Audi Q3: Additional safety belt functions
Belt retractor lock
The safety belts on the rear seats and on the front passenger seat are equipped with a belt retractor lock.
- If you secure a child safety seat with a safety belt, the belt retractor lock on the safety belt may need to be activated. Follow the instructions from the child safety seat manufacturer.
- When a vehicle passenger has fastened a safety
belt, the belt retractor lock should not be activated.
If the belt retractor lock has been activated unexpectedly, deactivate it
Deactivating or activating the belt retractor lock.
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 retractor locks during sudden braking maneuvers.
It also locks the belts when accelerating, driving uphill, and driving around curves.
Belt force limiter
Safety belts with belt force limiters reduce the force placed on the body by the safety belts during a collision.
Safety belt pretensioners
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.
In some collisions, pyrotechnic belt tensioners may secure the safety belts so that they cannot loosen. This reduces forward movement by the vehicle passengers.
WARNING
The pyrotechnic system can only provide protection during one collision. If the pyrotechnic belt tensioners deploy, the pretensioning system must be replaced by an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
Tips
Smoke may be released when pyrotechnic belt tensioners deploy. This is not a sign of a vehicle fire.
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Memory function
General information
With the memory function, you can save and call
up seat profiles using the memory buttons in the
door trim panel.
Depending on vehicle equipment, some settings
such as the driver's
Airbag system
General information
WARNING
If you have not fastened your safety belt,
you are in an incorrect seating position, or
you are too close to the airbag system, the
airbag system will not be able to p
Safety systems monitoring
The
indicator light in the instrument cluster
monitors the safety systems such as the airbags
(including the control modules, sensor, and wiring)
and the belt tensioners. It turns on when you
switch
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Cover and Cushion, Removing and Installing
Cover and Cushion, Removing and Installing, Bench Seat
Removing
- Remove the rear bench seat. Refer to
→ Chapter "Bench Seat/Single Seat, Removing and Installing".
- Pry up the seat cover clamping strip
-2- with a screwdriver along the seat frame from the
molded part.
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Front Backrest, Removing and Installing
Backrest Cover, Removing and Installing
Removing
WARNING
Danger of being injured by burrs on the backrest
cover.
Wear protective gloves.
- Reach behind the backrest cover -1-
and pull the cover off the backrest frame to the right as
illustrated.
Note
If this is d
