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sudden braking or an accident, 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 a irbag while it is de
p loying, do not sit any closer to the instrument
panel than necessary and a lways 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 (a lmost) upright
position .
Do not ride with the seat reclined.
.,. Applies to vehicles with adjustable head re
straints: Adjust the head restra int so the upper
edge is as even as poss ible 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 posi
tion as poss ible
~ page 61.
.,. Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas
senger's seat.
Front seats
Manual seat adjustment
App lies to veh icles : with manually adjustable seats
F ig . 60 Fro nt seats: man ual seat adjustment
Controls
@ -Moving the seat forwa rd/back : pull the lever
and slide the seat~&..
@ -Lengthen ing/shortening the upper thigh
suppor t* : lift the handle. A spring moves the sup
port forward ~.&. .
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@ -Adjusting the a ngle* of the seat surface:
pull/press the lever ~.&. .
@ -Adjust ing the lumbar support*: p ress the
b utton in the cor responding position~,&.
®-Moving the seat up/down : pull/press the lev
e r ~ .&. -
@ -Adjusting the backrest ang le: turn the ad
justing wheel~&. .
& WARNING
-Never adjust the drive r's or front passeng
er 's seat while the veh icle is moving. If you
do t his while the veh icle is moving, yo u will
be out of posi tion . Always ad just the d river 's
or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is
not moving.
- Be carefu l when adjust ing the seat height.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or se
rio us injury could result!
- To reduce the risk o f injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front passen
ge rs must never ride in a moving veh icle
with the backrest reclined. Safety belts and
the airbag system only offer maximum pro
tect ion when the backrest is upr ight and the
safety belts are properly positioned on the body. T he more the backrest is reclined, the
greater the risk of pe rsonal inj ury from an
incor rec t seating posi tion and improperly
posi tioned safety belts.
Power seat adjustment
Applies to vehicles : with power adjustable seats
Fig. 61 Fro nt seats: powe r seat adjustment
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Controls
@-Adjusting the lumbar support*: press the
button in the corresponding position¢.&. .
@ -Moving the seat up/down: press the button
up/down¢ .&_.
@ -Moving the seat forward/back: press the but
ton forward/back¢ .&,.
©-Adjusting the backrest angle: press the but
ton forward/back¢ .&..
©-Raising/lowering* the head restraints: press
the button up/down
c:> .&. .
@ -Lengthening /short ening the uppe r thigh
support*: lift the handle. A spring moves the
front seat cushion forward
c:> .&..
A WARNING
-Never adjust the driver's or front passeng
er's seat while the vehicle is moving. If you
do this while the vehicle is moving, you will
be out of position. Always adjust the driver's
or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is
not mov ing.
- Be careful when adjusting the seat height.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or se
rious injury could result!
- Because the seats can be electrically adjust
ed with the ignition off or with the ignition
key removed, never leave children unattend
ed in the vehicle. Unsupervised use of the
electric seat adjustments may cause serious
injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front passen
gers must
never ride in a moving vehicle
with the backrest reclined. Safety belts and
the airbag system only offer maximum pro
tection when the backrest is upright and the
safety belts are properly positioned on the body. The more the backrest is reclined, the
greater the risk of personal injury from an
incorrect seating posit ion and improperly
positioned safety belts .
-
Seats and storage
Center armrest
The center armrest can be adjusted to several
levels .
Fig. 62 Armrest between the driver 's/front passenger's
seats.
Adjusting the center armrest
... To adjust the angle, raise the armrest from the
starting position
c:> fig. 62 detent by detent.
... To bring the armrest back into the starting po
sition, raise it out of the top detent and fold it
back down .
The armrest can slide forward and back.
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Appl ies to vehicles: wi th adjus tab le head restrain ts
Head restraints that are adjusted according to
body size, along with the seat belt, offer effec
tive protection.
Fig. 63 Front seat: adj usting the head restrain ts
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 61 .
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.,. To adju st the height of the head restraint, grip
the head restraint on the sides with both hands
and s lide it up/down until it locks into place
¢ fig. 63.
Refer to c::> page 124, Proper adjustment of head
restraints
for guidelines on how to adjust the
height of the front head restraints to suit the oc
cupant's body size.
