2012 AUDI A8 window

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Instruments and controls .. . .
General illustration ......... .. ... .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .......... .
Driver information display .. .. .. ... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing .. .. .... . .
Keys .. ...... ........... .. .. ... .
Power locking system ..... .. .. .. . .
Rear lid .. .. ........ ..... .. ..... .
Child safety lock . .......... ... .. . .
Power windows . .......... ... .. . .
Valet park ing . ........... .. .. ... .
Sliding/tilting sun roof ... .. .. .. .. . . 8
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Panoramic sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Clear vision .. ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Lights ... .. ............. .. .. .. . .
I nterior lights .............. .. ... .
V1s1on ..... ... .... ......... .... .
Wiper and washer system ... ... .. . .
Mirrors ................. .. .. ... .
Digital compass .......... .... ... .
Seats and storage ....... .. .. . .
General recommendat ions ..... .. . .
Front seats .............. .... ... .
Rear seats .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. . . 43
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He ad restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat memory . ... ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Full-length center console .... .. ... . 62
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L uggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pa ss-thro ugh with ski sack . . . . . . . . . 67
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
12-vo lt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Warm and cold ... .......... .. .
Climate controls . .... .......... .. .
On the road ... ... .......... .. .
Steering .. .... .. ... .. ........ .. .
Starting and stopping the engine ... .
E lectromechanical parking brake ... .
Speed warning system ............ .
Cru ise control .... .... ...... ... .. .
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard ......... .. .
Introduction . .. .. ..... ......... . .
General information ............. .
Audi adaptive cruise control ... .. .. .
Audi braking guard ............ .. .
Messages . .. .. . .............. .. .
Audi lane assist ............ .. .
Lane assist ...... ............. .. .
Audi side assist .............. .
Lane Change Assistant ........ .. .. . 75
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Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Raising/lowering the vehicl e . . . . . . . . 105
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 106
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Pedestrian warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Settings in the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 10 9
t ip tron ic (8 -speed transmission) . . . . . 109

28 Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig. 13 Key set
@ Remote control key with mechanical
key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with remote control. A mechanical key is integrat­
ed in the remote control key
c:> page 29 .
@ Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for con­
stant use.
It should only be used in an emer­
gency. Keep it in a safe place and do not carry it on your key ring.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disa­
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
Personal comfort settings
If two peop le use one vehicle, it is recom­
mended that each person always uses "their
own" master key . When the ignition is switch­
ed off or when the vehicle is locked, personal
convenience settings for the follow ing sys­
tems are stored and assigned to the remote
master key.
- Automatic climate control
- Central locking system
- Rear window sun blind
- Amb ient lighti ng
- Seat memory
- Parking system* - Adaptive cruise control*
-
Aud i lane assist*
- Aud i side assist*
-Audi drive select
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel *
T he stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open
the doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
-- Do not leave your vehicle unattended. Al­
ways take your ignit ion key with you and
lock your vehicle. Entry by unauthorized
persons could endanger you or result in
theft or damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave ch ildren unattended in the
veh icle, especially with access to vehicle
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro­
vides children the opportunity to start
the engine and/or activate vehicle sys­
tems such as the power windows, etc.
Unsupervised operation of any vehicle
system by children can result in serious
injury.
(D Tips
- The operation of the remote control key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer­
ence from transm itters in the vic inity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen­
cy range (e .g. a cell phone, radio equip­
ment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys
are only available from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions<=>
page 283.

