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Sitting correctly and safely

– Never kneel on the seats.

Sitting correctly and

safely

– Never tilt your backrest far back.

– Never lean against the instrument panel.

– Never lie down on the rear bench seat.

– Never sit only on the front section of the seat.

– Never sit sideways on the seat.

Maintaining the correct

seating position

General information

– Never lean against the window.

– Never place your feet out of the window.

– Never place your feet on the instrument panel.

– Never place your feet on the seat cushion.

– Never ride in the footwell.

As the driver, you are responsible for making sure

each person in the vehicle is sitting correctly in

their seat and maintaining this correct seating

position while driving. Make sure that:

– Never sit on the armrests.

– Each person in the vehicle has adjusted their

seat correctly ðpage 65.

– Never drive or ride in a seat without fastening

your safety belt.

– The steering wheel is adjusted correctly

ðpage 69.

– Never ride in the luggage compartment.

– The mirrors are adjusted so that there is a suffi-

cient view of the area around the vehicle

ðpage 60.

WARNING

Incorrect seating positions, failure to wear a

safety belt, or being too close to an airbag in-

crease the risk of serious injury or death to ve-

hicle occupants, especially if the airbags de-

ploy and come into contact with vehicle occu-

pants who are not seated correctly. Note the

important information and warnings in the

chapters for the topics given above.

– Each person in the vehicle has adjusted their

head restraint correctly ðpage 70.

– Each person in the vehicle has adjusted their

safety belt correctly ðpage 71.

– The activation status of the front passenger's

airbag is suitable for the person in the front

passenger's seat ðpage 78.

– Children are secured in suitable child safety

seats that are secured to appropriate vehicle

seats ðpage 80. Read and observe the impor-

tant safety information pertaining to the use of

child safety seats on the front passenger's seat

Tips

If you or other passengers in the vehicle have

physical limitations that prevent sitting in a

correct position, modifications to the vehicle

may be necessary. For more information, con-

tact an authorized Audi dealer or authorized

Audi Service Facility, or call Audi customer

support at 1-800-822-2834.

in General information on page 80.

Examples of incorrect seating positions

Safety belts can only provide optimal protection

when they are routed correctly. Incorrect seating

positions significantly reduce the protective func-

tions of the safety belts and increase the risk of

injury due to incorrect belt routing.

Front seats

General information

Make sure that:

The following list includes examples of seating

positions that could be dangerous for all vehicle

occupants. This is not a complete list. Audi would

simply like to increase your awareness of the top-

ic. The following points apply when the vehicle is

in motion:

– You can press the pedals down completely

while your legs are slightly bent.

– The distance between your upper body and the

steering wheel or instrument panel is at least

10 inches (25 cm).

– The distance between your knees and the in-

strument panel is at least 4 inches (10 cm).

– Never stand inside the vehicle.

– Never stand on the seats.

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Sitting correctly and safely

– Your thighs are lightly supported by the front

surface of the seat.

window, or on the seat surfaces. This also

applies to persons in the rear seats.

– The backrest is in an upright position and the

back of the person seated is resting against it.

– You have a sufficient view of the area around

the vehicle.

Note

To reduce the risk of damage, be very careful

when adjusting the seat to make sure the

head restraints do not come into contact with

the roof.

– You have a clear view of the instrument cluster,

indicator lights, and the head-up display*.

WARNING

Manual seat adjustment

Applies to: vehicles with manual adjustable seats

– If you are too close to the steering wheel or

instrument panel, the airbag system cannot

provide the optimal protection, which in-

creases the risk of injury and death.

The settings depend on the vehicle equipment.

Adjusting the seat position

– To reduce the risk of injury to the driver in

the event of sudden braking maneuvers or

accidents, never drive with the backrest re-

clined very far. The airbag system and safety

belts can only provide optimal protection

when the backrest is in an upright position

and the driver is wearing the safety belt cor-

rectly. If the backrest is angled back too far,

the safety belt can shift to soft areas of the

body, such as the stomach, which increases

the risk of injury.

