2016 AUDI S8 steering wheel

Parking systems
Parallel parking
Applies to: vehicles with parking system p lus with rear view
camera
This view may be used when parallel parking
along the side of a street.
Fig. 136 Infotainment: blue surface aligned in the pa rking
space
F ig . 1 37 Infotainment: contact of the blue curved line with
the curb
Parking on the right is described here. It is identi­
cal when parking on the left.
If there is an obstacle next to the parking space
(such as a wall), refer to information for "Parking
next to obstacles"¢
page 122.
.,. Activate the turn signal.
.,. Position your vehicle next to a parked vehicle in
front of the desired parking space. The d istance
to this vehicle should be approximately 3 ft
(1 m) .
.,. Turn the Infota inment on and shift into reverse
gear. The parking system is turned on and the
cross parking indicator is displayed .
.,. Press the con trol button on the Infotainment
un it (!)
c::> fig. 136. The parallel parking indica­
tor is displayed.
.,. Back up and align your vehicle so the blue area
@ borders on the rear end of the vehicle be-
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hind you or on the parking space line c::> .&. in
General information on page 120,
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eral information on page 120.
The blue area
represents an extension of the veh icle's outline
by approximate ly 16 ft (5 m) to the rear. The
long side of the blue area should be on the
curb . The ent ire blue area must fit into the
parking space .
.,. With the vehicle stopped, turn the stee ring
wheel to the right as far as it will go .
.,. Back into the parking space unt il the blue curve
c::> fig. 137 touches the curb c:> .&. in General in­
formation on page 120,
c:, (D in General infor­
mation on page 120.
Stop the vehicle .
.,. With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering
wheel to the left as far as it will go.
.,. Continue to back into the parking space until
the vehicle is parked parallel to the curb
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in General information on page 120, c::>(D in
General information on page 120.@
marks
t he rear bumper . Stop the vehicle, at the latest,
when the red orientation line@ borders an ob­
ject . Keep an eye on the front of your vehicle
while doing this.
Parking next to obstacles
If there is an obstacle (such as a wall) next to the
parking space, posit ion the vehicle so there is
more space on that side. Position the long side of
the blue surface so that there is sufficient space
from the obstacle. The surface must not be
touching. You will a lso need to start turning the
steering wheel much earlier. The blue curve
c::> fig. 13 7 must not touch the obstacle and
sho uld have suff ic ient room .
@ Tips
The left or right orientation lines and surfaces
will be disp layed, depending on the turn s ig­
nal being used .
Peripheral cameras
Introduction
Applies to : vehicles with top v iew camera system
In addition to the functions from the sensors
c:, page 119, Sensors, c:, page 121, Visual display,
this parking system contains peripheral cameras . ..,_

Depending on the vehicle equipment, you are as­
sisted by various views such as peripheral view,
corner views at the front and rear of the veh icle,
and v iews directly in front of or behind the vehi­
cle.
General information
App lies to: veh icles with top view camera system
e
Fig. 138 Location of periphera l came ras
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the periph­
eral cameras are found in the radiator grille, in
the luggage compartment lid and on both exter i­
or mirrors ¢
fig. 138. Make sure that the lenses
are not covered by deposits or any other obstruc­
tions as it may impair the system . For informa­
tion on cleaning, refer to¢
page 206.
In the top vi ew mode, black corners are shown in
the vehicle silhouette . Objects in these areas are
outside of the camera's fie ld of view and are not
detected.
The accuracy of the orientation lines and the blue
surfaces is reduced if the adaptive air suspen­
sion* is faulty, if the vehicle is lifted or if the
d y­
namic mode is act ivated ¢ page 106.
.&, WARNING
-Always read and fo llow the applicable wa rn­
ings
¢ & in General information on
page 118 .
-If the posit ion or the insta llation angle of a
camera was changed, after a co llision for ex ­
amp le, do not cont inue to use the system
for safety reasons. Have it checked by your
authorized Audi dealership.
Parking systems
-Keep in mind that the image in the display is
distorted if the exter ior mirror housing has
been manually adjusted.
- Use the
rear mode and the co rner view
( rear )
mode only when the luggage com­
partment lid is fully closed. Otherwise the
image in the d isplay will be distorted.
