safety AUDI A3 2016 Owner´s Manual

Opening and closin g
"'Se lect : the IMENU ! button> Car> Syste m s*
contro l button > V ehicl e settin gs > Central
loc king > Door unlock ing.
Select ing All and pressing the~ button on the
remote control key un locks the entire vehicle .
I f you select
Dri ver and then press the~ button
on the remote contro l key , o nl y the drive r's door
will unlo ck. In veh icles w ith a convenience key,
only the front door whose handle you pull will
un lock . If you pr ess the ~ button twic e, the en ­
tire veh icle w ill unlock. If you press the~ button,
the entire vehicle w ill always lo ck.
F olding * th e ex ter ior m irrors
"'Se lect : the IMENU ! button> Car > Sy stem s*
contro l button > Ve hicl e s ett ing s > Central
lo ck ing > Fold m irro rs.
For more information,
refer to
c> page 50, Adjusting the exterior
mirrors.
If you select On , the exter ior mirrors wi ll fold in
automatically when you press the~ button on
the remote control key <=>
page 50.
T on e wh en locking
"' Se lect : the IMENU ! button> Car> S yst em s*
contro l button > V ehicl e sett ing s > Ce ntral
loc king > Tone wh en lo cking.
When checked off./, a tone will sou nd when you
lock the vehicle .
I f you press the~ button twice , the entire veh i­
cle will lock. There is a locking to ne at the same
time
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Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of
your vehicle.
A microch ip in the key automat ically deactivates
the electronic immob ilizer when the key is locat­
ed in the vehicle. If yo u remove the key from the
ve hicle, the electro nic immobilize r activates
again a utomat ica lly.
l) Th is fun ction is not a vail able in al l co un tries.
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A WARNING ,_ -
A lways take the key w ith you whenever you
leave your veh icle. The electronic immobilizer
can be deactivated with the key, so this could make it possible for unauthorized persons to
start the engine and operate vehi cle systems
such as the power windows or sun roof. This
can increase the ris k of serious injury .
(D Tips
-The veh icle cannot be started if an unau­
tho rized key is used. It may not be possib le
to start the veh icle unde r ce rtain c ircum­
stances, for examp le if there is ano ther ra­
dio module like the key from another vehi ­
cle or a transponder on the same keychai n.
- For an exp lanation on conformity w ith the
FCC regulations in the Un ited States and the
Industry Canada regulations, refer to
<=> page 309.
Safety central locking
App lies to vehicles : wit h safety cent ra l locking
Sa fety central locking provides the possib ility , to
only un lock the dr iver 's door and the fuel filler
door . The rest of the vehicle remains locked .
Unlocking the driver's door and the fuel filler
doo r
"' Press the remote control key or convenience
key
[§il button once or turn the key once in the
open ing d irection .
Unlocking all doors , the luggag e
compartment lid and th e fu el filler door
"' Press the remote control key or convenience
key
[§il button twice within five seconds or turn
the key
twice w ithin five seconds in the opening
di rect ion.
When unlock ing just the driver 's door, the a nti­
theft alarm system* is also immediately deacti­
vated .
In veh icles with an MMI, you can directly adjust
the safety central locking
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Front passenger's door and rear doors
emergency locking
All doors must be locked separately if the power
locking system fails .
Fig. 25 Em erge ncy doo r loc kin g
The driver's door can be locked using the door
lock cylinder
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The emergency lock on the other doors is located
on the side of the front passenger's and rear
doors. It is only visible when the door is open.
~ Pull the cover cap out of the opening .
~ Insert the key bit in the slot inside and turn the
key all the way to the right (right door) or left
(left door).
Once the door has been closed, it can no longer
be opened from the outside. The door can be un ­
locked and opened from the inside by pulling the
door handle once.
If the child safety lock on the rear doors is act i­
vated, pull the inner door handle first. Then you
can open the door from the outside.
Open ing and closing
Luggage compartment
lid
Opening and closing the luggage
compartment lid
Fig. 26 Luggage compar tme nt lid: opening (hand le)
Fig. 27 Luggage compar tme nt lid/hand le (example): clos ­
ing
Opening the luggage compartment lid
~ Press and hold the l.:::1 1 button on the remote
control key for at least one second, or
~ Push the handle in the luggage compartment
lid
c:> fig . 26, or
~ Pull the ~ button* in the driver's door@
r=!)page 8, fig . 1.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
~ Use the inside grip to pull the luggage com­
partment lid down and allow it to drop gently
to close it
c:> fig . 2 7 c:> £ .
