fold seats AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

Seats

from1through5.Youcanswitchtheselected
massageon/offusingthebutton(8)>fig.51.
Lumbarsupport-youcanadjustthelumbarsup-
portup/downandtobestronger/weaker.
Sidebolsters*-youcanincrease/decreasethe
lateralsupportintheseatusingthesidebolsters
ontheseatsurfaceandthebackrest.
Upperthighsupport*-youcanincrease/
decreasetheupperthighsupport.
G)ps.
—Themassagefunctionswitchesoffautomat-
icallyafterapproximately10minutes.
—Theairinthesidebolsters*isreleasedas
soonasthedriver'sdooropens.Thismakes
ispossibletoenterandexitthevehicle
morecomfortably.Assoonasyoustartdriv-
ingthevehicle,thesidebolstersfill.
(eTaheared
Appliesto:vehicleswithacomfortfrontcenterarmrest

Thereisastoragecompartmentunderthearm-
rest.
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Pozta

Fig.52Comfortcenterarmrestbetweenthedriver'sseat
andfrontpassenger'sseat
>Toadjusttheangle,raisethearmrestfromthe
startingpositionnotchbynotch.
>Tobringthearmrestbackintothestartingpo-
sition,raiseitoutofthe top notchandfoldit
backdown.
Thearmrestcan bemovedforward/backsepa-
ratelyforthedriver/frontpassenger.
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Rearseats
Adjustingtheseats(secondrowseats)
Theforward/backposition*oftheseatsurface
andtheangleofthebackrestcanbeadjusted.
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Fig.54Secondrowseats:adjustingtheforward/backposi-
tion
Adjustingtheangleoftheouterbackrest
>Pulltheleverupwardandpushthebackrest
backtothedesiredposition>fig.53.Release
thelever.
>Pullthehandleupwardso thatthebackrestwill
tiltforward.Releasetheleverandpushthe
backrestbacktoputthebackrestinitsbasic
position.
Adjustingtheangleofthecenterbackrest
> Pullthereleasestrapandpushthebackrest
backtothedesiredposition>page64,
fig.71.Releasethestrap.
Adjustingforwardandbackward*
>Pullthehandleupandslidetheseatforwardor
back>fig.54.
»Releasethehandleandcontinueslidingthe
seatuntilitlocksinplace.

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ANWARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,theseat
canonlybeadjustedwhenthevehicleissta-
tionary.
—Becarefulwhenadjustingtheseat.Adjust-
ingtheseatwithoutpayingattentioncan
pinchfingersorlimbs,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjury.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifit iscorrectlylockedin
place.

aAeeeaa1)
Appliesto:vehicleswithentryassistance
Entry/exitassistancecreateseasieraccesstothe
third-rowseating”.

Fig.56Second-rowseating:foldingtheseatupright
To beabletoenterandexit,youmustfoldthe
backrestonthesecondrowseatdown,andthen
foldtheseatupward.
Foldingthesecondrowseatbackrestdown
>Pulltheleverupward>page54,fig.53.Or
>Fromthethirdrowseat*,pullthereleasestrap
ontheseatinfront-arrow->fig.55.
>Thebackrestfoldsdownbyitself.
Foldingthesecondrowseatupward
> Pulltheseatupby thelever@untilitisfolded
upward©fig.56.
Ifthesecondrowseatsarenotfoldeddownand
lockedintothefloorwhenyoubegintodrive,
thenthe1S}indicatorlightturnsonintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplayaswellasthemessageSec-
ondrowseatunlocked.Riskofinjuryforrear
passengers.Awarningtonewillalsosound.

