2019 AUDI Q7 warning

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>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Trafficmessages.

Anoverviewofallthetrafficmessagesisdis-
playedintheInfotainmentsystem.
—Openingadetailedviewoftrafficinformation:
selectandconfirmthetrafficinformationfrom
thelist.
G)Tips
—TMCtrafficreportsarenotavailableinCan-
ada.Formoreinformation,pleasecontact
SiriusCanada.
—Criticaltrafficinformation,suchaswarnings
aboutwrong-waydrivers,isautomatically
displayed.Tohidethetrafficinformation,
pressthe[BACK] buttonorthecontrolknob.
1X1tacoA)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andbetterroute


ByreceivingtrafficinformationthroughTMC,
yourMMIcalculatesabetterrouteifavailable
andthepossibletimesavedcomparedtothe
currentroute.Youcandecidewhichrouteyou
wouldliketouse.

>Pressthe LNAV/MAP|buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.

Requirement:routeguidancemustbeactive.
IfyourMMIhascalculatedabetterroutethan
thecurrentrouteguidance,themessageAbetter
routeisavailable.appearsforseveralseconds
alongwiththetimethatmaybesaved.Abetter
routeisindicatedinthemapviewbythesymbol
"©page214,fig.197.
Amessagewillalsoappearinthetrafficinforma-
tionoverview@)>page219,fig.201.
Applybetterroute
—Presstherightcontrolbutton.

2)AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfromthirdpartypro-
viders.Permanentavailabilitycannotbeguaranteed,be-
causethatdependsonthethirdpartyprovider.
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—Selectandconfirmthebetterroute.Or:Select
andconfirmDetails todisplaydetailsaboutthe
betterroute.Youcanzoominoroutonthe
mapusingtheMMItouchcontrolpad.Require-
ment:theremustbemorethanoneoptimized
routecalculated.Pressthecontrolknobto
switchtothenextrouteinthedetailedview.
Closingthedetailedview:pressthe[BACK
button.
—Afteryouhaveselectedabetterroute,the
routewillberecalculated.
OnlinetraTeemulcd)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andAudiconnect
Infotainment


TheMMIcanreceivereal-timeonlinetrafficin-
formationaboutcongestion,accidents,road
construction,andotherincidents.
Requirement:TherequirementsforAudiconnect
Infotainmentmustbemet>page193.
>Switchingonlinetrafficinformationonand
off:select[NAV/MAP]button>rightcontrol
button>Onlinetrafficdataon()oroff(
>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Trafficmessages.





Theonlinetrafficinformationwillalsobedis-
playedonthesatellitemap)>page217oron
thestandardmap>page214,fig. 196.

If[ONLINE]trafficinformationcannotbere-
ceived,thentrafficinformationwillautomatically
bereceivedthrough[TMC]>page219.
@Tips
—Onlinetrafficinformationisnotavailablein
Canada.
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page193,Audi
connect.
—HavingtheOnlinetrafficdatafunction
switchedonprovidesthemostaccuratere-
portsoftrafficsituationsaswellastraffic
forecasting.Yourvehicletransmitsand

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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>page235isdisplayed.Se-
lectandconfirm Wi-Fiaudioplayer(7)
>page235,fig.213.
—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>page232.


objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readandfollowthewarningsin
=page272,Frontairbags.


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

vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose

C)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage200.
G)Tips
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page193,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.
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Media

Onlinemediaand
Internetradio
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnect
Youcanplaybackandoperatevariousonlineme-
diaservicesandInternetradiousingtheMMI.
Fig.210Onlinemedia

> Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>fig.210is
displayed.

