seat adjustment AUDI A5 COUPE 2016 Owners Manual

Seat s and sto rage
Seats and storage
General information
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can only
provide maximum protection if the front seats are correctly adjusted .
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the dr iver and the front passenger . Adjust
your seat properly so that:
- you can easily and quickly reach all the switches
and controls in the instrument panel
- your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection
¢ page 129.
In the following sections, you will see exact ly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are spec ial regulat ions and instr uctions for
installing a c hild safety seat on the front pas­
senger 's seat . Always fo llow the information re­
garding child safety provided inc::>
page 151,
Child safety.
A WARNING
Refer to ¢ page 112, Driving safety for im­
portant information, tips, suggestions and
wa rnings that you should read and follow for
your own safety and the safety of yo ur pas­
senge rs.
A WARNING
In correct seating position of the driver and all
other p assenge rs can result in serious person­
al injury .
- Always keep you r fee t on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion -never put your feet on
top o f the instr ument pane l, o ut o f the win ­
dow or on top of the seat cushion. This ap­
plies espec ially to the passenge rs. If your
seat ing pos ition is inco rrect, you increase
the risk of injury in the case of sudden brak­
ing o r an accident. If the airbag inflates and
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the seating position is incorrect, this could
result in personal 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
airbag system cannot protect you properly .
In addition , the front seats and head re­
straints must be adjusted to your body
he igh t so that they can g ive you maximum
protection.
- Always try to keep as much distance as pos­
sible between yourself and the s teer ing
wheel or instrument pane l.
- Do not adjust the driver's or fron t passeng­
er 's sea t while the vehicle is moving. Yo ur
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud­
den loss of vehicle contro l and personal in­
jury. If you ad just yo ur seat while the veh icle
is moving, you are out of pos ition.
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the dr iver's seat
in the following manner:
.. Adjust the seat in fo re and aft direction so tha t
you c an ea sily push the ped als to the floor
while keeping your knees slight ly bent
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Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 54.
.. Adjust the seatback so that when you sit with
your back against the seatback, you can still
grasp the top of the steering wheel.
.. App lies to veh icles w ith adjustable head re ­
straints : Adjust the head restraint so the upper
edge is as even as possible with the top of your
head.
If t h at i s not poss ible , try to a djust the
he ad rest raint so tha t it is as close to this pos i­
tion as possible
c::> page 57.
A WARNING
N eve r place any objects in the dr iver's foot­
well. An object could get into the pedal area and interfere with pedal function. In case of
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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
r e armos t position .
To avoid contact with t he a irbag while it is de ­
p loying, do not sit any closer to the inst rument
panel than necessary and a lways wear the three­
point saf ety b elt prov id ed adjust ed correctly. W e
r ecommend that you ad just the passenger's seat
in the following manner:
• Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
position .
Do not ride with the s eat r eclin ed .
• Applies to vehicles with adjustable head re­
strain ts: Adjust the head restraint so the upper
edge is as even as possible with the top of your
head . If that is not possible, try to adjust the
head restraint so that it is as close to th is posi­
t ion as poss ible
q poge 57.
• Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas ­
senger's seat.
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
App lies to vehicles : with power adjustable seats
Fig. 51 Fro nt s eats: pow er se at ad just ment
Controls
@ -Adjusting the l umbar support *: press the
b utton in the corresponding position
q .&, .
@-Moving the se at up/down: p ress the but ton
up/dow n
q .&,.
@ -Mov ing the seat fo rwa rd/back: press the but­
ton fo rwa rd/back
q .&, .
Seats and storag e
©-Adjust ing the backrest ang le: press the bu t­
ton forward/back
~ ,& .
©-Raising/loweri ng* the head restra ints: press
t h e b utton up/down
q .&, .
@-Lengthening/shortening the upper th igh
support*: lift the handle. A spr ing moves the
front sea t cu shion fo rward
q ,.&. .
