2013 AUDI A8 light

32 Openin g and clo sing
- The vehicle cann ot be starte d if an unau­
thorized key is used. The ve hicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is located on the key ring .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions ¢
page 299.
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the luggage compartment lid si­
multaneously.
You can lock and u nlock the vehicle centrally.
You have the following choices:
- Remote master key~
page 34,
-Door handles with convenience key*
¢page 34,
- Lock cylinder at the dr iver 's door
¢ page 35, or
- Power locking switch inside¢
page 35.
Sele ct ive unloc king
When you lock the vehicle, the powe r locking
system wi ll lock t he doors and the l uggage
compartment lid. When unlocking, you can
set in the MMI whether only the driver's door
or the entire vehicle should be unlocked
¢ page 33.
Automatic locking
The automatic locking feat ure locks all the ve­
h icle doors and the luggage compartment lid
when you drive faster than 9 mph (15 km/h).
The ca r is un locked again, when the opening
function in the power locking system switch
or at one of the door levers is actuated. The
Auto Lock function can be turned on and off in
the MMI
¢ page 33.
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 larm cy cle
has expired .
Turn signals
When you unlock the veh icle, the turn s ignals
flash twice. When you lock the vehicle once,
t h e turn signals flash once. If they do not
flash, one of the doors, the luggage compart­
ment lid or the hood is not locked .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the fo llow ing cases there safeg uards to
prevent yo u locking you r remo te master key i n
the vehi cle:
- The vehicle does not lock w it h the central
lock ing switch ¢
page 35 if the drive r's
door is open.
- On veh icles with convenience key*, if the
most recently used master key is in the lug­
gage compartment, the luggage compa rt­
ment lid is a utomat ic al ly unlocked again af­
t er i t is closed .
Do not lock your veh icle w ith the
r e mot e ma s­
ter k ey or convenience ke y*
unti l all doors
and the luggage compartmen t lid are closed.
In this way you avoid locking yourse lf out acci ­
dentally .
Power side door closer*
T he veh icle doo rs are equipped with a powe r
s ide doo r closer . When clos ing a door, you on­
ly have to le t it fall light ly into the latch. The
doo r will the n automatically close by itself
¢& . ~

It is not possible to re-open the door for a
brief period direct ly after closing it. This al­
lows you to ensure that the doors are properly
l ocked.
It depends on the settings in the MMI wheth ­
er the entire vehicle is unlocked or one of the
doors
¢ page 33.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c> ..&. in
General description on page 33.
@ Tips
-
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended period, please note the fo llowing:
- 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 veh icle and a second time to
open the veh icle.
- To prevent the battery from draining and to preserve your vehicle's ability to start
for as long as possible, the energy man­
agement system gradually switches off unnecessary conven ience funct ions.
It i s
possib le that you w ill not be able to un­
l ock your vehicle using these conven­
ience funct ions.
- For Declarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions
Q page 299.
Operating locks with the key
In the event of a failure of the power locking
system, the driver's door can be locked and unlocked at the lock cylinder.
F ig. 21 Key turns for ope ning and closing .
Openin g an d clos ing 35
.. Remove the mechanical key Q page 31.
.. Turn the key to the left to un lock the driv­
er 's door .
.. Turn the key to the right to lock the driver's
door c>_& .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS Q ..&. in
General description on page 33.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
F ig. 22 D rive r's doo r: power locking sw itch
Fig. 23 Re ar powe r lock ing switch
.. Press the button@ to lock the vehicle c> ,& .
.. Press the button@ to unlock the vehicle
¢fig . 22, Qfig . 23 .
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, please note the following:
- You cannot open the doors or the luggage
compartment lid from the
outside (in­
creased secur ity, for example when you are
stopped at a red light) .
- The diodes in the power locking switches il­
lum inate when all the doors are closed and
locked . ..,.

control master key for at least one second.
Or
.. Pull the button~ in the driver's door
r=> fig . 2 5 brief ly. Or
.. Press the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid
r=> fig . 26 .
Clos ing the luggage compartm ent lid
.. Pull the luggage compartment lid down and
allow it to drop gently . The lid is then closed
automatically
r=> &, .
