2013 AUDI S8 climate settings

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Ins truments 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 ..... .. .. .. . .
Luggage compartment lid .. .. .. .. . .
Child safety lock . .......... ... .. . .
Power windows . .......... ... .. . .
Valet park ing . ........... .. .. ... .
Sliding/tilting sun roof ... .. .. .. .. . .
Panoramic sunroof ........ .. .. ... .
Clear vision .. ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Lights . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
I nterior lights .............. .. ... .
V1s1on ..... ... .... ......... .... .
Wiper and washer system ... ... .. . .
Mirrors ................. .. .. ... .
Digital compass .......... .... ... .
Seats and storage ....... .. .. . .
General recommendations ..... .. . .
Front seats ... ........... .... ... .
Rear seats .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. . .
H ead restraints .............. .. . .
Seat memory . ... ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Full-length center console .... .. ... .
L uggage compartment .. .. .. .. ... .
Pass-through with ski sack ........ .
Roof rack ....... ......... ... ... .
12-vo lt sockets ........ ... .. .. ... .
Storage .. .. .. . .......... .. .. ... .
Cooler ... .. .................... . 8
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so
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Warm and cold .......... ..... .
Climate controls . ............. ... . 78
78
On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 83
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 85
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
93
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 95
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Audi lane assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Raising/lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . 111
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Night vision a ssistant . . . . . . . . . 112
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Pedestrian warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Settings in the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
D river messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 115
t iptron ic (8-speed transmission) . . . . . 115
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Advanced parking system with rear
view came ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

30 Opening and clo sing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig . 16 Key set
@ R emot e control k ey with mechan ical
ke y
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
r:::;, page 31 .
@ Eme rgency ke y
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 replac em ent
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.
P er sonal c omfo rt se ttin gs
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 ass igned to the remote
maste r 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*
-Aud i 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. A l­
ways take your ignit ion key with you and
lock your vehicle. Entry by unauthorized
pe rsons 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 opportun ity to s tart
the engine and/or ac tiva te vehicle sys­
tems such as the power windows, etc.
Unsupervised operation of any vehicle
system by children can result in serious
inj ury.
(D Tips
- The ope ration of the remote con trol key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfe r­
ence from transm itters in the vic inity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen­
cy range (e .g. a cell phone, radio equ ip­
ment).
- For security reasons, rep lacement keys
are only avai lable from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of Comp liance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions
<=> page 299.

78 Warm and cold
Warm and cold Climate controls
Description
The climate control system warms, cools and
adds humidity to the air in the vehicle interior.
It is the most effect ive when the windows and
sunroof* are closed . If the temperature inside
the parked vehicle becomes very warm, open­ ing the window briefly will speed up the cool­
ing process.
I n all heating mode functions except
defrost,
the blower on ly switches to a higher speed
once the engine coolant has reached a certain
temperature.
Condensation from the cooling system can
drip and form a puddle of water under the ve­
hicle. This is normal and does not mean there
is a leak.
Pollutant filter
The pol lutant filter removes pollutants such
as dust and pollen from the air.
The air pollutants filter must be changed at
the intervals spec ified in you r Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet, so that the air condi­
tioner can properly work.
I f you drive your vehicle in an a rea with high
a ir po llution, the fi lter may need to be
changed more frequent ly than specified in
your Aud i Warranty
& Maintenance booklet. If
in doubt, ask your authorized Audi Service Ad­
visor for advice .
Key coded settings
The climate control settings are a utomat ically
stored and assigned to the remote control key
that is in use.
A WARNING
Reduced visibility is dangerous and can
cause accidents. -
- For safe driving it is very important that
all windows be free of ice, snow and con­
densation.
- Comp letely familiarize yourself with the
proper use and funct ion of the heat ing
and ventilation system and especially how to defog and defrost the windows.
- Never use the windshield wiper/washer
system in freez ing weather unt il you
have warmed the windshield first, using
the heating and ventilation system. The
washer solution may freeze on the wind­ sh ie ld and reduce visib ility.
(D Note
- If you suspect that the air conditioner has been damaged, switch the system
off to avoid further damage and have it
inspected by a qualified dealership.
- Repairs to the Audi air conditioner re­
quire special technical know ledge and
special tools. Contact an authorized Aud i
dea ler fo r assistance.
@ For the sake of the environment
By reducing the amount of fuel you use,
you also reduce the amount of pollutants
emitted into the air.
(D Tips
- Keep the air intake s lots (in fro nt of the
w indshield) free from ice, snow and de ­
bris in order to maintain the proper func­
tion of the climate control system.
- T he energy management system may
switch the seat heating* or rear window
defroster off temporari Ly . These systems
are available again as soon as the energy
balance has been restored.
- Air escapes through vents under the rear
window. When placing items of clothing
on the luggage compartment cover, en­
sure that the openings are not covered.

