2008 AUDI S8 ESP

Openin g and clos ing
All the doors and the rear lid are locked by the central locking
system when you lock the vehicle. You can se t whether generally
only the driver's door or all doors and the rear lid should be
unlocked when you open the vehicle in the MM I menu
C entral
l ock ing
to suit your individual desires=> page 52.
Unlocking the veh icle
You can un lock the vehicle from outside ei ther by using the remote
control
or by turning the key inside the driver's door lock. When you
unlo ck your vehic le:
• The anti -theft alarm system is deactivated briefly .
• The vehicle interior l ights illuminate for approximate ly 30
seconds .
• All turn signal lights will flash twice when the car is unlocked.
• Afte r unlocking the vehic le, you have
60 seconds to open a door
or the rear lid . After
60 seconds, th e vehicle automatically locks and
t he anti -theft a lar m system activates agai n.
The rear lid can be locked or unlocked e ither by using the remote
control
or by turning the key inside the driver 's door lock. Unlocking
the vehic le wit h the remote contro l will on ly
unlock the rear lid, to
open it , the lid handle needs to be pressed.
Lo ckin g the vehicle
Yo u can lock the vehicle from outside either by using the remote
control
or by turning the key inside the dr ivers's door lock . When
you
lo ck the veh ic le:
• All doors and the rear lid are locked.
• All turn signal lights will flash once when the car is locked .
• The anti-theft alarm system is activated. The horn of the anti ­
theft alarm system will sound and the anti -theft a larm system readi ­
ness l ight, located in the upper part o f the driver's door panel, w ill
start to blink .
• The vehicle interior l ights turn off.
Unlo cking and l ocking th e vehicle using the Ad vanced
Key *
The Ad van ced Key * feature is a keyless system which allows you to
unlock the vehicle via sensors in the door hand le . Locking is likewise
keyless using a lock button . Each door is equ ipped w ith a sensor and
lock button.
Power side door closer*
The veh icle is equipped with a power side doo r c lose r. When closing
a door, you s imp ly need to gently push on the door . The door w ill
t hen automa tically c lose by
itse lf => page 53 .
Autom atic l ockin g
The automatic lock ing fea ture locks all the vehicle doors and the
rear lid when you drive faster than
9 mph ( 1 5 km/hl. This funct ion
can be turned on and off in the MMI
Central locking Menu
=> page 52 .
You can unlock the vehicle from the inside by :
• r emovi ng the key from the ignition switc h (the vehicle wi ll auto ­
matically un lock itse lf) or
• pressing the unlock part of the power lock swi tch
m or
pulling the door handle (once to open the door) .
& WARNING
• When you lock your veh icle from out sid e, nobody -espe cially
children - should remain in side the vehicle. Remember , when you
l oc k the vehicle from the out side the windo ws ca nnot be opened
from the inside .
• When you leave the vehi cle , alwa ys remove the ignition key and
take it with you. Thi s will prevent passengers (children , for
e x ample) from ac cidentally being l ocked in the vehi cle should they
ac cidentally pre ss the power locking switch in the doors .
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Rear lid/Trunk lid
Opening and closing rear lid
You can ope n the rea r lid f rom in side th e vehicle us ing a
sw itch in t he dr iv er's door.
Opening the Rear lid /Trunk lid
Fig . 39 Driver's door :
remote rea r lid relea se
Fig . 40 Position of l ock
and handle in the rear
lid
P ress t he ce nter button CJ on t he ma ster key or the
r e lease butt on
CJ in the driver 's doo r=> fig. 39 . T he rea r
li d is unl ocked a nd opens.
Contro ls a nd eq uip­
ment
Opening and closing
Closing the Rear lid /Trunk lid
-Pull t he rear lid do wn a nd al lo w it to d rop gen tly. The li d
is then clos ed
automat ica lly=> &.
& WARNING
• After closing the rear lid , always pull up on it to make sure that
it is properly closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is moving .