.&_ WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. Otherwise the
luggage compartment lid could suddenly
open when driv ing, which increases the risk
of an accident.
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Opening and clo sin g
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyxiation .
- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child could climb into the vehicle thro ugh
the luggage compartment. If the luggage
compartment lid was then closed, the child
would be trapped in the vehicle and unable
to es cape. To reduce the risk of inju ry, do
not allow ch ildre n to p lay in or around the
vehicle. A lways keep the luggage compart­
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve­
hicle is not in use.
- Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment lid's range of motion when it
is closing, especially near the h inges. Fin­
gers or hands could be pinched .
(D Tips
-When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately by p ressing the
l.::s l button on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid l ocks automatically when it is closed again .
- In case of an emergency or a faulty handle,
the luggage compartment lid can be opened
from the inside
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luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from the inside.
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F ig. 28 (A3 Spor tback) L uggage co mpa rtment open ing: ac ­
cess to emergency re lease
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To reach the emergency release mechanism, the
rear bench seat backrest must be folded down.
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Emergency release (A3 Sportback )
.. Pry off the cove r using the key bi t on the
opened ve hicl e
key .. Insert the key in the opening behind the cover
@ and pull the key in the direction of the arrow
until the lock re leases.
Child safety lock
Child safety lock
Applies to vehicles: with mechanical child safety lock
The child safety locks t prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside.
Fi g. 29 Rea r doo rs : ch ild sa fety lock
.. To t urn the ch ild safety locks on , tu rn the igni ­
tion key in the direction of the ar row.
.. To turn
off , turn the ignition key opposite the
direct ion of t he arrow.
When the child safety locks are activated, the in ­
s ide door handles do not work and the doors can
on ly be opened from the outside.
The child sa fety lock only func tions on the door in
which it was activated.

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Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 30 Driver 's doo r: powe r w in dow contro ls
All power window sw itches h ave a two- stage
function :
Opening the windows
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• Press the switch to the first level and hold it
u nti l the w indow reaches the desire d position .
• Press t he swi tch b riefly to the
second stop to
au toma tically open the window.
Closing the windows
• Pull the swi tch up to the first lev el and hold it
u ntil the w indow reaches the desired position .
• Pull the swi tch b rief ly to the
s econd stop to au-
tomat ically close the window.
Power window switches
(D Left front doo r
@ Righ t fr ont door
@ Left rear door
© Right rear door
® Safety bu tton
Child safety lock
When the safety button ® is p ressed, the~
s ymbol in t he button t urns on. The power win­
dow switc hes in the re ar doors a re swi tched off.
A WARNING
-Always re move the ign it io n key whe n you
leave yo ur vehicle, eve n for a short period of
t ime. This app lies part icu larly when children
remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the c hil-
Open ing and closing
dren cou ld start the e ngine o r operate elec­
tr ica l equipment such as power windows.
The power windows cont inue to funct io n un­
til the driver's door or fron t passenger's
door has bee n opened.
- Pay careful attention when closi ng the w in­
dows. It co uld cause injury by p inch ing .
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
ve hicle must be unoccup ied si nce the win­
dows can no longe r be o pened in an emer­
gency.
@ Tips
A fter tu rning the ignition off you can st ill
open and close the windows for approximate­
ly 10 seconds. The power windows are not
sw itched off unti l the drive r's doo r or front
passe nger 's doo r has been opened.
Convenience opening /closing
Wi th the convenience ope ning/closing func tion,
yo u ca n cen tral ly and easily open the windows
and the panorama sun roof * from the outs ide.
Convenience opening
• Press the open button [fil] on t he remote cont rol
key u ntil all wind ows and the pa norama sun­
roof* have reached the desired pos ition, o r
• Ho ld the key in the dr iver's door lo ck until a ll
windows and the panorama s unroof* have
reached t he des ired position.
Convenience closing
• Ho ld the key in the dr iver's door lo ck in the lock
position unt il a ll w in dows an d t he panor am a
sunroof* a re closed .
