2015 AUDI S6 height adjustment

52 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 145 .
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 171, Child Safety .
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the dr iver 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
feet on top of the instrument panel, out
of the w indow or on top of the seat cush­
ion . Th is applies 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 a ccident.
If t h e
a ir bag infla tes and the se ating position
is inco rre ct, this could resul t in personal
injury o r even death.
- It is import ant for both the driver an d
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 fore 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 52.
.. Adjust the backrest so that when you sit
w ith your back against t he backrest, you can
still grasp the top of the steering wheel.
.. For adjustab le head restra ints: adjust the
head restra int so the upper edge is as eve n
as poss ible with the top of your head. If that
is not possible, try to adjust the head re­
s train t so that it is as cl ose to this position
as poss ible
q page 55 . Move the head re ­
straint so that it is as close to the back of
the head as possib le .
A WARNING
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Never place any objects in the dr iver's foot-
well. An object could get into the pedal
area and interfere with pedal function . In

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Armrest
There is a storage compartment under the
armrest .
Fig. 51 Cockp it: center armrest
Adjusting th e armrest
.. To adjust the angle, raise the armrest from
the start ing pos ition detent by detent.
.. To b ring the armrest back into its origina l
position, lift it above the top position and
then fold it back down.
Opening th e st orag e co mpartment
.. Press the button -arrow- upward.
Please note that the driver's arm movements
may be restr icted w ith the armrest folded
down. Fo r this reason, the armrest should not
be folded down when driving in c ity traffic.
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Applies to vehicles: with adjustable head restraints
Head restraints that ore adjusted according
to body size, along with the seat belt, offer
effective protection.
F ig. 52 Front seat: Adjusting the head restra int
S ea ts a nd s to rage 55
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. Move the head restraint so that it
is as close to the back of the head as possible .
.. To move the head restra int up or forward,
slide it until it locks into p lace .
.. To move the head restraint down or back,
press the side button -arrow-
c:> fig. 52 and
slide the head rest raint until it locks into
place .
Refer to
c:> page 130, Proper adjustment of
head restraints
for guidelines on how to ad­
just the height of the front head restraints to
su it the occupant's body size.
.&_ WARNING
- Driving without head restraints or with
head restra ints that a re not proper ly ad­
justed increases the risk of serious or fa ­
tal neck injury dramatica lly .
- Read and heed all WARN INGS
i=> page 130, Proper adjustment of head
restraints.
(D Tips
Correct ly adjusted head restraints and
safety be lts are an extreme ly effective
combination of safety features.
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126 Driving Saf ely
Driving Safely
General notes
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safety first!
This chapter contains important information,
tips, instructions and warnings that you need
to read and observe for your own safety, the
safety of your passengers and others . We have
summarized here what you need to know
about safety belts, a irbags, ch ild restra ints as
well as child safety. Your safety is for us
priori­
ty number 1.
Always observe the info rmat ion
and warn ings in th is sect ion -fo r yo ur own
safety as well as that of your passengers .
The information in this se ction app lies to all
model ve rsions of your veh icle . Some of the
feat ures described in this sec tions may be
standard equipment on some models, or may
be optional equipment on others . If you are
not sure, ask your authorized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in­
struct ions and heed the WARNINGS in
this Manual. It is in your interest and in
the inte rest of you r passengers.
- Always keep the complete Owner's Liter­
ature in your Audi when you lend or sell
your vehicle so that this important info r­
mation will always be ava ilable to the
dr iver and passengers.
- Always keep the Owner's literature handy
so that you can find i t eas ily if you have
ques tions.
Safety equipment
The safety features are part of the occupant
restraint system and work together to help
redu ce the risk of injury in a wide variety of
accident situations.
Your safety and the safety of your passenge rs
should not be left to chance. Advances in
technology have made a varie ty o f fea tures
avai la bl e to he lp re duce the risk of injury in an accident
. The following is a list of just a few of
the safety features in your Audi:
- sophis tic ated s afety be lts fo r drive r and a ll
passenger sea ting pos it ions,
- safety belt prete nsioners ,
- safety belt force lim iters fo r the front seats,
- safety belt he ight adjustment systems for
the front seats ,
- front airbags,
- knee airbags for the front seats *
- side airbags in the front seats a nd outer rear
seats*,
- side curtain airbags with ejection mitigation
features,
- specia l LATCH anchorages for child re -
straints,
- head restra ints for each sea ting posit ion,
- a djustab le s teer ing colum n.
These ind iv idual safety features, can work to­
ge ther as a system to he lp protect you and
you r passengers in a w ide range of accidents .
T hese fe atures canno t work as a system if
they are not always corre ct ly adjusted and co r­
rect ly used.
Safety i s everyb ody' s res ponsibility!
Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody 's job! Vehicle and occu­
pant safety always depends on the informed
and careful driver.
For yo ur safety and the safety of your passen­
gers,
b efore driv ing always:
"' Make sure that all lig hts and signals are op­
erating correctly .
... Make s ure t hat the tire p ressu re is co rrect .
"' Make s ure that all windows are clean and af­
ford good visibili ty to the outs ide.
"' Sec ure all luggage and other items caref ully
r=:>page 63, r=:>page 60 .
... Ma ke s ure that nothing can interfere with
the peda ls .
... Ad just front seat, head restraint and mirrors
correctly for your height .
"' Instruct passe ngers to adjust the head re-
straints accord ing to the ir height . ..,_