_& WARNING
-Never adjust the drive r's or front passen g­
er's seat while the ve hicle is moving .
If you
do this while the veh icle is moving , you will
be out of position. Always adjust the d river's
or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is not moving.
- Be carefu l when adjust ing the seat height.
C heck to see t hat no one is in the way, or se­
rious inju ry could result!
- Because the seats can be e lectrically adjust­
ed w it h the ignition off or with the ignit ion
key removed, never leave children unatte nd ­
ed in the vehicle . Unsupe rvised use of the
electric seat ad justmen ts may cause ser ious
lnJ Ury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden b raking or acc ident, front passen­
ge rs must neve r ride i n a moving veh icle
wit h the backrest reclined. Safety belts and
the airbag system on ly o ffer maximum pro ­
tect ion when the bac krest is upr ight and the
safety belts a re prope rly positioned on the
body. The more the backrest is reclined, the
greater the risk of pe rsonal injury from an
incorrect seating position and improper ly
positioned safety belts .
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Power easy entry function
Applies to vehicles: with power adjustable seats
The easy entry function makes it easier for the
rear passengers to enter and leave the vehicle.
F ig. 52 Comfort seats•: easy entry contro ls
F ig . 53 Sport seats•: easy entry controls
.,. To fo ld the front seat backrests forward/back,
li ft the latch ®¢
fig. 52 or~ fig. 53 and fold
the backrest forward .
.,. To move the front seats forward/back, press
and hold the ® button until the seat has
reached the desired pos ition.
When the front seats are moved forward, their
or iginal pos ition is stored. When it is moved
back, the seat automatically stops in this posi­
tion . To move the seat even further back, you
have to release the switch @ and reactivate it.
Applies to vehicles w ith adjustab le head re­
stra ints: The head restraints from the fro nt
seats, depend ing on the seat he ight that has
been set, are automatically retracted when the
seatbacks a re folded down. They re turn to their
or iginal pos ition agai n when the seatbacks for
the front seats are raised.
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@ Tips
Wit h the driver's or passenger's door closed,
the corresponding sw itch to move the seat is
i noperative.
Seat adjustments in MMI
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory and MM!
The passenger 's seat can be adjusted to various
positions by the driver.
Convenience side view
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button> Seat adju st­
ment
> Pas senger 's seat > Co nveni ence side
v iew.
O r
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button> C ar s yst ems *
control button > Vehicle settings > Se ats >
Passenger 's seat > Con venienc e side view .
.,. Continue to press the control knob unt il the ad­
justment process is complete .
Seat symmetry
.,. Select: Function button I CAR !> Seat adju st­
ment
> Pa ssenger's seat > Seat s ymmetr y. Or
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button> Car s ystems *
control button > Vehicle setting s > Seats >
Passe nger' s s eat > Align w ith driver's s eat .
.,. Continue to press the control knob unt il the ad-
justment process is comp lete.
Using the
C on veni en ce side view funct ion, the
passenger 's seat is adjusted so that the driver
has the best possib le view to the right . When the
Convenience side view is set, the specific position
of the dr iver's seat is taken into conside rat ion.
Us ing the
Seat s ymm etr y function, the passeng­
er's seat can be moved to the same position as
the d river 's seat. The set tings for the driver 's sea t
are impo rted and set automatically.

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Center armrest
The center armrest can be adjusted to several
levels .
Fig. 54 Armrest betwee n the dr ive r's/ front passenger's
seats.
Adjusting the cent er armr est
.,. To adjust the angle, raise the armrest from the
starting position ¢
fig. 54 detent by detent.
"'T o bri ng the armrest back into the start ing po ­
s it ion, ra ise it out of the top detent and fold it
back down .
The armrest can slide forward and back .
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Applies to vehicles: with ad justable head restra in ts
Head restraints that are adjusted according to
body size, along with the seat belt, offer effec­
tive protection .