Appliesto:usingonlinemediaandInternetradio
Requirement:
—themyAudiappmustbeinstalledandopenon
yourmobiledevice.
—YoumustbeloggedintoyourmyAudiaccount
inthemyAudiapp andyoumusthaveselected
yourvehicle.
—TheWi-Fifunctiononthemobiledeviceandon
theMMImustbe switchedon.
—Ifnecessary,checkinthe connectionmanager
=>page248ifthemobiledeviceyouconnected
isselectedundertheMMIconnectapp().
—TheMMImustbeconnectedtothenetwork.
—ThesymbolfortheOnlinemediasource(4)
=>fig.210isshownintheMMI.
Appliesto:usingonlinemedia
Additionalrequirement:
— Asupportedonlinemediaservicemustbeavail-
ableinthecountrywherethevehicleisbeing
operated.
—Youmusthave anaccountwithasupportedon-
linemediaservice.
—Dependingontheonlinemediaservice,you
mayneedtoinstallandopenanapponyour
mobiledevice.
StartingOnlinemedia
—Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page235is
displayed.


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—Selectandconfirm anonlinemediaservice.
StartingInternetradio
—Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page235is
displayed.
—SelectandconfirmInternetradio.TheInternet
radiobrowserorthelaststationthatwasplay-
ingisshown.
—Selectingthestation:ifnecessary,selectand
confirmacategoryintheInternetradioBrows-
er>astation.


OnlinemediaandInternetradio:additionalop-
tions
—Presstherightcontrolbutton.
Thefollowingoptionsmaybeavailable,depend-
ingontheinformationshown(suchasthesta-
tion/trackthatiscurrentlyplaying):
—Soundsettings:see>page251.
—Wi-Fisettings:see>page200,Wi-Fisettings.
—Connectionmanager:see>page248.
—Additionaloptionsmaybeavailable,depending
ontheactiveonlinemediaserviceorInternet
radio.

ZA\WARNING
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readandfollowthewarningsin
=>page272,Frontairbags.

C)Note
—Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>®
inWi-Fisettingsonpage200.
—Theregenerallyareadditionalcostswhen
usinganonlinemediaserviceaccount,espe-
ciallywhenitisusedinternationally.

Media

thenconnectittothemobiledevice,forexam-
pleaniPhone.Thebatterywillchargeautomat-
ically.
—DisconnectingamobiledevicefromtheAudi
musicinterface:RemovetheUSBadapterfrom
the AudimusicinterfaceUSBport.
Themediaarestartedandoperatedthroughthe
mobiledeviceortheMMI,dependingonthede-
vicebeingused>page235.
Connectingmultiplemobiledevices:ifamobile
device(suchasasmartphone)isconnectedatthe
respectiveUSBportontheAudimusicinterface,
thenalldevicescanbeusedasaplaybacksource.
AUXInput
—Connectingamobiledevice totheAUXinput:
ConnecttheAUXcabletotheAUXinputonthe
Audimusicinterfaceandthenconnectittothe
mobiledevice(forexample,anMP3playerora
smartphone).
—DisconnectingamobiledevicefromtheAUX
input:RemovetheAUXcablefromtheAUXin-
putonthe Audimusicinterface.
—Operation:selectandconfirm theExternalau-
dioplayersourceG)>page235,fig.212.Me-
diaisstartedandoperatedonthemobilede-
vice.

Z\WARNING
Drivingrequiresyourcompleteandundivided
attention.Asthedriver,youhavecompletere-
sponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Neveroperate
mobiledeviceswhiledriving,becausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.

@)Note
—UseaUSBextensioncabletoconnectdevi-
cesthathaveanintegratedUSBconnector
(suchasaUSBstick)topreventdamageto
yourUSBdeviceandtheAudimusicinter-
face.
—Extremelyhighorlow temperaturesthat
canoccurinsidevehiclescandamagemobile
devicesand/orimpairtheirperformance.