30 Openin g and clo sing
systems such as power window or power
sunroof leading to ser ious personal injury.
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau ­
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is l ocated on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions
r::::> page 283.
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock a nd u nlock the veh icle centrally .
You have the following choices:
- Remote master key r:::>
page 32,
-Door handles with convenience key*
r::::> page 32,
-Lock cylinder at the dr iver's door
r::::> page 33, or
- Power locking switc h inside r:::>
page 33 .
Selective unlocking
When they a re closed , the door and rea r lid
a re lo ck ed. When unlocki ng, you can set in the
MMI whether only the driver's door or the en­
tire vehicle sho uld be un locked r:::>
page 31 .
Automatic locking
The automat ic loc king featu re locks all t he ve­
h icle doors and the rear lid when you drive
faster than 9 mph (15 km/h).
The ca r is un locked aga in, whe n the opening
function in the power loc king system sw itch
or at one of the doo r levers is ac tuated. The
Auto Lock f unction can be turned on and off in
the MMI
r::::> page 31.
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the an ti- t h eft alarm warning sys tem de­
tects a b reak-in into the vehicle, acoustic and
vis ual warn ing s ignals a re triggered .
T he anti-theft w arning sys tem is activated au­
tomat ica lly when you lock the vehi cle. It is de­
activated when unlocking using the remote
key, w ith the mechanica l key, and when yo u
switch the ignition on.
T he alarm a lso t urns off when the a la rm cy cle
has expired .
Turn signals
When you u nlock the veh icle, the turn s ignals
flash twice. When you lock the vehicle once,
the turn signals flash once. If they do not
flash, one of the doors, the rear lid o r the
hood is not locked .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the fo llow ing cases there safeguards to
preve nt yo u lock ing you r remo te master key i n
the ve hicl e:
- The vehicle does not lock w it h the central
lock ing switc h r:::>
page 33 if the driver's
door is open.
- On veh icles with convenience key*, if the
most recently used master key is in the lug­
gage compartment, the rear lid is automat i­
cally u nlocke d again after it is closed.
Do not lock your veh icle w ith the re mote mas­
t e r k ey or con venienc e key * unti l all doors
and t he rear lid a re closed. In this way you
avo id lock ing yo urself out a cciden tally.
Power side door closer *
T he veh icle doo rs a re equipped with a powe r
s ide door closer . When closing a door, you on­
ly have to le t it fall light ly into the latc h. The
doo r will the n automatically close by itself
Q .&. .
_& WARNING
--
-When you loc k yo ur vehicle from o utside,
nobody - especially children - s hou ld re-
main inside the vehicle . Remember, ..,

when you lock the vehicle from the out­side the windows cannot be opened from
the inside .
- When you leave the vehicle, always take
the ignition key with you. This will pre­
ven t passengers (children, for example)
from accidentally being locked in the ve ­
hicle should they accidentally press the
power locking switch in the doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle
unsupervised . In an emergency it would
be impossible to open the doors from
the outside without the key.
- Applies to vehicles with power side door
closer*:
- When closing a door, make sure noth­
ing can interfere with the door. This
could cause serious personal injury.
- You can stop the door from closing at
any time by pulling on the inside or
outside door handle .
(D Tips
-In the event of a crash with airbag de­
ployment all locked doors will be auto­
matically unlocked to give access to the
vehicle occupants from the outside .
- If the power locking system should mal­
function, you can lock the driver's door
using the mechanical key
r::;, page 34.
- If the power locking system should fail,
you can still open the fuel tank flap in an
emergency
r::;, page 218 .
-You are well advised not to keep valua­
bles inside an unattended vehicle, visible
or not . Even a properly locked vehicle
cannot provide the security of a safe .
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driv­
er's door panel comes on for about 30
seconds after the vehicle is locked, there
is a malfunction in the power locking or
the anti-theft warning system. Have the
malfunction corrected by an authorized
Audi dealership or qualified repair facili­
ty.
Opening and closing 31
Setting power locking
T he driver can determine the functions for
power locking in the MMI .
.,. Select: !CAR !function button> Car systems
control bu tton > Vehicle settings > Central
locking .
Unlock doors -
You can decide if All doors or
only the
Driver should unlock. The rear lid al­
so unlocks when
All is selected. If you select
Driver in a vehicle with a convenience key* ,
only the door whose handle you pull will un­
lock.
If you select
Driver , all the doors and rear lid
will unlock if you press the
ffi button on the re­
mote control master key twice .
Lock exterior trunk handle -If you select On,
the rear lid handle is locked. In this case the
rear lid can be opened with the button
a on
the master key or with the
a button* in the
driver's door . In vehicles with a convenience
key* , you can still open the rear lid using the
handle if an authorized master key is near the
proximity sensor.
Fold mirrors* -If you select On, the exterior
rearview mirrors fold in automatically when
you press the
(TI button on the remote control
master key or touch the sensor* in the handle.
Lock when driving -If you select On, the vehi­
cle locks automatically when driving. All of
the doors and rear lid lock.
Tone when locking -When you select On, a
confirmation tone sounds when you lock the
vehicle.