The settings in the MMI determine if the lug­
gage compartment lid can be opened using
the handle
c::;, page 33.
A WARNING
- After closing the luggage compartment
lid, a lways pull up on it to make sure that
it is properly closed. Otherwise it could
open suddenly when the veh icle is mov­
ing.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the luggage compa rtment lid
closed while driving. Never transport ob­
jects larger than those which fit com ­
pletely into the luggage area, because
then the luggage compartment lid can­
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecially with the luggage compartment
lid left open. A child could crawl into the
car through the luggage compartment
and pull the lid shut, becom ing trapped
and unable to get out. To reduce the risk
of personal injury, never let children play
in o r around your vehicle. A lways keep
the luggage compartment lid as we ll as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
@ Tips
When the veh icle is locked, the lu ggage
compartment lid can be unlocked sepa­
rately by pressing the button~ on the
master key. When the luggage compart­
ment lid is closed again, it locks automati­
cally .
Opening and closing 3 7
Power opening/closing luggage
compartment lid
Appl ies to vehicles: with power opening/closing luggage
compartment lid
The luggage comportment lid con open and
close electrically .
Fig. 27 Locking switc h in luggage compart ment lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.. Press the ~ button on the remote control
master key briefly. The luggage compart­
ment lid wi ll unlock.
.. To open the luggage compartment lid,
press and hold the~ button on the remote
contro l master key for at least one second.
Or
.. Pull the button~ in the driver's door
c::;, page 36, fig. 26 briefly. Or
.. Press the handle in the luggage compart ­
ment lid
c::;, page 36, fig . 26.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.. Press the ~ button in the luggage com­
partment lid
¢ fig. 2 7. The luggage com­
partment lid moves to the closed pos ition
by itself and soft close locks it automatically
c::;, &, . Or
.. Switch the ignition on and pull and hold the
button~ in the driver's door until the lu g­
gage compartment lid is closed
¢ &,. Or
.. Pull down on the luggage compartment lid
lightly using the handle. The closing proce­
dure finishes automatically.
T he sett ings in the MMI determine if the lug­
gage compartment lid can be opened using
the handle
r=>poge 33.
Opening will be stopped immediately when: ""'

38 Openin g and clo sing
- You press the c::5 button on the remote con ­
tro l master key, or
- You press the
c::5 button in the luggage
compartment lid, or
- You push the handle in the luggage com ­
partment lid, or
- You pull the
c::5 button in the driver 's door ,
or
- When something b locks the luggage com­
partment lid or makes it d iff icult for the lid
to move.
I f you press one of the buttons
c::5 now, the
l uggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depending on its ang le.
If you pull lightly on its handle, the luggage
compartment lid will close .
Closing will be stopped immediately when:
- You press the
c::5 button in the luggage
compartment lid, or
- You push the handle in the luggage com ­
partment lid, or
- You release the
c::5 button on the driver's
door, or
- When something b locks the luggage com ­
partment lid or makes it difficult for the lid
to move.
I f you press one of the buttons
c::5 now, the
l uggage compartmen t lid will either close or
open, depending on its ang le .
If you pull lightly on its handle, the l uggage
compartment lid w ill close.
You can manually stop the automatic open­ ing/closing of the luggage compartment lid.
The a utomat ic clos ing p rocess beg ins if you
pus h down on the l uggage compar tment lid .
_&. WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment
lid, a lways pu ll up on it to make sure that
it is properly closed. Otherwise it could
open suddenly when the veh icle is mov­
ing.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into the veh icle, al- ways keep the
luggage compartment lid
closed while dr iv ing. Never transport ob­
jects larger than those which fit com­ pletely into the luggage area, because
then the luggage compartment lid can­ not be fully closed .
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­ pecia lly with the luggage compartment
lid left open. A chi ld co uld crawl into the
car through the luggage compartment
and pu ll the lid shut, becoming trapped
and unable to get out . To red uce the risk
of persona l inju ry, never let children play
in or around your vehicle. Always keep
the luggage compartment lid as well as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- Never close the luggage compartment
lid inattentively or witho ut checking
first. Although the clos ing force of the
luggage compartment lid is limited, you
can st ill seriously injure yourself o r oth­
ers .
