2019 AUDI TT COUPE weight

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Stowingandusing

@)Note
—Readtheoperatingmanualsforthecon-
necteddevices.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothevehicle
electricalsystem,neverattempttocharge
the
vehiclebatterybyconnectingaccesso-
riesthatprovidepowertothepowersour-
ces.
—Donotconnectanydevicewhosenetwork
class(voltage)doesnotmatchthenetwork
classdesignedforthesocket.
—Disconnect theconnectorsfromthepower
sourcescarefullytoreducetheriskofdam-
agingthem.
Storage
(etymiredtel-Te
Appliesto:vehicleswithcupholders
S s 2
>ega


Fig.45Centerarmrestfoldedup:cupholder
>Touse thecupholderunderthecenterarmrest,
folditupward>page41.
>Foldtheplasticbrackettowardtherear,ifnec-
essary>fig.45.

ZXWARNING
Spilledhotliquidcanincreasetheriskofacci-
dentsandinjuries.
—Neverdrivewithcontainersthatcontainhot
liquidsuchas coffeeortea.Thehotliquid
couldspillandcauseburnsduringacolli-
sion,suddenbrakingorothervehiclemove-
ment.Spilledhotliquidcanalsoincrease
theriskofaccidentsandinjuries.
—Onlyusesoftcontainersinthecupholders.
Hardcupsandglassescanincreasetherisk
ofinjuryduringacollision.
—Neveruse thecupholderortheadapteras


anashtraybecausethisisafirehazard.
C)Note
Beveragecontainersinthecupholdersshould
always
havealid.Otherwise,theliquidinside
couldspillandcausedamagetovehicle
equipment.
Additionalstoragecompartments
Youwillfindarangeofstoragecompartments
andholdersatdifferentlocationsinthevehicle.

—Compartmentsinthedoors
—Storageareaintheglovecompartment.The
glovecompartmentcanbelockedusingthe
mechanicalkey>page23.
—Storagecompartmentunderthecenterarm-
rest*
—Keycompartmentinthecenterconsole
—Storagecompartmentontherearsideofthe
frontseat*.The compartmentcanholdamaxi-
mumweightof2.2lbs(1kg).
—Coathooks

ZA\WARNING
— Noheavyorhardobjectsmaybeplacedon
thestoragecompartmentbehindtherear
seatbackrest.Thereisariskofinjuringthe
vehiclepassengerswhenbrakingsuddenly.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,makesurethe
coversforallstoragecompartmentsareal-
waysclosedwhiledriving.>


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Stowingandusing


—Onlyuse thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impair thefunction ofthesideairbags.
—Makesurethattheviewtotherearisnot
obstructedbyhanginggarments.
—Hangonlylightweightclothingandbesure
that
therearenoheavyorsharp-edgedob-
jectsinthepockets.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness
ofthesidecurtainairbags*.
@)Note
Objectsontherearshelfthatrubagainstthe
rearwindowcandamagetherearwindow
heatingwires.
Theroofrackmustonlybesecuredintheposi-
tioningboltarea.


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Fig.46Mountinglocationsforroofrack
Ifluggageorcargoistobecarriedontheroof,
youmustobservethefollowing:
—Onlyapprovedroofracksmaybeusedonyour
vehicle.Theseroofracksarethebasisfora
completeroofracksystem.Additionalattach-
mentsorcarriersystemsare neededtotrans-
portluggageandsportsequipment.Roofracks
andattachmentsfromtheAudiGenuineAcces-
soriesprogramarerecommended.
—Wheninstallingtheroofrack,makesurethatit
ismountedonlyatthedesignatedpointson
theroof>fig.46.
—Notethepermittedaxleload,permittedtotal
weight,andpermittedroof loadofyourvehicle
44
=>page294.Theroofloadisthetotalofthe
weightoftheroofrack,theattachmentsand
thecargoyouarecarrying.However,youmust
alsonote thepermittedloadofthecarriersys-
tembeingused.
Installation
Wheninstallingthesupportfeet,makesurethey
areonly placedinthepositioningboltarea be-
tweenthesidewallframeandtheroofframe
trim>fig.46.Thepositioningboltisvisibleas
soonasyoupushthesealinglipbackfromthe
roomframetrimusingthedesignatedtool.

