2009 AUDI S8 buttons

Instruments and controls
General illustration
G) Power window switches .. ...... .... ... .. ....... .
0 Door handle
G) Pow er locking switches ... .... .... .... ... ....... .
© Adjuster control for outside mirrors ............. . .
© Light switch .... .... ....... ... ... .. .... .. ..... .
© Control lever for:
- Cruise control .... .... ... .... .... .... ... .... .
- Adaptive Cruise Control .. ... ....... .......... .
0 Air outlets ...... .............................. .
@ Control lever for:
- Turn signal and high beam ....... ... .... ..... .
- Lane assist .. .... ..................... ... ... .
® Multifunction steering wheel with :
- Horn
- Driver's airbag .. ...... ...... ....... ...... ... .
- Shift buttons ........... .... ... .. .... .... ... .
Button for steering wheel heating ..... .. .. .... .
@ Instrument cluster .................... .... ..... .
@ Swi tches for
- Windshield wip er/ washer ............. ... .. ... .
- Trip computer ..... ... ... .... .... ... ... ... .. .
@ Steering lock/ignition /starter switch
@ Buttons for :
- Advanced Parking System .. .... .... .... .... .. .
- Side assist ..... .. .. ... ..... .... ... .. .... ... .
- Power sunshade
@ MMI Display
Controls and equip ­
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61
53
84
69
137
139
122 73
153
224 171
119 12
80 38
129
173
156
78
Instruments and controls
@ Buttons/Indicator light for:
- Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP) 270
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
- Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
@ Storage tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
@ Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
@ Front passenger's airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
@) Shift lever for automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
@ Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
@ Rear window d efogger switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
@ Ashtray with cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
@ ISTART ]-~STOP ~button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
@ MMI Terminal
@ Storage w ith cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
@ Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
@ Data Link Connector for On Board Diagnostics (OBD Ill 27
@ Engine hood release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
@ Adjustable steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
@) Memory buttons (driver's seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
@ Switch for
- unlocking the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
- unlocking the trunk lid 54
[ i ] Tips
Operation of the Multi Media Interface (MMI) is described in a sepa­
rate manual. •
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Instruments and warning /indicator lights
- Press the"-" button to decrease the brightness during
the hours of darkness.
A light sensor in the instrument cluster controls the illumination for
the instrument cluster, the center console and the displays . In a
bright environment, using the buttons to change the brightness has
no effect .
[ i ] Tips
The illumination for the instrument cluster lights up whenever you
switch on the ignition with the
vehicle headlights off. As the
daylight fades, the instrument cluster illumination likewise dims
automatically and will go out completely when the outside light is
very low. This feature is meant to remind you to switch on the head­
lights when outside light conditions become poor. •
Warning/indicator lights
Overview
The warning/indicator lights indicate different functions
or a possible malfunction.
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Fig. 7 Instrument cluster with warning/indicator lights
Your vehicle is equipped with several important warning and indi ­
cator lights to help you monitor the continued reliab le operation of
your vehic le => & .
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Electronic power control
Generator
=> page 18
=> page 18
Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP) => page 18

Battery operation in the master key is monitored by a check light .
The check light flashes when one of the buttons on the master key
is pressed . If the check light does not flash, the battery is dead and
has to be replaced .
In addition, when the battery is dead the symbol appears in the
instrument cluster display as well as the message :
Please ch ange key battery
We recommend having the battery changed by an Audi Dealer .•
Electronic immobilizer
T he immob ili z er helps to prevent unauthorized use of
y o ur vehicle.
A computer chip inside your key automatically deactivates the e lec­
tr onic im mob ilizer when you insert the key in the ign iti on lock, or on
vehic les with Convenience key*, when the key is inside the vehicle .
When you remove the key from the ignition lock, or on vehicles with
Convenience key, when you remove the key from the vehicle, the
e lectronic immobilizer is automatica lly activated once again.
If an unauthor ized key was used,
SAFE is disp layed continuously in
the odometer disp lay field.
