2010 AUDI S8 airbag

Seats and storage
Adjusting the angle of the seat back
- Push the switch=> page 79, fig. 75 forward or to the rear
in the direction of the arrow to adjust the angle of the seat
back =>& .
Adjusting the angle of upper seatback section
-Push the switch=> page 79 , fig. 76 forward or to the rear
to adjust the ang le of upper seatback section => & .
& WARNING
• Never adjust the seatback while the vehicle i s moving . If you
adju st your seat while the vehicl e is moving , you are out of po si­
t ion. Neve r adjust the seatback when th e vehicle is moving .
• To reduce the ri sk of injury in the ca se of sudden brak ing or
ac cident , front pa sseng ers must ne ver ride in a moving vehicle
with th e seatba ck reclined . Safe ty belt s and the airbag sy stem
onl y offer m aximum prote ctio n when the se atback is upr ight and
the safety belt s are properly po sitioned on the bod y. The more the
seatback is reclined , the gr eater the ris k of personal inju ry from an
incorre ct seating po sition and impr operly p osition ed safe ty
belts .•
Lumbar support
The lumbar support can be adjusted to fit the natural
curva ture of the occupant's spine .
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Adjusting the contour
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Fig . 7 7 P ower s eat:
S wit ch shell fo r l umba r
s u p po rt
- Push the forward depression on the switch shell to
increase the curvature.
- Push the
rear depression on the switch shell in order to
decrease the curvature .
Adjusting the height
-Push the top depression on the switch shell to mov e the
suppo rt to a
higher pos it ion in the backrest.
- Push th e
bottom depression on t he switch shell to move
the support to a
low er position in the bac krest .
The lumbar support is part icularly effective in support ing the nat ura l
curvatu re of the spin e so that the seating position is mo re comfort-
ab le ove r long d istances. ..

& WARNING (continued)
when accelerating or when applying the brakes or when driving
around a corner.
• When you are driving make sure that anything you may have
placed in the center console or other storage locations cannot fall
out into the footwells. In case of sudden braking you would not be
able to brake or accelerate.
• Any articles of clothing that you have hung up must not inter­
fere with the driver's view. The coat hooks are designed only for
lightweight clothing. Never hang any clothing with hard, pointed
or heavy objects in the pockets on the coat hooks. During sudden
braking or in an accident -especially if the airbag is deployed -
these objects could injure any passengers inside the vehicle. •
Glove compartment
Your Owner's Literature and the media player are stored
in the lockable glove compartment.
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Fig . 106 Glove
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To open glove compartment
Fig. 107 Glove
compartment: CD
changer
- Pull the handle in the direction of the arrow and swing the
cover down to open =:> fig. 106.
To close glove compartment
-Push the glove compartment lid up until the lock engages.
In the glove compartment lid you will find a place to store a pen and
a pad of paper.
& WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal injury in an accident or sudden stop,
always keep the glove compartment closed while driving. •
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Storage compartment
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Fig . 108 Center
console: storage
compartment
- To open the compartment, press the cover~=> fig . 108.
- To close the compartment, push the drawer all the way in
until it clicks in place .•
Pockets in the front seats
Fig . 109 Pockets in
the front seats
The pockets in the seat backs of the front seats are suitable for
holding newspapers and magazines. •
Compartments in the door trim panels
Fig. 110 Storage
compartment in the
door panel
- To sto re items, tilt th e compartment open=> fig . 110.
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS => page 226, "Important safety
instructions on the side airbag system ".•
App lies to veh icles: w ith compa rtments in the rear doors
Storage compartments in the rear doors
Fig.111 Openstorage
compartment ....

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Fig. 112 Inserting
storage compartment
The storage compartment is suitable for holding small
objects, such as eye glasses.
Opening
- To open, touch the compartment at the front edge
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page 100, fig. 111.
Removing and inserting storage
compartment
- Open the storage compartment.
- Grasp the sides of the storage compartment with both
hands and pull it straight out toward you.
- To insert the storage compartment again, hold it at a
slight angle and push the lower part into the retainer until
it latches=> fig. 112.
- Close the storage compartment. •
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Coat hooks
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Fig. 113 Coat hook
above left rear seat
There are fold-out coat hooks over each rear door.
- To open, touch the top of the coat hook=> fig. 113.
