2016 AUDI A8 display

detected by the light sensors. So always
switch on the headlights
io u nder these
weather cond itions and when driving in the
dark.
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists. Always turn on the
headlights so that you can see ahead and so
that others can see your car from the back.
- The rear fog lights should only be turned on in accordance with traffic regulat ion, as the
lights are br ight for following traffic.
- Please obse rve legal regulations when using
the light ing systems described .
@ Tips
-The light sensor* for automatic dynam ic
headlight range control* is located in the
rear view mirror mount . You should there­
fo re not app ly any st icke rs to the windshie ld
i n this area in order to prevent malfunctions
or fail ures.
- In the event of a light sensor malfunction,
the driver is not ified in the i nstr ument clus­
ter display
~page 22.
-You w ill hear a warning tone if yo u open the
driver door when the exter io r lights are
switched on .
- In coo l o r damp wea ther, the inside of the
headlig hts, turn s ignals and tai l ligh ts can
fog over d ue to the temperature d if f erence
between the inside and outside. They will
clear short ly after switch ing them o n. This
does not affect the serv ice life of the light­
i ng .
Lights and V ision
Emergency flasher
The emergency flasher makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle ore in on emer­
gency situation .
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Fig . 43 Cen te r console: emergency flas her swi tch
• Press the switch~ ~fig . 43 to turn the eme r-
gency flashers on or off .
When the emergency flasher is on, a ll fo ur turn
signals blin k at the same time. The turn signal in­
dicator lights
II B in the instrument cluster, as
well as the light in the emergency flasher switch
~ b link likew ise. The emergency flasher also
works when the ign ition is turned off .
The emergency flashers will turn on automatical­ ly if you are in an accident where the airbag has
deployed .
(l') Tips
You should turn on the eme rgency flashers
when:
- you a re t he last vehicle standing in a traffic
jam so that any other vehicles coming can see you, or when
- your vehicle has broken down or you are in
an emergency situat ion, or when
- your vehicle is be ing towed by a tow truck or
if you a re towing another vehicle behind
yo u.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The settings ore adjusted in the MMI.
• Select: I CAR I function button > Car s yste ms
control button > Vehicle settings > Exte rior
lighting .
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cluster illuminates when the high beams are
on.
- The
headlight flash er works only as long as you
hold the lever -even if there are no lights
turned on. The indicator light
& in the instru­
ment cluster illum inates when you use the
headlight flasher.
A WARNING
Do not use the high beam or headlight flasher
if you know that these could bl ind oncoming
traffic.
High beam assist
App lies to: vehicles with high beam assist
The high beam assist automatically switches the
high beams on or off, depending on the sur­
roundings and traffic conditions.
Fig. 45 Turn s ignal and h igh bea m lever : Turning on and
off the high beam assist
Activating high beam assist g
,.._ 0 ± .,. a,
Requirement:
The light switch must be in the AU­
TO pos ition, the low beam headlights must be on
and the high beam assist must be switched on in
the Infota inment ~
page 47 .
.. Press the lever forwards (Din order to activate
the high beam assist. The indicator light
II
turns on in the instrument cluster display and
the high beams switch on or off automatically.
T he ind icator light
B turns on if the high
beams were switched on.
Switching the high beams on/off manually
a Requirement: High beam ass ist is activated . J:
'SI: .... .... Lights and Vision
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat­
ica lly when expected, you may instead switch
them on/off manually:
.. To switch the high beams on manually, press
the lever forwards (D. The indicator light
II
turns on.
.. To switch the high beams off manually, pull the
lever backwards @. The high beam assist is de­
activated.
Operating the headlight flasher
.. To operate the flashers while the high beam as­
sist is active and the high beams are switched
off, pull the lever into position@. The high
beam ass ist will remain active.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Headlight assist: System fault
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immediate ly
to have the malfunction corrected. You can still
switch the high beams on or off manually .
Headlight assist: Unavailable . No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debris.
The sensor is located between the interior rear­
view m irror and the windshield. Therefore, do not
place any stickers in this area on the windshield .
Service setting
There is a different sensitivity setting for servic­
ing. This setting can be activated by pressing and
ho lding the button on the interior rearview mir­
ror for more than 18 seconds. The LED next to
the button blinks three times. If you have acci­ dentally selected th is service function, the origi­
nal sens itiv ity will be automat ically restored the
next t ime you sw itch the ignition on.
