Regardless you are the new possessor of a Audi R8, have been lent one, or have leased one, you may not yet know all the details of this motor vehicle. This is exactly the subject of this article, we will help you to perform a common but useful task on 3-door cars in order to travel with more than 2 people. That’s why we are going to teach you how to fold a front seat on a Audi R8, for that, first of all, we are going to review the different settings of the front seat of your motor vehicle, and, in a second part, the different techniques to fold the front seat of a Audi R8..
The different front seat adjustments of an Audi R8
First of all, we’ll commence our article by explaining the different positioning available on the front seat of a Audi R8. In fact, even if you want to fold one of your front seats on your motor vehicle, you should know that based on the model of your car and its packages you will have access to different configuration settings, here are most of the settings you can find on your Audi R8:
- Basic and crucial adjustment for driving without taking risks, this configuration settings of the front seat of your Audi R8 allows you to change the proximity of the seat to the pedals in order to adapt to the size of each person’s legs.
- This setting allows you to have a better perspective of the road, for tiny drivers we often bring up the seat and for big drivers to lower it.
- Finally, the last “classic” configuration is the seat inclination, not to be mislead with the control to fold the seat of a Audi R8, this setting will enable you, determined by the length of your arms, to have the best driving position without tiring to reach the controls
- The lumbar support: On some interior packages, you will even be able to change the lumbar support given 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 R8?
After discovering all the seat configurations, we will in this part assist you to fold down the front seat of your Audi R8. Please remember that subject to the number of doors on your car the operation will not be the same. Whether you want to fold down a front seat to fit a passenger on a 3-door Audi R8, or whether you want to fold it down to carry bulky stuff on a 5-door Audi R8, it will not be the same method, here are the different ways to do it
Fold down the front seat of a 3-door Audi R8.
As we told you ahead of, whether it’s to get a person in the back seat, or to carry bulky objects, understanding how to fold the front seat down from its Audi R8 is important. This technique is quite common, and according to the year of your Audi R8 the lever to fold down the front seat can be in different spots, 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 usually 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 R8 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 R8
As for folding the front seat of a Audi R8 5-door, the approach is not the same because since it is not intended to receive rear passengers through the front doors, your seats don’t have the same features we just talked about above. Folding the front seat of a 5-door Audi R8 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 R8, don’t hesitate to consult our article dedicated to this manipulation.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Audi R8, do not hesitate to consult our Audi R8 category.
