2008 AUDI A4 AVANT seat adjustment

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Airbag system
Important things to know
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 proper seating position.
For your safety and the safety of your passengers, before
driving off, always:
- Adjust the driver's seat and steering wheel properly
=> page 168,
-Adjust the front passenger's seat properly=> page 96,
-Wear safety belts properly=> page 180 ,
- Always properly use the proper child restraint to protect
children
=> page 210 .
In a col lision airbags must inflate within the blink of an eye and with
considerable force . The suppl emental airbags can caus e injuries if
t he driver or the front seat passenger is not seated properly. There ­
fore in order to help the airbag to do its job , it is important, both as
a driver and as a passenger to sit properly at a ll times.
By keeping room between your body and the steering wheel and the
front of the passenger compartment, the airbag can inflate fully and
completely and provide supplementa l protect ion in certain frontal
collisions => page 168, "Proper occupant seating positions" . For
detai ls on the operation of the seat adjustment
contro ls => page 97.
It's especially important that children are properly restrained
=> page 210.
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first Vehicle operation
There is a lot that the driver and the passengers can and must do to
help the individual safety features installed in your Audi work
together as a system .
Proper sea ting position is important so that the fron t airbag on the
driver side can do its job. If you have a physical impairment or
condition that prevents you from sitting properly on the driver seat
with the safety belt properly fastened and reaching the pedals, or if
you have concerns with regard to the function or operation of the
Advanced Airbag System, please contact your authorized Audi
dea ler or qualified workshop, or ca ll Audi Customer CARE at 1 -800-
822 -2834 for possible modifications to your vehicle.
When the airbag system deploys, a gas generator wi ll fill the
airbags , break open the padded covers, and inflate between the
steering whee l and the driver and between the instrument pane l
and the front passenger. The airbags will deflate immediately after
deployment so that the front occupants can see through the wind ­
shie ld again without interruption .
All of this takes place in the blink of an eye, so fast that many people don't even realize that the airbags have deployed. The airbags also
inflate with a great deal of force and nothing should be in their way
when they deploy. Front airbags in combination with proper ly worn
safety belts slow down and limit the occupant's forward movement .
Together they help to prevent the driver and front seat passenger
from hitting parts of the inside the vehicle while reducing the forces acting on the occupant during the crash. In this way they help to
reduce the risk of injury to the head and upper body in the crash.
Airbags do not protect the arms or the lower parts of the body .
Both front airbags wi ll not inflate in all frontal collisions. The trig­
gering of the airbag system depends on the vehic le dece leration
rate caused by the collision and registered by the electronic contro l
unit . If this rate is below the reference value programmed into the
control unit, the airbags will not be triggered, even though the car
may be badly damaged as a result of the collision . Vehicle damage, _,,
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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as defi ne d i n th e el ectronic contro l unit=> page 19 9, " PA SSE NGER
AI R B AG OFF lig ht ".
A lways remember, a c hild safety s eat or infant carrier instal led on
the front seat may be struck and knocked out of po sition by the
r a pi dly i nfla ting passe nger's ai rbag in a fron tal c olli sion . The a irbag
co uld greatly red uce the effectiveness of the child restraint and
e ven se riou sly inju re the child d urin g infla tion .
F or th is reason, and because the bac k seat is the safest plac e for
chi ldr en
-whe n prop erly r estrain ed accord in g to t he ir age an d size
-we stro ngly recomme nd that ch il d ren a lwa ys sit in the bac k se at
=> p age 210, "Child S afety".
& WARNING
A child in a rearward -facing child safety seat installed on the front
passenger seat will be seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates
-even with an Advanced Airbag System .
• The inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat or infant
carrier with great force and will smash the child safety seat and
child against the ba ckrest , center arm rest , door or roof .
• Always install rear-facing child safety seats on the rear seat .
• If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptional circumstances and
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay on ,
immediately install the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer .
• Forward-facing child safety seats installed on the front
passenger's seat may interfere with the deployment of the airbag
and cause serious personal injury to the child .
& WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances , you must install a forward-facing
child restraint on the front passenger's seat:
& WARNING (continued)
• Always make sure the forward-facing seat has been designed
and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag .
• Never put the forward-facing child restraint up against or very
near the instrument panel.
• Always move the passenger seat into its rearmost position in
the seat's fore and aft adjustment range, as far away from the
airbag as possible before installing the forward-facing child
restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position.
• Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
and stays on all the time whenever the ignition is switched on.
& WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury , make sure that the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light will be displayed whenever a child restraint is
installed on the front passenger seat and the ignition is switched
on.
• If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not stay on, perform
the checks
described => page 198, "Monitoring the Advanced
Airbag System" .
• Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on.
• Have the airbag system inspected by your Audi dealer immedi ­
ately .
