2014 AUDI S8 buttons

@-Folding the leg support up/down
@-Leg support steeper/flatter
©-Leg support forward/back
@ -Adjusting the display
Operating the reclining rear seat
Applies to vehicles: with reclining rear seat
Fig. 59 Rear center conso le: seat adjustment buttons
Reclining position on/off
@ -Adjusting the reclining position: press
and hold the button @c>
page 62, fig. 58 un­
til your seat and the front passenger's seat
reach their end positions c>
page 62, fig. 58.
Depending on the last setting, the leg support
may fold out at the same time. The front pas­
senger seat's can no longer be used in the re­
clining position c>
&.
@ -Adjusting the standard position: press
and hold the button@ until the front pas­
senger's seat reaches its end position and its
head restraint is upright. The leg support
folds in at the same time c>
&.
You can adjust the leg support or fold the dis­
play forward in the reclining position:
Adjusting the leg support
@ -Folding the leg support out/in: press and
hold the left/right button @c>
fig. 59 until
the leg support reaches the desired position .
@-Leg support steeper/flatter: Activate
front passenger's seat adjustment with the
button
(f) . To adjust the front passenger's
seat backrest and the leg support, press the
button ® forward/back.
Seats and storage 63
© -Leg support forward/back: Activate front
passenger 's seat adjustment with the button
(f) . To adjust the front passenger's seat and
leg support forward/back, press the button @
forward/back.
Adjusting the display
@-Tilting the display forward/back : press
and hold the left/right button@ until the dis­
play reaches the desired position .
You can fold the display forward so that you
have a clear view of the roadway . With the
seat in the reclining position, press and hold
the right button @ unti l the display is folded
forward. Make sure the driver has a clear v iew
of the exterior mirrors. If so, confirm the quest ion in the MMI with Yes. If you answer
No or do not respond to the question, the dis­
play will return to the upright position.
Adjusting the front passenger's seat
(f)-Make sure that the front passenger's seat
adjustment is switched on in the Infotain­ ment system
c> page 64. Activate the front
passenger's seat adjustment with the button
(f) . You can now adjust the passenger's seat
forward/back and the backrest using the but­
tons @) and @. With buttons @/@ , you can
adjust the passenger's seat to the reclin ing/
upright position. If you do not adjust the pas­
senger's seat, the button
(f) will deactivate
automat ica lly after about 10 seconds.
_.& WARNING
Do not use the front passenger's seat for
seating when it is in the reclining position.
This increases the risk of serious injury or
death .
- Never adjust the reclining posit ion when
the front passenger's seat is occupied.
This increases the risk of injury.
- Do not t ilt the display if the driver's view
of the right exterior mirror will be ob­
structed.
- Make sure the area between the leg sup­
port and the front passenger's seat back­
rest is clear befo re folding the leg sup­
port in so that you are not pinched .

66 Seats and storage
Seat memory
Description
Applies to vehicles: wit h memory fu nctio n
The memory function allows you to quickly
and eas ily store and recall personal seating
p rofiles for the dr iver, front passenger and
outer rear seats*. The memory function is op­
erated through the master key and the memo­ ry buttons in the driver's/front passenger's
doors and the rear doors*.
The driver's seating profi le is stored and as ­
signed to the master key each time the vehicle
is locked . The seating profile is recalled auto­
matically when the vehicle is unlocked. If two
Remote control
master key
Driver
Seat X
Head restraint X
Steering wheel* X
Safety belt* X
Both exterior rear-X
view mirrors*
There are two additional buttons in the rea r
doors* that can be used to recall two stored
seating profiles
r:=;,page 67.
Remote control key
Appl ies to vehicles: with memory function
To assign the driver's seat settings to the re­
mote contro l key when locking the vehicle, the
function must be switched on .
.. Se lect :
I CAR I function button > Car systems
control button > Vehicle settings > Seats >
Driver seat > Remote control key> On.
@ Tips
If you do not want another driver's set­
tings to be assigned to the remote control
key, switch off the memory function using
the MMI or the
! OF F! button r:=;, page 67. people
use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "their own"
master key.
Two seating profiles can be stored in each of
the driver's/front passenger's doors and one
seat ing profile in each of the rear doors*.
Once stored, these seat ing profiles can be re­
ca lled at any time.
T he following sett ings are stored:
Memory button
Driver Front passenger Outer rear seats*
X
X X
X X
X
X
X
X

Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
Fig . 63 D river's door: memory function buttons
Fig. 64 Rear door: memory fun ction buttons
The memo ry buttons are located in the dr iv­
er 's/fr ont passenger's door and in the rear
doors* .
Storing seating profiles
.. To s tore a seating profi le, press the ISETI
button and then one of the memo ry but­
tons .
.. To recall a seating p rof ile, p ress and hold
the memory button until the seat is adj ust­
ed to t he stored settings.
.. To switch the memo ry function for the d riv­
er o r front passenger off, p ress th e
IOFFI
button. The word OFF ligh ts up when the
memo ry fu nctio n i s sw itche d off . S eating
p rofi les will not be s tore d.
Adjusting the reclining position/standard
position
.. To adju st the re clining posit io n, press and
hol d the @ button until the seat move s into
the end position .
.. To a dju st the stan dard pos it ion, press and
hold the @ button until the sea t moves into
the end position. Seats and storage 67
A WARNING
-
For safety reasons, the seat setting
should o nly be recalled w hen the veh icle
is stationary -otherw ise you risk hav ing
a n accid ent.
- If necessa ry, you stop the process by
press ing the
!OF F! button or any of the
m emory buttons.
Adjusting the front passenger seat in
the MMI
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
The driver can adjust the posi tion of the front
passenger seat.
Adjusting the front passenger seat from
the driver's side
.. Sele ct: !CAR I func tion butt on> Car systems
con trol bu tton > Vehicle settings > Seat s >
Front passenger seat > Adjust seat posi ­
tion .
.. You ca n now ad just t he front passen ger seat
using the buttons on the driver's seat
<=> page 59 , fig. 54.
Matching the position of the driver's seat
.. To adjus t the front passenge r se at to m atch
t he driver's seat settings, se lec t th e
ICARI
function button > Car systems cont ro l but­
ton
> Vehicle settings > Seats > Front pas­
senger seat > Symmetry to driver seat .
.. Press and hold the contro l knob until the ad­
justment process is complete .
@ Tips
When matching seat settings, the settings
for the lumbar support and seating sur­
face will no t tra nsfer to the front passe ng­
e r's seat.

80 Warm and cold
Operation
We recommend pressing the
IAUTOI button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C) .
Fig. 81 Cockp it co ntrols
Fig. 82 four zone automat ic climate co ntrol: rea r con ·
trols
Press the buttons to turn the functions on o r
off . Use the dials to adjust the temperature,
the blower speed and the air distribution. The
LED in a button will light up when the func­
tion is sw itched on. The settings are shown in
the climate control display and are also shown in the MMI display for a few seconds . The driv ­
e r and front passenger sett ings can be adjust­
ing 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 I O FFI button switches the climate co ntrol
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 activate the residual heat function
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 interior .
The resid ua l heat function switches off a uto­
matically after about 30 minutes.
iAIC i Switching cooling mode on/off
The air is not coo led and humidity is not re­
moved when cooling mode is switched off.
T his 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
u nfiltered air outside the vehicle from enter ­
ing the vehicle interior . We recommend
switching recirculation mode on when driving
through a tunne l or when sitting in traffic
q .&. .
The !AUTO I button or~ button switches reci r­
cu lation mode off.
iAUTOi Switching automatic mode on
Automat ic mode maintains a constant tem­
perature inside the vehicle. Air temperature, .,._

