2010 AUDI S8 warning

Fig. 82 Center rear
head restraint:
adjusting the height
- Push the head restraint upward until it locks in the desired
position=>
page 82, fig. 81.
- To lower it, push on the knob located on the side
=> fig. 82.
The height of the center head restraint is adjustable . It should be
adjusted to the occupant's body size. Correctly adjusted head
restraints and safety belts are an extremely effective safety feature
~ page 191 .
& WARNING
• Vehicles with power individual rear seats* have seating for
four. The long center console between the two rear seats is not a seating position. For this reason, a safety belt and an adjustable
head restraint are not provided.
• Read and heed all WARNINGS ~
page 191, "Proper adjust­
ment of head restraints". •
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Armrest
The armrests for the driver and passenger can be
adjusted to several positions and contain a storage
compartment.
Fig. 83 Arm rests for
driver and passenger
Adjusting the armrest
-To adjust the armrest angle, pivot the armrest fully down.
- Lift the armrest detent by detent until the desired posi-
tion is reached .
Opening storage compartment
-Press the release lever=> fig. 83.
Please note that the driver's arm movements may be restricted with
th e armrest folded down. For this reason, the armrest should not be
folded down when driving in city traffic. •
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If your vehicle is driven by other persons using your remote control
key, you should save your individual seat position on one of the
memory buttons . You can recall your settings again simply and
conveniently by pressing the corresponding memory button. When
the vehicle is locked, these settings are automatically re-assigned to
the remote control key and stored.
& WARNING
• For safety reasons, the seat setting can only be recalled when
the vehicle is stationary -otherwise you risk having an accident.
• In an emergency, the recall operation can be stopped by
pressing the [
ON/OFF] button or by briefly pressing any given
memory button. •
Activating remote control key memory
To be able to recall the stored settings with the remote
control key, the function has to be activated in MMI.
- Select: Function button (CAR]> Systems > Seat
adjustment > Driver's seat> Remote control key > on .
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Passenger's seat memory
Using the memory buttons in the passenger's door, you
can store and recall four seat settings.
Fig. 85 Passe nger's
door: seat memory
Storing and recalling settings
Using the memory buttons 1, 2, 3 and 4, you can store and recall the
sett ings for four different passengers::::;, fig. 85.
Turning seat memory on and off
If the [ ON/OFF] switch is depressed, the seat memory is inoperative.
The word
OFF next to the [ ON/OFF ] switch illuminates.
All the stored settings are retained. Now the seat can only be
adjusted electrically in the normal way. •
Rear seats
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear seats
requires proper safety precautions.
All passengers on the rear seats must be seated in compliance with
the safety guidelines explained in::::;,
page 197 and ::::;, page 206. The .,
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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 .
[ i ] Tips
• 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. •

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Luggage compartment
Tie-down eyelets
The luggage compartment is equipped with four tie-down
eyelets to secure luggage and other items.
Fig. 93 Luggage
compartment tie­
down eyelets
Use the tie -down eyelets to secure your cargo properly
=> fig. 93 -arrows-.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS=>
page 193, "Stowing
luggage" .
In a collision, the laws of physics mean that even smaller items that
are loose in the vehicle will turn into heavy missiles that can cause
serious injury . Items in the vehicle pick up kinetic energy wh ich varies
with the vehicle and the weight of the item. Vehicle speed is the most
significant factor.
For example, in a frontal collision at a speed of 30 mph (48 km/h),
the forces acting on a 10-lb (4.5 kg) object are about 20
times the
normal weight of the item . This means that the weight of the item
would suddenly be the equivalent of about 200 lbs (90 kg). One can
easily imagine the injur ies that an item of that weight flying freely through the passenger compartment can cause in a collis
ion at a
speed considered relatively low.
& WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used to secure items to tie­
downs can fail during hard braking or in a collision and cause
serious personal injury.
• Always use suitable retaining straps and properly secure items
to the tie-downs in the luggage compartment to help prevent
items from shifting or flying forward.
• Never attach a child seat tether strap to a tie-down . •
Elastic cargo net
The cargo net prevents light objects from sliding around
in the luggage compartment.
Fig. 94 Luggage
compartment cargo
net ...

