2010 AUDI S8 display

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0 Note
If the warn in g/i nd icator lig ht ( U.S . models: BRAKE , Canadia n mode ls:
«D> ) flashes in the instrument cluster, t here is a b rake system
ma lf u nct ion. By p ress ing t he [
C H E CK i button, yo u can br ing up a
dr iver message which explains the ma lfunction in more detail. If the
mes sage
Parking brake ! Please conta ct work shop appe ars, there is
a park ing brake ma lfunction which you s hou ld have repaired immedi­
a tely by an au thor ized deale rship =>
page 28. •
Cruise control
Switching the system on
The cruise contr ol syst em makes it possib le to drive at a
constant speed starting at 2 0 m ph ( 30 km/h).
Fig. 136 Co ntrol lever
w ith set button Fig. 137 D
ispl ay:
Se lec ted speed
- Pull the lev er to positio n (D ~ fig. 136 to switc h th e
syst em on.
- Drive at th e speed you wis h to s et.
- Press button
© to set t hat speed .
The display => fig. 137 will show the set speed. The d isp lay may vary
depe nding on the ty p e of displa y in yo ur vehicle. The indica to r li gh t
CRUISE (US mode l)/ 0 (Canadian mode l) wi ll also light up in the
in st rumen t clu ste r.
T he speed is kept constant via an eng ine output adjustment or act ive
brake intervention.
& WARNING
• Alway s pay attention to traffic even when the cruise control i s
switched on. You are always responsible for your speed and the
di stan ce between your vehicle and other vehicles.
• For safety r easons , the cruise control should not be used in the
city, in stop-and-go traffic , on twisting roads and when road
conditions are poor ( such as ice , fog, gravel, heavy rain and hydro­
planing ) -risk of accident .
• Turn off the cruise control temporarily when enter ing turn
lanes , highway exit lane s or in construction zone s.

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& WARNING (continued)
• Please note that inadvertently "resting" your foot on the accel­
erator pedal causes the cruise control not to brake. This is because
the cruise control is overridden by the driver's acceleration.
[ i] Tips
The brake lights illuminate as soon as the brakes decelerate automatically. •
Changing speed
-Press lever in the
0 or O direction=> page 126, fig. 136
to increase or decrease your speed.
- Release the lever to save that speed.
Change speed in increments of 1 mph (1 km/h) by lightly pressing the
lever. If you keep the lever pressed down, you will alter your speed in
S mph (10 km/h) increments.
You can also press the accelerator pedal down to increase your speed,
e.g. if you want to pass someone. The speed you saved earlier will
resume as soon as you release the accelerator pedal.
If, however, you exceed your saved speed by S mph (10 km/h) for
longer than S minutes, the cruise control will turn off temporarily .
The green symbol in the display~
page 126, fig. 13 7 is replaced with
a white symbol. The saved speed remains the same.•
Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the vehicle is not
moving .
-Turn on the ignition.
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- Pull lever
into position ©=> page 126, fig. 136.
- Press the lever in the
0 or O direction to increase or
decrease your speed.
- Release the lever to save that speed .
This function makes it possible, for example, to save the speed you
want before driving on the highway. Once on the highway, activate
the cruise control by pulling the lever toward
(D . •
Switching the system off
Temporary deactivation
- Press the brake pedal, or
- Press the lever into position@ (not clicked into place)
=> page 126, fig. 136, or
- Drive for longer than 5 minutes at more than 5 mph
(10 km/h) above the stored speed.
Switching off completely
- Press lever into position @ (clicked into place), or
- Switch the ignition off .
The system retains the saved speed if you deactivate the cruise
control temporarily. To resume the saved speed, release the brake
pedal and pull the lever to position
(D.
Switching the ignition off erases the saved speed.
& WARNING
You should only return to the saved speed if it is not too fast for
the current traffic conditions -risk of an accident! •
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Switching the system off
-Press the lever to position@ (latched). •
Applies to v ehi cle s: w ith Ad ap tiv e Cruis e Cont ro l
How is the speed stored?
Fig . 141 Control
leve r: Stor in g spee d
With the system sw itched on the speed is stored as follows:
- Drive at the speed you want. The speed must be between
20 and 95 mph (30 and 150 km/h) .