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into
the vehicle , always keep the rear lid closed while driving . Never
transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the
luggage area, because then the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open . A child could c rawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out . To reduce the risk of personal injury , never let children
play in or around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
[ i ] Tips
• If t he rear lid is ope n or not prop erly locked when the ig nition is
turned on, the door and rear lid warning
=> page 26 appears in the
instr ument clus ter d isp lay.
• The fol lowing appl ies to vehicles equipped with the Advanced
Key* featu re: if the r emote co ntro l key is le ft in the lu g ga ge compart ­
ment, luggage compartment will automatically unlock itself after
y ou loc k the vehicle . This pre vents you fr om u ninten tiona lly l ock ing
you r key in the luggage compartment. •
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

Opening and closing
Opening and closing rear lid manually
If the central locking system fails (power supply), you can
also open the rear lid using the mechanical key.
@ ®
Fig. 41 Rear lid : lock
positions
As a general rule, the rear lid should only be operated using
the release button in the master key, the release switch in
the drive r's door and the handle on the rear lid. Unlocking
the rear lid by inserting and turning the key inside the rear
l id locking cylinder will activate the optical and acoustic
alarm.
To unlock the rear lid
- Turn the key to the left to the opening position @
=> fig. 41. The rear lid opens.
To lock the rear lid
-Pull the rear lid down and slam it closed gently =>& .
Turning the key counter-clockwise to position @ will release the
rear lid and cause it to rise slightly. In this position the key cannot
be pulled out of the lock cylinder.
Turning the key
clockwise to the horizontal position @ and pulling
it out will cause the
lid to remain locked when the power locking
system is actuated. I
n this state the rear lid can only be unlocked with the unlock button
~ on the remote control. On vehicles equipped with the Advanced
Key * feature, press the handle on the rear lid to unlock the luggage
compartment ~ page 55, fig. 40.
After you turn the key
counter-clockwise back to the vertical posi­
tion, the rear lid will again respond to the power locking system.
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ~ & in "Opening and closing rear
lid" on
page 55. •
App lies to veh icles : with au to m at ic rear lid/ tr unk lid operatio n
Automatic rear lid /trunk lid operation
The trunk lid can be opened and closed automatically.
Fig . 42 Trunk lid
handle

Opening rear lid/trunk lid
Fig . 4 3 Locking switch
in luggage comp art ­
ment
- P ress the han dle o n the rea r lid/tr unk lid ~ page 56,
fig. 42, or
- Press the midd le
bu tton~ o n th e remo te cont ro l m aster
ke y, o r
- Press the re lease b utton ~ in th e driver 's door
~ page 55, fig. 39 .
Closing rear lid /trunk lid
- Pre ss th e lock swit c h in the luggage compartmen t
~ fig . 43. The t runk lid mov es to the clos ed pos itio n by
i t s elf an d so ft close l ocks i t
aut om aticall y~ &.
-Closi ng is stopped immediately if yo u agai n press the
r elea se
sw itch~ in th e drive r's d oor, th e m iddle butt on
~ in t he remote c ont rol maste r key, t he handl e on t he
tr un k li d o r the lock sw itc h in the luggag e compar tme nt.
& WARNING
• After closing the rear lid, always pull up on it to make sure that
it is properly closed . Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is moving .
Controls and equip­ ment
Opening and closing
&, WARNING (continued )
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into
the vehicle, always keep the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the
luggage area, because then the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open. A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut , becoming trapped and unable
to get out . To reduce the risk of personal injury , never let children
play in or around your vehicle . Always keep the rear lid as well as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
• Never close the rear
lid inattentively or without checking first .
Although the closing force of the rear lid is limited , you can still
seriously injure yourself or others .
• Always ensure that no one is within range of the rear lid when
it
is moving, in particular close to the hinges and the upper and
lower edges -fingers or hands can be pinched.
