Sitting correctly and safely
Deactivating or activating the belt retractor lock
Safety belt monitoring system
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- If the indicator light turns on or flashes, a
front safety belt is not fastened or it has been un-
fastened while driving. There may be additional
audio warning signals.
Safety belt retractor
The safety belts are equipped with an automatic
belt retractor. This automatic retractor allows the
safety belt to be pulled all the way out when the
belt is pulled slowly. However, the automatic re-
tractor locks during sudden braking maneuvers.
It also locks the belts when accelerating, driving
uphill, and driving around curves.
Adjusting the height of the safety belt
Belt force limiter
Safety belts with belt force limiters reduce the
force placed on the body by the safety belts dur-
ing a collision.
Safety belt pretensioners
Fig. 70 Belt height adjustment for the front seats - safety
belt relay
In certain driving situations, safety belts may be
tightened with reversible belt tensioners when
you start driving. If the safety belt is too loose, it
will be tightened so that the belt will rest closer
to the body.
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To move the belt higher, slide the safety belt re-
lay 2 upward.
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To move the belt lower, press the release but-
ton 1 and slide the safety belt relay 2 down-
ward.
To check if the safety belt relay is securely
locked in place, pull firmly on the belt.
In some collisions, pyrotechnic belt tensioners
may secure the safety belts so that they cannot
loosen. This reduces forward movement of the
persons in the vehicle.
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Tips
WARNING
You can also adjust the height of the front
seats to change the position of the safety
belts.
The pyrotechnic system can only provide pro-
tection during one collision. If the pyrotechnic
belt tensioners deploy, the pretensioning sys-
tem must be replaced by an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
Additional safety belt functions
Belt retractor lock
Tips
The safety belts on the rear seats and on the
front passenger seat are equipped with a belt re-
tractor lock.
Smoke may be released when pyrotechnic belt
tensioners deploy. This is not a sign of a vehi-
cle fire.
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If you secure a child safety seat with a safety
Memory function
belt, the belt retractor lock on the safety belt
may need to be activated. Follow the instruc-
tions from the child safety seat manufacturer.
General information
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
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When a person in the vehicle has fastened a
With the memory function, you can save and call
up seat profiles using the memory buttons in the
door trim panel.
safety belt, the belt retractor lock should not
be activated. If the belt retractor lock has been
activated unexpectedly, deactivate it.
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