Fig. 55 Fr ont sea t: adjusting the manual head restrain ts
Seats and storag e
Fig. 56 Front seat: adjus ting the power head rest rain t
Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is as
even as possib le w ith the top of yo ur head . If tha t
is not possib le, try to adjust the head res traint so
that it is as close to this position as possible
¢page 57.
.,. To adjust the he igh t of the manua l head re­
s trai nt*, grip the head res tra int on t he sides
w ith both hands and slide it up/down until it
locks into place ¢
fig. 55.
"' To adjust the he ight of the power head re -
straint*, press the button up/down
¢ fig. 56.
Refer to ¢ page 115, Proper adjustment of head
restraints
for g uidelines on how to adjust the
height of the front head restraints to s uit the oc­
c u pant's body s ize.
A WARNING
-- Driving without head restra ints or with head
restraints that are not properly adj usted in­
creases the r isk of se rious or fatal neck in­
jury d ramat ica lly .
- Read a nd heed all WARNINGS
¢ page 115,
Proper adjustment of head restraints.
@ Tips
- To prevent the head restraints from r unning
into the head liner, they retract a utomat ica l­
ly when mov ing the seat forward or upward .
- Correct ly adjusted head restraints and safe­
ty be lts are an extremely effective combina­
tion of safety features .
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Rear head restraints
Fig. 57 Re ar seats: he ad res traints
Fig. 58 Rea r head restra ints: re lease
Adjust ing th e head re st rai nts
.. To move the head restraint up, hold it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward until
you feel it click into place<=>& .
.. To move the head restraint down, press the
button @
c::> fig. 57 and slide the head restra int
downward.
Removing th e he ad re straint s
.. Fold the backrest forward <=> page 64.
.. Move the head restraint upward as far as it can
go.
.. Press the release @
i=:> fig. 58 with the mechan­
ical key
c::> page 33 and the button @ c::> fig. 57 .
Pull the head restraint out of the backres t at
the same time¢.&_ .
Install ing the head restra ints
.. Slide the posts on the head rest raint down into
the gu ides unti l you feel the posts cl ick into
place.
.. Press the button @
c::> fig. 57 and slide the head
restraint all the way down. You should not be
able to pull the head restraint out of the back­
rest.
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So that the dr iver can have a better view to the
rear, the head restraints shou ld be pushed down
completely when the rear seats are not occupied.
_& WARNING
- Read and heed all WARNINGS <=:>page 115 ,
Proper adjustment of head restraints.
- Only remove the rear seat head restra ints
when necessary in order to install a ch ild
seat
¢ page 159. Install the head restra int
aga in immediately once the child seat is re­
moved. Driving w ithout head restraints or
w it h head restraints that are not prope rly
adj usted increases the r isk of se rious or fa ­
tal nec k injury d rama tica lly .
- Veh icles with a pass through in the center
conso le have seating for four. The long cen ­
ter conso le between t he two rear seats is
not a seating position . Therefore, a safety
be lt is not provide d.
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Correctly adjusted head restra ints and safety
belts are an e xtreme ly effe ctive combinat ion
of safety features .
Memory function
Description
Applies to vehicles: with memory funct ion
The memory function allows you to quickly and
easily s tore and reca ll persona l seating profiles
for the d river. The memo ry funct io n is operated
through the master key and the memory but tons
in the driver's door .
The driver's seating p rofile is stored and assigned
to the master key eac h time the vehicle is locked .
When yo u open the door, t he seat profi le is auto­
matically reca lled. If two peop le use one vehicle,
i t is recommended that each person always uses
"their own" master key .
Up to 2 seat profiles can be sto red in t he memory
buttons in the dr iver 's doo r. Once they are stor­
ed , these seat profi les can be se lected at any
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In addition to the driver 's seat settings, you can
also store and access the exterior mirror adjust­
ment settings* using the remote control key or
memory button.
