Audi A4, S4

since 2000 of release

Repair and car operation

Safety systems

In case of failure the system of safety can reduce danger of a travmirovaniye. The system of safety consists of the following components:

advanced seat belts with three-dot fastening on all seats, limiters of a tension of a seat belt on all seats, natyazhitel of a tape of a seat belt on lateral seats, seat belts regulated on height of forward seats, forward safety cushions, lateral safety cushions in backs of lobbies and back seats *, head safety cushions *, the nests of "ISOFIX" located on back lateral seats * for fastening of children's seats by "ISOFIX", head restraints regulated on height, adjustable steering column.

Each time before a start of motion

Be convinced of full serviceability of lighting and the blinking light-signal device of the car. Check pressure of air in tires. Be convinced of that clear and good external visibility through windows of glasses is provided. Reliably fix luggage subjects, see. Seats and niches. Be convinced of that no subjects can get to a zone of pedals.

Adjust on growth the provision of mirrors, the provision of a forward seat and a head restraint.

Instruct passengers concerning need of installation on growth of head restraints.

For child protection use a suitable children's seat and correctly impose and fasten a seat belt.

Occupy the correct situation on a seat. Instruct also your passengers concerning need of the correct arrangement on a seat, see. Seats and niches.

Correctly impose and fasten a seat belt. Instruct also your passengers concerning need of the correct pristyogivaniye seat belts.

What influences traffic safety?

It is necessary to remember the following:

Do not distract and do not give to distract itself from control of a road and transport situation, for example, your passengers, or telephone conversations.

Never get into the car in case of violation of ability to operate the car (for example, as a result of reception of medicines, alcohol, drugs).

Always maintain speed according to a carriageway condition, and also traffic conditions of transport and weather conditions.

At long trips regularly (the latest every two hours) do breaks.

Whenever possible do not get into the car tired or when hurry.

The correct position of the driver on a seat

The correct position of the driver on a seat is important for safe and not tiring movement.

	The minimum distance of the driver in relation to a steering wheel
	Correctly established head restraint of the driver

For your safety and decrease in danger of a travmirovaniye at failure the following option of adjustment of provision of a seat of the driver is recommended:

So adjust the provision of a steering wheel that the distance between a steering wheel and a breast made at least 25 see. So adjust the longitudinal provision of a seat of the driver that slightly bent feet it was possible to squeeze out completely a pedal of an accelerator, brakes and couplings. Be convinced that you can get the most top point of a steering wheel. So adjust the provision of a head restraint that the upper edge of a head restraint and the top part of your head were on one line. So adjust a back inclination that the back the surface completely adjoined to a back. Correctly impose and fasten a seat belt. Both feet should be in space for feet that you kept control at any time of the car.

Regulation of provision of a seat of the driver, see. Seats and niches.

The correct position of the forward passenger on a seat

The minimum distance between the forward passenger and the dashboard should make 25 see. It will provide the maximum protective effect in case of safety cushion disclosure.

The following adjustment of provision of a seat of the forward passenger is recommended:

Displace a seat of the forward passenger as it is possible further back. So adjust a back inclination that the back the surface completely adjoined to a back. So adjust the provision of a head restraint that the upper edge of a head restraint and the top part of your head were on one line. Both feet should be in space for feet before a seat of the forward passenger. Correctly impose and fasten a seat belt.

In exceptional cases you can disconnect a pillow of the forward passenger.

Correct position of passengers of back seats

Passengers of back seats should sit directly, keep feet in space for feet and to be correctly fastened by seat belts.

For decrease in danger of a travmirovaniye in case of sudden braking or failure it is necessary for passengers of back seats to remember the following:

So adjust the provision of a head restraint that the upper edge of a head restraint and the top part of your head were on one line. Both feet should be in space for feet before a back seat. Correctly impose and fasten a seat belt. In transit children use suitable children's systems of laying and a tension of seat belts.

Correct provision of head restraints

Correctly established head restraints are an important component of the concept of protection of the driver and passengers and in the majority of emergencies can reduce danger of a travmirovaniye.

