2019 AUDI Q7 ECU

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Media

Media
Introduction
Therearevariousmediadrivesandconnections
availableintheMMI.Forexample,youcanplay
audio/video*filesfromtheJukebox*orconnect
yourmobiledevicetotheAudimusicinterface*
andoperateitthroughtheMMI.
Notes
Mediaandformatrestrictions:theMMI(includ-
ingtheSDcardreaderandtheUSBstoragede-
viceconnection*)wastestedwithavarietyof
productsandmediaavailableinthemarket.
However,theremaybecaseswhereindividualde-
vicesormediaandaudio/video*filesmaynot be
recognized,mayplayonlywithrestrictionsor
maynotplayatall.
DigitalRightsManagement:pleasenotethat
theaudio/video*filesaresubjecttocopyright
protection.
Themediadrivesdonotplayfilesthatarepro-
tectedbyDRMandthatareidentifiedwiththe
symbolfi.
Datasecurity:neverstoreimportantdataonSD
cards,theJukebox*,CDs/DVDsormobiledevices.
AudiAGisnotresponsiblefordamagedorlost
filesandmedia.
Loadingtimes:themorefiles/folders/playlists
thatareonastoragemedium,thelongeritwill
taketo loadtheaudio/video*files.Audirecom-
mendsusingstoragemediathatonlycontainau-
dio/videofiles*.To decreasethetimeittakesto
loadaudio/videofiles*,createsubfolders(forex-
ample,fortheartistoralbum).Theloadingtime
willalsoincreasewhenimportingfiles.
Additionalinformation:whenplaying,audio
filesareautomaticallydisplayedwithanyaddi-
tionalinformationthatisstored(suchasthear-
tist,trackandalbumcover).Ifthisinformationis
notavailableonthestoragemedium,theMMI
willchecktheGracenotemetadatadatabase.
However,insomecases,theadditionalinforma-
tionmaynotbedisplayed.
Restrictedfunctionality:resettheMediaset-
tingstothefactorydefaultsettingsiffunctional-
ityisrestricted>page248.
Iffunctionalityisrestricted,resettheJukebox*
tothefactorydefaultsettings>page248.
Forinformationaboutthepropertiesofsupport-
edmediaandfileformats,see>page241.
CG)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage200.
CD/DVDoperation
CD/DVDandformatrestrictions:thefunctionali-
tyofindividualstoragemediamaybelimiteddue
tothevarietyofblankCDs/DVDsavailable and
thevariouscapacities.AudioCDsorvideoDVDs
withcopyprotection,CDs/DVDsthatdonotcon-
formtothestandard,andmultisessionCDsmay
havelimitedplaybackormaynotplayatall.Audi
recommendsfinalizingtherecordingprocess
whencreatingmultisession CDs.Multisession
DVDsarenotsupported.
UsingCDs/DVDs,theCDdrive ortheDVDdrive:
toensurecorrect,high-qualityplaybackandto
preventdamagetothedriveordiscreadinger-
rors,alwaysstoreCDs/DVDsinaprotective
sleeveanddonotexposethemtodirectsunlight.
Donotuse:
—Damaged,dirtyorscratchedCDs/DVDs
—
SingleCDs/DVDswith3in(8cm)diameter
—CD/DVDsthatarenotround
—CDs/DVDswithlabels
—Protectiverings
—CleaningCDs
Thermalprotectionswitch:CD/DVDplayback
maybetemporarilyunavailableifoutsidetem-
peraturesareextremelyhotorcold.Athermal
protectionswitchisinstalledtoprotectthe
CD/DVDandthelaser.
Laserdevices:laserdevicesare dividedintosafe-
tyclasses1to4inaccordancewithDINIEC76
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Media

Bluetoothsettings
See>page250.
Wi-Fisettings*
See>page200,Wi-Fisettings.
Connectionmanager
See>page248.
Show"NowPlaying"screen
Withthefunctionswitchedon¥andaplaylist
open,variousinformationaboutthecurrenttrack
(suchasartist,albumandalbumcover*)aswell
astheplayingtimeandtheremainingplaying
timearedisplayed.
Jukeboxmemorycapacity*
InformationontheJukeboxmemorycapacityand
thenumberofstoredtracksintheJukeboxisdis-
played.
Rewind/Fastforward
Turnthecontrolknobtotheleftorright.Or:
moveyourfingerontheMMItouchcontrolpad*
fromthelefttotheright.
Shuffle)
Withthefunctionswitchedon,allfilesinthe
playlistareplayedandshowninrandomorder.
Repeattrack!)
Whenthefunctionisswitchedon M,thecurrent
trackrepeats.
Repeat*
Requirement:aniPod/iPhone*mustbeselected
asthemediasourceintheAudimusicinterface
=>page235,Accessingmedia.
—Track:thecurrenttrackwillberepeated.
—Folder:thetracksinthecurrentfolderare
playedcontinuouslyinaloop.
—Off:thefunctionisswitchedoff.

