driver seat adjustment AUDI S8 2010 User Guide

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Proper adjustment of head restraints
Correctly adjusted head restraints are an important part
of your vehicle 's occupant restraint system and can help
to reduce the risk of injuries in accident situations .
Fig. 200 Correctly
adjusted head
restraint viewed from
the side
The head restra ints must be correctly adjusted to achieve the
best protection.
- Adjust the head restraint so that the upper edge of the
restraint is level with the top of your head, but no lower
than eye level and so it is as close to the back of your head
as possible ~ fig. 200.
Adjusting head restraints=> page 81.
& WARNING
Driving without head restraints or with improperly adjusted head
restraints increases the risk of serious injuries in a collision. To
help reduce the risk of injury:
• Always drive with the head restraints in place and properly
adjusted.
• Every person in the vehicle must have a properly adjusted head
restraint.
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& WARNING (continued)
•
Always make sure each person in the vehicle properly adjusts
their head restraint. Each head restraint must be adjusted
according to occupants' size so that the upper edge is as even with
the top of the person's head, but no lower than eye level and so it
is as close to the back of to the head as possible.
• Never attempt to adjust head restraint while driving. If you
have driven off and must adjust the driver headrest for any reason,
first stop the vehicle safely before attempting to adjust the head
restraint.
• Children must always be properly restrained in a child restraint
that is appropriate for their age and size =>
page 231. •
Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant restraint system can only reduce the risk of
injury if vehicle occupants are properly seated.
Improper seat ing positions can cause serious injury or death.
Safety belts can only work when they are properly positioned
on the body . Improper seating positions reduce the effective­
ness of safety belts and will even increase the risk 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 strikes
an occupant who is not in the proper seating position. A
driver is responsible for the safety of all vehicle occupants
and especially for children. Therefore:
- Never allow anyone to assume an incorrect seating posi­
tion when the vehicle is being used~& .
The following bulletins list only some sample positions that will
i ncrease the risk of ser iou s injury and death . Our hope is that these .,_
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-Safety belts -----=-----------------------------------------
Automatic safety belt retractors
Every sa fe ty be lt is equipped wi th an au toma tic be lt r etrac tor on the
shoulder be lt. This feat ure locks t he belt whe n the belt is pull ed out
fast, during ha rd bra king an d in an acc ident . The belt may also loc k
w hen you dr ive up or dow n a s te ep h ill or throug h a sharp curve .
Dur ing norma l driv ing the belt lets you move freely.
Safety belt pretensioners
Th e safety belts are e quipped w ith a belt p retensioner that hel ps to
t igh ten the saf ety be lt and remove slac k w he n the p re tensioner is
act ivated . The f unction of t he p retens ioner is monitore d by a warn ing
light=>
pag e 17.
Switchable locking feature
Every safety be lt except the one on the driver sea t is equipped with a
switchab le locking feature that
must b e used when the safety belt is
us ed to attach a c hild se at. B e s ure to rea d the i mporta nt info rmation
about th is feature =>
page 241.
& WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause serious injury in an
accident =>
page 202, "Safety belt position ".
• Safety belt s offer optimum protection only when the seat back
is upright and belts are properly positioned on the body.
• Never attach the safety belt to the buckle for another seat.
Attaching the belt to the wrong buckle will reduce safety belt
effe ctivene ss and can cause seriou s per sonal injury.
• A passenger who is not properly restrained can be seriously
injured by the safety belt itself when it moves from the stronger
parts of the body into critical areas like the abdomen.
• Always lock the convertible locking retractor when you are
securing a child seat in the vehicle=>
page 243. •
Safety belt position
Corre ct b elt posi tion is the key t o getting maximum
p ro tec tion fro m sa fety belts .
Fig. 208 Head
restraint a nd safety
belt po sit ion as s een
from the side
Use the height adjustment to change the pos it io n of the s houl de r
be lt of the fron t sa fety be lts.
& WARNING
Improperly po sitioned safety belts can cau se serious per sonal
injury in an accident.
• The shoulder belt portion of the safety belt must be positioned
over the middle of the occupant's shoulder and never across the
neck or throat.
