2018 AUDI A8 seat memory

Seats and storage
Rear seats
Adjusting the rear seats
Applies to: vehicles w ith power adj ustable rear seats
F ig. 64 Passenger side rear seat : seat ad justment buttons
F ig. 65 Rear doo r: memory function buttons
Adjusting lumbar support
.,. To adjust the curvature of the lumbar support,
press the button @to the left/right .
.,. To adjust the height of the lumbar support,
press the button@upward/downward.
Adjusting the head restraint angle
.,. To adjust the head restraint so that it is more
vertical/more angled, press the button @ for­
ward/back.
Adjusting the seat position
.,. To adjust the seat forward/back, press the but ­
ton © forward/back .
.,. To move the seat up/down, press the button©
upward/downward.
Adjusting the massage function*
.,. T o adjust the "pulsating" /"wave" massage
function, press the button ® to the left/right .
The massage function is at its strongest level
when three L EDs in the button turn on.
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.,. To red uce the massage leve l, press the ® but­
ton again.
.,. To switch the massage function off, press the
button repeatedly until the LED turns off.
Adjusting the reclining position
.,. To adjust the reclining position, press and hold
the button ® until the seat reaches its end po ­
sition .
.,. Applies to vehicles with reclining seat*: if you
select the reclining position, the front passeng­
er's seat moves forward and the backrest re­
clines . Depending on the last setting, the leg
support may fold out at the same time . The
front passenger's seat can no longer be used in
the reclining position
¢.&_ .Yo u can adjust the
leg support or fold the display forward in the
reclining position.
Selecting the standard seat position
.,. To adjust the standard seat position, press and
hold the
button (!) until the seat reaches its
end position .
.,. App lies to veh icles w ith reclin ing seat*: if you
select the standard seat position, the front pas­
senger's seat moves back into the normal posi­
tion, the head restraint moves to the upright
position and the leg support folds
inward¢.&_ .
Adjusting the display*
.,. To tilt the dis play forward/back, press and hold
the left/right button @until the disp lay reach­
es the desired position .
.,. Applies to vehicles with reclin ing seat*: to
ma intain a clear view of the road when the seat
is in the reclining posit ion, press and hold the
right button @until the display has folded for ­
ward. Make sure the driver has a clear view of
the exter ior mirrors .
If so, confirm the quest ion
in the Infotainment system with
Yes . If you an­
swe r
No or do not respond to the question, the
display will return to the upright position.
Adjusting the leg support (vehicles with
reclining seat*)
Requireme nt: th e reclining position must be se-
l ected
¢ page 56. .,..

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :c ' .,. To fo ld t he leg suppo rt out/ in, press and ho ld
the left/right button @ unti l the leg support
reaches the desired position.
.,. To angle the leg support so that it is more up­
right/more recl ined or to move it forward/back,
adjusting the front passenger's seat according ­
ly .
Adjust ing the f ront pa ssenge r's seat
.,. Make s ure that the front passenger's seat ad­
justment is switched on in the Infotainment system
c:> page 58.
.,. To activate the front passenger's seat adjust­
ment, press the button ®·
.,. To adjust the front passenger's seat forward/
back, press the butto n© forward/back.
.,. To move the front p assenger's seat up/down,
press the button © upward/downwa rd.
.,. To adjust the front passenger's seat back rest so
that is more upright/more reclined, press the
button ®forward/back.
.,. Applies to vehicles with reclining seat*: to ad­
just the reclining/standard seat position, press and hold the button
@ /(D until the front pas ­
senger's seat reaches its end posit ion .
,&. WARNING
-The power seats can also be adjusted w hen
the igni tion is switched
o ff. For this reason,
children should never be left unattended in
the vehicle beca use they cou ld be injured.
-Be careful whe n adj usting the sea t. Unsu­
pervised or c areless seat adjustment can
pinch fingers or hands ca using injur ies .
-Applies to vehicles with reclining seat* :
-Do not use the front passenger's seat for
seating when it is in the recl ining posit ion.
