2014 AUDI A8 warning

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:
.. Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
pos it ion .
Do not ride with the seat reclined .
.. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
i s as even as possib le wit h the top of you r
head .
If that is not possib le, try to adjust
the head restraint so that it is as close to
this position as possible ¢
page 65.
.. Place your feet on the floor in front of the
passenger's seat.
Front seats
Controls
Moving the seat forward or back and adjust­
ing the height , backrest angle and seat an­
gle.
F ig . 54 Fron t seat: adju sting th e seat
@ -Mov ing the seat forward/back: press the
button forward/back ¢ .&, .
@ -Mov ing the sea t up/down : p ress the but­
ton up/down ¢& . To ad just the front sect ion
of the seat, press the front button up/down
¢ .&, .To adjust the rear sect ion of the seat,
press the rea r button up/down
c> ,& .
@ -Turn the massage function on/off. You
can select the type of massage using the mu l­
tifunct ion button
c> pag e 60.
Sea ts a nd s to rage 59
© -Backrest forward/back: press the button
forward/back ¢ .&, .
©-Comfort head restraints¢ page 65,
¢ ,& .
(D -Multifunction button ¢,& , ¢page 60.
A WARNING
-Never adjust the driver's or front pas­
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
If you do th is while the veh icle is moving,
you will be out of position. A lways adjust
the dr iver's or front passenger's seat
when the vehicle is not moving.
- Be ca reful when adj usting the seat
height. Check to see that no one is in the
way, or serious injury cou ld resu lt!
- Because the seats can be electrically ad­
justed with the ignition off, never leave children unattended in the vehicle . Unsu­
pervised 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 ride in a moving ve­
hicle with the backrest reclined . Safety
be lts and the airbag system on ly offer
maximum protection w hen the backrest
is upr ight and the safety belts are prop­
erly positioned on the body . The more
the backrest is reclined, the greater the risk of persona l injury from an incorrect
seating position and improperly posi­
tioned safety belts.

60 Seats and st o rage
Multifunction button
App lies to vehicles: wit h memory fu nctio n
You can adjust the massage function, upper
section of the backrest, lumbar support, side
bolsters, seating surface and safety belt
height using the multifunction button.
F ig. 55 MMI display : seat settings
Operating
• The M MI displays the possible seat sett ings
@ when yo u turn the mu ltifunction button
CD c:> page 59, fig. 54 to the left or right
c:> fig. 55, c:> .&_ .
• To select a seat setting, turn the multifunc­
tion button
CD until the desired seat setting
is h ighlighted with a red border.
• The arrows ® indicate the possible adjust­
ments . For example, to move the lumbar
support down, press the multifunct ion but­
ton
CD down . The cor responding arrow ©
l ights up .
The following seat settings @are possible:
Mas sage funct ion * -Massage type Wave,
K nock in g, Stretch, Lumbar , Shoulder or Off .
You can set the massage strength level from 1
to 5 . You can turn the selected massage on/
off us ing the button ®
c:> page 59, fig. 54 .
Safety belt h eight adju stment * -Moving the
safety belt up/down
c:> page 150, c:> .&..
Upper backre st -Moving the ang le of the up­
per section of the backrest forward/back
c:> &.
Lu mb ar support -Moving the lumbar support
up/down and making it firme r/softer
c:> .&. .
Side bol ster s* -Increasing/reducing the side
support in the seat using the side bolsters on
the seating surface and backrest
c:> &.
Seat ing surfa ce -Making the seat ing s urface
longer/shorter
c:> A .
A WARNING
-
-Never ad just the driver's or front pas­
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
If you do this while the vehicle is moving,
you will be out of position. A lways adjust
the dr iver's or front passenge r's seat
when the vehicle is not mov ing.
- 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 veh icle. Unsu­
perv ised use of the e lectr ic sea t adj ust­
men ts may cause serious injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden b raking or acc iden t, front pas­
sengers mus t never r ide in a movi ng
ve­
hicle with the backrest reclined . Safety
be lts and the airbag system only 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 pos i­
tioned safety belts .
@ Tips
-The massage function switches off auto­
matically after approximately 10 mi­
nutes.
- In vehicles w ith the reclining rear seat,
only the safety belt he ight and the seat­
ing surface can be adjusted on the front
passenge r sea t using the mul tifunc tion
butto n.
- T he side bolsters * deflate when t he d riv-
er's doo r is ope ned. This allows you to ..,_