Remote control key
Ap plies to vehi cles: with seat memory
To assign the driver's seat settings to the remote
control key when locking the vehicle, the function
must be act ivated in the radio or MMI*
• Se lect :
ICAR I fu nction button> S eat adjus t­
ment > Driver's seat > Remot e control ke y
>
on .Or
• Select :
I CARI fu nct ion button> Car sy stem s*
contro l button > Vehicle setting s > Seats>
Driver' s seat > Remot e control ke y > On.
@ Tips
If you do not want ano th er d river's settings to
be assigned to the remote key, switch off the
memory function us ing t he r adio or MMI* or
the
I O N/O FF I button ~ page 59.
Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
Fi g. 59 Drive r's doo r: m emory funct io n butto ns
The memo ry buttons are located in the dr iver's
door.
Switching the memory function on /off
• Press the ION/OF F I button to switch the memo ­
ry function on/off . The word
OFF lights up
when the memory function is sw itched off . Seat
profi les are ne ither stored no r recalled .
Seats and storag e
Storing a seat profile
• Press the ISE T! button. Whe n the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to s tore set ­
tings.
• Press a memory button
dII or[ II) brief ly . A
tone conf irms that the settings were stored.
Acces sing a seat profile
• If the d river's doo r is open and the ignition is
sw itched off, press the memory button.
• If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press and hold the memory but­
ton unti l the seat adjustment is complete.
A WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat sett ing can on ly
be recalled when the vehicle is stationary ­
otherwise yo u risk hav ing an accident.
- In an emergency the recall proced ure can be
cancelled by pressing the
! ON/O FF I switch or
by tappi ng the memory buttons.
Ashtray
Fig. 60 Cen te r console : ash tray
Opening /closing
• To open the asht ray, s lide the cover up
~ fig . 60.
• To close the ashtray, press down on the cover .
Emptying the ashtray
• To remove the i nse rt, slide the latch to the
r igh t~
fig . 60 -arrow -.
• To ins tall the insert, press it down into the
mount.
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Driving
Driving
Steering
Manually adjustable steering wheel
The steering wheel position is fully adjustable up
and down and forward and back .
Fig. 75 Lever under the steering column
First, adjust the driver's seat correctly.
• Pull the lever¢
fig. 75 ¢ .&_ .
• Move the steering wheel to the desired posi­
tion.
• Push the lever against the steering column un-
til it locks.
There must be at least 10 inches (25 cm) be­ tween your chest and the center of the steering
wheel. If you cannot sit more than 10 inches (25
cm) from the steering wheel, see if adaptive
equipment is available to help you reach the ped­
als and increase the distance from the steering
wheel.
For detailed information on how to adjust the
driver's seat, see
¢page 55.
A WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjustment
and improper seating position can cause seri­
ous personal injury.
- Adjust the steering wheel column only when
the vehicle is not moving to prevent loss of
vehicle control.
- Adjust the driver's seat or steering wheel so
that there is a minimum of 10 inches (25
cm) between your chest and the steering
wheel
¢page 113, fig. 118 . If you cannot
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maintain this minimum distance, the airbag
system cannot protect you properly.
- If physical limitations prevent you from sit­
ting 10 inches (25 cm) or more from the
steering wheel, check with your authorized
Audi dealer to see if adaptive equipment is
available.
- If the steering wheel is aligned with your
face, the supplemental driver's airbag can­
not provide as much protection in an acci­
dent. Always make sure that the steering
wheel is aligned with your chest.
- Always hold the steering wheel with your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi­
tions to reduce the risk of personal injury if
the driver's airbag deploys.
- Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands inside
the steering wheel rim or on the steering
wheel hub. Holding the steering wheel the
wrong way can cause serious injuries to the
hands, arms and head if the driver's airbag
deploys.
Ignition lock
Starting engine with the key
Applies to vehicles: wit h ignition lock
The ignition is switched on and the engine start­
ed with the ignition key .