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Use the height adjustment to change the posi­
tion of the shoulder belt of the front safety
belts .
.&_ WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can
cause serious personal injury in an acci­
dent.
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- The shoulder belt should lie as close to
the center of the collar bone as possible
and should fit well on the body. Hold the
belt above the latch tongue and pull it
even ly ac ross the chest so that it sits as
low as possible on the pelvis and there is
no pressure on the abdomen. The be lt
sho uld a lways f it snugly ¢
fig. 153. Pull
on the belt to tighten if necessary.
- A loose-fitt ing safety be lt can cause seri­
o us injuries by shifting its position on
yo ur body from the strong bones to more
vulnerab le, soft tissue and cause serious
injury.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
¢ page 139.
Pregnant women must also be correctly
restrained
The best way to protect the fetus is to make
sure that expectant mothers always wear
safety belts correctly -throughout the preg­
nancy.
Fi g. 154 Safety belt pos itio n during pr egnancy
To provide maxim um protection, safety belts
must always be posit ioned correctly on the
wearer's body¢
page 140.
Safety belts 141
.. Adjust the front seat and adjustable head
restraint* correctly ¢
page 52, General rec ­
ommendations .
.. Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it even­
ly across the chest and pelvis ¢
fig. 154,
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.. Insert the tongue into t he correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely
r=;, page 139, fig. 152 .
.. Pull on the belt to make sure that it is se­
curely latched in the buck le .
A WARNING
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Improperly positioned safety be lts can
cause ser ious persona l injury in an acci­
dent.
- Expectant mothers m ust always wear the
lap portion of the safety belt as low as
possible across the pelvis and below the
round ing of the abdomen.
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information¢ &.
in Fas­
tening safety belts on page
140.
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only after the vehicle has stopped.
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Fig . 155 Re leas ing the tong ue from the buck le
.,. Push the red release button on the buckle
r=:;, fig. 155 . The be lt tongue will spr ing out
of the buckle
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.,. Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the be lt tongue to its stowed position.
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142 Safet y belt s
A WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehi­
cle is moving. Doing so will increase your
r isk 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. 156 Safety belt height adjustment for the front
sea ts - loop -around f ittings
The shoulder belt should lie as close to the
center of the collar bone as possible and
should fit well on the body¢
A in Safety belt
position on page 141.
,. Push
the loop-aro und fittings up ¢fi g. 156
@ , or
"'"squeeze together the@ button, and push
the loop-around fitt ings down @.
"'" Pull the belt to make sure t hat the upper at­
tachment is p roperly engaged.
A WARNING
Always read and heed a ll WARNINGS and
other important information¢
page 139 .
@ Tips
With the front seats, the height adjust­
men t of the seat can also be used to adjus t
the posit ion of the safety be lts.
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 o nly
work when they are correctly positioned on
the body . Improper seat ing pos itions reduce
the effectiveness of safety belts and will even
i ncrease t he risk of inju ry and death by mov­
ing the safety be lt to crit ica l areas o f 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
tion. A driver is respons ible for the safety of
all veh icle occupants and especially for chil­
dren . Therefore:
"'" Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect
sitting position in the vehicle while traveling
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A WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the
r isk of ser ious persona l injury and death
whenever a vehicle is being used.
- Always ma ke sure that all vehicle occ u­
pants are co rrectly restra ined and stay in
a correc t seating position whe never the
veh icle is being used .
- Always read and heed all WAR NINGS and
o ther important inform ation
¢page 139.

