2011 AUDI S8 center console

26 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Odometer
Fig . 10 In str ument cl uster Odo mete r an d reset b utto n
The odometer shows yo u how many mi les
(kilometers) you have driven . Y o u can sw itch
the display from mi les to kilometers and vice
ve rsa v ia the M MI.
Upper odometer
The trip odometer shows the distance driven
since it was last reset. It can be used to meas­
ure short distances. The last d igit ind icates
1/10 ofa m ile (100 mete rs) .
You can reset the trip odometer to zero by press ing the Reset button ~-
Lower odometer
The lower odometer shows the total n umber
of mi les (k ilometers) d rive n.
Malfunction message
If th ere is a ma lfunction in the instrume nt
clu ster,
DEF will appear in the t rip o dome te r
di sp lay are a. Con ta ct yo ur au tho riz e d Audi
dealer to have the prob lem correc ted.
Time and date display
F ig . 11 Cente r console: analog clock
T he date and time are shown in the inst ru­
ment cluster display ~
page 23, fig . 4 . The re
is a lso an analog cloc k in t he center console
¢ fig . 11.
W hen yo u open the driver's door, the da te and
time appear in the instrument cluster disp lay
f or 30 seconds . When t he ignition is sw itched
on, the t ime is a lways d isp layed i n the status
line © regardless of the current display .
You can set the time o n both clocks and the
date d isplay in the MMI. Refer to the MMI
owner 's manua l for i nstructions.
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
Fi g. 12 Instrument cl uste r: Se rvice inte rva l d is pl ay
The schedule for the next o il change or inspec­
t io n is ca lculat ed au toma tica lly an d disp layed
a cc ord ingly. The d isp lay wor ks in two stages:
Service reminder
30 days before the next serv ice is due, a serv­
ice reminde r appea rs in the display whe n you
switch the ig nition on
¢ fig . 12.
After about 5 seconds the display switches
back to normal. The distance and time re­
main ing a re updated each t ime the ignit ion is
swi tched on u ntil the date due for service is
r e ach ed.
Service due
When the due date for service is reached, t he
message
Service due! appears in the instru­
ment cluster immed iate ly afte r yo u sw itch the
ignition on . Add it io na lly, a warning to ne .,.

48 Clear vis ion
Extending /retracting th e rear window
sh ad e*
• To extend or retract the sun shade fr om the
cockpit ,
press the~ button in the center
console
¢ fig . 42 .
• To extend or retract the sun shade
from th e
r e ar of th e vehicle,
press the liiil button in
the door
¢ fig . 43 .
Extending the rear door sun shade s
• Close the window in the rear door.
• To extend the sun shade
from the d riv er 's
s eat ,
pull the left/right rear power window
switch ~ in the dr iver's door .
• To extend the sun shade from the
rear of
th e v ehi cle,
pull the power window sw itch
~ i n the left/right rear door.
Retr acting the re ar doo r sun shades*
• To retract the sun shade from th e dri ver 's
sea t,
press the left/right rear power window
switch~ in the driver's door.
• To retract the sun shade from the
re ar of the
vehicle ,
press the power window switch~
in the left/right rear door.
You can adj ust the settings for the rear sun
sh ade so the shade ret ra cts automatica lly
when you selec t the reve rse gear. Select:
CAR
function button > Ca r sys tems control button
> Vehicle settings > Automatic rear blind >
On. T he sett ings are automat ica lly stored and
assigned to the remote control key. The sun
shade extends again as soon as the vehicle be­
g ins traveling forward at a speed greater than
9 mph (1S km/h), as long as the ignition has
not been switched off in the meantime .
& WARNING
When lowe ring or raisi ng the sunshade,
make s ure there is no thing in its way a nd
t ha t it has a free path to trave l. This could
cause personal injury.
{D) Tips
- If the sun shade is operated repeatedly
wi thin a sho rt time, the bui lt-in overload
protection circui t may be tr ipped. If this occurs, you will have to wait briefly be
­
fore yo u can operate the shade again.
- Because of the decrease in the f lexibility
of the shade materia l at temperatures
below freezing, the electrica l circuit
which operates the shade shuts off when
the temperature in the vehicle falls be­
low
14 °F ( - 10 °C). The shade cannot be
operated until the passenger compart­
ment warms up above this temperature.
Vanity mirror in the rear
App lies to veh icles: w ith vanity mir rors in th e rea r
Fig. 44 Rear headliner : van ity mirro r
• Press the button to fold the mirror open.
The mirror light ing turns on automatically.
• To change the mirror's ang le, move it for­
ward/back w ith your hand .
Wiper and washer
system
Switching the windshield wipers on
F ig . 4 5 Winds hield w iper lever
Move the windshie ld w iper lever to the corre­
sponding position:
@ -Windshield wipe rs off