Z\WARNING
—Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withtheroofracksystem.Ifyoudonotse-
curetheroofracksystem andobjectsonthe
roofcorrectly,theycouldcomeloosefrom
thevehicleandcause anaccident.
—Theriskofanaccidentincreaseswhenusing
aroofracksystem,becauseitchangesthe
drivingcharacteristicsbyshiftingthecenter
ofgravityand/ortheincreasingthesurface
areaexposedtowind.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
@)Note
Makesuretheluggagecompartmentliddoes
nothitthecargoontheroofrackwhenyou
openit.

@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Yourvehiclewillusemoreenergyduetothe
increasedwindresistance.Removetheroof
rackwhenyouarenolongerusingit.
Luggagecompartment
Generalinformation
Allpiecesofluggageorobjectsmustbesecurely
fastenedintheluggagecompartment.Notethe
followingtomaintaingoodvehiclehandling:
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.

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>Stowheavyluggageasfarforwardinthelug-
gagecompartmentaspossible.
>Usenon-elasticcordsattachedtothetie-downs
tosecureobjects.


Z\WARNING
— Theluggagecompartmentcovermustal-
waysbesecurelyfastenedwheninusetore-
ducetheriskofanaccident.
— Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota
surfaceforstoringobjects.Objectsplaced
onthecoverincreasetheriskofinjurytoall
vehicleoccupantsduringsuddendrivingor
brakingmaneuversorintheeventofanac-
cident.
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers, whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Alwaysstowobjectssecurelyin
theluggagecompartmentandsecurethem
atthetie-downs.Usestrapssuitablefor
heavyobjects.
—Ifpieces ofluggageorobjects aresecured
tothetie-downswithunsuitableordam-
agedstraps,thiscanincreasetheriskofin-
juryduringbrakingmaneuversoraccidents.
—Whentransportingheavyobjects,thevehi-
clecharacteristicswillchangeduetothe
shiftinthecenterofgravity,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
— Thecargonetisonlystrongenoughtose-
curelightobjects.Heavyobjects arenotade-
quatelysecured.Attemptingtosecureheavy
objectsincreasestheriskofinjury.
—Neverexceedthepermittedaxleandload
andvehicleweight>page294.
—Neversecureachildsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattended,espe-
ciallyiftheluggagecompartmentlidis
open.Childrencouldentertheluggagecom-
partmentandclosetheluggagecompart-
mentlidfromtheinside.Thiscreatesthe
riskoffatalinjury,sincethechildrenwould
belockedinandmaynotbeabletoescape

bythemselves.

—Donotallowchildrentoplayinorontheve-
hicle.Closeandlocktheluggagecompart-
mentlidaswellasallotherdoorswhenyou
leavethevehicle.
—Nevertransportpassengersintheluggage
compartment.Everypassengermustbecor-
rectlysecuredwiththesafetybeltsinthe
vehicle>page180.
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskof be-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.


()Note
—Ifyoumovethefrontseatbackwhenthe
rearseatbackrestisfoldedforward,you
coulddamagetheheadrestraintsonthe
rearseat.
—Whenfoldingthebackrestforward,make
suretheoutersafetybeltsareinthebelt
guiderecessso thattheydonot get pinched
inthebackrestlockanddamaged.Otherob-
jectsshould beremovedfromtherear
benchseattoprotectthebackrestfrom
damage.
—Makesurethattheheatinggridstripsfor
therearwindowdefoggerarenotdamaged
byabrasiveobjects.
G)Tips
—Thetirepressuremustbeadaptedtothe
load>page258.
—Youcanpurchasestrapsatspecialtystores.
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Driving

Driving
Generalinformation
Anewvehiclemustbebrokeninwithinthefirst
1,000miles(1,500km)sothatallmovingparts
worksmoothlytogether,whichhelpsto increase
theservicelifeoftheengine.
Donotdrivehigherthantwo-thirds ofthemaxi-
mumpermittedengineRPMduringthefirst600
miles(1,000km)and donotusefullaccelera-
tion.TheenginecanbeincreasedRPMgradually
duringthenext300miles(500km).
Reducingthe riskofvehicledamage
@)Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

ZAWARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.
@)Note
Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-


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tem,can beseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
(i)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
— Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
Efficientandenvironmentally-conscious

Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
—Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingtoavoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bike
racksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Havemaintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
— Donotdrivewithwintertiresduringthesumm-
er,
—Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
=>page258.
@)Tips
Theamountofnoiseproducedby thevehicle
canincreasesignificantlywhendrivingwitha>

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Safetybelts

youwillhearawarningtoneforacertainperiod
oftime.
Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesurethatyour
passengersalsoproperlyputontheirsafety
belts.


—Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofserious
injuryanddeathinautomobileaccidents.
Foryourprotectionandthat ofyourpassen-
gers,alwayscorrectlywearsafetybelts
whenthevehicleismoving.
—Failuretopayattentiontothewarninglight
thatcomeon,couldlead topersonalinjury.

Whysafetybelts?
eelmeleelameLwmelmale)
Frontalcrashescreateverystrongforcesforpeo-
pleridinginvehicles.

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Fig.144Thevehiclecrashesintothewall
Thephysicalprinciplesaresimple.Boththevehi-
cleandthepassengerspossessenergywhichvar-
ieswithvehiclespeedandbodyweight.Engi-
neerscallthisenergy“kineticenergy.”
Thehigherthespeedofthevehicleandthe
greaterthevehicle'sweight,themoreenergy
thathastobe“absorbed”inthecrash.
Vehiclespeedisthemostsignificantfactor.Ifthe
speeddoublesfrom15to30mph(25to50
km/h), theenergyincreases4times!
Becausethepassengersofthisvehiclearenotus-
ingsafetybelts>fig.143,theywillkeepmoving
atthesamespeedthevehiclewasmovingjust
beforethecrash,untilsomethingstopsthem-
here,thewall>fig.144.
Thesameprinciplesapplytopeoplesittingina
vehiclethatisinvolvedinafrontalcollision.Even
atcityspeedsof20to30mph(30to50km/h),
theforces actingonthebodycanreachoneton
(2,000lbs,or1,000kg)ormore.Athigher
speeds,theseforcesareevengreater.
Peoplewhodonotusesafetybeltsarealsonot
attachedtotheirvehicle.Inafrontalcollision
theywillalsokeepmovingforwardatthespeed
theirvehiclewastravellingjustbeforethecrash.
Ofcourse,thelawsofphysicsdon'tjustapplyto
frontalcollisions,theydeterminewhathappens
inallkindsofaccidentsandcollisions.
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Airbagsystem

TheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclehas
beencertifiedtocomplywiththerequirements
ofUnitedStatesFederalMotorVehicleSafety
Standard(FMVSS)208,aswellasCanadaMotor
VehicleSafetyStandard(CMVSS)208asapplica-
bleatthetimeyourvehiclewasmanufactured.
Accordingtorequirements,thefrontAdvanced
AirbagSystemonthepassengersidehasbeen
certifiedfor“suppression”forinfantsofabout
12montholdandyoungerandfor“lowriskde-
ployment”forchildrenaged3 to6yearsold(as
definedinthestandard).
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightinthe
headlinertellsyouwhenthefrontAdvancedAir-
bagonthepassengersidehasbeenturnedoffby
theelectroniccontrolunit.
Eachtimeyouturnontheignition,thePASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFF3;ON@lightwillcomeon
forafewsecondsand:
—PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;willcomeonif
thefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,
—PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;willcomeonif
theelectricalcapacitancemeasuredbytheca-
pacitivepassengerdetectionsystemforthe
frontpassengerseatequalsthecombinedca-
pacitanceofaninfantuptoaboutoneyearof
ageandoneoftherearward-facingorforward-
facingchildrestraintslistedinFederalMotor
VehicleSafetyStandard208withwhichtheAd-
vancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewascerti-
fied.Foralistingofthechildrestraintsthat
wereusedtocertifyyourvehicle'scompliance
withtheU.S.SafetyStandard>page214.
—PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;willcomeonif
thereisasmallchildorchildrestraintonthe
frontpassengerseat,
—PASSENGERAIRBAGON@willgooffifthe
frontpassengerseatisoccupiedby anadultas
registeredbythecapacitivepassengerdetec-
tionsystem>page199,MonitoringtheAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF¥;lightcomeson
whenelectricalcapacitanceregisteredonthe
frontpassengerseatisequalto orlessthanthe
combinedcapacitanceofatypical1year-oldin-
fantand oneoftherearward-facingorforward-
facingchildrestraintslistedinFederalMotorVe-
190
hicleSafetyStandard208withwhichtheAd-
vancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewascerti-
fied.
Ifthetotalelectricalcapacitanceregisteredon
thefrontpassengerseatismorethanthat ofa
typical1year-oldchildbutlessthantheweight
ofasmalladult,thefrontairbagonthepassen-
gersidecandeploy(thePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightdoesnotcomeon).
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;lightdoes
notcomeon,thefrontairbagonthepassenger
sidehasnotbeenturnedoffbytheelectronic
controlunitandcandeployifthecontrolunit
senses animpactthatmeetstheconditionsstor-
edinitsmemory.
Forexample,theairbagmaydeployif:
—asmallchildthatisheavierthanatypical1
year-oldchildisonthefrontpassengerseat(re-
gardlessofwhetherthechildisinoneofthe
childsafetyseatslisted>page214),or
—achildwhohasoutgrownchildrestraintsison
thefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,the
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightcomesonin
theheadlinerandstayson.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagdeploys,theFederal
Standardrequirestheairbagtomeetthe“low
risk”deploymentcriteriatoreducetheriskofin-
jurythroughinteractionwiththeairbag.“Low
risk”deploymentoccursinthosecrashesthat
takeplaceatlowerdecelerationsasdefinedin
theelectroniccontrolunit>page200,PASSEN-
GERAIRBAGOFF#¥;ON®light.
Alwaysremember,achildseatorinfantcarrier
installedonthefrontseatmaybestruckand
knockedoutofpositionby therapidlyinflating
passenger'sairbaginafrontalcollision.Theair-
bagcouldgreatlyreducetheeffectivenessofthe
childrestraintandevenseriouslyinjurethechild
duringinflation.
Forthisreason,andbecausethebackseatisthe
safest placeforchildren-whenproperlyrestrain-
edaccordingtotheirageandsize-westrongly
recommendthatchildrenalwayssitintheback
seat>page212,Childsafety.