- The vehicle surround ings are shown using
the camera images. The vehicle image is
shown by the system . Objects and obstacles
above the camera a re not disp layed .
- Camera lenses enlarge and distort the field of vision . The objects appear both a ltered
an d inaccurate on the screen.
(D Note
-Always read and fo llow the applicable warn­
ings
o (D in General information on
page 118.
- The Infotainment display shows the direc­
tion in which the rear of the veh icle is travel­
ing based on the steering wheel ang le. The
front of t he veh icle front sw ings out more
t han t he re ar of the vehicle . M ai nta in plenty
o f distance so that your o uts ide mirro r or a
corner of your vehicle does not collide with
any obstacles.
(D Tips
If t he 8/<:r;si/c:::::::5 symbo l appears in the d is­
play and the respective d isp lay area is grayed
out, then the power exterior mirrors we re
fo lded in or the dr iver's door/front passeng­
er's door/luggage compa rtment lid was
opened .
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Parking system s
.,. Se lect the @symbol with the control knob and
press the control knob.
You can choose between three d ifferent v iews in
this mode .
.,. To cross park, parallel park, or position the ve­
hicle in front of a trailer* , press the ® contro l
button on the unit repeatedly unti l the symbol
for the desired mode is selected.
Cross parking
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith to p view camera system
This view may be used when parking in a garage
or in a parking space .
Fig . 14 6 Info tainme nt: aim ing at a parking space
Fig. 147 In fo tai nme nt: al ig nin g th e vehicle
Requirement: cross parking is selected
c::> page 125.
.,. The orange colored or ientat ion lines (!) show
the d irection of travel of the vehicle. Turn the
steering wheel until the orange orientation lines appear in the parking space
c::> fig . 146 .
Use the mark ings @to help you est imate the
distance from an obstacle . Each marking repre­
sents about 3
ft (1 m) . T he blue area represents
an ex tension of the veh icle's outline by approx i­
ma tely 16 ft (S m) to the rear.
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.,. Wh ile driving in reverse gear, adjust the steer­
ing wheel angle to fit the parking space with
the aid of the orange orientat ion lines
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General informa tion on page 123 ,
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eral informa tion on page 123.@
marks the
rear bumper . Stop the vehicle when the red ori ­
entation line @) borders an obstacle
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General information on page 120 .
Parallel parking
Applies to: vehicles with top vi ew camera system
This view may be used when parallel parking
along the side of a street.
Fi g. 14 8 Infota in m ent : blue s urfaces alig ned in the park ­
in g space
Fig . 1 49 Infot ainment: contac t of t he b lue curve d line w ith
the curb
Parking on the right is described here . It is identi­
ca l w hen parking on the left .
If there is an obstacle next to the parki ng space
(such as a wall), refer to information for "Parking
next to obstacles "
c::> page 127.
.,. Activate the turn signal.
.,. Posit ion your veh icle next to a parked vehicle in
front of the des ired parking space . The distance
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to this vehicle should be approximately 3 ft
(1 m).
.. Turn the Infotainment on and shift into reverse
gear. The parking system is turned on and the
cross parking indicator is displayed .
.. Press the
(D Q page 122, fig . 136 control but ­
ton on the Infotainment un it repeatedly until
the
parallel parking v iew is displayed .
.. Back up and align yo ur vehicle so the blue area
@ borders on the rear end of the vehicle or on
the parking space line
Q .&. in General infor­
mation on page 123,
Q (D in General informa­
tion on page 123 .
The blue area represents an
extension of the veh icle's outline by approxi­
mately
16 ft (5 m) to the rear. The long side of
the blue area should be on the curb. The entire
blue area must fit into the parking space .
.. With the ve hicle stopped, turn the steer ing
wheel to the right as far as it will go .
.. Back into the park ing space until the b lue curve
Q page 122, fig . 13 7 tou ches the curb Q .&. in
General information on pag e 123,
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eral information on page 123 .
Stop the vehicle .
.. With the vehicle stopped, tu rn the steering
whee l to the left as far as it will go .
.. Cont inue to back into the parking space unt il
the vehicle is parked parallel to the curb
Q .&.
in General information on page 123, Q (D in
General information on page 123.@
marks
the rear bumper. Stop the vehicle, at the latest,
when the red or ien tat ion line @ borders a n ob­
ject. Keep an eye on the front of your ve hicle
wh ile doing this.
