2016 AUDI A7 seats

Table of contents
Owner's Literature
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . . . . 6
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Gene ral illus tra tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument s and indicator lights 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . . 28
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
K eys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
PowerW indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sunroof .. .. .... .......... ...... ... .
4 0
Garage door ope ner (Home link ) . . . . . . . . 41
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
E xterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I n ter ior light ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 6
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
W indshield wipe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2
G ene ral info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
M emory f unct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cigarette lig hter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sto rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 1
Luggage compartmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
P ass-t hrough wi th s ki bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Clima te con tro l sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
T hree -zone climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
F our -zone automa tic climate cont ro l . . . .
7 1
Steering whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Driving .... . .... .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Steering . ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . . 74
74
Starting and stopp ing the engine . . . . . . . 75
E lectromechanica l parking brake . . . . . . . 78
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cru ise contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Audi adaptive cruise control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
General informatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7
Audi br aking gu ard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lane assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
S ide assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Raising/lower ing the ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Night vision a ssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
N ight vision assist with pedestrian and
wild animal h ighlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 107
5 tronic, tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Parking sy stems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Pa rking system pl us ..... .. .... ... .. .. 115
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Perip heral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Adjusting the d isplay and the warning
tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
124
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4
Tra ile r h itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Bas ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 26
Co rrec t passenger sea ting posi tions . . . . . 1 2 7

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Driver's and front passenger's footwell . . 131
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Storing cargo correct ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Important informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Front airbags ............... .. .... . .
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 147
154
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
I mportant informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Securing chi ld seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
LATCH system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Addit ional information 184
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Preventat ive passenger protection
185
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 187
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
E lect ron ic Stabilization Control (ES C) . . . . 188
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electromechanical steering, dynamic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
All whee l drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Driving and the environment . . . . 196
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Avoid damag ing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Driving through water on roads . . . . . . . . 196
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Table of contents
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Placing your vehicle out of service . . . . . . 198
Econom ica l and env ironmentally-friendly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Tra iler mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Care and clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20S
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cleaning and care information 206
Fuel and Refueling .......... ... .. 210
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Selective catalytic reduction 214
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 18
Hood ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. 218
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
En gine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Windshield/headlight washer container
231
Wheels ...... .. ............. .... .. 233
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Tire pressure monitoring system 251
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Fuses ....... ... .. .............. ... 261
Replacing fu ses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Driver sid e cockpit fuse assignment . . . . . 262
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Seats and storage
Seats and storage
General information
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 adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the dr iver and the front passenger . Adjust
your seat properly so that :
- you can easily and quickly reach all the switches
and controls in the instrument panel
- your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection
¢ page 143.
In the following sections, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are special regulations and instructions for
installing a child seat on the front passenger's
seat. Always fo llow the information regarding
child safety provided in ¢
page 167, Child safe­
ty .
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and all
other passengers can resu lt in serious person­
al injury .
- Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion - never put your feet on
top of the instrument panel, out of the win­ dow or on top of the seat cushion. This ap­
plies espec ially to the passengers. If you r
seating pos ition is incorrect, you increase
the risk of injury in the case of sudden brak­
ing or an accident . If the airbag inf lates and
the seating position is incorrect, this could
result in personal injury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and front
passenger to keep a distance of at least 10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument panel. If you're sitting any closer than this, the air­
bag system cannot protect you properly. In
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addition, the front seats and head restraints
must be adjusted to your body height so
that they can give you maximum protection.
- Always try to keep as much distance as pos­
sible between yourself and the steer ing
wheel or instrument panel.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front passeng­ er's seat while the vehicle is moving. Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud­
den loss of vehicle control and personal in­
jury . If you adjust your seat while the vehicle
is moving, you are out of position.
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving .
We recommend that you adjust the driver's seat
in the following manner:
.,. Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so that
you can easily push the pedals to the floor
while keeping your knees slightly bent¢&.
in
Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 52 .
.,. Adjust the backrest so that when you sit with
your back against the backrest, you can still
grasp the top of the steering wheel.
.,. For adjustable head restraints: adjust the head
restraint so the upper edge is as even as possi­
ble with the top of your head. If that is not pos­
sible, try to adjust the head restraint so that it
is as close to this position as possible
¢page 55. Move the head restraint so that it
is as close to the back of the head as possible.
A WARNING
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 case of
sudden braking or an acc ident, you would not
be ab le to brake or accelerate.

