2017 AUDI A8 Owners Manual

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Switching on/off
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Audi active lane assist
Fig. 114 Turn s ig n al lever: button for active lane ass ist
F ig. 115 Windsh ield: camera window fo r ac tive lane assist
... Press the button to switch the system on and
off ¢
fig. 114 . The. or. indicator light in
the instrument cluster turns on o r off .
Indicator lights
• Ready:
the indicator light turns on when the
system is ready for use. The system can now be
operated .
., Not ready: the indicator light turns on if the
system is switched on but is inoperab le. Th is may
be due to the following reasons:
- The re is no lane marker line.
- T he relevan t lane marker lines are not detected
(for example, mark ings in a construction zone
or because they are obstructed by snow, dirt,
water or lighting).
- The vehicle speed is below the activation speed
of approx imately 40 mph (65 km/h) .
- The lane is too narrow or too wide.
- The curve is too narrow.
~ - The driver's hands are not on the stee ring
"' ,.... wheel.
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(D Tips
Make sure the camera's field of view
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fig. 115 is not obstructed by stickers or any­
thing else. For information on clean ing, refer
to
¢ page 306.
Image in the instrument cluster display
App lies to: vehicles with Audi active la ne ass ist
Fig. 116 Instrument cluster: active lane ass ist is sw itc hed
on and providing warnings
Fig. 117 Instrument cluste r: act ive lane ass ist is sw itc hed
on b ut not ready to provide warnings
You can call up the active lane assist display us­
ing the b uttons in the mu ltifunction steering
wheel
¢page 12 .
White line(s)
Active lane assist is activated
and ready to provide warn ings.
Red line(s) Active lane assist warns you
(left or right) before leav ing a lane
¢fig . 116. In addition, the
steeri ng wheel vibrates lightly.
Gray line(s)
Active lane assist is activated,
but not ready to give warning
¢fig. 117.
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Messag es in the instrument cluster display
If the active lane ass ist switches off automatica l­
ly, the indicator lig ht in the display turns off and
one of the following messages appears:
Audi acti ve lan e ass ist : Cur rently un availabl e.
No camera vie w
This message appears if the camera is unable to
detect the lines. This co uld happen if :
- The camera field of view
9page 103, fig . 115 is
dirty or cove red in ice . Clean this area on the
windshield .
- The camera field of v iew is fogged over . Wait
unt il the fog has cleared before sw itch ing the
active lane assist on again .
- The system has been unable to detect the lanes for an extended period of time d ue to road con­
ditions. Switch a ctive lane assist back on when
the lines are mo re visible .
Audi acti ve lan e ass ist : Cu rrently un available
There is a temporary active lane assist ma lf u nc­
tion . Try sw itching the act ive lane assist on aga in
later.
Audi active lane a ssist : System fault!
Dr ive to an a utho rized Aud i dea le r or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunction corrected.
Audi active lane a ssist : Please take over steering
This message appea rs if you are not steering by
yourself . If th is is the case, active lane assist does
no t swi tch off, but it is "not ready" to provide a
warn ing . The system ca n he lp you keep the veh i­
cle in the lane. However, yo u are responsib le for
d riving the vehicle and must steer it yo ursel f.
Setting the vibration warning
Applies to: ve hicles with Audi active lane assist
.,. Se lect : the ICARI function button > Car systems
contro l button > Driver a ssist > Audi acti ve
lane ass ist .
V ibration warning
You can switch the additional vibration wa rni ng
in the steering wheel o n or off.
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@ Tips
Your settings are automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote contro l key being used.
Audi side assist
Description
App lies to: vehicles with A udi side ass ist
Fi g. 118 Senso r detect ion ra nge
Fig. 119 D isp lay on t he exterio r mirr or
Side assist helps you monitor your blind spot and
traffic behind your vehicle. W ithin the limits of
the system, it warns you abo ut vehicles that are
coming closer or th at a re t raveling wit h you with­
i n senso r range @
9 fig. 118: if a lane c hange is
classified as cri tical, the disp lay @ in the exte rior
mirror
9 fig. 119 turns on .
The disp lay in the left exte rio r mirror prov ides as­
s ista nce when making a lane change to the left,
whi le the display in the r igh t exterior m irror pro ­
vides assistance w hen making a lane c hange to
the right.
Information stage
As long as you do not a ct iva te the t urn signal,
side ass ist informs you abou t vehi cles tha t are
detected a nd classified as c rit ical. The di splay in
the mirror turns on, but is dim. ""

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r The display remains dim in the information stage
so that your view toward the front is not distur ­
bed .
Warning stage
If the d isplay i n a m irror blinks br igh tly when yo u
activate a turn signal, side assist is warning you
about detected vehicles that it has classified as
cr itical. If this happens, check traffic by g lancing
in the exterior mirrors and over your shoulder
c::>
.& in General information on page 106.
