Adjustthedriver'sseatso thatyoucaneasily
pushthepedalsallthewaytothefloorwhile
keepingyourknee(s)slightlybent>A\.
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionsothatyourbackcomesin
fullcontactwithitwhenyoudrive.
>Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatthereisadis-
tanceofatleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
steeringwheelandyourbreastbone&fig.218.
Ifnotpossible,seeyourauthorizedAudidealer
aboutadaptiveequipment.
>Adjust thesteeringwheelso thatthesteering
wheelandairbagcoverpointsatyourchestand
notatyourface.
>Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwithyour
elbow(s)slightlybent.
>Adjusttheheadrestraintsotheupperedgeis
asevenas possiblewiththetopofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintso thatitisasclosetothispositionas
possible.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
=>page261.
>Alwayskeepbothfeetinthefootwell so that
youareincontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
For detailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see>page55.

ZAWARNING
Driverswhoareunbelted,outofpositionor
tooclosetotheairbagcanbeseriouslyinjured
by anairbagasitunfolds.Tohelpreduce the
riskofseriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheelsothatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenyourbreastbone
andthesteeringwheel.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelontheout-
sideofthesteeringwheelrimwithyour
handsatthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalin-
juryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe
12o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsat
otherpositionsinsidethesteeringwheel
rimoronthesteeringwheelhub.Holding
the
steeringwheelthewrongwaycancause
seriousinjuriestothehands,armsandhead
ifthedriver'sairbagdeploys.
—Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyour
facedecreasestheabilityofthesupplemen-
taldriver'sairbagtoprotectyouinacolli-
sion.
—Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnever
leanagainstor placeanypart ofyourbody
tooclosetotheareawheretheairbagsare
located.


253

Drivingsafety


—Beforedriving,alwaysadjustthefront seats
andheadrestraintsproperlyandmakesure
thatallpassengersareproperlyrestrained.
—Neveradjusttheseatswhilethevehicleis
moving.Yourseatmaymoveunexpectedly
and youcouldlosecontrolofthevehicle.
—Neverdrivewiththebackrestreclinedortilt-
edfarback!Thefartherthebackrestsare
tiltedback,thegreatertheriskofinjurydue
toincorrectpositioningofthesafetybelt
andimproperseatingposition.
—Childrenmustalwaysrideinchildsafety
seats>page288.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstallinga childsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat>page266.


Properseatingpositionforthefri
passenger
Theproperfrontpassengerseatingpositionis
importantforsafe,relaxeddriving.
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjusttheseatforthefrontpassenger
tothefollowingposition:
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionandyourbackcomesinfull
contactwithitwheneverthevehicleismoving.
>Adjusttheheadrestraintsotheupperedgeis
asevenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintsothatitisasclosetothispositionas
possible>page57.
>Keepbothfeetflatonthefloorinfront ofthe
frontpassengerseat.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrect-
ly>page261.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
frontpassenger'sseat,see>page55.

ZAWARNING
Frontseatpassengerswhoareunbelted,out
ofpositionortooclosetotheairbagcanbe
seriouslyinjuredorkilledbytheairbagasit
unfolds.Tohelpreducetheriskof seriousper-


sonalinjury:

254
—Passengersmustalwayssitinanuprightpo-
sitionandneverleanagainstor placeany
partoftheirbodytooclosetothearea
wheretheairbagsarelocated.
—Passengerswhoareunbelted,outofposi-
tion ortooclosetotheairbagcanbeseri-
ouslyinjuredbyanairbagasitunfoldswith
greatforceintheblinkofaneye.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenthefrontpas-
senger‘sbreastboneandtheinstrument
panel.
—Eachpassengermustalwayssitonaseat of
theirownandproperlyfastenandwearthe
safetybeltbelongingtothatseat.
—Beforedriving,alwaysadjustthefrontpas-
sengerseatandheadrestraintproperly.
—Alwayskeepyourfeetonthefloorinfrontof
theseat.Neverrestthemontheseat,in-
strumentpanel,outofthewindow,etc.The
airbagsystemandsafetybeltwillnot be
abletoprotectyouproperlyandcanevenin-
creasetheriskofinjuryinacrash.
—Neverdrivewiththebackrestreclinedortilt-
edfarback!Thefartherthebackrestsare
tiltedback,thegreatertheriskofinjurydue
toincorrectpositioningofthesafetybelt
andimproperseatingposition.
—Childrenmustalwaysrideinchildsafety
seats>page288.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstallinga childsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat>page266.
Properseatingpositionsforpassengersin
rearseats
Rearseatpassengersmustsituprightwithboth
feetonthefloorconsistentwiththeirphysical
sizeandbeproperlyrestrainedwhenevertheve-
hicleisinuse.

Toreducetheriskofinjurycausedbyanincorrect
seatingpositionintheeventofasuddenbraking
maneuveroranaccident,yourpassengersonthe
rearbenchseatmustalways observethefollow-
ing:
>Iftherearepassengersontheouterrearseats,
adjusttheheadrestraintssotheupperedgeis>