2021 AUDI Q2 remove seats

Seats and storage
• To lower the head restraint, press the side but­
ton and slide the head restraint downwards.
A WARNING
Please observe the safety warnings

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266, Correct adjustment of head re­
straints.

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52 Rear outer head restraint: Release point (example)
Before carrying passengers on the rear seats, pull
the head restraints on the occupied seats up at
least one notch
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Adjusting head restraints
• To raise the head restraint, take hold of it on
both sides and move it all the way up until you
feel it click into place.
• To Lower the head restraint, press button
(A)

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52 and slide the head restraint
down­

wards.
Removing head restraints
The backrest on the appropriate side has to be
tipped forwards slightly in order to remove the
head restraint.
Applies to vehicles with load-through hatch: The
inner rear head restraint has no opening and can
be removed without a screwdriver.
• Take the screwdriver* out of the vehicle tool kit

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• Release the backrest
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63.
• Press button
(A)
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52 and slide the head re­
straint upwards as far as the stop.
• Insert the screwdriver in the opening* (J), press
button
(A)
and at the same time pull the head
restraint out of the backrest
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• Push the backrest up until it engages securely

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in Extending the luggage compartment
on page 63.
Installing head restraints
The backrest on the appropriate side has to be
tipped forwards slightly in order to install the
head restraints.
• Release the backrest
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63.
• Push the posts of the head restraint into the
guides until you feel them click into place. It
should no Longer be possible to pull the head
restraint out of the backrest.
• Push the backrest up until it engages securely

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in Extending the luggage compartment
on page 63.
A WARNING
- Please observe the safety warnings

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266, Correct adjustment of head
restraints.
- Remove the rear head restraints only if this
is necessary in order to attach a child seat

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267, Child seats. InstaLl the head
restraint again immediately after removing
the child seat. Travelling with the head re­
straints removed or not raised increases the
risk of severe injuries.
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Applies to: vehicles with ashtray

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The head restraints must be adjusted properly to
provide maximum protection.

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Adjust the front head restraints so that the top
of the head restraint is level with the top of
your head. If this is not possibLe, try to adjust
the head restraint as near as possibLe to this

position.

•
Before carrying passengers on the rear seats,

pull
the head restraints on the occupied seats
all the way up
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59.
For more information on how to adjust the head
restraints, see
^page
58.
A WARNING
- Travelling with the head restraints removed
or incorrectly adjusted increases the risk of
severe injuries.
- Incorrectly adjusted head restraints can also
increase the risk of injury during sudden or
unexpected braking or other manoeuvres.
Examples of incorrect seating positions
Occupants can suffer
severe
or fatal injuries if
they sit in an incorrect position while the vehicle
is moving.
Seat belts can only provide maximum protection
if the belt webbing is positioned correctly. Sitting
out of position greatly reduces the effectiveness
of the seat belts and increases the risk of injury
since the belt webbing is not worn in the position
for which it is designed. The driver is responsible
for the safety of all vehicle occupants, especially
for children.

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Never allow anyone to sit out of position while
the vehicle is moving
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The following list shows just some examples of
incorrect sitting positions which can be danger­
ous to all occupants. The List is not complete, but
will help to make you aware of possible dangers
which can be avoided.
Therefore, whenever the vehicle is moving:
- Never stand up in the vehicle.
- Never stand on the seats.
- Never kneel on the seats.
- Never travel with the backrest reclined too far.
- Never lean against the dash panel.
- Never lie down on the rear seat.
- Never sit on the front edge of
a
seat.
- Never sit sideways.
- Never lean out of the window.
- Never put your feet out of the window.
- Never put your feet on the dash panel.
- Never put your feet on the seat cushion.
- Never ride in the footwell.
- Never travel on a seat without wearing the seat
belt.
- Never climb into the luggage compartment.
WARNING
Sitting out of position increases the risk of se­
vere injuries.
- Sitting out of position exposes the occu­
pants to potentially fatal injuries if, for in­
stance, the airbags inflate and strike an oc­
cupant who is not seated in one of the prop­
er positions.
- Before starting a trip, sit in the correct
posi­

tion and stay in this position as Long as the
vehicle is moving. Before every trip, make
sure all passengers are sitting in the correct
positions and remain correctly seated at all
times
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58, Front seats.
Child seats
Safety notes for using child seats