58 Seats and st o ra ge
© -Switching front passenger seat adjust ­
ment on/off: this function must be activated
in the MMI ¢
page 60, ¢& .To switch front
passenger seat adjustment on, press the but­
ton. You can now adjust the front passenger
seats us ing the buttons @ and @.
If you do
not press the buttons @ or@ , front passen­
ger seat adjustment switches
off automatica l­
ly after approximate ly ten seconds.
& WARNING
- T he power adjustment for the individ ual
seats also works with the ignit ion . For
this reason, children should never be left
unattended in the vehicle -th ey could be
injured!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the
seats. Uns upervised or ca reless seat ad­
justment can p inch fingers or hands
causing injur ies.
Reclining rear seat overview
App lies to vehicles: with reclining rear seat
'T' ®
--------- - ---------- ---------------- -------
F ig . 55 Rear door : ad jus ting t he recli ning position
@ -Adj usting the reclining posi tion
@ -Adjusting the standard position
®-Folding the leg s upport up/down
@ -Leg s upport steeper/f latter
© -Leg s upport forward/back
@ -Adjusting the display -
Vehicles w ith a pass th rough in the cen­
ter conso le have seating for four. The
long center console between the two
rear seats is
not a seating position .
Therefore, a safety belt is not provided.
(D Note
If a ch ild seat is attached to one of the rear
seats, this seat must not be adjusted using
the power co ntrols under a ny circumstan­
ces. The easy entry funct ion for this seat
must also be deactivated in the MM I
¢
page 60. T he child seat as we ll as the
r ear se at can be d amaged by the adju st­
ment pro cess.
(D Tips
The massage function switches off auto­
m atically after approxim ately 10 minutes.

60 Seats and storage
Massage function remote control
Applies to vehicles: with reclining rear seat and massage
f u nct ion
Fig. 57 Remote contro l: recli nin g seat massage func·
tions
The remote controls are located in the rear
center console
q page 63 , fig . 62. The mas­
sage function is only available when the ign i­
tion is switched on.
"To open the remote control compartment,
press the left button and fold the center
armrest upward .
"To adjust the massage type, press the ap­
propriate button@-@ . The LED in the but­
ton will turn on.
"T o adj ust the speed/intensity, turn the
t hu mbwheel @I® . Th e LEDs indicate the
speed/intensity.
" Press the selected massage type again to
switch the massage function off.
Massage types
@-Wave
@ -Pulse
© -St retch
@ -Lumbar
(D} Tips
- The massage function switches off auto­
matically after approximately 10 mi·
nutes.
- If you activate a massage type again, the
last selected intensity and speed wi ll be
se lected.
Comfort settings
Applies to vehicles: wit h comfort seats in the rear
You can adjust settings for the rear seat from
the cockpit using the MMI.
" Select !CAR I function button> Car systems
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Seats >
Rear seats.
Factory settings position -
This function
moves the outer rear seats and the front pas­
senger seatback into the factory settings posi­
t ion .
Entry assistance -Entry assistance makes it
easier to enter and exit the rear seat more
comfortably. When the function is activated,
the rear seat moves all the way back automat­
i ca lly when the corresponding door opens .
Front passenger seat adjustment* -If the
function is act ivated in the MMI, the fro nt
passenger seat can be adjusted from the rear
seat
q page 57, fig . 54 .
The front passenger seat cannot be ad justed
if:
- the front passenger seat memory function is
turned off
q page 62.
- the button
I:@ in the driver's door lights up
q page39.
-the right button[!] lights up in vehicles with
an electronic child safety lock*
q page 39.