)Thefunctionautomaticallyswitchesoffwhenthesourceis
changed.
2)Thisfunctionisnotavailableforallcellphones.
Backto'Playback'
Theoptionsmenuisclosed.Thetrackcurrently
playingappearsintheplaylist.
Playsimilarmusic*
Thetrackcurrentlyplayingisquicklyanalyzedfor
featuressuchasartist,genres,mood,andbeat,
andasmartplaylistwithsimilartrackswillbe
shown.
Playmore...
Asmartplaylistisshownbasedonthetrackcur-
rentlyplaying.Youcanselectbetweenaplaylist
withmoretracksbythisartist,fromthisalbum
orofthisgenre.
Copytojukebox*
See>page229,AddingfilestotheJukebox.
Setasringtone*2)
Requirement:amobiledevicemustbeconnected
totheMMI.Thetrackcurrentlyplayingmustbe
intheJukebox*>page229.
Theselectedtrackwillbeusedastheringtone
forincomingcalls.
Gracenoteonlinedatabase*
Requirement:theMMImustbeconnectedtothe
Internet.
Dependingonavailability,variousinformation
willloadaboutthetrackcurrentlyplayingwhen
thisfunctionisswitchedon.
Favorites
See>page238.
Additionaloptions
Requirement:thevehiclemustbestationaryand
avideofile*oraDVD*mustbeplaying.
Parentalcontrol*
PlaybackofvideoDVDscanberestrictedusing
parentalcontrol.
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Enterthepasswordforparentalcontrol.Pass-
wordsetatthefactory:1234.Youhavethefol-
lowingoptions:
—Protectionlevel:selectandconfirmtheprotec-
tionlevel(forexample,Level5).Eightdifferent
protectionlevelscan beset forparentalcon-
trol.Ifyousettheparentalcontrollevelat Lev-
el5,allDVDsfromlevels1-5canbeplayed.
VideoDVDswithahigherlevelwillnotplay.Se-
lectUnrestrictedtoremovealloftherestric-
tions.
—Changepassword:editthecurrentpassword.
Switchtofullscreen
Thevideoimageisdisplayed.Turnthecontrol
knobtodisplaytheplaylist.Or:pressthe[BACK
button.


Replayvideo!)
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon @,thecurrent
videowillreplay.
Show DVDmenu
TheDVDmainmenuopensintheInfotainment
systemdisplay.
—Selectingamenuitem:selectandconfirma
menuitem.Or:moveyourfingerontheMMI
touchcontrolpad*andpressthecontrolknob.
Audiotrack2)
Youcanmanuallysettheaudiotrack(language
andaudioformat).Thelanguageandaudiofor-
matoptionsdependonthevideoDVD.
Subtitles)
Youcanmanuallyselectsubtitlesforplayback.
ThelanguagesavailabledependontheDVD.
Aspect
AudirecommendstheAutomaticsettingforthe
pictureformat.Youcansetthepictureformat
dependingontheactivefileorsource(forexam-
plevideofile*,DVD*).

)Thefunctionautomaticallyswitchesoffwhenthesourceis
changed.
2)DependingontheDVD,thismaynotbepossibleduring
playback.
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Aspectra-
tio
Description

Automatic|TheMMIdetectsthepicturefor-
matofthe sourceanddisplaysthe
imageintheoptimumratio.Black
barsmayappearonthesidesof
thedisplay,dependingonthe
sourceformatandtheInfotain-
mentsystemdisplaythatisinstal-
led.

ZoomTheimageisenlargedtofilltheen-
tireInfotainmentsystemdisplay.
Switchthefunctionoffiftheimage
isdistorted.

Cinema-
scope
Usethissettingforfilmsincinema
format21:9. Blackbarswillappear
ontheupper/loweredgeintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplay.