enter and exit comfortably. The side bol­
sters inflate again once you begin driv­
ing.
Armrest
There is a storage compartment under the
armrest.
Fig. 56 Cockpit: center armrest
Opening the storage compartment
iii 0
±
"' m
• Press the button -arrow- and move the arm­
rest up
¢ fig. 56 .
Adjusting the armrest
• To
move the armrest forward and up, press
the button -arrow- while pulling the armrest into the desired position.
• To bring the armrest back into its original
pos ition, press the button -arrow- while
pressing the armrest down .
Please note that the driver's arm movements
may be restricted with the armrest folded
down . For this reason, the armrest should not
be folded down when driving in c ity traffic.
Rear seats
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear
seats requires proper safety precautions.
All passengers on the rear seats must be seat­
ed in compliance w ith the safety guidelines
explained in
r=.> page 145 and ¢ page 153.
The correct seating position is critical for the
safety of front
and rear seat passengers alike
¢page 138.
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A WARNING
-Occupants in the front and rear seats
must always be properly restrained.
- Do not let anyone ride in the vehicle
without the head restraints provided.
Head restraints help to reduce injuries .
- Loose items inside the passenger com­
partment can fly forward in a crash or
sudden maneuver and injure occupants.
Always store articles in the luggage com­
partment and use the tie-down eyelets.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
r=.> page 138, Proper seating positions
for passengers in rear seats.
Adjusting the rear seats
Applies to veh icles: w ith comfort seats
Fig. 57 Right rea r seat: seat adjustme nt buttons
@ -Adjusting the lumbar support: press the
button to the left/r ight to adjust the lumbar
support curvature
r=.> ,&. . Press the button up/
down to adjust the he ight of the lumbar sup­
port ¢
A::,..
®-Moving the upper sect ion of the backrest
forward/back . Press the button forward/back
¢_&. .
©-Massage function*: to select the "pulsat­
ing" massage function, press the button for­
ward . To select the "wave" massage function,
press the button back .
If three lights in the
button turn on, the massage is at the stron­
gest level. To reduce the massage level, press
the button again. To turn the massage func­
tion off, press the button again until a ll of the
lights turn off . ..,.

62 Seats and storage
@-Moving the seat forward/back: press the
button forward/back
r=:, .&. .
@ -Moving the seat up/down: press the but­
ton up/down~ &..
©-Switching front passenger seat adjust­
ment on/off: this function must be activated
in the MMI
<=:> page 64 , <=:> &, .To switch front
passenger seat adjustment on, press the but­
ton. You can now adjust the front passenger
seats using the buttons @and @. If you do
not press the buttons ® or@ , front passen­
ger se at adjustment switche s off automatical­
ly after approximately ten seconds.
A WARNING
- The power adjustment for the individual seats also works with the ignition. For
this reason, children should never be left
unattended in the vehicle -they could be
injured!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the
seats . Unsupervised or careless seat ad­
justment can pinch fingers or hands causing injuries.
- Vehicles with a pass through in the cen­
ter console have seating for four. The
Reclining rear seat overview
Applies to vehicles: with reclining rear seat
,-@
_____ ___ ., ------- ---- ·-------- ----- ------
-
Fig. 58 Rear door : ad justing t he reclining po sit ion
CD -Adjusting the reclining position long center console between the two
rear seats is
not a seating position.
Therefore, a safety belt is not provided.
(D 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 circumstan­
ces. The easy entry function for this seat
must also be deactivated in the MMI
<=:> page 64. The child seat as well as the
rear seat can be damaged by the adjust­
ment process.
(D Tips
The massage function switches off auto­
matically after approximately 10 minutes.
- If you cannot move the front passenger
seat, it may be because
- the front passenger's seat memory
function is switched off
r=;, page 67 or
- the child safety lock is switched on (the
@ button ¢ page 41 or the right t
button <=:> page 41 lights up in the driv­
er's door), or
- the front passenger seat adjustment is
switched off in the MMI
r=;, page 64.
@ -Adjusting the standard position