- Always ensure that no one is within range of the luggage compartment lid
when it is moving, in particu la r close to
the hinges and the upper and lower
edges -finge rs or hands can be pinched.
- Neve r try to in terfere with the luggage
compartment lid o r help it when it is be­
ing opened or closed automat ica lly.
(D Tips
- If there is a m echan ica l problem with au­
tomati c clos ing for the luggage compart­
ment lid o r there is an obstruc tion, it
opens again immediate ly. Check to see
why the luggage compartment lid could
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 il l automatically unlock itself af­
ter you lock the vehicle . Th is prevents
you from unintentionally lock ing you r
key i n the l uggage compartment.

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Child safety lock
Mechanical child safety lock in the rear
doors
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside.
F ig . 3 0 Rear doors: child safety loci<
The child safety lock is vis ible on ly when the
door is open .
.. Remove the me chanical key
¢page 31.
.. To sw itch on the child safety lock, turn the
key in the direct ion of the arrow .
.. To sw itch
off the child safety lock, turn the
key in the oppos ite direction to the arrow.
W hen the chi ld safety locks a re 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
Applies to vehicles: with power child safety loci< in the
rear doo rs
The power child safety lock t prevents the
rear doors from being opened from the in­
side.
F ig . 3 1 Sec tion from drive r's doo r: co ntro ls
.. To activate the ch ild safety lock for the le ft /
r ight rear doo r, press the left/right b utton
t
in the dr iver's door~ fig. 31. 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 th e d river's doo r. T he light in t he
button turns
off .
The following features are switched off:
-The interior door hand les in the rear doors,
- The power windows in t he rear doo rs,
- The bu ttons fo r th e sun shade * in the re ar
w indow,
- The buttons fo r th e p ower sun shades* i n
t he s ide win dows,
- The fro nt passenger powe r seat adjust­
ment * butt on (by pressing the rig ht butto n
@.
In order to activate the ch ild safety lock on
t h e le ft and the righ t side, press the two safe­
ty bu ttons
I!] in suc cession.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 3 2 Sect ion of the dr iver 's door: Co ntrols
All powe r window switc hes are prov ided with
a two-position function :
Opening the windows
.. Press t he switch to the first stop and ho ld it
until the wind ow reaches the desired posi­
tion.
.. Press t he switch briefly to the
second stop
to automatically open the w indow. IJI,

Closing the windows
• Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion.
• Pull the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automatically 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
vehicles with power child safety locks
¢ poge40)
Child safety lock
When the safety button®¢ fig. 32 is press­
ed, the LED in the button lights up. The fol­
lowing features are switched off:
- The power windows in the rear doors,
- 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 powe r 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 sinc e the
windows can no Longer be opened in an
emergency.
Opening and closing
@ Tips
-The driver can Lower or raise the power
sun shades* in the side windows by using
switches © and @.
- After the ignition has been switched off,
the windows can still be opened or
closed for about 10 min utes. The power
windows are not switched off until the dr iver's door or passenger's door has
been ope ned.
What to do after a malfunct ion
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
til the w indow is fully closed.
• Release the sw itch and then pull it again for
at least one second.
Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the lug­
gage comportment from unauthorized
ac ­
cess .
Fig. 33 Valet parking bu tton
With "valet parking" activated, the luggage
compartment lid cannot be opened.
• Remove the mechanical key¢
page 31.
• Open the glove compartment and activate
¢
fig. 33 the "valet parking" feature by
pressing the
! VALE TI button . The indicator
light in the sw itch illuminates .
.,.. Close the glove compartment and lock it
w ith the mechanical key .
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Clear vision Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig . 37 Instrument pane l: l ig ht sw itc h wit h all -weath­
er lights•
The headlights only wo rk when the ignition is
switched on. While 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 properly, a
warn ing symbol in the dr iver information dis­
p lay is d isplayed
c::> page 21 .
Light switch -'tj_ -
Turn the switch c::> fig . 37 to the correspond ing
position . When the lights a re switched on, the
oD o: symbo l turns on .
