seat memory AUDI A8 2013 Owners Manual
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2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
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About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illustration ......... .. ... .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .......... .
Driver information display .. .. .. ... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing .. .. .... . .
Keys .. ...... ........... .. .. ... .
Power locking system ..... .. .. .. . .
Luggage compartment lid .. .. .. .. . .
Child safety lock . .......... ... .. . .
Power windows . .......... ... .. . .
Valet park ing . ........... .. .. ... .
Sliding/tilting sun roof ... .. .. .. .. . .
Panoramic sunroof ........ .. .. ... .
Clear vision .. ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Lights . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
I nterior lights .............. .. ... .
V1s1on ..... ... .... ......... .... .
Wiper and washer system ... ... .. . .
Mirrors ................. .. .. ... .
Digital compass .......... .... ... .
Seats and storage ....... .. .. . .
General recommendations ..... .. . .
Front seats ... ........... .... ... .
Rear seats .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. . .
H ead restraints .............. .. . .
Seat memory . ... ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Full-length center console .... .. ... .
L uggage compartment .. .. .. .. ... .
Pass-through with ski sack ........ .
Roof rack ....... ......... ... ... .
12-vo lt sockets ........ ... .. .. ... .
Storage .. .. .. . .......... .. .. ... .
Cooler ... .. .................... . 8
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Warm and cold .......... ..... .
Climate controls . ............. ... . 78
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On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 83
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 85
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
93
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 95
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Audi lane assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Raising/lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . 111
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Night vision a ssistant . . . . . . . . . 112
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Pedestrian warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Settings in the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
D river messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 115
t iptron ic (8-speed transmission) . . . . . 115
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Advanced parking system with rear
view came ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
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30 Opening and clo sing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig . 16 Key set
@ R emot e control k ey with mechan ical
ke y
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with
remote control. A mechanical key is integrat
ed in the remote control key
r:::;, page 31 .
@ Eme rgency ke y
The emergency key is not intended for con
stant use.
It should only be used in an emer
gency. Keep it in a safe place and do not carry it on your key ring .
Key replac em ent
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disa
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
P er sonal c omfo rt se ttin gs
If two peop le use one vehicle, it is recom
mended that each person always uses "their
own" master key . When the ignition is switch
ed off or when the vehicle is locked, personal
convenience settings for the follow ing sys
tems are stored and ass igned to the remote
maste r key.
- Automatic climate control
- Central locking system
- Rear window sun blind
- Amb ient lighti ng
- Seat memory
- Parking system* - Adaptive cruise control*
-
Aud i lane assist*
- Aud i side assist*
-Aud i drive select
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel *
T he stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open the doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
-- Do not leave your vehicle unattended. A l
ways take your ignit ion key with you and
lock your vehicle. Entry by unauthorized
pe rsons could endanger you or result in
theft or damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave ch ildren unattended in the
veh icle, especially with access to vehicle
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro
vides children the opportun ity to s tart
the engine and/or ac tiva te vehicle sys
tems such as the power windows, etc.
Unsupervised operation of any vehicle
system by children can result in serious
inj ury.
(D Tips
- The ope ration of the remote con trol key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfe r
ence from transm itters in the vic inity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen
cy range (e .g. a cell phone, radio equ ip
ment).
- For security reasons, rep lacement keys
are only avai lable from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of Comp liance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions
<=> page 299.
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Multifunction button
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
You con adjust the massage function, upper
section of the backrest, lumbar support, side bolsters, seating surface and safety belt
height using the multifunction button.
Fig . 55 MMI display : seat settings
Operating
.. The MMI displays the possible seat settings
@ when yo u turn the mu ltifunction b utton
(D c:> page 58, fig. 54 to the left or right
c:> fig. 55, c:> ,& .
.. To select a seat setting, turn the multifunc
tion button
(D until the desired seat setting
is highlighted with a red border.
.. The arrows @ indicate the possible adjust
ments. For example, to move the lumbar
support down, press the multifunction but
ton
(D down . The corresponding arrow ©
lights up.
The follow ing seat sett ings @are possible :
Massage fu nction* -Massage type Wave,
K no ckin g , Str etch, Lumb ar, S hould er or Off .
You can set the massage strength level from 1
to 5 . You can turn the selected massage on/
off us ing the button @
c:> page 58, fig. 54 .
Safety belt heig ht adju stme nt* -Moving the
safety belt up/down
c:> page 149, c:> &. .