& WARNING
• Hang clothes in such a way that they do not impair the driver's
vision.
• The coat hooks must only be used for lightweight clothing. Do
not leave any heavy or sharp edged objects in the pockets which
may interfere with the side curtain airbag deployment and can
cause personal injury in a crash.
• Do not use coat hangers for hanging clothing on the coat hooks
as this can interfere with proper deployment of the side curtain
airbags in an accident .
• Do not hang heavy objects on the coat hooks, as they could
cause personal injury in a sudden stop.•
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On the road
Steering
Adjusting steering wheel position
The steering wheel position can be adjusted for height
and reach.
First, adjust t he driver's se at correct ly.
Height adjustment
Fig . 13 0 Swit ch f or
steering whee l adjust­
m ent
- P ush t he swi tch © up or down ~ fig. 130. The st e e ring
whe el h eig ht chang es f or as l ong as y ou press t he swi tch .
Reach adjustment
- Push the switc h@ forward or backward~ fig. 130 . T he
steering w heel reach changes for as long as you press the
switch .
There m ust be at least 10 inches (25 cm) between your chest and the
center of the steering whee l.
If you cannot sit more than 10 inches
(25 cm) from the steer ing wheel, see if adaptive equ ipment is ava il-
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able to help you reach the pedals and increase the d istanc e from the
stee ring wheel.
F or detailed info rmation on how to adjus t the d river' s se at, see
~ page 77.
Th e stee ring wheel ca n be adjusted even when the ign ition is turned
Off . For veh icles with seat memory, the individual pos it io ns for the
steering wheel can be stored along with the seat pos ition.
& WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjustment and improper seating
position can cause serious personal injury .
• Adjust the steering wheel column only when the vehicle is not
moving to prevent loss of vehicle control. • Adjust the driver 's seat or steering wheel so that th ere is a
minimum of 10 inches (25 cm ) between your chest and the
steering wheel~
page 188, fig. 198. If you cannot maintain this
m inimum distance, the airbag system cannot protect you prop ­
erly.
• If physical l imitations p revent you from sitting 10 inches (25
c m ) or more from the steering wheel, che ck with your authorized
Audi dealer to see if adapt ive equipment is a vailable.
• If the steering wheel is aligned with your face, the supp le­
mental dri ver 's ai rbag cannot prov ide as much protection in an
accident . Always make sure that the steering wheel i s aligned with
your chest.
• Always hold the steering wheel with your hands at the 9 o 'clock
and 3 o 'clock posit ions to reduce the risk of personal injury if the
driver's airbag deploys .
• Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position or with
your hands inside the steering wheel rim or on the steering wheel
hub. Holding the stee ring wheel the wrong way can cause serious
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& WARN ING (con tinu ed)
inju ries to the hands, arms and head if the d river 's airbag
deploy s.•
Easy entry feature
The easy entry feature makes it easier to enter and exit
the vehicle by autom atically adjusting the steering
w heel .
Press the button @=> page 11 7, fig. 130 to turn t he easy
en try featur e on or off.
W hen the easy entry fea ture is tu rned on ( button depre ssed) , the
steering wheel moves up to the parked position w hen the ignition is
tu rned off. After you ente r the vehicle, the steerin g wheel moves to
the stored pos ition as soon as you turn on the ign ition .•
Ignition Lock and ignition switch
Ignition key positions
The e ngine can be started or turned off with the ignition
key .
Fig . 131 Ig nition
swit ch posit ions
Position @
The ig nit io n key can be inserted into the ignition switc h in this posi ­
ti on . This automatically unloc ks the steer ing co lumn lock. When the
ig nition key is removed, the steer ing colum n lock is a utomat ically
locked~ &-
Ignition on (D
Turn t he ignit ion key to this position and re lease it.
Starting the engine@
The engine starts w ith the key in this position . Major electr ical loads
are te mpora rily tur ned off .
Ignition off 0
Turn the ignit ion key to this position and re lease i t.
& WARNING
• Never remove the key from the ignition lock while the vehicle
is moving . The steering wheel will lock , causing loss of control.
• If you have to leave your vehicle, even for just a minute, always
remove the ignition key and take it with you. This is especially
important if you are going to leave children unattended in the
vehicle. The children could start the engine or use other vehicle
controls . Unsupervised use of vehicle controls (for example, power
windows ) can cause serious personal injuries.