Head restraints
Adjusting the head restraints
Head restraints that are adjusted according
to body size, along with the safety belt, offer
effective protection .
Fig. 58 Comfort head restraints: adjusting th e s ide
bolsters
Fig. 59 Outer rear seat: adjusting the h ead restraint
Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is
as even as possible with the top of your head.
If that is not possible, try to adjust the head
restra int so that it is as close to this position
as possible <>
page 61.
Adjusting front head restraints
• To adjust the height of the front head re­
stra ints, press/push the button©
<=>page 55, fig . 51 up/down o _& .
• Vehicles with recl ining rear seat : Grasp the
sides of the passenger 's head restraint w ith
both hands and s lide it upward /downwa rd.
Adjusting rear head restraints
The center rear head restra int is not adjusta­
b le .
• Grasp the sides of the head restraint with
both hands and slide it upward until you feel
it click into place
o _A.
Seats and storage 61
• To lower the head restraints, press button -
small arrow -
<> fig. 59 and slide the head re­
straint all the way down.
Adjusting the side bolsters*
• To adjust the side bolsters*, press them into
the desired position <>
fig. 58.
Refer to <> page 131, Proper adjustment of
head restraints
for guidelines on how to ad­
just the height of the front head restraints to
suit the occupant's body size.
_&. WARNING
-Driving without head restraints or with
head restraints that are not properly ad­
justed increases the risk of serious or fa­
tal neck injury dramatically.
- Never adjust the driver's or front pas­
senger'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 mov ing.
- Be careful when adjusting the seat
height. Check to see that no one is in the
way, or ser ious injury could result!
- Because the seats can be electrically ad­
justed with the ignition off, never leave
children unattended in the veh icle. Unsu ­
pervised use of the electric seat adjust­
ments may cause serious injury.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
<> page 131, Proper adjustment of head
restraints.
- Vehicles w ith a pass through in the cen­
ter conso le have seating for four. The
long center console between the two
rear seats is
not a seating position.
Therefore, a safety belt is not provided.
(D Tips
-To prevent the head restraints from run­
ning into the headliner, they ret ract au­
tomatically when moving the seat for­
ward or upward.
-

Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
Fig. 60 Driver's door: memory function buttons
Fig. 61 Rear door: memory function buttons
The memory buttons are located in the driv­
er's/front passenger's door and in the rear
doors* .
Storing seating profiles
.. To store a seating profi le, press the ISETI
button and then one of the memory but­
tons .
.. To recall a seating profile, press and hold
the memory button until the seat is adjust­
ed to the stored settings.
.. To switch the memory function for the driv­
er or front passenger off, press the
IOFFI
button. The word OFF lights up when the
memory function is sw itched off. Seating
profiles will not be stored .
Adjusting the reclining position/standard
position
.. To adjust the reclining position, press and
hold the@ button until the seat moves into
the end position .
.. To adjust the standard position, press and
hold the @ button until the seat moves into
the end position.
Seats and storage 63
A WARNING
-For safety reasons, the seat setting
should only be recalled when the veh icle
is stationary -otherwise you risk having
an accident.
- If necessary, you stop the process by
press ing the
!OF F! button or any of the
memory buttons.
Full-length center
console
Overview
Applies to vehicles: with full-length center console
Fig. 62 Rear: full-le ngth center console
@ -115 volt socket Q page 63
@-cupho lder ¢ page 70
©-12 volt socket ¢ page 69
@-center armrest and storage compart­
ments : to open the deep compartment, press
the right button and fold the center armrest
upward. To open the compartment for the
massage function remote control*
Q page 60
and for the telephone*, press the left button
and fold the center armrest upward.
115-volt socket
Applies to vehicles: wit h 115-volt socket
The 115-volt socket can only be used when
the engine is running ¢.&. .When you push
the connector all the way into the socket, the
child safety mechanism releases and current
flows through the socket. ""