AWARNING
—Whenthesecondrowseatsarefolded
down,theymustnot beusedasafootrest
orhaveobjectsplacedonthemasthisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neveral-
lowpeopletorideinthethirdrow*ifthe
secondrowseatsarefoldedupward.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withobjectsonthefoldedthirdrow*backr-
estsifthesecondrowseatsarefoldedup-
right.
—Bemindfulofpersonsinthethirdrow*
whenfoldingdownthesecondrowseats.
Notpayingattentionwhenfoldingdown
seatscancausepinchinginjuries.
—Ifyouareunlocking thesecondrowseat
backrest
fromthethirdrowseat*>fig.55,
becarefulofanypassengersinthesecond
rowseatsorwithinthebackrest'srangeof
motion.Notpayingattentionwhenfolding
downseatscancauseinjuries.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.

C@)Note
To reducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page57.
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Seats

Foldingthebackrestdown/up(thirdrow
seats)
Appliestovehicleswiththirdrowseats




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Fig.58Thirdrowseats:foldingthebackrest
Foldingthebackrestdown/up
Thebuttonsarelocatedinthereararea(A)andin
theluggagecompartment@)©fig.58.
>Pressthebutton@or@)untilthebackrestis
completelyfoldeddownorup.
Youcanfoldthebackrestsupordownatthe
sametimeusingthebutton@andQ).
Ifthebackrestsarenotintheirlockedposition,
theEaindicatorlightandthemessagePlease
movethirdrowseattoitslockedposition.See
owner'smanualwillappearintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.Awarningtonewillalsosound.
Unfoldingtheheadrestraints
Theheadrestraintisautomaticallyfoldedin
whenthebackrestisfoldeddown.Youmust
manuallyunfoldtheheadrestraintafterunfold-
ingthebackrest.
>Unfoldtheheadrestraintbytiltingitupward
untilyoufeelitclickintoplace.
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MeaningoftheLEDinthebutton
—IftheLEDblinks,thebackrestisstillnotin its
endposition.
—IftheLEDturnson,thebackrestisin itsend
position.

ZAWARNING
—Becarefulwhenfoldingandunfoldingthe
backrests.Notpayingattentionandnot
checkingwhenfolding/unfoldingthebackr-
estscanleadtopinchinginjuries.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.
—Donotdriveiftheindicatorlightinthebut-
tonisblinking>fig.58.Thissituationin-
creasestheriskofanaccident,sincethe
backrestisnotlockedinplaceanditisnotin
itsendposition.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withpersonsinthethirdrow-seatifthe
seatsarenotfoldedcompletelyupright.

®Note
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,makesurethe
second-rowseatbackrestisuprightbefore
foldingthethird-rowseatbackrestupor
down.
—Donotplaceanyobjectsonthethirdrow
seatbackrestifitisnotcompletelyfolded
down.
G)Tips
—Verylow temperaturescancausemalfunc-
tionswhenfoldingandunfoldingthebackr-
ests.Ifthisisthecase,movingthevehicle
toawarmerarea(such asagarage)will
help.
—Thebackrestcannotbefoldeddownorupif
thevehicledooronthesidetobeadjusted
isclosed.

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Headrestraints
Frontheadrestraints
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints

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Fig.59Frontseat:adjustingtheheadrestraint
Adjusttheheadrestraintssotheupperedgeisas
evenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.Ifthat
isnotpossible,trytoadjustasclosetothisposi-
tionaspossible.
Adjustingtheheadrestraints
>Tomovea headrestraint*upwardorforward,
holditatthesideswithbothhandsandslideit
upwardorforwarduntilyoufeelitclickinto
place.
>Tomovetheheadrestraint*downwardorback-
ward,pressthesidebuttonandslidethehead
restraintdownwardorbackward.Releasethe
buttonandslidetheheadrestraintfartheruntil
itlocksintoplace.

