K-Lye Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Ok, so I've had it up to here with my head rest :mad: I've got an A4 S-line Special Edition with leather seats. It would appear that Audi in their wisdom designed these particular headrests to angle forward quite sharpishly. The net result is I can't drive without my head permanently on the head rest. What's the problem with that? Well, safety aside my head knows about every single &$%^@~#! bump in the road thanks to the stiffened suspension. Is it just me? Does anyone else have these issues or is there some secret squirral adjustment mechanism I've not discovered yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maersk Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) Its just you. Tilt them back. They are on a (tight) friction mechanism. The suspension is actually quite soft.................try an A3 sport or S-line especially on 19s if you want stiff......... Did you RT(F)M? Edited November 18, 2009 by maersk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Lye Posted November 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Uh. Cheers, but just how tight exactly? I just spent 30 minutes wrestling with them and they won't flamin budge :mad: To be fair I didn't read the manual, but did after you mentioned it. There's nothing there though - it only shows they go up and down. Yea, I know I know.. it's not quite wooden blocks level yet but I'm getting on a bit now.. starting to get the odd backache... maybe I should buy a Q7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 If they have moved really far forward, try pressing the button on the side of the headrest and then moving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maersk Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 K-Lyle; what do you call getting on a bit? Back pain? That will be poorly adjusted lumbar support then. Seriously, you must have the backrest of the seat really, really, really upright if your headbats are batting your head....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolDave Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 As already said the headrests should move up and down by hand, but changing the angle (and front - rear position) usually needs you to press the button on the outside face of the headrest. If you're getting back ache then I agree you probably have your seats adjusted wrong. I seriously injured my back a few years ago and I was lucky enough to find a good physiotherapist who came out to my car with me and showed me how to adjust the seat to get good support. I follow her guidance and I can now drive hundreds of miles in a day without any back pain at all. The key part of her advice is to have the seat base nearer the wheel than most people normally place it, then to adjust the height and angle of the base to avoid pressure on the underside of the upper leg, and then to set the seat back at an angle that (with the lumbar support fully retracted) just touches your shoulder blades - that should give about 110 degrees between the seat base and back rest. Finally increase the lumbar support until it just touches the small of your back, and the headrest until your head just DOESN'T touch it - as she said, it's a head RESTRAINT not a head REST (despite what we all call it!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Lye Posted November 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 (edited) Alrighty then.. so I've been back and had another look. This time I removed the head rest - since when does that device "restrain" my head anyway? Anyway, it's still not moving and I suspect I see the cause. Have a look at the linked image. This piece of plastic suggests it might be holding the angled movement in place. There do appear to be break points (as in a plastic model kit). http://www.filedropper.com/image046 However, I could be way off on this and this is intended to be like it. What's for sure though is they won't tilt as they are. If anyone's got the same head rests (that do move) then would appreciate it if you could see whether these plastic bits are there :confused: As fer the back pain - it's an old injury. I had som,e physio for it as well but I'm unlikely to ever fully recover considering I effetively got a squashed vertebrae. Cheers fer the advice though PetrolDave, I'll check out my seating position next time I'm driving Edited November 24, 2009 by K-Lye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolDave Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 This time I removed the head rest - since when does that device "restrain" my head anyway? When some plonker doesn't brake soon enough and hits you from behind - the head restraint stops your head moving backwards (actually due to it's weight it's inertia makes it lag behind your body) - which can cause serious neck injuries and possible death due to fracturing of the carotid arteries in extreme cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Lye Posted November 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 When some plonker doesn't brake soon enough and hits you from behind - the head restraint stops your head moving backwards (actually due to it's weight it's inertia makes it lag behind your body) - which can cause serious neck injuries and possible death due to fracturing of the carotid arteries in extreme cases. Uh.. ok, well there's some sobering facts.. I was only half kidding mate (unfortunately I have had the misfotune of this happening to me in my old A3.. then the guy tried to blame me.. *sigh*) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I can't remove the front headrest on my B8 A4. I could on my 2009 model (well i'm 99% sure I did) but not on my MY2010. It's a pain when folding the seats down or on the very rare occasion I want the kiddy seat in the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishejit Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I would never remove the headrests on any seat. my friend crashed through a wall backwards with four people in the car(his fault).The car only had front head rests.him and front passenger were fine,the two rear passengers were killed(both had broken necks). after this I always made sure every car I have has them fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I would never remove the headrests on any seat. What not even off an empty seat to enable you to take rubbish down the tip? Not even off a rear seat to allow a child seat to fit properly? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishejit Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Id never have rubbish for the dump inside my car,thats what the boot and vans are for.I have two child seats and both rear headrests rise high enough to let them fit properly+++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Let's hope all your cars are as accomodating. Not sure of your interest in this thread if you're not affected by the issue. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishejit Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 well I was wondering if the angle of the headrest could be changed so thats why I was reading the thread as it was about changing the angle rather than removing them alltogether;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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