2015 AUDI S8 child lock

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
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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 ........ ... .. .. ... . 8
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Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Warm and cold .......... ..... .
Climate controls . ............. ... . 78
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . .
92
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 94
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . 101
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Raising/lowering the vehicle..... .. . 110
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Night vision a ssistant ........ . 111
Night vision assistant with pedestrian
and wild animal detection . . . . . . . . . . 111
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 114
tiptronic (8-speed transmission) . . . . . 114
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Parking system plus with rear view
camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Adjusting the d isplay and the warning
tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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Opening and closing Keys
Key set
Fig. 18 Key set
@ Remote control key with mechanical
key
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¢
page 32.
® Emergency key
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 replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immed iately to have the
lost key disa­
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
Personal comfort settings
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
conven ience settings for the following sys­
tems are stored and ass igned to the remote
master key.
- Automatic climate control
- Central locking system
- Rear window sun blind
- Amb ient lighting
- Seat memory
- Parking system*
Opening and closing 31
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Audi active lane assist*
-Audi side assist*
-Audi drive select
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel*
The 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. Al-
ways take your ignition key with you and
lock your vehicle . Entry by unauthorized
persons 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 start
the engine and/or activate vehicle sys­
tems such as the power windows, etc.
Unsupervised operation of any vehicle
system by children can result in serious
injury.
(!} Tips
- Th e operation of the remote control key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer­
ence from transm itters in the vic inity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen­
cy range (e.g. a cell phone, radio equip­
ment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys
are only ava ilable from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions ¢
page 293.

34 Openin g and clo sing
A WARNING
- When you lock your ve hicle from outside,
nobody -especially children -should re­
ma in ins ide th e veh icl e. Rememb er,
when you lock the ve hicle from the out ­
side the windows cannot be opened from
the inside .
- When you leave the vehicle, always take
the ignition key with you. This will pre­
vent passengers (ch ildren, for example)
from accidentally being locked in the ve ­
hicle should they accidentally press the
power locking switch in the doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle
unsupervised . In an emergency it would
be impossible to open the doors from
the outside w ithout the key.
- Applies to vehicles with power side door
closer*:
- When closing a door, make sure noth­
ing can interfere w ith the doo r. T his
could cause ser ious personal in jury.
- You can stop the door from clos ing at
any time by pulling on the inside or
outside door handle.
@ Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag de­
ployment all locked doors will be auto­
matically unlocked to g ive access to t he
vehicle occupants from the outside.
- If the power lock ing system should ma l­
funct ion, you can lock the dr iver's door
u sing the mechanical key
~ page 3 7.
- If the power lock ing system should fail,
you can still open the fue l tank flap in an
emergency<=>
page 224 .
-You are we ll advised no t to keep valua­
bles insi de an unattended vehicle, visib le
or not. Even a properly locked vehicle
cannot provide the sec urity of a safe.
- If the L ED in the upper edge of the d riv­
er's door panel comes on fo r abo ut 30
seconds afte r the vehicle is locked, there
i s a ma lfunction in the power locking or
the anti-theft warning system. Have the malfunction corrected by an author ized Audi dealership or qualified repair facili­
ty
.
Setting power locking
The driver can determine the functions for
power locking in the MMI.
.,. Select: I CAR I function button > Car sy ste m s
contro l bu tton > Vehicle setting s > (Central
locking ).
Lock wh en driving -
If you sele ct On, the vehi­
cle locks automa tica lly when driv ing. A ll of
the doors and luggage compartment lid lock.
Central locking
Unlock door s -
You can dec ide if All doo rs or
o n ly the
Driver shou ld unloc k. The l uggage
compartment lid a lso un locks when
All is se­
l ected. If you sele ct
Driv er in a ve hicle w it h a
convenience key* , on ly the door whose handle
you pull will un lock.
If you se lect Driver , all t he doors and luggage
compartment lid will un loc k if you press the@
button on the remote con trol master key
twice.
L ock exterior trunk handle -If you select On ,
the luggage compar tment lid handle is
locked. In this case the luggage compar tment
lid can be opened with the button
e:5 on the
master key or with the
e:5 b utton * in the driv ­
er's door. In ve hicles w ith a convenience key*,
you can st ill open the luggage compartment
lid using the handle if an authorized master
key is near the proxim ity sensor .
Fold mirrors* -If you select On, the exterior
rearview mirrors fold in automatically when
you press the
ffJ button o n the remote control
master key or touch the sensor * in the handle.
Tone when locking -When you select On, a
confirmat ion tone sounds when you lock the
vehicle .