This inc reases the risk of ser ious injury or
death.
-Never adjust the reclining position when
the front passenger's seat is occupied .
This inc reases the risk of injury.
-Do not tilt the display if the driver's v iew
of the right exterio r mirror w ill be ob­
s tructed .
-Make sure the area between the leg sup­
port and the front passenger's seat back-
S eats and storag e
rest is clear before fo ld ing the leg support
in so that you are not p inched.
(D Tips
-T he massage function switches off auto­
matically after approximate ly 10 minutes .
-If you cannot adjust the reclining seat* or
the front passenger's seat from the rear, it
is possib le that:
-the front passenger's seat memory func­
tion is switched
off c:> page 59, or
-the child safety lock is switched on (the ~
button c:> page 3 7 or the r ight t button
c:> page 37 is tu rned on in the d river's
door), or
-the front passenger seat adj ustment is
switched
off in the Infota inment system
c:>page 58 .
Massage function remote control
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h reclinin g seat an d massa ge function
Fig . 66 Remote control: recli ning seat massage funct ions
T he remote controls are located in the rear cen­
te r console
c:> page 62, fig. 72 . The massage
func tion is only ava ilable when the igni tion is
swi tched on.
.,. To open the remote co ntro l compartment,
press the left b utton and fold the center arm­
rest upwa rd.
.,. To adjus t the massage type, press the app ropr i­
ate
button @-@ . The LED in the button turns
on.
.,. To adjust the speed/i ntens ity, tu rn the thumb ­
wheel@I® . The LEDs indicate the speed/in­
tensity.
.,. Press the selected massage type again to
sw itch the massage function
off .
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Seats and stor age
Massage types
@ -Wave
@-Pulsating
© - Stretch
@-Lumbar
(D Tips
-The massage function switches off a uto­
matically after approx imately 10 minutes.
- If you activate a massage type again, the
l ast selected intensity and speed w ill be
se­
lected.
Comfort settings
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith comfo rt seats in t he rea r
You con also apply several settings for the rear
using the Infotainment system in the cockpit .
.. Select in the MMI: I CAR j function button> Car
s y stem s
control but ton > Vehicle s etting s>
Seats > Rea r seat s.
Approa ch norma l position
-with this funct ion,
the o ute r rear seats and the front passenger's
seat are moved to the facto ry setting.
Ea sy se at entry -the Easy s eat entry makes it
possible to enter and exit the rea r seats comfort­
ab ly. If the function is sw itched on, the rear seat
automatically moves all the way back when the
corresponding door is opened.
Pa ss e nge r seat adju stment * -if the funct ion is
sw itched on in the Infotainment system, the
front p assenger's seat can also be adjusted from
the rear seat using the
¢ page 56, fig. 64 but ­
tons.
The front passenger's seat cannot be adjusted, if
-the front passenger's seat memory function is
switched off
c:> page 59 .
-the~ button turns on in the driver's door
c:> poge 37 .
-The r ight l±l button turns on in vehicles with
power chi ld safety locks*
c:> poge 37 .
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Head restraints
Adjusting the head restraints
Fig. 67 Comfort head restraint : adjusting the s ide bolsters
Fig. 68 Outer rea r seat : adjust ing the head restrain t
Adjust the head restraints so the upper edge is as
even as possible w ith the top of your head. If that
i s not possib le, try to adjust as close to th is posi­
t ion as poss ible.
Adjusting the front head restraints
.. To adjust the he ight of the front head re­
straints, pull/press the button ©
c:> page 54,
fig . 60
up/down.
.. To adjust the side bolste rs*, push the s ide bo l­
s t ers in to the desired position
c:> fig . 67.
.. Vehicles with reclini ng seat*: grab the head re ­
s t rai nt a t the sides with both hands and s lide
the head restraint up/down unti l it clic ks into
place.
Adjusting the rear head restraints
The center head rest raint in the rear is not ad­
just able. When passengers r ide in the outer rea r
seats, ra ise these head restraints up to the top
position
c:> ,&. . .,._

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" N .... 0 0 :c ' ~ To move t he head restraint up, ho ld it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward unti l
you fee l it click into place.
