2011 AUDI S8 light

Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and th e re ar l id simultan eously.
Yo u ca n lo ck and un lock t he vehicle centrally.
Y ou have the following ch oices:
- Remote master key ¢
page 32,
-Door handles with convenience key*
¢ page 33 ,
-Lock cylinder at the dr iver's door
¢ page 34, or
- Power loc king swi tch inside ¢
page 34.
Selective unlocking
When they are closed, the door and rear lid
are locked. When unlocking, you can set in t he
M MI whether only the driver's door or the en­
tire veh icle sho uld be un locked
¢ page 32.
Automatic locking
The automat ic locking featu re locks all the ve­
h icle doo rs and the rear lid when you drive
faster tha n 9 mph ( 15 km/h) .
The car is un locked again, when the opening
function in the power locking system sw itch
or at one of the door leve rs is actuated . The
Auto Lock function can be turned on and off in
the MMI
¢ page 32 .
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the anti-theft alarm warning system de­
tects a break -in in to the ve hicle, acoustic and
v isua l warning sig nals are triggered .
The anti -theft warning system is activated a u­
tomatically when you lock the vehicle . It is de­
activated when un locking using the remote
key, with t he mechanical key, and when you
sw itch the ignition o n.
The alarm also turns off whe n the alarm cycle
has expired .
Tu rn signal s
W hen you unlock the vehicle, the tur n signa ls
flash twice, when you lock it once . If they do
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not flash, one of the doo rs, the rear lid o r the
hood is not locked.
Unint entionally locking yourself out
In the fo llow ing cases there safeg ua rds to
preve nt yo u loc king you r remo te mas ter key in
the ve hicl e:
- The vehi cle does not loc k w ith th e cent ral
lo cki ng swit ch¢
page 34 if the d rive r's
do or is open.
- On ve hicles with co nvenience key*, if the
most re cen tly used maste r key is in the lug­
g age compartmen t, the rear lid is automat i­
cally un locked again after it is closed
¢ page 35.
Do not lock your ve hicle with the remote ma s­
ter key
un til all doo rs and t he rear lid are
closed. In this way yo u avoid locking yourse lf
out acc identally .
Power side door closer*
T he veh icle doo rs a re equipped with a powe r
s ide doo r closer . W hen clos ing a door, you o n­
l y have to le t it fa ll light ly in to the latch. fhe
doo r will then automatically close by itself
~ .& -
A WARNING
--When you lock yo ur vehicle from o utside,
nobody - espec ia lly children - should re­
main inside the vehicle. Remember,
when yo u lock the vehicle from the out­
side the wi ndows cannot be o pened from
the inside.
- W hen you leave the ve hicle , always take
the ignition key w ith you . Th is w ill pre­
vent pass enge rs (c hildren, for e xample)
fr om accidenta lly being lo cked in the ve­
hicle sho uld they accident ally pres s the
power locking sw itch in the doors.
- Do n ot leave childr en inside the vehicle
unsupe rv ised . In an emergen cy it would
be imposs ible to open the doors from
the o utside wit hout t he key .
- App lies to vehi cles w ith power side doo r
closer *:

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@ Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended period, please note the following:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated af-
ter a few days to save power. You then
have to pull on the door handle once to
unlock the vehicle and a second time to
open the vehicle.
- To prevent the battery from being dis­
charged and to preserve your vehicle's
ability to start for as long as possible,
the ene rgy management system gradu­
ally switches off unnecessary conven­ i ence fun ct ions.
It is possible that you
will not be able to unlock your vehicle us­
i ng these conven ience f unctions.
- For Declarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Indus try Canada regul a­
tions¢
page 286.
Operating locks with the key
In the event of a failure of the power locking system, the driver's door con be locked and
unlocked at the lock cylinder.
Fig. 2 0 Key turns for opening and closing .
.. Remove the mechanical key¢ page 30.
.. Turn the key to the left to unlock the driver 's
door .
.. Turn the key to the r ight to lock the driver's
doo r¢
/1. .
_& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS r:::;, & in
General description on page 31.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 21 Drive r's door; power lock ing switch
Fi g. 22 Rear power locking switch
.. Press the button@ to lock the vehicle¢ /1..
.. Press the button al to unlock the vehicle
r:::;,ffg. 21, ¢ fig . 22 .
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, please note the followi ng:
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside ( increased security, for ex­
ample when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switches il-
luminate when all the doors are closed and
locked .
- You can un lock and open the doors from the
inside by pulling on the door handle .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat­
ed, the doors automatically unlock.
_& WARNING
--The power lock ing switch works with the
ignit io n off and a utomat ica lly locks the
e ntire veh icle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking sys tem switch is inopera­
tive.