• Never try to interfere with the rear lid or help it when it is being
opened or closed automatically.
[ i ] Tips
• I f there is a m ech anica l p rob lem with auto matic closin g for the
rear lid or there is an obstruction, it opens again immediate ly . Chec k
to se e w hy the rea r li d c ould not be closed be fore a ttemptin g to
c lose it again.
• T he fol lowin g appl ies to v ehicles equ ipp ed w it h th e Advanced
K ey * feature : if the remote contro l key is left in the luggage compart ­
men t, luggage c om partme nt will aut om ati ca lly un lock it self afte r
you lock the vehicle . This prevents you from unintentiona lly locking
you r ke y in the luggag e co mp artme nt. •

Opening and closing
Child safety lock
Mechanical child safety lock in the rear doors
t
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors from being
opened from the inside.
Fig . 44 Rear doors:
child safety lock
The rear doors have a child safety lock. You can use any
vehicle key to engage and disengage the lock. The child
safety lock is visible only when the door is open.
-To switch on the child safety lock, turn the ignition key in
the direction of the arrow.
-To switch off the child safety lock, turn the ignition key in
the opposite direction to the arrow.
The child safety lock prevents the doors from being opened from the
inside when you have small children sitting in the rear. •
App lies to vehi cles : wi th p ow er c hild sa fet y loc k in the rea r doors
Power child safety lock for the rear doors t
The power child safety lock prevents the rear doors from
being opened from the inside .
Fig. 45 Section from
driver's door: controls
The rear doors are equipped with a power child safety lock.
It is operated with the two safety buttons
00 in the driver's
door ~ fig. 45 .
-Press the left and/or right safety button to disable the
rear power window(sl and prevent the respective rear
door from being opened from the inside. The LED in the
button will light up when the child safety lock is turned
on.
-Press the illuminated button again to turn the child
safety features
off .
When the child safety lock is activated, the interior door opening
lever is inoperative; the door can only be opened from the outside.
In addition, the window regulator for that door is also inoperative
when the child safety lock is activated .
If the child safety lock has been activated on both the left
and right
side, then the following features are switched off: the buttons for
the interior lights , the sun blind * in the rear window and the buttons
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for the power sun blinds* in the side windows . In addition to this,
t he rear climate contro l* is set to the
PA SS IV E mode. This means
that the climate controls in the front adjust the heating and venti la­
tion in the rear of the
ve hicle => page 125.
[ i ] Tips
• I n order to activate the child safety lock on the left and the right
s ide, you have to press the two safety buttons in succession.
• Make certa in that the indica tor light in the corresponding safety
button illuminates when the child safety lock is activated .•
Advanced Key
A pplies to vehicles : with Advance d Key
Description
Opening your vehicle and starting the engine with the key
still in your pocket.
T he Advanced Key features is a keyless system which gives you the
possibility to lock and unlock your vehic le, as wel l as to start the
engine without having to use your key.
It does not matter if you have your key in your jacket pocket or in
your briefcase. As soon as you get within a certain distance to the
vehic le, t he system senses that your are approaching, it makes a
quick check to see if you are "authorized" and then it does the
following:
• unlocks the
veh ic le => page 60 .
• locks the vehicle => page 60.
• switches on the ignition and starts the engine when you press
t he [ START] button. You do not have to insert your key into the ign i­
tion
lock=> page 131.
Controls and equip­ ment
Openin g and clo sing
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehi cle from out side , nobod y -espe cially
c hildren - should remain in side the vehicle. Remembe r, when you
lock the vehi cle from the out side the windo ws cannot be opened
from the in side.
• Wh en yo u le ave the vehi cle , al ways remove the ignition ke y and
t ak e it with you. Thi s will prevent pa ssenger s (children , for
e x ample ) from accident ally bein g locked in th e vehicle should the y
accid entally pre ss the powe r lo cking swit ch in the door s.