& WARNING
Always take the key w ith you when you leave the vehicle. The key
c an disarm the electronic engine immob ilizer and permit an unau ­
thori zed person to start the engine and enable oper atio n of the
vehicle sy stem s such a s power window or power sunroof leading
to s eriou s personal injury .
[ i ] Tip s
• Your engine can on ly be started using the factory-equipped key.
Controls and equip ­
ment
Opening and clo sing
• You may not be ab le to start your vehic le if an ignition key of a
different ve hicle make is a lso l oca ted on your set of keys .
• F or Dec laration of Comp liance to United States FCC and Industry
Canada regulations =>
page 385 . •
Power locking system
General description
T he power locking system locks or unlocks all doors and
the rear lid simultaneousl y.
The power loc kin g system in your veh ic le incorporates the following
functions:
• Central locking function
• Selective unlock feature=>
page 52
• Remo te contro l fea ture => page 48
• Convenience key*=> page 58
• Ant i-theft a larm system => page 60
All the doors and the rear lid are locked by the central locking
system when you lock the v ehicle. You can set whether general ly
only the driver's door or all doors and the rear lid should be
unlocked when you open t he vehic le in the MM I menu
Central
loc king
to suit your individua l desires=> page 52.
Unlocking the vehicle
You can un lock the vehic le from outside either by using the remote
co ntrol
or by tur ning the key i nside the driver's door lock. When you
unlo ck your vehic le:
• The anti -theft ala rm system is deactivated briefly .
• The vehicle interior lights i lluminate for approximately 30
sec ond s.
• All turn signal lights wi ll flash twice when the car is unlocked. .,,_
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Opening and closing
- To swit ch on the child safe ty lock, turn the ignition key in
the direction of the ar row.
- To
switch off the child safety lock, turn the ignition key in
the opposite d irection to the arrow.
The child safety lock prevents the doors from being opened from the
inside when you have smal l children sitting in the rear. •
Applies t o vehicl es : w it h power c hild s afety lock i n the rea r doo rs
Power child safety lock for the rear doors t
The power child safety lo ck prevents the rear doors from
being o pene d from the inside.
Fi g. 45 Section from
dr ive r's do or: con trols
T he rear doors are equippe d with a power child sa fe ty lock .
It is operated w ith the two safety buttons(!) in the driver 's
doo r~ fig. 45 .
Press the left an d/or rig ht safety button to d isable t he
rear powe r window(s) and prevent the respective rear
door from being o pened from the inside . The LED in the
button wil l light up when the child safety lock is turned
on .
- Pr ess the il lumina ted butt on aga in to t urn the child
safety feat ures
off .
When the ch ild safety lock is activated, the interior door opening
lever is inoperative; the door can only be opened from th e outside.
I n addi tion, the wi ndow regu lator for that door is a ls o inoperative
when the child safe ty lock is activated .
I f the ch ild safety lock has been act ivated on both the left
a nd right
side , then the fol lowing features are swi tched off: the buttons for
the interio r lights, the sun b lind * in the rear window and the buttons
f or the power sun blinds* in the s ide windows. In addition to this ,
the rear cl imate control* is set to the PASSIVE mode. T his means
that the cl imate co ntrols in the front adjust the hea ting and ventila­
tion in the rear of the vehicle~
page 125 .
[ i ] Tip s
• In order to activate the child safety lock on the left and the right
side, you have to press the two safety bu ttons in succession.
• Make certain that the indicator light in the corresponding safety
bu tton illuminates when the child safety lock is activated .•
Convenience key
Ap plies t o ve hicles : with C onv eni enc e ke y
Description
Opening your vehicle and starting the engine with the key
still i n yo ur pocket.
The Convenience key features is a keyless system which gives you
the possibility to lock and un lock your veh ic le , as well 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 w ithin a cer tain distance to the ..,_

vehicle, the system senses that your are approaching, it makes a
quick check to see if you are "authori zed" and then i t does the
following :
• unlocks the vehicle ~
page 59 .
• locks the vehicle~ page 60.