A WARNING
- Driving without head restraints or with head
restra ints that are not properly adjusted in
c reases the risk of ser ious or fatal neck in
jury dramatically.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
c::>page 124,
Proper adjustment of head restraints.
(D) Tips
Correctly adjusted head restraints and safety
be lts are an extremely effective combination
of safety features .
Rear head restraints
Fig. 64 Rear seat : head restra ints
Fig. 65 Rear head restra ints : release
1l The head restra ints cannot be removed from rear seats
with fixed backrests.
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If there is a passenger in the rear center seating
position, slide the center head restraint upward
at least to the next notch
c::> &_ .
Adjusting the head re straints
.,. To move the head restraint up, hold it a t the
sides with both hands and s lide it upward until
you feel it click into place
c::> &_ .
.,. To move the head restraint down, press the
button @
c:> fig. 64 and s lide the head restraint
downward .
Removin g the head r estraint s1l
.,. Fold the backrest forward c::> page 69 .
.,. Move the head restraint upward as far as it can
go.
.,. Press the release @
c::> fig. 65 with the mechan
ical key
c::> page 33 and the button @ c::> fig. 64.
Pull the head restraint out of the backrest at
the same t ime
c::> ,& .
Insta lling the he ad r estraint s
.,. Slide the posts on the head restraint down into
the guides until you feel the posts click into
place .
.,. Press the button @
c::> fig. 64 and slide the head
restraint all the way down. You should not be
ab le to pull the head restraint out of the back
rest.
So that the driver can have a better view to the rear, the head restraints should be pushed down
completely when the rear seats a re not occ upied.
A WARNING
- Read and heed all WARN INGS c::>page 124,
Proper adjus tment of head restraints.
- On ly remove the rear seat head restra ints
when necessary in order to install a c hild
seat
c::>page 166. Insta ll the head restra int
again immediately once the chi ld seat is re
moved . Driving without head restraints or
w ith head restraints that are not properly
ad justed increases the risk of serious or fa
tal neck injury dramatica lly.
Safe ty belts
Autom ati c s afet y belt retr actors
Every safety belt is equ ipped with an automa tic
be lt retractor on the shoulder belt. This feature
locks the belt when the belt is pulled out fast,
during hard braking and in a n accident . The belt
may a lso lock when you drive up or down a steep
hill or through a sharp curve. Dur ing normal driv
ing the belt lets you
move freely .
Safety belt p ret en sion ers
The safety belts are equipped with a belt preten
sioner that helps to t ighten the safety belt and
remove slack when the pretensioner is activated.
The function of the pretensioner is mon itored by
a warning light
r:::') page 19.
Convertib le loc king retracto r
Every safety be lt except the one on the driver
seat is equipped with a convertible locking retrac
tor that
mus t be used when the safety belt is
used to attach a child safety seat. Be sure to read
the impo rtant information about this feature
c:;, page 167.
.&_ WARNING
Imprope rly pos itioned safety be lts can cause
ser ious injury in an accident
c:;, page 134,
Safety belt position.
- Safety belts offer optimum protection only
when the seatback is upright and belts are
properly positioned on the body.
- Always make sure that the rear seat back
rest to which the center rea r safety belt is
attached is secure ly latched whenever the
rear center safety belt is being used. If the
backrest is not securely latched, the passen
ger will move forward with the backrest dur
ing sudden braking, in a sudden maneuver
and especially in a crash.
- Never attach the safety belt to the buckle for another seat. Attaching the belt to the
wrong buckle will reduce safety belt effec
tiveness and can cause serious persona l in
jury.
- A passenger who is not properly restrained can be seriously in jured by the safety be lt it
self when it moves from the stronger parts
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of the body into critical areas like the abdo men.
- Always lock the convertible locking retractor
when you are securing a child safety seat in
the vehicle
c:;, page 169.
Safety belt position
Correct belt position is the key to getting maxi
mum protection from safety belts .
Fig. 148 Safety belt posit ion
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Standard features on your vehicle help you adjust
the position of the safety belt to match your body
s ize.
- belt height adjustment for the front seats,
- automatic belt height adjustment for the rear
seats .
.&_ WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious personal injury in an acc ident.