• Always carefully follow instructions from child restraint manu ­
facturers when installing child restraints .
& WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must install a forward or
rearward -facing child restraint on the front passenger's seat :

/b, WARNING (continued)
-Always move the front passenger seat into the rearmost
position of the passenger seat's fore and aft adjustment range,
and as far away from the airbag as possible before installing
the child restraint.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents the front
passenger's seat from being moved to the rearmost position in
its fore and aft adjustment range.
- Always make sure that the backrest is in the upright posi­
tion.
• Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a
child is not sitting in it. A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a collision.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being
used=> page 176, "Safety belts",
=> page 187, "Airbag system" and=> page 210, "Child Safety".
& WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure that the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light comes on and stays on whenever a child
restraint is installed on the front passenger seat and the ignition
is switched on.
• Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on.
• Have the airbag system inspected by your authorized Audi
dealer immediately. •
Safety first
Child Safety
Child safety seats
Infant seats
Babies and infants up to about one year old and 22 lbs or
10 kg need special rearward-facing child restraints that
support the back, neck and head in a crash.
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Fig . 185 Rearward­
facing infant seat,
properly installed on
the rear seat
- When using the vehicle safety belt to install a child safety
seat, you must first activate the convertible locking retractor on the safety belt to prevent the child safety
seat from
moving~ page 220 or install the seat using
the LATCH attachments.
-Push the child safety seat down with your full weight to
get the safety belt really tight so that the seat cannot
move forward or sideways more than one inch (2.5 cml.
Infants up to about one year (22 lbs . or 10 kg) are best protected in
special infant carriers and child safety seats designed for their age
group. Many experts believe that infants and small children should
ride only in special restraints in which the child faces the back of the
vehicle. These infant seats support the baby's back, neck and head
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irechnical data

Child Safety -
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Toddle rs and chi ldren who ar e older than one y ear up to about 4
ye ars old and wei gh m ore th an 2 2 lbs (1 0 kg) u p to 40 lbs. (1 8 kg)
shou ld be prope rly restrained in a c hild saf ety s eat c ertifi ed for their
si ze and we igh t=> fig. 18 6.
T he a irba g on t he passe nger s id e m akes t he fr ont seat a p otentially
dangerou s place fo r a child to ride. The front seat is not the safest
pl ace fo r a c hild in a forw ard -f ac ing child safety sea t. It is a very
dangerous place for an infant o r a larger ch ild in a rearward-facing
s e at .
& WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the wrong child safety seat or
improperly installing a child restraint increases the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a collision or other emergency situa ­
tion .
• Children on the front seat of any car, even with Advanced
Airbags, can be seriously injured or even killed when an airbag inflates . A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat installed on
the front passenger seat will be seriously injured and can be killed
if the front airbag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag System .
• The inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat or infant
carrier with great force and will smash the child safety seat and
child against the backrest, center arm rest, or door.
• Always install rear -facing child safety seats on the rear seat.
• If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptional circumstances and
the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light does not come on and stay on ,
immediately install the rear -facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer .
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used => page 176, "Safety
belts" ,
=> page 187, "Airbag system " and => page 210, "Important things
to know".
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first
Vehicle operation
& WARNING
If exceptional circumstances require the use of a forward -facing
child restraint on the front passenger's seat , the child's safety and
well -being require that the following special precautions be taken:
• Make sure the forward -facing seat has been designed and certi ­
fied by its manufa cturer for use on a front seat with a passenger
front and side airbag.
• Always follow the manufacturer's instructions provided with
the child safety seat or carrier.
• Always move the front passenger seat into the rearmost posi­
tion of the passenger seat's fore and aft adjustment range , and as
far away from the airbag as possible before installing the child
restraint.
• Always make sure that nothing prevents the front passenger's
seat from being moved to the rearmost position in its fore and aft
adjustment range .
• Always make sure the backrest is in an upright position .
• Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on
and stays on all the time whenever the ignition is switched on.
• If the light does not stay on , perform the
checks => page 198,
" Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System ".
• Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG
OFF light does not stay on whenever the ignition is switched
on .•
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

& WARNING (continued)
• If the backrest is not securely latched, the child and the child
restraint will be thrown forward together with the backrest and
will strike parts of the vehicle interior . The child can be seriously
injured or killed.
• Never install rear-facing child safety seats or infant carriers on
the front passenger seat. A child will be seriously injured and can be killed when the passenger airbag inflates .
• The inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat or infant
carrier with great force and will smash the child safety seat and
child against the backrest, center arm rest, door or roof.
• Always install rear-facing child safety seats or infant carriers on
the rear seat.
• Forward-facing child safety seats or infant carriers installed on
the front passenger's seat may interfere with the deployment of
the airbag and cause serious injury to the child.
