2014 AUDI S4 height adjustment

58 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
your seat properly 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 146.
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 safety seat on the front
passenger's seat. Always follow the informa­
tion rega rd ing child safety provided in
G page 167, Child Safety.
WARNING
Refer to G page 128, Driving Safely for
important information, tips, suggestions
and warnings that you should read and fol­
low for your own safety and the safety of
your passengers.
A WARNING
, -
Incorrect seating position of the dr iver and
all other passengers can result in serious
personal inj ury .
- Always keep your feet on the f loor when
the vehicle is in mo tion -never put your
feet on top of the instrument panel, out of the w indow or on top of the seat cush­
ion. This app lies especially to the passen- gers
. If your seating position is incorrect,
you increase the risk of injury in the case of sudden braking or an accident. If the
airbag inflates and the seating position is incorrect, this could result in pe rsonal
in ju ry or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and front passenge r to keep a distance of at
least 10 inches (25 cm) between them­
selves and the steering wheel and/or in­
s trumen t 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 m ust be
adj usted 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 or instrument panel.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front pas­ senger's seat while the vehicle is moving.
Your seat may move unexpected ly , caus­
ing sudden loss of veh icle control and
pe rsonal injury. If you ad just you r 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 that you adjust the dr iver's
seat in the follow ing manner:
.. Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so
that you can easily push the pedals to the
floor wh ile keeping your knees slightly bent
G &. in Why is your seat adjustment so im ­
portant? on page 58 .
.,. Adj ust the seatback so that when you s it
w ith your back against t he seatback, you can
s till grasp the top of the steering whee l.
.. App lies to ve hicles w ith ad justable head re ­
straints: Adjust the head restraint so the up­
pe r edge is as even as possible with the top
of yo ur head. If that is not possib le, try to
adjust the head restraint so that it is as .,.

Head restraints
Front head restraints
Applies to vehicles: with adj ustable head restraints
Head restraints that are adjusted according
to body size, along with the seat belt , offer
effective protection .
Fig. 61 Fron t seat: adjusting the head rest ra in ts
Ad just the head restraint so the upper edge is
as even as possible with the top of your head.
If that is not poss ible, try to adjust the head
restraint so that it is as close to this position
as possible
c> page 61.
~ To adjust the height of the head restraint,
grip the head restraint on the sides with
both hands and slide it up/down until it
locks into place
c>fig. 61.
Refer to ¢ page 132 , 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 .
A WARNING
- Driving without head restra ints or with
head restraints that are not properly ad­
justed increases the r isk of serious or fa­
tal neck injury dramatically.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
c> page 132, Proper adjustment of head
restraints.
l ) The head restr aints cann ot be re move d fro m rear
se ats with fixe d backr ests.
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Seats and storage 61
@ Tips
Correctly adjusted head restraints and
safety be lts are an extreme ly effective
combination of safety features.
Rear head restraints
Fig. 62 Rea r seat: head restraints
Fig. 63 Rear head res traints : release
If there is a passenger in the rear center seat­
ing position, slide the center head restraint
upward at least to the next notch
c> &_.
Adjusting the head restraints
~ To move the head restraint up, hold it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward
until you feel it click into place
c> &_.
~ To move the head restraint down, press the
button @¢
fig. 62 and slide the head re­
straint downward .
Removing the head restraints
1>
~ Fold the backrest forward c> page 69.
~ Move the head restraint upwa rd as far as it
can go.
~ Press the release@¢ fig. 63 with the me-
chanical key ¢
page 34 and the button @ ..,.

