2016 AUDI S8 door lock

Opening and clo sin g
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switc h is inoperat ive.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
wh ich puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind i n the vehicle, especially children.
(D Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatical ly at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h)¢
page 32. You can
unlock the vehicle again using the opening
function in the power locking system switch.
Emergency locking
Each door must be locked separately if the pow­
er locking system fails.
F ig. 26 Door: Emergency locking
An emergency lock is located on the front end of
the passenger's door and the rea r doors (only
visib le when door is open).
• Remove the mechan ica l key ¢
page 31.
• Pull the cove r cap out of the opening ¢ fig. 26.
• Inse rt the key in the inside slot and turn it a ll
the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door).
Once the door has been closed, i t can no longer
be opened from the outside. The door can be
opened from the inside by pulling the door han­
d le. If the child safety lock in a rear door is acti­
vated, you must first pu ll the door handle on the
inside. Then you can open the door from the out­
side.
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Luggage compartment
Lid
Opening /closing the luggage compartment
lid
Fig . 27 Driver's door: remote luggage compartment lid re­
lease
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A U L, ..
Fig. 28 Posit ion of lock and handle in the lu ggage com­
partment lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Press the C:5 button on the remote cont rol
maste r key briefly . The l uggage compa rtment
lid will unlock.
• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the
C:5 button on the remote contro l
master key for at least one second. Or
• Pull the button
C:5 in the driver's door¢ fig. 27
briefly . Or
• Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid ¢
fig. 28 .
Clo sing the luggage compartm ent lid
• Pull the luggage compartment lid down and al­
low it to drop gently. The lid is then closed au­
tomatically¢ &_.
The sett ings in the MMI determine if the luggage
compartment lid can be opened using the handle
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_&. WARNING
-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 moving.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, always keep
the luggage compartment lid closed while
driving. Never transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the luggage
area , because then the luggage compart­
ment lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
c ially w ith the luggage compartment lid left
open. A chi ld 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 in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the luggage com­
partment lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use.
@ Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the luggage com­
partment lid can be unlocked separately by
pressing the button
c:$ on the master key.
When the luggage compartment lid is closed
aga in, it locks automatically .
Power opening/closing luggage
compartment lid
Applies to: vehicles with power opening/clos ing luggage com ­
partment lid
The luggage compartment lid can open and
close electrically.
Fig. 29 Closing button in th e luggage compartment lid
Opening and closing
Fig. 30 Closing and locking button in the luggage compart·
m ent lid (veh icles w it h conven ience key•)
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.. Press and hold the button c:$ on the remote
control master key for at least one second. Or
.,. Pull the button
c:$ in the driver 's door
¢
page 36, fig. 28 briefly . Or
" Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid
¢ page 36, fig . 28 .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.. Pull and ho ld the button c:$ in the driver's door
until the luggage compartment lid is closed
¢ &_ .Or
" Press the button
c:$ in the luggage compart­
ment lid¢
fig. 29. The luggage compartment
lid moves to the closed pos it ion by itself and
soft close locks it automat ica lly ¢ &_ . Or
" Press and hold the button
c:$ on the master key
until the rear lid is closed (vehicles with con­
venience key*)¢&_ . Or
.. Press the
tfl 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 meters) away from
the luggage compartment and must not be in­
side the vehicle . The luggage compartment lid
w ill automatically close and lock¢&_ . The ve­
hicle locks. Or
" Pull down on the luggage compa rtment lid
lightly using the handle. The closing procedure
finishes automatica lly .
Opening/closing will be stopped immed iate ly
when:
- You pull/release the
c:$ button in the driver's
door, or ..,.
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Opening and closin g
- You press/release the~ button on the remote
contro l key (vehicles with convenience key*), or
- You press the~ or
CD (vehicles with conven­
ience key*) button in the luggage compartment
lid , or
- You push the hand le in the luggage compart ­
ment lid, or
- You push on the luggage compartment lid with
your hand opposite the direction it is moving,
or
- When something b locks the luggage compart­
ment lid or makes it difficu lt for the lid to
move .
I f you press the hand le or one of the~ or
CD
(vehicles with convenience key*) buttons then,
the luggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depending on how far it was open.
A WARNING
- Read and follow all WARNINGS c> A in Gen­
eral description on page 32.
- After closing the luggage compartment lid,
always pull up on it to make sure that it is
properly closed . Otherwise
it cou ld open
suddenly when the veh icle is moving .
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the luggage compartment lid closed while dr iv ing . Neve r transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the luggage
area, because then the luggage compart­
ment lid c annot be fully closed .
