2019 AUDI Q7 tow

Navigation

>Pushthecontrolknobup.Theinputfieldisdis-
played@)&page205,fig. 189.
—Enteroneormoresearchtermsintotheinput
field.
—Ifavailable,confirmtheinputsuggestion*to
completetheentryorawordsuggestion*.See
=page161,Letter/numberspeller.
—Turn thecontrolknobtotherighttochangethe
resultslist.
—Selectandconfirmadestinationfromthere-
sultslist.
Theroutedisplaysasanoverviewinthemap.
Routeguidanceisalreadyactive.
Narrowingthesearcharea
Allcountries/statesareselectedatthefactory
forthefreetextsearch.
—Select:therightcontrolbutton>Country/state
selectionintheinputfield@>page205,
fig.189.
—Selectthecountryorstate(@)thatshould be
searchedforinthefreetextsearchinorderto
narrowthenumberofresultsandincreasethe
searchspeed.Theselectedentryinthecoun-
try/stateselectionisstored.Or:SelectAll
countries/states.
@Tips
— TheMMIinputsuggestionsdependonthe
lastnavigateddestinations.
—Upto50entriescanbestoredinthelast
destinationslist.
—Additionalinformationonfreetextsearches
canbefoundunder>page162.
Loadingpreviousdestinations
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Yourlastdestinationsareautomaticallystored
andcanbeloadeddirectlyas adestination.
Requirement:adestinationwasalreadynavigat-
edto.

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page205,fig. 189.
206
YourlastdestinationislisteddirectlyintheEnter
destinationmenuunderthehomeaddressand
identifiedwiththesymbol@)>page205,
fig.189.
—Selectandconfirmoneofthelastdestinations
fromthelist.
Deletingpreviousdestinations
—Selectoneofthelastdestinationsfromthelist.
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>Deletedestina-
tion>DeletethislastdestinationorDeleteall
lastdestinations.
Theselecteddestinationoralllastdestinations
is/aredeletedandnolongerdisplayedintheEn-
terdestinationmenu.
Enteringanaddress
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
As analternativetofreetextsearch,youcanal-
so enteranaddressinstages.

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page205,fig. 189.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Enteraddress.

—Enteringadestinationusingacountry/state:
selectandconfirmCountry/state.Selectand
confirmacountryorstatedirectlyfromthelist.
Or:searchforacountryorstateusingtheinput
field.
—EnteringadestinationusingtheCityorZIP
code:selectandconfirmCity/ZIPcode.Entera
cityoraZIPcode.Or:selectandconfirmacity
fromthelist.
—Selectandconfirmadditionaldetailsaboutthe
destinationsuchasStreet,Housenumberor
Downtown.
—Destinationentry usinga streetintersection*:
Requirement:youmustenterastreet.Select
andconfirmIntersection.Selectandconfirma
streetdirectlyfromthelist.Or:searchfora
streetusingtheinputfield.
—SelectandconfirmStartrouteguidance.

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Navigation

Personalroute
assistance
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandpersonal
routeassistance
YourMMIcanlearntheroutesthatyoudrivefre-
quently(suchasyourdailycommutetoworkand
back)andsuggestrouteguidancebasedonthe
currentvehicleposition.
#Homeaddress
5iRk]Ae
na
®MarketStreet
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Fig.192Example:displayofpersonalroutesinthe"Enter
destination"menu
Thereisadelayof6minonyour
personalrouteto
StevensCreekBlvd,SanJose,CA95117.
Byelamceleiemeeee)
Paescruheiuccsc
Ignoreallmessages

Fig.193Informationonpersonalroute

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page205,fig. 189.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Navigationset-
tings>Personalrouteassistance.

