2014 AUDI A8 horn

(!) Door handle
@
®
©
®
®
Audi side assist display
Power locking switches
Audi side assist button
Air vents with thumbwheel
Control lever for :
- Turn signal and 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 106
36
106
48
103
157
24
119
10
53
86
88
201
47
83
82
91
- Adaptive cruise control . . . . . 94
(8) Engine hood release . . . . . . . . . 231
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II) . . . . 29
@ Light switch and instrument il-
luminat ion ................ .
@ Buttons for:
- All-weather lights
- Night vision assistant .. .. .. .
- Rear fog lights ........... . 46,51
46
113
46
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 .................... . 55
37
41
66
164
122
52
76
157
27
80
116
75
86
@ I S T ART ENGI NE STO PI button 84
(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.

Locking and unlocking the vehicle with
the remote control
F ig. 19 Remote control: function buttons
Either the driver's door only or the entire veh i­
cle will unlock when the unlock button
en is
p ressed once, depending on the settings in
the MMI
r::}page 34.
.. Press button @ to unlock the veh icle
¢ fig . 19 .
.. Press b utton @to lock the vehicle ¢.&. in
General description on page 34 .
.. Press b utton C::5 briefly to unlock the lug­
gage compartment lid .
.. Push the red
I PANIC I button to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the
turn signals flash. Push the red
I PANIC ! but­
ton again to deactivate 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 be ing acc identally left unlocked
over a long period of t ime.
It depends on the settings in the MMI wheth­
er the entire veh icle is unlocked or only cer­
tain doors
c:> page 34 .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.&. in
General description on page 34.
@ Tips
- In order to make sure the locking func­
tion is working, you s hou ld always keep
your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is
properly locked.
Op enin g an d clos ing 35
-Do not use the remote cont rol 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 engine or open a door . In case this happens anyhow, push
the unlock button
en.
- The veh icle can only be locked when the
selector lever is in the P position .
- Use the panic function only if you are in
an eme rgency situation .
Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Applies to vehicles: with convenience key
The doors and the luggage compartment lid
can be unlocked and locked without operat­
ing the master key.
Fi g. 20 Co nve nience key: Lock ing the vehicle
Unlocking veh icle
.. Take ho ld of the door handle. The door is un-
locked automatically .
.. Pull the hand le to open the door.
Lo cking vehicle
.. Select the P selec tor lever posit ion. Other­
w ise the vehicle cannot be locked .
.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
on ce c:> fig . 20 .
Do not reach inside the door handle .
T he vehicle can be locked and un locked 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 . ..,.