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- To help prevent poisonous exha ust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv­ ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug­ gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecially with the rear lid left open. A
child could c rawl into the ca r th rough the
l u ggage compa rtment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
yo ur vehicle . A lways keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
When the veh icle is locked, the rear lid can
be unlocked separate ly by pressing the
button
c::$ on the master key . When the
rea r lid is closed aga in, it locks automat i­
cally.
Power opening/closing rear lid
App lies to vehicles: with power opening/closing rear lid
The rear lid can open and close electrically.
Fig . 26 Lock ing sw it c h in rear lid
Opening the rear lid
• Press the
c:$ button on the remote cont ro l
master key b riefly . The rear lid w ill unlock .
• To ope n the rear lid, press and hold the
c:$
bu tton on t he remote con trol maste r key for
at least one second. Or
• Pull the button
c::$ in the driver's door
¢ page 35, fig . 25 br iefly. O r •
Press the handle in the rea r lid
r=;, page 35,
fig. 25.
Closing the rear lid
• Press the
c:$ butto n in the rear lid r=;, fig . 26 .
The rear l id moves to the clo sed pos ition by
itsel f and soft close locks it a utomat ica lly
c> .,&. . Or
• Switch the ignition on and pull and ho ld the
button
c::$ in the driver's door unt il the rear
lid is closed
c> .,&. . Or
• Pull down on the rear lid lightly us ing the
handle . The closing procedu re finishes auto ­
mat ically .
The sett ings in the MMI determine if the rear
li d can be opened using the hand le
c> page 32 .
Opening will be stopp ed immediately when:
- You press the
~ b utton on the remote con-
t rol maste r key, or
- Yo u press the~ butt on in the re ar lid, or
- You p ush the handle i n the rear lid, o r
- You p ull the
c:$ button i n the dr ive r's door,
or
- When somet hing blocks the rea r lid or
makes it d ifficult for the lid to move .
If you press one of the buttons
c::$ now, the
rear lid will ei ther open or close, depending on
its angle .
If you pu ll lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close .
Closing will be stopped immed iately when :
- You p ress the~ button in the rea r lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You release the
c:$ button on the dr iver 's
door, or
- You release the
c:$ button on the remote
control master key (veh icles w ith conven ­
ience key*), or
- When someth ing blocks the rear lid or
makes it d ifficult for the lid to move .
If you press one of the buttons
c::$ now, the
rear lid w ill either close or open, depending on
its angle. .,,_

If you pull light ly on its handle , the rea r lid
will close .
You can manually stop the automatic open­ ing/closing of th e luggage compa rtm ent lid .
Th e automatic clos ing process begins if you
push down on the rear lid .
A WARNING
- After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. O therwise it could open sudden ly
when the vehicle is moving .
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv ­
ing . Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug­
gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fu lly closed .
- Never leave you r vehicle unatte nded es­
pecially wi th the rea r lid left open. A
child could cr awl into the ca r th rough the
l u ggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out . To reduce the risk of persona l in ­
jury, never let children p lay 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 fi rst . Al though the
closing force of the rear lid is lim ited,
you can st ill ser iously injure yourself or
others.
- Always ensure that no one is w ith in
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
par ticu lar close to t he h inges and the up­
per and lower edges -fingers or hands
can be p inched.
- Never try to inte rfe re with the rear lid or
help it when it is being opened or closed
automatically .
(D Tips
- If there is a mechanical problem with au­
tomatic closing for the rea r lid or there is
an obstruction, it opens again immed i-
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ately. Check to see why the rear lid co uld
not be closed before attempting to close
it again.
- The following applies to vehicles equip­
ped with the Convenience key * feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lug­
gage compartment, luggage compart­
ment w ill automa tically unlock i tself af­
ter you lock the vehicle . Th is prevents
you from unintentionally lock ing your
key in the l uggage compartme nt.
- When the vehicle is loc ked, the rear lid
can be unlocked separately by p ress ing
the button
cs on the mas ter key . When
t he rear lid is closed again, it locks au to­
matically.
- Yo u can close the rear lid using t he mas­
ter key (veh icles with convenience key *)
up to a distance of app roximately 3 me­
ters.
Rear lid emergency release
If the central locking system fails, the rear lid
can b e opened at the lock cylinder .
AUD.1
Fig. 27 Re ar lid : m echan ic a l key in t he loc k cy linde r
.,. Remove the mechani cal key q page 30.
.,. In ser t t he key in the lock cylinder aspic­
tured .
.,. Tu rn the key approximately 45° to the right
q fig. 27. The rear lid opens q .& .
In this position the key cannot be pulled out
of the lock cy linder .
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always p ull up
on it to make sure t hat it is p roperly