	Correct the established head restraint (front view)
	Correctly established head restraint (side view)

For achievement of optimum protective effect the provision of head restraints should be correctly adjusted.

So adjust the provision of a head restraint that the upper edge of a head restraint and the top part of your head were on one line.

Regulation of provision of head restraints, see. Seats and niches.

Zone of pedals

To using all pedals never should stir subjects or foot rugs.

Be convinced that you always can freely squeeze out a pedal of an accelerator, a brake and coupling. Be convinced that pedals freely come back to a starting position.

In default one of contours of brake system the brake pedal for a stop of the car is required to be squeezed out with big effort than usually.

Foot rugs from the driver

Only foot rugs which do not come into a zone of pedals and which can be fixed reliably in space for feet are allowed to application.

Be convinced of reliable fixing of foot rugs and that during movement they will not interfere with a manipulation pedals.

Only foot rugs which do not come into a zone of pedals and which can be fixed reliably in order to avoid them соскальзывания.* are allowed to application

Correct placement of luggage

Luggage carrier

All subjects of luggage should be reliably placed in a luggage carrier.

Loose subjects moving in a luggage carrier, can negatively influence as a result of change of the center of gravity dynamic properties of the car or traffic safety.

Cargo in a luggage carrier distribute evenly, see. Seats and niches. Heavy subjects place as it is possible further ahead of a luggage compartment. By means of cargo holding сетки* fix heavy subjects for the lifting eyes located in a luggage carrier.

Belts suitable to lifting eyes for fastening of luggage can be got in a distribution network.

Lifting eyes

Loose cargo represents danger to the driver and all passengers.

For reliable fastening of cargo use lifting eyes, see. «Luggage carrier loading» in the Seat and niche section.

In case of collision or failure even small and easy subjects can receive so a lot of energy that they can cause the heaviest traumas. The size of "energy" depends in very big degree on speed of the car and weight of a subject. However more significant factor is speed of the car.

Example: in the car there is a loose subject in mass of 4.5 kg. In case of face-to-face collision at speed of the car of 50 km/h, this subject develops the forces corresponding to its twentyfold weight. It means increase in weight approximately to 90 kg. You can imagine all picture of traumatic consequences if this flying on snaryad salon will get to someone.

Seat belts

Pristyogivaniye seat belts with three-dot fastening

Fasten a belt and only then begin movement!

	Provision of a head restraint and seat belt
	Seat of the driver: lock and belt fastener

PERFORMANCE ORDER

Establish correctly forward seat and a head restraint and only then fasten a belt, see. «Seats and niches» in the Seat and niche section. Undertake a belt fastener, smoothly extend a tape, impose it over a breast and a belt. Insert a fastener into a nest of the corresponding lock before heard click. Surely pull for a belt and be convinced that the lock is locked.

Each belt with three-dot fastening is completed with the mechanism of automatic retraction of a belt. Automatic equipment of retraction of a belt provides full freedom of movements at its smooth tension. However at sharp braking it blocks a belt. Automatic equipment blocks belts also at car dispersal, at movement on mountain roads and on turns.

The provision of tapes of a seat belt with three-dot fastening

The provision of tapes of a belt is of great importance for protective effect of seat belts.

Provision of a diagonal and zone tape of a seat belt

Possibilities of regulation of provision of a seat belt on growth:

Adjustment of height of a belt Regulation of height of forward seats

Pristyogivaniye seat belts with three-dot fastening by pregnant women and the provision of tapes of a belt

The best protection for the child who has not issued yet is the constant and correct pristyogivaniye a belt the pregnant woman.

Provision of tapes of a belt of the pregnant woman

Pregnant women also always should be fastened by belts.

PERFORMANCE ORDER

Establish correctly forward seat and a head restraint and only then fasten a belt, see. «Seats and niches» in the Seat and niche section. Undertake a belt fastener, smoothly extend a tape, impose it over a breast and a belt. Thus the zone tape of a belt should settle down as it is possible below to hips that there was no pressure upon the lower part of a stomach. Insert a fastener into a nest of the corresponding lock before heard click. Surely pull for a belt and be convinced that the lock is locked.