OriginalTheimageisdisplayedintheratio
ofthesourceformat.Selectthis
optioniftheimageisdistorted ora
sectionoftheimageiscutoff
whenAutoisselected.

4:3Theimageissettothe 4:3picture
format.Blackbarsareshownon
thesidesoftheInfotainmentsys-
temdisplay.


16:9 Theimageissettothe16:9picture
format.Blackbarsareshowninthe
upperandloweredgesoftheInfo-
tainmentsystemdisplay.

(i)Tips
— NotallvideoDVDshaveparentalcontrol.
— TheprotectionlevelsfortheParental con-
trolarebasedontheUSstandardsfromthe
MotionPictureAssociationofAmerica
(MPAA).Notethattheagelevelsforvideo
DVDsinEuropeancountriesmaydiffer.
—PasswordentryforParentalcontrolwillbe
lockedforapproximatelyoneminuteifyou
entertheincorrectpasswordthreetimesin

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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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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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asevenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintso thatit isasclosetothispositionas
possible.Ifthereisapassengerinthecenter
rearseat,slidetheheadrestraintupward
=>page57.
>Makesurethattheseatbackissecurelylatched
intheuprightposition>page64.
>Keepbothfeetflatinthefootwellinfrontof
therearseat.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltsproperly
=>page263.
>Makesurethatchildrenarealwaysproperlyre-
strainedinachildrestraintthatisappropriate
fortheirsizeandage>page290.
Properadjustmentofheadrestraints
Correctlyadjustedheadrestraintsareanimpor-
tantpartofyourvehicle'soccupantrestraintsys-
tem andcanhelptoreducetheriskofinjuriesin
accidentsituations.

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ZAWARNING
Passengerswhoareimproperly seatedonthe
rearseatcanbeseriouslyinjuredinacrash.
—Eachpassengermustalwayssitonaseatof
theirownandproperlyfastenandwearthe
safetybeltbelongingtothatseat.
—Safetybeltsonlyoffermaximumprotection
whentheseatbackissecurelylatchedinthe
uprightpositionandthesafetybeltsare
properlypositionedonthebody.Bynotsit-
tingupright,arearseatpassengerincreases
theriskofpersonalinjuryfromimproperly
positionedsafetybelts!
—Alwaysadjusttheheadrestraintproperlyso

Fig.222Headrestraint:viewedfromthefront
Theheadrestraintsmustbecorrectlyadjustedto
achievethebestprotection.
>Adjust theheadrestraintssotheupperedgeis
asevenas possiblewiththetopofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintso thatitisasclosetothispositionas
possible.Position*theheadrestraintasclose
aspossibletothe backofyourhead.
>Iftherearepassengersinrearseat,foldthe
headrestraintsup ontheoccupiedseats.
Adjustingheadrestraints>page57.


thatitcangivemaximumprotection.

Z\WARNING
Allseatsareequippedwithheadrestraints.
Drivingwithoutheadrestraintsorwithhead
restraintsthatarenotproperlyadjustedin-
creasestheriskof serious orfatalneckinjury
dramatically.Tohelpreducetheriskofinjury:
—Alwaysdrivewiththeheadrestraintsin
placeandproperlyadjusted.
—Everypersoninthevehiclemusthavea
properlyadjustedheadrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesureeachpersoninthevehicle
properlyadjuststheirheadrestraint.Adjust
theheadrestraintssotheupperedgeisas
evenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.
Ifthatisnotpossible,trytoadjustthehead
restraintsothatitisasclosetothisposition
aspossible.

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—Neverattempttoadjustheadrestraintwhile
driving.Ifyouhavedrivenoffandmustad-
justthedriverheadrestforanyreason,first
stopthevehiclesafelybeforeattemptingto
adjusttheheadrestraint.
—Childrenmustalways beproperlyrestrained
inachildrestraintthatisappropriatefor
theirageandsize>page290.
Examplesofimproperseatingpositions
Theoccupantrestraintsystemcanonlyreduce
theriskofinjuryifvehicleoccupantsareproperly
seated.