~ To move the head restraint down, press the
button (small
arrow)¢ fig. 68 and slide the
head restraint downward.
A WARNING
Always read and follow the applicab le wa rn­
ings
¢page 211.
Memory function
Description
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
-
Using the memory function, you can quickly and
eas ily store a personal seat profile for the driver
and front passenger as well as for the outer rear
seats* and recall the settings. The memory func­
tion is controlled us ing the remote control key
and the memory buttons in the drive r's/front
passenger's door and in the rea r doo rs*.
The driver's seat profile is stored again and as­
signed to the remote control key each time the
ve hicle is locked. When you open the door, the
seat profi le is automat ica lly reca lled. If two pea-
Remote control
key
Driver
Seat X
Hea d rest raint X
Steering wheel* X
Sa fety belt* X
Both exterior mirrors* X
Remote control key
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
The functio n must be switched on so that the
d river's seat p rofile will be assig ned to t he re ­
mote cont rol key w hen locking the vehicle .
~ Select: the ICARI function button > Car systems
contro l bu tton > Vehicl e setting s > Driver' s
s eat > Remo te control ke y > On.
Seat s and sto rag e
(D Tips
To prevent the head restraints from running
i nto the headline, they are automatically
moved forward or upward when the seat is
adjusted.
ple use the vehicle, it is recommended that each
person always uses the ir "own" remote control
key.
T wo seat profiles can be stored using the memo ­
ry buttons in the driver's/front passenger's door
respectively, and one seat profile can be stored in
each of the rear doors*. Once they are stored,
these seat profiles can be selected at any time.
The following sett ings are stored:
Memory button
Driver Front passenger Outer rear seats*
X X X
X X
X X X
X
(D Tips
If yo u do not wish to have t he seat profi le for
another dr iver assigned to the remote cont rol
key, sw itch the memory function
off in the In­
fotai nment system or using the
!O FF ! button
¢page 60.
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Seats and storage
Memory buttons
Applies to: vehicles with memory funct ion
F ig. 69 Drive r's door : mem ory fu nctio n bu ttons
The memory buttons are located in the driver's
door, front passenger 's door and in the rear
doors* .
Switching the memory function on/off
• Press the IOFFI button to switch the memory
funct ion on/off . The LED in the button turns on
when the memory function is off . Seat profiles
are neither stored nor recalled.
Storing a seat profile
• Press the ISETI button . When the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to store set­
tings.
• Now press a memory button briefly. A tone
confirms that the sett ings were stored .
Accessing a seat profile
• If the driver's door is open and the ignit ion is
switched off, press the memory button .
• If the driver's door is closed or the ignit ion is
switched on, press and hold the memory but­
ton until the seat adjustment is complete .
A WARNING
-For safety reasons, the seat setting can only
be recalled when the vehicle is stationary,
otherwise there is a risk of an accident.
- If necessary , you can stop the recall process
by pressing the
!OF FI button or any memory
button.
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Adjusting the front passenger's seat in the Infotainment system
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
The driver con move the front passenger 's seat
into various positions.
Adjusting the front passenger's seat from
the driver's seat
• Select: the ICARI function button> Car systems
control button > Vehicle settings > Seats >
Front passenger's seat> Adjust seat position .
• You can now adjust the front passenger's seat
using the driver's seat buttons
~ page 54,
fig. 60.
Align with driver's seat
• To transfer the settings from the driver's seat
to the front passenger's seat, select: the
!CAR I
function button > Car systems control button >
Vehicle settings > Seats > Front passenger 's
seat > Align with driver's seat.
• Press and hold the control knob until the ad­
justing process is complete.
(D Tips
The lumbar support and upper thigh support
settings are not transferred when aligning
the front passenger's seat with the driver's
seat.