WhenthefunctionisswitchedonM,theMMIre-
cordsthefrequently-drivenroutesregardlessof
whetheradestinationwasenteredandreached
ornot.
Aslongasrouteguidanceisnotactive,yourper-
sonalroutesarelistedinthe Enterdestination
menuunderthehomeaddressandindicatedwith
thesymbol(@©fig.192.Whenpersonalroute
assistanceisswitchedon,thissymbolisdis-
playedintheNavigationmenuandintheInfo-
tainmentsystemdisplaystatuslineatthesame
time.
Thedistancetothedestinationandthecalculat-
edarrivaltimearealsodisplayedforyourperson-
alroutes.Withoutstartingrouteguidance,your
MMImonitorsthetrafficconditionsforyourper-
sonalroutesandshowspossibletrafficincidents
forthepossibleroutestobedrivenintheInfo-
tainmentsystemdisplay@)>fig.192.
Amessagewillbedisplayedifthereisalarge
trafficincident(morethan12minutedelay)re-
gardlessofwhichmenuisselected>fig.193.
Selectandconfirmoneofthefollowingoptions:
—Startrouteguidance:theMMIstartstheroute
guidanceforthepersonalroutedisplayedand
searchesfora fasterrouteifavailable.
—Ignorethisrouteandthismessage:thedis-
playeddestinationwithallapplicablepersonal
routesisnoLongerfactoredintothecurrent
trip.Nomoremessagesareshownforthedis-
playeddestination.Thedisplayeddestination
withallapplicablepersonalrouteswillbefac-
toredintothetripagainonlyafterstoppingthe
vehicleandswitchingtheignitiononagain.
—Ignoreallmessages:allpersonalroutesareno
longerfactoredintothecurrenttrip.No more
messagesaredisplayed.Messagesforpersonal
routeswhenthereisincreasedtrafficwillap-
pearagainafterthevehicleisstoppedandthe
ignitionisswitchedonagain.
Assoonasyouswitchoffpersonalrouteassis-
tance,thesymbolinthestatuslineturnsoffand
yourtripsarenolongerrecorded.Tripsthatwere
alreadystoredremainstored.
Deletingpersonalroutes:
—SelectthedesiredpersonalrouteintheEnter
destinationmenu°fig.192.
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>Deletedestina-
tion.
Deletingallpersonalroutes:

—Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Factorysettings.
—Select:Navigationandonlinememory>Re-
storefactorysettings>page248.

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Media

(CO)6/VDE0837.Thevarioustypesofaudio
equipmentinstalledconformtosafetyclass1.
The
laserusessolittlepowerorisshieldedso
thereisnodangerwhenitisusedcorrectly.
Mediadrives
SDcardreader
TheSDcardreaderislocatedintheglovecom-
partment.
—InsertingtheSDcard:Theangledcornerofthe
SDcardmustpointtowardtherightfrontside.
SlidetheSDcardintothecardreaderslotuntil
theSDcardclicksintoplace.
—Automaticplayback:playbackwillstartauto-
maticallyiftheinsertedSDcardcontainssup-
portedaudio/videofiles*>page241.
—RemovingtheSDcard: pressbrieflyontheSD
card.
TheSDcardreaderisaccessedandoperated
throughtheMMI@)>page235,fig.212.
@)Note
Onlyuseone-pieceSDcards.Ifadaptercards
(SDcardswithmorethanonepiece)areused,
thecardcouldfalloutoftheadapterwhen
drivingbecauseofvibrations.Individual
piecescouldthenbecomestuckinthedrive
andimpairthefunctionality.
@Tips
TheSIMcardreaderthendoesnotfunction.
DVDdrive
Appliesto:vehicleswithaDVDdrive
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Fig.208Glovecompartment:DVDdrive
228
—LoadingaCD/DVD:theCD/DVDispulledinau-
tomatically.SlidetheCD/DVDstraightintothe
DVDslot@)withthelabelfacingup>fig.208.
—Automaticplayback:playbackwillstartauto-
maticallyiftheinsertedCD/DVDcontains sup-
portedaudio/video*files>page241.
—EjectingaCD/DVD:pressthebutton@
>fig.208.
TheCD/DVDispulledinagainautomaticallyifit
isnotremovedfromtheDVDslotwithinapproxi-
matelytensecondsafterejectingit.
TheDVDdriveisaccessedandoperatedthrough
theMMIQ)>page235,fig.212.
@)Note
—NeverforceaCD/DVDintothedrive.The
CD/DVDispulledinautomatically.
—DonotinsertCDs/DVDswithlabelsintothe
drive.Labelscancomeloosefromthe
CD/DVDanddamagethedrive.
@Tips
—CDs/DVDsthatcontainaudiofileswitha
highdataratemaynotplay.
— TheSIMcardreaderthendoesnotfunction.
Appliesto:vehicleswithaCDdrive
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Fig.209Glovecompartment:CDdrive
—LoadingaCD:theCDispulledinautomatically.
SlidetheCDstraightintotheCDslot@)
=>fig.209withthelabelfacingup.
—Automaticplayback:playbackwillstartauto-
maticallyiftheinsertedCDcontainssupported
audiofiles>page242,CDdrive.
—EjectingaCD:pressthebutton@>fig.209.>

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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

Switchoffpop-up:thisfunctionisswitchedonat
thefactory.WhenthefunctionisswitchedonM,
themessagesintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
regardingthechargingstatusofyourcellphone
intheAudiphonebox*arehidden.Thereminder
nottoforgetyourcellphonewhenleavingthe
vehicleisalsoswitchedoff.
Tooltips
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon4,yourMMI
showsyoutipsforinput.Thefrequencyofhow
oftenitdisplaysdecreaseswithtime.
Speechdialogsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functions
maybeavailable:
Commanddisplay:whenthisfunctionisswitch-
edon,theMMIwillshowyouthepossible
commandsforvoiceinputintherespective
menu.
Shortdialog:whenthisfunctionisswitchedon
(Y,ashorterformofthepromptsisused.
Commandduringvoiceoutput*:thisfunctionis
switchedonatthefactory.Whenthisfunctionis
switchedon(MW,youcansaynewcommandsdur-
ingannouncements.Youdonotneedtowaitfor
thesignaltone(beep)duringanannouncement.
WhenthefunctionisswitchedoffLJ,youneedto
waitforthesignaltone(beep)tosayanewcom-
mand.