Warm and cold 79
Operation
We recommend pressing the
I AUTO I button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C) .
Fig. 81 Cockpit controls
Fig. 82 fou r zone auto matic cli mate control: rear con­
trols
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or
off . Use the dials to adj ust the temperature,
the blower speed and the a ir distribution. The
LED in a button w ill light up when the func­
tion is sw itched on. The settings are shown in
the climate control display and are a lso shown
in the MMI display for a few seconds . The driv­
e r and front passenger sett ings can be adj ust­
in g separately.
You can also adjust the rear left and right
sides in the four zone automat ic climate con­
trol*
~ fig . 82 .
IOFF I Switching the climate control
system on/off
The IOFFI button switches the climate control
system on or off .
It also switches on when you
turn the dial or press any button . Airflow from outside is
blocked when the climate control
system is switched off.
You can acti vate the residual heat functi on
whe n the ignition is off by pressing and hold­
ing the ~ button . The residual heat from the
coolant is used to heat the vehicle i nterior.
The residua l heat function switches off auto­
matically after about 30 minutes.
IAIC ! Switching cooling mode on/off
The air is not coo led and hum idity is not re­
moved when cooling mode is switched off.
This can cause fog on the windows. Cooling
mode switches off automatically when the
outside temperature is be low zero.
1- 1 Switching recirculation mode on/off
In recircu lation mode, the air inside the vehi­
cle is circulated and filtered. This prevents the
unfiltered air outside the vehicle from enter­
ing the vehicle interior. We recommend
switching recirculation mode on when driving
through a tunnel or when sitting in traffic
¢ ,&. .
The !AUTO I button or~ button switches reci r­
cu lation mode off.
IAUTO! Switching automatic mode on
Automatic mode maintains a cons tant tem­
perature inside the vehicle. Air temperature,
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80 Warm and cold
airflow and air distribution are controlled au­
tomatically.
Adjusting the temperature
Temperatures between 60 °F (+16 °() and
84
°F (+28 °C) can be set. Outside of this
range,
lo or hi will appear in the climate con­
trol system display. At both of these settings,
the climate control system runs continuously
at maximum cooling or heating power. There
is no temperature regulation.
~ Adjusting the airflow
You can adjust the airflow manually to suit
your needs. To have the airflow regulated au­
tomatically, press the
! AUTO ! button.
~ Adjusting the air distribution
You can manually select the vents where the
air will flow. To have the air distribution regu­
lated automatically, press the
IAUTOI button.
~ I lil* Adjusting Seat heating/
ventilation*
Pressing the button switches the seat heat­
ing/ventilation on at the highest setting (level
3). The L EDs indicate the temperature level.
To reduce the temperature, press the button
again. To switch the seat heating/ventilation
off, press the button repeatedly until the LED
turns off.
After 10 minutes, the seat heating/ventilation
automatically switches from level 3 to level 2.
In vehicles without the four zone automatic
climate control*, buttons in the rear center
console control the seat heating for both out­
er rear seats*.
~ Switch the defroster on/off
The windshield and side windows are defrost­
ed or cleared of condensation as quickly as
possible. The maximum amount of air flows
mainly from the vents below the windshield.
Recirculation mode switches off. The tempera­
ture is controlled automatically.
The
IAUTOI button switches the defroster off.
~ Switching rear window heater on/off
The rear window heater only operates when
the engine is running. It switches off auto­
matically after 10 to 20 minutes, depending
on the outside temperature.
To prevent the rear window heater from
switching off automatically , press and hold
the~ button for more than 2 seconds. This
r ema ins stored until the ignition is switched
off.
I SYNC I Synchronization*
When synchronization is switched on, the set­
tings for the driver's side are applied to the
front passenger's side (except for seat heat­
ing/ventilation*). The rear seat is also
synchronized in vehicles with the 4-zone de­
luxe automatic climate control system*. Syn­
chronization switches off if the settings are
adjusted on the front passenger's side or in
the rear*.
You can synchronize the settings in a row by
pressing and holding a knob. For example, to
apply the settings for the front passenger's side to the driver's side, press and hold the
knob on the front passenger's side.
Air vents
You can open or close the center and rear
vents in the cockpit and the vents in the rear
center console and door pillars using the
ridged thumbwheels. The levers adjust the di­
rection of the airflow from the vents.
,&. WARNING
- Do not use the recirculation mode for ex­
tended periods of time. The windows
could fog up since no fresh air can enter
the vehicle. If the windows fog up, press
the air recirculation button again imme­
diately to switch off the air recirculation
function or select defrost.
- Individuals with reduced sensitivity to
pain or temperature could develop burns
when using the seat heating function. To reduce the risk of injury, these individu-
als should not use seat heating . .,..