Z\WARNING
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page257, Properadjustmentofhead
restraints.

mateMery
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints


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Fig.61Rearseat:removingtheheadrestraint
Ifpassengerswillbesittingintherearseats,
movetheheadrestraintsinthesecondrowall
thewayuporfolduptheheadrestraintsonthe
occupiedthirdrowseats>/\.
Movingtheheadrestraints
>Tomovetheheadrestraintupward,holditat
thesideswithbothhandsandslideitupward
untilitclicksintoplace>fig.60.
>Tomovetheheadrestraintdown,pressthe
button-arrow->fig.60andslidetheheadre-
straintdownward.
Foldingtheheadrestraintsforthethirdrow
seats*downandup
>Foldtheheadrestraintdownbypullingonthe
tab
>page56,fig.57.
>Unfoldtheheadrestraintbytiltingitupward
untilyoufeelitclickintoplace.
Removingtheheadrestraints
>Movetheheadrestraintupwardasfarasitcan
go.>
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Stowingandusing

Storage
(etyiedtel-1e

Fig.65Rearcenterarmrest:cupholders
Yourvehiclehascupholdersinthefrontcenter
console,inthedoorpockets,inthecenterarm-
restinthesecondrowseatandontheleftand
rightsideinthethirdrowseat*.
Cupholderinthecenterarmrestinthe
secondrowseat
> Foldthe centerarmrestdownwardbypressing
thebuttoninthesecondrowmiddleseat.
>Pressthebuttontoopenthecupholder
>fig.65.
>
Setyourbeverageintheholder.
>Toclosethecupholder,foldthecoverbackun-
tilitclicksintoplace.

ZA\WARNING
—Donot putanyhotbeveragesinthecup
holderwhilethevehicleismoving.Hotbev-
eragescouldspill,whichincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
—Donotuseanybreakablebeveragecontain-
ers(forexample,madeoutofglass orpor-
celain).Youcouldbeinjuredbytheminthe

eventofanaccident.

@)Note
Beveragecontainersinthecupholdersshould
alwayshavealid.Otherwise,theliquidinside
couldspillandcausedamagetovehicle
equipment.

Cooledglovecompartment
Appliesto:vehicleswithcooledglovecompartment

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Fig.66Glovecompartment:switchingcoolingmode
on/off
>Turn theknob@)counter-clockwisetoswitch
thecoolingon.
>Turn theknob@)clockwisetoswitchthecool-
ingoff.Thesymbolsontheknobmustappear
astheydoin>fig.66.
Theglovecompartmentcoolingmodeonlyfunc-
tionswhenthevehicleA/Csystemisswitchedon.
Iftheheatingisswitchedon,switchingtheglove
compartmentcoolingmodeoffisrecommended.
Additionalstoragecompartments
Youwillfindavarietyofstoragecompartments
andholdersatvariouslocationsinthevehicle.
—Glovecompartment:theglovecompartment
can belocked*usingthemechanicalkey
=>page29,Keyset.
—Inthedoortrimpanels
—Safetyvestcompartmentinthedoortrimpan-
elsonthedriver'ssideandfrontpassenger's
side
—Storagecompartment”inthecenterconsole
—Storagecompartmentunderthefrontcenter
armrest
—Garmenthooks abovethereardoors*
—Netsonthebackrestsofthefrontseats
—Netontheleftluggagecompartmenttrimpan-
el

ZXWARNING
—Alwayskeeptheglovecompartmentlid
closedwhiledrivingtoreducetheriskofin-
jury.>

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Stowingandusing


—Lettheluggagecompartmentcoverrollup
slowlytoreducetheriskofdamage.
—Also readandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inFoldingthebackrestdown/up
(thirdrowseats)onpage56.
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension

Fig.70Leftsideofluggagecompartment:rearlowering
button(example)
Therearofthevehiclecanbeloweredtomake
loadingandunloadingeasier.Requirement:all
vehicledoorsmustbeclosed.
>Opentheluggagecompartmentlid.
>Pressthelowersectionofthebutton@).The
rearofthevehiclelowers.
>Presstheuppersectionofthe button(2).The
rearofthevehiclewilllift.
TheLEDinthebuttonwillturnonwhilethevehi-
cleislowering.Whentheloadinglevelhasbeen
reached,theLEDwillstayonaslongastherear
ofthevehicleisintheloweredposition.The LED
turnsoffwhenthevehiclereturnstotheoriginal
level.
Therearofthevehiclewillautomaticallylift
whenyouselectanothermodeor whenthevehi-
clespeedexceedsapproximately2mph
(2km/h).

