2010 AUDI S8 seat adjustment

Seats and storage
correct seating position is crit ica l for the safety of front and rear seat
passenge rs alike =>
page 190 .
& WARNING
• Occupant s in the front and rear seat s must alway s be properly
restr ained .
• Do not let anyone ride in the v ehicle without the h ead
re st ra ints pro vided. He ad restraints help to reduce injuries .
• Loo se item s in sid e the pas senger compartment can fly forward
in a crash or sudden maneu ve r and injure o ccupa nts . Alway s store
articles in th e lugg age compartment and u se the tie-down eyelet s.
• Read and h eed all WARNINGS =>
page 190, "P roper seating
po sition s for pa ssengers in r ear seat s". •
Applie s to v eh icles: wit h rear lum bar suppo rt
Rear seat lumbar support
The outer rear seats have a lumbar support.
Adjusting curvature
F ig. 86 Rear bench
s eat: Contro ls
- Push the switch shell forward to increase t he curvature.
- Push the switch shell to the rear to decrease the curvature .
Height adjustment
- Push the switch shell up to move the curvature higher.
- Push the switch shell down to move the curvature lower .
The lumbar support is particularly effective in supporting the nat ural
curvature of the spine so that the sea ting position is more comfort ­
ab le over long distances. •
Rear window shelf
You can place light articles of clothing on the rear window
shelf behind the seatback.
& WARNING
When driving , do n ot leave any hard objects on the rear window
s helf or a llow y our pet to sit on the shelf . They c ould be come a
haza rd for vehicle occup ants in the event of sudden b raking or a
c rash .
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• A vent slot is located between the shelf and the rear window. Do
not block the vent with any items you may place on the rear window
shelf.
• Do not place bu lky items on the rear window shelf as they could
restr ict or block the driver's vis ion in the rear view mirror. •

Individual rear seats
Applies to vehi cles: wit h in divi dua l rear sea ts
Controls
The operating logic for the s witches corresponds to the
construction and function of the seat.
Fig . 8 7 Con trols f or
individu al re ar sea ts
The switch es to ad just the seats correspond to th e layout, the design
and the func tion of the seat . The seats a re adjusted by mov ing the
switches following this logic .
@ Seat adjustmen t
® Massage funct ion*
© Head r estraint adjustment
@ Lu mb ar sup po rt
& WARNING
• Vehicles with power individual rear seats h ave seating for four.
T he lo ng ce nter console between the two rear seats is not a seating
p os ition. Therefore, a safety belt is not provided.
• The power adjustment for the individual se ats also wo rk s with
the ign it ion switched off or with the ign ition key removed . For this
reason , children should never be left unattended in the vehicle·
they could be injured!
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& WARNI NG (continued )
• Exerci se caution when adju sting the seats. Unsupervised or
c arele ss seat adjustment can pinch fingers or hand s caus ing
injuries .•
A pp lies to vehicles : w it h ind iv idual rear sea ts
Seat adjustment
Seat forward/back ©
- Push the swi tch forward or back=}& .
Seat angle up/down@
- Push the switch up or down=}& .
& WARNING
Fig. 8 8 Individ ual re ar
s ea ts: S eat a dju stme nt
• Vehicles w ith power indi vidu al rear seats ha ve seating for four.
The l ong cent er cons ole between the two re ar se ats i s not a seating
position. The refore , a safety belt is not provided .
• The power adjustment for the individual seats also work s with
the ign ition switched off or with the ignition key remo ved . For th is
reason, children sh ould never be left un attended in the vehicle ·
they could be injured! .,,.
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& WARNING (continued)
• Exercise caution when adjusting the seats. Unsupervised or
careless seat adjustment can pinch fingers or hands causing
injuries. •
Applies to veh icles : w ith in div idua l rear seats wit h massage function
Massage function
Fig. 89 Individual rear
seats : Massage func·
t ion
- Press the switch to turn on the massage function .
The massage function runs for about 10 minutes. The passenger's
back is massaged by cont inuous adjustment of the lumbar support .
The curvature of the lumbar support can also be adjusted during the
Massage to make it more or less aggress ive. This varies the intensity
of the
Ma ssage to the level desired by the occupant.
Once the massage function stops after about 10 minutes, the lumba r
support automatically returns to the position in which it was last set .
(I) Tips
The massage function can be interrupted at any time by pressing the
switch. The lumbar support remains in its current position. •
App lies to veh icles: with ind ividua l rea r seats
Head restraint adjustment
Fig. 90 Individ ual rear
s eats : Head restraint
adjustment
- Push the switch forward or back to make the head
restraint angle flatter or more upright.
0 Note
If a child seat is attached to one of the rear seats, this seat must not
be adjusted using the power controls under any circumstances. The
easy entry function for this seat must also be deactivated in the MMI
~ page 89. The child seat as well as the rear seat can be damaged by
th e adjustment process. •