Fig. 76 Ignition key
Starting the engine
• Insert the key into the ignition lock.
• Manual transmission: Fully depress the clutch
pedal and move the shift lever to the neutral
position. ..,.

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their own and properly fasten and wear the
safety belt belonging to that seat.
- Before driving, always adjust the front pas­
senger seat and head restraint properly.
- Always keep your feet on the floor in front
of the seat. Never rest them on the seat, in­
strument panel, out of the window, etc. The
airbag system and safety belt will not be
able to protect you properly and can even in­
crease the risk of injury in a crash.
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted back, the greater the risk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety belt
and improper seating position .
- Children must always ride in child safety
seats¢
page 151. Spec ial precaut ions ap­
ply when installing a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat¢
page 129.
Proper seating positions for passengers in
rear seats
Rear seat passengers must sit upright with both
feet on the floor consistent with their physical
size and be properly restrained whenever the ve­ hicle is in use.
To reduce the risk of injury caused by an incorrect
seating position in the event of a sudden braking
maneuver or an accident, your passengers on the
rear bench seat must always observe the follow­
ing:
~ Make sure that the seatback is securely latched
in the upright position ¢
page 64.
~ Keep both feet flat in the footwell in front of
the rear seat .
~ Fasten and wear safety belts properly
¢page 124.
~ Make sure that children are always properly re­
strained in a child restraint that is appropriate
for their size and age¢
page 151 .
A WARNING
Passengers who are improperly seated on the
rear seat can be seriously injured in a crash .
Driving safety
-Each passenger must always sit on a seat of
their own and properly fasten and wear the
safety belt belonging to that seat .
- Safety belts only offer maximum protection
when the seatback is securely latched in the
upright position and the safety belts are properly positioned on the body . By not sit ­
ting upright, a rear seat passenger increases
the risk of personal injury from improperly
positioned safety belts!
-Always adjust the head restra int properly so
that it can give maximum protection.
Proper adjustment of head restraints
Applies to vehicles: with adjustable head restraints
Correctly adjusted head restraints are an impor ­
tant part of your vehicle's occupant restraint sys­
tem and can help to reduce the risk of injuries in
accident situations.
Fig. 119 Head restraint: viewed from t he front
The head restraints must be correctly adjusted to
achieve the best protection.
~ Adjust the head restraints so the upper edge is
as even as possible with the top of your head.
If
that is not possible, try to adjust the head re­
straint so that it is as close to this position as
possible
¢ fig . 119.
Adjusting head restraints ¢page 57.
A WARNING
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All seats are equipped with head restraints.
Driving without head restraints or with head
restraints that are not properly adjusted in­
creases the risk of serious or fatal neck injury
dramatically . To help reduce the risk of injury:
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Important information
Importance of wearing safety belts and
sitting properly
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. For
airbags to do their job, occupants must always
properly wear their safety belts and be in a prop­ er seating position.
For your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers, before driving off, always :
""Adjust the driver's seat and steering wheel
properly 9page
113,
""Adjust the front passenger's seat properly
9page 55,
.,. Wear safety belts properly 9 page 123,
.,. Always properly use the proper child restraint
to protect children
9 page 151.
In a collision airbags must inflate within the blink
of an eye and with considerable force. The sup­
plemental airbags can cause injuries if the driver
or the front seat passenger is not seated proper­
ly . Therefore in order to help the airbag to do its
job, it is important, both as a driver and as a pas­
senger to sit properly at all times .
By keeping room between your body and the
steering wheel and the front of the passenger
compartment, the airbag can inflate fully and
completely and provide supplemental pro tection
in certain frontal collisions
o page 113, Correct
passenger seating positions .
For details on the
operation of the seat adjustment controls
o page 55.
It 's especially important that children are proper­
ly restrained
9page 151.
There is a lot that the driver and the passengers
can and must do to help the individual safety fea­
tures installed in your Audi work together as a
system.