Uppe r ba ckre st -Moving the ang le of the up
per section of the backrest forward/back
c:> .&. .
Lumb ar su pp ort -Moving the lumbar support
up/down and making it firmer/softer
c:> .&. .
Sea ts a nd s to rage 59
Side bol ster s* -Increasing/reducing the side
support in the seat using the side bolsters on
the seating surface and backrest
c:> .&. .
Sea ting surfa ce -Making the seating s urface
longer/shorter
c:> .&. .
A WARNING
-
- Never adjust the driver's or front pas
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
If you do this while the veh icle is moving,
you will be out of position. A lways adjust
the dr iver's or front passenger's seat
when the vehicle is not mov ing .
- Be careful when adjusting the seat
he ight. Check to see that no one is in the
way, or ser ious injury cou ld result!
- Because the seats can be e lectrically ad
justed with the ignition off, never leave
children unattended in the veh icle. Unsu
pe rvised use of the electric seat adjust
ments may cause serious injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front pas
sengers mus t never r ide in a moving ve
hicle with the backrest reclined. Safety
be lts and the airbag system on ly offer
maximum protection when the backrest
is upright and the safety belts are prop
erly positioned on the body. The more
the backrest is reclined, the greater the risk of personal injury from an incorrect
seating position and improperly posi
tioned safety belts.
(D Tips
- The massage function switches off auto
matically after approximately 10 mi
nutes .
- In vehicles w ith the reclining rear seat,
only the safety belt he ight and the seat
ing surface can be adjusted on the front
passenger sea t using the multifunc tion
button.
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©-Switching front passenger seat adjust
ment on/off: this function must be activated
in the MMI
r=> page 63, r:=> &. To switch front
passenger seat adjustment on, pre ss the but
ton . You can now adjust the front passenger
seats using the buttons @ and @. If you do
not press the buttons @ or@ , front passen
ger seat adjustment sw itches
off automatical
ly after approximately ten seconds.
A WARNING
- The power adjustment for the individual
seats also works with the ignition . For
this reason, children should never be left
unattended in the vehicle -they could be
injured!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the
seats. Unsupervised or careless seat ad
justment can pinch fingers or hands
causing injuries.
- Vehicles with a pass through in the cen
ter console have seat ing for four. The
long center console between the two
Reclining rear seat overview
Applies to vehicles: with reclining rear seat
----------------- ~@ -------
F ig. 58 Rear door: a djusting t he reclining posit ion
@ -Adjusting the reclining position
@ -Adjusting the standard position
Seats and storage 61
rear seats is not a seating position.
Therefore, a safety belt is not provided .
.
(D Note
If a child seat is attached to one of the rear
seats, this seat must not be adjusted using
the power controls under any circumstan
ces . The easy entry funct ion for this seat
must also be deactivated in the MMI
r:=> page 63. The child seat as well as the
rear seat can be damaged by the adjust
ment process.
@ Tips
The massage function switches off auto matically after approximately 10 minutes .
- If you cannot move the front passenger
seat , it may be because
- the front passenger's seat memory
function is switched off
r::!> page 66 or
- the child safety lock is switched on (the
~ button r::!> page 40 or the rig ht t
button r::!> page 40 lights up in the driv
er's door), or
- the front passenger seat adjustment is
switched
off in the MMI r::!> page 63.
@-Fold ing the leg support up/down
@ -Leg suppo rt steeper/flat ter
I ± ...
"'
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@ Tips
If you cannot move the seat into the re
clining position, it may be because
- the front passenger's seat memory func
tion is switched off¢
page 66 or
- the child safety lock is switched on (the
@ button
¢ page 40 or the right t but
ton ¢
page 40 lights up in the driver's
door), or
- the front passenger seat adjustment is
switched off in the MMI
¢ page 63.
Massage function remote control
Applies to vehicles: with reclining rear seat and massage
fu nct ion
F ig. 60 Remote control: reclin ing seat massage func
t ions
The remote controls are located in the rear
center console ¢
page 67, fig. 65. The mas
sage function is only available when the igni
tion is switched on.
.,. To open the remote control compartment,
press the left button and fo ld the center
armrest upward .
.,. To adjust the massage type, press the ap
propriate button @-@ . The LED in the but
ton w ill turn on .
.,. To adjust the speed/intensity, turn the
thumbwheel @I® . Th e LED s indicate the
speed/intensity .