0 -The lights are off or the dayt ime runn ing
lights are on:
- USA model s: The day time running lights
will come on automatically when the igni­
t ion is on and the light switch
c::> fig . 3 7 is in
the
O posit ion or the AUTO position (only in
daylight cond itions). The
Daytime runni ng
light s
function can be turned on and off in
the MMI
c::> page47, c::>A .
-Ca nada mod els: T he daytime running lights
will come on automatically when the igni­
tion is on and the light switch
c::> fig. 37 is in
the
O position, the : Do: position or the AUTO
position (only in daylight conditions) c::> A .
AUTO -Automatic headlights switch on and
off depend ing o n brightness, for example i n
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels
c::> &. .
:Do: -Side marker lights
io -Low beam headlights
Clear vi sion 45
lm -Fog lights* (vehicles with Xenon p lus
headlights *)
~ -All-weather lights * (vehicles with LED
headlights*)
c::> fig. 37
@TI -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 adjusted automat ically so that you
are less like ly to see glare from your own
headlights, for example when dr iving on a wet
road .
Automatic dynamic headlight rang e
control*
Your vehicle is equipped with a headlight
range contro l system so that the headlights
do no t blind oncoming traff ic if the vehicle
load changes. The headlig ht range a lso ad­
justs automatically when braking and acceler­
at ing .
Light function s
The following light functions are availab le de­
pending on vehicle equipment and on ly func­
t ion when the light switch is in the AU TO posi ­
tion . You can deactivate these functions i n the
MM I under
Audi adapt ive ligh t c::> page 47 .
Static corner ing light* (vehicles with LED
headlights or adaptive light) -the cornering
light sw itches on automat ically when the
steering wheel is turned at a ce rtain angle at
speeds up to approxima tely 44 mph (70 km/
h) and when the turn signal is act ivated at
speeds up to approximately 25 mph (40 km/
h) . The area to the side of the veh icle is illumi­
nated better when tur ning .
Dynamic curve lig ht* (vehicles wi th adap tive
light) -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.
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Highway light function* (vehicles with LED
headlights) -this function adapts the lighting
for highway driving based on vehicle speed.
.&_ WARNING
- Automatic headlights are only intended
to assist the driver. They do not relieve
the driver of his responsibility to check
the headlights and to turn them on man­
ually according to the current light and
visibility conditions. For example, fog
cannot be detected by the light sensors.
So always switch on the headlights §.0
under these weather conditions and
when driving in the dark.
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists. Always turn on
the headlights so that you can see ahead
and so that others can see your car from
the back.
- Please observe legal regulations when
using the lighting systems described.
(D Note
The rear fog lights should only be turned
on in accordance with traffic regulation, as
the lights are bright for following traffic.
@ Tips
- The light sensor* for automatic dynamic
headlight range control* is located in the
rear view mirror mount. You should
therefore not apply any stickers to the
windshield in this area in order to pre­
vent malfunctions or failures .
- In the event of a light sensor malfunc­
tion, the driver is notified in the instru­
ment cluster display¢
page 22 .
- You will hear a warning tone if you open
the driver door when the exterior lights
are switched on.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of
the headlights, turn signals and tail
lights can fog over due to the tempera­
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clear shortly after switching them on. This does not affect
the service life of the lighting.
Emergency flasher
The emergency flasher makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle ore in an emer ­
gency situation.
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Fig. 38 Center console: emergency flasher switch
.,. Press the switch 11 ¢ fig. 38 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off .
When the emergency flasher is on, all four
turn signals blink at the same time. The turn
s ignal ind icator light s
N 1B in the instrument
cluster, as well as the light in the emergency
flasher switch
11 blink likewise. The emergen­
cy flasher also works when the ignition is
turned off.
The emergency flashers will turn on automati­
cally if you are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed.
(D Tips
You should turn on the emergency flashers
when:
- you are the last vehicle standing in a traf­
fic jam so that any other vehicles coming
can see you, or when
- your vehicle has broken down or you are
in an emergency situation, or when
-your vehicle is being towed by a tow
truck or if you are towing another vehicle
behind you.