Audi A7 2023 Owner's Manual page 67

Sitting correctly and safely
~The distance between your upper body and the
steering wheel or instrument panel is at least
10 inches (25 cm).
— The distance between your knees and the in-
strument panel is at least 4 inches (10 cm).
~ Your thighs are lightly supported by the front
surface of the seat.
~The backrest is in an upright position and your
back is resting against it.
- You have a sufficient view of the area around
the vehicle.
- You have a clear view of the instrument cluster,
indicator lights, and the head-up display*.
Seat settings menu: quick access
Applies to: vehicles with seat settings in the MMI
If you press on the image of the driver's or front
passenger's seat in the climate control system
menu & page 88, fig. 73 @, you will go directly
to the seat settings for that seat.
— IF you are too close to the steering wheel or
instrument panel, the airbag system cannot
provide the optimal protection, which in-
creases the risk of injury and death.
=To reduce the risk of injury in the event of
sudden braking maneuvers or accidents,
never drive with the backrest reclined very
far. The airbag system and safety belts can
only provide optimal protection when the
backrest is in an upright position and the
driver is wearing the safety belt correctly. If
the backrest is angled back too far, the safe-
ty belt can shift to soft areas of the body,
such as the stomach, which increases the
risk of injury.
=To reduce the risk of an accident, only adjust
the seats when the vehicle is stationary.
—Be careful when adjusting the seat. Lack of
control or attention when adjusting can re-
sult in injuries due to pinching to vehicle oc-
cupants both in the front seats and rear
seats.
—Never place objects in the driver's footwell.
Objects could shift and enter the area
around the pedals, which could prevent you
from using them. You would then be unable
to use the pedals if sudden driving or brak-
ing maneuvers were needed, which increas-
es the risk of an accident.
— Make sure that the floor mats are always se-
curely attached.
~To reduce the risk of an accident, never place
additional floor mats or other floor covers
over the installed floor mats, because this
reduces the pedal's range of motion and can
impair pedal operation.
~To reduce the risk of injury, never place your
feet on the instrument panel, out of the
window, or on the seat surfaces. This also
applies to passengers in the rear seats.
To reduce the risk of damage, be very careful
when adjusting the seat to make sure the
head restraints do not come into contact with
the headliner or the sunroof*.
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At the same time, only move the respective
seat using the controls.
Adjusting the front power seats
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Fig. 48 Front seat: seat adjustment buttons
You can adjust the basic settings using the but-
tons.
The settings depend on the vehicle equipment.
Adjusting the seat position
» To move the seat forward or backward, push
the button @ forward or backward.
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