Convenience closing with the convenience
key*
• Touch the sen so r* on o ne of the front door han­
d les and co nti nu e touching it until all of the
windows and the panorama s unroof* are
closed . Do not place you r hand in the door han­
dle when do ing th is .
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Lights and Vision
Wiper service position /blade replacement
po sit ion
.. To bring the wipers into the service position,
turn the ignition
off and move the windshield
wiper lever into position@¢
page 52, fig. 41 .
.. To bring the wipers into the starting pos it ion,
turn the ignition on and move the windsh ield
wipe r lever into position@¢
page 52, fig. 41.
Removing th e wiper blade
.. Fo ld the windshield wiper arm away from the
winds hield.
.. Press the lock ing knob
(D ¢ fig. 43 on the wiper
blade . Hold the w iper blade firmly .
.. Remove the wipe r blade in the direct ion of the
arrow.
Installing th e wiper blade
.. Insert the new wiper b lade into the mount on
the wiper arm @unti l you hea r it latch into
place .
.. Place the w ipe r arm back on t he w indshie ld .
.. Turn the serv ice position off.
_& WARNING
F or safety re asons, t he wind shie ld wiper
blades sho uld be replaced once or twice each
year .
- T he wi ndshield wipe rs mus t only be folded
away w hen in the serv ice posi tion. Other ­
wise, you r is k damaging the paint on the
hood or the windshield wiper motor .
- You should not dr ive your ve hicle or press
the windshie ld wiper lever when the wiper
a rms are fo lded away from the windshield.
The windshield wipers would move back in­
to the ir o rig inal position and could damage
the hood and w indshield.
- To prevent damage to t he windshie ld wash­
er system, a lways loosen wiper blades that
have frozen to the w indshield before turn­
i ng the wipers on .
- To preve nt damage to the wiper b lades, do
not apply gasol ine, pet roleum, thinning
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r othe r solvents on the wi per
blades or near them .
- T o prevent damage to the wiper arms or
other components, do not try to move the
windshield wipe rs by hand.
@ Tips
- C ommercial hot wax s uch a s the types used
by car washes make it more diffic ult to
clean the w indshie ld .
- You can also use the service pos it ion, for ex ­
amp le, if you want to protect the winds hield
from icing by using a cover.
- You cannot activate the service posit ion
when the hood is open .
Replacing rear windshield wiper blade
Applies to vehicles: with rear window wiper (A3 Sportback)
Fig.
44 Rear win dow w ipe r: remov ing t he wipe r blade
Removing the wiper blade
.. Fold the w indshie ld w iper arm aw ay from the
rear wi ndow.
.. Ho ld the wiper blade below the center -arrow ­
¢
fig. 44 and pull it o ut of the reta iner. Hold
the windshield wiper a rm secure ly while doing
this.
Installing the w iper blade
.. Press the wipe r blade mount into the re tainer.
Securely hold the w iper arm at the upper p las ­
tic end .
.. Fold the rear window wiper arm back onto the
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A WARNING
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or tw ice each
year.
Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
Appl ies to vehicles: with digital compass
Fig. 45 Rea rview mirro r: digital compass activated
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.. To turn the compass on or off, press the button
@ until the compass in the mir ror appears o r
disappears.
The digital compass only works when the ign ition
is turned on. The direct ions are indicated with ab­
breviations : N (north), NE (northeast), E (east),
SE (southeast), S (south), SW (southwest), W
(west), NW (northwest).
You must recalibrate the compass if it does not
display the correct direction
¢ page 55, Cali­
brating the compass.
@ Tips
To prevent inaccu rate compass readings, do
not bring any remote controls , e lectr ical devi­
ces or metallic objects near the mirror.
Lights and V ision
Adjusting the magnetic zone
Applies to vehicles: with digita l compass
The magnetic zone must be adjusted correctly
for the compass to read accurately.
Fig. 46 North Amer ica: mag netic zone map
.. Press and hold the button@¢ page 55, fig. 45
until the number of the magnetic zone appears
in the rearview m irror.
.. Press the button @ repeatedly to select the
correct magnetic zone. The se lection mode
turns off after a few seconds.
Calibrating the compass
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
You must recalibrate the compass if it does not
display the correct direction.