Parking next to obstacles
When there is an obstacle (such as a wal l) next to
the parking space, choose a space w ith more
space on the sides. Posit ion the long side of the
b lue area so that there is sufficient space from
the obstacle . The a rea must not be o n the obsta­
cle. You wi ll also need to start turning the steer­
ing wheel much earlie r. T here shou ld be a suffi­
cient amount of space between the obstacle and
the blue curve, and the b lue curve
Q page 122,
fig . 13
7 must not touch the obstacle .
Parking systems
(D Tips
The left or right orientation lines and surfaces
will be d isp layed, depend ing on the turn sig­
nal be ing used.
Trailer view
Appl ies to : veh icles w ith top view camera system and trailer
h itch
This view assists you in p ositioning the vehicle in
fron t of a trailer.
Fig . 1 50 Infota in m ent : rea r mode
R equirement: the trailer mode is selected
Q page 125 .
.. Now you can position your veh icle in front o f
the t railer
Q .&. in General information on
page 123,
Q (y in General information on
page 123.
The orange colored orientation l ine
denotes the expected path toward the trailer h itch . Use the blue li nes to help you est imate
the distance to the tra iler hitch.
Setting the mode
Applies to: veh icles w ith top view camera system
.., Select: !CAR ! function button> Car sy stem s
cont rol b utton > Dri ver a ssi st > Parking aid >
Change to front /rear > Auto or Manual.
Auto -
This view behind the vehicle ( Rear mode)
is d isp layed a utomat ica lly when you shift into re­
verse. This view i n fron t of the vehicle
(Front
mode) is d isp layed automat ica lly when you shift
i nto the forward gea rs.
Manual -This view beh ind the veh icle (Rear
mode) is a lways displayed when you t urn on the
system .
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Driving safety
• Sit properly in your seat and make sure that
your passengers do the same
c:> page 58, Gen­
eral information .
• Fasten your safety belt and wear it properly . Al ­
so instruct your passengers to fasten their safe­
ty belts properly
c:> page 138 .
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is directly related to the condition of
the vehicle, the driver as well as the driver 's abili­
ty to concentrate on the rood without being dis ­
tracted .
The driver is responsible for the safety of the ve­
hicle and all of its occupants. If your ability to
drive is impaired, safety risks for everybody in the
vehicle increase and you also become a hazard to
everyone else on the road
c:> Li').. Therefore :
• Do not let yourself be distracted by passengers
or by using a cellular telephone .
• NEVER drive when your driving ability is im­
paired (by medications, alcohol, drugs , etc.).
• Observe all traffic laws, rules of the road and
speed limits and plain common sense.
• ALWAYS adjust your speed to road, traffic and
weather conditions.
• Take frequent breaks on long trips. Do not drive
for more than two hours at a stretch.
• Do NOT drive when you are tired, under pres­
sure or when you are stressed.
A WARNING
Impaired driving safety increases the risk of
ser ious personal injury and death whenever a
vehicle is being used.
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Correct passenger
seating positions
Proper seating position for the driver
The proper driver seating position is important
for safe, relaxed driving.
Fig. 151 Correct seating posit ion
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of in­
jury in the event of an accident, we recommend
that you adjust the driver's seat to the following position:
• Adjust the driver's seat so that you can easily
push the pedals all the way to the floor while
keeping your knee(s) slightly bent
c:> .&, .
• Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in
an upright position so that your back comes in
full contact with it when you drive.
• Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a d is­
tance of at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the
steering wheel and your breast bone
r::!) fig. 151.
If not possible, see your authorized Audi deal­
ership about adaptive equipment.
• Adjust the steering wheel so that the steering
wheel and airbag cover points at your chest and
not at your face.
• Grasp the top of the steering wheel with your
elbow(s) slightly bent.
• Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is
as even as possible with the top of your head .
If
that is not possible, try to adjust the head re­
straint so that it is as close to this position as
possible.
• Fasten and wear safety belts correctly
c:> page 141.
• Always keep both feet in the footwell so that
you are in control of the vehicle at all t imes .

For detailed information on how to adjust the
driver's seat, see
¢ page 59.