66 Seats and storage
Pass-through with ski
sack
Preparing the pass -through
Appl ies to vehicles: with pass-through and ski sack
Long objects such as skis con be transported
in the ski sock.
Fig. 65 Rear bench seat: re m oving t he protect ive cove r
Fig. 66 Rear cente r armres t: attaching the p ro tect ive
cover
.. Fold the rear center armrest and the cover
located beh ind it down .
.,. Press the button to remove the protective
cover
¢fig. 65.
.. To p rotec t the front area of the center arm­
r est, position the cover as illustrated
~ fig. 66 and press the suction cups down so
they adhere.
.. Remove the ski sack and unfold it.
Loading and securing the ski sack
Applies to vehicles: with pass -through and ski sack
--~ --
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Fig. 67 Luggage compart men t: pass -through in t he
backres t
Fig. 68 Rear benc h seat: secur ing the sk i sack
Loading
.,. Fold the pass -through cover in the luggage
compartment down¢
fig. 67.
.,. Slide the pointed end of the skis into the ski
sack first¢ &. The front part of the bind­
ings must be directly under the secu ring
strap on the ski sack@¢
fig. 68.
Securing
.,. Insert the securing strap ® on the ski sack
into the center safety belt latch©¢
fig. 68.
.,. Tig hten the secur ing strap @.
Securing (vehicles with full-length center
console)
In the pass-through, two securing straps are
in the hooks located in the luggage compart­
ment .
.,. Hook the hooks into the front tie-downs in
the luggage compartment .
.,. Tighten the securing strap@ in the rear .

-Never exceed the maximum permissible
load carry ing capacity of the roof of your
vehicle, the perm issible axle weights and
the permiss ible total weight of your veh i­
cle
~ page 2 79, Weights .
-Always drive slowly, avoid sudden brak­
ing and maneuvers when transporting
cargo on the roof of your vehicle .
@) For the sake of the environment
Sometimes it may be easier to leave a roof
rack installed even though you are not us­
ing it. Due to the increased a ir resistance
your vehicle will unnecessarily use more
fuel. Remove the roof rack if you are not
going to use it.
12-volt sockets
App lies to vehicles: 12-volt sockets
Electrical accessories can be connected to ev­
ery 12 -volt socket.
Fig. 70 Sect io n of the trim panel of t he luggage com ­
p ar tm en t: 12 -v ol t so cke t
Fig . 71 R ear cente r c ons ole : 12 -vo lt s ocket
~ Open the socket cover ~ fig . 70 or ~ fig. 71.
~ Inse rt the plug o f the el ectrical device into
t h e socket.
S ea ts a nd s to rage 69
There is an additional 12 volt socket in the
front center console~
page 70, fig . 72.
T he 12 volt socke ts may be used for 12-volt
appliances with maximum consumpt ion of up
to 100 watts.
Before you purchase any accessories, always
read and follow the info rmation in
~ page 285 , Additional accessories and parts
replacement.
A WARNING
The sockets and the electrical accessories
connected to them operate only when the
ignition is switched on .1ncorrect usage
can lead to ser ious injuries or burns . To re­
duce the risk of injuries, never leave chil ­
dren unattended in the vehicle w ith the ve­
h icle key.
(D Note
To avoid damaging the socket, only use
plugs that fit properly .
- Never connect eq uipment that generates
electrical current, such as a solar panel
or battery charger, to the 12 volt socket .
Th is could damage the vehicle 's electri­
cal system.
- The 12 volt socket sho uld only be used
for a short per iod of t i me as a powe r
so urce for electrical equipme nt. Please
use the elec trical sockets in the vehicle
when connecting equ ipment for longer
periods .
(D Tips
When the engine is off and ac ce ssories are
still plugged in and are on , the vehicle ba t­
tery can still be drained .