To
reduce the risk of injury in the event of
an
ac­
cident, children must always use child restraint
systems when travelling in the car.
Please note the information in this Owner's
Man­

ual when installing and using child seats. Follow
the manufacturer's instructions and observe any
statutory requirements.
For safety reasons, we recommend that child
seats be installed on the rear seats. You should
only use a child seat on the front passenger seat
in exceptional circumstances. •
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Child restraint systems are regulated by Europe­
an standards ECE
R
44 or ECE-R
129x).
Both
standards apply in parallel. An orange label is
normally attached to child seats which have been
tested in accordance with these standards. Infor­
mation on weight categories, ISOFIX size class
and the approval category of the child seat can
be found on this Label.
Weight categories for child seats
- Child seats: categories 0 and 0+: Rearward-
facing carry cots are most appropriate for these
categories (up to 13 kg). Our recommendation:
Audi carry cot with optional ISOFIX base.
- Child seats: category 1: In this category (9 to
18 kg), rearward or forward-facing child seats
with an integrated seat belt system are most
appropriate. Rearward-facing child seats
should be used for as long as safely possible.
Our recommendation: Audi child seat with ISO-
FIX base.
- Child seats: categories 2 and 3: Child seats
with backrests used in conjunction with seat
belts are most appropriate for these categories
(15 to 36 kg). Our recommendation: Audi child
seat "youngster plus".
Approval categories for child seats
Child seats can have the approval categories
uni­

versal,
semi-universal, vehicle-specific (all ac­
cording to the ECE-R 44 standard) or
i-Size
(ac­
cording to the ECE-R 129 standard).
- Universal: Child seats approved for the univer­
sal category are suitable for installation in any
vehicle. A model list is not required. Universal
category child seats for ISOFIX anchorages
must be secured additionally by
a
top tether

strap.

- Semi-universal: Safety appliances requiring ad­
ditional tests are required for securing a child
seat with semi-universal approval. Child seats
with semi-universal approval have a model list
which must include your vehicle.
-Vehicle-specific: Vehicle-specific approval re­
quires that the child seat undergo a separate

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The ECE-R 129 standard has not yet been implemented by
the national authorities in all countries.
dynamic test for each vehicle model. Child
seats with a vehicle-specific approval also have
a model List.
- i-Size: Child seats with
i-Size
approval must
comply with the installation and safety require­
ments specified in the ECE-R 129 standard.
Your child seat manufacturer can inform you
which child seats with
i-Size
approval are ap­
propriate for your vehicle.
A WARNING
- Rearward-facing child seats: Never install a
rearward-facing child seat on the front pas­
senger's seat unless the front passenger's
airbag has been deactivated - this can result
in potentially fatal injuries to the
child.
If
you have no alternative but to let
a
child
travel on the front passenger's seat, the
front passenger's airbag must be deactiva­

ted*
beforehand
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288.
- Forward-facing child seats: The back of the
child seat should be flush with the backrest
of the vehicle seat. If the rear head restraint
obstructs you when installing the child seat,
adjust or remove it completely
^>page
59.
Install the head restraint again immediately
after removing the child seat. Adjust the
head restraint to the correct height for the
passenger. Travelling with the head re­
straints removed or incorrectly adjusted in­
creases the
risk
of severe injuries.
- Categories 2 and 3: The shoulder section of
the belt must be fitted across the centre of
the child's collar bone close to the torso. It
must never run against or across the neck.
The lap belt must be worn tightly across the

hips,
and not over the stomach or abdomen.
Pull the belt tight if necessary to take up
any slack.
- Wait for as long as possibLe before changing
up to the next child seat group.
© Note
We recommend child seats from the range of
Audi Genuine Accessories: www.audi.com.
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Fitting child seats
Securing child seats with ISOFIX

Fig.
211 Securing child seat with ISOFIX
If
you
wish to attach an ISOFIX child seat or i-
Size child seat to the ISOFIX anchorages in your
vehicle, please ensure that it is approved for the
seats in your vehicle. The following table
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table
on page 270 shows the installation options. The
necessary information can be found on the or­
ange label on the child seat.
• Remove the covers* from the two ISOFIX an­
chorages.

