2016 AUDI A8 sunroof

Table of content s
Owner' s Lit e rature
5
About thi s Own er' s Manual . . . . . . 6
Opera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments and indicator lights 10
I nstruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
I ndicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Driver informat ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 28
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
K eys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage comp art men t lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Parental control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Va let parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
P ano rama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Garage doo r opener (Home Link) . . . . . . . . 44
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
E xterio r ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
I n terior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Windshi eld wip ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Dig ital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front seat s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rearseats .. .. .... .... .... ....... .. . 61
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
F u ll -length center console . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
L uggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
P ass-through w it h ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
12-volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6
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Driving .... . .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Steering . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Start ing and stopping the eng ine
E lec tromechanical parking brake ... .. . .
S ta rt/Stop sys tem .. .. ...... ... .. .. . .
Speed warning system ............... .
Cru ise cont rol system ..... ... ... ... . .
Audi adapt ive cru ise control and
braking guard ... .. .... ... ... ... . .
Introduction ...... ................. .
Genera l information .. ...... ... .. .. . .
A udi adaptive cruise contro l ... ...... . .
Audi bra kin g g uard . .. ........ ..... . .
Messages ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Audi active lane assist .. .... .... .
Lane assist . ... .. .. .. .. . ... .... ... . . 80
80
81
83
85
88
88
90
90
90
92
96
97
99
99
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
S ide assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
D riving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Raising/lower ing the veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Night vision assistant with ped estrian and
wild animal marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 112
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
G enera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Parking syst em plus with rearvi ew came ra 119
Periphera l cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Adjusting the d isplay and the w arning
tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 28
E rror messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
T railer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Bas ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Co rrect passenge r seat ing positions . . . . . 130
Driver 's and front passenger's foo twell . . 134

Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 19 R emote control master key: removing the mechani·
ca l key
• Press the release button @¢fig. 19.
• Pull the mechanical key @ out of the master
key.
Using the mechan ica l key, you can:
- lock and unlock* the storage compartment on
the passenger's side¢
page 73.
- lock and unlock the vehicle manually
¢page 35.
-lock the front and rear passenger doors me­
chanically¢
page 36.
-unlock the luggage compartment lid manually
¢page 39.
Check light and battery in the master key
Fig. 20 Remote master key: Remov ing the battery holder
Check light in the ma ste r key
The check light®¢ fig. 20 in the master key
provides information about different conditions.
• The check light turns on briefly once when a
button is pressed, and during an "inquiry" by
the conven ience key system.
Open ing and closing
• If the check light does not come on, the battery
is dead and has to be replaced. In addition,
when the battery is dead the
!I ind icator light
appears in the instrument cluster display as
well as the message
Please change the key
battery .
Ma ster key battery replacement
• Remove the mechanical key ¢page 31.
• Press the re lease button @¢ fig. 20 on the
battery holder and at the same time pull the
battery holder out of the master key in the di­
rection of the arrow .
.. Install the new batte ry CR 2032 with the"+"
sign facing down.
.. Push the battery holder carefully into the mas­
ter key .
.. Insta ll the mechanical key .
@ For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as not
to pol lute the environment.
(D Tips
The replacement battery must be the same
specification as the original.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthorized
use of your vehicle.
A computer ch ip inside your key automatically
deact ivates the electronic immob ilizer when the
key is inside the vehicle. When you remove the
key from the vehicle, the elect ronic immob ilizer
is automatically activated once again .
& WARNING
-
Always take the key with you when you leave
the vehicle. The key can disarm the electronic
engine immobilizer and permit an unauthor­
i zed person to start the engine and enable op­
eration of the vehicle systems such as power
window or power sunroof leading to serious
personal injury.
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Opening and clo sin g
Sunroof
Operation
Fig. 37 Sect io n of the headliner : Sl idin g/tiltin g sun roof
butto n
@Tilting and sliding
• To tilt the sunroof completely, press the switch
briefly to the second level¢
fig. 3 7 briefly .
• To close the sunroof comp letely, pull the
switch brief ly to the seco nd level ¢
A.
• To se lect an intermediate pos ition, press/pull
the switch to the first level until the desired po ­
sition is reached.
@ Op ening and clos ing
• To open the sunroof comp letely , slide the but­
ton back briefly to the second level.
• To close the sunroof comp letely, slide the but­
ton forward briefly to the second level¢
,A.
• To select a partially open position, slide the
button forward/back to the first level until the
roof reaches the desired position .
A wind deflector integrated into the sliding/tilt ­
ing sunroof adapts automatically to the speed
and sunroof position . This reduces w ind noise to
a m inimum in a ll sunroof positions .
