2010 AUDI S8 key

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Do not use the high beam or headlight flasher if you know that these
could blind oncoming traffic. •
Interior lights
Front interior Lights
The interior lights include reading lights for both the
driver and the front passenger.
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Front interior lights
Fig. 55 Rooflining:
Front reading lights:
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Interior lights
- Press the@) button to turn off the interior lights
~ fig. 54. If you press the button a second time, the inte­
rior lights in the rear are also turned off.
- Press the
(ID button to turn on the door contact circuit.
Press the button a second time to turn on the door contact
circuit for the rear doors .
- Press the
(I) button to turn on the interior lights. If you
press the button a second time, the interior lights in the
rear are also turned on .
Reading lights '-<~
-Press the switch to turn the right or left reading light on
or off ~ fig. 55.
With the door contact circuit, (ID the interior lights turn on as soon as
you unlock the vehicle or open the doors. The in terior lights are also
turned on when the ignition key is removed. The light goes out about
2 minutes after the doors are closed . When the vehicle is locked or
when the ignition is turned on, the interior lights are turned off .
When a door is open, the interior lights are turned off after about 10
minutes to preven t draining the battery.
[ i] Tips
The interior lights can be dimmed by holding the(!) swit ch pressed
down. If the interior lights in the rear were turned on by pressing the
switch twice, the rear interior lights are also dimmed .•
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The rear interior lights also contain reading lights for
rear-seat passengers .
Fig. 56 Roo flin ing :
Rear in te rior lig hts
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Fig . 57 Roo flining :
Re ar read ing lights
Interior lights
- Press the@ button to turn o ff the inte rior lights
=> fig . 56.
- Press the
(ID button to turn on the door contact circuit.
- Press the
CT) button to turn on the inter ior lights .
Reading lights ~
- Press one of t he switches to turn the right or left reading
light on or off=> fig. 57.
With the door contact circuit, [])the inter ior lights tu rn on as soon as
you un lock t he veh icle or open the doors . The interior lights a re also
t u rned on when the ignition key is removed . The light goes out about
2 minutes after the doors are closed. When the vehicle is locked or
when the ig nition is turned on, the inter io r li ghts are turned off.
When a door is open, the interior lights are turned off after about
10
m inu tes to p revent dra ining the battery.
(I) Tips
• By pressing the safety switch ®~ page 53, fig. 41, the func tion
of some switches in the rear can be turned off.
If the ._J symbol in the
safety swi tch i llum inates, the window regula tors in the rea r doors,
the sw itches fo r the interior lights and the sw itch for the electr ic s un
shade* are inoperative .
• The inter ior lights can be dimmed by holding the [)switch pressed
down .•

Applies to vehicles: with background lighting
Background lighting
Four different lighting profiles for the interior lighting
con be selected and dimme d through the
MMI.
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Fig. 58 MMI di splay:
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Fig . 59 Roo f mod ule
c ut out: Ligh t prof ile
s wit ch
-Press the Systems control but ton in the car menu .
- Selec t
Background lighting .
-Select a lighti ng profile => fig . 58 or select Off to deact i-
vate the lighting profile.
- Press the co ntrol knob to activate the des ired lig hting
profile.
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- Rotate the control knob clockwise to increas e the bright ­
ness, and
- Rotate the control knob
counterclockwise to reduce the
brigh tness.
Whe n the vehicle is unlocked, the sta ndard lighting turns on a uto­
matically and dims after approx. 2 minutes, and when the ignition is
turned on i t sw itches off immediate ly.
A background lighting prof ile can be switched on manually us ing the
ligh t profile switch => fig. 59. This w ill turn off a utomat ica lly aft er 30
m inutes when the ig nitio n is off . To reactivate, press the lighting
profile sw itch .
L ighting profi les that were selected while driving rema in act ive
dur ing the course of travel.
