remove seats AUDI A8 2015 Owners Manual

Pass-through with ski
sack
Preparing the pass-through
Applies to vehicles: with pass-through and ski sack
Long objects such as skis can be transported
in the ski sack.
Fig. 73 Rear bench seat: removing the protect ive cover
Fig. 74 Rear center armrest: attaching the protective
cover
.,. Fold the rear center armrest and the cover
located behind it down.
.,. Press the button to remove the protective
cover
¢fig. 73.
.,. To protect the front area of the center arm­
rest, position the cover as illustrated
¢ fig. 74 and press the suction cups down so
they adhere.
.,. Slide the loaded ski sack* from the luggage
compartment out through the opening . The
zipper must face toward the rear .
.,. Secure the ski sack*
¢page 71.
Seats and storage 71
Securing the ski sack
Applies to vehicles: with pass -through and ski sack
Fig. 75 Luggage compartment: securing the ski sack *
Fig. 76 Rear be nch seat: tying down the item
There are two straps with hooks@on the
sides of the ski sack*¢
fig. 75. There is also a
sec uring strap@¢
fig. 76 on the sack .
.,. To secure the ski sack in the luggage com­
partment, hang the hooks in the rear tie­
downs ¢
fig. 75 .
.,. Tighten the strap on the ski sack to prevent
the objects in the sack from sliding
¢ fig. 76 .
A WARNING ... -
-The ski sack is intended only for the
transportation of skis and other light ob­
jects. To reduce the risk of ser io us per­
sonal injury, never transport heavy or
pointed objects in the ski sack.
- When braking rapidly or during an acci­
dent, the load could be disp laced and
cause injury to occupants.
- Sharp edges o n the load must be covered
for protection. Always fasten the belt
tightly around the sack and its contents. _...

7 2 Seats and storage
-For safety reasons, do not transport
more than two pairs of skis in the ski
sack.
- You must secure the ski sack with the
strap after loading.
- Make sure all objects that you are trans­
porting in the pass-through are secured.
Otherwise they could slide around during
sudden braking maneuvers and cause in­
jury.
Q) Tips
- Never stow the ski sack away when it is
still wet or damp (for example, snow
melting from skis). Allow it to dry com­
pletely before stowing it away .
- Position skis in the ski sack with the
pointed ends facing the front and ski
poles with the pointed ends facing the
rear.
Roof rack
Description and mounting locations
Additional cargo can be carried with a roof
luggage rack.
Fig. 77 Roof rack attac hment points
,. Always read and follow the instructions pro­
vided by the roof rack manufacturer when
installing the roof rack system .
If luggage or cargo is to be carried on the
roof, you must observe the following:
- To enhance the vehicle's streamlined design,
rain gutters have been molded into the roof.
It is not possible to use normal roof racks.
Only install a roof rack specifically designed for your model AB. Contact the nearest Audi
dealer for information on approved modular
roof racks for your vehicle.
- Only use roof racks approved for your vehi­
cle. These approved roof racks are the basis
for a complete roof rack system. Additional
attachments or carrier systems are needed
to transport luggage and sports equipment.
We recommend using roof racks from the
Audi original accessories program .
- When installing the roof rack, make sure it
is only mounted on the designated locations
on the roof~
fig. 77 .
- We recommend that you keep the installa­
tion instructions for your roof rack system
together with your Owner's literature in the
vehicle .
When should the roof rack be removed?
-Before going through an automatic car wash
(it is best to ask the car wash operator for
advice)
- When not in use, to reduce fuel consump­
tion, wind noise and to guard against theft .
8,. WARNING
-Use of an unapproved roof rack or incor­
rect mounting of an approved roof rack
can cause the roof rack or the items at­
tached to it to fall off the roof onto the
road.
- Objects falling from the roof of a vehicle
can cause a crash and personal injury.
- Only mount the roof rack on the desig­
nated locations on the roof¢
fig. 77.
- The roof rack system must be installed
exactly according to the instructions pro­
vided.
- When driving with a roof rack system,
changes to the center of gravity and wind
resistance can change the vehicle han­
dling and lead to a collision. Always
adapt your driving and your speed to the
current conditions.
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76 Seats and storage
become a hazard for vehicle occupants in
the event of sudden braking or a crash.
- Always remove objects from the instru­
ment panel. Any items not stored could
slide around inside the vehicle while driv­
ing or when accelerating or when apply­
ing the brakes or when driving around a
corner.
- When you are driving make sure that
anything you may have placed in the cen­
ter console or other storage locations cannot fall out into the footwells. In case
of sudden braking you would not be able
to brake or accelerate.
- Any articles of clothing that you have
hung up must not interfere with the driv­
er's view. The coat hooks are designed
only for lightweight clothing. Never hang
any clothing with hard, pointed or heavy
objects in the pockets on the coat hooks.
During sudden braking or in an accident -
especially if the airbag is deployed -
these objects could injure any passen­ gers inside the vehicle .