• The safety belt must lie flat and snug on the occupant's upper
body => fig. 208. Pull on the belt to tighten if necessary.
• The lap belt portion of the safety belt must be positioned a s
low as possible across pelvis and never over the abdomen . Make
sure the belt lies flat and snug => fig. 208. Pull on the belt to
tighten if necessary .
• A loose-fitting safety belt can cause serious injuries by shifting
its position on your body from the strong bones to more vulner-
able , soft tissue and cause serious injury .
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Ill Safety belts
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Adjusting safety belt height
Use the safety belt height adjustment to change belt
position on the shoulder.
Fig. 211 Adjusting
shoulder belt height
The safety belt height adjustors for the front seats can be
used to adjust the height of the shoulder portion of the
safety belt so that it is positioned correctly.
- Push the latch=> fig. 211 up or down so that the shoulder
portion of the safety belt is positioned nearly midway over
the shoulder => & in "Safety belt position" on
page 202.
& WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other important infor­
mation =>
page 200. •
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause severe inju­
ries.
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
risk 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 strikes 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=>& .
& WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the risk of serious personal
injury and death whenever a vehicle is being used.
• Always make sure that all vehicle occupants are correctly
restrained and stay in a correct seating position whenever the
vehicle is being used.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other important
information =>
page 200. •
Safety belt pretensioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a particular
severity, safety belts are tensioned automatically.
The safety belts are equipped with safety belt pretensioners. The
system is activated by sensors in front, side and rear-end collisions of
great severity. This tightens the belt and takes up belt slack~
& in
" Service and disposal of safety belt pretensioner" on
page 205 .
Taking up the slack helps to reduce forward occupant movement
during a collision. ..

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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 188,
-Adjust the front passenger's seat properly~ page 77,
- Wear safety belts properly~
page 200,
- Always properly use the proper child restraint to protect
children~
page 231.
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 188, "Proper occupant seating positions". For
details on the operation of the seat adjustment controls=>
page 77.
It's especially important that children are properly restrained
=>
page 231.
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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vidual components. It regulates consumption, so that more electrical
ene rgy is not being used than is being generated and ensures an
optimal state of charge for the battery.
[I] Tips
• But even energy management cannot negate the limits of physics.
Consider that the power and life of a battery are limited.
• If starting ability is threatened, you are informed by a warning
~ page 259, "Driver notification in the instrument cluster display" .•
What you should know
The highest priority is given to maintaining starting capa ­
bility.
Th e battery is severely taxed in short-distance driving, in city tra ffic
and during the cold time of year. Abundant electrical energy is
required, bu t on ly a little is generated .
It is also critical if the engine
is not running and electrical components are turned on. In this
instance energy is being consumed but none is being generated.
It is in prec isely these situations that you will notice energy manage­
ment actively regulating the distribution of energy.
Vehicle stands for an extended period
If you do not drive your vehicle over a period of several days or weeks,
electrical components are gradually cut back or switched off. This
reduces energy consumption and maintains starting capability over a
longer period.
Be aware that when you unlock your vehicle, some of the convenience
functions may not operate, such as the Convenience key, the remote
control or the power seat adjustment. The convenience functions will
be available aga in when you turn on the ignition and start the eng ine.
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With the
engine turned off
If you listen to the radio, for example, with the engine turned off or
use other MMI functions, the battery is being discharged .
If starting capab ility is jeopardized due to energy consumption, the
following warning appears in the MMI display:
Please start engine, otherwise system will switch off in 3
minutes.
The warning indicates that the system will be turned off automati­
cally after 3 minutes. If you wish to continue using the functions, you
have to start the engine.
With the engine running
Although electrical energy is generated when the vehicle is being
driven, the battery can become discharged . This happens mostly
when little energy is being generated and a great dea l consumed and
the battery's state of charge is not optimal.
T o bring the energy balance back into equilibrium, consumers which
require especially large amounts of energy are temporarily cut back
or switched off. Heating systems in particular require a great deal of
energy . If you notice, for example, that the heated seats* or the
heated rear window are not heating, they have been temporarily cut
back or switched off . These systems w ill be ava ilable again as soon as
the energy balance has been restored.