Volume:youcanadjustthevolumeofthe
promptsbyturningthecontrolknob.
Individualspeechtraining(onlywhenthevehi-
cleisstationary):youcanadaptthevoicerecog-
nitionsystemtoyourvoiceorpronunciationinor-
dertoimprovethesystem'sabilitytorecognize
yourspeech.Individualspeechtrainingiscom-
prisedof20speechentriesthatconsistofcom-
mandsand sequencesofnumbers.Youcande-
letetheprogrammedvoicetrainingwiththeRe-
setindividualspeechtrainingfunction.
Displaybrightness
YoucanadjustthebrightnessoftheInfotain-
mentsystemdisplaybyturningthecontrolknob.
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Factorysettings
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thefollow-
ingfunctionscanberesettofactorysettings:
—Soundsettings
—Radio
—Mediasettings
—Jukebox*
—Directory
—Telephone
—BluetoothandWi-Fi*
—Navigationsettings*
—Navigationandonlinememory*
—Voicerecognitionsystem*
—Shortcutkeys
—Messagesettings*
—Apps*
—Tooltips
—Audiconnect*
—Audismartphoneinterface*
Youcanselectthedesiredfunctionsindividually
orallatoncewiththeoptionSelectallentries.
Selectandconfirm Restorefactorysettings.
G)Tips
Makesurethatnotonlythesettingswerede-
letedbutalsothestoreddata,ifnecessary.
Connectionmanager
Introduction
Theconnectionmanagerprovidesanoverviewof
yourconnecteddevicesandtheirnetworkstatus.
SerreenUsOTs
M7inetpensWie
icfSiac
»Secondaryphone:Notconnected
LaerieReonasotNotconnected
Peeit.)Notconnected
eelrast)Peertasienats
Fig.218Connectionmanager

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Connectionmanager.
>Selectandconfirmamenuitem.

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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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Safetybelts

bracingthemselves.Withoutthebenefit ofsafe-
tyrestraintsystems,theunrestrainedoccupant
willslamviolentlyintothesteeringwheel,in-
strumentpanel,windshield,orwhateverelseis
intheway>fig.226.Thisimpactwiththevehi-
cleinteriorhasalltheenergytheyhadjustbefore
thecrash.
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.Even
whentheydeploy,airbags provideonlyadditional
protection.Airbagsarenotsupposedtodeployin
allkindsofaccidents.AlthoughyourAudiis
equippedwithairbags,allvehicleoccupants,in-
cludingthedriver,mustwearsafetybeltscor-
rectlyinordertominimizetheriskofseverein-
juryordeathinacrash.
Remembertoo,thatairbagswilldeployonlyonce
andthatyoursafetybeltsarealwaystheretoof-
ferprotectioninthoseaccidentsinwhichairbags
arenotsupposedtodeployorwhentheyhaveal-
readydeployed.Unbeltedoccupantscanalsobe
thrownoutofthevehiclewhereevenmoresevere
orfatalinjuriescanoccur.
Itisalsoimportantfortherearpassengersto
wearsafetybeltscorrectly.Unbeltedpassengers
intherearseatsendangernotonlythemselves
butalsothedriverandotherpassengers
=>fig.227.In afrontalcollisiontheywillbe
thrownforwardviolently,wherethey canhitand
injurethedriverand/orfrontseatpassenger.
SilaolheMgela-las
Peoplethinkit'spossibletousethehandsto
bracethebodyinaminorcollision.It'ssimply
nottrue!

