2018-2025 Volkswagen Touareg SUV Seats and head restraints -> Front seats User Manual

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Seats and head restraints -> Front seats for Your Volkswagen Touareg SUV Third Generation (2018-2025)

● Always adjust the front seat correctly and  
always sit upright with your back against the  
back of the seat. Do not place any part of  
your body directly on or too close to the air  
bag mounting location.  
Seats and head restraints  
Front seats  
Introduction to the topic  
● In the case of occupants of rear seats, the  
risk of serious injury increases if they are  
not seated upright, as the seat belts will not  
be correctly positioned.  
The adjustment options for the front seats are  
described below. Always make sure that the  
seats are correctly adjusted → page 54.  
WARNING  
Incorrect seat adjustm
and serious injuries.  
WARNING  
Before setting off, always adjust the front  
seats correctly and ensure that all other  
occupants are wearing their seat belts  
correctly.  
● Odjust the seats wvehicle is at  
a staill, otherwise tats may move  
unexpey while drivinnd you could  
lose contrthe vehicle. addition, the  
justment wsult in an orrect  
ion.  
● The passenger seat shall be moved as far  
back as possible.  
● The driver's seat shall be adjusted so that  
there is a minimum distance of 25 cm  
between the thorax and the centre
steering wheel. The seat shall be
longitudinally so that the driver can
depress the pedals with his knees slig
bent and that there is a distance of at lea
10 cm between the knee area and the  
dashboard. If, due itions, it  
is not possible f at  
least 10 cm b
the instrum
If you need a  
specialised
t the front seertically,  
udinally and in ination only when  
e is no one in the adjustment area of  
e front seats.  
● Do not allow any objects to obstruct the  
adjustment area of the seats.  
● Adjust the rear seats fore and aft only  
when there is no one in the adjustment area  
the rear seats.  
● Do not allow the adjustment and locking  
areas of the seats to become dirty.  
The Commi
carry  
ications.  
out,  
If seat covers and upholstery are used  
incorrectly, the electrical seat adjustment could  
be inadvertently activated and the seat could  
move unexpectedly while driving. This could  
lead to loss of control of the vehicle, resulting in  
accidents and injuries. This could also result in  
material damage to the electrical components  
of the front seats.  
● Never ride with the ely  
tilted backwards. The mat  
backrest is tilted backwards, the greater the  
risk of injury duincorrect seat belt fit  
and incorrect seg position.  
● Never drive with seat backrest tilted  
forward. If the frair bag is triggered, it  
could throw thckrest backwards and  
njure rear soccupants.  
● Never attach or place upholstery or covers  
on the electric controls of the seats.  
● p as much distance as possible  
from the steering wheel and the dashboard.  
● Never use upholstery or seat covers that  
have not been specifically approved for the  
seats in this vehicle.  
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The following is a description of all the controls  
that may be fitted to the seat. The number of  
controls may vary depending on the version of  
the seat.  
If cigarette lighters are left in the vehicle, they  
could be damaged or inadvertently ignited.  
This could result in severe burns and damage to  
the vehicle.  
On the seat there may be controls for  
mechanical adjustment combined with controls  
for electrical adjustment.  
● Before adjusting a seat, always make sure  
that there is no burner in the area of the  
moving parts of the seat.  
The controls on the right front seat are  
symmetrically arranged.  
● Before closing a slide, always make sure  
that there is no lighter in the closing area.  
Adjusting seats  
● Never leave a cigarette lighter in a cigarette  
lighter holder or on any other surface of  
the vehicle as it may ignite due to the high  
temperatures that can be reached on such  
surfaces, especially in summer.  
Legend to fig. 91:  
1
Pull the lever to move the sr  
backwardAfter releasing th
seat must age!  
2
Operate the leto adjust the lbar  
support.  
xerting forn the seat krest,  
eel to adjue seat brest.  
Adjust the mechanical front seats  
ver up or dowadjust the  
if necessary.  
veral times.  
Please note at the beginning of this  
on page 115.  
chapter  
g. 91 On the left front seatntrols.  
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Adjusting the electric front seats  
Please note  
at the beginning of this chapter on page 115.  
Fig. 92 Driver's seat: electric controls for adjusting the lumbar support e side bolste
B
D
.
, of the bench  
C
and of the seat back  
The controls on the right front sea
symmetrically arranged.  
RNING  
ower front seats aused carelessly or  
ut due care, serious injury may result.  