38 Opening and clo sing
closed. Otherw ise it could open sudden ly
when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv­
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug­ gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­ pecially with the rea r lid left open . A
child could crawl into the car through the
l u ggage compa rtment and pull the lid
shu t, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
yo ur vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as
we ll as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
Child safety lock
Mechanical child safety lock in the rear
doors
The child safety lo ck prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside.
Fig . 28 Rear doors: child safety loci<
The child safety lock is visible only when the
door is open.
• Remove the mechanical key¢
page 30.
• To sw itch on the child safety lock, turn the
key in the direction of the arrow.
• To switch off the child safety lock, turn the
key in the opposite direction to the arrow.
When the child safety locks are activated, the
ins ide door handles do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outside.
Power child safety lock for the rear
doors
Applies to vehicles: with power child safety lock in the
rear doors
The power child safety lock t preven ts the
rear doors from being opened from the in­
side .
Fig . 29 Sect ion from dr ive r's door: con trols
• To a ctivate the c hild safety loc k for the left/
right rear doo r, p ress the left/right b utton
t
in the driver's door r=> fig. 29. The light in the
button will turn on .
.,. To deact ivate the child safety lock for the
left/right rear door, press the left/rig ht but­
ton
t in the driver's door . The light in the
button turns off .
The following features are switched off:
- The interior door hand les in the door,
- The power w indows in the rear doors,
- The b uttons for t he sun shade* in the rear
w indow,
- The b uttons fo r the power sun shades* i n
the s ide windows,
- The front passenger power seat adjust­
men t* button (by pressing the right bu tton
[!]) .
In order to activate the ch ild safety lock on
the left and the r ight side, press the two safe­
ty but to ns
I!] in succession.

Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 30 Section of the driver's door: Controls
All power window switches are provided with
a two-pos ition function:
Opening the windows
"' Press the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion.
"' Press the switch briefly to the
second stop
to automatically open the window .
Closing the windows
"' Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
t ion.
"' Pull the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automatical ly close the window.
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
@ Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button (or two safety buttons in ve­
hicles with power child safety locks
<=>page38)
Child safety lock
When the safety button® c:> fig. 30 is press­
ed, the LED in the button lights up. The fol­
l owing features are switched off:
- The power windows in the rear doors,
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- The buttons for the power sun shades* in
the side windows,
- The buttons for the power sun shade* in the
rear window,
- Front passenger power seat adjustment*
button.
&_ WARNING ~
- When you leave your vehicle -even if on-
ly briefly - always take the ignit ion key
with you. This applies particularly when
children remain in the vehicle. Otherwise
the children could start the engine or op­
erate electrical equipment (e.g. power
windows). The power windows are func­
tional until the driver's door or passeng­
er 's door has been opened.
- Be careful when closing the windows.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or
serious injury could result!
- When locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency .
(j) Tips
- The driver can lower or ra ise the power
sun shades* in the sid e windows by using
switches © and @.
- After the ignition has been switched off,
the windows can st ill be opened or
closed for about 10 minutes. The power
windows are not switched off until the
driver's door or passenger's door has
been opened.
What to do after a malfunction
The one-touch open and close function must
be reactivated if the battery has been discon­
nected.
"' Pull and ho ld the power window switch until
the window is fully closed.
"' Release the switch and then pull it again for
at leas t one second.