Adjustment of height of fastening of a belt

PERFORMANCE ORDER

Displace up or down a cursor with a turnaround buckle that the diagonal tape appeared approximately at level of the middle of a shoulder, but at all did not cover a neck. After adjustment pull a belt to be convinced of reliability of fixing of a buckle.

For regulation of tapes of belts of forward seats it is possible to use possibility of change of height of seats also.

Regulation of a belt of an average back seat

Belt lengthening

For lengthening of a belt hold a fastener at right angle concerning a tape and stretch a tape for necessary length. This process is facilitated by a fastener and buckle szhimaniye in the longitudinal direction.

Belt truncation

For truncation it is enough to pull for the free end of a belt. Surplus of a belt is cleaned by shift of a plastic cursor. At correctly fastened belt the red button is from outer side of the lock of a belt.

Otstyogivaniye of seat belts

The belt comes unfastened in pressing of the red button of the lock.

Press the red button of the lock. Thus the fastener is pushed out from a nest under the influence of a spring.

For simplification of operation of automatic equipment of retraction of belts take away a fastener back a hand.

Long blocking of seat belts

For fastening of a children's seat long blocking of belts with three-dot fastening is possible.

For fastening of the children's seat established on a seat of the forward passenger or back seats, long blocking of belts with three-dot fastening, see below «Fastening of a children's seat» is possible. Such blocking of a belt provides strong fastening of a children's seat in the car.

Natyazhiteli of tapes of seat belts

Action principle

At dangerous face-to-face and lateral collisions of a tape of the fastened belts with three-dot fastening automatically stretch.

Safety of the fastened driver and passengers raises, in addition to safety cushions, natyazhitel of tapes of the belt, located on mechanisms of automatic retraction of seat belts with three-dot fastening.

The system works at dangerous face-to-face collisions from sensors. Thus fastened belts with three-dot fastening automatically stretch see below «Important instructions concerning natyazhitel of tapes of seat belts».

At stronger collisions safety cushions in addition reveal. Natyazhiteli of tapes of belts do not work at back collisions and car capsizing.

Important instructions concerning natyazhitel of tapes of seat belts

Natyazhiteli of tapes of belts do not work at easy face-to-face, lateral and back collisions, in case of car capsizing, and also at failures without influence of significant forces in front.

At operation of natyazhitel of tapes of belts the smoke is allocated. The smoke does not testify to car fire.

At utilization of the car or separate components of system surely accept precautionary measures.

Description of safety cushions

General instructions on safety cushions

The pillow represents a part of the general concept of passive safety.

At dangerous face-to-face collisions the system of forward safety cushions together with three-dot seat belts provides additional protection of area of the head and a thorax of the driver and the forward passenger.

At strong lateral collisions lateral and head pillows reduce danger of damages of the passengers being in a zone of blow

Seat belts, along with their traditional protective function, should hold in case of failure the driver and the forward passenger in such situation that pillows could reveal and provide additional protection correctly.

Systems of safety work only at the included ignition. Readiness of function of pillows is supervised by electronics and deduced on indication by means of a control lamp of "airbag".

The main components of system of pillows are

The electronic control actuation device (the control unit and sensors) both forward pillows lateral and head pillows a control lamp in a control panel.

The following testifies to malfunction of system

At inclusion of ignition the control lamp does not light up, the control lamp does not die away about 3 seconds later after ignition inclusion, after ignition inclusion the control lamp dies away and lights up again, the control lamp lights up or blinks during movement.

Under what conditions work safety cushions?

Safety cushions work at dangerous collisions.

Safety cushions of the driver and the forward passenger work at dangerous face-to-face collisions.

At strong lateral collisions lateral pillows work together with a head pillow of the relevant party of the car.

In special emergencies can work both forward, and lateral pillows together with the corresponding head pillow.

Safety cushions do not work at easy face-to-face and lateral collisions, arrivals behind and car capsizing. In such situations of passengers traditionally protect the fastened seat belts.