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The engine drives the generator, wh ich generates
electricity; the fue l consumption also increases
with the demand for electricity. Therefore, switch
e lectrical equipment off when you no longer
need it. Examples of equipment that use a lot of
energy are air blowers at a high setting, the rear
window defogger and seat heating*.
CD Note
Do not leave engine idling unattended after
starting. If warning lights should come on to
ind icate improper operation, they would go
unheeded. Extended idling also produces
heat, wh ich could result in overheat ing or
other damage to the vehicle or other p roper-
ty.
CD Note
-Have your vehicle maintained properly and
i n accordance with the service recommenda­
tions in your Warranty
& Ma intenance book­
l et. Lack of proper maintenance as well as
i mproper use of the vehicle will impair the
function of the emission control system and
could lead to damage.
-Do not alter or remove any component of
the Emission Control System unless ap­ proved by the manufacturer.
-Do not alter or remove any device, such as
heat shie lds, switches, ignition wires,
valves, which are designed to protect your
vehicle's Emission Control System and other
important vehicle components .
@ Tips
The consumption estimates as published by
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
(EPA) and Transport Canada may not corre­
spond to your actual consumption on the
road, which will vary depending upon vehicle
load and speed, road and weather conditions
trip length, etc.
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D rivi ng
Steering
Adjusting the steering wheel position
The steering column can be power adjusted up
and down and forward and back.
F ig . 89 Sw itc h for steering colu mn adjustment
Requirement: the driver's seat is set correct ly.
"' To adjust the he ight, press the sw itch up/down .
The steering co lumn will continue movi ng as
long as you are pressing the switch.
"' To move the steering wheel forwa rd or back,
press the switch forward/back. The steering
column will continue moving as long as you are
pressing the switch.
T he steering wheel can a lso be adjusted when the
ignition is switched off .
In veh icles with memory function*, the steering
co lumn settings are s to red toget her w ith the
seat position.
A WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjustment
and improper seating position can cause seri­
ous personal injury.
- Adjust the steering wheel column only when
the vehicle is not moving to prevent loss of
veh icle control.
- Ad just the driver's seat or steer ing whee l so
that the re is a m inimum of 10 in (25 cm)
between your chest and the steering wheel
r::;, page 209, fig . 217 . If you cannot main­
tain this minimum distance, the airbag sys-
tem cannot protect you p roperly.
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Rear Seat Entertainment
Rear Seat Entertainment
RSE components
overview
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith Rea r Seat En te rtainment
The Rear Seat Entertainment, abbreviated RSE,
combines different entertainment systems . The
RSE control panel is located in the rear center
console .
Fig. 201 RSE components
The RSE components are located centrally in the
rear of the vehicle
c:.> fig. 201 . You can also access
the MMI DVD changer*.
(D DVD changer*
@ Left/right RSE display
@ Audi music interface
@ RSE contro l unit
® RSE media drives
The standard RSE system is equipped with two
d isplays, two sets of wire less headphones, a DVD
drive, two SD card readers as well as an Audi mu­
sic interface that can be used to connect portable
audio/video devices. The RSE also has a Jukebox
(20 GB memory capacity) availab le.
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A WARNING
,-
- Driving requires your complete and undivid-
ed attention. As the driver, you have com ­
plete responsib ility for safety in traffic. Only
use the Rear Seat Entertainment system
when traffic conditions permit and always in
a way that allows you to maintain comp lete
control over your vehicle . For examp le, do
not reach behind you when driving to oper­
ate the Rear Seat Entertainment system.
-Adjust the volume of the audio system so
that signals from outside the vehicle, such
as police and fire sirens, can be heard easily
at all times.
(D Tips
Note that this chapter on ly describes RSE
components . For detailed information about
operating individual RSE functions, refer to
the descriptions in the corresponding chapter
(for example the Rad io functions
r::.> page 178).
Switching the RSE on
and off
App lies to: vehicles with Rear Seat Entertainment
Operating the RSE corresponds to the operation­
al concept for the
MMI control panel. You use
the RSE control unit for both RSE displays.