- Press the SET button to store the desired speed .
After the [SE TI button is released, the current speed is stored and
ma intained .
The ins trument clus ter displ ay show s the stored speed wi th a red
ind icator light~
page 135.
(I] Tips
For safety reasons, the stored speed is erased when the ig nit ion or
the ACC is turned off .•
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OP-eration
Applies to vehicles : w ith A dapt ive Cruise Cont rol
Changing stored speed
Speed can be changed without touching the accelerator
or brake pedal .
Increasing speed
...
"' M
w .., a,
Fig. 142 Con tro l
lever: Chan ging spee d
-Press the lever briefl y upwards G). USA models: Speed
increases by about 2.5 mph. Canada models: speed will
increase by one mark on the speedometer scale.
- Press the lever upwards
0 and hold it. As long as you hold
the lever up, the light diode display in the speedometer
LED display moves forward and the speed is increased .
Reducing speed
-Press the lever briefly downwards Q. Speed decreases by
2.5 mph. Canada models: speed will decrease by one mark
on the speedometer scale.
- Press the lever downwards
O and hold it. As long as you
hold the lever down, the light diode display in the speed­
ometer LED display moves backward and the speed is reduced .
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(]] Tips
When the system is turned off temporari ly, the speed set at that time
is stored. •
Applies to vehicles : with Adaptive Cruise Control
How is the distance set ?
Distance can be set in four stages.
Increasing distance
Fig. 144 Control
l ever: Sett ing d ist ance
- Push the slider switch once to the right G):::> fig . 144 . The
distance currently set is shown for 3 seconds in the instru­
me nt cluster display .
- Push the slider switc h
again to the right G), to increase
the d is tance by one step.
Reducing distance
- Push t he s lider switch once to the left Q . The distance
current ly set is shown for 3 seconds in the in strument
cl uster display.
- Push the slider switch
again to the left 0, to decrease the
distance by one step .
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OP-eration
The distance a t which Adaptive C ruise Co ntro l fo llows a vehi cle in
front is determ ined by
time intervals. A time interva l to a vehicle in
front is established and main tained. This produces a speed-depen ­
den t interval. The higher the speed, the greater the safety interval in
feet (meters) .
For example, if the interval
DISTANCE 3 i s set, a vehicle in front is
followed at a
time interval of 1.8 seconds.
For a speed of
50 mph (80 km /h ) this woul d be eq uivalent to a
distance of
131 feet (40 meters ) to the vehicle in front.
The distances given here are nominal va lues. The vehicle speed may
exceed o r fall short of these target speeds, depending on the driving
situation and the driving style of the vehicle ahead . .,
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Driver information
Applies to veh icles: with A daptive C ruise Cont ro l
Displays in the instrument cluster
Depending on the driving situation, driver information is
displayed in the instrument cluster .
@ Primary d isp lay in the speedometer .
Fig. 145 O vervi ew
in strume nt clu ster
@ Supplementary display in the instrument cluster .
© Message in the instrument cluster d isp lay.
@ Primary display
Important information concerning vehicle operation with Adaptive
C rui se Con trol i s shown in display area @ . T he desired speed you set
is highlighted in the speedometer and the warning lights show
whet her adjustments are being made for an object ahe ad.
T hi s information is always displayed. Display area@ is the refore
called the
primary di splay.
@ Supplementary display
In d isp lay area @ information from the navigation system a nd the
trip computer is displayed in addit ion to information about Adapt ive
Cru ise Control.
Con tro ls a nd e quip ·
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OP-eration
You can select among the different information by repeated brief
ta ps o n the R ES ET button on the windshield wiper lever =>
page 38,
"Operatio n".
Particularly on your first trips with Adaptive Cruise Control, the
s upplementar y display should be tur ned on .
© Message
The information in a rea © is not displayed permanently . Informat ion
is displayed on ly if you c hange the time interval, if there is a malfunc ­
tion or if the Adapt ive Cru ise Contro l is turned off .•
A p plies to v ehicles : wi th Adaptive C ru ise Cont ro l
Primary display in the speedometer
Desired speed
Fi g. 14 6 Pr im ary
d is p lay
i n the spe ed ·
o m et er
Th e desi red speed set by the d river is displayed wi th a red L ED .