.. Press and hold the button @¢ page 55, fig . 45
until a C appears in the interior rearv iew mirror .
.. Dr ive in a circle at about 5 mph (10 km/h) until
a direction is displayed in the rearv iew mirror.
.8_ WARNING
- To avoid endangering yourself and other
d rivers, calibrate the compass in an area
where there is no traffic .
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General information
Important information
A WARNING
Refer to the chapter Driving Safely
r::!> page 166, Driving safety for important in­
formation, tips, suggestions and warnings
that you should read and follow for your own
safety and the safety of your passengers.
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system con only
provide maximum protection if the front seats ore correctly adjusted.
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger. Adjust
your seat properly so that:
- you can easily and quick ly reach all the switches
and contro ls in the instrument pane l
- your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and airbag system can offer
maximum protection
r::!> page 184.
I n the following sections, you will see exact ly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are spec ial regulations and instructions for
in stalling a ch ild seat on the front passenger's
seat. Always fo llow the information rega rding
chi ld safety provided in
r::!> page 209, Child safe ­
ty.
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and all
other passengers can result in serious person­
al injury.
- Always keep yo ur feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion -never put your feet on
top of the instrument pane l, out of the win­
dow or on top of the seat cushion. Th is ap­
plies especially to the passengers. If your
seating pos it ion is inco rrect, you increase
Seat s and sto rage
the risk of injury in the case of sudden bra k­
ing or an accident. If the airbag inflates and
the seating posit ion is incorrect, th is could
result in persona l injury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and front
passenger to keep a distance of at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument pan­
el. If you're sitt ing any closer than this, the
ai rbag system cannot protect you properly.
I n addition, the front seats and head re­
str aints must be adjusted to you r body
height so that they can give you maximum
protection.
- Always try to keep as much dis tance as pos ­
sible between yourself and the steering
wheel or instrument pane l.
- Do not adjust the driver's o r front passeng­
er's seat while the vehicle is moving . Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud­
den loss of vehicle contro l and personal in­
jury. If you ad just your seat while the veh icle
is moving, you are o ut of pos ition.
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the driver's seat
in the following manner:
.. Adj ust the seat in fore and aft direction so that
you can easi ly push the pedals to the f loor
while keeping yo ur knees slight ly bent
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Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page
57.
.. Adjust the backrest so that when you sit w ith
your back against the backrest, yo u can st ill
grasp the top of the stee ring wheel.
.. For ad justab le head rest raints: adjust the head
restraint so the upper edge is as even as possi­
b le with the top o f your head . If tha t is not pos­
sible, t ry to adjust the head rest raint so that it
is as close to this position as possible
r::!> page 60. Move the head restraint so that it
is as close to the back of the head as poss ible.
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Seats and storage
_& WARNING
Never place any objects in the driver's foot­
well. An object could get into the pedal area and interfere with pedal function. In case of
sudden braking or an accident, you would not
be able to brake or accelerate.
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the
rearmost position.
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is de­
p loy ing, do not sit any closer to the instrument
panel than necessary and always wear the three­
point safety belt provided adjusted correctly. We
recommend that you adjust the passenger's seat
in the following manner:
• Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
position.
Do not ride with the seat reclined .
• For adjustable head restraints: adjust the head
restraint so the upper edge is as even as possi­
ble with the top of your head . If that is not pos­
sible, try to adjust the head restraint so that it
is as close to this position as possible
q page 60. Move the head restraint so that it
is as close to the back of the head as possible.
• Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas­
senger's seat .
Front seats
Manual seat adjustment
Appl ies to v eh icles : w ith manu ally a djustabl e seats
Fig . 47 Front seat: manual seat ad jus tm ent
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@ -Moving the seat forward/back: pull the lever
and slide the seat.
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@-Lengthening/shorteni ng the upper thigh
support*:
lift the handle.
@-Adjusting the angle of the seat surface*.
Pull/press the lever.
@-Adjusting the lumbar support*: press the
button in the desired direction.
®-Moving the seat up/down : pull/press the lev­
er.
® -Adjusting the backrest angle: turn the ad­
justing wheel.
_& WARNING
- Only adjust the front seat with when the ve­
hicle is stationary. Otherwise, this increases
the risk of an accident
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Adjusting the seat carelessly or
w ithout check ing can p inch hands and fin­
gers.