.,. Press the selected massage type again to
switch the massage funct ion off .
Massage types
@-Wave
@-Pulse
©-Stretch
Seats and storage 63
@-Lumbar
(D Tips
- Th e massage function switches off auto
matically after approximately 10 mi
nutes .
-If you activate a massage type again, the
last selected intensity and speed will be
selected.
Comfort setting s
Applies to vehicles: wit h co mfort seats in the rear
You can adjust settings for the rear seat from
the cockpit using the MMI.
.,. Select I CAR I function button > Car systems
control button > Vehicle settings > Seats >
Rear seats.
Factory settings position -
This function
moves the outer rear seats and the front pas
senger seatback into the factory settings posi
tion.
Entry as sistance -Entry assistance makes it
easier to enter and exit the rea r seat more
comfortab ly. When the function is activated,
the rear seat moves all the way back automat
ically when the corresponding door opens .
Front passenger seat adjustment * -If the
function is activated in the MMI, the front
passenger seat can be adjusted from the rear
seat ¢
page 60, fig. 5 7.
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Seat memory
Description
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
The memo ry function a llows you to quick ly
and eas ily s to re and re ca ll persona l seating
p rofi les for the driver, fron t passenger an d
ou ter rea r seats* . The memory f unction is op
erated throug h the master key and the memo
ry buttons in the driver 's/front passenger's
doors and the rear doors*.
The drive r's seating profi le is stored and as
signed to t he master key each t ime the vehicle
i s locked. The seating p rofile is recalled auto
mat ica lly when the veh icle is unlocked. If two
Remote control
master key
Driver
Seat X
Head restraint X
Steeri ng w heel* X
Safety belt * X
Both exterior rear-X
view mirrors *
There are two addi tio nal buttons in the re ar
doors * that can be use d to reca ll two stored
seating profi les
¢page 66.
Remote control key
Appl ies to vehicles: with memory function
To assign the d river 's seat settings to the re
mote contro l key when locking the vehicle, the
function must be switc hed on.
~ Se lect: I CAR I f u nct ion button > Car systems
control button > Vehicle setting s > Seats >
Driver seat > Remote control key > On.
(D Tips
If you do n ot want another driver's set
tings to be assigned to the remote control
key, switch off the memory f unction using
the MMI o r the
IOF FI button¢ page 66.
Seats and storage 65
people use one vehicle, it is recommended
t h at each perso n always use s "their own"
mas ter key.
T wo sea ting profiles can be stored in each of
the d river 's/front passenger's doors and one
seat ing p rofile in ea ch of t he rear doors*.
Once stored , these sea ting pro files c an be re
ca lled at any time.
T he following se tt ings a re stored:
Memory button
Driver Front passenger Outer rear seats*
X X X
X X
X
X X
X
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66 Seats and st o rage
Memory buttons
App lies to vehicles: with memory function
Fig. 63 Drive r's door : m emory f unction butto ns
Fig . 64 Rear door: memory f unction butto ns
The memory buttons are located in the driv
er's/front passenger's door and in the rear
doors".
Storing seating p rofiles
.. To s tore a seating profi le, press the ISETI
button and then one of the memory but
tons .
.. To recall a seating profile, press and hold
the memory button until the seat is adjust
ed to the stored settings .
.. To sw itch the memory function for the driv
er or front passenger off, press the
I OFF I
button. The word OFF lights up when the
memo ry fu nction is sw itched off. Seating
profiles will not be stored .
Adjusting the re cl ining po sition /standard
position
.. To adj ust the recl ining pos it ion, press and
hold the@ button until the seat moves into
the end position .
.. To ad just the standard pos ition, press and
hold the @ button until the seat moves into
the end position.
A WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat setting
should only be recalled when the veh icle
is stationary· otherw ise you risk hav ing
an accident .
- If necessary, you stop the process by
press ing the
IOF Fj button or any of the
memory buttons.
Adjusting the front passenger seat in
the MMI
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
The driver can adjust the position of the front
passenger seat.
Ad justing the front p assenger seat from
the driv er's s ide
.. Select: !CAR ! function b utton> Car sy ste m s
cont ro l button > V eh icle setting s > Seats >
Front pa ssenger sea t> Adju st seat p osi
ti on.
.. You can now adjust the front passenger seat
using the buttons on the driver's seat
¢ page 58, fig. 54.