Fig. 95 luggage
compartme nt cargo
net attached to
mou nting hooks
Securing objects to the luggage
compartm ent floor with the net
- Lay out the cargo net in the luggage compartment.
- Engage all four hooks into the fastening eyelets
~ page 90, fig . 94.
- Place objects to be secured under the net .
Configuring the net to restrain small objects
- Lay out the cargo net in the luggag e co mpartment.
- Engage all four hooks into the fastening eyelets
~ page 90, fig . 94.
- Pull down the mounting hooks © located below the base
of the rear w indow .
- Connect each loop on the net to the corresponding hook as
illustrated~ fig. 95.
- Place items inside the net .
Mounting ho oks
There are two mounting hook s under the base of the rear window
inside the l uggage compartment. You can attach the ca rgo net as well
as
light objects to these hooks.
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The mounting hooks are spring-loaded and will return to their normal
posit ion when not i n use .
& WARNING
For str ength-re lated r eason s, the m ounting h ooks c an only be
used to s ecur e object s weighing up to 1 0 lb . (5 kg). Heavier
obj ects w ill not be adequatel y secured -there i s a ri sk of injur y.•
App lies to ve hicl es : wit h sk i sac k
Ski sack
Use the ski sack to transport and protect skis and other
long, light items in the passenger compartment.
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Fig . 96 Lu ggage
compa rtment sk i sack
h atch
Fig. 97 Sk i sa ck :
s ecu rin g
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Load the ski sack from the luggage compartment .
Loading
-Open the luggage compartment lid and clear a space in
the center .
- Press the release button for the sk i sack hatch in the
luggage compartment and pull down the hatch
~ page 91, fig . 96.
- Fo ld out center armrest in the rear seat backrest .
- Press th e re le ase button on the lid from inside the v ehicle,
and then lower the lid .
- Pull out and unfold the ski sack.
- Load s kis or simi lar objects through t he luggage compart-
ment into the interior of the vehicle~& .
Securing
- Insert the ski sack strap © ~ page 91, fig. 97 in the
center buck le
@ .
- Pull t he sa fety belt taut on the free end of the belt@.
Securing in vehicles with power individual
rear seats*
- Loop the sk i sac k safety belt around the center armrest.
- Pu ll the safety bel t ta ut on the free end of the be lt.
Stowing
- In t he luggage compartme nt, close the ski sack hatch.
- F old the ski sack carefully and stow away.
- Close and engage the inne r hatch .
& WARNING
• The ski s ack is intended only for the transportation of skis and
other light object s. To redu ce the ri sk of serious per sonal injury ,
never transport heavy or pointed objects in the ski sack.
• When braking rapidly or during an accident, the load could be
d isplaced and cause injury to occupants .
• Sharp edg es on the load must be covered for prot ection .
Alw ays f aste n the belt t ightly a round the s ack and its contents
=> page 91 , fig . 97.
[ i ] Tips
N ever stow the ski sack aw ay when it is still we t or damp ( for ex ample ,
snow melt ing from skis). Allow it to dry completely before stow ing it
away .•
Roof rack
First things first
A roof rack can be fitted to carry additional luggage on
the roof.
- A lways read a nd follow the instruct ions provided by the
roof rack manufacturer when the roof rack system must
be ins ta lled.
If a roof rack or simila r luggage carrying equipment is to be installed,
please note the following :
• T o enh ance the vehi cle's st ream lined des ign, rain gu tters have
been molded into the roof. It is not possible to use normal roof racks.
On ly insta ll a roo f rack specifica lly designed fo r your model A 8.
Contact the nearest Audi dea ler for information on approved modular
roof rac ks for your vehicle. .,