A WARNING
High beam assist is only intended to assist
the driver. The driver is still responsible for
controlling the headlights and switching the
high beams on and off manua lly depending
on traffic, lighting and visibility conditions.
Fail ure to intervene manually may lead to r isk
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Adjusting the brightness
You can adj ust the brigh tness for the four zones
Front top , Front f ootwell , Rea r top and Rear
footwell
or for All area s at the same time.
Selecting a color profile
You can se lect from the Ivory , Polar and Rub y/
Polar
color profi les.
@ Tips
The settings are automatically stored and as­
sig ned to the remo te control key that is in
use .
Instrument illumination
You can adjust the brightness of the instrument
and display illumination as well as the Head-up
Display* .
Fig . 4 8 Instr ument ill um ination
.. Press the knob to release it.
.. Turn the knob toward"-" or"+" to reduce or in­
crease the brightness .
.. Press the knob aga in to return it to its orig inal
pos itio n.
(D Tips
The instrument ill umination (for dia ls and
needles) lights o n when the igni tion is switch­
ed on and t he ve hicle lights are tu rned off. As
t he daylight fade s, the illum ina tion of the di­
a ls likewi se dims au tom atic ally a nd w ill go
ou t comp lete ly when the outsi de light is very
low. This feature is meant to rem ind you to
sw itch on the head lights when o utside light
conditions become poor.
Lights and V ision
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 4 9 Driver 's doo r: knob fo r the exte rio r mirr ors
Turn the knob to the des ired position:
Q/P -Adjusting the left/right e xterior mirror.
Move the knob in t he des ired direct ion .
Qill -Hea ting the mir ror glass depend ing o n the
outside tempe rature .
8 -Foldi ng the o utside mir ro rs . In the Infotai n­
ment system , you can se le ct if t he m irro rs fo ld in
a utomat ically when you lock the vehi cle
~ page 33.
Front passenger 's exterior mirror tilt
function
T o help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the su rface o f the mirro r tilts
s li ght ly . For this to happen, the knob must be in
the position for the front passenger's outside
mirror .
Yo u can adjus t the tilted mir ro r sur face by turn­
i ng the knob in the desired d irect ion . When you
move out of reverse and into another gea r, the
new m irror position is stored and assigned to the
key you are using.
T he m irror goes back into its or iginal pos ition
once you drive forward faster t han 9 mph (15
km/h) or sw itch the ignition off.
A WARNING
-Cu rved m irror surfaces (aspher ic or convex *)
enlarge the field of v is ion . However, they
make objects in the mirro r appea r small er
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Lights and Vision
.. Turn the service position off.
_& WARNING
For your safety, you should replace the wiper
blades once or twice a year. See your author­
ized Audi dealer for replacement blades.
- The windshield wiper blades must only be
folded away when in the serv ice position!
Otherwise, you risk damaging the paint on
the hood or the windshield wiper motor.
- You should not move your vehicle or press
the windshield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the windshield.
The windshield wipers would move back in­
to their original position and could damage
the hood and windshield.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper sys­
tem, a lways loosen blades which are frozen
to the windshield before operating wipers.
- To help prevent damage to wiper blades, do
not use gasoline, kerosene, paint thinner, or
other solvents on or near the w iper blades.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper arms
or other components, do not attempt to move the wipers by hand.
(D Tips
- Commercial hot waxes applied by automat ic
car washes affect the cleanability of the
windsh ield.
- You can also use the serv ice position, for ex­
ample, if you want to protect the windsh ield
from icing by us ing a cover.
- You cannot activate the service position
when the hood is open.
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Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
Applies to: vehicles with digital compass
The compass direction is shown in the rearview
mirror.
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Fig . 57 Rearv iew m irror: Digital compass activated
.. To switch the compass on or off, press and hold
the button @until the compass display in the
mirror
c:!:> fig. 57 appears or disappears.
The dig ital compass only works when the ignit ion
is on. The directions are indicated with abbrevia­
tions:
N (north), NE (northeast), E (east), SE
(southeast), S (south), SW (southwest), W
(west), NW (northwest).
_& WARNING
The digital compass is to be used as a direc­
tional aid only. Even though you may want to
look at it while you are driving, you must still
pay attention to traff ic, road and weather
conditions as well as other possible hazards.
(0 Tips
To prevent inaccurate compass readings, do
not bring any remote controls, electrical devi­
ces or metallic objects near the mirror.
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Adjusting the magnetic zone
Applies to: vehicles with digital compass
The magnetic zone must be adjusted correctly
for the compass to read accurately .