Matching the position of the driver's se a t
.. To adjust the front passenger seat to match
the driver's seat settings, select the
ICARI
function button > Car systems contro l but
ton
> V ehicle sett ings > Seats > Fr ont pa s·
s enger seat > Sy mmetry to dri ver seat .
.. Press and hold the control knob unti l the
adjustment process is comp lete .
@ Tips
When matching seat settings, the settings
for the lumbar support and seating sur·
face will not transfer to the front passeng
er's seat .
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82 On the road
On the road
Steering
Adjusting steering wheel position
The steering wheel position can be adjusted
for height and reach .
Fig. 84 Switch for steering whee l adjustment
F irst, adjust the driver's seat correctly.
• To adjust the height, press the switch up/
down. The steering column will continue
moving as long as you a re pressing the
switch.
• To move the steeri ng wheel forward or
back, press the switch forward/back . The
steering column wi ll continue moving as
long as you are pressing the switch .
There must be at least 10 inches (25 cm) be
tween your chest and the center of the steer ing wheel. If you cannot sit more than 10 in
ches (25 cm) from the steering wheel, see if
adaptive equipment is available to help you
reach the pedals and increase the distance
from the steering wheel.
For detai led informat ion on how to adjust the
driver's seat, see
Q page 58.
In vehicles with the memory function* , the
steering column settings are stored together
with the seat position.
A WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjust
ment and improper seating position can
cause serious personal injury . -
Adjust the steering wheel col umn only
when the vehicle is not mov ing to pre
vent loss of vehicle control.
- Adj ust the driver's seat or steering whee l
so that there is a m inimum of 10 inches
(25 cm) between your chest and the
steer ing wheel
Q page 135, fig . 153 . If
you cannot maintain th is m inimum dis
tance, the airbag system cannot p rotect
you properly.
- If physical limitations prevent you from sitt ing 10 inches (25 cm) or more from
the steering wheel, check wit h your au
thorized A udi dealer to see if adaptive
equipment is available .
- I f the steering wheel is al igned with your
face, the supplementa l driver's airbag
cannot provide as much protection in an
accident. Always make sure that the
steering whee l is aligned with your
chest.
- Always hold the steering wheel w ith your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi
tions to reduce the risk of persona l injury
if the dr iver's airbag dep loys.
- Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands inside
the steeri ng wheel rim or on t he steering
wheel hub. Holding the steer ing wheel
the wrong way can cause serious injuries
to the hands, arms and head if the driv
er's airbag deploys.
Easy entry feature
The easy entry feature makes it easier to en
ter and exit the vehicle by automatically ad
justing the steering wheel.
• Select in the MMI : ICAR lfunction button>
Car sy st e m s control button > Ve hicle set·
tin gs > Se ats > Driver's s eat > Ea sy entr y>
On .
When the easy entry feature is turned on, the
steering wheel moves up to the park position
whe n you switch off the ignition. Afte r you en-
ter the ve hicl e, the steering wheel moves to .,..
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154 Airbag sys te m
Child restraints on the front seat - some
important things to know
• Be sure to read the impo rtant in formation
and heed the WARNINGS for important de
ta ils about ch ildren and Advanced Airbags
i=> page 176.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an
Advanced Airbag System, make certain that
all children, especially those 12 years and
younger, a lways ride in the back seat properly
restra ined for their age and size. The airbag
on the passenger side makes the front seat a potentially dangerous place for a child to r ide .
The front seat is not the safest place fo r a
chi ld in a fo rward-facing chi ld seat.
It can be a
ve ry dangerous p lace for an infant or a ch ild in
a rearward -facing seat.
The Advanced Airbag System i n your veh icle
has been certified to comply with the require
men ts of United States Federa l Mo to r Veh icle
Safety Standard 208 as applicable at the time
your vehicle was manufactured.
The Standa rd requires the fron t air bag on t he
passenger side to be turned off ("sup
p ressed") if a ch ild up to about one yea r of
age restrained in one of the rear-facing or for
ward-facing infant restraints listed in Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with which
the Advanced A irbag System in your vehicle
was certified has been installed on the front passenger seat . For a listing of the child re
straints that were used to certify compliance
with the US Safety Standard
c> page 178.
The PASS ENGE R AIR BAG OFF light in the in
strument panel tells you when the front Ad
vanced A irbag on the passenger side has been
turned off by t he e lectronic control unit.
