Regardless you are the new possessor of a Audi A1, have been lent one, or have leased one, you may not yet know all the specs of this car. This is exactly the subject of this article, we will help you to execute a simple but important procedure on 3-door cars to be able to transport more than 2 people. That’s why we are going to show you how to fold a front seat on a Audi A1, for that, first of all, we are going to review the different configuration settings of the front seat of your car, and, in a second step, the different techniques to fold the front seat of a Audi A1..
The different front seat adjustments of an Audi A1
To begin, we’ll commence our article by telling you the different positioning existing on the front seat of a Audi A1. Indeed, regardless if you want to fold one of your front seats on your car, you should know that based on the model of your car and its finish you will have have the possibility of using different adjustments, here are the majority of the settings you can have on your Audi A1:
- Simple and fundamental adjustment for driving without taking risks, this adjustment of the front seat of your Audi A1 allows you to adjust the distance of the seat to the pedals to be able to conform to the size of each person’s legs.
- This setting allows you to have a better vision of the road, for small drivers we often elevate the seat and for big drivers to lower it.
- Finally, the last “classic” configuration is the seat inclination, not to be confused with the control to fold the seat of a Audi A1, this setting will allow you, determined by the length of your arms, to have the ideal driving position without tiring to reach the controls
- The lumbar support: On some finish, you will also be able to change the lumbar support offered by your seat by pressing down on the backrest, a very pleasant adjustment for long trips.
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How do you fold the front seat down from a Audi A1?
After looking at all the seat configurations, we will in this part help you to fold down the front seat of your Audi A1. Please bear in mind that according to the number of doors on your car the procedure will not be the same. Whether you want to fold down a front seat to fit a passenger on a 3-door Audi A1, or whether you want to fold it down to carry heavy stuff on a 5-door Audi A1, it will not be the same method, here are the different techniques to do it
Fold down the front seat of a 3-door Audi A1.
As we informed you before, whether it’s to get a traveler in the back seat, or to carry heavy stuff, understanding how to fold the front seat down from its Audi A1 is important. This technique is quite simple, and according to the year of your Audi A1 the lever to fold down the front seat can be in different places, here are the 3 possible spots for this command:
- At the top of the seat back near the headrest
- On the side of the seat almost always in the middle of the backrest
- On the side of the seat in the middle of the seat
Activating this lever will completely fold down the front seat back of your Audi A1 and free the seat from its location on the rail that allows you to move the seat forward or backward, this will allow you to save even more space for an easy passenger in the rear.
Folding down the front seat of a 5-door Audi A1
As for folding the front seat of a Audi A1 5-door, the approach is not the same because since it is not designed to receive rear passengers through the front doors, your seats don’t have the same functionality we just talked about above. Folding the front seat of a 5-door Audi A1 will generally only be useful if you want to carry bulky stuff. To do this, you’ll need to use the recline control to fold your seats. Depending on the year of your car, it can be in the form of a knob to turn, or a lever to operate to choose the inclination of your car. If you don’t have enough space and want to fold the rear seat of your Audi A1, don’t hesitate to consult our article dedicated to this manipulation.
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