- The shou lder belt should lie as close to the
center of the collar bone as possible and
should fi t well on t he body. Hold the belt
above the latch to ng ue and pull it evenly
across the chest so tha t it s its as low as pos
sible on the pe lvis and there is no pressure
on the abdomen . The belt sho uld a lways f it
snug ly
c:;, fig. 148 . Pull on the belt to tig hten
if necessary.
- The lap be lt portion of the safety belt must
be positioned as low as poss ible across pel
vis and never over the abdomen. Make sure the belt lies flat and snug
c:;, fig. 148. Pull on
the belt to tighten if necessary. .,.
Safety belts
The shou lder belt should lie as close to the center
of the collar bone as possib le and should fit well
on the body
c::> A in Safety belt position on
page 134.
"' Push
the loop -around fittings up c::> fig. 151 @ ,
or
"'squeeze together the (D 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 oth er important informat ion
c::> page 132.
(D Tips
With the front seats, the height adjustment of the seat can also be used to adjust the po
sition of the safety belts.
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause se
vere injuries.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause seri
ous injury or death. Safety belts can only work
when they are correctly positioned on the body.
Improper seating positions reduce the effect ive
ness of safety belts and will even inc rease the
risk of injury and death by mov ing the safety belt
to cr it ica l areas of the body. Improper seating
positions a lso increase the risk of serious injury
and death when an airbag deploys and strikes an
occupant who is not in the correct seating pos i
tion. A driver is responsible for the safety of all
veh icle occupants and especially for children.
Therefore:
"' Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect
sitting position in the vehicle while traveling
c>_& .
A WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the risk
of serious personal injury and death whenever
a vehicle is being used.
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- Always make sure that all vehicle occupants
are correctly restrained and stay in a correct
seating position whenever the vehicle is be
ing used.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important informat ion
c::> page 132.
Belt tensioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a
particular severity, safety belts ore tensioned au tomatically.
The safety belts are equipped w ith safety belt
pretensioners . The system is activated by sensors
i n front, side and rear-end collisions of great se
verity . This t igh tens the belt and takes up belt
s lack
c::> & in Service and disposal of safety belt
pretensioner on page 137.
Tak ing up the s lack
helps to reduce forward occupant movement dur
ing a collis ion.
(D Note
Never let the belt remain over a rear seatback
that has been folded forward .
@ Tips
The safety belt pretensioner can only be acti
vated once.
- Th e safety belt pretensioners do not deploy
in minor frontal, side and rear-end colli
sions.
- In the case of a side crash, the safety belt
pretensioners will activate on the driver's or
front passenger's sides only, depending on
wh ich side of the vehicle the crash occurs.
- When the safety belt pretensioners are acti
vated, a fine dust is released. This is normal
and is not caused by a fire in the vehicle.
- The relevant safety requirements must be
observed when the vehicle or components
of the system are scrapped. An authorized
Audi dealer or qualified workshop is familiar
with these regulations and will be pleased
to pass on the information to you. .,_
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Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Not wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Special co nsiderations for pregnant wom-
e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Unfaste ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Wa rni ng/i ndi cator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Safety belt warn ing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety compliance st icker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
S afety equipmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety features for occupant restraint and p rotection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety guide lines
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety ins truc tions
E ngine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
for side curtain ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
for using chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
for using safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System 150
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
S eat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Fr on t pa ssenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
H ow to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 123
Inco rrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Seats Ad justing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
F ront passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety guideli nes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Secur ing attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Index
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
E mergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Se lector lever emergency release . . . . . . . . . 97
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Se rvice interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Se rvice pos ition
refer to Replac ing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 56
S ET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
S hi ft i ndicator (efficiency program) . . . . . . . 27
Sh utting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
S ide airbags
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
s ide ass ist
Adjus ting the b rightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
S enso r range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
S ide ass ist
Activat ing and deactivat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cleaning the senso rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Des cription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7
S ide curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Safety instructions .. ................. 157
S ide marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ski sac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Slid ing/tilting sunroof
Convenience open ing/clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . 42
E mergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Snow cha ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Socke t
12 -volt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sources of information abo ut child restra ints
and their use .... .. .. ............... .. 175
Spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Spo rt d ifferent ial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
In dicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
STAR T EN GINE S TOP button (conve nience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
S TAR T E NGINE STOP button (Convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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