Airbagsystem

—achilduptoaboutoneyearofageisrestrained
onthefrontpassengerseatinoneoftherear-
facing orforward-facinginfantrestraintslisted
inFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208
withwhichtheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyour
vehiclewascertified.Foralistingofthechild
restraintsthatwereusedtocertifyyourvehi-
cle'scompliancewiththeUSSafetyStandard
=>page214,
—Whenapersonisdetectedonthefrontpassen-
gerseat thathasanelectricalcapacitancethat
ismorethanthetotalelectricalcapacitanceof
achildthatisabout1yearoldrestrainedinone
oftherear-facingorforward-facinginfantre-
straints(listedinFederalMotorVehicleSafety
Standard208withwhichtheAdvancedAirbag
Systeminyourvehiclewascertified),thefront
airbagonthepassengersidemayormaynot
deploy.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;lightcomeson
whentheelectroniccontrolunitdetectsatotal
electricalcapacitanceonthefrontpassengerseat
thatrequiresthefrontairbagtobeturnedoff.If
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightdoesnot
comeon,thefrontairbagonthepassengerside
has notbeenturnedoffby thecontrolunitand
candeployifthecontrolunitsenses animpact
thatmeetstheconditionsstoredinitsmemory.
Ifthetotalelectricalcapacitanceregisteredon
thefrontpassengerseatismorethanthatofa
typical1year-old,butlessthantheweightofa
smalladult,thefrontairbagonthepassenger
sidemaydeploy(thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
#;lightdoesnotcomeon).
Forexample,theairbagmaydeployif:
—asmallchildthatisheavierthanatypical1
year-oldchildisonthefrontpassengerseat(re-
gardlessofwhetherthechildisinoneofthe
childseatslisted>page214),
—achildwhohasoutgrownchildrestraintsison
thefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,the
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightinthehead-
linerwillcomeonandstayon.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagdeploys,theFederal
Standardrequirestheairbagtomeetthe“Low
194
risk”deploymentcriteriatohelpreducetherisk
ofinjurythroughinteractionwiththeairbag.
“Lowrisk”deploymentoccursinthosecrashes
that takeplaceatlowerdecelerationsasdefined
intheelectroniccontrolunit>page199.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithAdvancedAirbags,thesafest place
forchildrenisproperlyrestrainedontheback
seat.Pleasebesuretoreadtheimportantinfor-
mation
inthesectionsthatfollowandbesureto
heedalloftheWARNINGS.