• switches on the ignition and starts the engine when y ou press
the [ START] button . You do not have to insert your key into the igni ­
t ion lock ~
page 131.
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehi cle from out side , nobody -especially
c hildr en -sh ould rem ain in side the vehi cle . Rem emb er, w hen you
lock the vehicle fr om the outside the window s cannot be opened
from the in side .
• When you leave the vehicle , alwa ys remove the ignition key and
t a ke it wi th yo u. Thi s w ill prevent pa ss engers (children , for
example ) fro m acciden tally bein g locked in the vehicle should they
ac cid entally pr ess the p ower lock ing switch in the doo rs.
• Do not leave children in side the vehicl e un sup ervised. In an
eme rg ency it would be i mpo ssible to ope n th e door s from th e
o ut side wi thout the ke y.
[ i ) Tips
• For the Convenience key to properly work, you must always have
your vehic le key with you .
• The vehicle will lock or unlock the doors only if an authorized key
comes within 5 ft 11.5 meters) from one of the vehicle doors or the
rear lid.
• You can still lock or unlock your vehic le using the remote control
key buttons, however the se lector lever must in the P position .
• For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry
Canada regulations ~
page 385. •
Controls and equip ­
ment
Opening and clo sing
Ap plies to veh ic les : wi th C onve nie nce ke y
Unlocking the vehicle
Y ou can unlock the doors and rear lid without using the
remote control .
Fig . 4 6 Convenien ce
k ey: U nlo ck in g a door
- Grab the door hand le . The door automat ica lly un locks.
P ull the doo r handle to o pen the doo r.
A door will unlock as you approach a door handle and the system
senses that you have an authorized key . This applies to each door on
t he vehicle . The authorized key on ly has to be within a range of
about 5 feet 11 .5 meters) from the respective door .
Whenever you un lock a door, the driver's door a lso un locks . Yo u can
set the power lock system using the me nu in the
MMI system, for
examp le, if you want to unlock just one specific door , or all the
veh ic le doors
~ page 52 .
[ i ) Tips
If you r vehic le has been standing f or an extended pe riod, p lease
note the following:
• To conserve battery power, the sensor will turn off after a few
days. When you come back, you will have to pull on the door hand le
once to un lock the door and then a second time to open the door .
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Switching the power to the rear windows on or
off on vehicles with power child safety lock
- Press the left 00 button~ page 61, fig. 49 to switch off
the power window in the left door only. The LED in the
button illuminates .
- Press the right(!) button to
switch off the power window
in the
right door only. The LED in the button illuminates.
- Press the
00 button again to switch the power back on.
The LED in the button will go off.
By pressing the safety switch ®~ page 61, fig . 48, the function of
some switches in the rear can be turned off. When the symbol in
the safety switch illuminates, the fol lowing functions are switched
off:
• The power windows in the rear doors.
• The buttons for the in terior lights.
• The buttons for the power sun blinds* in side windows.
• The button for the power sun blind* in the rear window.
• In vehic les with rear climate contro l* the PASSIVE mode is ac ti­
vated . In this mode the rear air conditioning can be operated only
from controls in the driver's area~
page 125.
This feature has been provided for the safety of small children riding
in the rear of the vehicle .
On vehicles with the
power child safety lock*~ page 61, fig. 49
these features can likewise be switched off . Both(!) buttons®
must be pressed.
• If
only the left(!) button is pressed, then only the rear left door
power window is switched off and the door is locked.
• If
only the right(!) button is pressed, then only the rear right
door
power window is switched off and the door is locked.
Contro ls and eq uip­
ment
Opening and closing
[ i ] Tips
• The windows can still be opened and closed for about ten
minutes after the ignition has been turned off. The power windows
are not shut off until one of the front doors is opened.
• To switch on the child safety lock in both rear doors, you must
press both child safety switches. Make sure the LEDs in the switches
are illuminated. •
Switch in the front passenger 's door and on
the rear doors
Fig. 50 Switch loca­
tion front passengers
door
The power window switch has a two-position function :
Opening the windows
-Press the switch to the first position and hold it until you
have opened the window as far as you want.