• It is safer to install a forward-facing child safety seat on the rear
seat.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used
=> page 210. Special precau­
tions apply when installing a child safety seat on the front
passenger
seat => page 189, "Child restraints on the front seat -
some important things to know".
& WARNING
Always take special precautions if you must install a forward or
rearward -facing child restraint on the front passenger's seat in
exceptional situations :
• Whenever a forward or rearward-facing child restraint is
installed on the front passenger seat, the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light must come on and stay on whenever the ignition is
switched on.
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first
Vehicle operation
Child Safety
& WARNING (continued)
• If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay
on, perform the checks described
=> page 198, "Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag System" .
• Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on whenever the ignition is switched
on .
• Improper installation of child restraints can reduce their effec­
tiveness or even prevent them from providing any protection.
• An improperly installed child restraint can interfere with the
airbag as it deploys and seriously injure or even kill the child.
• Always carefully follow the manufacturer's instructions
provided with the child safety seat or carrier.
• Never place additional items on the seat that can increase the
total weight registered by the weight -sensing mat and can cause
injury in a crash.
& WARNING
Forward-facing child restraints:
• Always make sure the forward-facing seat has been designed
and certified by its manufacturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag.
• Never put the forward-facing child restraint up, against or very
near the instrument panel .
• Always move the passenger seat into its rearmost position in
the seat's fore and aft adjustment range, as far away from the airbag as possible before installing the forward-facing child
restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position.
• Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
and stays on all the time whenever the ignition is switched on. ...
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

Fuses and bulbs -
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0 Note No. Equipment Amps
• On no account should fuses be repaired (e.g. patched up with tin 13 Steering column module 10
foil or wire) as this may cause serious damage elsewhere in the elec -14 Brake lights 10
trical circuit or cause fire.
15 Instrument cluster, Navigation system 10
• If a fuse blows repeatedly, do not keep replacing it. Instead, have
the cause for the repeated short circuit or overload tracked and Garage door opener
5
fixed.
•
Level, tire pressure control, park assist,
17 light/rain sensor 10
Fuse list Automatic headlight range control, left 5
Fuses which can be replaced. 19 Fog lights, rear fog light 15
20
Not used
No. Equipment Amps
21 Not used
1 Air conditioner 10 Front doors 15
2
Footwell illumination 5 23 Rear doors 15
3 Heated washer jets 5 Central convenience electrical system 20
4 Radiator fan 5 25 Heater blower 30
5
Telephone, oil level sensor, multifunction 10 26 Rear window defogger 30
switch, rear heated Seat, shift gate
27 Socket for trailer towing (controller) 30
6
Air conditioner (air quality sensor), air pressure 5 28 Fuel pump 20 sensor
Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP), brake
29 Not used
7 light switch, clutch pedal switch, steering angle 10 Power sunroof 20
sensor Automatic transmission, mirror dimming, diag-
31 15 8 Telephone 5 nosis socket
9 Brake booster (vacuum pump) 15 Towing assembly 15
10
Automatic headlight beam adjustment, auto -5 33 Cigarette
lighter 20
matic headlight range control, right
Electrical socket 20
11
Airbag 5 35 Luggage compartment socket 20
12
Diagnosis socket 10 Windshield wiper system 30
Do -it -yourself service

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Front seats
Adjusting .... .... ....... .... .... 169
Adjusting the manual seats .... .... . 96
Child restraints in the front seat .... 189
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Front seats adjustment Importance for safe driving and riding 95
Frontal c ollisions and the laws of physics ..
177
Fuel Fuel gauge ...... .... .... ... .... .. 16
Fuel consumption Average ....... .. .... .... .... ..... 40
F uel filler flap
Un locking the fuel fi ller flap by hand 271
F uel gauge .... .... .... .... .... .... .. 16
Fuel supp ly
Addi tives ... .. .... .... ...... ... .. 267
Blended gasol ine ... .. .... ... .... . 267 Fuse arrangement
............. .... .. 327
G
Garage door opener ... .... .... .... .. 157
Gas discha rge lamps .. ...... .... ... . 328
Gauges Engine coolant temperature ......... 13
Fuel gauge .. ....... .... .... ...... 16
Speedometer ... .. .... .... .... ... . 15
Tachome te r .. ... .... .... .... .... . 13
Tr ip odometer .. ...... .... .... ... . 15
Gearsh ift lever .... .. ... .. .... .... ... 142
Genera l il lustration
Instruments and controls .. .... ..... 11
Generator Warning/ind ica tor lights ...... .... .. 22
G lossary of tire and loading term inology ...