38 Openin g and clo sing
When the child safety locks are activated, the
inside door handles do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outside.
Power child safety lock for the rear
doors
App lies to vehicles: with power child safety lock in the
rear doo rs
The power child safety lock t prevents the
rear doors from being opened from the in­
side.
Fig. 28 Section from d rive r's door: co ntro ls
• To activate the child safety lock for the left/
right rear door, press the left/r ight button
t
in the driver's door c> fig . 28 . The light in the
button w ill turn on.
• To dea ctivate the ch ild safety lock for the
left/right rear door, press the left/right but­
ton
t in the driver's door . The light in the
button t urns
off.
The fol low ing features are swi tched off:
- The interior doo r handles in the rea r doors,
- The power wi ndows in the rear doors,
- The buttons for the sun shade* in the rear
wi ndow,
- The buttons for the power sun shades* in
the side windows,
- The front passenger power seat adjust­
ment* b utton (by press ing the right button
[±]) .
In order to activate the child safety lock on
the left and the right side, press the two safe­
ty buttons [±] in succession.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig . 29 Sect ion of the driver's door: Controls
All power window switches a re provided with
a tw o-po sition fun ction :
Opening the windows
• Press the switch to the fir st s top and ho ld it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion .
• Press t he switch briefly to the
se cond stop
to automatically open the w indow.
Closing the windows
• Pull the switch to the fir st stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion.
• Pull the switch br iefly to the
s econd stop to
automatically close the w indow.
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
i=> page 38)
Child safety lock
When the safe ty button ® c> fig. 29 is press­
ed, the LED in the button lights up. The fo l­
lowing features are switched off:
- The power w indows in the rear doo rs,

- 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 adj ustment *
button.
_& WARNING
- When you leave your vehicle -even if on­
ly briefly- always take the ignition key
with you. This applies particularly when
children remain in the veh icle. Otherw ise
the ch ildren could start the engine or op­
erate electrical equ ipment (e.g. power
w indows) . The power windows are func­
t ional until t he 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 lo cking the veh icle from outside,
t he ve hicle must be unocc upied s in ce the
w indows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
(D Tips
- The dr iver can lower or raise the power
sun shades * in the side windows by us ing
swi tches © and
@.
-After the ignition has been switched off,
the windows can still be opened o r
closed for about 10 minutes . The powe r
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 hos been discon ­
nected.
• Pull and hold the power window switch un­
ti l the window is fully closed.
• Release the switch and then pull it again for
at least one second .
Openin g an d clos ing 39
Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the lug­
gage comportment from unauthorized ac­
cess.
F ig. 30 Valet par king button
Wi th "valet parking" a ctivated, the rear lid
cannot be opened.
• Remove the mechanical key
c::;, page 29 .
• Open the glove compartment and activate
c::;, fig. 30 the "valet parking" feature by
pressing the
! VALET I b utton. The indicator
light in the swi tch illuminates.
• Close the glove compartment and lock it
w ith the mechanical key.
• Leave the master key with the se rvice per ­
sonnel for park ing and keep the mechanical
key with you.
When the "valet parking" feature is activated:
- the unlocki ng button fo r the rear l id
c:s in
the dr ive r's door is inactive
- the button
c:s on the mas ter key is inac tive
- the opening handle in the rear lid is inact ive .
The vehicle can be driven and locked and un­
locked with the master key. Access to the lug­
gage compartment is blocked.
When the valet parking function is switched
on, the message
Vale t par king acti vated ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display when
you sw itch the ignition on.