1)Applies onlytoMTPdevices.DoesnotapplytoAppledevi-
cesandUSBmassstoragedevices.
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Neverleavemobiledevicesinthevehiclein
extremelyhighorlowtemperatures.
(i)Tips
—Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin
=>page60.
—Whenyouswitchtheignitionoff,theUSB
portsarestillsuppliedwithpoweruntilthe
energymanagementintervenes.
—DonotuseanadditionaladapterorUSBex-
tensioncabletoconnectmobiledevicesto
theAudimusicinterfacethatalreadyhavea
cableorthatmustbeconnectedwithaUSB
adapter(=page233).Using anadditional
adapterorUSextensioncablemayimpair
functionality.
—YoucanpurchasetheAUXconnectorcable
fromanauthorizedAudidealeroratspe-
cialtystores.
—Audirecommendssettingthevolumeofa
mobiledeviceconnectedtotheAUXinputto
approximately70%ofthemaximumvol-
ume.
—Functionalityisnotguaranteedformobile
devicesthatdonotconformtotheUSB2.0
specification.
—USBhubsarenotsupported.
—SomeversionsoftheiPodsuchastheiPod
shufflecannotbeconnectedtotheUSB
adapterfordeviceswithAppleDockconnec-
tor.ConnectthesedevicesusingaAUXcon-
nectorcable.
—Changedcontentonamobiledevice»)that
isconnectedtotheAudimusicinterface
maynotbedisplayedinthemediacenter.In
thiscase,resettheMediasettingsbackto
Factorysettings>page248.
—Videoplaybackthroughthe Audimusicin-
terfaceisonlysupportediftheconnected
deviceisrecognizedasaUSBstoragedevice
(forexampleaUSBstick).Appledevicesand
MTPdevices(suchassmartphones)arenot
recognizedasUSBstoragedevices.

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Audismartphoneinterface

Audismartphone
interface
Setup
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
YoucanconnectyoursmartphonetotheMMIus-
ingtheAudismartphoneinterface.Certaincon-
tenton yoursmartphoneisadaptedtotheInfo-
tainmentsystemdisplaywhiledrivingandcan
beoperatedthroughtheMMIcontrolpanel.
Requirement
Thevehiclemustbestationaryandtheignition
mustbe switchedon.
iPhonegeneration5orhigher withLightning
connectorandiOS7.1.2operatingsystemor
higher.Or:
AsmartphonewiththeAndroidAutoapp andAn-
droid5.0Lollipopoperatingsystemorhigheris
required.
>Connectyour smartphonetotheAudimusicin-
terface>page233usingtheapplicableUSB
adapter>page233,fig.211.
> SelectandconfirmActivateAppleCarPlayor
ActivateAndroidAutonow.
>Follow thesysteminstructions.
>Payattentiontoanyadditionalsystemprompts
onyoursmartphone,ifapplicable.
IfyouchosenottouseAppleCarPlayorAndroid
Autowhenconnectingyoursmartphoneforthe
firsttime,youcanstarttheAudismartphonein-
terfacelateronusingtheConnectionmanager.
>Select:[MENU]button>Audismartphonein-
terface>Changetoconnectionmanager.
>Connectyour smartphonetotheAudimusicin-
terfaceusingtheappropriateUSBadapter
=>page233,fig.211.
>»SelectandconfirmAudismartphoneinthe
Connectionmanager>page248.Youcanse-
lectyoursmartphoneinthelistofdevicesthat
arealreadypaired>page250.
>Follow thesysteminstructions.




sponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Neveroperate
mobiledeviceswhiledriving,becausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.


ZAWARNING
Drivingrequiresyourcompleteandundivided

attention.Asthedriver,youhavecompletere-

@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage200.
G)Tips
—Thefunctionsthatcan beuseddependon
thefollowingfactors,amongothers:
—Thebrandofyoursmartphone
—Theversionoftheoperatingsystemin
yoursmartphone
—Thesoftwareversionoftheappused
—TheUSBadaptercableandcorrectconnec-
tion
—Yourcellphoneserviceprovider
—Thecustomizedsettingson yoursmart-
phone
— Oneofthefactorsaboveoracombination
ofanyofthemcouldcauseyoursmart-
phonetobe incompatiblewiththeAudi
smartphoneinterface.Compatibilitycannot
beguaranteedforalltypesofsmartphones.
Formoreinformationandassistance,refer
totheuserguideandthemanufacturerof
yoursmartphone.
—Iftheconnectedsmartphonehasvoicecon-
trol,youcan operateyoursmartphoneusing
theexternalvoicerecognitionsystem
=>page176.
—ThemenulanguageshownintheMMIis
basedonthesettingsinyoursmartphone.
—ThetimedisplayedintheMMIisbasedon
thesettingsinyoursmartphone.
—SomeMMIfunctionsarenotavailablewhen
AppleCarPlayorAndroidAutoisactive.
—Youcannotconnectanymobiledevicesvia
BluetoothwhenanAppleCarPlayconnec-
tionisactive.
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Systemsettings

