2011 AUDI S8 trip computer

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Driver information
display
Overview
Fig. 4 Driver information system in the in strum ent
cluster
Fig . 5 Display: example of the informat ion line
The driver information system contains infor­
mation
@ that is displayed on tabs@
¢ fig. 4 . The following content is possible de­
pending on vehicle equipment:
@
Tab
1
®
Content
Vehicle functions :
On-board computer <=;>page 24
Digital speedometer
Efficiency program *
r::!;> page 25
Cruise control* ¢ page 84
Adaptive cruise control and Audi
braking guard*¢
page 86
Audi lane assist* <=> page 95
Display darkened
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@ ®
Tab Content
2 Indicator lights and messages
Warning when a door, the hood or
the rear lid is not closed
¢page27
3
4
5
6
Service interval display¢ page 26
Speed warning system <=;>page 84
Night vision ass istant* ¢ page 109
Audio/video
Telephone*
Navigation *
Th e second and third tabs are only visible if at
least one indicator light or message is shown
or if that system is sw itched on.
The status line © is located in the bottom
part of the disp lay
¢ fig. 4. It displays the ex­
terior temperature, time, selector lever posi­
tion, trip odometer and odometer.
For some vehicle functions, you can access the
trip information from the temporary memory
r::!;> page 24 in the line (D ¢ fig . 5 .
&_ WARNING
--
- Never rely exclusively on the outside
temperature display to determine if a
road surface is icy or not. Keep in mind
that road surfaces, especially bridges
and overpasses, could be ice cove red and
slippery even at an outside temperatu re
above 41 °F
(+5 °().
-Always remember, even if the "snow­
f la ke" symbo l (ice warning) does not ap­
pear in the disp lay, black ice could be on
the road.
-Always reduce your speed and d rive with
special care in cold weather cond itions
when the chance of encountering icy road surfaces increases.
(j) Tips
- At temperatures below 14 °F (+ 5 °C) a
snowflake symbol appears ahead of the
temperature display.
It is intended to re-
mind the driver to pay special attention
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to ice on the ro ad ¢ & . If the vehicle is
stationary, o r if you are dr iving at a very
l ow speed, the tempe rat ure shown in the
display might be slightly higher t han the
actua l outside temperature. This is
ca used by the heat being rad iated from
t h e eng ine.
- You can se lect the un its used for temper ­
atu re, speed and other measurements in
the MMI.
- Fo r information on the audio/video and
nav iga tion* functions, refer to the sepa­
r ate MMI owner's manual.
Operation
The driver information system is operated us­
ing the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel.
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Fig. 6 Multifunct ion steer ing wheel: ope rat ing the driv­
e r info rmation system
Fi g. 7 Driver infor mat ion syste m: opening t he veh icle
functio ns me nu
Operating concept
.. Swi tch the ign itio n on.
.. To switch between the tabs, press the ro cker
swi tch @ to the left o r right¢
fig. 6.
.. To access additional in format io n be low or
above, rotate the thumbw heel @ dow n or
up. ..
To confirm a selec tion, press the thumb ­
wheel @.
Accessing Vehicle functions
.. Sele ct the first tab with the ro cke r swit ch
@.
.. Press the button 1::::L Th e Vehicle function s
menu appears¢ fig . 7.
.. To select a menu item, turn and press t he
thumbwhee l@ .
Resetting values to zero
.. Sele ct the on-board computer / Efficiency
program
menu item in the Vehicle func­
tions
men u.
.. You can now select between the long-term
memory and short-term memory.
.. To reset the values in a memory, press and
hold the thumbw heel @ for one second.
The last function selected d isp lays when you
switch the ignition on .
On-board computer
You can ca ll up the followi ng i nformation in
the on -board computer:
- Date
- Dr iv ing t ime (h) from the short-term memo-
ry
- Average consumption in MPG ( l/100 km)
from the short-te rm memory
- Average speed i n mph (km/h) from the
short-te rm memory
- Distance driven in miles (km) from the
short-term memory
- Current fuel consumption in MPG ( l/100
km)
- Short-term memory overview
- Long-te rm memory ove rview
T he short-te rm memory collects dr iv ing in for­
mation from the time the ignition is switched
on unti l it is switched off. If you continue driv­
ing within two ho urs after switch ing the ign i­
tion off, the new values are incl uded when cal­
cu lating the cu rrent trip information .
Unli ke the short-term memory, the long-term
memo ry is not erased automatically. Yo u can .,..

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select the time period for evaluating trip in­
formation yourself.
For some vehicle functions, you can access the
trip information from the temporary memory
in the line(D¢page23,
fig. 5.
Efficiency program*
The efficiency program can help you to use
less fuel.
It evaluates driving information in
reference to fuel consumption and shows oth­
er equipment influencing consumption as well
as sh ift recommendat ions. ¢
page 25. Fuel
economy messages ¢
page 25 provide tips
for efficient driving . The efficiency program
uses distance and consumption data from trip
computer 1 .
To display the efficiency program, call up
Ve­
hicle functions and select the menu option
Efficiency program. If the data are deleted in
the efficiency program , those values are also
reset in trip computer .
@ Tips
-All stored values will be lost if the vehi­
cle battery is disconnected.
- Fuel consumptions (average and cur­ rent), range and speed are displayed in
metric units on Canadian models.
Other equipment
Applies to vehicles: with efficiency program
Fig. 8 Tri p comp uter: other equ ipment
Requirement : The efficiency program must be
displayed
¢ page 25 .
.,. Turn the thumbwheel until the other equip­
ment appears in the display. Other equipment that is currently affecting
fuel consumption is listed in the efficiency program. The display shows up to three other
items of equipment @. The equipment using
the most fuel is listed first . If more than three
items using fuel are switched on, the equip ­
ment that is currently using the most fuel is
displayed .
A scale @also shows the current total con­
sumption of all other equipment.
Fuel economy messages
App lies to vehicles: with efficiency program
Fig. 9 Display : example o f a fu el econo my m essa ge
Fuel economy messages are displayed when
fuel consumption is increased by certain con­
ditions. If you follow these fuel economy mes­
sages, you can reduce your vehicle's consump­
tion of fuel. The messages appear automati ­
cally and are only displayed in the efficiency
program. The fuel economy messages turn off
automatically after a certain period of time .
.,. To turn an economy message off immediate ­
ly after it appears, press any button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
@ Tips
- Once you have turned a fuel economy
message off, it will only appear again af­
ter you turn the ignition on again.
- The fuel economy messages are not dis­
played in every instance, but rather in in­
tervals
over a period of time.