2016 AUDI S8 climate control

Table of content s
Owner' s Lit e rature
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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
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85
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90
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97
99
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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

(!) Door handle
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®
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Audi side assist display
Power locking sw itches
Audi side assist button ........ .
A ir vents with thumbwheel
Contro l lever for:
- Turn signal and high beam
- High beam assist .......... . .
- Audi active lane assist ....... .
(J) Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag .... ..... ... . .
- Driver information system but-
tons . ......... ....... ..... .
- Audio/video, telephone, naviga­
tion and voice recognition but ­
tons
- Shift paddles and~ button for
manual shifting ... ..... ... . .
@ Instrument cluster .......... . .
® Windshield washer system lever
@ Head-up Display ........... .. .
@ Buttons for:
- Start -Stop -System . ..... ... . .
- MMI display
- Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) .. .. ............. .. .. .
- Emergency flashers ........ . .
@ Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction ..... ....... ..... .
@ Knee airbag ................ . .
~ Buttons for:
- Steering wheel adjustment ... .
- Steering wheel heating .. .... .
@ Lever for:
- Cruise control system ..... .. .
- Adaptive cruise control .... .. .
@ Button for switching the Head-up
Display on/off, adjusting the
height .. .. ............... .. .
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102
48
49
99
150
23
115 10
54
27
85
192
47
83
160
80
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88
90
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Cockpit
@ Instrument illumination ....... .
@ Engine hood release .......... .
@) Data Link Connector for On Board
Diagnostics (OBD II) .......... .
@ Light switch . .. .............. .
@ Buttons for :
-All-weather lights .......... .
- Night vision assistant ........ .
- Rear fog lights ............. .
@ Power exterior mirror adjustment
Rear lid switch ... ...... ...... .
Power windows .............. .
Memory function buttons ...... .
MMI display
Indicator lights/buttons for
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
- Parking system ............. .
- Rear window power sun shade
@ Glove compartment .... ...... .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Valet parking feature ......... .
@ Analog clock .. .. ............ .
@ Climate contro ls ............. .
@) MMI controls
<.§ Selector lever (automatic transmis-
sion) . .. .. .. .. .............. .
@ Center console with cupholder .. .
@ E lectromechanical parking brake
@ IS TAR T ENGINE ST OP !button
{I) Tips
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46
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51
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40
65
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118
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150
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- Some of the equipment or features shown
in the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your vehicle or may be op­
tional equipment depending on your model.
Always ask your authorized Audi dealer if
you have a question about your vehicle.
- Operation of the Multi Media Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manual.
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Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig. 18 Key set
@ Remote control key with mechanical key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine w ith the master key with re­
mote control. A mechanical key is integrated in
the remote control key¢
page 31.
@ Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for constant
use. It shou ld only be used in an emergency.
Keep it in a safe place and do not carry it on your
key ring.
Key replacement
If you lose a key , contact your authorized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disab led .
Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "their own" master
key. When the ignition is switched off or when
the vehicle is locked , personal convenience set­
tings for the following systems are stored and as­
signed to the remote master key .
- Automatic climate contro l
- Central locking system
- Rear w indow sun blind
- Amb ient lighting
- Seat memory
- Parking system*
-Adaptive cruise contro l*
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- Audi active lane assist*
- Audi side assist*
- Audi drive select
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel*
The stored settings are automatica lly recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open the
doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
-
- Do not leave your vehicle unattended . Al­
ways take your ignition key with you and
lock your vehicle. Entry by unauthorized per­
sons could endanger you or result in theft or
damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave children unattended in the ve­
hicle, especially with access to vehicle keys.
Ungua rded access to the keys provides chil ­
dren the opportunity to start the engine
and/or activate vehicle systems s uch as the
power windows, etc . Unsupervised opera­
tion of any veh icle system by ch ildren can
result in serious injury.
(D Tips
- The operation of the remote control key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference
from transmitters in the v icinity of the vehi­
cle working in the same frequency range
(e.g . a cell phone, radio equipment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys are
only available from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulat ions
C?page 284.

Warm and cold
Warm and cold
Climate control system
Description
The climate control system warms, cools and
adds humidity to the air in the veh icle inter ior. It
is the most effective when the windows and sun ­
roof* are closed . If the temperature inside the
parked vehicle becomes very warm, opening the
window briefly will speed up the cooling process.