—Donotparkthevehicleinaloweredloading
level.
—Beforetherearloweringends,makesure
thereisenoughclearanceabovethevehicle
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andtheluggagecompartmentlid,ifitis
open.
Gi)Tips
—Thevehiclewillnot lowerwhentheignition
isswitchedoffifthecompressedairreser-
voirisempty.ThebuttonLEDblinksthree
times.
—Ifthecompressedairreservoirisempty,itis
refilledwhiledrivingatspeedsabove
25mph(40km/h).
Increasingthesizeoftheluggage
(tolaayorladit
Thebackrestscanbefoldeddownindividually*
ortogether.

Fig.71Secondrowseats:releasestraponthecenterback-
rest


Fig.72Luggagecompartment:foldingdownthesecond
rowseats
Foldingthebackrestdown
>Pulltheleverupward>page54,fig.53.The
backrestwillswingforward.Or
>Pullthereleasestrapattherear sideofthe
seat>fig.72.
> Let
thebackrestlatchintothelowestposition.>

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Foldingthebackrestupright
>Pulltheleverup>page54,fig.53andfoldthe
backrestuprightuntilitlocksintoplace>A\.
Foldingthecenterbackrestdown*
>Toreleasethebackrest,pullthereleasestrap
atthefrontorrearsideoftheseat>fig.71or
>fig.72.
> Foldthebackrestforward.
Foldingthecenterbackrest upright*
>Foldthebackrestupwarduntilitlocksinto
place>A\.
Thecenter backrestmaybefoldeddownsepa-
rately*.Thisallowsyoutotransportlongobjects
(suchasskis)insidethevehicle.

ZAWARNING
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskofbe-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbelatchedsecurelyto en-
surethatthesafetybeltisprotectingthe
centerseatingposition.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifit iscorrectlylockedin
place.
—Toreducetheriskofinjuryinvehicleswith
thirdrowseats*,the centerbackrestmust
beintheuprightpositionandlockedinto
placeiftherearepassengersridinginthe

thirdrow*.

@)Note
Makesuretheoutersafetybeltsarenot
pinchedordamagedwhenfoldingtheseat
back.
—Readandfollowthewarnings>A\inEntry/
exitassistance(secondrowseats)on
page55and>@inFoldingthebackrest
down/up(thirdrowseats)onpage56.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page57.
Luggagecompartmentnet
Appliesto:vehicleswithluggagecompartmentnet
Thecargonetpreventssmallobjectsfromslid-
ing.


»Attachthehooksfortheluggagecompartment
netinthetie-downs>fig.73.

AWARNING
—Neversecurea childsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
— Theluggagecompartmentnetisonlystrong
enoughtosecurelightobjects.Heavyob-
jectsarenotadequatelysecured.Attempt-
ingtosecureheavyobjectsincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
Cargofloor




Fig.74Luggagecompartment:installingthecargofloor
Removingandinstallingthecargofloor
>Toremovethecargofloor,pulltheentirecargo
floortowardthebackofthevehicle.>
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Media

Wi-Fiaudioplayer
Appliesto:vehicleswithWi-Fiaudioplayer
UsingtheWi-Fiaudioplayermediasourceonthe
MMI, youcanconnectandoperateyourWi-Fi-ca-
pablemediaplayer(suchasasmartphone)to
wirelesslyplaymusicfromyourmediaplayerli-
brary.Themediaplayerisconnectedthroughthe
vehicle'sWi-Fihotspot.AUPnPServerapporan
integratedUPnP/DLNAserveronyourmedia
playerisrequiredtoaccessyourmediaplayerli-
brary.
Requirement:theWi-Fifunctiononyourmedia
playermustbe switchedon.ThemyAudiappora
UPnPserverappmustbeinstalledonyourmedia
player.Or:youmustbeusingamediaplayerwith
anintegratedUPnP/DLNAserver.