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Fig. 58 Magnetic zone map
• Press and hold the button @i=> page 56, fig. 57
until the number of the magnetic zone appears
in the rearv iew mirror.
• Press the button @repeatedly to select the
correct magnetic zone. The select ion mode
tu rns off after a few seconds.
Calibrating the compass
Applies to: vehicles with digital compass
You must recalibrate the compass if it does not
display the correct direction .
• Press and hold the button @until a C appears
in the rearv iew mirror.
• Drive in a c ircle at about 6 mph ( 10 km/h) until
a direction is disp layed in the rearview mirror.
_& WARNING ,___
To avoid endangering yourself and other driv­
ers, calibrate the compass in an area where
there is no traffic.
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Sea ts and stor age
Multifunction button
Applies to: ve hicles w ith memory funct ion
You con adjust the massage function, upper sec­
tion of the backrest, lumbar support, side bol­
sters, seating surface and safety belt height us­
ing the multifunction button.
F ig . 60 MMI display: seat settings
Operat ing
,.. The M MI displays the possible sea t set tings @
when you tu rn the multifunct ion button @
c::> page 59, fig . 59 to the left or right c::> fig. 60,
c::> _&. .
,.. To select a seat setting, turn the multifunction
button
(I) until the desired seat setting is high­
lighted with a red border .
• The arrows ® indicate the possible adjust ­
ments . Fo r example, to move the lumbar sup­
po rt down, press the mult ifunct ion button @
down. The corresponding arrow © ligh ts up.
The follow ing seat sett ings @are possible:
Massage func tion * -Massage type Wave, Kno ck ­
ing , Stre tch, Lumbar , S houlder or Off .
You can
set the massage strength level from 1 to 5. You
can turn the selected massage on/off us ing the
button @
c::> page 59, fig . 59.
Safe ty belt height adju stm ent * -Moving the
safety belt up/down
c::> page 143, c::> &.
Uppe r back rest -Moving the angle of the upper
section of the backrest forward/back
c::> &.
Lumb ar support -Moving the l umbar support
up/down and making it firmer/softer
c::> & .
Side bolst ers* -Increas ing/red ucing the side
support in the seat using the s ide bo lsters on the
seating surface and backrest
c::> .&. .
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Seating surface -Making the seating surface lon ­
ger/shorter
c::> & .
A WARNING
-Never ad just the driver's or front passeng­
er 's seat while the vehicle is moving. If you
do this while the vehicle is moving, you will
be out of posit io n. Always adjust the driver's
or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is
not moving .
- Be careful when adjust ing the seat height .
Check to see that no o ne is in the way, or se­
rious inju ry could result!
- Because the seats can be electr ically adjust­
ed w ith the ignition off, never leave children
unattended i n the vehicle. Uns upervised use
of the e lectr ic sea t adjustments may ca use
serious in ju ry.
- To reduce the r is k of injury in the case of
sudden b raking or accident, front pa ssen­
gers must never ride in a moving vehicle
w ith the backrest reclined . Safety belts and
the airbag system on ly offer maximum pro­
tection when the backrest is upright and the
safety belts are properly positioned on the
body. The more the backrest is reclined, the
greater the risk of pe rsonal injury from an
incorrect seating position and improperly
positioned safety belts.
@ Tips
- The massage funct ion sw itches off auto­
matically after approximately 10 m inutes.
- In vehicles w ith the reclining rear seat, on ly
the safety be lt height and the seat ing sur­
face can be adjusted on the front passenger
seat using the mu ltifunction bu tton.
- The side bolsters* deflate when the driver's
door is ope ned . This allows you to enter and
ex it comfortab ly. The side bolste rs infla te
again once yo u begin driving.
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Seat s and sto rage
Adju st ing th e seat po sition
.,. To adjust the seat forwa rd/bac k, press the but­
ton © forward/back .
.,. To move the seat up/down, press the button ©
upward/downward .
Adjusting th e massage function*
.,. To adjust the "p ulsating"/"wave" massage
funct ion, press the butto n© to the left/r ight.
The massage f unction is at its strongest level
when three LEDs in the button turn on .
.,. To reduce the massage level, press the © but­
ton again .
.,. To switch the massage function off, press the
button repeatedly until the LED turns off.
Adju st ing th e re clining p osition
.,. To adjust the reclining position, press and hold
the button ® until the seat reaches its end po­
s ition .