48 Clear vis ion
Extending /retracting th e re ar window
s h ad e*
• To extend or retract the sun shade from the
cockpit ,
press the rn button in the center
console
c> fig . 41 .
• To extend or retract the sun shade from the
r e ar of th e vehicle,
press the liiil button in
the door
c> fig . 42 .
Extending the re ar door sun shade s*
• Close the window in the rear door.
• To extend the sun shade
from the d rive r's
s eat ,
pull the left/right rear power window
switch~ in the driver's door .
• To extend the sun shade from the
rear of
th e v ehi cle,
pull the power window sw itch
~ in the left/right rear door.
Re tra cting the re ar doo r sun shades*
• To retract the sun shade from the driv er'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
th e vehi cle,
press the power window swit ch
~ in the left/ right rear door .
You can adj ust the settings for the rear sun
shade so the shade ret ra cts automa tically
when you selec t the reve rse gear. Select:
CAR
function button > C ar sys tems control button
> Vehicle set tings > Aut omatic 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 veh icle 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 th e mea ntime .
& WARNING
When lowe ring or raisi ng the sunshade,
make s ure there is no thing in its way and
t ha t it has a free path to trave l. This could
cause personal injury.
{D) Tips
- Pressing the b utton rn several times
consecutively can tr igger the overload
protection . The sun shade can only be ex- tended/retracted again after a brief wait­
ing period.
- The rear window sun shade on ly func­
tions when the vehicle interior is warmer
than 14°F (-10°C) .
Vanity mirror in the rear
Applies to vehicles: with vanity mirrors in the rear
Fig. 43 Rear hea dliner: van it y m irror
• Press the b utton to fold the m irror open.
The mir ro r li ght ing turns on automatically.
• To c hange the mir ro r's ang le, move it for ­
ward/back with your hand .
Wiper and washer
system
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig . 44 Winds hield w iper leve r
Move the windshie ld wiper lever to the corre­
sponding posit ion :
@ -Windshield wipers off
(D -Rain sensor mode. The windshield wipers
switch on once the vehicle speed exceeds ap­
proximate ly 2 mph (4 km/h) and it is raining.
The higher the rain sensor sensit ivity is set
(sw itch @ to the right), the earlier the

windshield wipers react to moisture on the
windshield. You can deactivate rain sensor
mode in the MMI, which will then activate in­
termittent mode. Select:
ICARI function but­
ton
> Car systems control button > Driver as­
sist > Rain sensor> Off.
In intermitten t
mode, you can adjust the interval time using
the switch @.
@-Slow wiping
@-Fast wiping
©-Single wipe. If you hold the lever in this
position longer, the wipers switch from slow
wiping to fast wiping.
® -Clean the windshield . The wipers wipe
one time after several seconds of driving to
remove water droplets. You can switch this
function off by moving the lever to position ®
within 10 seconds after the afterwipe. The af­
terwipe function is reactivated the next time
you switch the ignition on.
Cleaning the headlights. The headlight wash­
er system* only functions when the lights are
sw itched on. The headlights and the night vi­
sion system camera* are cleaned automatical­ ly the first time the lever is press in position
® and every 8 times it is pressed after that.
They are also cleaned every time you hold the lever in position @for longer than 8 seconds .
A WARNING
- The rain sensor is only designed to assist
and support the driver.
It remains entire­
ly the driver's responsibility to monitor
outside weather conditions and to man­
ually activate the wipers as soon as rain
or drizzle reduces visibility through the
windshield.
- The windshield must not be treated with
water-repellent materials. They can in­
crease glare under poor visibility condi·
tions such as wetness, darkness, or when
the sun is low on the horizon. In addi­
tion, they can cause the windshield wip­
ers to chatter.
- Properly functioning windshield wiper
blades are required for a clear view and
Clear vision 49
safe driving ¢ page 50, Replacing
windshield wiper blades.
(D Note
- In the case of frost, check whether the
windshield wiper blades are frozen to the windshield. Switching on the wind­
shield wipers can damage the wiper
blades!
- Prior to using a car wash, the windshield
wiper system must be switched off (lever
in position @). This helps to prevent un­
intentional switching on and damage to
the windshield wiper system.
- Do not use the wipers to clear a frosted
window . Using the wipers as a conven­
ient ice scraper will destroy the wiper
blades.
@ Tips
- The windshield wipers are switched off
when the ignition is off . Activate the
windshield wipers after the ignition is
switched back on by moving the wind­
shield wiper lever to any position.
- Worn or dirty windshield wiper blades
result in streaking. This can affect the
rain sensor function. Check your wind­
shield wiper blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles of the wind­
shield washer system are heated at low
temperatures when the ignition is on.
- When stopping temporarily, e.g. at a
traffic light, the set speed of the wind­
shield wipers is automatically reduced by
one speed.