—Connectingamediaplayer:pressthe[MEDIA
button.Presstheleftcontrolbuttonuntilthe
sourcesoverview>page235isdisplayed.Se-
lectandconfirm Wi-Fiaudioplayer(7)
>page235,fig.213.
—Ifnecessary,selectandconfirmWi-Fiturned
off>TurnonWi-FitoactivateWi-Fiinthe
MMI.SelectWi-Fisettings,ifnecessary.Select
thesamesettingsonthewirelessmediaplayer
thatareusedfortheWi-Fihotspot.
—StartingtheWi-Fiaudioplayer:Startthe
myAudiapporanUPnPserverapp,orallow
mediasharingonyourdevice.

Operatingthemediaplayer:themediaplayeris
operatedthroughtheMMI.
—Presstheleftcontrolbuttonrepeatedlyuntil
theFoldersmenuitemappears.Selectandcon-
firmFolders.
—Playingmusicfromthemediaplayer:select
andconfirmMediacenter.
Webradio:see>page232.


objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readandfollowthewarningsin
=page272,Frontairbags.


ZAWARNING
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe

vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose

C)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage200.
G)Tips
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page193,Audi
connect.
—PleasenotethataWi-Ficonnectiondoes
notautomaticallymakeitpossible touse
the
Internet.Foradditionalinformation,
see>page193.
—Toavoidinterruptionsduringplayback,de-
activatethepowersavingfunctiononthe
mediaplayer orconnectittoacharger.
—Theloadingtimesfortheaudiodatadepend
onthemediaplayerusedandthenumberof
filesthatitcontains.
—Amaximumof2,000entriesperdirectory
aredisplayedintheMMI.
—Songsdownloadedforofflineuseusingmu-
sicstreamingservicesarestoredonyour
mobiledevice(suchasasmartphone)and
maybeDRMprotected.TheWi-Fiaudio
playerwillnotplayDRMprotectedfiles.
—ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforadditional
informationontheWi-Fiaudioplayer.
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Drivingsafety

>ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,trafficand
weatherconditions.
>Take frequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donotdrive
formorethantwohoursatastretch.
>DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,underpres-
sureorwhenyouarestressed.

Z\WARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenevera
vehicleisbeingused.

Correctpassenger
seatingpositions
Properseatingpositionforthedriver
Theproperdriverseatingpositionisimportant
forsafe,relaxeddriving.

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Fig.221Correctseatingposition
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothefollowing
position:
>Adjustthedriver'sseatso thatyoucaneasily
pushthepedalsallthewaytothefloorwhile
keepingyourknee(s)slightlybent>A\.
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionsothatyourbackcomesin
fullcontactwithitwhenyoudrive.
>Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatthereisadis-
tanceofatleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
steeringwheelandyourbreastbone>fig.221.
Ifnotpossible,seeyourauthorizedAudidealer
aboutadaptiveequipment.
>Adjust thesteeringwheelso thatthesteering
wheelandairbagcoverpointsatyourchestand
notatyourface.
>Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwithyour
elbow(s)slightlybent.
>Adjusttheheadrestraintsotheupperedgeis
asevenas possiblewiththetopofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintso thatitisasclosetothispositionas
possible.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
=>page263.
>Alwayskeepbothfeetinthefootwell so that
youareincontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
For detailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see>page53.