You will also notice that engine idle speed has been increased
slightly. This is normal and not a cause for concern . By increasing
engine idle speed the additional energy required is generated and the
battery is charged. •
Driver notification in the instrument
cluster display
If the battery's state of charge is not in the optimal range, this driver
no tifi cation appears in the instrument cluster display:
Low battery charge: battery will be charged while driving ~
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Alphabetical index -________________ fWI
Rear fog lights ..... ....... ... .. .. .. .. 62
Rear lid Automatic operation .............. . 48
Escape handle ... .. .............. 332
Opening and closing .. .. ........... 46
Opening manually ....... .. .... .. .. 47
Rear light
Defective ............... .... ... .. 24
Rear seat Controls .. .. ................. .. .. 87
Easy entry .... ...... .... .. .... .. .. 89
Head restraint adjustment .......... 88
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 89
Massage function ....... .... .. .. .. 88
Seat adjustment ........ ....... ... 87
Setting in the MMI ............ ... .. 89
Rear view
See Rear-view camera .......... .. . 161
Rear window defogger .......... .. .. . 113
Rear window shelf .................... 86
Rear-v iew camera .. ...... ...... 161, 164
Park ing mode 1 .. ................ 166
Park ing mode 2 .. ................ 167
Red symbols .............. ...... .. .. 28
Refuelling ... .................. ... . 285
Release lever for hood ....... ... .. .. . 288
Remote control ... .... ... .. .. .... .... 40
Unlocking and locking ... .. .. ....... 43
Remote cont rol garage door opener
(Homelink ®) .......... .. .... .. . 181
Remote rear lid release ............... 46
Repair manua ls ............. ... ..... 361
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Repairs
Airbag system ................... 220
Replacing Wheel rims . ................. ... 320
Replacing a fuse . .. ............... .. 342
Replacing light bulbs ... .. .... .. .. ... 346
Replacing tires and wheels ............ 319
Reporting Safety Defects ........ ... .. 195
Reset button .. ...... ...... .......... 12
Retractor . ...... ........... ...... .. 201
Rims Cast alloy .. .. ... ... .. ... .... .... 275
Replacing ....... ... .. .. ..... .... 320
Roof rack . .... .. ........... .. .... .. . 92
Loading ..... ........... .. .. .. .. . 94
Mounting locations .... .. .......... 93
Roof weight ................. ... .. .. . 94
s
SAFE ................. ...... ... .. .. . 12
Safe driving habits .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... 186
Safety belt height adjUJstment ......... 204
Safety belt position .. ...... ......... 202
Safety belt height adjustment .. .. .. 204
Safety belts worn by pregnant women ...
203
Safety belt pretensioner ........... ... 204
Service and disposal .............. 205
Safety belt warn ing light .. .... .. . 18, 197 Safety belts ......
... ... . .. .. .. .. .. . 201
cleaning ............ ... .. .. .. ... 281
Danger to passengers who do not wear a safety belt ......... ... .. .... ... 199
Fastening ....................... 201
Improperly worn . .. .............. 204
Not worn ................ .... .. . 199
Safety belt position .............. . 202
Safety instructions ... . .. .. .. .. .. . 200
Securing child safety seats ... ... .. . 241
Special considerations for pregnant women ...... ...... ... ... ... ... 203
Unfastening .......... .... .... ... 203
Warning/indicator light ...... .... . 197
Why YOU MUST wear them .. .... .. . 197
Worn properly ... ..... ... ... .. .. . 200
Safety compliance sticker ... . ......... 356
Safety equipment ...... ...... .... .. . 186
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . .. .. .. .... .......... 186
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment .................. 76
Safety instructions
Engine compartment ..... ..... .. . 289
for side curtain airbags .. .......... 229
for using child safety seats ...... .. . 234
for using safety belts ...... .. .. .. . 200
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System .
219
Safety lock Ignition key, automatic transmission 119
Seat adjustment Adjusting the seatback ............. 79 Driver 's seat .................. .. .. 76
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