Factors of disclosure of pillows

There are no uniform criteria of operation of pillows in each concrete situation. It speaks the extremely different specifics of failures. An important role such factors, as properties of object of collision with the car (firm, soft), for example, play, a collision corner, speed of the car etc.

Solving condition of operation of safety cushions in case of collision is the delay size. Car sensors together with the control unit define severity of failure and by that promote purposeful and timely operation of system of laying and a tension of seat belts. Safety cushions do not work at collision when sizes of delay of the car are lower than the programmed sizes of the control unit though owing to failure quite strong deformation of the car is possible.

At a naduvaniye of a pillow the smoke is formed. It normally and does not testify to car ignition.

Forward safety cushions

Description of forward safety cushions

Safety cushions are not seat belt replacement!

At dangerous face-to-face collisions the system of forward safety cushions together with three-dot belts provides additional protection of area of the head and a thorax of the driver and the forward passenger.

Function of forward safety cushions

Completely mumpish pillows reduce danger of injuries of the head and the top part of a trunk.

In special emergencies can work both forward, and head and lateral pillows.

At operation of system there is a filling of airbags by working gas and their disclosure before the driver and the forward passenger.

Naduvaniye of safety cushions occurs for the 100-th fractions of a second and to a high speed for the purpose of ensuring additional protection at failure. At contact to completely mumpish airbag advance of the driver and the forward passenger is extinguished and danger of injuries of the head and the top part of a trunk decreases.

Specially developed design of an inflatable pillow provides an operated exit of working gas under the influence of the driver or the passenger for the purpose of mitigation of reception of the head and a trunk. Thereof occurs sduvany pillows after its operation.

Lateral safety cushions

Description of lateral safety cushions

At lateral collisions the lateral pillow together with system of head pillows (airbag) raises degree of security of passengers.

Lateral safety cushions are in a covering of backs of lobbies and боковых* back seats. The site of pillows is designated by "airbag" inscription.

At dangerous lateral collisions the system of lateral safety cushions together with three-dot belts provides additional protection of all top part of a trunk (a breast, a stomach and a basin) the driver and passengers.

At dangerous lateral collisions lateral pillows reduce risk of a travmirovaniye from doors.

At operation of lateral safety cushions, for the purpose of increase of extent of protection of passengers, from the relevant party always head pillows (SIDE GUARD) * also reveal.

Function of lateral safety cushions

Completely mumpish lateral pillows reduce danger of damages of the top part of a trunk.

At dangerous lateral collisions the lateral pillow of the relevant party of the car reveals.

In special emergencies can work both forward, and head and lateral pillows.

At operation of system there is a filling of airbags by working gas.

Naduvaniye of pillows occurs for the 100-th fractions of a second and to a high speed for the purpose of ensuring additional protection at failure. At a naduvaniye of a pillow the fine dust is formed. It normally and does not testify to car fire.

At contact to completely mumpish airbag movement of passengers is extinguished and danger of damage of all top part of a trunk (a breast, a stomach and a basin) decreases from doors.

Important instructions on system of lateral safety cushions

The correct address with system of safety cushions considerably reduces danger of a travmirovaniye!

At the disconnected forward pillow of the forward passenger his lateral pillow is disconnected also. Shutdown of back lateral pillows is possible.

Head pillows (SIDE GUARD)

Description of head safety cushions

At lateral collisions the head pillow together with system of lateral pillows raises degree of security of passengers.

Head pillows are on either side of salon over doors. The site is designated by "airbag" inscription.

At dangerous lateral collisions the system of head safety cushions together with three-dot belts and lateral pillows provides additional protection of area of the head and a neck of the driver and passengers, see below «Important instructions on system of head safety cushions».

Together with other structural components (for example, cross-section struts of seats, stable structure of the car) SIDE GUARD is consecutive improvement of protection of passengers at lateral collisions.

Function of head safety cushions

At lateral collisions completely mumpish pillows reduce danger of damages of area of the head and a neck.

At dangerous lateral collisions the head pillow reveals together with the corresponding lateral pillow from blow.

At operation the pillow is filled with working gas and closes all lateral glasses and racks of doors. Thereby the system is at the same time effective protection for forward and back passengers.

