2016 AUDI S8 lock

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 ©@
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9 :I:
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.,. 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>

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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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'SI: ..... ..... on the horizon. In addition, they can cause
the windshield wipers to chatter.
- Properly functioning windshield wiper
blades are required for a clear view and safe
driving
c=> page 55, Replacing windshield
wiper blades.
- In the case of frost, check whether the
windshield wiper blades are frozen to the
windshield. Switching on the windshield
wipers can damage the wiper blades!
- Prior to using a car wash, the windshield wiper system must be switched off (lever in
position @). This helps to prevent uninten­
tional switching on and damage to the
windsh ield wiper system.
- Do not use the wipers to clear a frosted win­ dow . Using the wipers as a convenient ice
scraper will destroy the wiper blades.
@ Tips
- The windshield wipers are switched off
when the ignition is off. Activate the w ind­
sh ield wipers afte r the ignit ion is switched
back on by moving the windshield wiper lev­
er to any position.
- Worn or dirty windshield wipe r blades result
in streaking . This can affect the rain sensor
function. Check your windshield wipe r
blades regu larly .
- The washer fluid nozzles of the windshield
washer system are heated at low tempera­
tures when the ignition is on.
- When stopping temporarily, e.g. at a traffic
light, the set speed of the windshield wipers
is automatically reduced by one speed.
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the windshield wiper blades when they be­
gin to leave streaks. Use a soft cloth and glass
cleaner to clean the windshield wiper blades.
.,. Place the windshield wiper arms in the service
position. Refer to
c=> page 55.
.,. lift the wiper arm away from the front window .
Lights and Vision
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair your
view. This can lead to accidents .
Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fig. 56 Remov ing w indsh ield wiper blades
Wiper service position/ Blade replacement
position
.,. Switch the ignition off and move the windshield
wiper lever to position@¢
page 54, fig. 55.
The windsh ield wipers move into the service po­
sition .
.,. To bring the wipers back into the original posi­
tion, switch the ignition on and press the wind ­
shie ld wiper lever.
You can also turn the service posit ion on or off in
the MMI:
.,. Switch the windshie ld wipers off (posit io n @
c=> page 54, fig. 55).
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button > Car systems
control button > Servicing & checks > Wiper
service position > On.
Removing the wiper blade
.,. Lift the windshie ld wiper arm up from the
w indshie ld .
.,. Press the locking knob
(D c=> fig. 56 on the wiper
b lade . Hold the wiper blade firmly .
.,. Remove the w iper blade in the direction of the
arrow.
Attaching the wiper blade
.,. Install the new wiper blade in the re tainer on
the wiper arm @until you hear it click into
p lace on the wiper arm .
.,. Place the wiper arm back on the windshield. ..,.
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-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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