Proper seating position is important so that the
front airbag on the driver side can do its job. If
you have a physical impairment or condition that prevents you from sitting properly on the driver
seat with the safety belt properly fastened and
Airbag system
reaching the pedals, special modifications to
your vehicle may be n ecessary.
Contact your authorized Audi dealer, or call Audi
Customer Relations at 1-800-822-2834.
When the airbag system deploys, a gas generator
will fill the airbags , break open the padded cov ­
ers, and inflate between the steering wheel and
the driver and between the instrument panel and
the front passenger. The airbags will deflate im­
mediately after deployment so that the front oc­
cupants can see through the windshield again
without interruption.
All of this takes place in the blink of an eye, so
fast that many people don't even realize that the airbags have deployed. The airbags also inflate
with a great deal of force and nothing should be in their way when they deploy. Front airbags in
combination with properly worn safety belts slow
down and limit the occupant's forward move­
ment . Together they help to prevent the driver
and front seat passenger from hitting parts of
the inside the vehicle while reducing the forces
acting on the occupant during the crash. In this
way they help to reduce the risk of injury to the head and upper body in the crash. Airbags do not
protect the arms or the lower parts of the body.
Both front airbags will not inflate in all frontal
collisions. The triggering of the airbag system de­
pends on the vehicle deceleration rate caused by
the collision and registered by the electronic con­
trol unit . If this rate is below the reference value
programmed into the control unit, the airbags
will not be triggered, even though the car may be
badly damaged as a result of the collision . Vehi­
cle damage, repair costs or even the lack of vehi­
cle damage is not necessarily an indication of
whether an airbag should inflate or not.
It is not possible to define a range of vehicle
speeds that will cover every possible kind and an­
gle of impact that will always trigger the airbags ,
since the circumstances will vary considerably be­
tween one collision and another. Important fac­
tors include, for example, the nature (hard or soft) of the object which the car hits, the angle of
impact, vehicle speed, etc . The front airbags will
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Airbag syste m
-The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof .
- Always install rear-facing child safety seats
on the rear seat .
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­ cause of exceptional circumstances and the
P ASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immed iate ly install
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rear
seat ing pos ition and have the airbag system
inspected by your authorized Audi dea ler.
- Forward-facing ch ild safety seats installed
on the front passenger's seat may interfere
with the deployment of the airbag and
cause serious personal injury to the child .
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in­
stall a forward-facing chi ld restraint on the
front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-facing seat
has been designed and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and side a irbag .
- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up against or very near the instrument pan­
el.
-Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat 's fore and aft
adjustment range, as fa r away from the air­
bag as possib le before insta lling the for­
ward-facing child restra int. The bac krest
mus t be adjusted to an up right posit ion.
- Make s ure that the
PASSENGER AI R BAG
OFF
light comes on and s tays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
To red uce the risk of serio us in jury, make s ure
that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light wi ll
be displayed whenever a child restraint is in­
stalled on the front passenger seat and the
ign ition is switched on.
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- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OF F light does
not stay on, perform the checks described
¢ page 139, Monitoring the Advanced Air­
bag System .
-Take the child restra int off the front passen­
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the
PA SSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light does not stay on .
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
author ized Audi dealer immed iately .
- Always carefully follow instructions from
child restraint manufacturers when instal ­
ling child restra ints.
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in­
stall a forward or rearward-fac ing child re­
stra int on the fron t passenger's seat:
- Improper installat ion of child restraints can
reduce the ir effectiveness or even prevent
them from provid ing any pro tect ion.
- An improperly installed child res tra int can
inter fere with the airbag as it deploys and
serious ly injure or even kil l the child -eve n
w ith an Advanced A irbag System.
- Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instructions provided with the child safe ty
seat o r carrier.
- Never p lace add ition al items on the seat
that can increase the tota l weight registered
by the weight -sensing mat and can cause in ­
jury in a crash .