Heading about components of salon or the subjects located out of the car is extinguished at contact to a mumpish head pillow. Besides, owing to reduction of loading by head area, and also truncation of movement of the head load of a neck decreases.

Also at collisions on a tangent the opened head pillow closes forward racks of doors and by that provides additional protection.

In special emergencies can work both forward, and lateral pillows together with the head.

Naduvaniye of safety cushions occurs for the 100-th fractions of a second and to a high speed for the purpose of ensuring additional protection at failure. At a naduvaniye of a pillow the smoke is formed. It normally and does not testify to car fire.

Important instructions on system of head safety cushions

The correct address with system of safety cushions considerably reduces danger of a travmirovaniye!

Shutdown of safety cushions

Return as soon as possible in an operating mode the disconnected pillows for performance of protective function by them.

Shutdown of safety cushions is provided only in certain cases, for example:

In need of installation in exceptional cases on a seat of the forward passenger of a children's seat on which the child settles down a back in the direction of travel, If, despite correctly established seat of the driver, the minimum distance (25 cm) between the center of a steering wheel and a breast is not maintained, In case of need installation in a zone of a steering wheel of special adaptations at physical defects, at installation of other seats (for example, orthopedic seats without lateral safety cushions).

Control of safety cushions

Each time after ignition inclusion for some seconds lights up a control lamp of "airbag".

Shutdown of a safety cushion of the forward passenger at installation of a children's seat

Disconnect a pillow of the forward passenger in need of installation in exceptional cases on a seat of the forward passenger of a children's seat on which the child settles down a back in the direction of travel.

However it is recommended to mount a children's seat only on a back seat that the pillow of the forward passenger remained in an operating mode.

At the disconnected forward pillow of the forward passenger his lateral pillow is disconnected also. All other pillows of the car are in an operating mode.

Lock switch of a pillow of the forward passenger

The lock the switch it is possible to disconnect a safety cushion of the forward passenger.

The lock the switch of shutdown of a pillow of the forward passenger is in a ware box.

PERFORMANCE ORDER

For shutdown of a pillow of the forward passenger turn a car key in situation (O). The pillow joins key turn in situation (1).

About disconnected by you the lock the switch to a pillow of the forward passenger reminds continuous burning of an alarm lamp of "PASSENGER AIRBAG". Watch in addition indication of a control lamp of "AIRBAG" in a control panel, see. Governing bodies and devices.

At the disconnected pillow of the forward passenger also lateral pillow is disconnected from the forward passenger. All other pillows of the car are in an operating mode.

Children's seats

Classification of children's seats

It is authorized to use only such children's seats which are officially allowed to application and approach to the specific child.

Concerning children's seats the ECE-R standard operates. 44.3, accepted by the Economic commission of the United Nations for Europe.

Children's seats are divided into 5 groups:

Group	Weight
0	0 — 10 kg
0 +	to 13 kg
1	9 — 18 kg
2	15 — 25 kg
3	22 — 36 kg

Children growth above 1.50 m can use car seat belts without podkladny pillows.

The children's seats tested according to the ECE-R 44.3 standard, are supplied with confirming marking (big «Е», placed in a circle, below control number). The label with marking rigidly fastens to a seat.

Children's seats of group 0/0 +

The corresponding children's seat in a combination to correctly fastened seat belt can protect your child!

For babies be elderly approximately till 9 months also about 10 kg are powerful, and also till 18 months and is powerful to 13 kg best of all the children's seats transformed if necessary for transportation lying approach.

At installation and application of children's seats observe legislative provisions, and also instructions of the manufacturer of concrete system, see. «Important instructions on safe using children's seats».

Children's seats of group 1

The corresponding children's seat in a combination to correctly fastened seat belt can protect your child!

For babies and juvenile approximately till 4 years also it is powerful from 9 to 18 kg children's seats on which the child settles down a back in the direction of travel, or children's seats with a fixing table are most suitable.

At installation and application of children's seats observe legislative provisions, and also instructions of the manufacturer of concrete system, see. «Important instructions on safe using children's seats».

