2013 AUDI A8 buttons

(!) Door handle
@
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Audi side assist display
Power locking switches
Audi side assist button
Air vents with thumbwheel
Control lever for :
- Turn signal an high beam
- Audi lane assist .......... .
0 Multifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
- Driver information system but-
tons . ............... .. .. .
- Audio/video, telephone, navi­
gation and voice recognition
buttons
- Shift paddles ........ .. .. .
@ Instrument cluster ......... .
® Windshield washer system
lever ..................... .
@ Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction ............. .. .
@ Buttons for:
- Start-Stop-System
- MMI display
- Elec tronic Stab ilizat ion Con-
trol (ESC) ............... .
- Emergency f lashers ....... .
@ Buttons for:
- Steering wheel adjustment
- Steering wheel heating
@ Lever for:
- Cruise control system
- Adaptive cruise control .. .. .
(8) Engine hood release ........ .
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II) ....
@ Light switch and instrument il-
luminat ion ................ .
@ Buttons for:
- All-weather lights
- Night vision assistant .. .. .. .
- Rear fog lights ........... .
105
35
105
47
102
156
23
118
10
52
85
87
200
46
82
81
90
93
232
28
45,50
45
112 45
Instruments and controls 9
@ Power exterior mirror adjust-
ment .... .. .............. .
@) Rear lid switch ... . .. .. ..... .
@ Power windows ............ .
@ Memory function buttons .... .
@ MMI display
@) Indicator lights/buttons for
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
- Parking system ........... .
- Rear window power sun shade
@ Glove compartment ... ..... .
@ Front passenger's airbag .... .
@ Analog clock .. .. .......... .
@ Climate controls ........... .
@ MMI controls
@ Selector lever (automatic trans-
mission) ....... ........... .
@ Center console with cupholder
@ Ele ctromechanical parking
brake .................... .
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40
65
163
121 51
75
156
26
79
115
74
85
@ I S T ART ENGI NE STO PI button 83
(D Tips
-Some of the equipment or features
shown in the general illustration may be
standard equipment on your vehicle or
may be optional equipment depending
on your model. Always ask your author­
ized Audi dealer if you have a question
about your vehicle.
- Operation of the Multi Media Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manual.

24 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
to ice on the road ¢ & . If the vehi cle 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 o utside 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 a nd other measurements in
the MMI.
- Fo r informat ion on the a udio/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: operating "the driv­
e r info rmatio n system
Fi g. 7 Driver infor mat ion syste m: opening t he ve hicle
functio ns me nu
Operating concept
.. Swi tch the ignition on.
.. To sw itch between the tabs, press the ro ck­
er switch @to the left or righ t
c:::> fig. 6.
.. To access addi tio nal in fo rmat ion be low or
above, rotate t he thumbw heel @ dow n or
up. ..
To confirm a select ion, press t he thumb­
wheel @.
Accessing Vehicle functions
.. Sele ct the first tab wit h the ro cker swi tch
@ .
.. Press t he bu tton l==L Th e Vehicle functions
menu a ppears c:::> fig . 7.
.. To se lect a menu item, tu rn and press t he
thumbwhee l
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Resetting values to zero
.. Sele ct the on-board computer / Efficiency
program
menu item in the Vehicle func­
tions
men u.
.. Yo u can now select between the long-term
memory and short-term memory.
.. To reset the values in a memory, press and
hold th e 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 fo llowi ng i nformation in
the on -boar d computer:
- Dat e
- Dr iv ing t ime (h) fro m 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 collec ts dr iv ing in for­
mation from the time the ig nition is switched
o n 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 ..,.

34 Opening and closing
locking and unlocking the vehicle with
the remote control
F ig. 19 Remote control: function buttons
Either the dr iver's door only or the entire veh i­
cle will unlock when the unlock button
III is
p ressed once, depending on the settings in
the MMI
¢page 33.
.. Press button III to unlock the veh icle
¢ fig .19 .
.. Press button fij to lock the vehicle ¢.&. in
General description on page 33 .
.. Press button c:s briefly to unlock the lug­
gage compartment lid .
.. Push the red
!PANIC I button to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the
turn signals flash. Push the red
!PANIC I but­
ton aga in to deact ivate the panic function.
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the lug­
gage compartment lid or the hood is opened
within 60 seconds, the vehicle locks itself
again automatically. This feature prevents the
vehicle from being acc identally left unlocked
over a long per iod of time .
It depends on the sett ings in the MMI wheth­
er the entire vehicle is unlocked or only cer­
tain doors
¢ page 33.
A WARNING
Read and follow a ll WARNINGS q .&. in
General description on page 33.
@ Tips
-In order to make sure the locking func­
tion is working, you should always keep
your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is
properly locked. -
Do not use the remote control if you are
inside the car, otherwise you may unin­
tentionally lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-theft alarm when
you try to start the eng ine or open a
door. In case this happens anyhow, push
the unlock button
III-
-The vehicle can only be locked when the
selector lever is in the P position.
- Use the panic function only if you are in
an emergency s ituation.
locking and unlocking with convenience
key
A pp lies to vehicles : wi th convenience key
The doors and the luggage compartment lid
can be unlocked and locked without operat­
ing the master key.
Fig. 20 Convenience key: Locking the vehicle
Unlocking vehicle
.. Take hold of the door handle. The door is
un locked automatically.
.. Pull the handle to open the door.
locking vehicle
.. Select the P selector lever position. Other­
w ise the veh icle cannot be locked .
.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once q fig. 20.
Do not reach inside the door handle.
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked at any
doo r. The master key must be within a range
of about 1.5 m from the appropriate door or
the luggage compartment lid. It makes no dif­
ference whether the master key is in your jack-
et pocket or in your brief case . ..,