•
Push the mountings on the child seat into the
ISOFIX anchorages until they engage audibly

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211.

• PuLl
on the child seat to check whether both
sides have engaged properly.

•
If possibLe, secure the child seat additionally to
the top
tether1^
anchorage
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271.
Child seat
Category 0:
up to 10 kg
Category 0+:
up to 13 kg
Category 1:
9 to 18 kg
ISOFIX
size cate­
gory
E
E
D
C
D
C
B

Bl

A
Outer
rear seats
IL
IL
IL
IL

IL,
IUF

IL,
IUF

IL,
IUF
Front

passeng­

er's seat*
IL
IL
IL
Child seat
Category 2:

15 to
25 kg
Category 3:
22 to 36 kg

i-Size
child
seat
ISOFIX
size cate­
gory
-
-
-
Outer
rear seats
IL
IL
i-U
Front

passeng­

er's seat*
IL
IL
X
- Size category: The size category specifies the
weight range for which the seat is approved. On
child seats with universal or semi-universal ap­

proval,
the size category is specified on the ECE
approval Label. Each child seat carries a label
specifying the weight category.
- IL: Seat suitable for the attachment of an ISO-
FIX child seat with semi-universal approval. Re­
fer to the list of vehicles provided by the child
seat manufacturer.
- IUF: Seat suitable for the attachment of
a
for­
ward-facing ISOFIX child seat with universal

approval.

- i-U: Seat suitable for the attachment of an i-
Size child seat with universal approval.
- X: Seat not suitable for the attachment of the
corresponding child seat.
WARNING
- Please refer to the important safety notes

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page 268,
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A In Child seat categories on
page 269 and the instructions provided by
the child seat manufacturer.
- Never install
a
rearward-facing child seat on
the front passenger's seat unless the front
passenger's airbag has been deactivated -
this can result in potentially fatal injuries to
the
child.

- The anchorages in the vehicle are designed
only for child seats with ISOFIX. Do not at­
tempt to secure other types of child seat,
seat belts or other objects to these ancho­
rages - this could result in serious or possi­
bly fatal injury.

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This function is not available for all export versions.
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Airbag system
Airbag system
Description of airbag
system
General notes on airbag system
The airbag is an integral part of the car's passive
safety system.
In conjunction with the three-point seat belts,
the airbag system gives the front occupants
addi­

tional protection for the head and chest in the
event of a severe frontal collision.
In a severe side collision the side airbags and the
head-protection airbags reduce the risk of injury
to the occupants
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In addition to their normal function of protecting
the occupants in a collision, the seat belts also
hold them in a position where the airbags can in­
flate properly and provide maximum protection.
The airbag system will only work with the
igni­

tion on. The airbag system is monitored electron­
ically; the airbag warning lamp indicates whether
the system is functioning properly.
The main parts of the airbag system are:
-The electronic monitoring system (control unit
and sensors)
- The two front airbags
- The front side airbags
-The head-protection airbags
- The indicator Lamp
Q
in the instrument cluster
There is a fault in the airbag system if the
warning lamp
- does not come on when the ignition is switched

on.

- does not go out about 4 seconds after the
igni­

tion is switched on.
- goes out and then comes on again after the ig­
nition is switched on.
- comes on or flickers while the car is moving.

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A WARNING
- The airbags are not a substitute for the seat

belts;
they are an integral part of the car's
overall passive safety system. The airbags
can only offer effective protection if the oc­
cupants are wearing their seat belts. For
this reason it is very important to wear the
seat belts at all times
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275, Why is it
so important to use seat belts?.
The seat belts and airbags can only provide
maximum protection if the occupants are
seated correctly
^>page
58, Front seats.