- To reduce the risk of personal injury in an
accident or sudden stop, always keep the
glove compartment closed while driving .
- Read and follow all WARNINGS
¢ page 170, Important safety instruc­
tions on the side airbag system.
- Hang clothes in such a way that they do
not impair the driver's vision.
- The coat hooks must only be used for lightweight clothing . Do not leave any
heavy or sharp edged objects in the pock­
ets which may interfere with the side cur­
tain airbag deployment and can cause
personal injury in a crash.
- Do not use coat hangers for hanging
clothing on the coat hooks as this can in­
terfere with proper deployment of the
side curtain airbags in an accident.
- Do not hang heavy objects on the coat
hooks, as they could cause personal in­
jury in a sudden stop.
(D Note
Objects located on the rear shelf that rub
against the rear window could damage the
heating wires for the rear window defog­
ger.
@ Tips
- A vent slot is located between the shelf
and the rear window. Do not block the
vent with any items you may place on the
rear window shelf.
- Do not place bulky items on the rear win­
dow shelf as they could restrict or block
the driver's vision in the rear view mirror.
Cooler
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: wi th coo ler
Please clean the cooler before using it for the
first time ¢
table on page 216.
You can only switch on the cooler if
- the temperature in the luggage compart­
ment is below 131 °F (55 °C). The cooler
switches off automatically if the tempera­
ture in the luggage compartment exceeds
131 °F (55 °C). Once the temperature falls
below 131 °F (55 °C) again, the cooler
switches on again automatically.
- the battery is adequately charged. The cool­
er switches off automatically if the vehicle
battery voltage falls below a minimum lev­
el. This prevents the battery from discharg­ ing. The cooler switches back on again auto­
matically when the battery voltage increases
again (e .g. after starting the engine).
The cooler cools to 42.8 °F
(+ 6 °C) and the
freezer cools to 21.2 °F (-6 °C) in optimum
cooling conditions. The cooling performance
is affected by the temperature in the luggage
compartment . The temperature inside the
cooler will be higher if the luggage compart-
ment is hot. .,.

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-Improper repair or disassembly of the
front passenger and driver seat will pre­
vent the Advanced Airbag System from
functioning properly.
- Repairs to the front passenger seat must
be performed by qualified and properly
trained workshop personnel.
- Never remove the front passenger or
driver seat from the vehicle.
- Never remove the upholstery from the
front passenger seat.
- Never disassemble or remove parts from
the seat or disconnect wires from it.
- Never carry sharp objects in your pockets
or place them on the seat. If the weight­
sensing mat in the passenger seat is
punctured it cannot work properly.
- Never carry things on your lap or carry
objects on the passenger seat. Such
items can increase the weight registered
by the weight-sensing mat and send the
wrong information to the airbag control
unit.
- Never store items under the front pas­
senger seat. Parts of the Advanced Air­
bag System under the passenger seat
could be damaged, preventing them and
the airbag system from working proper­
ly.
- Never place seat covers or replacement
upholstery that have not been specifical­
ly approved by Audi on the front seats.
- Seat covers can prevent the Advanced
Airbag System from recognizing child re­
straints or occupants on the front pas­
senger seat and prevent the side airbag in the seat backrest from deploying prop­
erly.
- Never use cushions, pillows, blankets or
similar items on the front passenger
seat. The additional padding will prevent
the weight-sensing mat in the seat from
accurately registering the child restraint
or person on the seat and prevent the
Advanced Airbag System from function­
ing properly.
- If you must use a child restraint on the
front passenger seat and the child re-
Airbag system 159
straint manufacturer's instructions re­
quire the use of a towel, foam cushion or
something else to properly position the
child restraint, make certain that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes
on and stays on whenever the child re­
straint is installed on the front passen­
ger seat.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, immedi­
ately install child restraint in a rear seat­
ing position and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
How the Advanced Airbag System
components work together
The front Advanced Airbag System and the
side airbags supplement the protection of­
fered by the front three-point safety belts
with pretensioners and load limiters and the
adjustable head restraints to help reduce the
risk of injury in a wide range of accident and
crash situations. Be sure to read the impor­
tant information about safety and heed the
WARNINGS in this chapter.
Deployment of the Adv a need Airbag System
and the activation of the safety belt preten­
sioners depend on the deceleration measured
by the crash sensors and registered by the
electronic control unit. Crash severity depends
on speed and deceleration as well as the mass
and stiffness of the vehicle or object involved
in the crash .
On the passenger side, regardless of safety
belt use, the airbag will be turned off if the
weight on the passenger seat is less than the
amount programmed in the electronic control
unit. The front airbag on the passenger side
will also be turned off if one of the child seats
that has been certified under Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 208 has been recog­
nized on the seat. The
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on to tell you
when the front Advanced Airbag on the pas­
senger side has been turned off
c:> page 153,
Child restraints on the front seat-some im-
portant things to know. .,,.
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and proper use of the lower anchorages
or safety belts in your vehicle.