A WARNING
Drivers who are unbelted, out of position or
too close to the airbag can be seriously in­
jured by an airbag as it unfolds. To help re­
duce the risk of serious personal injury:
- Always adjust the driver's seat and the
steering wheel so that there are at least 10 inches (25 cm) between your breastbone
and the steering wheel.
- Always adjust the driver's seat and the
steering wheel so that there are at least
4 inches (10 cm) between the knees and the
lower part of the instrument panel.
- Always hold the steering wheel on the out­
side of the steering wheel rim with your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi­
tions to help reduce the risk of personal in­
jury if the driver's airbag inflates.
- Never hold the steering wheel at the
12 o 'clock position or with your hands at
other positions inside the steering wheel
rim or on the steering wheel hub. Holding
the steering wheel the wrong way can cause
serious injuries to the hands, arms and head if the driver's airbag inflates.
- Pointing the steering wheel toward your face decreases the ability of the supplemen­
tal driver's airbag to protect you in a colli­
sion.
- Always sit in an upright position and never
lean against or place any part of your body
too close to the area where the airbags are
located.
- Before driving, always adjust the front seats and head restraints properly and make sure
that all passengers are properly restrained.
- Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is
moving . Your seat may move unexpectedly
and you could lose control of the vehicle.
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted back, the greater the risk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety belt
and improper seating position.
Driving safety
- Children must always ride in child seats
¢
page 168. Special precautions apply
when installing a child seat on the front passenger seat¢
page 146.
Proper seating position for the front
passenger
T he proper front passenger seating position is
important for safe, relaxed driving .
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of in­
jury in the event of an accident, we recommend
that you adjust the seat for the front passenger
to the following position :
... Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in
an upright position and your back comes in full
contact with it whenever the vehicle is moving.
... Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is
as even as possible with the top of your head.
If
that is not possible, try to adjust the head re­
straint so that it is as close to this position as
possible
¢ page 132.
... Keep both feet flat on the floor in front of the
front passenger seat.
... Fasten and wear safety belts correctly
¢page 141.
For detailed information on how to adjust the
front passenger's seat, see¢
page 58.
A WARNING
-Front seat passengers who are unbelted, out
of position or too close to the airbag can be
seriously injured or killed by the airbag as it
unfolds . To help reduce the risk of serious
personal injury:
- Passengers must always sit in an upright po­
sition and never lean against or place any part of their body too close to the area
where the airbags are located.
- Passengers who are unbelted, out of posi­
tion or too close to the airbag can be seri­
ously injured by an airbag as it unfolds with
great force in the blink of an eye . ..,
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-Failure to pay attention to the warn ing light
that come on, could lead to persona l injury.
Why use safety belts?
Frontal collisions and the law of physics
Frontal crashes create very strong forces for peo­
ple riding in vehicles .
Fig. 154 Unbelted occupants in a vehicle heading for a wall
Fig. 155 The vehicle crashes into the wall
The physical principles are simple. Both the vehi­
cle and the passengers possess energy which var­ ies with vehicle speed and body weight. Engi­
neers call this energy "kinetic energy."
The higher the speed of the vehicle and the greater the vehicle's we ight, the more energy
that has to be "absorbed" in the crash.
Veh icle speed is the most significant factor. If
the speed doubles from 15 to 30 mph (25 to 50
km/h), the energy increases 4 t imes!
Because the passengers of this vehicle are not us­
ing safety belts
¢fig. 154, they will keep moving
at the same speed the vehicle was moving just
before the crash, until something stops them -
here, the wall¢
fig. 155 .
Safety belts
The same p rinciples apply to people sitting in a
vehicle that is invo lved in a fronta l co llision. Even
at city speeds of 20 to 30 mph (30 to 50 km/h),
the forces acting on the body can reach one ton
(2,000 lbs, or 1,000 kg) or more. At greater
speeds, these forces are even higher.
People who do not use safety belts are a lso not
attached to the ir vehicle. In a frontal collis ion
they will also keep moving forward at the speed
their vehicle was travelling just before the crash .
Of course, the laws of physics don't just apply to
frontal collisions, they determine what happens in all kinds of accidents and collisions .
What happens to occupants not wea ring
safety belts?