@-Folding the leg support up/down
@-Leg support steeper/flatter
©-Leg support forward/back
@ -Adjusting the display
Operating the reclining rear seat
Applies to vehicles: with reclining rear seat
Fig. 59 Rear center conso le: seat adjustment buttons
Reclining position on/off
@ -Adjusting the reclining position: press
and hold the button @c>
page 62, fig. 58 un­
til your seat and the front passenger's seat
reach their end positions c>
page 62, fig. 58.
Depending on the last setting, the leg support
may fold out at the same time. The front pas­
senger seat's can no longer be used in the re­
clining position c>
&.
@ -Adjusting the standard position: press
and hold the button@ until the front pas­
senger's seat reaches its end position and its
head restraint is upright. The leg support
folds in at the same time c>
&.
You can adjust the leg support or fold the dis­
play forward in the reclining position:
Adjusting the leg support
@ -Folding the leg support out/in: press and
hold the left/right button @c>
fig. 59 until
the leg support reaches the desired position .
@-Leg support steeper/flatter: Activate
front passenger's seat adjustment with the
button
(f) . To adjust the front passenger's
seat backrest and the leg support, press the
button ® forward/back.
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© -Leg support forward/back: Activate front
passenger 's seat adjustment with the button
(f) . To adjust the front passenger's seat and
leg support forward/back, press the button @
forward/back.
Adjusting the display
@-Tilting the display forward/back : press
and hold the left/right button@ until the dis­
play reaches the desired position .
You can fold the display forward so that you
have a clear view of the roadway . With the
seat in the reclining position, press and hold
the right button @ unti l the display is folded
forward. Make sure the driver has a clear v iew
of the exterior mirrors. If so, confirm the quest ion in the MMI with Yes. If you answer
No or do not respond to the question, the dis­
play will return to the upright position.
Adjusting the front passenger's seat
(f)-Make sure that the front passenger's seat
adjustment is switched on in the Infotain­ ment system
c> page 64. Activate the front
passenger's seat adjustment with the button
(f) . You can now adjust the passenger's seat
forward/back and the backrest using the but­
tons @) and @. With buttons @/@ , you can
adjust the passenger's seat to the reclin ing/
upright position. If you do not adjust the pas­
senger's seat, the button
(f) will deactivate
automat ica lly after about 10 seconds.
_.& WARNING
Do not use the front passenger's seat for
seating when it is in the reclining position.
This increases the risk of serious injury or
death .
- Never adjust the reclining posit ion when
the front passenger's seat is occupied.
This increases the risk of injury.
- Do not t ilt the display if the driver's view
of the right exterior mirror will be ob­
structed.
- Make sure the area between the leg sup­
port and the front passenger's seat back­
rest is clear befo re folding the leg sup­
port in so that you are not pinched .

Head restraints
Adjusting the head restraints
Head restraints that are adjusted according
to body size, along with the safety belt, offer
effective protection.
Fig. 61 Comfort head restraints: adjusting the side
bolsters
Fig. 62 Outer rear seat: ad justing th e head restraint
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
restra int so that it is as close to this position
as possible
r=:>page 65.
Adjusting front head restraints
• To adjust the height of the front head re­
straints, press/push the button ©
opage 59, fig . 54 up/down o _& .
• Vehicles with reclining rear seat: Grasp the
s ides of the passenger's head restraint with
both hands and slide it upward/downward.
Adjusting rear head restraints (adjustable
head restraints)
The center rear head restraint is not adjusta­
b le.
Seats and storage 65
• Grasp the sides of the head restraint with
both hands and slide it upward until you feel
it click into place r=:>
A.
• To lower the head restraints, press button -
small arrow -
o fig. 62 and slide the head re­
straint all the way down .
Adjusting the side bolsters*
• To adjust the side bolsters *, press them into
the desired position
c:> fig. 61.
Refer to¢ page 139, 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
-
- All seats are equipped with head re-
straints. Dr iving without head restraints
or with head restraints that are not prop­
erly adjusted increases the risk of serious
or fatal neck injury dramatically.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
o page 139, Proper adjustment of head
restraints.
- Vehicles with a pass through in the cen­
ter conso le have seating for four. The
long center console between the two
rear seats is
not a seating position.
Therefore, a safety belt is not provided.
(D Tips
- T o prevent the head restraints from run­
ning into the headliner, they retract au­
tomatically when moving the seat for­
ward or upward.
- Correctly adjusted head restraints and
safety belts are an extremely effective
combination of safety features.

Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
Fig . 63 D river's door: memory function buttons
Fig. 64 Rear door: memory fun ction buttons
The memo ry buttons are located in the dr iv­
er 's/fr ont passenger's door and in the rear
doors* .
Storing seating profiles
.. To s tore a seating profi le, press the ISETI
button and then one of the memo ry but­
tons .
.. To recall a seating p rof ile, p ress and hold
the memory button until the seat is adj ust­
ed to t he stored settings.
.. To switch the memo ry function for the d riv­
er o r front passenger off, p ress th e
IOFFI
button. The word OFF ligh ts up when the
memo ry fu nctio n i s sw itche d off . S eating
p rofi les will not be s tore d.
Adjusting the reclining position/standard
position
.. To adju st the re clining posit io n, press and
hol d the @ button until the seat move s into
the end position .
.. To a dju st the stan dard pos it ion, press and
hold the @ button until the sea t moves into
the end position. Seats and storage 67
A WARNING
-
For safety reasons, the seat setting
should o nly be recalled w hen the veh icle
is stationary -otherw ise you risk hav ing
a n accid ent.
- If necessa ry, you stop the process by
press ing the
!OF F! button or any of the
m emory buttons.
Adjusting the front passenger seat in
the MMI
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
The driver can adjust the posi tion of the front
passenger seat.
Adjusting the front passenger seat from
the driver's side
.. Sele ct: !CAR I func tion butt on> Car systems
con trol bu tton > Vehicle settings > Seat s >
Front passenger seat > Adjust seat posi ­
tion .
.. You ca n now ad just t he front passen ger seat
using the buttons on the driver's seat
<=> page 59 , fig. 54.
Matching the position of the driver's seat
.. To adjus t the front passenge r se at to m atch
t he driver's seat settings, se lec t th e
ICARI
function button > Car systems cont ro l but­
ton
> Vehicle settings > Seats > Front pas­
senger seat > Symmetry to driver seat .
.. Press and hold the contro l knob until the ad­
justment process is complete .
@ Tips
When matching seat settings, the settings
for the lumbar support and seating sur­
face will no t tra nsfer to the front passe ng­
e r's seat.

68 Seats and storage
Full-length center
console
Overview
Appl ies to vehicles: with full-len gth ce nter console
Fig. 65 Rear: full -length center console
@ · 115 volt socket ¢ page 68
@ · cupholder <=> page 75
© · 12 volt socket c:> page 7 4
@ · Folding table ¢ page 69
® ·center armrest and storage com part ·
ments: to open the deep compartment, press
the r ight button and fo ld the center armrest
upward. To open the compartment fo r the
massage func tion remote con trol*
c:> page 64
and fo r the telephone* , press the left button
and fo ld the center armrest upward.
115-volt socket
App lies to vehicles: with 115 -vo lt socket
The 115-vo lt socket can only be used when
the engine is running¢
A. When you push
the connector all the way into the socket, the
child safety mechan ism releases and current
flows through the socket .
Equipm ent that can be conn ected
Electrical devices can be connected to the 115
volt socket in the veh icle. Power consumption
at the 115-volt socket must not exceed 150
watts (300 watts peak) . Check the power con·
sumpt ion of the equipment on the model
p late .
LED on th e socket
- The socket is ready for use when the L ED is
green.
- If the LED blin ks red, there is a ma lf u nction.
The socket wi ll swi tch off automa tica lly due
to overcu rrent or overheating. The socke t
will switch on again automatica lly after a
coo l-down period. Any devices that are con­
nected and switched on will activate again
automatically
c:> A .
A WARNING
-
- The sockets and the electr ical accessories
connec ted to them operate only when
the ignition is switched on. Incorrect us­
age can lead to ser ious injuries or burns.
To reduce the risk of injuries, neve r leave
chi ldren unattended in the veh icle with
the vehicle key .
- H eavy equipment or plugs with in tegrat­
ed power s upply units can damage the
socket and lead to injur ies .
- Sto re a ll connected e quipment securely
while the veh icle is moving so that they
cannot be thrown through the veh icle in
the event of a braking maneuver or an
accident.
- Never sp ill any liquids on the socket . If
any mo isture gets into the socket, make
certain that all the moisture has dried up before using the socket again.
- Equipment that is connected to the vehi·
cle socket can heat up more than it does
when connected to the public gr id .
- When us ing adapters and extens ion
cords, the child safety for the 115-volt
socket is d isabled and the socket is live.
- Never insert anything other than the
p lug of an appropriate e lectr ical accesso·
ry in to the socket, especially th ings that
conduct e lectr icity, e.g . meta l pens, kn it­
ting needles, etc. in to the cont acts of the
1 15-volt so cket.
- Turn the electrical equ ipment off if the
socket has switc hed off because of over·
heat ing.