Selectandconfirma3Deffect*setting(surround
sound):
—Off:the3Deffectisswitchedoff.
—Low:the3Deffectisoptimized,forexample
foraudiobooks.
—Medium:the3Deffectisoptimizedforallsour-
ces.
—High:the3Deffectisatthemaximum.
Subwoofer*
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjustthesubwoofer.
Speeddependentvolumecontrol
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjusttheplaybackvol-
umetothenoiseinsidethevehicle.
AudioPilot*
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon %,theplay-
backvolumeisautomaticallyadjustedtothelev-
elofnoiseinsidethevehicle(dynamicroadnoise
compensation).
Volumesettings
Adjustingthevolume
Thevolumeofanaudiosourceorasystemmes-
sage(forexample,fromthevoicerecognition
system*)canbeadjusteddirectlywhilethe
soundisplayingusingtheOn/Offknob.
—Increasingordecreasingthevolume:turnthe
On/Offknob@)>page153,fig.155tothe
rightorleft.
—Mutingorpausing:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheleftun-
tilthesymbol@>page163appears.Anactive
audio/videosourceisstopped.
—Unmutingorresuming:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheright.

ZAWARNING
To reducetheriskofanaccident,adjustthe
volumeoftheaudiosystemsothataudible
signalsfromoutsidethevehicle,suchas po-
liceandfiresirens,canbeheardeasilyatall
times.

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G)Tips
Volumethatistoohighortoolowisautomat-
icallyadjustedtoasetlevelwhentheMMIis
switchedon.
Adjustingthesystemvolume
>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button.


Telephone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Mutetelephone:messagesandringtonesareset
tomute.
Ringtone:see=page190,Ringtoneandvolume
settings.
Ringtonevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
theselectedringtonebyturningthecontrol
knob.
Messagevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
thenotificationforanincomingtextmessageby
turningthecontrolknob.
Microphoneinputlevel:youcanadjustthecall
volumeduringaphonecallbyturningthecontrol
knob.
Navigation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Voiceguidance:see>page214.
Voiceguidanceduringphonecall:see
=>page214.
Voiceguidancevolume:youcanadjustthevoice
guidancevolumebyturningthecontrolknob.Or:
youcanadjustthevoiceguidancevolumeduring
activerouteguidancebyturningtheOn/Offknob.
Entertainmentfader:thevolumeofaudioplay-
backcanbetemporarilyloweredwhenthepark-
ingsystemorvoiceguidanceisactive.
Voicerecognitionsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Commanddisplay:see>page248.
Shortdialog:see>page248.
Speechdialogsystemvolume:See>page248.>

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.

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Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
> Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>
Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
=>page62.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmirrors
correctlyforyourheight.
>Instructpassengerstoadjusttheheadre-
straintsaccordingtotheirheight.
> Makesuretousetherightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page290,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame>page53,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page260.
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.

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Fig.221Correctseatingposition
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothefollowing
position:
>Adjustthedriver'sseatso thatyoucaneasily
pushthepedalsallthewaytothefloorwhile
keepingyourknee(s)slightlybent>A\.
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionsothatyourbackcomesin
fullcontactwithitwhenyoudrive.
>Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatthereisadis-
tanceofatleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
steeringwheelandyourbreastbone>fig.221.
Ifnotpossible,seeyourauthorizedAudidealer
aboutadaptiveequipment.
>Adjust thesteeringwheelso thatthesteering
wheelandairbagcoverpointsatyourchestand
notatyourface.
>Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwithyour
elbow(s)slightlybent.
>Adjusttheheadrestraintsotheupperedgeis
asevenas possiblewiththetopofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintso thatitisasclosetothispositionas
possible.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
=>page263.
>Alwayskeepbothfeetinthefootwell so that
youareincontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
For detailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see>page53.

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.


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