Ap plies to vehicles with active lane assist
The display in the mirror can a lso b link if you
have not activated a turn signa l: if you are ap­
proaching a detected lane marker line and it ap ­
pears you w ill be leaving the lane, side assist will
warn you about detected vehicles that it has clas­ sified as critical.
@ Tips
- You can adjust the brightness of the display
i n the exte rior mirror @c::>page
107.
-Please refer to the instructions for towing a
trailer located in
c::>page 105.
General information
Appl ies to: ve hicles with Audi side assist
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Fig. 120 D riving s ituations
A ss ist
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Fig. 121 Rea r of the vehicle: pos it io n of the sensors
Side assist funct ions at speeds above approxi­
mately 19 mph (30 km/h) .
@ Vehicles that are approaching
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In certain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
critical for a lane change even if it is still some ­
what far away . The faster a vehicle approaches,
the sooner the display in the exterior m irror will
tu rn o n.
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveling with yo u are indicated in the
exter ior mirror if they are classified as cr itical for
a lane change . A ll vehicles detected by side assist
are ind icated by the t ime they ente r you r "blind
spot", at the lates t.
© Vehicles you are passing
If you s low ly pass a veh icle that s ide ass ist has
detected (the difference in speed between the
vehicle and you r vehicle is less than 9 mph (15
k m/h)), the display in the exte rior m irror turns
o n as soon as t he veh icle enters your b lind spot .
The display w ill not t urn on if you quickly pass a
vehicle that side ass ist has de tected (the differ­
ence in speed is greater than 9 mph (15 km/ h)).
Function al limitat ions
The radar sensors are designed to detect the left
and right ad jacent lanes when the road lanes are
t h e normal width. In some situations, the display
in the exterior m irror may turn on even though
t h e re is no veh icle located in the area tha t is criti­
ca l for a lane change . For ex ample :
- If the lanes are na rrow or if your are drivi ng on
the edge of you r lane. If th is is the case, the ..,.
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Ass is t
system may have detected a vehicle in another
lane that is not adjacent to your current lane.
- If you are driving through a curve. Side assist may react to a vehicle that is one lane over
from th e adjacent lane .
- If s ide assist reacts to other objects (such as
high or d isplaced guard ra ils).
- In poor weather condit ions. The side assist
functions are limited.
Do not cover the radar sensors <=>
fig. 121 with
stickers, deposits, bicycle wheels o r othe r ob ­
jects, beca use they wi ll impair the function. Do
not use side ass ist when towing a trailer. For in­
formation on cleaning, see <=>
page 306.
A WARNING
-Always pay attention to traffic and to the
area around your vehicle. Side assist cannot
rep lace a driver's attention. The driver alone
is a lways responsible for lane changes and
similar d riving maneuvers .
- In some situat ions, the system may not
func tion or its funct ion may be limited . For
example :
- if vehicles are approaching or being left
behind very quickly. The display may not
turn on in t ime .
- In poor weather conditions such as heavy
rain, snow or heavy mist .
- On very wide lanes, in tight curves, or i f
there is a rise in the road surface. Vehicles
in the adjacent lane may not be detected
because they are outs ide of the sensor
range.
- Audi side ass ist cannot detect a ll vehicles
under a ll condit ions, which can increase the
risk of accidents.
- Please note that side assist only displays ap­ proaching vehicles or vehicles in your blind
spot if your vehicle is traveling at least
19 mph (30 km/h) .
- In certain situations, the system may not
work or its function may be limited. For ex ­
amp le:
- The display may not turn on at the rig ht
time if veh ides are approaching or passing
very q uick ly .
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- In poor weather conditions, such as heavy
rain, snow or fog .
- In very wide lanes , in tight c urves or when
there are slopes in the roadway, vehicles
i n the ne ighboring lanes may not be de­
tected because they a re outside of the
sensor range .
(D Note
The sensors can be d isplaced by impacts or
damage to the bumper, wheel housing and underbody. This can impair the system. Have
an authorized Audi dealer or author ized Audi
Service Fac ility check their f unct io n.
@ Tips
- If the w indow glass in the dr iver's door or
front passenge r's door has been tinted, the
display in t he exterior mirror may be incor­
rect .
- For an explanat ion on co nfo rm ity w ith the
FCC regulations in the Un ited States and the
Indust ry Canada regulatio ns, see
~page 339.
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles wi th A ud i side assist
F ig . 122 D river 's doo r: side as sist but ton
.,. Press the button to sw itch the system on and
off <=>.&
in General information on page 106 .
The LED in the button tur ns on when side assis t
is swi tched on.

0 co .... N ,..... N .... 0 0 :c ' Setting the display brightness
Appl ies to: ve hicles with Audi side assist
The display brightness can be adjusted in the In­
fotainment system.