In crashes unbelted occupants cannot stop
themselves from flying forward and being in­
jured or killed. Always wear your safety belts!
Fig. 156 A dr iver not wearing a safety belt is violently
thrown forward
Fig . 157 A rear passe nger not wearing a safety belt will fly
forwa rd and strike the driver
Unbelted occupants are not able to resist the tre­
mendous forces of impact by holding tight or
bracing themselves . Without the benefit of safe­
ty restraint systems, the unrestrained occupant
will slam v iolently into the steering wheel,
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Airbag syste m
Airbag system
Important information
Importance of wearing safety belts and
sitting properly
Airbags are only supplemental restraints . For
airbags to do their job, occupants must always
properly wear their safety belts and be in a prop ­
er seating position.
For your safety and the safety of your passen­
ge rs , before driving off, always :
"' Adjust the driver's seat and steering wheel
properly ¢
page 130,
"'Adjust the front passenge r's seat properly
¢ page 59,
"'Wear safety belts p roperly ¢ page 140,
"'Always properly use the proper child restraint
to protect children
¢ page 168.
In a coll is io n, airbags mus t inflate within the
blink of an eye and wi th considerab le force. The
supp lemental airbags can cause injuries if the
driv er or th e front s eat passeng er is not s eated
properly. Therefore in order to he lp the airbag to
do its job, it is important, both as a dr iver and as
a passenger to sit properly at all t imes.
By keeping room between your body and the
steering whee l and the front of the passenger
compartment, the a irbag can inflate fully and
completely and provide supplemental protect ion
in certain frontal collisions¢
page 130, Correct
passenger seating positions .
For details on the
operation of the seat adjustment con trols
¢ page 59.
It's especially important that children are proper ­
ly restra ined
¢ page 168 .
There is a lot that the driver and the passengers
can and must do to help the ind iv idual safety fea­
tures installed in your Audi work together as a
system .
Proper seating posit ion is important so that the
front airbag on the drive r side can do its job. If
you have a physical impairment or cond ition that
prevents you from s itting properly on the driver
seat with the safety be lt properly fastened and
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reaching the peda ls, or if yo u have concerns w ith
regard to the function or operation of the Ad­
vanced Airbag System, please contact your a u­
thori zed Audi dea ler or qua lified workshop, or
ca ll Audi Customer Relations at 1-800-822-2834
for poss ib le modifications to your vehicle .
When the airbag system dep loys, a gas generator
will fill the airbags, break open the padded cov­ ers, and infla te between the steering wheel and
the driver and between the instrument panel and
t h e front passenger . The airbags w il l deflate im­
med iate ly after deployment so that the front oc­
cupants can see t hrou gh the windsh ie ld again
without i nterruption.
All of th is takes p lace in the b link of an eye, so
fast that many people don't even rea lize that the
a irbags have deployed. The airbags a lso infla te
with a g re at deal of force and nothing should be
i n the ir way when they deploy. Front airbags in
combination with properly worn safety belts slow
down and limit the occupant 's forward move­
ment . Together they he lp to prevent the driver
and front seat passenger from hitting pa rts of
the ins ide of the vehicle while reduc ing the fo rces
acting on the occupant dur ing the cras h. In th is
way they help to reduce the risk of injury to the
head and uppe r body i n the crash . Airbags do not
protect the arms or the lower pa rts of the body.
Both front airbags will not inflate in all frontal
collisions . The t riggering of the a irbag system de­
pends on the veh icle decelerat ion rate caused by
t h e coll is io n and regis tered by the ele ctroni c con­
tro l unit . If this ra te is be low the refe rence value
programmed in to the contro l unit, the airbags
will not be trigge red, even tho ugh the car may be
badly damaged as a resu lt of the collision. Vehi­
cle damage, rep air costs or even the lack of vehi­
cle damage is not necessarily an indication of
whether an a irbag should inflate or not .
Since the circumstances will vary cons iderab ly
between one co llision and another, it is not possi ­
ble to define a range of veh icle speeds that will
cover every poss ible kind and angle of impact
that w ill always t rigger t he a irbags . Important
factors i nclude, for examp le, the nat ure (hard or
soft) of the object which the ca r hits, the angle of
i mp act , vehicle speed , etc. The front airbags will .,.