The following lighting profil es can be adjusted and
dimmed in the MMI:
Lighting profile Highway City Cockpit Rear
Drive r's side footwell X
Passenger's side foot-X X well
Rear footwell
X X
Front door trim panel X X X
Rear door trim panel X X X X
F ront int erior lighting X X
Rear interior light ing X X
II) Tips
Lighting profiles are stored on the remote control key being used .•
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Instrument panel switch
-Press the G!;l switch to extend or retract the electric
sunshade for the rear window =>
page 68, fig. 62.
Rear switch
Press the rn switch to extend or retract the electric
sunshade for the rear window:::;,
page 68, fig. 63.
After the sun shade for the rear window has reached either of its end
positions, it turns off automat ically .
Briefly press the switch a second time to reverse the movement of the
sun shade before it reaches its end position . If the ignition is turned
off while the shade is still moving, the shade will continue until it
reaches the end position before turning off.
The rear w indow sun shade can be set in the MMI so that it retracts
automatically when driving in reverse. Select function button
I CAR I>
Systems > Window > Rear window sun shade> On to do th is . The sun
shade is extended again as soon as the vehicle is traveling forward at
a speed greater than 9 mph (15 km/h) if the ign ition has not been
switched off in the meantime . The current setting is automatically
stored and assigned to the remote key.
[ i ] Tips
• If the sun shade is operated repeatedly within a short time, the
built- in overload protection circuit may be tripped . If this occurs, you
will have to wait briefly before you can operate the shade again.
• Because of the decrease in the flexibility of the shade material at
temperatures below freezing, the e lectrica l circuit which operates
the shade shuts off when the temperature in the vehicle falls below
23 °F
( - 5 °C) . The shade cannot be operated until the passenger
compartment warms up above this temperature .•
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App lies to veh icles : wi th electric sunshad e fo r the r ear sid e w in dow s
Electric sunshade for the rear side windows
Each rear side window is equipped with an electric
sunshade.
Fig. 64 Roofli ning in
the rear: electric
su nshade but ton
You can operate the rear side window 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. 64.
Power window switch in the rear side doors
- Pull the switch to its second position and hold it there
briefly to lower the sunshade .
- Press the switch to its second position to raise the
sunshade.
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Seats and storage
& WARNING
• Never adjust the driver's or front passenger's seat while the
vehicle is moving. If you do this while the vehicle is moving, you
will be out of position. Always adjust the driver's or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is not moving.
• Be careful when adjusting the seat height. Check to see that no
one is in the way, or serious injury could result!
• Because the seats can be electrically adjusted with the ignition
key removed, never leave children unattended in the vehicle.
Unsupervised use of the electric seat adjustments may cause
serious injury. •
Upper thigh support
The adjustable upper thigh support provides optimal
support for the upper thigh when driving.
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Fig. 72 Power seat:
Switch for upper thigh
support
- To extend the upper thigh support , push the switch
forward.
- To make the upper thigh support shorter, push the switch
to the rear.
& WARNING
Never adjust the seat cushion while the vehicle is moving. If you
adjust your seat while the vehicle is moving, you are out of posi­
tion. Always adjust the seat cushion when the vehicle is not
moving. •
Seat adjustment
Fig. 73 Power seat:
Switch for seat adjust­
ment
Moving the seat forward and backward (D
- Press the switch forward or backward horizontally=>&.
Adjusting the seat height 0 and ® together
-Pull the switch evenly at both ends to raise the seat =:>& .
-Push the switch evenly at both ends to lower the seat
=> & .
Angling the seat cushion up and down@ or®
-To angle the seat cushion up, pull the switch at the front
only =>& .
-Alternatively, push the switch at the rear only=>& . .,_

-To angle th e s eat c ush io n down, push the sw itc h at the
front only:::::, &.
-Alt ernatively, pull the switc h at the rear only:::::,&.
& WARNING
• Never adjust the driver's or front passenger's seat while the
v ehicle is moving . If you do this while the veh icle is moving , you
will be out of po sition. Alway s adjust the driver's or front
pa ssenge r's seat when the vehicle is not mo ving.