29 4
Fuel fi ller neck ... .... .... ...... .. 268 G love compartment ... .. .... .... .... 122
Fuel gauge ...... .... .... ... .... .. 16 Light .... .... .... .... .... .... ... . 81
Fuel tank capacity ............. 16,268 Gross Veh ic le Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 341
Gaso line .. ....... .... .... ....... 267
Gaso line additives ................ 268
H
Instantaneous fuel consumption ..... 41
Octane rating .................... 267 Head restraints ..
.... .... .... ....... 171
Recommendation .... .... ..... .. . 267 Adjusting
....... ... .. .... .... ... 171
Re fuel ling ....................... 269 Rear seats
.......... ...... .... ... 106
Un locking the fuel fi ller flap by hand 271 Headl
ight
Fuel supp ly too low .. .... .... .... .... . 34 Defective .....
........ ............ 35
Fue l tank Headlight
range co ntr ol
Capacity ... .. .... .... ... .... .... 268 de
fective ..... ... .... .... .... .... . 34
Capacity (ga llons/l it res) .. ...... .... 1 6 Headlight washer reservoir ........... 291 Headlights
.. ... .... ... .. ...... .... .. 72
Adaptive light .. .... ............. .. 75
Front fog l ig hts .................... 76
Switching off ..................... 72
Switching on .......... ........ .... 72
Washer system . ....... ... .... .... . 87
Heated rear seats ...... .... .... .... ... .. 133
Heated outside mirrors ... .... .... ..... 91
Heated seats rear . ... .. .... .... ... .... ..... .. 1 33
Heated washer jets Wiper and washer system ........... 85
Heavy cl othing and safety belts .. ...... 1 80
High beam ....... ........ ....... . 72, 80
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .... 23
High vo ltage warning label ........... 340
Ho melink® U niversal Rad io- Frequency Re-
mote Contro l .. .. .... ...... .... . 157
Hood Opening ...... .... ... .... .... ... 272
Release lever ....... ... .... .... ... 272
Hor n ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... . 1 1
How many airbags does my vehicle have? ..
19 4
How often shou ld I check my tire pressures?
300
How safety be lt tensioners work ....... 185
How to increase the loading surface .. . 104
Hydroplaning ..... ... .... .... ...... . 30 4
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first Vehicle operation
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Parking brake warning ..... .. .... .... . 29
Parking l ight
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Park ing on a dec line (downhil l) ....... 138
Parking on an incline (uphill) ..... .... 138
Parktronic
See acoustic park assist . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ........ 199
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Pedals ............................ 172
Physical principles of a fronta l collision 177
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear ............................ 60
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Convenience close/open feature ..... 59
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside ........... ....... .... .... 59
Opening and c losing the windows ... 59
Operating locks from with key .. .... 58
Rear lid . .... ... .. .... .... .... .... 61
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 56
Unlocking and locking vehicle ....... 56
Power locks
Power sunroof ..... .... .... .... ... 69
Pow er outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Power roof ........ .... ... .. .... ..... 67
Power seats Adjusting the seatback ............. 99
Adjustment ........... .... .... ... 97
Pow er steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 , 241 Power
sunroof
Emergency closing ................ 69
Power window switche ·s . ...... .... ... 65
In the driver's door ... .... ... .. .... 66
In the front passenger's door ....... 67
Reactivating the system ............ 67
Pregnant women Specia l considera tions when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Programming the Homelink® Universa l Re -
mote Contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Prop er occupant seating positions .... 168
Proper safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . 182
P roper seating position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Protectiv e liner 113
a
Quartzclock ...... .... ........ ....... 14
quattro®
See All -whee l drive ............... 242
Question
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What happens to unbelted occupants? ..
178
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Radiator fan ...... ............. ..... 283
Radio Replacing ....................... 349 Rain sensor defective
... .. .... .... .... 34
Reading lights
Front ....... ...... .... ...... ..... 81
Rear .......................... 81, 82
Reararmrest . .... .... .... ....... ... 103
Rear ashtray ....................... 119
Rear fog lights .. ...... .... .... .... ... 76
Rear lid
Emergency un locking (on ly manually . 62
Locking/unlocking ............. .... 61
Rear light
Defective ........ .... .... .... .... . 35
Rear power locking switch ... .. .... .... 60
Rear seat bench .. .... .... ..... .. ... 104
Rear view mirror Inside rear view mirror ............. 90
Rear window defogger .... .... .... ... 131
Rearview mirror
See Mirrors ....................... 90
Red symbols .. ........... .... .... ... 30
Refuel ling .......................... 269
Release lever for hood .... ........ ... 272
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 56
Assigning a seat position .. .... .... 102
Resetting remote control ........... 57
Unlocking and locking ............. 56
Remote master key
Battery replacement ....... ....... . 53
Check light ................ ...... . 53
Remote rear lid release .... ...... ..... 63
Removing luggage compartment cover/parti -
tion net ...... .... .... .... .... . 111