2012 AUDI A7 driver seat adjustment

50 Seat s a nd s tor ag e
Seats and storage
General recommen­
dations
Why is your seat adjustment so
important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can
only provide maximum protection if the front
seats are correctly adjusted.
There are various ways of adjust ing the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger . Adjust
you r seat prope rly so that :
- you can easily and quick ly reach all the
switches and controls in the instrument
panel
-your body is prope rly supported thus reduc­
ing physical stress and fatigue
- the safety be lts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection
¢ page 137 .
In the following sec tions, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust you r seats .
There are special regulations and instructions
for insta lling a child seat on the front pas­
senger's seat. Always fo llow the information
regarding ch ild safety provided in
q page 163, Child Safety.
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and
all other passengers can result in serious
personal in jury.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when
the vehicle is in motion -never p ut your
f eet on top of the instrument panel, out
of the w indow or on top of the seat cush­
ion . Th is app lies especially to the passen­
gers .
If your seating position is incorrect,
yo u increase the r isk of injury in the case
of sudden braking or an acc ident.
If the
a irbag infla tes and the seating positio n
is incorrect, this could result in personal
injury o r even death.
- It is import ant for bo th the driver and
front passenger to keep a distance of at least 10 inches (25 cm) between them­
selves and the steering wheel and/or in­
strument panel. If you're s itting any
closer than th is, the a irbag system can­
not protect you properly . In addition, the
front seats and head restraints must be
adjusted to your body height so that they
can give you max imum protect ion.
- Always try to keep as much distance as
possible between yourself and the steer­
ing wheel o r inst rument pane l.
- Do not adjust the driver's o r front pas­
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
Your sea t may move unexpected ly, caus­
ing sudden loss of vehicle cont rol and
personal injury . If yo u adjust yo ur seat
while the veh icle is moving, yo u are out
of posit ion.
Driver's seat '
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend tha t you adjus t the dr iver's
seat in the fo llowing manner :
.,. Adjust t he seat in fo re and aft direction so
t ha t you can eas ily push the peda ls to the
floor w hile keeping your knees sl igh tly bent
q A in Why is your seat adjustment so im ­
portant? on page 50.
.. Adjust the back rest so that when you sit
w ith your back against t he backrest, you can
still grasp the top of the steering wheel.
.. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as poss ible with the top of your
head . If that is not poss ible , try to adjust
t he head restraint so that it is as close to
t his pos it ion as possib le
q page 52.
A WARNING
Neve r place any objects in the dr iver's foot ­
well. An object could get into the pedal
a rea and interfere with pedal function . In
case of sudden braking or an acc ident, you
would not be able to brake or accelerate .

Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the rearmost position.
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is de­
ploying, do not sit any closer to the instru­
ment panel than necessary and always wear
the three-point safety belt provided adjusted
correctly. We recommend that you adjust the
passenger's seat in the following manner:
.. Move the front passenger seat into the rear­
most position of the fore and aft adjustment
range
~ .&. in Why is your seat adjustment
so important? on page 50.
• Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
position.
Do not ride with the seat reclined .
.. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as possible with the top of your
head. If that is not possible, try to adjust
the head restraint so that it is as close to
th is position as possible ¢
page 52.
.. Place your feet on the floor in front of the
passenger's seat .
Front seats
Controls
The operating logic for the switches corre­
sponds to the construction and function of
the seat.
Fig. 44 Front seat: adjusting the seat
@ -adjusting lumbar support*: press the but­
ton in the corresponding position¢.&,.
@ -Moving the seat forward/back: press the
button forward/back ¢ ,&. .
@ -Mov ing the seat up/down: press the but­
ton up/down ¢,&. . To adjust the front section
Seats and storage 51
of the seat, press the front button up/down
¢ ,&. .To adjust the rear section of the seat,
press the rear button up/down ¢,&. .
© -Backrest forward/back: press the button
forward/back
~ ,&. .
A WARNING
-
-Never adjust the driver's or front pas­
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
If you do this while the veh icle is moving,
you will be out of position. Always adjust
the dr iver's or front passenger's seat
when the vehicle is not moving.
- Be careful when adjusting the seat
he ight. Check to see that no one is in the
way, or serious injury cou ld result!
- Because the seats can be electrically ad­
justed with the ignition off, never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. Unsu­
pe rvised use of the electric seat adjust­
ments may cause serious injury .
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front pas­
sengers must never r ide in a moving ve­
hicle with the backrest reclined. Safety
be lts and the airbag system on ly offer
maximum protection when the backrest
is upright and the safety belts are prop­
erly positioned on the body. The more
the backrest is reclined, the greater the risk of personal injury from an incorrect
seating position and improperly posi­
tioned safety belts.
Armrest
There is a storage compartment under the
armrest.
Fig. 45 Cockp it : center armrest