Applies to vehicles : w ith individua l rear seats
Lumbar support
The lumbar support can be adjusted to the natural curva­
ture of the spine .
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Adjusting curvature
Fig. 9 1 Ind ividual rear
seats: Lumba r support
- Push the switch shell forward to increase the curvature .
- Push the switch shell to the rear to decrease the curvature .
Height adjustment
-Push the switch shell up to move the curvature higher .
- Push the switch shell down to move the curvature lower .
The lumbar support is pa rticularly effective in supporting the natural
curvature of the spine so that the seating position is more comfort ­
able over long distances.•
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Applies to vehicles : w ith ind ividual rear seats
Settings in the MMI
The easy entry function can be turned on and off in the
MMI.
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Seat adjust ment
• Driver ·s seat ..
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12 :00 ""' Fig. 92 MMI Display:
Seat adjustment
-Press the [ CAR] function button.
Select
Systems in the CAR menu.
Select
Seat adjustment . The Seat adjustment menu
appears => fig. 92 .
- Select
Left rear seat or Right rear seat .
-Select Easy entry on to turn on the easy entry function for
the corresponding seat or
off to turn off the function for
this seat .
Easy entry makes it more convenient to enter and leave the rear of the
vehicle . When the function is turned on, the seat au toma tically
moves to the rearmost position when the corresponding door is
opened. a
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A pp lies to vehicl es: wi th ele ctr ically heated s eats
Heated seats~
The seat cushion and the seat back of the front seats can
be heated electrically.
Fig. 119 MMI dis p lay :
H ea ted s eats
- Press the Heated seats~ button .
- Adjust the desired temperature with the climate control
knob~fig .119 .
In position O the heating for the seats is turned off. The range of
adjustment is between 1 and 6.
0 Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements in the seats, do not kneel
on the seats or place heavy loads on a small area of the seat.•
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Ap plie s to vehicl es: wi th ve ntil at ed seats
Ventilated seats [,u ]
The seat cushion and the seat back for the front seats can
be ventilated.
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= Fig. 120 MMI di splay: : j ' ''' '. V en til ated seats
- Press the Ventilated seats [t.6 ] button .
- Adjust the desired ventilation with the control knob
~ fig . 119.
In position O the seat ventilation is turned off . The range of adjust­
ment is from 1 to 6 . •
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Applie s to veh icles : wi th heated rear seats
Heated rear seats
The seat cushions and seat backs of the two outer rear
seats can be heated electrically.
Fig. 121 Ce nter
conso le rear: Heated
seats
- Rotate the thumb wheel@ to turn on and adjust the
heating for the left rear seat.
- Rotate the thumb wheel ® to turn on and adjust the
heating for the right rear seat.
With the thumb wheel in the O position, heating for the seats is
turned off . The range of adjustment is from 1 to 6 .
The rear seat heating operates only when the seats are occupied. If
there is no one sitt ing in the rear, you should switch off the seat
heating.
0 Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements in the seats, do not kneel
on the seats o r place heavy loads on a small area of the seat. •
App lies to vehicl es : wi th s teering whe el heat ing
Steering wheel heating @
The steering wheel can be heated electrically .
Fig. 122 Multifunc­
t ion s teeri ng w heel:
B u tton fo r steering
w hee l heati ng
- Press the (q/1!] button to turn the steering wheel heating on
and off~ fig. 122 . The message
Steering wheel heat ing on ! or
Steering wheel he atin g off ! appears in the instrument
cluster display .
When the steering wheel heat ing is switched on, the steer ing wheel
is heated to about
82°F (28°() and held there .
T he last setting se lected for the steer ing wheel heating (on or off) is
automatically saved when the vehicle is shut off and is assigned to the
remote key.•

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Rear climate controls
Applies to vehicle s: with rear a ir conditioning
Controls
This overview is to assist you in familiarizing yourself with
the air conditioning controls.
F ig . 127 Air condi ­
t io nin g cont rols
The left side of the display shows the temperature selected for the
rear passenger on the left, the right side shows the temperature
selected for the rear passenger on the right .
If the air conditioning
sett ings are changed, th is appea rs briefly in the cor respond ing a rea
of the display.
Functions a re t urned on and off by touching the buttons. The LED in
the switch illuminates when the function is turned on .
By pressing the
safety s wit ch ® in the driver's door~ page 54 the
climate contro ls in the rear are deactivated. The message
PASSIVE
appears in the display. In this mode the rear climate control can only
be operated by the driver th rough the controls in the front compa rt­
ment.
ION/OFF I Tu rning on and off
The air conditioning can be turned on and off by pressing the
I ON/OFF I button. W it h the ignition Off, the residua l heat funct ion
can be activated by pressing the button. The residual heat from the coolant can
be used to heat the vehicle interior. The residual heat
function is turned off a utomatically after 30 minu tes.
Set ting the temperature
Temperat ure c an be adjusted over a range from 64 ° F (+18 °C) to 80
Of (+ 26 °()
® Air distribution
You can adjust the air circulation so that air flows from specific vents.
• In the
I !setting, all the air flows from the vents in the center
conso le and the out lets in the door pillars.
• In the
-0 setti ng, a ir f lows from the ou tlets u nder the front seats.
• In the~ setting, air flows from outlets in the center console and
t he door pilla rs as we ll as from the outlets under the front seats.
To regulate air distribution automatically, switc h to
[AUTO] .
~ Heated se a ts *
In position O the heating for the seats is turned off. The range of
adjustment is from 1 to 6.
The seats can be pre-heated for about 10 minutes using the heat ing .
However, the heating is turned off if the seat sensors do not detect
the weight of an occupant during th is period .
l'tJ] Ventilated sea ts*
The seat cushion and the seat back surfaces of the front seats can be
ventila ted. In pos it ion O the sea t ventilation is t urned off . The range
of adjustment is from 1 to 6.
!AU TO I Automatic operation
Air temperature, volume of air and air distribution are automatically
reg ulated to ach ieve or ma inta in t he desired temperatures as qu ickly
as possible . •

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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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