Audi Q5: Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only after the vehicle has stopped.
Fig. 163 Releasing the tongue from the buckle
- Push the red release button on the buckle
> fig. 163. The belt tongue will spring out of
the buckle.
- Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position.
WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehicle is
moving. Doing so will increase your risk of being
injured or killed.
Adjusting safety belt height
With the aid of the safety belt height adjustment,
the three point safety belt strap routing
can be fitted to the shoulder area, according to
body size.
Fig. 164 Safety belt height adjustment for the front seats - loop-around
fittings
The shoulder belt should lie as close to the center
of the collar bone as possible and should fit well
on the body.
- Push the loop-а round fittings up > fig. 164 2,
or
- squeeze together the 1 button, and push the
loop-around fittings down 2.
- Pull the belt to make sure that the upper attachment
is properly engaged.
WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other
important information.
Tips
With the front seats, the height adjustment
of the seat can also be used to adjust the position
of the safety belts.
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause severe
injuries.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause serious
injury or death. Safety belts can only work
when they are correctly positioned on the body.
Improper seating positions reduce the effectiveness
of safety belts and will even increase the risk
of injury and death by moving the safety belt to
critical areas of the body. Improper seating positions
also increase the risk of serious injury and
death when an airbag deploys and strikes an occupant
who is not in the correct seating position.
A driver is responsible for the safety of all vehicle
occupants and especially for children. Therefore:
- Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect sitting
position in the vehicle while traveling.
WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the risk
of serious personal injury and death whenever
a vehicle is being used.
- Always make sure that all vehicle occupants
are correctly restrained and stay in a correct seating position whenever the
vehicle is being
used.
- Always read and heed alt WARNINGS and
other important information.
READ NEXT:
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a
particular severity and in a rollover, safety belts
are tensioned automatically.
The safety belts are equipped with sa
Importance of wearing safety belts and sitting properly
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. For airbags to do their job,
occupants must always properly wear their safety belts and be in a prope
SEE MORE:
Overview - Hand Actuator Bracket
1 - Bracket for the Trailer Hitch Hand Actuator
Removing and installing. Refer to
→ Chapter "Hand Actuator Bracket, Removing and Installing".
2 - Internally Threaded Pop Rivet
3 - "D-Pillar"
4 - Bolt
8 Nm
5
What affects braking efficiency?
New brake pads
During the first 250 miles (400 km), new brake
pads do not possess their full braking effect, they
have to be "broken in" first.
Operating conditions and driving habits
The brakes on today's automobiles are still subject to wear, depending
largely on