driver seat adjustment AUDI S6 2010 User Guide

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[I) Tips
• T he shoulder belt part shou ld route approximate ly over the
middle of your shoulder -under no circumstances should it route over
you r neck a nd throat area~
& in "Safety belt position" on page 190.
• With the front seats, the height adjustment of the seat can also
be used to adjust the position of the safety belts. •
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause severe inju­
nes.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause serious injury or
death. Safety belts can only work when they are correctly
positioned on the body . Improper seating positions reduce
the effectiveness of safety belts and will even increase the
ris k of injury and death by moving the safety belt to critical
areas of the body. Improper seating positions also increase
the risk of serious injury and death when an airbag deploys
and str ikes an occupant who is not in the correct seating posi­
tion. A driver is responsible for the safety of all vehicle occu­
pants and especially for children. Therefore:
- Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect sitting posi­
tion in the vehicle while traveling
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& WARNING
Impr ope rly w orn safet y belts inc re a se the ris k of se rious pe rsonal
injury and de ath whenever a vehi cle i s be ing u sed .
• Alway s mak e sure th at all vehicle occupants are corre ctl y
r es trained an d stay in a correct seating po sition wh enever the
v eh icle is being used.
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RNING (continu ed)
• Alw ays re ad and heed all WARNINGS and o ther imp ort ant
information ~
page 188. •
Safety belt pretensioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear -end collisions above a particular
severity, safety belts are tensioned automatically.
Th e safety belts are equipped with safety belt p retensioners. The
system is activated by sensors in front, side and rear-end collisions of
great sever ity. This tightens th e be lt and ta kes up belt slack~
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"Service and disposal of safety belt pretens ioner". Taking up the slack
helps to reduce forward occ upan t movement during a coll is io n.
0 Note
Never let the bel t remain over a rear seat back that has been folded
forward.
[I) Tips
The safety belt pretensioner can only be act ivated once.
• In minor fronta l, side and rear -end collis ions, in a rollove r and in
acc idents involving very little impact force, the safety belt preten­
sioner are not activated .
• When the safety belt pretensioners are activated, a fine dust is
re leased. This is norma l and is not ca used by a fire in the vehicle.
• The relevant safety requirements must be observed when the
vehicle o r components of the system a re scrapped. A q ual ified deal­
ersh ip is familiar with these regulat ions and will be pleased to pass on
the information to you .
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Airbag system
Important things to know
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 proper seating position.
For your safety and the safety of your passengers, before
driving off, always:
- Adjust the driver's seat and steering wheel properly
=>
page 176,
- Adjust the front passenger's seat properly=> page 76,
- Wear safety belts properly=>
page 188,
-Always properly use the proper child restraint to protect
children=>
page 217.
In a collision, airbags must inflate within the blink of an eye and with
considerable force. The supplemental airbags can cause injuries if the
driver or the front seat passenger is not seated properly. Therefore in
order to help the airbag to do its job, it is important, both as a driver
and as a passenger 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 protection in certain frontal
collisions =:,
page 176, "Proper occupant seating positions" . For
details on the operation of the seat adjustment controls=>
page 76.
It 's especially important that children are properly restrained
=:,
page 217.
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There
is a lot that the driver and the passengers can and must do to
help the individual safety features 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 condi­
tion that prevents you from sitting properly on the driver seat with
the safety belt properly fastened and reaching the pedals, or if you
have concerns with regard to the function or operation of the
Advanced Airbag System, please contact your authorized Audi dealer
or qualified workshop, or call Audi Customer CARE at 1-800-822-
2834 for possible modifications to your vehicle.
When the airbag system deploys, a gas generator will fill the airbags,
break open the padded covers, and inflate between the steering
wheel and the driver and between the instrument panel and the front
passenger . The airbags will deflate immediately after deployment so
that the front occupants 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 movement .
Together they help to prevent the driver and front seat passenger
from hitting parts of the inside of 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 trig­
gering of the airbag system depends on the vehicle deceleration rate
caused by the collision and registered by the electronic control 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 . Vehicle damage, repair
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& WARNING (conti nued)
• If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the
front p assenger seat because of e xceptional circumstan ces and
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay on,
immed iately in stall the rear-facing child safety seat in a re ar
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer.
& WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in stall a forward-facing
child restraint on the front passenger 's seat:
• Always make sure the forward-facing seat has been d esigned
and certified b y its manufacturer for use on a front seat with a
pas senger front and side airbag.
• Never put the forward-facing child restraint up against or very
near the instrument panel.
• Always move the passenger seat into its rearmo st position in
the seat 's fore and aft adjustment range, as far away from the
airbag as possible , before in stalling the forward-facing child
restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position.
• Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
and stays on all the t ime whenever the ignition is switched on .•
Advanced Airbag System components
The front passenger seat in your veh icle has a lot of very important
parts o f the A dvanced A irbag System in it. These p arts incl ude t he
we ight-sens ing mat, sensors, wiring, brackets, and more. The func­
t ion o f the sys tem in t he front passenger sea t is che cked by the elec ­
tron ic contro l unit when the ignit ion is on . The contro l unit mo nitors
t he Advanced Air bag System and t urns the airbag indica tor ligh t on
when a malfunction in t he system compone nts is detected. The func­
tion of the a irbag indicator light is descr ibed in greater detail be low. Because the front passenger seat co
nta ins important parts of t he
Adv anced Ai rbag System, you mus t tak e ca re to p reve nt i t from be ing
damaged . Damage to the seat may p revent the Advanced A irbag for
the front passenge r seat from do ing its job in a crash .
The front Advanced Airbag System consists of the
following:
• Cras h sensors in the front of the ve hicle tha t meas ure vehicle
acc elera tion/de ce le ra tion to prov ide info rm ation to the Advanced
Airbag System about the severity of the crash .
• An e lec tron ic contro l unit, w it h i ntegr ate d crash sensors fo r front
and side i mpacts . The control unit "dec ides" w het her to fire the front
airbags based o n the information rece ived from the c rash sensors .
T he contro l unit also "decides" whether the safety be lt prete nsioners
should be activated.
• An Advanced Airbag with gas generator fo r the driver inside the
s teer in g wheel hub.
• An Advanced Airbag with gas generator inside the instrument
p ane l for the front p assenge r.
• A weight-sensi ng mat under the upho lstery padd ing of the front
passenge r seat cushion that measu res the tota l we ight on the se at.
The informat ion registered is sent continuously to the electronic
c ont rol uni t to re gulate deploymen t of t he fr ont Adv anced A irbag o n
the passenger side .
• An air ba g mon itoring syste m and indi ca tor ligh t in the in strume nt
cl uster =>
page 206.
• Th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lig ht comes on an d stays on in t he
center of the instrument panel=>
page 207, fig. 184 and tells you
w hen the fron t A dvan ced A irb ag on t he passe nger side has been
turned off.
• A senso r below t he safety belt latch for t he front seat passenge r
to meas ure the tens ion on the safety belt . The tension on the safety
be lt a nd the we igh t regis tere d by the weig ht-sensing mat help t he
control un it "dec ide" w hethe r th e front airbag fo r the front
passenge r seat should be turned of f or not =>
page 19 7, "Chi ld
restraints on the front seat -some important things to know". ._

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Opening
Power sunroof .................... 54
Operate your vehicle economically and mini-
m ize pollution ................. 251
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk ... ........ .. 5
Outlets .. ...... .......... .......... 93
Outside air pollution How to prevent from entering the vehicle .
100
Outside mirrors .................. ... 71
Outside temperature display ........... 20
Owner's manual
How the Owner's Manual is organized .. 5
p
Paint
Touch-up
262
Paint No ............... .... .. .. .. .. 338
Park assist ......................... 160
rear, with rear view camera ........ 160
Parking .... .... .... .. ............. 114
Automatic transmission ........... 146 Caution when parking near a parking barri-
er or curb ..................... 114
Low bumper cover, spoilers and
suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
multitronic® ............. .... ... 153
Parking brake
See Electromechanical parking brake 113
Park ing on a decline (downhill) ........ 114
Par king on an incline (uphill) ........ .. 114 Parking system (rear, with rear view camera)
.
160
Adjusting the display .. ..... ..... . 165
Adjusting the warning tones ... ... . 165
Parking mode 1 ............ ..... . 162
Parking mode 2 ...... ....... ..... 163
Safety precautions ............... 160
Switching on/off ................ . 162
Parts replacement ............ ... .. . 346
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ........ 207
Passenger's seat .............. ... .. .. 76
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Pedals ............................ 180
Perimete r lighting .......... . .. .. .... 61
Physical p rinciples of a f rontal collis ion . 186
Polishing .. .... ................... . 261
Pollen filter Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Power locking switch .............. ... 44
Power locking system .............. .. 41
Convenience close/open feature ..... 52 Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside ......................... 44
Opening and closing the windows ... . 52
Power sunroof ....... ... .. .. .... .. 55
Rear lid/trunk lid ..... ............. 46
Remote control key .. .. ...... .. .. .. 38
Selective unlock feature ............ 44
Settings ... .... .. .. .. .. . ..... .... 44
Unlocking and locking vehicle ....... 42
Power outlets ................ ..... . . 93
Power roof .. .......... ... .. .. .. .. .. 53 Power seat
Controls ......................... 76
Seat adjustment .................. 77
Power steering ... ................. . 245
Power sunroof
Emergency closing ............. 55, 56
Power window switches ....... ... ..... 50
In the driver's door ................ 51
In the front passenger's door ....... 52
Reactivating the system ............ 53
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt .............. ... . .. 191
Programming the Homelink® universal re-
mote contro l ...... .. .. .. .... .. 169
Proper occupant seat ing positions ... .. 176
Proper safety belt position ........... 190
Proper seating position
Front passenger ................ . 177
Occupants ..... ... .............. 176
Rear passengers .... ............. 178
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
quattro ®
See All Wheel Drive ....... .. ... .. 246
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? ...