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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 instrument
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
position .
Do not ride with the seat reclined .
.. For adjustable head restraints: adjust the head
restraint so the upper edge is as even as possi­
ble with the top of your head. If that is not pos­
sible, try to adjust the head restraint so that it
is as close to this position as possible
c:::> page 55. Move the head restraint so that it
is as close to the back of the head as possible.
.. Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas­
senger's seat .
Front seats
Controls
Moving the seat forward or back and adjusting
the height, backrest angle and seat angle.
Fig. 48 Front seat: adjusting the seat
@-Moving the seat forward/back: press the but­
ton forward/back ¢ .&,.
@ -Moving the seat up/down: press the button
up/down
c:::> .&, . To adjust the front section of the
seat, press the front button up/down
c:::> .&, . To ad­
just the rear section of the seat, press the rear button up/down
c:::> .&,.
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@ -Turn the massage function* on/off. You can
select the type of massage using the multifunc­
tion button
c:::> page 54.
© -Backrest forward/back: press the button for­
ward/back ¢.&, .
(D-Lumbar support* : press the button in the
corresponding position
c:::> .&. or multifunction
button*¢ .&.,
c:::> page 54 .
& WARNING
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-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 moving.
- 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, never leave children
unattended 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
tect ion 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 position and improperly
positioned safety belts.
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Seats and storag e
Multifunction button
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
You con adjust the massage function, lumbar
support, side bolsters and seating surface using
the multifunction button .
Fig . 4 9 MMI display: seat settings
Operating
.. The MMI displays the possible seat sett ings @
when you tu rn the m ultif unction button @
¢
page 53, fig. 48 to the left or right¢ fig. 49,
¢£ .
.. To select a seat setting, turn the multifunction
button
(D unti l the desired seat setting is h igh­
lighted with a red border .
.. The arrows @ indicate the possib le adjust­
ments . For example, to move the lumbar sup­
po rt down, press the multifunction button
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down. The corresponding arrow © lights up .
The following seat sett ings @are possible:
Mas sag e function* -Massage type Wave, K nock ­
ing, Stret ch , Lumbar , Shoulder or Off .
You can
set the massage strength level from 1 to 5. You
can turn the selected massage on/off using the
button @¢
page 53, fig . 48.
L u mbar support -Moving the lumbar support
up/down and making it firmer/softer¢ &,.
Side bolst ers* -Increasing/reducing the side sup­
port in the seat using the side bolsters on the
seating surface and backrest¢&, .
Se ating surfac e -Making the seating surface lon­
ge r/shorter ¢ &, .
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A WARNING
-Never adjust the driver's or front passeng­
er's seat while the veh icle is moving. If you
do this while the veh icle is moving, you will
be out of posit ion . Always adjust the d river's
or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is
no t moving.
- Be careful when adjusting the seat he ight.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or se­
r io us inju ry co uld resul t!
- Because the seat s can be elec trically adjust­
ed w ith the ignition off, never leave children
unattended in the vehicle. Unsupervised use
of the e lectric seat adjustments may cause
serious injury .
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden b raking or accident, front passen ­
gers must never ride in a moving veh icle
with the backrest reclined. Safety belts and
the airbag system only offer max imum pro­
tect ion when the backrest is upright and the
safety belts are properly positioned on the
body . The more the backrest is recl ined, t he
greater the ris k of persona l inju ry from an
incor rect seating posit ion and imprope rly
positioned sa fety belts .
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- The massage funct ion sw itches off automat­
ically after approximately 10 minutes.
- The side bolsters* deflate when the d river's
door is ope ned . Th is allows you to enter and
ex it comfortably. The side bolsters i nflate
ag ain once you begin drivi ng.