Each t ime you sw itch on the ignit ion, the
PAS
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
l ight will come on for a
few seconds and:
- will stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occupied ,
- will stay on if there is a small child or child
restraint on the front passenger seat, -
will go off if the front passenger seat is oc
cupied by an adult as registered by the
weight -sensing mat
c::> page 163, Monitor
ing the Advanced Airbag System.
T he PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
when the control unit detects a tota l weight
on the front passenger seat that req uires the
front a irbag to be turned off .
If the total weight on the front passenge r
seat is more than that of a typica l 1 year -old
child b ut less than the weight of a small
adult, the front airbag on the passenger side
can deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
li ght does not come on). If the PAS SENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on, the
front a irbag on the passenger side has not
been turned off by the elect ronic con trol unit
and can deploy if the control unit se nses an
impact that meets the cond itions stored in its
memory .
For exampl e, th e airbag ma y deplo y if:
-a small ch ild that is heav ie r than a typical 1
year-old ch ild is on the front passenger seat
( r egard less of whether the child is in one of
the child seats listed
c> page 178), or
- a child who has outgrown ch ild restraints is
on t he front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on in
the instrument cluster and stays on.
The front airbag on the passenger side may
not deploy (the P A SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not illum inate and stay lit) even if a
small adult o r teenager, or a passenger who is
not sitt ing up rig ht w ith their back against a
non- re cli ned ba ck rest w it h thei r feet on the
vehicle floor in front of the sea t is on the front
passenge r seat
c::> page 135, Proper seating
position for the driver.
If the front passenger a irbag dep loys, the
F ede ra l St andard req uires the airbag to meet
the "low risk" dep loyment criteria to reduce
the risk of injury t hro ugh interaction wit h the
airbag. "Low risk" dep loyment occ urs in those
crashes that take place at lower dece lerat ions ..,_
Page 160 of 318

158 Airb ag sys te m
an impact that meets the conditions stored in
its memory .
I f the total weight on the front passenger
seat is more than that of a typical 1 year-o ld,
but less than the weight of a small adu lt, the
front airbag on the passenger side may deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR B AG OFF light does not
come on).
For exa mple , the airbag ma y depl oy if :
- a small child that is heavier than a typical 1
year-o ld child is on the front passenger seat
(regardless of whe ther the child is in one of
the chi ld seats listed
¢ page 178),
- a ch ild who has outgrown child rest raints is
on the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the cente r
of the instrument panel w ill come on and stay
on.
The front a irbag on the passenger side may
not deploy (the PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not illuminate and stay lit) if:
- a small adult or teenager is on the front pas
senger seat
- a passenger who is not sitt ing upright wit h
their back against a non-reclined backrest
with their feet on the veh icle floo r in front
of the seat is on the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag deploys, the Federal Standard requires the a irbag to meet
the "low risk" deployment criteria to help re
d uce the risk of inju ry through interaction
with the airbag. " Low risk" deployment occurs
in those crashes that take place at lower de
celerations as defined in the electronic control un it
¢ page 163.
Alw ays re memb er: Even tho ugh you r vehicle
is equipped with Advanced Airbags, the safest
p lace for children is properly restrained on the
back seat . Please be sure to read the impor
tant information in the sect ions that follow
and be sure to heed all of the WARNINGS.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury when an a irbag
i nflates, always wear safety be lts properly.
- If you are unrestra ined, leaning forward,
sitt ing s ideways or out of pos ition in any
way, your risk of injury is much h igher.
- You will a lso receive serious injuries and
could even be killed if you are up aga inst
the airbag or too close to it when it in
flates -even w ith an Advanced A irbag
¢ page 152.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-fac ing ch ild seat in
stalled on the front passenger se at will be
se riously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates -even with an Ad
vanced Airbag System.
- Altho ugh the Advanced Airbag System in
your vehicle is designed to turn off the
front airbag when a rearward-facing
child restraint has been installed on the
front passenger seat, nobody can abso
lutely guarantee that dep loyment is im
possible in all conceivable situations that
may happen dur ing the usefu l life of your
veh icle.
- The inflating airbag will h it the ch ild seat
or infant car rier with g reat force and will
smash the child seat and child against
the backrest, center armrest, door, or
roof.
- Always install rearward-facing ch ild re
s traints on the rear seat.
- I f you must ins tall a rearward fac ing
child seat on the fron t passenger seat
because of exceptional circumstances
and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, immedi
ately insta ll the rear-facing child seat in a
rear seat ing pos ition and have the airbag
system inspected by your Audi dealer.
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must
i nstall a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat:
-