142 Safet y belt s
To provide maximum protection, sa fety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the
wearer 's body .
.,. Adjust the front seat and head restr aint
properly ¢
page 58, Seats and storage .
.,. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat
bench is in an upright pos ition and securely
latched in place before using the belt¢.&, .
.,. Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it even-
ly across the chest and pelvis¢.&, .
.,. Inse rt the tongue into the correct buckle of
you r seat until you hea r it latch securely
¢ fig . 148.
.,. Pull on the be lt to m ake s ure th at it is se-
curely latched in the b uckle .
Automatic safety belt retractors
Every safety belt is eq uipped w ith an automat­
ic belt retractor on the shoulder be lt . T his fea­
ture locks the be lt when the belt is pulled out
fast, dur ing hard bra king and in an acci dent.
The belt may also lock when yo u drive up or
down a steep hill or through a sharp curve. During normal driving the belt lets you move
freely.
Safety belt pret ensioners
The sa fe ty belts are equippe d wi th a be lt pre­
tensioner that helps to tigh ten the safety bel t
and remove s lack when the pretensioner is ac­
tivated. The function of the pretensioner is
monitored by a warning light¢
page 20 .
Switchable locking feature
Every sa fe ty belt ex cep t the one on the dr iver
seat is eq uipped w it h a switchable locking fea ­
ture that
mu st be used w hen the safety belt is
used to attach a child safety seat . Be sure to
read the important inf ormation abo ut this
feature
¢page 177.
A WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can
cause serious injury in an accident
¢ page 142, Safety belt position .
- Safety belts offer optimum protection
only when the seatback is up right and
-
be lts are properly posit ioned on the
body.
- Always make sure that the rear seat
backrest to wh ich the center rear safety
be lt is attached is securely latched when­
ever the rea r center safety belt is being
used. If the backrest is not secure ly
latched, t he passenger w ill move for­
ward with the ba ckr est dur ing sudd en
bra king, in a sudden maneuver and es pe­
ci ally in a crash .
- Neve r attach the safety be lt to t he buck­
le for an other sea t. At taching the belt to
the wrong buckle will redu ce s afe ty be lt
effec tiveness and can cause serio us per ­
sonal injury.
- A passenger who is not properly restrain­
ed can be seriously injured by the safety
be lt itself w hen it moves from the stro n­
ger parts of the body into cr itical areas
like the abdomen.
- Always loc k the convertible locking re­
tractor when you are secu ring a child
safety seat in the vehicle
c:> page 179 .
Safety belt position
Correct belt position is the key to getting
maximum protection from safety belts.
Fig . 149 Safe ty bel t pos it ion
Standard features on your veh icle help you ad ­
j u st the pos ition of the safety be lt to match
you r body si ze.
- be lt height adjustment for the front seats,
- automatic belt height adjustment for the
rear seats .

to the backrest on the vehicle seat. Ad­
just or remove the rear seat head restraint if it is diff icult to install the
child seat w ith the head restraint in place
¢ page 61 . Install the head restraint
again immed iate ly once the child seat is
removed. Driving without head rest raints
o r with he ad restraints that are not prop­
erly adjusted increases the risk of serious
or fatal neck injury dramatically.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child rest rained in ave ­
hicle is being used
¢page 138, Safety
belts,
¢ page 146, Airbag system and
¢ page 167, Important things to know.
A WARNING
If except ional circumstances requ ire the
use of a forward-facing child restra int on
the front passenger's seat, the ch ild's safe­
ty and well-being require that the follow­
ing special precautions be taken:
- Make sure the forward-fac ing seat has
been designed and certified by its manu­
factur er for use on a front seat with a
passenge r fron t and side airbag.
- Always follow the manufacturer's in­
st ruct ions provided with the child sa fety
sea t or infan t carrier.
- Always mov e the front passenge r seat in­
to the rearmost posit ion of the passen­
ger seat's fore and aft ad justment r ange,
and as far away from the airbag as possi­
ble before instal ling the child restraint.
- Always make sure that noth ing prevents
the front passenger's seat from bei ng
moved to the rearmost position in its
fore and aft adjustment range .
- Always make sure the backrest is in an upright position.
- Make su re that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on.
- If the light does not stay on, perform the
checks¢
page 156, Monitoring the Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
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Child S afety 175
- Take the chi ld restraint off the front pas­
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASSEN­
GER AIR BA G OF F
light does not stay on
whenever the ignit ion is switched on.
Booster seats and safety belts
Properly used booster seats con help protect
children weighing between about 40 lbs. and
80 lbs . (18 kg and 36 kg) who are less than 4
ft. 9 in . (57 inches/1 .45 meters) tall.
In .... N 0 ±
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Fig . 165 Rea r seat: ch ild p roperly res trained in a boos­
ter seat
The vehicle's safety belts alone will not fit most children until they are at least 4
ft. 9 in .
(57 inches/1.45 me ters) tall and weigh about
80 lbs . (36 kg) . Booster seats raise these chi l­
dren up so tha t the safety belt w ill pass p rop­
erly over the stronger parts of the ir bodies
and the safety be lt can he lp protect them in a
crash.
.,. Do not use the convert ible lock ing retractor
when using the ve hicl e's s afety be lt to re­
s train a ch ild on a booster seat.
... The shoulde r belt must lie as close to the
center of the ch ild's collar bone as possible
and must lie flat and snug on the upper
body. It must never lie across the throat or
neck . The lap belt must lie across the pelvis
and never across the stomach or abdomen .
Make s ure the belt lies flat and snug . Pull on
th e belt to tighten if necessary.
.,. If you must transport an o lde r ch ild i n a
booster seat on the front passenger sea t,
you can use the safety be lt height adjust ­
ment to he lp ad just the shou lder portion
properly.