airflow and air distribution are controlled au ­
tomatically.
Adjusting the temperature
Temperatu res between 60 °F (+16 °() and
84 °F (+28 °C) can be set. O uts ide of this
range,
lo or hi will appear in the climate con­
trol system disp lay. At both of these settings,
the climate control system runs continuously
at maximum coo ling or heating power. There
is no temperature regulation.
[!] Adjusting the airflow
You can ad just the airf low manually to suit
your needs . To have the airflow regulated au­
tomatically, press the
I AUTO I button.
~ Adjusting the air distribution
You can manually se lect the vents where the
air will flow. To have the air distribution regu­
l ated 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 LEDs indicate the temperature leve l.
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.
I n vehicles without the four zone automat ic
climate contro l*, buttons in the rear center
console control the seat heating for both out­
er rear seats*.
~ Switch the defroster on/off
The windsh ield and sid e windows are defrost­
ed or cleared o f condensation as quickly as
possible. The maximum amount of air flows
mainly from the vents be low the windshield.
Recirculation mode switches off . The tempera­
ture should be set to 72 °F (22 °C) or higher.
The temperature is controlled automatically .
The
IAU TOI button switches the defroster off.
Warm and cold 81
~ 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.
T o p revent the rear window heater from
switching off automatically, press and hold
the ~ button for more than 2 seconds . This
remains 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
i ng/venti lation*) . The rear seat is a lso
synchronized in vehicles with the 4-zone de ­
luxe automatic climate control system* . Syn­
chronization switches off if the sett ings 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 s ide to the driver's side, press and ho ld the
knob on the front passenger's s ide.
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 us ing the
ridged thumbwheels. The levers adjust the di­
rection of the airflow from the vents.
,&. WARNING
-Do not use the recirc ulation 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 recircu lation button again imme­
diately to switch off the air recirculation
function or select defrost .
- Individuals w ith reduced sensitivity to
pa in or temperature could deve lop burns
when using the seat heating function . To
reduce the risk of injury, these indiv idu-
als shou ld not use seat heating. ..,.

Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 97
.. You must also press the b rake pedal when
the vehicle is stopped.
Switching adaptive cruise control off
.. Push the lever away from you into position
@ until it clicks into place. The message
ACC off appears.
@ Indicator lights
fl -Adaptive cruise control is switched on. No
vehicles are detected up ahead . The stored
speed is ma intained.
I -A moving vehicle is detected up ahead .
The adaptive cruise control system regulates
the speed and distance to the moving vehicle
ahead and acce lerates/brakes automatica lly.
f¥i -Adaptive cruise control is switched on. A
mov ing vehicle up ahead was detected . Your
veh icle remains stopped .
I· When automatic braking is not able to
keep enough distance to a previously detected
mov ing vehicle up ahead, you must take con­
trol and brake
c:::> page 99, Prompt for driver
intervention.
© Display
If adaptive cruise control is not shown in the
d isplay, you can call it up with the multifunc­
tion steering wheel buttons¢
page 24 .
Based on the symbols in the display, you can
determine if the system is maintaining a dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead and what that dis ­
tance is.
No vehicle -No vehicle ahead was detected.
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected.
Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take ac­
tion
c:::> page 99.
Both
arrows o n the scale © indicate the dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead . No arrow appears
when the vehicle is on an open road and there
is no object ahead.
If an object is detected
ahead, the arrow moves on the scale.
The green zone on the scale shows the stored
distance. For information on changing the stored distance, refer to
c:::> page 98
. If the
distance selected is too close or may soon be­
come too close, the arrows move into the red
z one on the sca le .
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptive cruise con­
trol can cause collisions, other accidents
and serious personal injuries.
- Pressing the
!SET ! button when driv ing at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), w ill au­
tomatically accelerate the vehicle to 20
mph (30 km/h), which is the minimum
speed that can be set.
@ Tips
-If you switch the ignit ion or the adaptive
cruise control off, the set speed is erased
from the system memory.
- You cannot switch the Electronic Stabili­
zation Control (ESC) to the SPORT mode
when adaptive cruise control is switched
on.
Changing the speed
App lies to veh icles: w it h A ud i ada ptive c ruise co ntrol
0
f
• 0
Fig. 99 Selector lever: changing the speed
.. To increase or reduce the speed in incre­
ments,
tap the lever up or down.
.,. To increase or reduce the speed q uickly,
hold
the lever up or down until the red LED @
reaches the desired speed
c:::> page 96,
fig. 98.
Follow ing any changes, the new stored speed
will be displayed briefly in the display @
c:::> page 96, fig. 98.