• Be careful when adjusting the seat height. Check to see that no
one is in the way , or serious injury could result!
• Becau se the seat s can be el ectrically adjusted with the ignition
key removed, never leave children unattended in the vehicle.
Unsupervis ed use of the electri c seat adjustments may cau se
seriou s inju ry. •
Applie s to ve hicl es: with ma ssag e funct ion
Massage function
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Fig . 74 P ow er s eat:
M assa g e f unc tion
- Press the sw itc h to turn on the massage function .
The mass age funct ion r uns fo r abo ut 10 m inutes . The passenger's
back is massaged by contin uous adjustment of the lumbar support .
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The curvature of the lumbar support can also be adjusted during the
Massage to m ake it more or less aggressive. This v aries the intens ity
of t he
Massage to the leve l desired by the occupa nt.
Once the massage f unctio n stops after abo ut 10 min utes, the lumbar
s u pport a utomat ically retu rns to the posi tion i n wh ich it wa s last set.
[ i ] Tips
Th e massage f unct io n can be interrupte d at any time by pressing the
switch . The lumbar support remains in its current position. •
Adjusting the seatback
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Fig. 75 Power se at:
S w itch f or seat bac k
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F ig. 76 Pow er se at:
S witch f or a dju st ing
uppe r seatba ck se ction ...
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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. 8 4 Driv er's do or:
S ea t memory
In addition to the setting for the driver's seat, the settings for the
head restraints, safety belt height, steering column and both exterior
mirrors can be stored .
Storing and rec all ing settings
Using the memory buttons 1, 2, 3 and 4 , you can store and recall the
settings for four different drivers~ fig. 84.
T he current settings are also automatically stored on the remote
control key being used when the vehicle is locked. When the vehicle is
unlocked, the settings s tored on the remote control key be ing used
are automatically recalled. This function has to be activated in MMI
~pogeBS .
Turning se at m em ory on and off
If the [ ON/OFF] switch is depressed, the seat memo ry is inope rative.
The word
OFF next to the [ ON/OFF] switch illuminates.
All the sto red settings are retained. We recommend using the
[ ON/OFF ] switch and deact ivat ing the seat memory if the vehicle is only going to be used
temporarily 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 77.
- Adjust the head restraint==>
page 81.
-Adjust the steering column==> page 117 .
-Adjust both outside mirrors==> page 74. In the tilt-down
position, the passenger m irror 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 bu ttons. 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 lock ed, 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. Whe n the vehicle is
unlock ed , the sett ings stored on the
remote control key are restored . .,_

If your vehicle is driven by other persons using your remote control
key, you should save your individual seat position on one of the
memory buttons . You can recall your settings again simply and
conveniently by pressing the corresponding memory button. When
the vehicle is locked, these settings are automatically re-assigned to
the remote control key and stored.
& WARNING
• For safety reasons, the seat setting can only be recalled when
the vehicle is stationary -otherwise you risk having an accident.
• In an emergency, the recall operation can be stopped by
pressing the [
ON/OFF] button or by briefly pressing any given
memory button. •
Activating remote control key memory
To be able to recall the stored settings with the remote
control key, the function has to be activated in MMI.
- Select: Function button (CAR]> Systems > Seat
adjustment > Driver's seat> Remote control key > on .
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Passenger's seat memory
Using the memory buttons in the passenger's door, you
can store and recall four seat settings.
Fig. 85 Passe nger's
door: seat memory
Storing and recalling settings
Using the memory buttons 1, 2, 3 and 4, you can store and recall the
sett ings for four different passengers::::;, fig. 85.
Turning seat memory on and off
If the [ ON/OFF] switch is depressed, the seat memory is inoperative.
The word
OFF next to the [ ON/OFF ] switch illuminates.
All the stored settings are retained. Now the seat can only be
adjusted electrically in the normal way. •
Rear seats
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear seats
requires proper safety precautions.
All passengers on the rear seats must be seated in compliance with
the safety guidelines explained in::::;,
page 197 and ::::;, page 206. The .,
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