On the seat there may be c
mechanical adjustment combined with
for electrical adjustment.  
The front seats can also be electrically  
adjusted with the ignition switched off.  
Never leave a child or any person who may  
require assistance inside the vehicle.  
→
fig. 92 Pressing the knob direction of  
the arrow or in the rea:  
n case of emergency, interrupt the  
ctrical adjustment by pressing one of  
the mower buttons.  
1
3
1
2
4
2
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A
B
NOTICE  
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forw
To avoid damaging the electrical and neu- matic  
components of the front seats, do not kneel on  
the front seats or subject the bench seat and  
backrest to excessive loads concentrated at a  
single point.  
C
2
3
y
The seat i
lowered.  
3The ination of the bench is  
aded.  
2
or  
Towards de-  
Thclination of the backrest  
is usted.  
If the state of charge of the 12-volt battery is  
too low, it is possible that it will not be able to  
charge the 12-volt battery.  
D
lant or ha-  
cia back  
can adjust the seat electrically.  
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Adjusting the front seats in the infotainment system  
Please note at the beginning of this  
on page 115.  
Open the menu for the seat adjustment in the  
infotainment system.  
chapter  
CAR  
– Press the  
– Press the  
infotainment button.  
Settings  
function button .  
Seat Adjustment  
– Select  
from the list.  
Fig. 93 Infotainment system: menu of driver and  
passenger seat settings with memory function.  
Driver's and passenger seat settings menu w
Function button: Function  
Vehicle key driver's seat  
: If the function button che
→ fig. 93, the key used is activated for the memorp. 124.  
Adjusting the front passenger seat  
: After pressing this funbutton, the front passenger seat can be  
adjusted using the controls ot → p. 117h the exception of the lumbar support  
adjustment.  
Synchronised passenger seaction button just the passenger seat symmetrically to  
the driver's seat.  
After prfront passnger seat can be adjusted  
symmetrically to the dof the driver's seat to the front passenger  
seat, the function but
be pressed and held until the adjustment is  
complete. Only the lonment as well as the backrest inclination will be  
adjusted.  
Access
function b→ fig. 93, the electrical access aid is activated →  
p.
NOTICE  
the power front seats ased carelessly or  
ithout due care, serious y may result.  
To avoid damaging the electrical and neu-  
matic components of the front seats, do not  
kneel on the front seats or subject the bench  
seat and backrest to excessive loads  
concentrated at a single point.  
The front passenger seahould only be  
justed via the Seat Astment menu of  
tfotainment systewhen there is no  
one pying the t.  
Depending on the software of the specific  
equipment for the market in question, it  
may be possible to  
The engine may need to be started.  
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If the state of charge of the 12-volt battery  
is too low, it is possible that it will not be  
possible to charge the 12-volt battery.  
can adjust the seat electrically.  
● When the seat is moved forwards, objects  
can be pushed into the space between the  
seat and the floor uggage  
compartment. Befhe seat  
backwards, remove may  
have been placed in
seat and the floor of t
comartment.  
Rear seats  
Introduction to the topic  
The adjustment options for the rear seats are  
described below. Always make sure that the  
seats are correctly adjusted → p. 54.  
entehis space.  
WARNING  
Incorrect adjustment of the rear seat can lead  
to accidents and serious injuries .  
sting thar seat  
● Only adjust the rear seat when the veh
is stationary, otherwise it may mov
unexpectedly while driving. In a
when adjusting the rear seat, an i
position is adopted.  
ote and abeginning of this  
on page 119.  
● Adjust the rear seat only when no one is
the adjustment area of r seat.  
WARNIN
If cigarette lig
could be dam
This could reso  
the vehicle. .  
Fig. 94 Under the rear seat, on the left-hand side:  
adjustment lever.  
● Before adjustinre  
thaere is no the  
moving parts of the s
● Before closing a slide, always make sure  
that there is no lihter in the closing area.  
● Never leave a citte lighter in a cigarette  
lighter holder or any other surface of  
the vehicle as it y ignite due to the high  
temperatures thcan be reached on such  
surfaces, espally in summer.  
Fig. 95 On the left-hand side of the rear seat:  
adjustment lever.  
NOTICE  
● If the rear seat is moved longitudinally,  
objects transported in the luggage  
compartment could cause damage.  
The rear seat is divided asymmetrically and each  
part can be adjusted separately.  
do.  
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