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Audi A6 Typ 4G: General information

WARNING

Refer to Driving safety for important information, tips, suggestions and warnings that you should read and follow for your own safety and the safety of your passengers.

Front seats

Power seat adjustment

Applies to vehicles with power adjustable seats

Seats and storage
Fig. 50 Front seat: adjusting the seat

  1. Moving the seat forward/back: press the button forward/back.

Moving the seat up/down: press the button up/down. To adjust the front seat cushion, press the front button up/down. To adjust the rear seat cushion, press the rear button up/down.

  1. Switching the massage function on/off. Select the type of massage with the multifunction button.
  2. Adjusting the backrest angle: press the button forward/back.
  1. Lumbar support or multifunction button. To adjust the lumbar support, press the button in the applicable location.

WARNING

  • The power front seats can also be adjusted when the ignition is switched off. For this reason, children should never be left unattended in the vehicle - they could be injured!
  • To reduce the risk of an accident, only adjust the driver's seat when the vehicle is stationary.
  • Exercise caution when adjusting the seat height. Unsupervised or careless seat adjustment can pinch fingers or hands causing injuries.
  • The front seat backrests must not be reclined too far back when driving, because this impairs the effectiveness of the safety belts and airbag system, which increases the risk of injury.

Multifunction button

Applies to: vehicles with multifunction button

You can adjust the massage function, lumbar support, side bolsters and upper thigh support using the multifunction button.

Seats and storage
Fig. 51 Infotainment system: seat settings

Operating

  • If you turn the multifunction button 1 fig. 50 to the left or to the right, the possible seat settings A are shown in the Infotainment system fig. 51.
  • To select a seat setting, turn the multifunction button 1 in the corresponding direction until the desired seat setting is outlined in red.
  • The arrows B represent the possible adjustments.

    To lower the lumbar support, for example, press the multifunction button 1 downward.

    The corresponding arrow C lights up.

The following seat settings A are possible:

Massage function - select the Wave, Pulse, Stretch, Lumbar or Shoulder massage type or off. You can adjust the intensity of each massage from 1 through 5. You can switch the selected massage on/off using the button B fig. 50.

Lumbar support - you can adjust the lumbar support up/down and to be stronger/weaker.

Side section seat - you can increase/decrease the lateral support in the seat using the side bolsters at the seat surface and the backrest.

Upper thigh support - you can increase/decrease the upper thigh support.

Tips

  • The massage function switches off automatically after approximately 10 minutes.
  • The air in the side bolsters is released as soon as the driver's door opens. This makes is possible to enter and exit the vehicle more comfortably. As soon as you start driving the vehicle, the side bolsters fill.

Center armrest

There is a storage compartment under the armrest.

Seats and storage
Fig. 52 Center armrest between the driver's/front passenger's seats.

Adjusting the center armrest

  • To adjust the angle, raise the armrest from the starting position.
  • To bring the armrest back into the starting position, raise it out of the top notch and fold it back down.

Opening the storage compartment

  • Press the button -arrow- upward.

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