(D Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements in the seats, do not kneel on the seats or
place heavy loads on a small area of the
seat.
Setup
The climate control system setup is accessed
through the MMI.
• Se lect: ICARI function button > Car systems
control button > A/C.
Rear cabin settings*
When this function is selected, all sett ings for
the rear can be adjusted through the climate
control system in the cockpit . The climate
control system settings cannot be adjusted in
the rear seat at the same time. This function
switches off after a certain period of time or
when one of the dials in the cockp it is press­
ed .
Auto recirculation*
The sensitivity level of the automatic recircu­
l ation mode can be set at various levels from
off to sensitive. The recirculation mode l"""I is
controlled on automatically. You must press
the ~ button if fog forms on the w indows .
Footwell temperature
You can adjust the footwe ll temperature so
that it is cooler or warmer.
A/C mode
The strength of the airflow can be adjusted to
light, medium o r strong .
Windshield heat*
When the defroster~ is switched on and the
Auto settin g is selec ted, the windshie ld de­
froster is controlled automatically.
Solar roof*
Park ing vent ilation is controlled automat ically
in the
auto setting .
Warm and cold 81
When the ignition is off, solar-powered park­
ing ventilation may switch on, as long as
- t here is sufficient sunlight,
- the outside temperatur e is not too low,
- the sunroof is closed or tilted and
-auto (MMI) is selected.
~ Steering wheel heating
App lies to vehicles: with heated steering wheel
The steering wheel rim can be heated .
Fig. 83 Steering column: steering wheel heating but ·
ton
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• Press the~ button to switch steering whee l
heating on/off. The message
Steering wheel
heating on! /Steering wheel heating off!
appears in the instrument cluster disp lay.
The temperature is maintained at a constant
level when steering wheel heating is switched
on.
T he steering wheel heating settings are stor­
ed a utomatically and assigned to the remote
control key that is in use .