Index 289 ____________________________ ...:.:..:.=.:::.::.:
Remote control key ............... .. .. 33
Personalizing ................ .. .... 33
unlocking/locking ............ .. .. .. 35
Remote rear lid release ............... 39
Repair manuals ..................... 275
Repairs
Airbag system .............. ... ...
159
Replacement key ................ .... 33
Replacing
Windshield wiper blades .............
56
Replacing bulbs .............. ... ... 264
Replacing tires and wheels ....... .. ... 242
Replacing wiper blades ............... 55
Reporting Safety Defects ....... ... .. . 136
Reset button .... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 12
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Reversible floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Reversible mat ................ .. ....
73
Right hand drive .............. ... .... 49
Rims
Cleaning . ............... ...... .. .
205
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
s
SAFE ..... ......................... 12
Safe driving habits ............ ... .. . 128
Safety belt position ................. 142
Safety belt height adjustment .. .. .. . 144
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . 143
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cleaning . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 206
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . .. .. ............ ... .. .
139
Fastening ........................ 141
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Improperly worn .................. 144
Not worn .. ............. .... .. ... 139
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety instructions ................. 141
Securing child safety seats .......... 177
Special considerations for pregnant
women ..........................
143
Unfasten ing ..... ................. 143
Warning/indicator light ........... .. 138
w . 1· h arning 1g t .. .. .. ................ 16
Why YOU MUST wear them .......... 138
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety belt warning light ........... .. 138
Safety compliance sticker ............ 272
Safety equipment ...... ............. 128
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection ... ..... .................
128
Safety guidelines
Seats .............................
58
Safety instructions
Engine compartment ...............
214
for side curtain airbags ............. 166
for using child safety seats ........ .. 170
for using safety belts ............... 141
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem .............................
158
Seat adjustment
Head restraints .............. .... .
132
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts ... ............. 138
Seat covers
Cleaning ... ..... .. . ..............
207
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seating capacity ... .. ........... .... 138
Seating position
Driver ...........................
129
Front passenger .... .............. . 130
How to adjust the front seats ....... . 130
Incorrect seat position . ............. 132
Occupants . .. .. .. ... ............ .. 129
Rear passengers .. ............. .... 131
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seats
Ad '
t· JUS mg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 60
D . , rivers seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Folding ..... .. .. ... ............ .. . 69
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Head restraints .... .............. .. 61
Number of seats ... .............. . 138
Safety guidelines . .................. 58
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Securing attachments ................ 73
Selective unlock feature ............... 37
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