- Press the switch qu ickly to the
second position and the
window will automatically open all the way.
Closing the windows
Pull the switch to the first position and hold it unti l you
have closed the window as far as you want. _,.
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

the shade shuts off when the temperature in the vehicle falls below
23 °F (- 5 °Cl. The shade cannot be operated until the passenger
compartment warms up above this temperature. •
Applies to vehic les: w ith e lectr ic sunshade for the rear side w indows
Electric sunshade for the rear side windows
Each rear s;de w;ndow ;s equipped w;th an electr;c
sunshade.
oo u
t;;:::=:;1
~ Fig. 73 Rooflining in
the rear: electric
sunshade button
You can operate the rear side w indow sunshades either by
using the power window switches in the driver's door, the
power window switches in the rear doors or the button
located in the rooflining in the rear of the vehicle.
Buttons in the rear of the vehicle
- Press the right or left button to lower or raise the
sunshade => fig. 73.
Power window switch in the rear side doors
- Pull the switch to its second position and hold it there
b riefly to lower the sunshade.
- Press the switch to its second position to raise the
sunshade.
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
Clear vision
Power window switch in the driver's door
- Pull either of the two switches to its second position and
hold it there brief ly. The sunshade will automatically
lower.
- Press the switch to its second position and the sunshade
automatically raises .
& WARNING
When lowering or raising the sunshade, make sure there is
nothing in its way and that it has a free path to travel. This could
cause personal injury .
[ i] Tips
The sunshade works only if the window is closed. •
Applies to veh icles: with rear van ity mirro rs
Rear vanity mirrors
A pair of m;rrors is mounted overhead w;thin easy reach
of the rear passengers . When not in use, the mirrors are
folded up flush in the rooflining.
Vehicle care I I
Fig. 74 Left rear roof.
lining: Vanity mirror
folded up flush .,,.
irechnical data

Seats and storage
Seat memory
Driver's seat memory
The seat adjustment settings for four drivers can be
stored using the memory buttons in the driver's door .
Fig. 94 Driver's door:
Seat memory
In addition to the setting for the driver's seat, the settings for the
head restraints, safety belt height, steering column and both exte ­
rior mirrors can be stored .
Storing and recalling settings
Using the memory buttons 1, 2 , 3 and 4, you can store and recall the
settings for four different drivers=> fig. 94.
The current settings are also automatically stored on the remote control key being used when the vehicle is locked. When th e vehicle
is unlocked, the settings stored on the remote control key being
used are automatically recalled . Th is function has to be activated in
MMI => page 95.
Turning seat memory on and off
If the [ ON /OFF I switch is depressed, the seat memory is inoperative.
The word
OFF next to the [ON /OFF ! switch illuminates.
All the stored settings are retained. We recommend using the
[ ON /OFF! switch and deactivating the seat memory if the vehicle is only going to be used
temporar
ily by a driver whose settings are not
going to be stored. •
Storing and recalling a seat position
Before you can store or recall your seat position, the
[ ON /OFF] button must be engaged (down) .
Storing settings
- Adjust the driver's seat=>
page 87.
-Adjust the head restraint=> page 91.
-Adjust the steering column=> page 128.
-Adjust both outside mirrors=> page 84. In the tilt-down
position, the passenger mirror can be adjusted to the
preferred position and saved in the seat memory.
- Press the [SET] button and hold it down. At the same
time, press one of the memory buttons for at least one
second.
- Release the buttons. The settings are now stored under
the corresponding memory button.
Recalling settings
- Driver's door open - press the desired memory button .
- Driver's door closed - press the corresponding memory
button until the stored position is reached.
When the vehicle is locked, the current settings are stored and
assigned to the remote control key. But the settings stored on
memory buttons 1 to 4 are not deleted. They can be recalled at any
time. When the vehicle is
unlocked , the settings stored on the
remote control key are restored. .,_