2019 AUDI A4 headrest

Childsafety


headrestraintagainimmediatelyoncethe
childseatisremoved.Drivingwithouthead
restraintsorwithheadrestraintsthatare
notproperlyadjustedincreasestheriskof
seriousorfatalneckinjurydramatically.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page253,Safetybelts,
=>page261,Airbagsystemand>page285,
Importantinformation.

ZA\WARNING
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequiretheuse
ofaforward-facingchildrestraintonthefront
passenger'sseat,thechild'ssafetyandwell-
beingrequirethatthefollowingspecialpre-
cautionsbetaken:
—Makesuretheforward-facingseathasbeen
designedandcertifiedbyitsmanufacturer
foruseonafrontseatwithapassenger
frontandsideairbag.
—Alwaysfollowthemanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionsprovidedwiththechildsafetyseator
infantcarrier.
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheup anddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
sothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnothingpreventsthe
frontpassenger'sseatfrombeingmovedto
therearmostpositioninitsforeandaftad-
justmentrange.
—Alwaysmakesurethebackrestisinanup-
rightposition.
—Neverplaceoruseanyelectricaldevice
(suchasalaptop,CDplayer,electronic
gamesdevice,powerinverterorseatheater
forchildseats)onthefrontpassengerseat
ifthedeviceisconnectedtothe12-volt
socketorthecigarettelightersocket.

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—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,
neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon
thisseat.
—Makesurethattherearenowetobjects
(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorother
liquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical
capacitancemeasuredby thecapacitivepas-
sengerdetectionsystemandcanalsofly
aroundinanaccidentandcauseseriousper-
sonalinjury.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtheforward-facingchildseatata
seatingpositionontherearseatandhave
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourauthor-
izedAudidealer.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF$¥;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.

Boosterseatsandsafetybelts
Properlyusedboosterseatscanhelpprotect
childrenweighingbetweenabout40lbs.and
80lbs.(18kgand36kg)whoarelessthan4ft.
9in.(S7inches/1.45meters)tall.

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Fig.241Rearseat:childproperlyrestrainedinabooster
seat>

Childsafety


—Failuretoproperlyroutesafetybeltsovera
child'sbodywillcausesevereinjuriesinan
accidentorother emergencysituation
=>page253.
—Therearsideofthechildsafetyseatshould
bepositionedascloseaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.Adjustorre-
movetherearseatheadrestraintifitisdif-
ficulttoinstallthechildseatwiththehead
restraintinplace>page60.Installthe
headrestraintagainimmediatelyoncethe
childseatisremoved.Drivingwithouthead
restraintsorwithheadrestraintsthatare
notproperlyadjustedincreasestheriskof
seriousorfatalneckinjurydramatically.
—Neverleta childputtheshoulderbeltunder
thearmorbehindtheback,becauseitcould
causesevereinjuriesinacrash.
—Childrenonthefrontseatofanycar,even
withAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyin-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
—Neverleta childstandorkneelonanyseat,
forexamplethefrontseat.
—Neverleta child rideinthecargoareaof
yourvehicle.
—Alwaysrememberthatachildleaningfor-
ward,sittingsidewaysoroutofpositionin
anywayduringanaccidentcanbestruckby
adeployingairbag.Thiswillresultinserious
personalinjuryordeath.
—Ifyoumustinstallaboosterseatonthe
frontpassengerseatbecauseofexceptional
circumstancesthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF#;lightmustcomeonandstayon,
whenever theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page273,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF%;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page253,Safetybelts,

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=>page261,Airbagsystemand>page285,
Importantinformation.

Securingchildsafety
seats
Securingachildsafetyseatusingasafety
Prt
Safetybeltsfortherearseatsandthefrontpas-
senger canbelockedwiththeconvertiblelocking
retractortoproperlysecurechildsafetyseats.
Thesafetybeltsfortherearseatsandforthe
frontpassenger’sseathaveaconvertiblelocking
retractorforchildsafetyseats.Thesafetybelt
mustbelockedsothatbeltwebbingcannotun-
reel.Theretractorcan beactivatedto lockthe
safetybeltandpreventthesafetybeltwebbing
fromlooseningupduringnormaldriving.Achild
safetyseatcanonlybeproperlyinstalledwhen
thesafetybeltislockedso thatthechildand
childsafetyseatwillstayinplace.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,
shouldalwaysrideinthebackseat properlyre-
strainedfortheirageandsize.

Z\WARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallinga childsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseatbackrest
towhichthecenterrearsafetybelt*isat-
tachedissecurelylatchedwhenevertherear
centersafetybeltisbeingusedtosecurea
child
restraint.