Fig.228Driveriscorrectlyrestrainedinasuddenbraking
maneuver
262

Safetybeltsusedproperlycanmakeabigdiffer-
ence.Safetybeltshelptokeeppassengersin
theirseats,graduallyreduceenergylevelsap-
pliedtothebodyinanaccident,andhelpprevent
theuncontrolledmovementthatcancauseseri-
ousinjuries.Inaddition,safetybeltsreducethe
dangerofbeingthrownoutofthevehicle.
Safetybeltsattachpassengerstothecarandgive
themthebenefitofbeingsloweddownmore
gentlyor“softly”throughthe“give”inthesafety
belts,crushzonesandothersafetyfeaturesengi-
neeredintotoday'svehicles.By“absorbing”the
kineticenergyoveralongerperiodoftime,the
safetybeltsmaketheforcesonthebodymore
“tolerable”andlesslikelytocauseinjury.
Althoughtheseexamplesarebasedonafrontal
collision,safetybeltscanalsosubstantiallyre-
ducetheriskofinjuryinotherkindsofcrashes.
So,whetheryou'reonalongtripor justgoingto
thecornerstore,alwaysbuckleupandmakesure
othersdo,too.Accidentstatisticsshowthatvehi-
cleoccupantsproperlywearingsafetybeltshave
alowerriskofbeinginjuredandamuchbetter
chanceofsurvivinganaccident.Properlyusing
safetybeltsalsogreatlyincreasestheabilityof
thesupplementalairbagstodotheirjobinacol-
lision.Forthisreason,wearingasafetybeltisle-
gallyrequiredinmostcountriesincludingmuch
ofthe UnitedStatesandCanada.
AlthoughyourAudiisequippedwithairbags,you
stillhavetowearthesafetybeltsprovided.Front
airbags,forexample,areactivatedonlyinsome
frontalcollisions.Thefrontairbagsarenotacti-
vatedinallfrontalcollisions,insideandrearcol-
lisions,inrolloversorincaseswherethereisnot
enoughdecelerationthroughimpacttothefront
ofthevehicle.Thesamegoesfortheotherairbag
systemsinyourAudi.So,alwayswearyoursafety
beltandmakesureeverybodyinyourvehicleis
properlyrestrained!

Safetybelts

>Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseatbenchis
inanuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedin
placebeforeusingthebelt>/\.
>Pullthesafetybeltevenlyacrossthechestand
pelvis©fig.229,>A\.
> Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckle of
yourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely.
>Pullonthebelttomakesurethatitissecurely
latchedinthebuckle.
Automaticsafetybeltretractors
Everysafetybeltisequippedwithanautomatic
beltretractorontheshoulderbelt.Thisfeature
locksthebeltwhenthebeltispulledoutfast,
duringhardbrakingandinanaccident.Thebelt
mayalsolockwhenyoudriveupordownasteep
hillorthroughasharpcurve.Duringnormaldriv-
ingthebeltletsyoumovefreely.
Safetybeltpretensioners
Safetybeltswithpretensionershelptotighten
thesafetybeltandremoveslackwhenthepre-
tensionersareactivated>page266.Thefunc-
tionofthepretensionerismonitoredbyawarn-
inglight>page22.
Convertiblelockingretractor
Everysafetybeltexcept theoneonthedriver
seatisequippedwithaconvertiblelockingretrac-
torthatmustbeusedwhenthesafetybeltis
usedtoattacha childsafetyseat.Besuretoread
theimportantinformationaboutthisfeature
=>page301.

ZAWARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancause
seriousinjuryinanaccident>page264,
Safetybeltposition.
—Safetybeltsofferoptimumprotectiononly
whentheseatbackisuprightandbeltsare
properlypositionedonthebody.
—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseatbackrest
towhichthecenterrearsafetybeltisat-
tachedissecurelylatchedwhenevertherear
centersafetybeltisbeingused.Iftheback-
restisnotsecurelylatched,thepassenger
willmoveforwardwiththebackrestduring

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suddenbraking,inasuddenmaneuverand
especiallyinacrash.
—Neverattachthesafetybelt tothe buckle
foranotherseat.Attachingthebelttothe
wrongbucklewillreducesafetybelteffec-
tivenessandcancauseseriouspersonalin-
jury.
—Apassengerwhoisnotproperlyrestrained
canbeseriouslyinjuredbythesafetybeltit-
selfwhenitmovesfromthestrongerparts
ofthebodyintocriticalareasliketheabdo-
men.
—Alwayslocktheconvertiblelockingretractor
whenyouaresecuringachildsafetyseatin
thevehicle>page303.
Safetybeltposition
Correctbeltpositionisthekeytogettingmaxi-
mumprotectionfromsafetybelts.



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Fig.230Safetybeltposition
Standardfeaturesonyourvehiclehelpyouadjust
thepositionofthesafetybelttomatchyourbody
size.
—beltheightadjustmentforthefrontseats,
—height-adjustablefrontseats.

ZAWARNING
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancause
seriouspersonalinjuryinanaccident.
— Theshoulderbeltshouldlieasclosetothe
center ofthecollarboneaspossibleand
shouldfitwellonthebody.Holdthebelt
abovethelatchtongueandpullitevenly
acrossthechestsothatitsitsaslowaspos-
sibleonthepelvisandthereisnopressure
ontheabdomen.Thebeltshouldalwaysfit[>