104 Audi la ne ass is t
- The curve is too sharp.
(1_) Tips
Make sure the camera's fie ld of view
c::> fig. 105 is not obstr ucted by st ickers,
deposits or anything else. For in formation
on cleaning, refer to
c::;, page 216.
Lane assist display in the instrument
cluster
Ap plies to vehicles: with la ne ass ist
Fig . 106 Instrument clus te r: lane assist is switc hed on
a nd is wa rning
Fig. 107 Instrument cluste r: lane assist is switched on
but not ready to prov ide warnings
You can call up the lane assist display using
the buttons in the mult ifunction steering
wheel
c::> page 24.
When lane assist is sw itched on, the system
i ndicates which lines are detected by display­
ing solid lines on the left and/or right side of
your ve hicle: Wh
ite line(s) Lane assist is switched on and
ready to provide warnings on
the side that is indicated
<=:> fig . 106.
Red line Lane assist is warning you
(left or rig ht) that you are about to leave
your lane
c::;, fig. 106 .
Gray line(s)
Lane assist is switched on but
is not ready to provide warn-
ings
c::;, fig. 107.
Mess ages i n the in strum ent clu ster
di spl ay
When the lane assist turns off automatically,
the instrument cluster indicator goes out and
one of the follow ing messages appears on the
display:
Aud i lane a ssis t: cu rrently un availa ble . No
cam era v iew
This message appears if the camera is no lon­
ger functional after the system has continu­
ously failed to detect the lane markings. This
could happen if :
-The camera field of view
c::;, page 103,
fig . 105 is dirty or covered in ice. Clean the
area on the windshield.
- The camera field of view is fogged over. Wa it
until the fog has cleared before switching
lane assist on.
- The system has been unable to detect the
lanes for an extended period of ti me due to
road conditions such as lanes covered in
snow. Sw itch lane assist back on when the
lines are more visible.
Audi lane assis t: Cu rren tly una vailabl e
A temporary malfunction is preventing lane
assist from operating. Try switching lane as­
sist on again later.
Audi lane assis t: Sys te m f ault !
Drive to your author ized Audi dealer soon to
have the malfunct ion corrected.

Night vision assistant
Description
Appl ies to vehicles: with night v isio n ass istant
Fig. 114 Display: night v ision assistan t
"Night vis ion assistant with pedestrian detec­
tion" uses an infrared camera to mon itor the
area in front of your vehicle at night . Within
the limits of the system, it can display objects
up to about 1000 feet (300 mete rs) away. The
h eat image of a pedestrian detected by the
camera is shown in the instrument cluster dis­
p lay
¢ fig. 114. Warm areas appear lighter
and cold areas appear darker.
Pedestrian detection
Applies to vehicles: with night v isio n ass istant
Fig. 115 D isplay: yellow pedestrian marking
Fig. 116 Display: symbol when in frared image is not
v is ibl e
Night vision assistant 113
Night vision assistant can detect pedestrians
that are between about 50 and 300 feet (15
and 90 meters) in front of the vehicle, under
ideal conditions . If a pedestrian is detected
when it is dark outside and the vehicle head­
light s are switched on, the pedestrian is high ­
lighted in yellow
~ fig. 115, ¢page 114,
General information .
If another display such
as navigat ion replaces the image from the
night vis ion assistant , the symbo l~,, appears
in a tab
¢fig. 116.
(D Tips
If the night v is ion assistant image does
not appear when the system is switched
on, you can access it with the buttons on
the mu ltifunction steering wheel
¢ page 25.
Pedestrian warning
Applies to vehicles: wit h night vision assistan t
Fig.117 D isp lay: pedestr ian wa rning
Fig. 118 Disp lay : pedestrian warnin g wit h anot her dis ­
play
If a pedestr ian is detected in an area in front
of the vehicle that the system considers criti­
cal, the pedestrian is highlighted in red
¢fig . 117 and a warning tone sounds. This
area is based on the vehicle speed and