Audi A8 2018 Owner's Manual page 212

Dr iv i n g saf e t y
- Always sit in an upright position and never
lean against or place any part of your body
too close to the area where the airbags are
located.
- Before dr iving, always adjust the front seats
and head restraints properly and make sure
that all passengers are properly restrained .
- Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is
moving . Your seat may move unexpectedly
and you could lose control of the vehicle.
- Never dr ive with the backrest reclined or
t ilted far back! The farther the backrests are
t ilted back, the greater the risk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety belt
and imp roper seating position.
- Children must always ride in child seats
¢ page 249. Special precautions apply
when installing a child seat on the front
passenge r seat¢ page 22 7.
Proper seating position for the front
passenger
The proper front passenger seating position is
important for safe, relaxed driving.
For your own safety and to reduce t he risk of in-
ju ry in the event of a n accide nt, we recomme nd
that you adjust the seat for the front passenger
to the following position:
.,. Adjust the ang le of t he seatback so that it is in
an upright posit ion a nd you r back comes in full
contact wit h it whenever the vehicle is mov ing.
.,. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is
as even as possible with the top of your head . If
that is not possible, try to adjust the head re-
straint so that it is as close to this position as
poss ible ¢ page 211.
.,. Keep both feet flat on the floor in front of the
front passenger seat .
.,. Fasten and wea r safety be lts cor rect ly
¢ page 222.
For deta iled information on how to adjust the
front passenger's seat, see ¢ page 54.
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WARNING
Front seat passengers who are unbelted, out
of position or too close to the airbag can be
seriously injured or killed by t he airbag as it
unfo lds. To help red uce the risk of serio us
personal injury:
- Passengers must a lways sit in an upright po-
sition and never lean aga inst or place any
part of their body too close to t he are a
where the air bags a re located.
- Passengers who are unbelted, out of posi-
tion or too close to the a irbag can be se ri-
ously inju red by an airbag as it unfolds wit h
great fo rce in the blink of an eye .
- Always make sure th at there a re at least
10 inches (25 cm) between the fron t pas -
senger's breastbone an d the instrument
panel.
- Always make sure that there are at least
4 inches (10 cm) between the front passen-
ge r's knees and the lower pa rt of the inst ru-
ment panel.
- Each passenger must always sit on a seat of
their own and properly fasten and wear the
safety belt belonging to that seat .
- Before d riving, always adj ust the front pas-
senger seat and head restraint properly.
- Always keep your feet on the floor in front
of the seat. Never rest them on the seat, in-
strument panel, out of the window, etc . The
airbag system and safety belt will not be
ab le to protect you properly and can even in-
crease the risk of injury in a crash .
- Never drive with the backrest recl ined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted bac k, the greater the risk of injury due
to incor rect positioning of the safety be lt
a nd imprope r seat ing pos ition .
- Child ren must always ride in child seats
¢ page 249 . Spe cial pre caut ions apply
when install ing a child sea t on t he front
passenger sea t ¢ page 22 7 .