►

To adjust the seat forward or back, pull the lev-

er 1 and slide the seat.

To adjust the seat up or down, pull or press the

lever 2 .

►

Adjusting the backrests

►

To adjust the backrest forward or back, turn the

adjusting wheel 3 .

Adjusting the thigh support

►

To increase or decrease the upper thigh sup-

port, lift the handle 4 and move the upper

thigh support.

– To reduce the risk of an accident, only adjust

the seats when the vehicle is stationary.

– Be careful when adjusting the seat. Lack of

control or attention when adjusting can re-

sult in injuries due to pinching for vehicle oc-

cupants both in the front seats and rear

seats.

Adjusting the angle of the seat surface

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To adjust the angle of the seat surface, pull or

press the lever 5 .

– Never place objects in the driver's footwell.

Objects could shift and enter the area

around the pedals, which could prevent you

from using them. You would then be unable

to use the pedals if sudden driving or brak-

ing maneuvers were needed, which increas-

es the risk of an accident.

Adjusting the lumbar support

►

To adjust the lumbar support, press the button

6 in the desired direction.

WARNING

– To reduce the risk of an accident, only adjust

the driver's seat when the vehicle is station-

ary.

– Make sure that the floor mats are always se-

curely attached.

– Exercise caution when adjusting the seat

height. Adjusting the seat carelessly or with-

out checking can pinch hands and fingers.

– The front seat backrests must not be re-

clined too far back when driving, because

this impairs the effectiveness of the safety

– To reduce the risk of an accident, never place

additional floor mats or other floor covers

over the installed floor mats, because this

reduces the pedal's range of motion and can

impair pedal operation.

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– To reduce the risk of injury, never place your

feet on the instrument panel, out of the

Sitting correctly and safely

Adjusting the thigh support

belts and airbag system, which increases the

risk of injury.

►

To increase or decrease the upper thigh sup-

port, lift the handle 4 and move the upper

thigh support.

Power seat adjustment

Massage function

►

To turn the massage function on or off, press

the button 5 ðfig. 56.

Adjusting the side supports

You can adjust the side bolsters using the multi-

function button 3 ðfig. 56.

WARNING

Fig. 55 Front seat: adjusting the seat (version A)

– To reduce the risk of an accident, only adjust

the driver's seat when the vehicle is station-

ary.

– The power front seats can also be adjusted

when the ignition is turned off. To reduce

the risk of injury, children should never be

left unattended in the vehicle for this rea-

son.

– Exercise caution when adjusting the seat

height. Unsupervised or careless seat adjust-

ment could cause parts of the body to be

pinched, which increases the risk of injury.

– The front seat backrests must not be re-

clined too far back when driving, because

this impairs the effectiveness of the safety

belts and airbag system, which increases the

risk of injury.

Fig. 56 Front seat: adjusting the seat (version B)

The settings depend on the vehicle equipment.

Adjusting the backrests

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To move the backrest forward or backward,

press the button 1 forward or backward.

Adjusting the seat position

Adjusting the front seats in the MMI

Applies to: vehicles with seat settings in the MMI

►

To move the seat forward or backward, push

the button 2 forward or backward.

►

To adjust the seat upward or downward, push

the rear section of the button 2 upward or

downward.

►

To adjust the seat surface, press the front part

of the button 2 upward or downward.

Adjusting the lumbar support

►

Fig. 57 Center display: seat settings

To adjust the lumbar support, press the button

3 in the desired direction.

The settings and the number of menus and but-

tons depend on the vehicle equipment.

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Sitting correctly and safely

Operating

Reset seat position

Applies to: MMI

You can adjust the position of the front passeng-

er’s seat to match the driver's seat.

►

Select on the home screen: VEHICLE > Seats.

►

To access the various menus 1 , swipe to the

Driver seat entry assistance

left or right.