T he system a llows only speeds from 20 to 95 mph (30 to 150 km/h)
to be set . This speed range is faint ly illumina ted in the speedometer.
Warning lights (symbols)
• ""c::;, Open road: T he wa rning lig ht ""c::;, shows that AC C is active
and that no moving vehicle has been detected with in range of the
ra dar senso r up ahead in your lane of travel. The set speed is main-
tained . _,,,
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• -0,11,c::::, Driving in tr affic: The warning light c:::::,11 .. -::::::, shows that a
vehicle moving in yo ur lane of travel h as been de tecte d up fron t in
your lane o f travel. Your speed is adjusted accord ing to the speed of
the vehicle up front. ACC accelerates an d brakes automat ically within
the system's capabil ities .
• -011 ,,-0 Request for driver to assume control : The re d flashing
warning light
c:::::, 11 .. c::::, means Request for driver to assume control.
Yo u as the driver must slow the vehicle with the foot brake . T he
symbo l
-::::::,11,, c::::, t el ls you that the Adapt ive Cr uise Contro l is not able
to slow the vehicle down e nough to keep a enoug h distance to the
vehicle in front of you. A wa rning to ne signa l will a lso sound w hen the
symbol appears .
& WARNING
Improper use of the Adaptive Cruise Control features and inatten­
tion can lead to an crash and serious personal injury.
• Never allow the closing speed between you and other vehicles
to be so high that the Adaptive Cruise Control may not be able to
slow your vehicle safely. If closing speed is too high , you must
apply the brakes yourself to reduce th e risk of a rear-end crash.
• Always sele ct a greater following di stance to the vehicle up
ah ead on w et roads than on dry roads.
• Always read and heed the information and WARNINGS~
& in
" Description " on
page 128.
[ i J Tips
• If the Adapt ive Cruise Control in itiates braking, the hydraulic
bra ke system is under pressure . Therefore, t he b rake pedal distance
is shorter and the pedal feels "harde r" .
• If yo u use the acceler ator to go f aster th an the speed o f the
vehicle ahead of yo u, the d river intervention prompt will not be
accompanied by a warning to ne.
• If the speed you previously set is exceeded, t he indicato r light in
t he speedomete r will sw itch o ff. •
A ppli es to veh icles : w ith Adaptive Cruise Co ntrol
Display in the instrument cluster
You should hav e the supplementary information
displayed here, p articularly on your first trips .
Fig. 147 Displ ay i n
t he in strument clu ste r
Scr oll throug h the av ail able inform ation dis plays by br ie fl y t appi ng
the (RESE T) button at the end of the windshield w iper lever . You can
sele ct a nd information from the trip comp ute r, navigation sys tem or
Adaptiv e Cr uise Control.
© Vehicle sy mbol
® St atu s
© Distan ce
© Vehicle symbol
Th e veh icle symbol indicates whe ther the sy stem has de te cted a
moving veh icle up front in your lane of travel.
• When no moving ve hicle is detected up fro nt, only the
outline of
the vehicle
is d isp laye d.
• A
gray vehicle wi ll appear when a moving vehicle is de tected up
ahead .
• A
red vehicle will appea r if th e s itua tio n de te cted will s oo n l ead to
a requ est for the driver to assume contro l. .._

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If Adaptive Cruise Control is turned off or no speed is set, no vehicle
is shown.
@ Status
• Th e text OFF appears in white letters when Adaptive Cruise
Control is turned off .
• The text
AVAILABLE appears in white lett ers when the system is
turned on but no requested speed has been set .
• The text
OVERRIDE appears in white letters when you exceed the
requested speed by accelerating.
• The text
DISTANCE! appears in red letters when the interval to a
vehicle traveling ahead is too short and you also have to slow your
vehicle with the foot brake .
• Th e text messages
DISTANCE 1, DISTANCE 2, DISTANCE 3 or
DISTANCE 4
appear in green letters to indicate the time interva l
(distance) you have set and ACC is active.
© Distance
A pointer (arrow) is shown in this area. When slowly approaching a
moving vehicle detected ahead in your lane of travel, th is pointer
represents the distance to that vehicle . When approaching that
vehicle rapidly, it serves as early warning of an impending request for
the driver to assume full veh icle control. The pointer moves on a scale
from right to left.