52 Seats and storage
Adjusting the armrest
.,. To adjust the angle, raise the armrest from
the start ing pos ition detent by detent.
.,. To bring the armrest back into its origina l
position, lift it above the top position and
then fold it back down.
Opening the storage compartment
.,. Press the button -arrow- upward.
Please note that the driver's arm movements
may be restr icted w ith the armrest fo lded
down. For this reason, the arm rest should not
be folded down when driving in c ity traffic.
Head restraints
Front head restraints
App lies to vehicles: with adj ustable head restraints
Head restraints that ore adjusted according
to body size, along with the seat belt , offer
effective protection .
' Fig. 46 Front seat : Ad justing t he head restrain t
"' ;g 0 6
"' m
Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is
as even as possible with the top of your head.
If that is not possible, try to adjust the head
restraint so that it is as close to this position
as possible
¢ page 52.
.,. To move the head restrai nt up or forward,
s lide it until it locks into place.
.,. To move the head restraint down or back,
press the side button -arrow-¢
fig. 46 and
slide the head restraint until it locks into
place.
Refer to¢
page 122, Proper adjustment of
head restraints
for guidelines on how to ad- just the
height of the front head restraints to
suit the occupant's body size .
.&_ WARNING
--
-Driving without head restraints or with
head restraints that are not properly ad­
justed increases the risk of ser ious or fa­
tal neck injury dramatically.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢ page 122, Proper adjustment of head
restraints .
(D Tips
Correctly adjusted head restraints and
safety belts are an extremely effect ive
combination of safety features.
Rear head restraints
Fig. 47 Rear seats: Head restraint
Fig. 48 Rear head res tra ints: release
Adjusting the head restraints
.,. To move the head rest raint up, hold it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward
until you fee l it lock into place.
.,. To move the head restraint down, press the
button -arrow- ¢
fig. 47 and slide the head
restraint downward.
...

122 Driving Safel y
Proper adjustment of head restraints
Correctly adjusted head restraints are an im­
portant part of your vehicle's occupant re­
straint system and can help to reduce the risk
of injuries in accident situations.
Fig . 129 H ead restr ain t: vi ewed fro m the front
The head restraints must be correctly adjust­
ed to achieve the best protection.
11> For adjustable head restraints: adjust the
head restraint so the upper edge is as even
as possible with the top of your head. If that
is not possible, try to adjust the head re­
stra int so that it is as close to th is position
as possible¢
fig. 129.
Adjusting head restraints ¢ page 52.
A WARNING
-
Driving without head restraints or with
head restra ints that are not properly ad­
justed increases the risk of serious or fatal
neck injury dramatically . To help reduce
the risk of inju ry:
- Always drive with the head restraints in
place and properly adjusted .
- Every person in the vehicle must have a
properly adjusted head restra int .
- Always make sure each person in the ve­
hicle properly adjusts the ir head re­
straint. Adjust the head restraint so the
upper edge is as even as possible with
the top of your head .
If that is not possi­
ble, try to adjust the head restra int so
that it is as close to this position as pos­
sible.
- Never attempt to adjust head restraint
whi le driving . If you have driven off and m
ust adjust the driver headrest for any
reason, first stop the vehicle safely be­
fore attempting to adjust the head re­ straint .
- Ch ildren must always be properly re­
strained in a child restraint that is appro­
priate for their age and size ¢
page 163.
Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant restraint system can only re ­
duce the risk of injury if vehicle occupants are
properly seated .
Improper seating positions can cause serious
injury or death. Safety bel ts can only work
when they are properly posi tioned on the
body. Improper seating positions reduce the
effectiveness of safety belts and wi ll even in­
crease the r isk of injury and death by moving
the safety be lt to cr it ica l areas o f the body.
Improper seating positions also in cr ea se the
risk of serio us inju ry and death when an a ir ­
bag deploys and stri kes an occupant who is
not in the proper seating position . A dr iver is
responsible for the safety of all veh icle occu­
pan ts and espec ially for children. Therefore :
i,.. Never allow anyone to assume an incorrect
seating position when the vehicle is being
used ¢,& .
T he following bulletins list on ly some samp le
positions that will increase the risk of serious
injury and death. Our hope is that these exam­
ples will make you more aware of seat ing po­
s itions that are dangerous.
Th erefore, whenever the vehicle is
mo ving:
- never stand up in the vehicle
- neve r stand on the seats
- neve r kneel on the seats
- never ride with the sea tback re clined
- neve r lie down on the rear seat
- never lean up against the instrument panel
- never s it on the edge of the seat
- never s it sideways
- never lean out the window