You can still close or open the sunroof for up to
ten minutes after you have switched the ignition
off. The switch is deact ivated once the driver's or
front passenger's door is opened .
Solar protecti on
The solar protection opens automat ically when
the sunroof opens .
42 Vehicles with a glass panel sunroo
f: the sun
shade can be opened and closed by hand when
the sunroof is closed .
Vehicles with a solar panel sunroof*: the closed sunshade opens automat ica lly when the sunroof
opens.
A WARNING -
Pay careful attention when closing the slid­
ing/tilting sunroof -otherwise serious injury
could result! A lways take the key with you
when leaving the vehicle .
(D Note
Always close your slid ing/tilting sunroof when
l eav ing your vehicle. Sudden rain can cause
damage to the interior equipment of your ve­ hicle, part icularly the electronic equipment.
(!} Tips
- Informat ion regarding the solar roof*
¢ page 79 .
- The sliding/tilting sunroof will on ly open at
temperatures above -4 °F
(-20 °() .
Emergency closing of the sliding/tilting
sunroof
If the s unroof detects an object in its path when
i t is closing, i t will open aga in automatically . In
th is ca se, you can close the roof with the power
emergency closing function .
• Within five seconds after the s unroof opens au­
t oma tically, pull the sw itch un til the roof
closes.

Panorama glass roof
Opening/closing the roof
Appl ies to: ve hicles wit h pa nora mic su nro of
F ig . 3 8 Section of the front headliner : panoramic sun roof
button
F ig. 39 Rear door: pa noramic sunroof button
@ Tilting the front segment of the roof
• To tilt the sunroof comp letely, press the b utton
u p brief ly to the se co n d leve l!a. 1.
• To close the sunroof comp lete ly, pull the but­
ton
l""' I down b riefly to the second level Q _&.
• To se lect a tilted position, press/pull the but­
ton
l ""' I to the first level until the des ired posi ­
tion is reached.
@ Sliding the front segment of the roof
• To open the sunroof completely, slide the but­
ton
l ""' I back to just before the second level
Q fig. 38.
• To close the sunroof comp letely, s lide the but­
ton ~ forward briefly to the second level
Q _& .
• To select a partially open position, slide the
button ~ forward/back to the first leve l until
t h e des ired position is reached .
Tilting the rear segment of the roof
The rear segment of the roof can be operated
both from the cockp it and from the rear seat.
Opening and closing
• To tilt the su nroo f complete ly, press the bu tton
~ in the rear door briefly to the second leve l
¢fig . 39.
• To close the s unroof completely, pull the but ­
ton~ up briefly to the second level
Q _&.
• To select a t ilted position, press/pu ll the but ­
ton~ to the fi rst level unt il the desired pos i­
tion is reached . Or
• To operate the roo f fro m the cockpit, press the
!REAR MODEi button Qfig. 38. You can now
open/close the rear segment of the roof using
the bu tton
l= I in the headliner . The L ED in the
front of the headliner turns on when the rear
roof segment is t ilted.
A ft er the ignition is sw itched off, you ca n st ill op­
erate the panoramic sun roof for about 10 m i­
nutes . The switc h is deactivated once the driver's
or front passenger 's doo r is opened.
_& WARNING
-
Be carefu l when closing the panoramic su n-
roof -otherw ise serious inju ry could result!
For th is reaso n, always take the ig nitio n key
wi th you w hen leav ing t he veh icle .
(D Note
Always close you r panoramic sun roof when
l eav ing you r vehicle . Sudden rain can ca use
damage to the interior equipmen t of your ve ­
h icl e, p art icu la rly the el ect ronic equipment.
{D Tips
- In format io n regarding co nvenience open ­
ing/closi ng
Q pag e 33.
-The pano ramic sunroof w ill only open at
tempe ratures above -4 °F (-20 °C) .
- To prevent both roof segments from collid­
ing w ith one ano ther, yo u do not need to
- til t the rea r ro of segment if t he fron t roof
segmen t is a lready o pen.
- close the front roof segmen t if the rea r
roof segment is already ti lted.
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Opening and clo sin g
Opening/closing the sun shade
Applies to: ve hicles w ith pa noramic sunroof
© Front sun shade
• To open the sun shade completely, slide the
button
G;J back to just before the second level
q page 43, fig. 38 .
• To close the sun shade completely , slide the
button
G;J forward b riefly to the second level.
• To se lect a partially open position, slide the
button
[!i;] to the first level until the desired po­
sition is reached.
© R ear sun shade
• To open the sun shade completely, press the
button
G;J in the rear door briefly to the second
level ¢
page 43, fig. 39.