Z\WARNING
To reducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbagin-
flates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.
—Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,sit-
tingsidewaysoroutofpositioninanyway,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
—Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbekilledifyouareupagainstthe
airbagortooclosetoitwhenitinflates-
evenwithanAdvancedAirbag>page188.

ZAWARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildseatinstal-
ledonthefrontpassengerseatwillbeseri-
ouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefrontair-
baginflates-evenwithanAdvancedAirbag
System.
—AlthoughtheAdvancedAirbagSystemin
yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthefront
airbagwhenarearward-facingchildre-
strainthasbeeninstalledonthefront pas-
sengerseat,nobodycanabsolutelyguaran-
teethatdeploymentisimpossibleinallcon-
ceivablesituationsthatmayhappenduring
theusefullife ofyourvehicle.
— Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildseator
infantcarrierwithgreatforceandwill
smashthechildseatandchildagainstthe
backrest,center armrest,door,orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrearward-facingchildre-
straintsontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
seatonthefrontpassengerseatbecauseof
exceptionalcircumstancesandthePASSEN-

GERAIRBAGOFF4;lightdoesnotcomeon

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Airbagsystem

Ifthefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,the
frontairbagwillnotdeploy,andthePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF3;lightwillstayon.
Neverinstallarearward-facingchildrestrainton
thefrontpassengerseat,thesafest placefora
childinanykindofchildrestraintisatoneofthe
seatingpositionsontherearseat>page189,
Childrestraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknowand>page212,Childsafe-
ty.
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF&;light
comeson...
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF7;lightcomes
onwhenoneoftheconditionslistedaboveis
met, besure tocheckthelightregularlytomake
certainthatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3¥;
lightstaysoncontinuouslywhenevertheignition
ison.IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;light
doesnotappearonanddoesnotstayonallthe
time,stopassoonasitissafe todosoand
—reactivatethesystembyturningtheignitionoff
formorethan4secondsandthenturningiton
again;
—removeandreinstallthechild restraint.Make
sure thatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalled
andthatthesafetybeltforthefrontpassenger
seathasbeencorrectlyroutedthroughthe
childrestraintasdescribedinthechildrestraint
manufacturer'sinstructions;
—makesurethattheconvertiblelockingretractor
onthesafetybeltforthefrontpassengerseat
hasbeenactivatedandthatthesafetybelthas
beenpulledtight.
—makesurethatnoelectricaldevice(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchildseats)is
placedorusedonthefrontpassengerseatif
thedeviceisconnectedtothe12-voltsocketor
thecigarettelightersocket;
—makesurethatnoseatheater hasbeenretrofit-
tedorotherwiseaddedtothefrontpassenger
seat;
—makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
safetybeltbucklesandthattheyarenotob-
structed;
—makesurethattherearenowetobjects(such
asawettowel)andnowaterorotherliquidson
thefrontpassengerseatcushion.
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightstill
doesnotcomeon...
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightstill
doesnotcomeonanddoesnotstayoncontinu-
ously(whentheignitionisswitchedon),
—takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassenger
seatandinstallitproperlyatoneoftherear
seatpositions.Havetheairbagsysteminspect-
ed byyourAudidealerimmediately.
—movethechildtoarearseatpositionandmake
surethatthechildisproperlyrestrainedina
childrestraintthatisappropriateforitssize
andage.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
shouldNOTcomeon...
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightshould
NOTcomeonwhentheignitionison andanadult
issittinginaproperseatingpositiononthefront
passengerseat.IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
#;lightcomesonandstaysonwhiledriving,un-
derthesecircumstances,makesurethat:
—theadultonthefrontpassengerseatisproper-
lyseatedonthecenteroftheseatcushionwith
hisorherbackupagainstthebackrestandthe
backrestisnotreclined,
—theadultisnottakingweightofftheseat by
holdingontothepassengerassisthandle
abovethefrontpassengerdoororsupporting
theirweightonthearmrest,
—thesafetybeltisbeingproperlywornandthat
thereisnotalotofslackinthesafetybeltweb-
bing,
—therearenoaftermarketseatcoversorcush-
ionsorotherthings(such as blankets)onthe
frontpassengerseat thatmightcause theca-
pacitivepassengerdetectionsystemtomiscal-
culateelectricalcapacitance.
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