I n all heating mode functions except
defrost, the
b lower only switches to a higher speed once the
engine coolant has reached a certain tempera­
ture .
Condensat ion from the cooling system can drip
and form a puddle of water under the veh icle.
This is normal and does not mean there is a leak.
P ollutant filt er
The po llutant filte r removes pollutants such as
dust and pollen from the a ir.
The air pollutants filter must be changed at the intervals specif ied in your Warranty
& Mainte­
nance booklet, so that the a ir cond it ione r can
properly work.
If you drive your vehicle in an area with high air pollut ion, the filter may need to be changed
more frequently than specified i n your Aud i Wa r­
ranty
& Maintenance booklet. If in doubt, ask
your author ized Audi Service Advisor for advice.
Key cod ed setting s
The climate control settings are automatically
stored and assigned to the remote contro l key
that is in use .
.8, WARNING
Reduced visib ility is dangerous and can ca use
accidents.
- For safe dr iv ing it is very impo rtan t that a ll
windows be free of ice, snow and condensa­
t ion .
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- Complete ly familiarize yourself with the
proper use and function of the heating and
ventilation system and espec ially how to de­
fog and defrost the wi ndows .
- Never use the windshield wiper/washer sys­
tem in freezing weather until you have
warmed the windshield first, using the heat­ ing and vent ilation system. The washer solu­
tion may freeze on the windshield and re­
duce visibi lity.
(D Note
- If you suspect that the air conditioner has
been damaged, sw itch the system off to
avoid further damage and have it inspected
by a q ualified dealership.
- Repa irs to the Aud i air cond itioner requ ire
special techn ica l know ledge and spec ial
tools. Contact an a uthorized Audi dealer fo r
assistance.
@ For the sake of the environment
By reduc ing the amo unt of fuel you use, you
also red uce the amount of pollutants emitted
into the a ir.
(D Tips
- Keep t he a ir intake slots (in front of the
windshield) free from ice, snow and debr is
in orde r to maintain the prope r funct ion of
the climate control system .
- The energy management sys tem may sw itch
the seat heating* o r rea r window defroster
off temporarily. These systems are available
again as soon as the energy balance has
been restored.
- Air escapes through vents under the rear
window. When placing items of clothing on
the luggage compartment cover, ensure
that the openings are not covered.

Warm and cold
Operation
We recommend pressing the
! AUTO ! button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C).
Fig. 84 Cockpit con trols
Fig. 85 four zone automatic climate control: rear controls
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or off .
Use the dials to adjust the temperature, the
b lower speed and the air distr ibut ion. The LED in
a butto n will light up when the function is
switched on. The settings a re shown in the cli­
mate con trol display and are also shown in the
MMI disp lay for a few seconds. The driver and
front passenger settings can be adj usting sepa­
rately .
You can also adjus t the rear left and right sides in
the four zone automatic climate control*
¢fig. 85 .
IOFF I Switching the climate control system
on/off
~ The IOFFI button switches the climate control 0
~ system on or off. It also switches on when you
~ turn the dial or press any button. Airflow from U"I ,...., \!) ,....,
outside is blocked when the climate control sys­
tem is switched off.
You can act ivate the residual heat function when
the ignit io n i s off by pressing and holding the~
button. The residual heat from the coolant is
u sed to heat the veh icle inter ior. The residua l
heat function switches off automatica lly after
about 30 minutes .
IA/Cl Switching cooling mode on/off
The air is not cooled and humidity is not removed
when cooling mode is switched off. This can
cause fog on the windows. Coo ling mode
switches off automatically at low outside tem­
peratures.
1 .,.,,1 Switching recirculation mode on/off
In rec irculat ion mode, the air inside the vehicle is
circulated and filtered. This prevents the unfi l­
tered air outside the vehicle from entering the
vehicle interior. We recommend switching recir­
cu lation mode on when driving through a tunnel
or when sitting in traffic
c> &.
The !AUTO I button or I FRONT! button switches
recircu lation mode off. ..,.
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Warm and cold
IAUTO ! Switching auto matic mode on
Automatic mode ma intains a constant tempera­
ture inside the vehicle. Air temperature, airflow
and air distribution are cont rolled automatically.
Adjusting th e tempe rature
Tempe ratures between 60 °F (+16 °C) and 84 °F
(+28 °C) can be set. Outside of this range,
l o or hi
will appear in the climate control system disp lay.