• To close the sun shade completely, pull the
button
G;:l up to the second level q ,& .
• To select a partially open position, press/pull
the button~ to the first level until the desired
pos ition is reached . Or
• To operate the sun shade from the cockpit,
press the
I REAR MOD E I button ¢ page 43,
fig. 38. You can now open/close the rea r sun
shade using the button~ in the headliner.
A WARNING
Be careful when closing the panoramic sun­
roof -otherwise serious injury could result!
For this reason , always take the ignition key
w ith you when leaving the vehicle .
Roof segment/sun shade emergency
closing
A pp lies to: ve hicles with pa noramic sunroof
If the roof segment or sun shade detects an ob­
ject in its path when it is clos ing , it will open
aga in automat ica lly. In this case, yo u can then
close it with the power emergency clos ing func­
tion.
-
• Within five seconds after the roof segmen t or
s u n shade opens autom atically, p ull the switch
unt il it closes.
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Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to: vehicl es wit h garage door o pe ne r (Home Link)
Fig. 40 Ga rage doo r opener: examples of usin g w ith d iffe r·
ent syste ms
You can act ivate various systems such as garage
doors, security systems and home lighting from inside your vehicle using the garage door opener
(Homelink) . There are three buttons for th is in
the veh icle headliner that can be in used in place
of up to three hand-held transmitters.
To operate systems using the ga rage door open­
er, the three buttons in the roof headliner must be programmed first .
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the im­
mediate vicinity of the equipment when using
or p rogramm ing the garage door opener. Peo­
p le can be injured and ob jects can be dam­
aged if they are caught in the equipment.
(D Tips
- For security reasons, we recommend that
yo u clear the prog rammed buttons before
sell ing the vehicle .
- For add itiona l information about Homel ink,
visit www.homelink .com .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Indust ry Canada regulat ions
¢page 284.

(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.
.. Select : I CARI function button> Car systems
control button > A/C .
Rear cabin settings*
When this function is selec ted, a ll sett ings for
t he rear can be adjusted through the climate con ­
trol system in the cockpit . T he 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 cockpit is pressed.
Auto recirculation*
The sensit ivity level of the automatic recircula­
tion mode can be set at various leve ls from
off to
sensitive . The recirculation mode l""' I is controlled
on automatically. You must press the
I~ FRONT I
button if fog forms on the w indows .
Footwell temperature
You can adjust the footwell temperature so that
it is cooler or warmer.
Windshield heat*
When the defroster I@ FRONT I is switched on and
the
Auto setting is selected, the windshield de­
froster is con trolled automatically .
Supplementary heater*
The supplementary heater warms the interior of
veh icles with diese l engines* more quickly . The
supp lementary heate r is controlled automat ically
in the
Auto setting.
Solar roof*
Parking ventilation is controlled automatically in
the
auto setting .
Warm and cold
When the ignition is off, so lar-powered parking
ventilation may switch on, as long as
- t here is sufficient sunlight ,
- the outside temperature is not too low,
- the sunroof is closed or tilted and
-auto (MMI) is selected.
~ Steer ing wheel heating
Applies to: vehicles with heated steering wheel
T he steering wheel rim can be heated .
Fig. 86 Stee ring co lumn: steer ing wheel heating bu tton
.,. Press the [j] button to switch steering wheel
heating on/off. The message
Steering wheel
heating on!/Steering wheel heating off!
ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display.
T he temperature is maintained at a constant lev­
el when steering wheel heating is switched on.
The steering wheel heating sett ings are stored
automat ically and assigned to the remote control
key that is in use .
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Audi pre sense Preventative passenger
protection
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Audi pre se nse
Audi pre sense can initiate steps to help protect
vehicle occupants in certain situations. The func­
tions described depend on equipment installed in
your veh icle:
Audi pre sense basic
The following functions can be triggered in cer­
tain driving situations:
- Tightening of the safety belts (for examp le,
during heavy braking): the front safety belts
have reversible belt pretensione rs. If a collision
does not occur, the safety belts loosen slightly
and are ready to be t ightened again.
- Closing the windows and the sunroof*: the win­
dows and the sunroof* close leaving a small
open gap .
Audi pre sense basic functions can be triggered at
speeds above 20 mph (30 km/h). The deploy­ ment time is adapted in the drive select mode dy­
namic.
Audi pre sense front (vehicles with adaptive
cruise control*)
Audi pre sense front includes the functions in
Audi pre sense basic . In addition, within the lim ­
its of the system, the likelihood of a collision
with the vehicle immediately ahead is also calcu­ lated.