►

To display the various seats, press  or  2 .

Entry assistance makes it easier to enter or exit

the vehicle.

The red coloring of the symbol 3 indicates which

seat is selected.

Front passenger seat adjustment

Massage

You can adjust the front passenger's side with the

driver's seat buttons.

See ðpage 68

Additional seat settings

Easy entry function for the rear seats

Applies to: vehicles with easy entry function

See ðpage 68

Front seat massage function

Applies to: vehicles with massage function

Selecting the massage function

►

To open the Massage menu, press the button

5 ðpage 67, fig. 56.

Turning the massage function on or off

Applies to: MMI

Fig. 58 Front seat: power entry assistance (version 1)

►

To turn the massage function on or off, press

the button 5 ðpage 67, fig. 56.

►

Press Start/Stop on the MMI.

Setting the massage type and intensity

Applies to: MMI

►

To adjust the massage type, press the desired

button on the MMI, for example Wave.

►

To adjust the intensity of the massage, press

Intensity on the MMI repeatedly until the de-

sired level is reached.

Fig. 59 Front seat: power entry assistance (version 2)

Tips

Entry assistance makes it easier for the rear pas-

sengers to enter and exit the vehicle.

The massage function turns off automatically

after approximately 10 minutes.

Power entry assistance (version 1)

►

Lift the handle 1 ðfig. 58 and fold the seat

Additional settings in the MMI

backrest forward.

►

To move the seat all the way forward or to the

►

Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:

original position, press the 2 button briefly.

You can stop the seat by pressing the button

again.

You can move the seat all the way forward even

when the backrest is upright. Press and hold

VEHICLE > Seats.

Swipe to the left if necessary.

►

Depending on the vehicle equipment, the follow-

ing options may be available.

►

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Sitting correctly and safely

the button 2 until the seat reaches your pre-

ferred position.

WARNING

In certain positions, the front center armrest

can interfere with arm movement, which in-

creases the risk of injury.

Power entry assistance (version 2)

Pull on the loop 1 ðfig. 59 and fold the back-

rest forward 2 .

Steering wheel

General information

Make sure that:

►

To move the seat all the way forward or to the

original position, press the 3 button briefly.

You can stop the seat by pressing the button

again.

– The distance between your upper body and the

steering wheel is at least 10 inches (25 cm).

– Your arms are bent slightly at the elbows.

– You have a sufficient view of the area around

the vehicle and you have a clear view of the in-

strument cluster and head-up display*.

WARNING

Always make sure the front seats are upright

and securely locked in place.

– Power entry assistance also works when the

ignition is turned off or when the vehicle

key is removed, so that rear seat passengers

can still move to the front of the vehicle in

an emergency situation. To reduce the risk

of injury, children should never be left unat-

tended in the vehicle for this reason.

– You are always holding the steering wheel with

both hands on the outer edge at the sides (9:00

and 3:00 position) when driving.

WARNING

– To reduce the risk of an accident, make sure

the steering wheel is adjusted correctly and

cannot be moved out of position before you

start to drive.

Tips

To prevent the head restraints from running

into the headliner, the power adjustable head

restraints* automatically move forward or up-

ward when the seat is adjusted.

– If you are too close to the steering wheel,

the driver's airbag cannot provide optimal

protection, which increases the risk of injury

or death.

Front center armrest

– Never hold the steering wheel in the 12:00

position or in any other way, such as holding

the center of the steering wheel. Otherwise,

your arms, hands, and head could be injured

in the event that the driver's airbag deploys.

Applies to: vehicles with a front center armrest

The front center armrest is located between the

front seats.

Adjusting the center armrest

The settings depend on the vehicle equipment.

►

To adjust the armrest forward or backward,

move the armrest in the desired direction.

►

To adjust the angle, raise the armrest in stages.

►

To move the armrest back into the original posi-

tion, raise it slightly out of the top level and

fold it downward.

Requirement: the vehicle battery must have a sufficient

charge level.

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