At both of these settings, the climate control sys ­
tem runs continuously at maximum cooling or
heating power . There is no temperature regula­
tion .
~ Adjust ing th e airflo w
You can adjust the airf low manually to suit your
needs . To have the airflow regulated automati­
cally, press the
IAU TO I button.
~ Adjusting the air distribution
You can manually se lect the vents where the a ir
will flow. To have the a ir dist ribution reg ulated
automatically, press the
IAU TO I button.
[ti /~ * Adjusting Seat h eating /v entil ation *
Pressing the button switches the seat heating/
venti lation on at the h ighest setting (level 3) . The
L EDs indicate the temperature level. To reduce
the tempera ture, press the button aga in. To
switch the seat heating/ventilation off, press the
button repeated ly until the LED turns off.
Afte r 10 minutes, the seat heating/ventilation
automatically switches from level 3 to level 2 .
In vehicles without the four zone automat ic cl i­
mate control*, buttons in the rear center console
control the seat hea ting for both outer rear
seats*.
I @ FRONT I Switch th e defroster on /off
The windsh ield and s ide windows are defrosted
or cleared of condensation as qu ickly as possible .
The max imum amo unt of air flows ma inly from
the vents below the w indshield. Recircu lation
mode switches off. The temperature shou ld be
set to approximate ly 72 ° F (22 °C).
The
IAU TOI button switches the defroster off.
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lliil REAR I Switch ing rear window he ater on /
off
The rear window heater only operates when the
engine is running . It switches off automatically
after 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the outside
temperature.
To prevent the rear window heater from switch­
i ng off automatica lly, press and hold the
ICiJ REARI
button for more than 2 seconds. This rema ins
stored until the ignition is sw itched off.
I SYNC ! Synchroni zation *
When synchronization is switched on, the set­
tings for the driver's side are applied to the front
passenger's side (except for seat heating/venti la ­
tion*). The rear seat is also synchroni zed in
vehicles with the 4-zone deluxe automatic cli­ mate control system*. Synchron izat ion sw itches
off if the sett ings a re adjusted on the front pas­
senger's s ide or in the rear*.
You can synchronize the sett ings in a row by
pressing and holding a knob . For example, to ap ­
ply the settings for the front passenger's side to
the d river's s ide, press and hold the knob o n the
front passenger 's side.
Air vents
You can open or close the center and rear vents in
the cockpit and the vents in the rear center con­
so le and doo r pillars us ing the ridged thumb­
whee ls. The levers adj ust the direction of the air­
flow from the vents.
_&. WARNING
- Do not use the rec irculat ion mode for ex­
tended periods of time . The windows could
fog up since no fresh air can enter the vehi­ cle. If the windows fog up, press the air re­
circulation button again immed iate ly to
sw itch off the a ir recircu lation function or
select defrost.
- Individuals w ith reduced sensit iv ity to pa in
or temperature could develop burns when
using the seat heating funct ion. To reduce
the risk of injury, these individuals should not use seat heating.
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(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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Driver side cockpit fuse assignment
Fig . 227 D river sid e cockpit: fuse panel with plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (brown )
No . Equipment
1 Light switch
2 Emergency start coil (driver iden tification)
3 Left rear door con trol module
4 Head -up display
5 Ho rn
6 Interior lights (headliner)
Steering column lever, m ultifunction
8 steer ing whee l cont ro ls, steering wheel
heati ng
10 Powe r steering column adjustment
1 1 Dr iver door co ntro l mod ule
12 Diagnostic con nector, light/rain sensor
13 Radio rece iver, par king heater
14 Power steering column adjustment
15 Powe r stee ring, A/C comp resso r
16 Brake booster
Fuse panel © (black)
No . Equipment
1 Front seat heating
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel © (black)
2 Windshie ld w ipers
3 F ron t ex terior lig hti ng
4 Sliding/tilting s unroof
5 Dr iver power w indow
6 Driver's seat (pneumatic)
7 Pano rama su nroo f
8 Dynam ic steering
9 F ron t ex terior lig hting
10 W indshie ld/head light washer system
11 Left rea r powe r window
12 Panorama su nroof
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fig. 228 Front passenge r side cockp it: fuse panel with
p last ic b racket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
1 Ant i-theft alarm system
2 Transmission contro l modu le
3 Front climate control fan
4 Engine supply
6 Engine control module
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