- Never secure or attach any l uggage or
other items to the
LATCH lower ancho ­
rages .
- Always read and heed the important in­
formation about child restra ints in this
chapter and WARNINGS
c;,page 174,
Child Safety.
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages
Special guidance fixtures increase the conven ­
ience of the lower anchorages and are availa­
ble from your au thori zed Audi dealer .
Fig. 183 Outer rear seat s: in stallin g th e guid ance fix­
tu res
F ig . 184 Clo se -up : fittin g the guidance fixt ur e ov er th e
l ower a nch o rage b rack et
The lower anchorage attachment points are
located on the rear seats between the seat­
back and the seat cushion . Specia l guidance
fix tures increase the convenience of the lower
ancho rages and help protect the seat mater ial
from possib le damage when installing child
restraints.
Install ing th e guidance fixtures
.,. Push down on the seat cush ion so that the
lower anchorages are visib le.
Child S afety 189
.,. Ho ld the guidance fixture with the part
number facing downward and push it in the
direction of the arrow onto the anchorage
¢ fig. 184.
.,. Make sure that each of the two guidance fix­
tures per seat snaps into place .
Removing th e guid ance fixtures
.,. Remove the chi ld restraint according the
child restraint manufactu rer's instructions .
.,. Pu sh down on the seat cushion so that the
lower anchorages are v isible .
.,. Pull off the gu idance fixtures from the lower
anchorages.
.,. Always remove the guidance fixtures and
keep them in a safe p lace when not in use.
You may find it easier to install ch ild re­
stra ints equipped with hooks attached to
straps without the guidance fixtu res in place .
If this is the case, remove the guidance fix­
tures by pulling them off the anchorages. However, the guidance fixtures can help you
to locate the
LATCH anchorages.
A WARNING
Improper use of tether anchorages or low­
er anchorages can cause serious personal injury in a crash .
- A lways carefully follow the child re­
straint manufacturer's instructions for proper insta llation and use of child re­
straint systems .
- Never use the
LATCH or tether anchorag­
es to attach safety belts or other k inds of
occ upant restra ints .
- Ch ild restraint tether attachments and
lower attachments are only designed to
secure a ch ild restraint that has been
equ ipped to use these a nc ho rages.
- Tethe r anchorages and lower anchorages
are designed to withstand only those loads imposed by correc tly fitted child
restraints. Under no cir cumstance s can
they be used safely for adult or child
safety belts or harnesses .

190 Child Safe ty
- Never mount more than one chi ld re­
straint to a single tether or to a lower an­
chorage point. Attaching two child re­
straints to a single anchorage point can cause the anchorage to fail and cause se­
rious personal inju ry in a crash.
(D Note
- Remove the guidance fixtures before
fold ing the rear seatback to prevent
damaging the seat cushion.
- To attach the child restraint secure ly, the
seat must be moved to the farthest rear pos ition, the seat height set to the low­
est posit ion and the head restra int must
be adjusted to the verti cal position
¢page 61.
-If you leave the guidance fixtures instal­
l ed for several days, they could leave a
mark on the upho lstery o n the sea t cush ­
i on and backrest in the a rea that the
guidance fixtures were insta lled . The up­
ho lstery would also be permanently
stretched around the guidance fixtures.
This applies especially to leather seats.
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always
follow the child restraint manufacturer's in­
structions.
F ig. 1 85 Lower a nchorages: proper mounting
Mounting
"" Make su re the sea tback of the rear sea t
bench is in the upright position and sec urely
l atched in place. ""
Attach both hook -on connectors with the
spring catch release on the child safety seat
onto the LATCH lower anchorage so that the
connectors lock into place¢
fig. 185.
""Pull on the connector attachments to make
sure they are proper ly attached to the LATCH
lower anchorage .
"" Pull straps tight fo llow ing the child restraint
manufac turer's inst ruct ions .
Releasing
"" Loosen the tension on the straps following
the child restra int manufacturer's instruc ­
tions .
"" Dep ress the spring catches to release the
anchorage hooks from the lowe r anchorag­
es.
Remember: Use tether straps to help keep the
ch ild restra int fi rm ly in place.
.&_ WARNING
I mp roper use of the LATCH system c an in­
crease the risk of serious pe rsonal injury
and death in a n accident.
- These anchors were deve loped on ly for
child safety seats using the "LATCH" sys­
tem .
- Never at tach other ch ild safety sea ts,
be lts or other objects to these anchors.
- Always make sure that you hear a click
when latch ing the seat in place . If you do
not hear a click the seat is not sec ure and
could fly forward and hit the interior of
the vehicle, or be ejected from the vehi­
cle .
.&_ WARNING
-
Improper installat ion of child restra ints
will increase the r isk of injury i n an acci­
dent.
- Always follow the child restraint system
manufacturer's instruct ions for proper
i n stallation of the ch ild restra int system
and p roper use of teth er straps as well as
the lower anchorages or safety bel ts in
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your veh icle. Ii-