.. Se lect : the I CAR I function button > Car systems
contro l button > Driver ass ist > Audi side as­
sist .
The display brightness ad justs automat ica lly to
the br ightness of the surroundings, both in the
i n formation and in the warning stage . In very
dark or very bright sur roundings, the automatic
ad ju stment will set t he d isp lay to the m inimum
or maxim um level. In such cases, you may no tice
no change when adjus ting the b rightness, o r the
change may only be no tic eable once the s ur­
r o undings change .
Ad just the b rig ht ness to a level where the d isp lay
in t he inform ation stage wi ll no t dis rup t your
view ahead. If you change the bright ness, the dis­
p lay in the ex terior mirror will brief ly show the
b rightness level in the information stage . The
brightness of the warning stage is linked to the
brightness in the informat ion stage and is ad just­
ed along w ith the information stage.
(D Tips
- Side assist is not active wh ile you are ma k­
i ng the ad justment.
- Your settings are automatically store d and
ass igned to the remote control key being
used.
Messages
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Audi side assist
If s ide ass ist switches off by itself, the LED in the
button turns off and a message will appear in the
i nstr ument cluster d is pl ay :
Audi side assist: Currently unavailable . No
sensor vision
The rada r senso rs' vision is affected . Do not cover
the area in front of the senso rs with bike wheels ,
sticke rs, dirt o r othe r objects . Clean t he a rea in
fr on t of the senso rs , if necess ary
c> page 105,
fig. 1 21 .
Assist
Audi side assist: currently unavailable
S id e assist c annot be sw itched on at this time be­
ca use there is a ma lfunction ( for example, the
battery c harge leve l may be too low).
Audi side assist: System fault!
T he system canno t gua rantee that it will detect
vehicle s cor rec tly and it has switc hed off. The
senso rs have been moved or are f aulty. H ave the
system checked by an au thorized Audi dealer o r
autho rized Audi Serv ice Facility soon.
Audi side assist: Unavailable when towing
S ide ass ist swit ches off automatically when a fac­
tory -inst alled tra ile r hi tch is con necte d to the
electrical connec tor on the t rai ler . There is no
guarantee the system will switch off when using
a retrofitted trailer hitch. Do not use side assist
when towing a trai ler.
Night vision assist with
pedestrian and wild
animal detection
Description
App lies to : vehicles wit h night vision assist
The night vision assist can detect, highlight and,
if necessary, warn about pedestrians and large wild animals.
N ight v ision assist w ith pedestrian and w ild ani ­
mal detection assists you at nig ht by using an in­
frared camera to monitor the a rea in front of
your vehicle, within the limits of the system. It can d isplay objects up to a distance of approxi ­
mately 1000 feet (300 m) . The thermal image
de te cted by the camera is show n in the inst ru­
ment cluster d is pla y. Warm areas appear lighter
and co ld areas appear d arker.
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Ass is t
Highlighting detected pedestrians and wild
animals
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith night vi sion ass ist
F ig. 123 Instrument cluster: yellow highl ighted pedes ­
trians
F ig. 124 Instrument cluster: symbol when the infrared im­
age is not vi sible
With in the limits of the system, the night vision
assist can detect pedestria ns and w ild an imals
that are between approximately 32 ft (10 m) and 295
ft (90 m) in front of the vehicle and within
the detection zone . Within the limits of the sys ­
tem
q poge 109, a pedestrian or wild an imal de­
tected when the low beams are switched on is
highlighted in yellow
q fig. 123. Animal recogni­
tion is not active with in h ighly developed areas.
The system only detects large wild animals such
as deer.
@ Tips
If another display such as navigation replaces
the night vision assist image, the~,, symbol
appears in a tab
q fig . 124 . You can access
night vision ass ist using the mult ifunct ion
steer ing whee l buttons
q page 11.
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Pedestrian and wild animal warning
App lies to : vehicles wit h night vision assis t
Fig. 125 Instrument cluster: @ pedest rian warning, @
wild anim al warn ing
Fig . 126 Instr ument clus ter: @pedestria n warning/ @
wild animal warning, when the nigh t vision ass ist im age is
not selected in the instru ment cluster display
Image in the instrument cluster /Head-up
di spl ay *
If there are pedestrians or wild an imals in an
area in front of your vehicle that is classified as
cr itical, the system will direct your attention to
th is:
- Pedestrians or wild anima ls are highlighted in
red and the corresponding symbol. or.
turns on~
fig. 125 .
- There is also an audible signal.
The area classified as c ritical is based on the veh i­
cle speed and the steeri ng wheel angle . Pedes­
trian and wild animal warning enco urages you to
pay more attention.
If the night vision assist image is rep laced by an­
othe r d isplay (such as the on-board compute r),
the red. or. in dicator light~
fig. 126 will
appear if there is a pedestrian or wild anima l
warning.