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.

40 Opening and clo sing
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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60 Seats and st o rage
Armrest
There is a storage compartment under the
armrest.
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Fi g. 56 Cockp it: center armrest
Opening the st orag e compartment
~ Press the button -arrow -and move the arm­
rest up
c::> fig. 56.
Adju sting the armrest
~ To move the armrest forward and up, press
the button -arrow- wh ile pulling the armrest
into the desired position .
~ To b ring the armrest back in to its original
pos ition, press the b utton -arrow- wh ile
pressing the armrest down.
Please note that the driver's arm movements
may be restr icted w it h the armrest fo lded
down. Fo r th is reason, the a rm rest should not
be folded down when driving in c ity traffic .
Rear seats
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear
seats requires proper safety precautions.
All passengers on the rear seats must be seat­
ed in compliance with the safety guidelines
explained in
c::>page 144and c::> page 152.
The correct seating position is critical for the
safety of front
and rear seat passengers alike
c::> page 137.
A WARNING
- Occupants in the front
and rear seats
must always be p roperly rest rained.
-
- Do not let anyone ride in the ve hicle
without the head rest raints prov ided .
H ead restraints help to reduce injuries.
- Loose items inside the passenger com­
partment can fly forward in a crash or
sudden maneuver and injure occupants.
Always store articles i n the luggage com­
partment and use the tie-down eyelets.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> page 13 7, Proper seating positions
for passengers in rear seats .
Adjusting the rear seats
Applies to vehicles: with comfort seats
F ig . 5 7 Rig ht rea r seat: seat ad just ment buttons
@ -Adjust ing the lumbar support: press the
button to the left/r ight to adjust the lumbar
support curvature
c::> &. . Press the button up/
down to adjust the height of the lumbar sup ­
port
c::> &, .
®-Moving t he upper sect ion of the backrest
forward/back. Press the button forward/back
c::> &, .
©-Massage function* : to select the "pu lsat­
ing" massage function , press the button for­
ward. To select the
"wave" massage function,
press the button back . If three lights in the
button t urn on, the massage is at the stron­
gest level. To reduce the massage level, press
the button again. To turn the massage func ­
t ion off, press the button agai n until all of the
lights turn off .
@-Moving the seat forward/back : press the
button forwa rd/back
c::> &, .
@ -Moving the seat up/down: press the but -
ton up/down
c::> &, . ..,_

©-Switching front passenger seat adjust­
ment on/off: this function must be activated
in the MMI
r=> page 63, r:=> &. To switch front
passenger seat adjustment on, pre ss the but­
ton . You can now adjust the front passenger
seats using the buttons @ and @. If you do
not press the buttons @ or@ , front passen­
ger seat adjustment sw itches
off automatical­
ly after approximately ten seconds.
A WARNING
- The power adjustment for the individual
seats also works with the ignition . For
this reason, children should never be left
unattended in the vehicle -they could be
injured!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the
seats. Unsupervised or careless seat ad­
justment can pinch fingers or hands
causing injuries.
- Vehicles with a pass through in the cen­
ter console have seat ing for four. The
long center console between the two
Reclining rear seat overview
Applies to vehicles: with reclining rear seat
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F ig. 58 Rear door: a djusting t he reclining posit ion
@ -Adjusting the reclining position
@ -Adjusting the standard position
Seats and storage 61
rear seats is not a seating position.
Therefore, a safety belt is not provided .
.
(D Note
If a child seat is attached to one of the rear
seats, this seat must not be adjusted using
the power controls under any circumstan­
ces . The easy entry funct ion for this seat
must also be deactivated in the MMI
r:=> page 63. The child seat as well as the
rear seat can be damaged by the adjust­
ment process.
@ Tips
The massage function switches off auto­ matically after approximately 10 minutes .
- If you cannot move the front passenger
seat , it may be because
- the front passenger's seat memory
function is switched off
r::!> page 66 or
- the child safety lock is switched on (the
~ button r::!> page 40 or the rig ht t
button r::!> page 40 lights up in the driv ­
er's door), or
- the front passenger seat adjustment is
switched
off in the MMI r::!> page 63.
@-Fold ing the leg support up/down
@ -Leg suppo rt steeper/flat ter
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