Seats And Storage; General Recommendations - Audi A8 2014 Owner's Manual

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Seats and storage
General recommen-
dations
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 adjust ing the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger . Adjust
you r seat prope rly so that :
- you can easily and quick ly reach all the
switches and controls in the instrument
panel
-your body is prope rly supported thus reduc-
ing physical stress and fatigue
- the safety be lts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection ¢ page 153 .
In the following sec t ions, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust you r seats .
There are special regulations and instructions
for insta lling a child seat on the front pas-
senger's seat. Always fo llow the information
regarding ch ild safety provided in
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page 177, Child Safety.
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WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and
all other passengers can result in serious
personal inj ury.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when
the vehicle is in motion - never put your
feet on top of the instrument panel, out
of the window or on top of the seat cush-
ion . This app lies especially to the passen-
gers . If your seating position is incorrect,
you increase the risk of injury in the case
of sudden braking or an acc ident. If the
a irbag infla t es and the seating positio n
is incorrect, t his could result in personal
injury o r even death.
- It is import a nt for bo t h the driver and
front passenger to keep a distance of at
least 10 inches (25 cm) between them-
selves and the steering wheel and/or in-
strument panel. If you're s itting any
closer than th is, the a irbag system can-
not protect you properly . In addition, the
front seats and head restraints must be
adjusted to your body height so that they
can give you max imum protect ion.
- Always try to keep as much distance as
possible between yourself and the steer-
ing wheel o r inst rument pane l.
- Do not adjust the driver's o r front pas-
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
Your sea t may move unexpected ly, caus-
ing sudden loss of vehicle cont rol and
personal injury. If you adjust your seat
while the veh icle is moving, you are out
of posit ion.
Driver's seat
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The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend t hat you adjus t t he dr iver's
seat in the fo llowing manner :
.,. Adjust t he seat in fore and aft direction so
t ha t you can eas ily push the peda ls to the
floor while keeping your knees sl igh t ly bent
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in Why is your seat adjustment so im-
portant? on page 58.
.. Adjust the backrest so that when you sit
with your back against t he backrest, you can
still grasp t he top of the steering wheel.
.. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as poss ible with the top of your
head . If that is not poss ible , try to adjust
t he head restraint so that it is as close t o
t his pos it ion as possib le
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page 65.
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WARNING
Never place any objects in the dr iver's foot -
well. An object could get into the pedal
a rea and interfere with pedal function . In
case of sudden braking or an acc ident, you
would not be able to brake or accelerate .