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Childsafety

Installingtheuppertetherstraponthe
anchorage

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Appliesto:Sedan
Fig.247Tetherstrap:properroutingandmounting


Appliesto:allroad
Fig.248Tetherstrap:properroutingandmounting
Installingthetetherstrap
>Releaseordeploythetetherstraponthechild
restraintaccordingtothechildrestraintmanu-
facturer'sinstructions.
>Guidetheuppertetherstrap undertherear
headrestraint(raisetheheadrestraintifneces-
sary).ForchildrestraintswithV-tetherstraps,
alwaysmakesurethattheheadrestraintguide
rodsdonotinterferewithanypartofthetop
tetherstrap.
»Appliesto:Sedan:Tilt therecessflapuptoex-
posetheanchorbracket.
»Appliesto:Sedan:Attachthetetherstrap an-
choragehookintotheopeningofthetetheran-
chorage.
>Appliesto:allroad:Guidetheuppertether
strapintotherearcargoareaandslidethe
tetherstraphookovertheanchorbracket.
>Pullonthetetherstraphooksothatthespring
catchofthehookengages.
>Tightenthetetherstrapfirmlyfollowingthe
childrestraintmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Releasingthetetherstrap
>Loosenthetensionfollowingthechildrestraint
manufacturer’sinstructions.
>Depressthespringcatchonthehookandre-
leaseitfromtheanchorage.
cyNote
Ifyouleavethechildrestraintwiththetether
strapfirmlyinstalled forseveraldays,this
couldleaveamarkontheupholsteryonthe
seatcushionandbackrestintheareawhere
thetetherstrapwasinstalled.Theupholstery
wouldalsobepermanentlystretchedaround
thetetherstrap.This appliesespeciallyto
leatherseats.
Usingtetherstrapsonrearward-facing

CaaiceMade)
Currently,fewrear-facingchildrestraintsystems
comewithatether.Pleasereadandheedthe
childrestraintsystemmanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionscarefullytodeterminehowtoproperlyin-
stallthetether.

ZXWARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefront
airbaginflates-evenwithanAdvancedAir-
bagSystem.
— Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,center armrest,or
door.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.


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Index

Safety
Airbagsystem...60...eee eee eeeeee261
Beltsances2 2maw& ¥eee2RaNeN8sUeEee253
Correct seatingposition...............248
Pedalarea...........ceceeee eee252
Telephonew Safetybeltheightadjustment...........258
Safetybeltposition.................00.257
Safetybeltheightadjustment..........258
Safetybeltswornbypregnantwomen....258
Safetybeltpretensioner
Serviceanddisposal..................260
Safetybelts..............02.0000.253,256
Cleaning............0.ceceeeeeeeee345
Dangertopassengerswhodonotweara
Safetysbelte.2sess« +csoansoosommes2 oomoces254
Fastening................-00eeeeae256
IMproperlyWorcs=searsssseresoRee259
NOEWORN« &serioovescats@ osisens@ 6teem& 6 0254
Safetybeltposition...................257
Safetyinstructions:« ¢sews+ ¢weressoes255
Securingchildsafetyseats.............296
Specialconsiderationsforpregnantwom-
GNsees3 ¢see¢ »WemseeesvPeeSveee258
Unfasteningiccoeewsavencessswae3 ooe258
Warning/indicatorlight...............253
Wornproperly¢ccs::secsespeessstees=255
Safetybeltwarninglight................253
Safetyinstructions
forsidecurtainairbags................284
forusingchildsafetyseats.............289
forusingsafetybelts.................255
MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem...275
Savingfuel
EnergycOnSUMENSwos« +eeev3cowsspeee20
RECUPERATION« «econ« 0sxewowe©ccasions« @etenae619
Seam(RadiO)iss« xarevine« 2overanea soewenewoevesane216
Screen
refertoDisplay.................0-.15,18
Screwdriver...2.0.0...cee eeeeeeeeeee 348
SDcardreader(MMI)..........-0000000221
Searcharea(pointofinterest)............201
Searchfunction
refertoFreetextsearch...........154,231
Seatadjustment
Headrestraints.................0000.250
384
Seatbelts
refertoSafetybelts...............00.253
Seatheating..............2...ceeeeee73
Seatingcapacityienssces Seatingposition
Driver....eeeeeeeee248
FrOntpassengerzoes Howtoadjustthefrontseats...........249
Incorrectseatposition................251
OccUPANtS:sacc<=soonsseamesx yeeeaes248
Rearpassengers......06. eeeceeeeens250
Seats
Adjusting..........0...ceeeeeeeeeee58
Cleaning...........60...eeecece345
Correct seatingposition...............248
Numbertofiseatss,« «snscs2 ovceuie« »ewan© 0253
Seatvertilatiomesce:s+weswx ¢wmaa 2smu©os74
Secondaryphone..................173,242
Selectingasource(media)..............229
Selectionmenu..............4.16,147,151
Selectivedoorunlocking................-28
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol...........138
Selectorlever
Selectorleverpositions.................85
Self-learningnavigation
refertoPersonalrouteassistance.......204
Serviceanddisposal
Safetybeltpretensioner...............260
Serviceintervaldisplay...............0.320
Serviceposition
refertoReplacingwiperblades..........55
SET
REAR:(DUttON)cicssveoocesvacex veonsvoe0cones73
Settings
Directory...2...ceceeeeeee eee184
MADsacs2 5Mose§OE ASSAREERGE209
Mediaiie:2 2accoossenur2wiena 2maeeeoo232
Navigation........0.0...eee eee eee206
Radio... 2.2.2.6...2ceeeeeeee218
System(MMD)essssseesseenesweeee240
Telephone............0.0eee eeeeee183
Voicerecognitionsystem..............241
Settingthelanguage.................--240
Shade
Rearwindow/reardoors..............-53
Shiftingintogear(manualtransmission)....77
Shiftpaddles....0.0...ceeeeeeeeeee88