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-Front doors: you can un lock and open the
doors from the inside by pulling on the door
handle.
- Rear doors: pu ll the door handle
once to re­
lease the lock. Pull the hand le
again to open
the doo r.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat­
e d, the doors automatically unlock .
,&. WARNING
- The power locking switch works with the
ignition off and automatically locks the
entire vehicle whe n it is actuated .
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inopera­
tive.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehi­
cle, which puts lives at risk . Do not leave
anyone behi nd in the veh icle, especially
children.
@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h)
~ page 33. You
can unlock the vehicle again using the
open ing function in the power locking sys­
tem switch .
Emergency locking
Each door must be locked separately if the
power locking system fails.
Fig. 26 Doo r: Emer gen cy lock ing
An emergency lock is located on the front end
of the passenger 's door and the rear doors
(on ly visible when door is open) .
"' Remove the mechanical key~
page 32.
Opening and closing 3 7
... Pull the cover cap out of the opening
~ fig. 26.
... Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it
all the way to the right (right door) or left
(left door) .
Once the door has been closed, it can no lon­
ger be opened from the outside. The door can
be opened from the inside by pulling the door
handle .
If the child safety lock in a rear door is
activated, you must first pull the door handle
on the inside . Then you can open the door
from the outside.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Opening/closing the luggage
compartment lid
Fig. 27 Driver 's doo r: remote luggage comp art m en t lid
re lea se
t'FID
A U Li ...
Fig. 28 Pos it ion of lock and handle in the l uggage com ­
part men t lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
... Press the c::s button on the remote control
master key briefly. The luggage compart­
ment lid will unlock .
... To open the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the
c::s button on the remote con-
trol master key for at least one second . Or
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38 Openin g and clo sing
• Pull the button cs in the driver's door
¢
fig. 2 7 brief ly . Or
• Press the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid ¢
fig. 28.
Clos ing th e lug gag e co mpartm en t lid
• Pull the luggage compartment lid down and
allow it to drop gently. The lid is then closed
automatically¢
A .
The settings in the MM I determ ine if the lug­
gage compartment lid can be opened using
the handle¢
page 34 .
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 po isonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the luggage compartment lid closed while driving. Never transpo rt ob­
jects larger than those which fit com­
ple tely i nto 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 cou ld crawl into the
car thro ugh the luggage compartment
and pull the lid shut, becoming trapped
and unable to get out. To reduce the risk
of personal injury, never let ch ild ren play
in or around your vehicle. Always keep
the luggage compartment lid as we ll as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
(D Tips
When the veh icle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked sepa­
rately by pressing the button
cs on the
maste r key. When the luggage compart­
men t lid is clo sed ag ain, i t locks automati­
cally.
Power opening/closing luggage
compartment lid
Applies to vehicles: with power opening/closing luggage
compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can open and
close electrically .
Fig. 29 Clos ing button in the luggage co mpartment lid
Fig. 30 Closing and lock ing button in the luggage com·
partment lid (vehicles w ith convenience key•)
O pening th e luggage compartment lid
• Press and hold the button cs on the remote
contro l master key for at least one second.
Or
• Pull the button
cs in the driver's door
¢ page 37, fig. 28 briefly. Or
• Press the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid
¢page 37, fig. 28.
Closing the lugg age compa rtment lid
.,. Pull and hold the button cs in the driver's
door until the luggage compartment lid is
closed ¢.&_ . Or
• Press the b utton
e:5 in the luggage com­
pa rtment lid¢
fig. 29. The luggage com­
pa rtment lid moves to the closed pos ition
by i tself and soft close lo cks it automatically
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~ Press and hold the button e:> on the master
key until the rear lid is closed (veh icles with
convenience key*)
¢ &, . Or
~ Press the@ button in the luggage compart­
ment lid
¢ fig. 30 (vehicles with conven­
ience key*) . The vehicle key must not be
more than approximately 4 feet (1.5 me­
ters) away from the luggage compartment and must not be inside the vehicle. The lug­
gage compartment lid will automatically
close and lock¢
A, . The vehicle locks. Or
~ Pull down on the luggage compartment lid
lightly using the handle. The closing proce­
dure finishes automatically.
Opening/closing will be stopped immediately
when:
- You pull/release thee:> button in the driv­
er's door, or
- You press/release thee:> button on the re­
mote control key (vehicles with convenience
key*) , or
- You press thee:> or
0 (vehicles with conven­
ience key*) button in the luggage compart­
ment lid, or
- You push the handle in the luggage com­
partment lid, or
- You push on the luggage compartment lid
with your hand opposite the direction it is
moving, or
- When something blocks the luggage com­
partment lid or makes it difficult for the lid
to move.
If you press the handle or one of thee:> or@
(vehicles with convenience key*) buttons then,
the luggage compartment lid will either open
or close, depending on how far it was open.
&_ WARNING
-Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢.&. in
General description on page
34.
- After closing the luggage compartment
lid, always pull up on it to make sure that
it is properly closed. Otherwise it could
open suddenly when the vehicle is mov­
ing .
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- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the luggage compartment 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, becoming trapped
and unable to get out. To reduce the risk
of personal injury, 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 without checking
first. Although the closing force of the
luggage compartment lid is limited, you
can still seriously injure yourself or oth­
ers.
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the luggage compartment lid
when it is moving, in particular close to
the hinges and the upper and lower
edges -fingers or hands can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere with the luggage
compartment lid or help it when it is be­
ing opened or closed automatically.
@ Tips
- The settings in the MMI determine if the
luggage compartment lid can be opened
using the handle ¢
page 34
- If there is a mechanical problem with au­
tomatic closing for the luggage compart­
ment lid or there is an obstruction, it
opens again immediately. 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 .,..