Open road: With an open road and no moving vehicle detected up
ahead, no pointer is shown.
Driving in traffic: If a vehicle t raveling up ahead in your lane of travel
is detected, the pointer moves to the center area of the scale. This
area represents the time interval (distance) set.
It is shown in green
to make it easier to see .
Driver intervention prompt: Whenever the selected time interval
(distance) to the vehicle moving up ahead in your lane of travel is less
than the time inte rval (distance) set, the poin ter moves into the
red
area of the display . When the pointer reaches the farthest position on
the left, the driver in te rvention prompt is displayed to indicate that
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the driver must now assume full vehicle control in order to prevent a
collision .•
App lies to ve hicle s: w ith Adapti ve Cru ise Cont rol
Messages
The text messages and symbols shown in this area of the
display are not displayed permanently.
Time intervals
Fig. 148 Information
line
Th e different symbols for the time interva ls (distance) appear if you
change the settings::::> fig. 148. In addition, there is a display if the
gong (audible warning signal) is turned off.
Three white dots ... appear if a setting cannot be made w ith the oper­
ating lever . The following are possible reasons
• If you pull the control lever forward to resume speed but no
requested speed was set.
• If you push the lever up to increase (or down to reduce) speed
when no speed has been set previously.
• If you push the lever up to increase (or down to reduce) speed and
this speed is outside the 20 to 95 mph (30 to 150 km/h) speed range . ..,
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Not read y: The yellow indicator light shows that the system is
turned on but unable to send a warning. T his can be due to the
following:
• T here are no boundary lines, or there is only one boundary line
present.
• The boundary lines are not detected (e .g . due to snow, dirt, wet
conditions or light shining into the camera lens) .
• More than two boundary lines (such as at const ruct ion sites) are
located in the vehicle's lane .
• T he veh icle's speed is below the speed needed to ac tivate it, which
is about 40 mph (65 km/h) .
• T he lane is narrowe r than about 8
ft . (2.5 m), or wider than about
16 ft. (5 m).
• Th e curve is too sharp.
Note s on the in strum ent clust er displa y
When the lane assist turns off automat ica lly, the instrument cluster
indicator goes out and one of the fo llowing messages appears on the
display :
Aud i lane ass is t not av ailable: Cur rentl y n o sens or v ision
T his message appears when the camera can no longer function
because it cannot detect the boundary lines. This may be due to the
following:
• T he exte rior side of the came ra viewing window =>
page 142,
fig. 157 is covered with dirt or ice. Clean this part of the windsh ield.
• Th e came ra viewing window is fogged up on the inside. In this
case, wait until the fog d isappears before turning lane assist on
again.
• T he system was unable to detect bo undary lines over an extended
period of time due to road co nd it ions (such as snow-cove red lanes) .
Do not turn lane assist on aga in until the lines can be more easily
detected .
Aud i lane a ssist n ot availabl e
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
A temporary malfunction is preventing lane assist from operating
.
Tr y turning on lane assist aga in at a later time.
Au di l ane a ssist: system fault
The system shou ld be checked by an authorized Audi dealer or other
qualified wo rkshop.
[ i ] Tips
• Make su re that the camera view ing window => page 142, fig. 157
is not covered by stickers or similar objects .
• Always keep the came ra v iewing w indow clean. This can us ually be
done by operating the windshie ld wipers .•
App lies to vehic les : wi th la ne ass ist
MMI settings
You can use the fv1fv1I to adjust the warning time and
steering wheel vibration .
Setting the warning time
Select: Function button I CAR]> Sy stems > Audi lane ass ist>
Warning early , adaptive or late .
Setting th e st eering wheel vibration
Select : Function button I CAR ]> Systems > Audi lane ass ist >
Steering vibration weak , medium or strong .
Setting the w arning tim e
Earl y: This setting wa rns the dr iver befo re a wheel touches the
detected lane boundary line . The warning depends on the veh icle 's
angle as it approaches the boundary line . If you app roach a bounda ry
line gradually, the warn ing will occur earlier . If you approach the
boundary line at a very sharp angle, the warning will occur just before
a whee l touches the li ne . .,._
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