- Never leave yo ur vehicle unattended espe­
c ially w ith the l uggage comp artment l id left
open. A child co ul d crawl into the ca r
through the luggage compartment and pull
the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
you r vehicle. A lways keep the luggage com­
partment lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use .
- Never close the luggage compartment lid
inatten tively or without check ing first . Al­
though the clos ing fo rce of the l uggage
c ompartment lid is limited, yo u can st ill se­
riously injure yourse lf or others.
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- Always ensure that no one is within range of
the luggage compartment lid when it is
mov ing, 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 com­
partment lid or help it when it is be ing
opened or closed a utomat ically.
(D Tips
- The settings in the MMI determine if the
luggage compartment lid can be opened us­
ing the handle
c> page 33
- If there is a mechanical problem with auto­
matic closing for the l uggage compartment
lid or the re is an obs truction, it opens again
immediately . Check to see why the luggage
compartment lid could not be closed before
a ttempting to close it again.
- The following applies to vehicles equ ipped
with the Convenience key* feature: if the re­
mote contro l key is left in the lugg age com­
partment, luggage compartmen t will auto­
matically unlock itself after you lock the ve­
hicle. This prevents you from unintentiona l­
ly lock ing you r key in the l uggage compart­
ment.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the button~ on the master
key. When t he luggage compartment lid is
closed aga in, it locks automat ica lly .
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below a
certain level, you can still open or close the
luggage compa rtment lid manually, howev­
er, you will need to apply mo re force to
close i t.

Luggage compartment with movement­
activated opening
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key and sensor-control·
led luggage compartment lid
Fig. 31 Rear of vehicle: foot movement
Requirements: You must be carrying your vehicle
key with you. You must be standing at the center
behind the luggage compartment lid. The d is ­
tance to the rear of the vehicle must be at least
8 inches (20 cm) . The ignition must be switched
off. Make sure you have firm footing.
.. Swing your foot forth and back below the
bumper
r=) fig . 31. Do not touch the bumper.
Once the system recognizes the movement, the
luggage compartment lid will open.
The luggage compartment lid will only open if
you make the movement as described. This pre­
vents the luggage compartment lid from opening
due to similar movements such as when you walk
between the rear of the vehicle and your garage
door.
General information
In some s ituations, the function is limited or
temporarily unavailable. This may happen if:
- the luggage compartment lid was just closed .
- you park close to a hedge and the branches
move back and forth under the vehicle for a
long period of time .
- you clean your vehicle, for example with a pres­
s ure washer or in a car wash .
- there is heavy rain.
- the bumper is very dirty, for example after driv-
ing on salted roads.
- there is interference to the radio signal from
the vehicle key, such as from cell phones or re­
mote controls.
Open ing and closing
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
If the central locking system fails, the luggage
compartment lid can be opened at the lock cylin­
der.
A U D ,.
Fig. 32 Luggage compartment lid : mechan ica l key in the
l ock cyli nder
.. Remove the mechanical key Q page 31.
.. Insert the key in the lock cylinder as p ictured.
.. Turn the key approximately 45° to the right
r=) fig. 32. The luggage compartment lid opens .
In this position the key cannot be pulled out of
the lock cylinder.
Parental control
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: chil d safety lock
The child safety lock is visible only when the door
is open.
.. Remove the mechanical key
Qpage 31.
.,. To switch on the child safety lock, turn the key
in the direction of the arrow.
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Opening and closing
• 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 in­
side door handles do not work and the doors can
only be opened from the outs ide.
Power child safety lock for the rear doors
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith power c hild safe ty lock in the rea r
do ors
The power child safety lock i prevents the rear
doors from being opened from the inside.
Fig . 34 Sect ion from drive r's doo r: contro ls
• To activate the child safety lock for the left/
right rear door, press the left/right button
i in
the driver's door
Q fig. 34. The light in the but­
ton will turn on.
• To deactivate the child safety lock for the left/
right rear door, press the left/right button
i in
the driver's door . The light in the button turns
off.
The fo llow ing features are sw itched 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 win-
dow,
- The buttons for the power sun shades* in the
side windows,
- The front passenger powe r seat adjustment*
button (by pressing the right button
[I) .
In order to activate the ch ild safety lock on the
left and the right s ide, press the two safety but­
tons
[I in success ion.
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Power Windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 35 Section of t he driver 's doo r: Contro ls
All power window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function :
Opening the windows
• Press the switch to the first level and hold it
until the w indow reaches the desired pos ition.
• To open the window comp letely, press the
sw itch all the way down to the
second level
briefly.
Closing the windows
• Pull the sw itch up to the first level and hold it
until the window reaches the desired position.
• To close the window complete ly, pull the
sw itch up to the
second level briefly.