187
Why safety belts? ............... . 185

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Radiator fan ................... .... 286
Rain sensor . ................... ... .. 66
Rain sensor defect ive ............... .. 30
Reading lights
Front ................... ... .. .. ..
63
Rear .. ......... ... ... ...... ..... 64
Rear ashtray ........................ 91
Rear fog lights ......... ...... .. .. .. .. 60
Rear lid
Escape handle ..... ..............
316
Open ing and closing .. .. ..... ..... . 46
Valet key function ...... ..... .. .. .. 40
Rear light
Defective .............. .. .... .. ..
21
Rear seat bench .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. 83
Rear view camera Park ing mode
2 ... ... .... .... .... 163
Park ing mode 1 .............. ... . 162
Rear view mirror
Inside rear view mirror . . . . . . . . .
69, 70
Rear window defogger ........ .... .. . 101
Rear window shelf . .. .. ... ....... ..... 80
Rear window sun shade ............... 65
Red symbols ... ... ........ .... .... .. 25
Refuelling . ................... .. .. . 273
Release lever for hood ............... 276
Remote control garage door opener
(Homelink ®) ........... .... ... .
169
Remote control key ................. .. 38
Unlocking and locking ..... ......... 42
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ment Safety first
Remote rear lid release
... .. ...... .. .. 46
Repair manua ls . ... .... ............. 344
Repairs
Airbag system ...................
209
Replacing a fuse . .... ............... 325
Replacing light bulbs . .. .. .. .. ....... 329
Replacing tires and wheels .... ... .. .. . 306
Reporting Safety Defects ........ 183, 184
Reset button .. ...... .. .. .. .......... 10
Residual heat . .. .. ............... ... 98
Retractor .......................... 189
Rims
Cast alloy ...... .... .. ... ... .....
263
Roof rack ... ................ ... .. .. . 87
Loading ................ .. .. .. .. . 88
Mounting locations .... ............ 88
Roof weight ................. ... .. ... 88
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Safe driving habits ..... .. ..... ... ... 17 4
Safety belt position .... ....... ......
190
Safety belt height adjustment .. .. .. 192
Safety belts worn by pregnant women ...
191
Safety belt pretens ioner
Service and disposal ..............
194
Safety belt pretensioners .. .. .. .. .. ... 193
Safety belt warning light .. ...... . 15,185
Safety belts . .. .. .... ............. .. 189
cleaning . ............... .. .... .. 269
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt .. ........... ...... ..
187
Fastening . .... ............. .... . 189
height adjustment ........ ... .. ... 192
Improperly worn . .. .............. 193
Not worn . .... ..... ...... ... ... . 187
Safety belt position ............ .. . 190
Safety instructions .. .. .. .. .... .. . 188
Securing child safety seats ...... .. . 227
Special considerations for pregnant
women .... . .... ... . .. .. .. .. .. .
191
Unfastening . .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 192
Warning/indicator light ........... 185
Why YOU MUST wear them ....... .. 185
Worn properly ...... ...... .. .. .. . 188
Safety compliance sticker . .. .. .. .. .... 338
Safety equipment ................ .. . 17 4
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection .... . .. ..............
17 4
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment ... .... ...........
75
Safety instructions
Engine compartment ........ .. ...
277
for side curtain airbags .. ... ..... .. 216
for using child safety seats .. .. .. .. . 220
for using safety belts ...... .... .. . 188
Monitor ing the Advanced Airbag System .
208
Safety lock
Ignition key, automatic transmission
109
Seat adjustment Adjusting the seatback .. ...........
77
Adjusting upper thigh support ....... 78
Driver's seat . ................. .. .. 75
Driver's seat memory ........... ... 79
Front passenger's seat .... .. ....... 76
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