134 Safety belts
A WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehi­
cle is moving. Doing so will increase your
risk of being injured or killed.
Adjusting safety belt height
-
With the aid of the safety belt height adjust­
ment, the three point safety belt strap rout­
ing can be fitted to the shoulder area, accord­
ing to body size.
Fig. 140 Safety belt height adjustment for the front
seats - loop -around fittings
.. Push the loop-around fittings up ¢ fig. 140
@ , or
.. squeeze together the(!) button, and push
the loop-around fittings down @.
.. Pull the belt to make sure that the upper at­
tachment is properly engaged.
A WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
¢page 131.
(D Tips
-The shoulder belt part should route ap­
proximately over the middle of your
shoulder -
under no circumstances
should it route over your neck and
throat area
¢ .&. in Safety belt position
on page 133.
- With the front seats, the height adjust­
ment of the seat can also be used to ad­
just the position of the safety belts.
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause
severe injuries .
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause se­
rious injury or death. Safety belts can only
work when they are correctly positioned on
the body . Improper seating positions reduce
the effectiveness of safety belts and will even
increase the risk of injury and death by mov­
ing the safety belt to critical areas of the
body. Improper seating positions also in­
crease the risk of serious injury and death
when an airbag deploys and strikes an occu­
pant who is not in the correct seating posi­
t ion . A driver is respons ible for the safety of
all vehicle occupants and especially for chil­
dren . Therefore:
.. Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect
sitting position in the vehicle while traveling
¢&_ .
A WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the
risk of serious personal injury and death
whenever a vehicle is being used.
- Always make sure that all vehicle occu­
pants are correctly restrained and stay in
a correct seating position whenever the
vehicle is being used .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
¢page 131.

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 al­
ways properly wear their safety belts and be
in a proper seating position.
For your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers, before driving off, always:
"" Adjust the driver's seat and steering wheel
properly ¢
page 119,
"" Adjust the front passenger's seat properly
¢page 51,
"" Wear safety be lts properly ¢ page 131,
"" Always properly use the proper child re-
straint to protect chi ldren ¢
page 163.
In a collision, airbags must inflate within the
blink of an eye and with considerable force.
The supplemental airbags can cause injuries if
the driver or the front seat passenger is not
seated properly . Th erefore in order to help the
a ir bag to do its job, it is important, both as a
driver and as a passenger to s it properly at all
times.
By keeping room between your body and the
steer ing wheel and the front of the passenger
compartment, the airbag can inflate fully and
comp letely and provide supplemental protec­
tion in certain frontal collisions ¢
page 119,
Proper occupant seating positions.
F or details
on the operation of the seat adjustment con­
trols
¢ page 51.
It's especially important that children a re
properly restrained ¢
page 163.
There is a lot that the driver and the passen­
gers can and must do to help the individual
safety features installed in your Aud i work to­
gether as a system.
Proper seating pos ition is important so that
the front airbag on the driver side can do its
job. If yo u have a physical impa irment or con-
Airbag system 137
dition that prevents you from sitting properly
on the driver seat with the safety belt properly
fastened and reach ing the peda ls, or if you
have concerns with regard to the function or
operation of the Advanced Airbag System,
please contact your author ized Audi dealer or
qualified workshop, or call Audi Customer
CARE at 1-800-822-2834 for possible modifi­
cations to your vehicle .
When the airbag system dep loys, a gas gener ­
ator will fill the a irbags, break open the pad­
ded covers, and inflate between the steer ing
whee l and the driver and between the instru­
ment pane l and the front passenger. The air­
bags will deflate immediately after deploy­
ment so that the front occupants can see
through the windshield again without inter­ ruption .
All of th is takes place in the blink of an eye, so
fast that many people don't even realize that
the airbags have deployed. The airbags a lso
inflate with a great dea l of force and nothing
should be in their way when they deploy.
Front airbags in combination with properly
worn safety belts slow down and lim it the oc­
cupant's forward movement . T ogether they
help to prevent the driver and front seat pas­
senger from hitting parts of the inside of 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 will not inflate in all fronta l
collisions . The triggering of the airbag system
depends on the vehicle dece leration rate
caused by the collision and registered by the
electron ic control unit. If th is rate is below
the reference value programmed into the con ­
trol unit, the airbags will not be trigge red,
even though the car may be bad ly damaged as
a result of the collision . Ve hicl e damage, re­
pair costs or even the lack of veh icle damage
is not necessarily an indication of whether an
airbag should inflate or not . .,. •
•