Children's seats of group 2

The corresponding children's seat in a combination to correctly fastened seat belt can protect your child!

For children approximately till 7 years also it is powerful from 15 to 25 kg most the combination of children's seats to diagonal and zone belts approaches.

At installation and application of children's seats observe legislative provisions, and also instructions of the manufacturer of concrete system, see. «Important instructions on safe using children's seats».

Children's seats of group 3

The corresponding children's seat in a combination to correctly fastened seat belt can protect your child!

For children about 7 years are elderly and is more senior, growth to 150 cm and weight from 22 to 36 kg children's seats (podkladny pillows) in a combination to diagonal and zone seat belts are most convenient.

At installation and application of children's seats observe legislative provisions, and also instructions of the manufacturer of concrete system, see. «Important instructions on safe using children's seats».

Fastening of a children's seat

General information

Besides, there you will find also data on application and a weight class.

Options of fastening of a children's seat

Children's seat it is possible to fix on back seats and on a seat of the forward passenger.

For reliable fastening of a children's seat on back seats and on a seat of the forward passenger at your order there are following possibilities:

Children's seats of groups 0-3 it is possible to fix a standard seat belt with three-dot fastening.

Children's seats of groups 0.0 + and 1 with system of "ISOFIX" it is possible to fix for fixing проушины* «ISOFIX» without seat belt use.

The recommended list of children's systems of laying and tension of seat belts

Suitability of children's seats for installation on certain seats according to the instruction of EU 77/541

Cars with a zone belt on the central back seat

u — universal suitability

* — a back of a forward passenger seat take away as far as it probably forward / adjust on a children's seat, and a seat of the forward passenger regulated on height lift completely up

+ — the forward passenger seat can be completed fixing проушинами* with "ISOFIX"

++ — lateral back seats can be completed fixing проушинами* with "ISOFIX"

^L1 — suits systems of laying and a tension of seat belts of G1 (see the table above).

L2 — suits systems of laying and a tension of seat belts of G2 (see the table above).

About — a place for sitting which is not necessary for children of this age group

Cars with a three-dot belt on the central back seat

Blocking of a children's seat

In case of fastening of a children's seat of group 0, 0 + and 1 blocking of a children's seat is always obligatory!

Long blocking of an automatic belt is necessary for fastening of a children's seat with three-dot fastening. Such blocking of a belt guarantees the strong provision of a children's seat in the car.

Blocking of a children's seat is carried out by complete extraction and the subsequent slow retraction of a diagonal tape of a belt.

PERFORMANCE ORDER

Fix a children's seat a belt with three-dot fastening according to the instruction of the manufacturer of a children's seat. Insert a belt fastener into the lock of the corresponding seat till its heard fixing. Completely take a diagonal tape of a belt. Release a tape of a belt and achieve its dense prileganiye to a children's seat. The characteristic clicking sound testifies to implementation of blocking. The tape should not leave back. Try to pull sharply a belt a hand. It should not move.

Cancellation of blocking of a children's seat

Cancellation of blocking of a children's seat is carried out automatically right after complete retraction of a tape of a belt.

PERFORMANCE ORDER

Press the red button in the belt lock. Thus there is a fastener pushing out from the lock under the influence of a spring. For simplification of automatic equipment of retraction of a belt take away a belt tape a hand back and let's to it be involved completely.

Fastening of a children's seat by means of ISOFIX system

Children's seats with ISOFIX system it is possible quickly, it is easy and reliable to fix on a back seat, and also on a seat forward пассажира*.

At installation or dismantle of a children's seat surely follow instructions of the manufacturer of a children's seat.

	Establish reception nests 0 in fixing eyes (in) (between a back and a seat pillow).
	Into the established reception nests insert and move lock levers before their fixing (2х). Check correctness of fixing of both locks, having tried to shift a seat. It should not move.

The detailed erection manual enters into a set of delivery of a children's seat.

Children's seats with system of fastening of "ISOFIX" can be got on HUNDRED Audis.

There is a possibility of installation of system of fastening of a children's seat of "ISOFIX".