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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.
Fig. 33 Rear doors: child safety lock
The child safety lock is visible only when the
door is open.
• Remove the mechanical key<>
page 32.
• To switch on the child safety lock, turn the
key in the direction of the arrow .
• To switch
off the child safety lock, turn the
key in the opposite direction to the arrow.
When the child safety locks are activated, the
inside door handl es 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 c hild safety lock in the
rea r doo rs
The power child safety lock t prevents the
rear doors from being opened from the in­
side.
Fig. 34 Section from driver's door: co ntrols
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• To activate the child safety lock for the left/
right rear door, press the left/right button
t
in the driver's door r=> fig. 34. T he light in the
button will turn on .
• To deactivate the child safety lock for the
left/right rear door, press the left/right but­
ton
t in the driver's door. The light in the
button turns
off.
The following features are switched off:
- The interior door handles in the rear doors,
- The power windows in the rear doors,
- The buttons for the sun shade* in the rear
window,
- The buttons for the power sun shades* in
the side windows,
- The front passenger power seat adjust­
ment* button (by pressing the right button
Ii]).
In order to activate the ch ild safety lock on
the left and the right side, press the two safe­
ty buttons
I!] in succession .
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 35 Section of the driver's door: Controls
All power window switches are provided with
a two-position function :
Opening the windows
• Press the switch to the first stop and ho ld it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion.
• Press the switch briefly to the
second stop
to automatically open the window. Ill-

42 Opening and closing
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 w ith power child safety locks
r::!) page 41)
Child safety lock
When the safety button®¢ fig. 35 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 adjustment*
button.
&_ WARNING
- When you leave your veh icle - even if on­
ly brief ly - always take the ignition key
with you. This applies particularly when children remain in the veh icle. Otherwise
the chi ldren could start the engine or op­
erate electrical equipment (e.g. power
w indows). The power windows are func­
tional until the driver's door or passeng­
er's door has been opened .
- Be careful when closing the windows.
C heck 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 since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
(D Tips
- The driver can lower or raise the power
sun shades* in the s ide windows by using
switches © and @.
- After the ignition has been switched
off,
the windows can sti ll be opened or
closed for about 10 minutes. The power
w indows are not switched off until the
dr iver's door or passenger's door has
been opened .
What to do after a malfunction
The one-touch open and close function must
be reactivated if the battery has been discon­
nected .
.,. Pull and hold the power window switch until
the window 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 compartment from unauthorized ac­
cess .
Fig. 36 Valet parking button
With "valet parking" activated , the luggage
compartment lid cannot be opened .
.,. Remove the mechanica l key
¢ page 32.
.,. Open the glove compartment and activate
¢ fig. 36 the "valet parking" feature by
pressing the
j VA LETi button . The indicator
light in the sw itch illuminates .
.,. Close the glove compartment and lock it
w ith the mechanical key . .,.