Seats And Storage; General Information - Audi RS 7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual

S e at s and s t o 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 135.
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 child seat on the front passenger's
seat. Always follow the information regarding
child safety provided in ¢ page 159, Child safe-
ty.
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WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and all
other passengers can result in serious person-
al injury.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion - never put your feet on
top of the instr ument pane l, out of the win-
dow or on top of the sea t cushion. This ap-
plies espe cially t o 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 or an accident . If the airbag inf lates and
the seating position is incor rect, this could
result in personal injury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and front
passenge r to keep a d istance of at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument pan-
el. If you're s itting any closer than this, the
airbag system cannot pro t ect you properly.
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In addition, the front seats and head re-
straints must be adjusted to your body
he ight so that they can give you maximum
protection .
- Always try to keep as much distance as pos-
sible between yourself and the steer ing
wheel or instrument panel.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front passeng-
er's seat while the veh icle is moving. Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud-
den loss of vehicle contro l and personal in-
jury. If you adj ust your seat while the veh icle
is moving, you a re out of position.
, 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 fore and aft direction so that
you can easi ly push the pedals to the floor
while keep ing your knees slightly bent ¢
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Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 52 .
.. Adjust the bac krest so that whe n you sit wit h
your back agains t the backrest, you can still
gras p the t op of t he steering wheel.
.. For adj ustab le head rest raints: adj ust the head
restraint so t he upper edge is as even as possi-
ble with the top of your head . If that is not pos-
sible, try to adjust the head restraint so that it
is as close to this posit ion as poss ible
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page 55 . Move t he head restraint so that it
is as close to the back of the head as poss ible .
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WARNING
Neve r place a ny objec t s in the dr iver's foo t-
well. An objec t could get into the pedal a rea
a nd interfere with pedal func t ion. In case of
sud den bra king or an accident, you would not
be ab le to brake or accelerate .
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