If the system senses an imminent collision
the following functions can be triggered:
- Braking guard
~ page 96
- Tightening the safety belts
- Closing the windows and the sunroof* (leaving
a small open gap)
Audi pre sense rear (vehicles with Audi side
assist*}
Audi pre sense rear includes the functions in Audi
pre sense basic. In addition, the likelihood of a
rear-end collision with the vehicle coming from
behind is also calculated.
If the risk of a collision
is detected , the following functions can be trig­
gered:
Audi pre sense
-Tig htening the safety belts
- Closing the windows and the sunroof* ( leaving
a small open gap)
- Adjusting the seats: the settings for the power
head restrains, the upper sections of the backr­
ests and the pneumatic side bolsters* are opti­ mized for the front seats and the outboard rear
seats*. If a co llision does not occur, the previ­
ous seat settings are restored.
Audi pre sense plus
Audi pre sense plus includes the functions in Audi
pre sense front and Audi pre sense rear.
Error message
Audi pre sense: not available
Preventative passenger protection is not availa­
ble . See your authorized Audi dealer immediately
to have the malfunction corrected .
A WARNING
-
Audi pre sense cannot overcome the laws of
physics. It cannot prevent a collision. Do not
l et the increased safety provided tempt you to
take risks. This will increase the risk of a colli­
sion and serious personal injuries.
- The sensors cannot always detect all ob­
jects. This increases the risk of a collision.
-Audi pre sense does not detect people or an­
imals or objects that are crossing the vehi­
cle's path
~ page 90.
-The radar sensor's vision can be reduced by
heavy rain, ice, snow, heavy road sp ray and
reflections from guard rails, tunne l entran­
ces, etc. These and similar conditions can prevent vehicles from being accurately de­
tected and in some cases they may not be
detected at all.
(D Note
The sensors can be displaced by impacts or
damage to the bumper, wheel housing and
underbody. This can affect the function of the
Audi pre sense system . Have your authorized
Audi dealer check to make sure that the sys­
tem is work ing properly.
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Care and cleaning
Care and cleaning
General information
Regular, proper care helps to maintain your vehi­
cle's value.
It can also be a requirement when
submitting warranty claims for corrosion damage
and paint defects on the body.
The required cleaning and care products can be
obtained from your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified workshop. Read and follow the instruc­
tions for use on the packaging.
A WARNING
-Using cleaning and care products incorrectly
can be dangerous to your health .
- Always store cleaning and care products out
of reach of children to reduce the risk of poi­
soning.
@ For the sake of the environment
- Preferably use environmentally-friendly
products when buying cleaning agents.
- Do not dispose of leftover cleaning and care
products with household trash.
Car washes
The longer deposits remain on the vehicle, the
more the surface can be damaged. High temper­
atures such as those caused by sunlight increase
the damaging effects .
Before washing, wet heavy deposits with plenty
of water.
Stubborn deposits such as bird droppings or tree
sap are best removed with plenty of water and a
microfiber cloth.
Also, wash the underside of your vehicle once
road salt stops being used for the season.
Pressure washers
When washing your vehicles with a pressure
washer, always follow the operating instructions
provided with the pressure washer. This is espe­
cially important in regard to the pressure and
spraying distance . Do not aim the spray directly
at seals on side windows, doors, the hood, the
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rear lid or the sunroof* or at tires, rubber hoses,
insulating material, sensors* or camera lenses*.
Keep a distance of at least 16 inches (40 cm) .
Do not remove snow and ice with a pressure
washer.
Never use rotary nozzles or high pressure noz­
zles.
The water temperature must not be above 140 °F
(60 °C).
Automatic car washes
Spray off the vehicle before washing.
Make sure that the windows and roof* are closed
and the windshield wipers are
off . Follow instruc­
tions from the car wash operator, especially if
there are accessories attached to your vehicle.
If possible, use car washes that do not have
brushes.
Only use car washes where the vehicle remains
stationary and the washing equipment moves
around the vehicle when washing and drying. Car
washes that move the vehicle through the car
wash using a chain are not recommended.
Washing by hand
Clean the vehicle starting from the top and work­
ing down using a soft sponge or cleaning brush.
Use solvent-free cleaning products.
Washing vehicles with matte finish paint by
hand
To avoid damaging the paint when washing, first
remove dust and large particles from your vehi­
cle. Insects, grease spots and fingerprints are
best removed with a special cleaner for matte
finish paint.
Apply the product using a microfiber cloth. To
avoid damaging the paint surface, do not use too
much pressure.
Rinse the vehicle thoroughly with water. Then
clean using a neutral shampoo and a soft micro­
fiber cloth .
Rinse the vehicle thoroughly again and let it air
dry. Remove any water residue using a sham my. ..,..