- 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
th e risk of injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury during sudden
braking or in a collision, the driver and front
passenger should not have their backrests in
the reclined position while driving or riding.
The safety belts and airbag system can pro­
vide the greatest protection possible when
the backrests are in the upright position and
the safety belts are worn correctly. The more a backrest is reclined, the greater the
risk of injury due to an incorrect seating po­
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Power seat adjustment
Applies to vehicles: with power adjustable seats
Fig. 48 Front se at: po wer se at adjust men t
@ -Adjusting the lumbar support: press the but­
ton in the applicable position .
@-moving the seat up/down : press the button
up/down. To adjust the front seat cushion, press
t he fron t button up/down. To adjust the rear seat
cushion, press the rear button up/down .
@-moving the seat forward/back: press the
but ton forward/back.
© -adjusting the backrest angle : press the but­
ton forward/back.
@ -lengthening/shortening the upper thigh sup­
port* : lift the grip handle.
A WARNING
- Only adjust the front seat with when the ve­
hicle is stationary. Otherwise, this increases
the risk of an accident
- The power adjustment for the front seats al­
so works with the ignition switched off or
with the ignition key removed. For this rea­
son, children should never be left unattend­
ed in the vehicle - they could be injured!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Unsupervised or careless seat ad­
justment can pinch fingers or hands causing
injuries .
- 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.
Seats and storage
-To reduce the risk of injury during sudden
braking or in a collision, the driver and front
passenger should not have their backrests in
the reclined position while driving or riding .
The safety belts and airbag system can pro­
vide the greatest protection possible when
the backrests are in the upright position and
the safety belts are worn correctly. The
more a backrest is reclined, the greater the
risk of injury due to an incorrect seating po­
sition and safety belt position.
Front center armrest
Applies to vehicles: with front center a rm rest
The center armrest can be adjusted to several
l e ve ls.
Fig. 49 Armre st between th e driv er's /fro nt pa ssenger 's
s eats.
.,. To adjust the angle, raise the armrest~ fig. 49
notch by notch.
.,. To bring the armrest back down, raise it out of
the top notch and fold it back down. Then
lift
the armrest to the desired position, if necessa­
ry.
Please note that the driver 's ability to move his or
arm may be restricted when the armrest is folded
down. Because of this, the armrest should not be
folded down during city driving .
The armrest can slide forward and back.
There is a storage compartment under the arm­
rest .
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Rear center armrest
Applies to vehicles: with rear center armrest
The storage compartment and cup holder are in­
tegrated in the armrest.
Fig. SO Rear a rmrest
Folding the armrest down
• Tilt the armrest all the way down.
Opening the storage compartment
• Lift the cover on the upper rim.
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For more information on the use of the cup hold­
ers , see ¢
page 62 .
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Applies to veh icles: with adjustable head restraints
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' F ig. 51 Front seat: adjust ing the head restra int
Applies to vehicles w ith super sport seats* (not
pictured): the head restraint is integ rated in the
backrest and is therefore not adjustable
Adjust the head restra ints so the upper edge is as
even as possible with the top of your head. If that
is not possible, try to adjust as close to this posi­
tion as possible . Push the head restraint as close
as poss ible to the back of the head.
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• To move the head restra int up or forward, slide
it unti l it locks into place.
• To move the head restra int down or back, press
the side button -arrow-¢
fig. 51 and slide the
head restraint until it locks into place.
Refer to ¢
page 170, Proper adjustment of head
restraints
for guidelines on how to adjust the
height of the front head restraints to suit the oc­
cupant's body size.
A WARNING
- Dr iving without head restra ints or head re­
stra ints that are not adjusted correctly dra­
matically increases the risk of serious or fa­
tal nec k injuries.
- Read and following the WARNINGS in
¢ page 170, Proper adjustment of head re­
straints.
@ Tips
Head restraints that are adjusted correctly
and safety belts are an extremely effective
combination of safety equipment.
Rear head restraints
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Fig. 52 Outer rea r head restra ints : re lease point
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If there are passengers in the rear seat, fold the
head restraints up on the occ upied seats at least
to the next notch ¢
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Adjusting the head restraints
• To move the head restra int up, hold it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward until
you feel it click into place . .,.