ZAWARNING
Driverswhoareunbelted,outofpositionor
tooclosetotheairbagcanbeseriouslyinjured
by anairbagasitunfolds.Tohelpreduce the
riskofseriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheelsothatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenyourbreastbone
andthesteeringwheel.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelontheout-
sideofthesteeringwheelrimwithyour
handsatthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalin-
juryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe
12o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsat
otherpositionsinsidethesteeringwheel
rimoronthesteeringwheelhub.Holding
the
steeringwheelthewrongwaycancause
seriousinjuriestothehands,armsandhead
ifthedriver'sairbagdeploys.
—Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyour
facedecreasestheabilityofthesupplemen-
taldriver'sairbagtoprotectyouinacolli-
sion.
—Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnever
leanagainstor placeanypart ofyourbody
tooclosetotheareawheretheairbagsare
located.


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—Beforedriving,alwaysadjustthefront seats
andheadrestraintsproperlyandmakesure
thatallpassengersareproperlyrestrained.
—Neveradjusttheseatswhilethevehicleis
moving.Yourseatmaymoveunexpectedly
and youcouldlosecontrolofthevehicle.
—Neverdrivewiththebackrestreclinedortilt-
edfarback!Thefartherthebackrestsare
tiltedback,thegreatertheriskofinjurydue
toincorrectpositioningofthesafetybelt
andimproperseatingposition.
—Childrenmustalwaysrideinchildsafety
seats>page290.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstallinga childsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat>page268.


Properseatingpositionforthefri
passenger
Theproperfrontpassengerseatingpositionis
importantforsafe,relaxeddriving.
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjusttheseatforthefrontpassenger
tothefollowingposition:
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionandyourbackcomesinfull
contactwithitwheneverthevehicleismoving.
>Adjusttheheadrestraintsotheupperedgeis
asevenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintsothatitisasclosetothispositionas
possible>page57.
>Keepbothfeetflatonthefloorinfront ofthe
frontpassengerseat.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrect-
ly>page263.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
frontpassenger'sseat,see>page53.

ZAWARNING
Frontseatpassengerswhoareunbelted,out
ofpositionortooclosetotheairbagcanbe
seriouslyinjuredorkilledbytheairbagasit
unfolds.Tohelpreducetheriskof seriousper-


sonalinjury:

256
—Passengersmustalwayssitinanuprightpo-
sitionandneverleanagainstor placeany
partoftheirbodytooclosetothearea
wheretheairbagsarelocated.
—Passengerswhoareunbelted,outofposi-
tion ortooclosetotheairbagcanbeseri-
ouslyinjuredbyanairbagasitunfoldswith
greatforceintheblinkofaneye.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenthefrontpas-
senger‘sbreastboneandtheinstrument
panel.
—Eachpassengermustalwayssitonaseat of
theirownandproperlyfastenandwearthe
safetybeltbelongingtothatseat.
—Beforedriving,alwaysadjustthefrontpas-
sengerseatandheadrestraintproperly.
—Alwayskeepyourfeetonthefloorinfrontof
theseat.Neverrestthemontheseat,in-
strumentpanel,outofthewindow,etc.The
airbagsystemandsafetybeltwillnot be
abletoprotectyouproperlyandcanevenin-
creasetheriskofinjuryinacrash.
—Neverdrivewiththebackrestreclinedortilt-
edfarback!Thefartherthebackrestsare
tiltedback,thegreatertheriskofinjurydue
toincorrectpositioningofthesafetybelt
andimproperseatingposition.
—Childrenmustalwaysrideinchildsafety
seats>page290.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstallinga childsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat>page268.
Properseatingpositionsforpassengersin
rearseats
Rearseatpassengersmustsituprightwithboth
feetonthefloorconsistentwiththeirphysical
sizeandbeproperlyrestrainedwhenevertheve-
hicleisinuse.

Toreducetheriskofinjurycausedbyanincorrect
seatingpositionintheeventofasuddenbraking
maneuveroranaccident,yourpassengersonthe
rearbenchseatmustalways observethefollow-
ing:
>Iftherearepassengersontheouterrearseats,
adjusttheheadrestraintssotheupperedgeis>