.,. Applies to vehicles with reclining seat*: If you
select the reclining position, the front passeng­
er's seat moves forward and the backrest re­
cl ines. Depending on the last setting, the leg
support may fold out at the same t ime. The
front passenger 's seat can no longer be used in
the recl ining position¢ _&.. You can adjust the
l eg support or fold the display fo rward in the
reclining position.
Selecting the standard seat position
.,. To adjust the standard seat pos ition, press and
hold the bu tton (D unt il the seat reaches its
end position .
.,. Applies to vehicles with reclining seat*: If you
select the standard seat position, the front pas­
senger's seat is moved back into the starting
pos ition, the head restra int is moved to the up­
rig ht posit ion a nd the leg support is folded in­
ward ¢_& .
Adju st ing th e di splay*
.,. To tilt the disp lay forward/back, press and hold
the left/right button @ unt il the display reach­
es the desired pos ition.
.,. Applies to vehicles with reclining seat*: To
maintain a clear view of the road when the seat
is in the reclining position, press and hold the
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right button @ until the disp lay has folded for­
ward. Make sure the driver has a clear view of the exter ior mirrors. If so, confirm the quest ion
in the Infotainment system with
Yes . If you an­
swer
No or do not respond to the quest ion, the
disp lay w ill return to the upright pos ition.
Adju sting the leg support (vehicles with
reclining seat*)
Requirement: The reclining pos it ion must be se­
lected ¢
page 62.
.,. To fold the leg support o ut/in, press and hold
the left/r ight button @ until the leg support
reaches the desired pos it ion.
.,. To angle the leg support so that it is more up­
r ight/more reclined or to move it forward/back,
adjusting the front passenger's seat accord ing­
ly.
Adjusting the front pa ssenger 's seat
.,. Make sure that the front passenger's seat ad­
justment is switched on in the Infotainment
system
¢ page 64 .
.,. To act ivate the front passenger's seat adjust­
ment, press the button ®·
.,. To adjust the front p assenger's se at forward/
back, press the button © forward/back .
.,. To move the front passenger's seat up/down,
press the button © upward/downward .
.,. To adjust the front passenger's seat backrest so
that is more upright/more recl ined, press the
button @ forward/back .
.,. Applies to veh icles with reclin ing seat*: To ad­
just the reclin ing/standa rd seat position, press
and hold the button@/(D unt il the seat reach­
es its end position.
~ WARNING
-
- The power ad justment for the ind iv idual
seats a lso works with the ignition. For this
reason, children sho uld never be left unat ­
tended in the vehicle -they could be injured!
- Exercise caution when adjust ing the seats.
Unsupervised or careless seat adjustment
can pinch fingers or hands ca us ing injur ies .

-Vehicles with a pass through in the center
console have seating for four. The long cen­
ter console between the two rear seats is
not a seating position . Therefore, a safety
belt is not provided .
- Applies to vehicles with reclining rear seat*:
- 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 position when
the front passenger 's seat is occupied .
This increases the risk of injury.
- Do not tilt 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 before folding the leg support in so that you are not pinched.
(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 circumstances.
The easy entry function for this seat must also
be deactivated in the MMI
c:> page 64. The
child seat as well as the rear seat can be dam ­
aged by the adjustment process .
(!) Tips
The massage function switches off automati­
cally after approximately
10 minutes .
- If you cannot move the front passenger seat
or the reclining rear seat, it may be because
- the front passenger's seat memory func­
tion is switched off¢
page 66 or
- the child safety lock is switched on (the~
button ¢
page 40 or the right T button
c::> page 40 lights up in the driver's door),
or
- the front passenger seat adjustment is
switched off in the MMI
c:> page 64.
Seats and storage
Massage function remote control
Applies to: vehicles with reclining rear seat and massage
functio n
Fig. 64 Remote con trol: re clining seat massag e functions
The remote controls are located in the rear cen­
ter console
c::> page 66, fig. 68. T he massage
function is only available when the ignition is
switched on.
.,. To open the remote control compartment,
press the left button and fold the center arm­ rest upward.
.,. To adjust the massage type, press the appropri­
ate button @-@ . The L ED in the button will
turn on .
.,. To adjust the speed/intensity, turn the thumb­
wheel @I® . The LEDs indicate the speed/in­
tensity.
.,. Press the selected massage type again to
switch the massage function off.
Massage types
@-Wave
®-Pulse
©-Stretch
@ -Lumbar
@ Tips
- The massage function switches off auto­
matically after approximate ly
10 minutes.
- If you act ivate a massage type again, the
last selected intensity and speed will be se­
lected.
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