Fuse panel@ (bl ack )
No. Equipment
Vehicle electrical system control
6 module 1, Vehicle e lectr ica l sys-
tern control module 2
7 Audi adaptive cruise control
8
Airbag control module, front
passenger 's seat sensor system
9 Gateway
Homelink (garage door opener),
10 night vision system contro
l
module
Image processing (Audi active
11 lane assist , Audi adaptive cruise
control)
12 Steering
13 Terminal 15 in the luggage com-
partment
14 Terminal 15 in the
instrument
panel (front passenger's s ide)
15 Terminal 15 engine
16 Starter
Fuse panel e (brown)
No . Equipment
1 Gateway
2 Climate control
3 ESP co ntrol module
Front door (driver's side)
5
Power seat adjustment (dr iver's
seat)
6
Steering
7 Sunroof
8
Rear door control module (driv-
er's side)
9
Lumbar suppor t (Fro nt p assen-
ger seat)
11 Sunroof, rear spoiler
12 Driver door control mod ule
Amps
5
10
5
5
5
10
5
15
30 15
4 0
Amps
5
10
10
30
7,5 35
20 1 5
5
20
1 5
Fu se s and bulb s 261
Fuse panel © (red )
No. Equipment
2 Fue l pump
3 Brake light sensor/brake pedal
sensor system
4 Engine acoust ics
5 Rear door control module (driv-
er's side)
6 Left rear seat
7 Horn
8 Win dsh ield wipe r
9 Light/rain sensor
10 L
u mbar support (dr iver seat)
11 Front passenge
r door control
module
12 Right rear door control mod
ule
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment Amps
2
5
5/5
7,5 30
7,5 15
30
5
5
15 15
Fi g. 195 Fro nt passe nge r side cock pit : fu se pa nel with
p last ic bracket
Fuse panel A (black )
No. Equipment
1 Head-up D isplay
2 MMI Display
3 CD/DVD changer
Chip card reader (not in all coun-
5 tr ies)
6 Instrument cluster
Amps
5
5
5
7,5
5
5
7 Steeri ng col umn switch module 5

286 Index
Replacing Fuses . ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 260
Light bulbs .... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 263
Tires and whee ls ......... .. .. ..... 243
W indshield wiper blades ..... .. .... .. 46
Report ing Safety Defects . ... .. ... ... . 12 6
Rese t button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Retractor ...... ........... ........ . 131
Revers ible ma t .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 2
R ims (cleaning) ............. ... .. ... 205
Roof rac k ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 57
L oading . ... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 58
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
s
SA FE .. ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 25
S afe d riving hab its ......... .. .. .. .. . 118
Safety belt position ........ .. .. .. .. . 132
Safety belt he ight ad justment .. .... . 134
Safety belts worn by p regnant women . 133
Safety belt pretensioner ... .. .. .. .. ... 135
Service and disposal .......... .. .. . 135
S afety bel t pre tens io ners
Pr e sense . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 18 2
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
cleaning . .. ................ ... ... 209
D anger to passe ngers w ho do not wea r a
s a fety be lt .............. .. .. ..... 129
F asten ing . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 13 1
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Imp roperly worn . ..... ... .. .. .... . 134
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety belt position ....... .. .. .. .. . 132
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Specia l co nsiderations fo r pregnant
women .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 133
Unfaste ning .. ........... .... .... . 133
War ning/ indica to r li gh t .... .. .. ..... 12 8
Warn ing ligh t . ... ..... ... .. .. .... .. 16
Why YOU MUST wear them ... ... ... . 128
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety bel t tensione r
d rive sele ct . ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 9 6
Safety belt warn ing light .. .. .. .. .. .. . 128
Safety compliance sticker ... .. .. .. .. . 270 Sa
fety eq uipment . .... .. ..... ... .. .. 118
Safety featu res for occupant rest ra int and
protection .. .... .. ............. .... 118
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Safety instr uctions
E ngine compartment . .. ..... ... .. .. 216
for side c urtain airbags ......... .... 161
for using child safety seats .... .. .. .. 167
fo r using safety belts ........... .. .. 131
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys -
tem .. ..... ... .. .. .......... .... . 152
Safety systems Warning/ind icator lights ........ .... . 17
S eat adjustment
Contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Drive r's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Front passenger's seat .............. . 51
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 122
Safety gu idelines . ................ .. 50
Seat be lts
WhyYOUMUSTwearthem .... .. .. .. 128
Seat heating/ven tila tion (automat ic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Seat heating (climate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seating position Driver .... .... ................... 119
Front passenger ............... .... 120
How to adj ust the front seats .... .. .. 120
Incorrect seat position .............. 122
Occu pan ts .. ... .. ..... ....... ... .. 119
Rea r passengers .. ............. .... 121
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seats ( number) .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 128
Se lective unlock feature . .......... ... . 32
Se lector lever ... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 103
Emergency re lease ............. .... 107
Se rv ice and d isposa l
Safety be lt pre tensioner ..... .... . .. 135
Se rv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
S hi ft buttons .. .. .. ............. .. .. 106
S id e ai rbags
D escription . ..... .. .... .... ... .. .. 15 7
How they wor k ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 158