Fig. 202 RSE cont rol unit
.,. Switching the RSE on : press the left/right On/
Off knob
(D c:.> fig . 202 br iefly . Or: press one of
the buttons to open a menu directly @.
.,. Switching the RSE off: press and hold the left/
r ight On/Off knob until the RSE turns off.
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seat. It ca n be a very dangerous place fo r an
infant or a child in a rearward-facing seat .
The Advanced Airbag System in your ve hicle has
been ce rt ified to comp ly with the requ irements
of United States Federa l Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) 208, as well as Canada Motor
Ve hicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 as applica ­
b le at the time your veh icle was man ufactu red.
Accord ing to requ irements, the front Advanced
Airbag System o n the passenger s ide has been
cert ified for "suppression" for infants of about
12 month old and yo unger and fo r
"low risk de­
p loyment " for children aged 3 to 6 years o ld (as
defined in the standa rd).
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the instru­
ment panel tells you w hen the front Advanced
A irbag on t he passenger side has been tu rned off
by the elect ronic con trol unit.
E ach t ime you sw itch on t he ignit ion, the
PAS­
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
l ight will come on fo r a
few seconds a nd:
- wi ll stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occup ied,
- will stay on if there is a small c hild or chi ld re­
straint on the front passenge r seat,
- will go off if the front passenger seat is occu­
pied by an adult as reg istered by the weight­
sensing mat
c> page 23 7, Monitoring the Ad­
vanced Airbag System .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
when the control unit detects a total we ight on
the fro nt passenge r seat that requ ires the front
a ir bag to be t urn ed off .
If the total weigh t on the front passenger seat is
mo re t han that of a typical 1 year -old child but
less t han the weight of a small adult , the front
a ir bag on the passenger side can deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does no t come
on). If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
no t come on, the front a irb ag on the passenger
side has not been turned o ff by the e lectronic
control unit and can dep loy if the control unit
~ senses an impact that meets the condit ions sto r-
.... ~ ed in its memory.
N ....
g For e xample, the airbag may deploy if:
:c ' Airbag syste m
- a sma ll ch ild that is heav ier than a typ ica l 1
year -o ld child is on the front passenger seat
(regard less o f whethe r the child is in one o f the
child seats listed
c> page 251), or
- a child who has outgrown c hild rest raints is on
the front passenge r seat.
If the front passenge r airb ag is t urned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on in the
inst rument cluste r and stays on.
T he front airbag on the p assenger side may
not
deploy (the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not ill uminate and stay lit) even if a small adu lt
o r teenager, or a passenge r who is not sitting up ­
right w ith their bac k against a non-recl ined back­
res t with the ir feet on the vehicle floor i n front of
the seat is on the fron t passenger seat
c> page 209, Proper seating position for the driv ­
er .
If the front passenger a irbag deploys, the Feder­
al Standard requires t he airbag to meet the
"low
risk" deployment cr iteria to reduce the r isk of in ­
j ury throug h interact ion w it h the airbag . "Low
risk" deployment occurs in t hose cr'1s hes th'1t
tak e place at lowe r decele rations as defined in
t h e e lec tron ic co ntrol un it
c>page 237, PASSEN ­
GER A IR BAG O FF light.
Always remembe r, a ch ild seat o r infant ca rr ie r
i n sta lled on the front seat m ay be s truck and
k nocked out of pos it io n by the rap idly inf lat ing
passenge r's airbag in a fron tal coll is ion . The a ir ­
bag cou ld great ly reduce the effectiveness of the
c h ild rest raint and even seriously injure the child
during inflat ion.
F o r thi s reason, an d beca use the back seat is the
safest p lace for children
-w hen proper ly restrain ­
ed according to their age and size
-we strongly
recommend that chi ldren always sit in the back
seat
c> page 249, Child safety .
A WARNING "---
A child in a rearward-fac ing child seat instal­
l ed on the fron t passenger seat will be se ri­
ously injured a nd ca n be killed if the fron t air­
b ag inflates
-even with an Advanced Airbag
S ys tem.
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