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"' .... 0 0 :r If the Head-up display* is switched on and the
night vision assist content is activated,. or.
will appear in the Head-up display".
Marking light*
To direct the driver's attention to a pedestrian,
the headlights can flash on the pedestrian three
times in a row when there is a pedestrian warn­
ing.
This occurs at speeds above approximately 35 mph (60 km/h) if you are outside of illuminat­
ed areas and no detected vehicles are shown. The
high beam assistant* controls the marking light*
c::> page 44, High beam assistant .
The marking light is not used for wild animals.
General information
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
Fig. 127 Front of the vehicle: night vision ass ist came ra
The following situations may affect the function
of the night vision assist system:
- Poor visibility such as snow, rain, fog or heavy
spray
- Dirty lens on the night vision assist camera
Make sure the night vision assist camera
c::>fig. 127 is not covered by stickers, deposits or
any other obstructions because that can affect
the camera function . For information on clean­
ing , refer to
c::> page 306 .
The pedestrian and wild anima l recogn it ion de­
pends on the temperature difference between
the person/wild anima l and the background . Peo ­
ple/wild animals may not be detected if the dif­
ference is too small. The pedestrian/wild animal marking and the marking light* deactivate at
Assist
temperatures above approximately 77 °F (25 °C)
and during daylight. If the night vision assist im­
age is selected in the instrument cluster display,
then the
II symbol appears at the top on the
right side.
A WARNING
-Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when night vision assist is switch­
ed on. The driver is always responsible for as­
sessing the traffic situation.
- Night vision assist can only warn about peo­
ple and wild animals located within the visu­
al range of the infrared camera. The visual
range corresponds to the image in the in­
strument cluster display.
- Night vision assist may not detect people or
wild animals and mark them if
- they are not in an upright position, for ex­
amp le if they are sitting or lying down
and/or
- the silhouette in the display appears in­
complete or interrupted, for example be­
cause the person is partially covered by a
vehicle or an animal by tall grass. This
could increase the risk of an accident.
- Never try to swerve around animals if doing
so will endanger you or other road users, be­
cause this increases the risk of an accident.
(l'} Tips
- Even though the system evaluates the
shape and heat given off by all detected ob­
jects, there are limits to the system . There
may be false warnings.
- For technical reasons, the image pauses in
split second intervals.
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Switching on /off
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
Fig. 128 Area aro und th e light sw itc h: n ight v is ion assist
butto n
Requirement: sw itch the ignition on and turn the
light switch to the
AUTO position.
• Press the
[g button 9 fig . 128 . The heat image
from the nig ht vision camera appears in the in ­
s t ru me nt cluster d isplay.
• Press the
(g button again to switch the night
vision assist off .
If condit io ns are b right enough, night vision as­
sis t can be sw itched on withou t mov ing the light
switch to the
AUTO position. Pedestrian and wild
an imal highlighting and warnings are only active
when it is da rk outs ide and the headlights are
sw itched on .
Adjusting the contrast
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
• Select : the ICARI function button > Car systems
contro l button > Driver a ssist > Night vision
a ssi st cont rast .
When the night vision assist is switched on and
the image is visible in the instrument cluster d is ­
p lay, you can adjust the contrast in the image
from
Min to Ma x.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
Ni ght vision assist : System fau lt
The system cannot guarantee correct function
and is switched off . See an author ized Audi deal-
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er or authori zed Aud i Service Facility for assis ­
tance .
Night vi sion a ssis t: Current ly unavailable
The system cannot guarantee correct funct io n at
th is time and is switched off .
Night vision assist: O nly a vailabl e a t n ight with
lights turned on
N ight vision assist only works whe n it is dark out­
s ide and the headlights are on.
Night vis ion a ssist: Pede stri an marking current­
l y unavailab le
The pedestrian and wi ld animal marki ng was
swi tched off by the system .
Audi drive select (drive
settings)
Introduction
D rive select makes it possib le to exper ience dif­
f erent types of ve hicle settings in one veh icle .
The dr iver can se lect
Comfort , Auto and Dynamic
modes in the Infotainment system to switch be­
tween, for example, a sporty and a comfortab le
driv ing mode .
You can adjust the vehicle settings to your per ­
sona l preferences in the
Ind ividual mode . This
makes it possible to comb ine sett ings su ch as a
sporty engine setting with light steer ing .
Description
The following systems, among ot her things, are
i nfluenced by dr ive select:
Eng ine and tr an smis sion
Depend ing on the mode, th e engine and trans­
mission respond more q uick ly or in a more bal­
a nced manner to accelerator pedal movements.
In the sporty dynamic mode, the transm ission
shifts at higher speed ranges.
Air suspen sion
T he adaptive air suspens ion/adapt ive a ir suspen­
sion sport* is an electronically controlled air sus- pension and damping system . The adjustment ..,