• Do not l eav e children in side the vehi cle un super vis ed . In an
emerg ency it would be impo ssible to open the doors from the
out side without the key .
[ i ] Tip s
• For the Advanced Key to properly work, you must a lways have
your vehicle key with you .
• The vehic le will lock or un lock the doors only if an authorized key
comes within 5 ft (1 .5 meters) from one of the vehic le doors or the
rear lid .
• You can st ill lock or unlock your vehic le using the remote control
key buttons, however the se lector lever must in the P position .•

Opening and clo sing
Ap plies to vehicles : wi th Adv anced Key
Unlocking the vehicle
You can unlock the doors and rear lid without using the
remote control.
F ig . 46 Ad van ced Ke y:
Un locki ng a door
Grab the door hand le. The door automatica lly unlocks.
Pu ll the doo r handle to open the door.
A door will un lock as you approach a door hand le and the system
senses that you have an authorized key . This applies to each door on
the vehicle . The authorized key only has to be within a range of
about 5 feet (1 .5 meters) from the respective door .
Whenever you un lock a door, the driv er's door also unlocks . You can
set the power lock syste m using the menu in the MMI system, for
example , if you want to unlock just one specific door , or all the
vehic le doors
=> page 52 .
[ i J Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an extended period, please
note the following:
• To conserve battery power, the sensor wil l turn off after a few
days. When you come back , you will have to pull on the doo r handle
once to unlock the door and then a second time to open the door . •
Again , to conserve battery power so that you can start the
vehic le after it has been standing for a long period, the vehicle's
energy management system will switch off any convenience
features not necessary . You wi ll not be able to unlock your vehicle
using the keyless system .•
A pplies to vehicles : with Adva nc ed Ke y
Locking the vehicle
You can lock the doors and rear lid without using the
remo te control.
F ig . 4 7 Advan ced Key:
L oc king th e vehic le
- Move the selector lever into P.
- Press the lock button in the door hand le to lock the
vehicle ~& -
You can lock each door on the vehicle . Remember, an authorized key
must be within 5 f t (1 .5 meters) of the doo r.
The selector lever must be in the P position , otherwise the vehicle
wi ll not lock.
& WARNING
• When you lo ck your veh icle from out side , nobody -espec ially
c hildren -should rem ain insid e the vehicle . R emember , when you
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Opening and closing
anti-theft a larm switched on, the emergency flashe rs wi ll blink and
t he horn wil l so un d only a fter y ou have cl ose d t he do or or lid.
[ i ] Tips
For t he anti -th eft a larm sy stem to func tion p roperl y, ma ke su re a ll
veh ic le doors and windows are closed before leaving the vehicle .•
Power windows
Controls
Fig . 48 Driver' s doo r:
power window
switches
Fig . 49 Driver' s door :
S w itches (veh icl es
with power child safety
lock )
Switches for front door windows
© opera tes the wi ndow in the driver 's d oor.
@ opera tes the windo w in the fr ont pass enger's door.
Switches for rear windows
© operates t he left rea r w in dow.
@ operates the r ight rear window.
Safety switch
© Safety switch for rear window operation .
& WARNING
• Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle , especially with
access to vehicle keys. Unsupervised use of the keys can result in
starting of the engine and use of vehicle systems such as power
windows , etc. which could result in serious injury.
• Remember -you can still open or close the power windows for
about ten minutes after the ignition is switched off . Only when
either of the front doors are opened are the power windows
switched off .
• Be careful when closing the windows. Check to see that no one
is in the way, or serious injury could result!
• Always remove the ignition key whenever you leave your
vehicle.
• If you lock your vehicle from the outside , no one , especially chil­
dren , should remain in the vehicle.
• Do not stick anything on the windows or the windshield that
may interfere with the driver 's field of vision .
[ i] Tips
• I n addition to the switches in the driver 's door there is a separate
switch in each doo r fo r the powe r window in that
door => page 6 4,
fi g. 50 . ..