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Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the lug­
gage comportment from unauthorized ac­
cess .
Fig. 31 Valet park ing button
With "valet pa rking" activated, the rear lid
cannot be opened.
.. Remove the mechanical key
c:> page 30 .
.,. Open the glove compartment and activate
¢
fig. 31 the "valet parking" feature by
pressing the
I VALET I button. The ind icator
light in the switch illuminates.
.,. Close the glove compartment and lock it
with the mechanical key .
.. Leave the master key with the service per­
sonnel
for parking and keep the mechanical
key with you .
When the "valet parking" feature is activated :
- the u nlocking button for the rear lid
c:5 in
the driver's door is inactive
- the butt on
c:5 on the master key is inac tive
- the opening hand le in the rear lid is inactive.
The vehicle can be driven and locked and un­ locked w ith the master key. Access to the lug­
gage compartment is blocked.
When the valet parking function is switched
on, the message
Valet parking activated ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display when
you switch the ign it ion on .
Sliding/tilting sunroof
Operation
Fig. 32 Section of the headl iner: Sliding/t iltin g sunroof
button
@ Tilting and sliding
.,. To t ilt the sunroof completely, press the
sw itch br iefly to the second level¢
fig. 32
briefly .
.. To close the sunroof completely, pull the
sw itch briefly to the second level¢,&. .
.. To select an intermediate position, press/
pull the switch to the first level until the de ­
sired position is reached .
@ Opening and closing
.,. To open the sunroof completely, slide the
button back briefly to the second level.
.. To close the sunroof completely, slide the
button forward briefly to the second level
q ,&..
.. To select a partially open pos ition, slide the
button forward/back to the first level until
the roof reaches the desired position.
A wind deflector integrated into the sliding/
t il ting sunroof adapts automatically to the
speed and sunroof pos ition . This reduces wind
noise to a m inimum in all sunroof positions .
You can still close or open the sunroof for up
to ten minutes after you have switched the ig­
nition off . The switch is deact ivated once the
driver's or front passenger's door is opened.
Solar protection
The solar protection opens automatically
when the sunroof opens.

Clear vision Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig . 35 Instrument pane l: lig ht sw itc h wit h all -weath­
er ligh ts•
The headlights only wo rk when the ignition is
switched on. Wh ile start ing the eng ine o r
when switching off the ign ition, the head­
lights will go off and on ly the side marker
lights will be on .
If the system is not operating p roperly, a
war ning symbol in the dr iver information dis­
p lay is d isplayed
c::, page 21 .
Light switch ·'ti- -
Tu rn the switch c::> fig . 35 to the correspond ing
position . When the lights are switched on, the
:oo: symbo l tu rns on .
0 · The lig hts are off or the dayt ime runn ing
lights are on:
- USA models: The daytime running lights
will come on automatically when the igni­
t ion is on and the light switch
c::, fig . 35 is in
the
O posit ion or the AUTO position (only in
daylight cond itions). The
Daytime running
light s
function can be turned on and off in
t h e M MI
c::> page44, c::>A .
-Canada model s: The daytime running lig hts
will come on automa tically when the igni­
t ion is on and the light switch
c::> fig . 35 is in
the
O position, the : oo: pos ition or the AUTO
position (only in daylight conditions) c::> A .
AUTO -Automatic headlights swi tch on and
off depend ing o n brightness, for example i n
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels
c::, &. .
Clear vision 43
:oo: -Parking lig hts
gD -Low beam headlights
~ -All-weather lig hts* (vehicles with LED
headlights *)
c::, fig. 35
@!] -Rear fog lights*. When the rear fog lights
are on, the symbol
0$ on the switch will illu­
minate .
All-weather lights*
In vehicles with all-weather lights, the front
lights are ad justed automatically so that you
are less like ly to see glare from your own
headlights, for example when dr iving on a wet
road.
Automat ic dynamic headlight range
con trol*
Your vehicle is equipped with a headlight
range cont ro l system so that the headlights
do not bl ind oncoming traff ic if the vehicle
load cha nges. The headlight range a lso ad­
justs au toma tic ally when braking and acceler­
at ing .
Light funct ions
The following light funct ions are availab le de­
pend ing on vehicle equipment and on ly func­
tion when the light switch is in the AUTO posi­
t ion. You can dea ctivate these functions i n the
MM I under
Audi adaptive light c::>page 44.
Static corn ering light * (vehicles with LED
headlights o r adaptive light) - the corner ing
ligh t sw itches on automa tically w hen the
stee ring wheel is turned at a ce rtain angle at
speeds up to approximately 4 4 mph (70 km/
h) and when the turn signal is activated at
speeds up to approximate ly 25 mph (40 km/
h). The area to the s ide of the vehicle is illumi­
nated better when turn ing .
Dynamic cu rve light* (vehicles with adaptive
li ght) - the curve light only functions at
speeds between approximately 6 mph (10
km/h) and 110 km/h and adapts itself to the
curves in the road.