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• If the i symbol in the display blinks, there is a mal function in t he
elec tronic s tee ring co lumn lock. Follow the in struc tions in
~ page 31 , "Steer ing malfunction~" .
• If th e ~ sy m bol in the d is pla y blink s, t here i s a m alf unc tion in the
electronic ignition lock. Follow t he inst ru ctions in =>
page 31, "Igni-
t io n lock mal fu nctio n
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Driving Safely
General notes
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safety first!
Th is chapter contains important information, t ips, instructions and
warnings that you need to read an d observe fo r you r own safe ty, the
safety of you r passengers and others . We have summarized here
w hat you need to know about sa fety belts, airbags, child restra ints as
we ll as child safety . You r safety is for us
priority number 1. Always
observe the information and warnings in this section -for your own
safety as well as t hat of your passengers.
The informat ion in this section applies to all mode l versions of yo ur
veh icle . Some of the fe atures des cribed in this se ctions m ay be st an­
dard equ ipment on some models, or may be optional eq uipment on
others. If you a re not sure, ask your a uth o rized Audi dealer.
& WARNING
• Always make sure that you follow the instructions and heed
the WARNINGS in th is Manual. It is in your interest and in the
intere st of your passengers.
• Always keep the complete Owner's Literatu re in your Audi
when you lend or sell your vehicle so that this important informa ­
tion will always be available to the driver and passengers .
• Always keep the Owner's literature handy so that you can find
it easily if you have questions . •
Safety equipment
The safety features are part of the occupant restraint
s y stem and wor k together to he lp reduce the ris k of injury
in a wide variety of accident situations.
Your sa fety and t he safety o f yo ur passenge rs shou ld no t be left to
chance . Adva nces in technology have made a variety of features avai l­
a b le to help re duce the risk of injury in an a cc ident . The fo llow ing is a
list of jus t a few of the safety features in your Audi:
• sophisticated safety belts for driver and a ll passenger seating
p osi tion s,
• safety belt pretensioners,
• safety belt fo rce lim iters for the fro nt sea ts,
• safety belt he igh t adju stmen t sys tems for the fro nt sea ts,
• front airbags,
• knee airbags fo r th e fron t seats
• side airbags in the fro nt sea ts an d ou ter rea r seats,
• side curtain airbags,
• special LATCH an chorages fo r ch ild restra in ts,
• head restraints fo r eac h seating position,
• adjustable steering co lumn .
These individual safety feat ures, can work together as a system to
he lp protect you and yo ur passengers in a wide range of accide nts .
T hese feat ures ca nnot work as a system if they are not a lways
c o rrect ly adju ste d and correctl y u sed.
Safety is everybody's responsibility! •

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Proper occupant seating positions
Proper seating position for the driver
The proper driver seating position is important for safe,
relaxed driving.
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Fig. 198 The correct
distance between
driver and steering
wheel
Fig . 199 Correct head
restraint position for
driver
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of injury in the
event of an accident, we recommend that you adjust the
driver's seat to the following position:
- Adjust the driver's seat so that you can easily push the
pedals all the way to the floor while keeping your knee(s)
slightly bent==>& . -
Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in an upright
position so that your back comes in full contact with it
when you drive.
- Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a distance of at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the steering wheel and
your breast bone==> fig. 198. If not possible, see your
authorized Audi dealership about adaptive equipment.
- Adjust the steering wheel so that the steering wheel and airbag cover points at your chest and not at your face.
- Grasp the top of the steering wheel with your elbow(s) slightly bent.
- Adjust the head restraint so that the upper edge is as even
with the top of your head as possible but no lower than eye
level and so that it is as close to the back of your head as
possible ==> fig. 199.
- Fasten and wear safety belts correctly=>
page 201.
-Always keep both feet in the footwell so that you are in
control of the vehicle at all times.
For detailed information on how to adjust the driver's seat, see
=:>page 7 7.
& WARNING
Drivers who are unbelted, out of position or too close to the airbag
can be seriously injured by an airbag as it unfolds. To help reduce
the risk of serious personal injury:
• Always adjust the driver's seat and the steering wheel so that
there are at least 10 inches (25 cm) between your breastbone and
the steering wheel. ..