Power window switches
@ Left front door
@ Right front door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button (or two safety buttons in
vehicles with power child safety locks*
Q page40)
Parental control
When the safety button ® Q fig. 35 is pressed,
the@ symbol in the button turns on. The follow­
ing features are switched off:
- Th e power window switches in the rear doors .
- The buttons for the sun shade* in the rear w in-
dow.

-The buttons for the power sun shades * in the
side windows.
- The button for the front passenger's seat ad­
justment*.
A WARNING 1=
- Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly when chil­
dren rema in in the vehicle . Otherwise the
children could start the engine or operate
electrical equipment such as power win­
dows. The power windows a re functional un­
ti l the driver's door or passenge r's door has
been opened.
- Pay ca reful attention when closing the win­
dows.
It could cause injury by pinching.
- When locking the veh icle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­ dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency.
@ Tips
- Using the switches © and @, the driver can
also operate the power sunshades* in the
side windows.
- After tu rning the ignition off you can st ill
open and close the w indows for app roxi ­
ma tely 10 minutes. The powe r windows are
not switched off until the driver'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 disconnected .
.,. Pull and hold the power w indow switch unt il
the window is fully closed.
.,. Release the switch and then pull it again for at
least one second.
Openin g an d clos ing
Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the luggage
compartment from unauthorized access.
Fig. 36 Valet parking button
With "valet parking" act ivated, the luggage com­
partment lid cannot be opened .
.,. Remove the mechanical key
c::> page 31.
.,. Open the glove compartment and activate
c::> fig. 36 the "valet parking" feature by press­
ing the
!VA LE T I button. The indicator light in
the switch illumina tes.
.,. Close the glove compartment and lock it with
the mechanical key.
.,. Leave the master key with the service personnel
for parking and keep the mechanical key with
you .
When the "valet parking" feature is activated:
- the unlocking button fo r the luggage compart­
ment lid~ in the driver's door is inactive
- the button~ on the master key is inactive
- the opening handle in the luggage compart-
ment lid is inactive.
The vehicle can be driven and locked and un­
locked with the master key . Access to the lug­
gage compartment is b locked.
When the valet parking function is switched on,
the message
V ale t p arki ng activat ed appears in
the instrument cluster d isp lay when you switch
the ignition on.
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Lights and Vision
Autom atic headli ghts
You can adjust the follow ing settings in the Au ­
tomatic headlight s
menu:
Headlights activation time -You can adjust if the
headligh ts switch on
Early , M ed . or Late accord ­
i n g to the sensitivity of the light se nsor.
Audi adaptive light * -You can switch adaptive
light
On and Off .
Autom atic high beams *
You can switch the high beam ass ist on and off .
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the daytime r unning
lights
on and off .
Canada m odels:
The function ca nnot be tu rned
off.
It is activ ated au tomatically each time the ig­
n ition is switched on . This menu item is shown
"greyed out" .
Coming home, Leaving home
The com ing home func tion illum ina tes the area
ou tside the ve hicle when yo u sw itch the igni tion
off and ope n the driver's door . To tu rn the f unc­
t ion on, select
Lights when leaving car > On .
The leav ing home function illuminates the area
ou tside the ve hicl e when yo u un lock the vehicle .
T o tur n the function on, select
Lights when un­
locking car > On.
The com ing home and le aving home f unctions
only operate w hen it is dark and the lig ht sw itch
is in t he
AUTO position.
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Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever on the left side of the steering column
is used to operate the turn signals and the high
beam as well as the headlight flasher .
Fig. 44 T urn signa l an d hi gh beam lev er
The turn signa l and hig h beam lever has the fol­
l owing functions:
Turn signals¢ Q ©@
N 0
9 :I:
~
.,. Push the leve r up as f ar as it ca n go to t urn on
t he rig ht tu rn signa l or down to tur n on t he left
turn signa l
r:!>fig. 44 .
.,. Move th e lever br ie fly u ntil yo u meet r esistance
and release it to flash three times.
.,. Move the lever (up or down) unt il y ou meet re­
sistance and ho ld it there to determine the
flashing time for the turn sig nals .
High beam gD@
.,. Push the lever fo rward to sw itch on the high
beam (vehicles wit h high beam assist*
r:!> page49).
.,. Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the high beam .
Headlight fla sher gD ©
.,. Pull the lever toward the steering whee l to use
the headlight flasher.
Notes on these features
- The turn signals on ly wor k w it h the ignition
sw itc hed on. The ind icator lights
II or H in
the instrument cluster ¢ page 11 also blink.
- After you h ave t urned a corner, the turn signa l
sw itches o ff automat ica lly.
- Th e
high beam works only when the head ligh ts
are on. The ind icator light
Bl in the instrumen t Iii>

-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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