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Armrest
There is a storage compartment under the arm­
rest.
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Fi g. 50 Coc kp it: center armrest
Adjusting the armrest
... To ad just the angle, raise the armrest from the
sta rting posit ion detent by deten t.
... To bring the armrest back into its original posi­
tion, lift it above the top position and then fo ld
it back down.
Opening the storag e compartment
.,. Press the button -arrow- upward.
Please note that the driver's arm movements
may be restr icted w ith the armrest folded down.
F or this reason, t he a rmrest sho uld not be fo lded
down when driving in city traffic.
Head restraints
Front head restraints
App lies to vehicles: with adjustable head restraints
Head restraints that are adjusted according to
body size, along with the seat belt, offer effec­
tive protection.
F ig. 51 Front seat : Adjusting the head restra int
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Seats and storage
Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is as
even as possib le with the top of your head. If that
is not possib le, try to adjust the head restraint so
that it is as close to this position as possible.
Move the head restra int so that it is as close to
the back of the head as possible.
... To move the head restraint up or forward, slide
it unti l it locks into place .
... To move the head restraint down or back, press
the side button -arrow-
~ fig. 51 and slide the
head restra int until it locks into place.
Refer to
~ page 129, Proper adjustment of head
restraints
for gu idelines on how to adjust the
height of the front head restraints to suit the oc­
cupant's body s ize.
.&, WARNING
- Driving w ithout head rest raints or with head
restra ints that a re not properly adjusted in ­
creases the risk of ser ious or fatal nec k in­
jury dramat ica lly.
- Re ad and heed all WARNINGS~
page 129,
Proper adjustment of head restraints .
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Correctly adjust ed head restraints and safety
belts are an extremely effective combination
of safety features.
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Seats and storag e
Rear head restraints
Fig. 52 Rear seats: Head rest ra in t
Fig. 53 Rear head restra ints: 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
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Adjust ing th e he ad res trai nts
• To move the head restra int up, hold it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward until
you feel it lock into place
c:> A in Proper adjust­
ment of head restraints on page
130.
• To move the head restraint down, press the
button -arrow-
c;> fig. 52 and slide the head re­
stra int downward.
R emo ving the h ead re straint s
• Fold the backrest forward c:> page 64.
• Move the head restra int upward as far as it can
go .
• Press the release
c:> fig. 53 with the mechan ica l
key ~
page 30 and the b utton -a rrow-c:> fig . 52 .
Pull the head restraint out of the backrest at
the same time
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Installing the he ad re stra ints
• Slide the posts on the head restraint down into
the guides until you feel the posts lock into
place .
• Press the button -arrow-
c:> fig. 52 and s lide the
head restra int all the way down. You should not
be able to pull the head restra int out of the
backrest.
So that the driver can have a better view to the rear, the head restraints should be pushed down
completely when the rear seats are not occupied.
A WARNING
- On ly remove the rear seat head restra ints
when necessary in order to install a c hild
seat . Install the head restraint again imme­
diate ly once the child sea t is removed. Dr iv­
ing without head restraints o r with head re­
straints that are not properly adjusted in ­
creases the risk of serious or fatal neck in­
jury dramatically.
- Read and heed a ll WARN INGS
c:> page 129 .
Memory function
Description
Applies to vehicles : with memory f un ction
Us ing the memory function, you can quickly and
eas ily store a pe rsonal seat profi le for the driver
and front passenger and reca ll the settings . The
memory function is control led using the remote
control key and the memory buttons in the driv­
er's/front passenger's door* .
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The driver's seat profile is stored aga in and as­
signed to the remote control key each time the
vehicle is locked. When you open the door, the
seat prof ile is automat ica lly recalled. If two peo­
ple use the veh icle, it is recommended that each
person always uses "their own" remote control
key.
Two seat p rofiles can be stored using the memory
buttons in the dr iver's/front passenger's door *.
Once they are stored, these seat profiles can be
selected at any time.
The following sett ings a re stored:

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Remote Memory button control key
Driver Driver Front passen-ger
Seat X X X
Stee ring wheel* X X
Both exterior X X
mirrors*
Remote control key
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
The
driver's seat profile can be assigned to the
remote control key when the vehicle is locked.
• Se lect: the ICARI function button > (Car)* Sys­
tems
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Driv­
er's seat
> Remote control key > On .
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If you do not wish to have the seat profile for
another driver assigned to the remote control
key, switch the memory function off in the In­
fotainment system or using the IOFFI button
r=;;,page 57.
Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
Fig. 54 Driver's door: Memory function buttons
The memory buttons are located in the dr iver's/
front passenger's door*.
Switching the memory function on/off
• Press the IOFF i button to switch the memory
function on/off. The
LED in the button turns on
Seats and storage
when the memory function is off. Seat profiles
are neither stored nor recalled.
Storing a seat profile
• Press the lSET I button. When the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to store set­
tings.
.. Now press a memory button briefly.
A tone con­
firms that the settings were stored .
Accessing a seat profile
• If the driver's door is open and the ignition is
switched off, press the memo ry button.
• If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press and hold the memory but­
ton unti l the seat adjustment is complete .
A WARNING
-For safety reasons, the seat setting can on ly
be recalled when the veh icle is stationary­
otherwise you risk having an accident.
- If necessary, you can stop the recall process
by pressing the !O FF ! button or any memory
button .
Adjusting the front passenger's seat in the
Infotainment system
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
The driver can move the front passenger's seat
into various positions.
Adjusting the front passenger's seat from
the driver's seat
• Select: the I CAR I function button > (Car)* Sys­
tems
control button > Vehicle settings > Seats
> Front passenger's seat > Adjust seat posi­
tion .
• Yo u can now adjust the front passenger's seat
using the driver's seat buttons
r::;;, page 53,
fig. 48.
Align with driver's seat
• To transfer the settings from the driver's seat
to the front passenger's seat , select: the I CAR !
function button
> (Car)* Systems control but ­
ton
> Vehicle settings > Seats > Front passeng-
er 's seat > Align with driver 's seat. ...,
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