302 Index
Automatic transmission (tiptronic) .... . 115
Emergency mode . ..... ... .. .. .... . 11 9
Kick-down . .... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 118
Manual shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Park ing lock emergency release ..... . 120
Selector leve r posit ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Automatic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Auto Safety Hotline ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 142
Average consumption ................. 24
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . ... .. .. .. . 207
B
Ba ttery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
C harging ... ................ ... ... 246
Important warnings ...... .. .. .. .. . 244
L ocat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
low . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 203
Replacing the battery ..... .. .. .. .. . 247
State of charge . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 203
Winter operation . ..... ... .. .. .... . 243
Wo rking on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
B efore d riving .. ........... .... .... . 134
Blended gasoline ............ .. .... . 228
Blower (automatic climate cont rol) . . . . . . 80
Body cav ity sealing .......... .... .... 221
Booster seats ...................... 184
B rake fl uid
Changing the brake fl uid ... .. .. .. .. . 243
Checking the brake fluid level ..... .. . 242
What is the correct brake fluid leve l? .. 242
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? ................ 242
Brake system Anti-lock braking system ... .. .. .. ... . 1 9
Brake assist system .. ... .. .. .... .. . 198
Brake booste r .. .......... .. .. .... . 202
Brake fluid .............. .. .. .. .. . 242
Brake fluid spec ificat ions for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Brake light defect ive ....... .... ..... 21
Brake pads . ........ ......... .... . 206
E lec tromechan ica l par king brake ...... 85
Fl uid reservoir ........... .. .. .. .. . 242
H ow does mo isture or road salt affect the
b rakes? .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 200 Warning/ind
icator lights ..... .... . .. . 14
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
braking guard Messages . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 100
Brak ing guard . .. .. .......... ...... .. 93
Settings ......... ............... . 100
Break-in period .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 206
Brake pads .... .. ............. .... 206
Tires . .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 206
Bu lbs . ... .. .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 283
C
Californ ia Pr oposition 65 Warn ing . .... 233
Battery spe cific .. ... .......... .. .. 24S
Capacities ........ .. .............. . 292
Engine o il ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 23S
Car care .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 215
Exterior ....... .. .. ........... .... 215
Interior ....... ................... 222
Car carrier Transporting your vehicle .... ... .. .. 288
Cargo a rea
refer to L uggage compartmen t ... .. . .
Catalytic converter
Center armrest 140
207
Cockpit ... .... .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. . 60
Rear . .... .... .. ............. .... . 67
Cen tral lock ing ...................... 32
E mergency lock ing . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 36
Certif ication .. .. .................. . 299
Changi ng a wheel .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 273
Changi ng engine oil ............. .... 239
Chassis (undercoat ing) .............. . 221
Checking Engine coolant level .. .. ..... .... . .. 240
Tire pressure . .. .. ............. .. .. 255
Child rest raints
Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 154
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? .. 195
Child rest raint system anchors ........ 189
Child safety ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 176
Convertible locking retractor ........ . 186
Gu idance fixtures for lower anchorages 191

308 Index
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mirrors Adjusting the exterior mirrors . .. .... .. 54
Compass ................ .. .. .. .. .. 55
dimming ................ .. .. .... .. 54
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO,
s 1
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 163
Mult ifunction stee ring wheel ......... .. 24
N
Natural leather ................ .... .
New tires and wheels
NHTSA 223
260
Contacting ... ........... ........ . 142
N ight vision assistant ........ ... .... .
C leaning camera .......... ... .... .
Number of seats
......... .... .. .. .. .
0
112
218
144
Occupant seating pos it ions ....... .... 135
Octane rating ................ ... .. . 228
Odometer · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ... .... .. 26
OFF (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 79
Oi l
refer to Engine oil
235
On-board computer .................. 24
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Connector (DLC) .. .. .. .. .. . . 28
E lectronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 28
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . 28
Opening Hood .... .. ................ ..... . 232
Luggag e compartment lid . . . . . . . . 37, 39
Panoramic sunroof ......... ... .... .. 43
Power windows .............. .... .. 40
Sliding/tilting sunro of ......... ...... 42
Sun shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 51
Operate your vehicle economica lly and
minimize pollution .......... ... .... . 208
Othe r equipment (effic iency program ) 25
Outside mirrors
refer to Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
p
Paint
Touch-up .. .... .. .. .............. .
Paint No .
..........................
220
290
Panoramic sunroof .... .......... ..... 43
Sun shade . ........................ 44
Parking ... ..... .. .. ............. _ .. 86
Valet parking .... .................. 41
Parking brake ..... ... .......... ..... 85
also refer to Electromechanical parking
brake · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ............ 85
Parking system
Adjust ing the display/war ning tone ... 131
Cleaning sensors/camera ........... 218
Cleaning the rear view camera ....... 122
Malfunction ..... ............... .. 131
P eripheral cameras ............ ... _ 126
T ra iler hitch ..... ................. 131
Parking systems ................ .... 121
Parts replacement . ............. .... 298
Pass-through with ski sack ............ . 70
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light .. ..... . 163
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Passive safety system .............. .. 134
Pedals ..... ....................... 139
Physical principles of a frontal collision . 145
Polishing .......................... 219
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter (automatic A/C
system) .. ... .. .. .. ..... ...... . _ ._ . 78
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) .. 78
Power locking system .............. ... 32
Locking/unlocking the vehicle from in-
s ide
· · · · · · ....................... . 35
Luggag e compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Settings . ..... .. ........... _ .. .. _ . 33
Unlo cking and locking vehicle ......... 34
Power seat adjustment Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear seats ..... .. .. ............. _ . . 60
Power steer ing (servotronic) .......... 202
Power windows ...................... 40
malfunction · · · · · · · · · · · ............ 41