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If you do not wear a seat belt, if you lean

forward,
or are not seated correctly while
the vehicle is in motion, you are at greater
risk of injury should the airbag system be
triggered in an accident.
Components of the airbag system are loca­
ted in various parts of the vehicLe. If repairs
to other vehicle components make it neces­
sary to perform work on the airbag system
or to remove or install parts of the airbag

system,
this may cause damage to the air-
bag system. As a result, the airbags may not
inflate correctly or may not be triggered at
all in an accident situation. For this reason,
you should always have the work carried out
by a qualified workshop.
If a fault should occur in the airbag system,
have the system checked immediately by a
qualified workshop. Otherwise the system
may fail to trigger in an accident.
Do not attempt to modify components of
the airbag system in
anyway.

Never make any alterations to the front
bumper
or
the body.
Do not remove the front seats.
The airbag system can only be activated

once;
if the airbag has been triggered, the
system must be replaced. Should the airbag
system or airbag modules have to be re­

placed,
the qualified workshop carrying out
the replacement will document all details.

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If any repair work is required
or
the airbag
and restraint systems have to be replaced,
have the work carried out by your authorised
Audi dealer or a qualified workshop which
adheres to the Audi factory standards. This
will minimise the risk of injury.
If you sell the vehicle, remember to pass on
the complete Service Wallet to the new
owner. If any of the airbags have been
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Care of vehicle and cleaning
- Never clean the camera lens with cleaning
agents which are abrasive or contain alco­
hol - danger of scratches and cracks ap­

pearing.

- Windows and windscreen
- Remove snow and ice from windows and
exterior mirrors with a plastic scraper on­
ly. To avoid scratches, the scraper should
only be pushed in one direction and not
moved to and fro.
- Never use warm or hot water to remove
snow and ice from windows and mirrors.
This could cause the glass to crack!
-To avoid damaging the heating element,
do not put stickers on the inner side of the
rear window.
- Ornamental trim/mouldings
- Do not use chrome cleaning agents.
- Paintwork
- The vehicle must be free of dirt and dust
before applying polish/wax - otherwise
the paintwork may be damaged.
- Do not polish/wax the vehicle in direct
sunLight - this can damage the paint!
- Do not attempt to polish out surface rust
deposits - this can damage the paint!
- Remove cosmetics and sun Lotion immedi­
ately - otherwise the paintwork may be

damaged.

- Displays/instrument cluster
-The displays/instrument cluster and the
surrounding trim must not be cleaned
with a dry cloth - this can scratch the sur­

faces!

- Before cleaning, ensure that the instru­
ment cluster is switched off and
cool.

- Do not let any Liquid get between the in­
strument cluster and the trim - risk of
damage!
- Do not exert heavy pressure on the head-
up display* when cleaning it. This could
push the dispLay out of its guide rails - risk
of damage!
- Control consoles
- Do not let any liquid get inside the control
consoles - risk of damage!
- Seat belts
- Do not remove the seat belts to clean

them.

- Do not use chemical cleaning agents, cor­
rosive liquids, solvents or sharp instru­
ments to clean the seat belts or their com­
ponents - this can damage the belt web­

bing!

- If
you
find any damage to the belt web­

bing,
the belt fittings, the belt retractor or
the buckle, have the belt in question re­
placed by
a
qualified workshop.
- Fabrics/leatherette/Alcantara
- Do not use leather care products,
sol­

vents,
wax polish, shoe cream, stain
re­

movers, or any similar products on leath­
erette/Alcantara fabrics.
-To avoid damage, stubborn stains should
be removed by
a
qualified workshop.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges or similar utensils.
- Do not use the seat heating* to dry the

seats.

- Sharp-edged objects on clothing, such as
zip fasteners, rivets or belts, can also
damage the surface of the fabric.
- Please make sure you close any velcro fas­
teners, e.g. on your clothing, as these
could otherwise damage the upholstery.
- Natural leather
- Do not use solvents, wax polish, shoe

cream,
stain removers, or any similar
products on leather fabrics.
- Sharp-edged objects on clothing, such as
zip fasteners, rivets or belts, can also
damage the surface of the fabric.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges or similar utensils.
- Do not use the seat heating* to dry the

seats.

- Avoid exposing leather to direct sunlight
for long periods, otherwise it may tend to
lose some of its colour. If the car is
Left
for
a prolonged period in the bright sun, it is

best
to cover the leather. •
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