180 Child Safety -Always follow the manufacturer's in­
structions provided with the child safety
seat or infant carrier.
- Always move the front passenger seat in­
to the rearmost position of the passen­
ger seat's fore and aft adjustment range,
and as far away from the airbag as possi­ ble before installing the child restraint .
- Always make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from being
moved to the rearmost position in its
fore and aft adjustment range.
-Always make sure the backrest is in an
upright position.
- Never place or use any electrical device (such as a laptop, CD player, electronic
games device, power inverter or seat
heater for child seats) on the front pas­
senger seat if the device is connected to
the 12-volt socket or the cigarette light­
er socket.
- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or
otherwise added to the front passenger
seat, never install any child restraint sys­
tem on this seat.
- Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or
other liquids on the front passenger seat
cushion.
- Never place objects on the seat (such as
a laptop, CD player, electronic games de­
vice, power inverter or seat heater for child seats). These may influence the
electrical capacitance measured by the
capacitive passenger detection system
and can also fly around in an accident
and cause serious personal injury.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, immedi­
ately install the forward-facing child seat
at a seating position on the rear seat and have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer. -
Take the child restraint off the front pas­
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASSEN­
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on.
Booster seats and safety belts
Properly used booster seats can 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.
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Fig. 171 Rear seat: child properly restrained in a boos­
te r 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 meters) tall and weigh about
80 lbs. (36 kg). Booster seats raise these chil­
dren up so that the safety belt will pass prop­
erly over the stronger parts of their bodies
and the safety belt can help protect them in a
crash.
.,. Do not use the convertible locking retractor
when using the vehicle's safety belt to re­
strain a child on a booster seat.
.. The shoulder belt must lie as close to the
center of the child'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 sure the belt lies flat and snug. Pull on
the belt to tighten if necessary .
.,. If you must transport an older child in a
booster seat on the front passenger seat,
you can use the safety belt height adjust­
ment to help adjust the shoulder portion
properly. ..,.

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Radiator fan ... .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 230
Radio clock .. .. ........ ... .. .. .. .. .. 27
Rain/light sensor Headlights . ............. .... .. .... 43
Intermittent (windshield wipers) .. .. .. 48
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Range (fuel leve l) .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 25
Read ing lights ............. .... .. .. .. 46
Rear fog lights . ........... .. .. .. .. .. 43
Rear lid Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Escape hand le . ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 270
Opening and clos ing ...... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Rear ligh t
D efective .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 22
Rear v iew camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . 115, 1 16
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear w indow heati ng (a utoma tic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear w indow heati ng (climate control) . . . 69
Recirculation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode (climate control) . ... 68
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Refue lling ... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 216
R emote co ntrol
Un loc king and locking ..... .. .. .. .. .. 34
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Repa ir manua ls .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 292
R epa irs
A irbag system ........... .... .. .. . 161
Replacing Fuses .. ... ... .............. ... ... 279
Lig ht bulbs ........ ....... ... ... .. 282
T ires and whee ls ......... .... .. .. . 258
W indshield w iper blades ... .. .. .. .. .. 49
Report ing Safety Defects .. ... ... ... .. 134
R eset b utton ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... 27
Retractor .. .. .... ... ..... ..... .. ... 139
Rims Cleaning . .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 210
Roof rack .... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 61
Loading .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 62
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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SAFE . ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 27
Safe d rivi ng habits ... . .. .. .. ... ... .. 126
Safety be lt pos ition .. ........... .... 140
Safety be lt height adjustment ... .. .. 142
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . 141
Safety be lt p retensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Service and disposa l ... ..... ... .. .. 143
Safety be lt pretensioners
Pr e sense . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 190
Safety be lts . .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. 139
Cleaning ........ .. ............... 211
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Fastening . .. .. .. ................. 139
He ight adju stment ............. .. .. 142
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2
Not wor n ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 137
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety instr uctions ................. 139
Securing child safety seats ........ .. 182
Spec ial considerations for pregnant
women ......... .. ............... 141
U nfastening . .. .... .. .. ...... ..... 141
Wa rning/ind icator light ......... .... 136
W arning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Why YOU MUST wear them ...... .. .. 136
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety be lt tens io ner
drive select .. .. ...... ........... .. 100
Safety be lt warning light ......... .. .. 136
Safety comp liance s ticker ..... ... .. .. 28 9
Safety equ ipme nt ... ............... . 126
Safety features for occ upant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
S afety gu idelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Safety i nstr uctions
En gine compartment ........... .... 222
f or side cu rtain air bags ............. 169
f or using ch il d safety seats ...... .. .. 175
f or using sa fety belts . .. ..... ... .. .. 139
Monito ring the Advance d Airbag Sys-
tem . ... .. .. .... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 160
Safety sys tems
Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 19
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