Improperseatingpositionscancauseseriousin-
juryordeath.Safetybeltscanonlyworkwhen
theyareproperlypositionedonthebody.Im-
properseatingpositionsreducetheeffectiveness
of safety
beltsandwillevenincreasetheriskof
injuryanddeathbymovingthesafetybelttocrit-
icalareasofthebody.Improperseatingpositions
alsoincreasetheriskofseriousinjuryanddeath
whenanairbagdeploysandstrikesanoccupant
whoisnotintheproperseatingposition.Adriver
isresponsibleforthesafetyofallvehicleoccu-
pantsandespeciallyfor children.Therefore:
>Neverallowanyonetoassumeanincorrect
seatingpositionwhenthevehicleisbeingused
>.
Thefollowingbulletinslistonlysomesamplepo-
sitionsthatwillincreasetheriskofseriousinjury
anddeath.Ourhopeisthattheseexampleswill
makeyoumoreawareofseatingpositionsthat
aredangerous.
Therefore,wheneverthevehicleismoving:
—neverstandupinthevehicle
—neverstandontheseats
—neverkneelontheseats
—neverridewiththeseatbackreclined
—neverliedownontheseats
—neverleanupagainsttheinstrumentpanel
—neversitontheedgeoftheseat
—neversitsideways
—neverleanoutthewindow
—neverputyourfeetout thewindow
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—neverputyourfeetontheinstrumentpanel
—neverrestyourfeetontheseatcushionorback
oftheseat
—neverrideinthefootwell
—neverrideinthecargoarea

ZA\WARNING
Improperseatingpositionsincreasetherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenever
avehicleisbeingused.
—Alwaysmakesurethatallvehicleoccupants
stayinaproperseatingpositionandare
properlyrestrainedwhenever thevehicleis
beingused.

Pedalarea
The pedalsmustalwaysbefree tomoveand
mustneverbeinterferedwithby afloormator
anyotherobject.
Makesurethatallpedalsmovefreelywithoutin-
terferenceandthatnothingpreventsthemfrom
returningtotheiroriginalpositions.
Onlyusefloormatsthatleavethepedalareafree
andcan besecuredwithfloormatfasteners.
If abrakecircuitfails,increasedbrakepedaltrav-
elisrequiredtobringthevehicletoafullstop.

ZAWARNING
Pedalsthatcannotmovefreelycancauseloss
ofvehiclecontrolandincreasetheriskofseri-
ousinjury.
—Neverplaceanyobjectsinthedriver'sfoot-
well.Anobjectcouldgetintothepedalarea
andinterferewithpedalfunction.Incaseof
suddenbrakingoranaccident,youwould
notbeabletobrakeoraccelerate!
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingcanfallor
moveintothedriver'sfootwell.

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1a(LeyalMelaMeal-aed(el
Alwaysusefloormatsthatcanbesecurelyat-
tached
tothefloormatfastenersanddonotin-
terferewiththefreemovementofthepedals.
>Makesurethatthefloormatsareproperlyse-
curedand cannotmoveandinterferewiththe
pedals>A\.
Useonlyfloormatsthatleavethepedalareaun-
obstructedandthatarefirmlysecuredsothat
theycannotslipoutofposition.Youcanobtain
suitablefloormatsfromyourauthorizedAudi
dealer.
FloormatfastenersareinstalledinyourAudi.
Floor
matsusedinyourvehiclemustbeattached
tothesefasteners.Properlysecuringthefloor
matswillpreventthemfromslidingintoposi-
tionsthatcouldinterferewiththepedalsorim-
pairsafeoperationofyourvehicleinotherways.

ZAWARNING
Pedalsthatcannotmovefreelycanresultina
lossofvehiclecontrolandincreasetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjury.
—Alwaysmakesurethatfloormatsareprop-
erlysecured.
—Neverplaceorinstallfloormatsorother
floorcoveringsinthevehiclethatcannotbe
properlysecuredinplacetopreventthem
fromslippingandinterferingwiththeped-
alsortheabilitytocontrolthevehicle.
—Neverplaceorinstallfloormatsorother
floorcoveringsontopofalreadyinstalled
floormats.Additionalfloormatsandother
coveringswillreducethesizeofthepedal
areaandinterferewiththepedals.
—Alwaysproperlyreinstallandsecurefloor
matsthathavebeentakenoutforcleaning.
—Alwaysmakesurethatobjectscannotfallin-
tothedriverfootwellwhilethevehicleis
moving.Objectscanbecometrappedunder
thebrake pedalandacceleratorpedalcaus-
ing a lossofvehiclecontrol.

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