removing, servicing or rep airing a part in an
area of the vehicle can damage a part of an
airbag system and prevent that system from
working properly in a co llision.
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of
the system will not be impa ired and that dis­
carded components do not cause injury or pol ­
lute the environment.
A WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repair proce­
dures can increase the risk of personal in­
jury and death by preventing an airbag from deploy ing when needed o r deploying
an airbag unexpectedly:
- Never cover, obstruct, or change the
steering wheel horn pad or airbag cover
or the instr ument pane l or modify them
in any way.
- Never attach any objects such as cup
holders or telephone mountings to the
surfaces covering the airbag units.
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
pane l, use only a soft, dry cloth or one
moistened with plain water. Solvents or
cleaners cou ld damage the airbag cover
or change the stiffness or strength of the
material so that the airbag cannot de­
ploy and protect properly.
- Never repa ir, adjust, or change any parts
of the airbag system.
- All work on the steering wheel, instru­
ment panel, front seats or electrical sys­
tem (including the installation of audio
equipment, cellular telephones and CB
radios, etc.) must be performed by a
qualified technician who has the training
and special equipment necessa ry.
- For any work on the airbag system, we
strongly recommend that you see your
authorized Aud i dealer or qualified wo rk­
shop.
- Never mod ify the front bumper or parts
of the veh icle body.
- Always make sure that the side airbag
can inflate witho ut interference:
Airbag system 167
-Never install seat covers or replace­
ment upholstery over the front seat­
backs that have not been specifically
approved by Audi.
- Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags i nflate.
- Damage to the original seat covers or
to the seam in the area of the side a ir­
bag module must always be repaired
i mmediately by an author ized Audi
dealer.
- The airbag system can be activated only
once. After an airbag has inflated, it must be replaced by an authorized Aud i
dea ler or qualified technician who has
the technical information, training and
specia l equipment necessary .
- The airbag sys tem can be deployed only
once. After an airbag has been deployed,
it must be replaced with new replace­
ment parts designed and approved espe­
cially for your Audi model version. Re­
placement of complete airbag systems
or airbag components must be per­
formed by qualified workshops only. Make sure that any airbag serv ice action
is entered in your Audi Warranty
& Main­
tenance booklet under
AIRBAG REPLACE­
MENT RECORD.
- For safety reasons in severe accidents,
the alte rnator and starter a re separated
from the vehicle battery with a pyrotech­
nic circuit interrupter.
- Work on the pyrotechnic c ircuit inter­
rupter must only be performed by a
qualified dea ler - risk of an accident!
- If the vehicle or the circuit interrupter
i s scrapped, all applicable safety pre­
cautions must be followed.
@) For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modules and preten­
sioners might be classif ied as Perchlorate
Material - special handling may apply, see
www .dtsc .ca. gov/hazard o u sw a ste/ per­
ch lorate. When the veh icle or parts of the
restraint system including airbag modules ..,.
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Fuse pa nel @ (brown )
No . Equipment
1 Headlight contro
l switch
2 Emergency
start coil (key
i dentification)
3 Rear door
control module
(driver's side)
5 Horn
6 Interior
lights (headliner)
Steer ing column leve r, mul-
8
tifunction steering wheel
controls, steering wheel
heating
10 E
lectric steering column
l ock
11 Driver door
control module
12 D
iagnostic connector, light/
rain sensor
14 Powe
r steering column ad-
justment
15 Power steering, A/C com-
presser
16 Brake booster
Fu se p anel © (black )
No. Equipment
1 Front seat heating
2 Windshield
wiper
3 Front exte rior lighting
4 Sun roof
5 D river power window
6 Driver
seat (pneumatic)
7 Pano ramic sunroof
8 Dynamic
steering
9 Front exterior lighting
10 W
indshield/headlight wash-
er system
11 Rear power
window (driver's
side)
12 Panoramic sunroof
Amp s
5
5
7,5 15
7,5
10/5
5
7,5
10
25
20 15
Amp s
30
30 30
20
30
7,5 20
35
30
35
30
40
Fu ses and bulb s 2 79
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fig . 231 Front passenger side cockpit: f use pane l with
plast ic bracket
Fu se panel @ (bl ac k)
No. Equipment Amps
1 Anti-theft alarm system 5
2 Transmission control
mod-
15
ule
3 Front climate control fan
40
4 Engine supply 35
6 Engine cont ro l modu le 5
7 Front
passenger door con-
7,5
trol module
8
Front passenger power win-
30
dow
9 E5C contro l module 10
10 ESC
contro l modu le
25
1 1 Right rear power window 30
1 2 Front
passenger seat (pneu-
7,5
matics)
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302 Index
Fuel
A ddit ives ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 222
Blended gasoline . ..... ... .. .. .... . 222
Current consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Economy messages (efficiency program) 26
Fue l filler flap emergency release .. ... 227
F uel filler neck ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. . 224
F ue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gasoline ... ................. .. .. . 22 2
G asoline add itives ........ .. .. .... . 223
L ow fue l level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 22 2
Recommendation . ..... ... .. .. .... . 222
Refue lling ........................ 225
Reserve ................. .... ...... 11
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 290
Fu ses
Assig nment . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 278
Rep lacing .. ............. .. .. .. ... 278
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) ... ... . 133
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Gas discharge lamps ........ .... ..... 282
Gauges Eng ine coolan t temperature . ... .... . . 1 0
Fu el gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speedometer .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 27
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trip odometer ........... .... .... .. 27
G eneral illus tration ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. 8
Ge ne rato r . .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 1 6
Glossary of ti re and load ing termino logy 249
G love compartmen t (c ooled) . .. .. .. .... 75
Glow plug system
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . .. 289
H
Headlig hts
C leaning ....... ...... ........ .... 217
C leaning system ....... ... .. .. .... .. 53
Defective ................. .. .... .. 22
H eadlig ht range contro l . . . . . . . . . 22, 46
H igh beam assist .......... .... ..... 49
Washer rese rvoir .......... ... .. ... 24 7 Head restraints
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5, 139
Adjusting ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 139
H eated
exter io r mir ro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
re ar w indow ... .. ................. . 81
seats ... .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 81
win dshield washer spray nozz les . . . . . . 53
H eating .. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 79
Heavy clothing and safety belts ........ 148
High beam . ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. . 48
H ig h voltage warning label ..... .. .. .. 289
Hill descent contro l ... .. ..... ... .. .. 119
H omelin k unive rsal remote con trol .... 133
Hood (re lease lever) ... .......... .. .. 231
Horn . ... .. .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 8
How are child rest raint syst em anchors re-
l ated to chi ld safety ............. .. .. 1 90
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 160
How often should I check my tire pres-
s u res? ... .. .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. 255
H ow safety b elt prete nsione rs wor k .. .. 151
Hydrop la n ing .................. .... 259
I
Ig nit ion
Indicator lights .................... 18
Switching on/off .............. ..... 84
Immobilize r .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 27
Impo rtant t hings to do befo re driv ing .. 135
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ind icator lig hts
refer to War ning/ indica to r li ghts . .... . 11
Infan t seats ...... ................ . 183
Installing child safety seats Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Inst alling the upper te ther s trap on the
anchorage . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 195
Instruments Adjusting the light ing ............. .. 51
Instr uments and controls
Genera l illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster ..... ....... ... .. . 10
Interior lighting
Amb ience lighting . .... ..... ... .. .. . 50
Front and rear .................. .. . 50
Inte rmi tten t (w indshie ld w ipers) ....... 53