2017 AUDI A8 Owners Manual

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Controls at a glance
Fig. 1 Cockp it : left sec tion
Fig. 2 Cockpit: righ t sect io n
Cockpit overview
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Cockpit over view
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Door hand le
S ide assist d isp lay
Cent ral locking switch ....... .. .
Side assist button .. ..... ... .. .
A ir vents w ith thumbwheel
L ever fo r:
- Turn signals and h igh beams
- High beam assistant ... ... .. .
- Active lane assist . ..... ... .. .
(J) Multifunction steering wheel with :
- Horn
D. ' . b - rivers air ag .... ... .. .. .. .
- Driver informat io n system con -
trols .. .... .......... ..... .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, naviga­
t ion and voice recognition con -
t rols .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .
- Shift paddles and~ button for
ma nual shifting .. .... .. .. .. .
@ Ins trument cluster . ..... ... .. .
® W indshield washer system lever
@ H ead-up Display ........... .. .
@ Buttons/ indicator light for :
- Start/Stop system . ..... .. .. .
- Extending/retracting the Info-
ta inment display ...... ..... .
- E lectron ic Stabili zation Contro l
(ESC) .. .. ............... .. .
- Emergency flashers ......... .
@ Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction
@ Knee airbag .. .. . .. ..... ... .. .
~ Buttons for :
- Stee ring wheel adjustmen t ... .
- Stee ring w heel heat ing
@ L everfor:
- Cru ise control system ....... .
- Adaptive cruise control .... .. .
@ Butto n for sw itching the Head-up
d isplay on/off , adjust ing t he
he igh t .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .
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104
3 1
104
44
44
10 2
230 12
11
86
9
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1 6
78
135
127
46
78
240
75
7 2
92
94
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@ Instrument illumination ... .... .
@ Hood release .... .. .. ........ .
@ Da ta link co nne ctor for On Board
Di agnos tic Sys tem (OB D II) .....
@ Light sw itch
@ Buttons for:
- All -weather lights
- Night vision assist .......... .
- Rea r fog lights . .. .. ........ .
@ Exterior mirror adjustment .... .
@ Switch for luggage compartment
l id ........ ... ... ........... .
@ B uttons fo r:
- Power windows .. .......... .
- Ch ild safety lock .. .. . ... .... .
@ Memo ry funct ion buttons ...... .
@ Infotainment system d isplay
@ Buttons/indicator light for:
- PA SSE NG ER AIR BAG OFF .... .
- Park ing system ............. .
- Power sunshade (rear blind) .. .
@ Glove compartment ... ....... .
@) Front passenger 's airbag ...... .
@ Valet Park ing func tion ........ .
@ Analog clo ck .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .
@ Climate contro l system ........ .
@) Infotainment system u nit ..... .
@ Se lector lever (automatic transm is-
s ion) ... .. .. .. .. .. .......... .
@) Center conso le w ith cup holder ..
@) Buttons fo r:
- Electromechan ica l park ing brake
@ I START EN GINE STOP! button
(D Tips
43,47
271
25
4 3
10 7
43
47
33
37
36
59
135
23 7
114
49
63
230
40
16
70
134
83
63
81
76
Some the equipment listed here is only instal ­
l ed i n certa in models or is available as an op­
tion.

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Instrument cluster
Instrument cluster overview
The instrument cluster is the central information center for the driver.
Fig. 3 In strume nt cl us ter overview
CD Eng ine coolan t temperature gauge
@ Tachometer . .. .. . .... ... .. .. .
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© Turn signals
D isp lay w ith
- Driver information system .... .
- In dicator lights ..... ... .. .. .
® Speedometer
@ Fuel level .. ... ... .... ..... .. .
0 Trip odometer reset b utton .... .
(D Tips
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10
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The instrument illumination for the need les
and dia ls t urns on when the ignition is turned
on and the lights are turned off. The illumina ­
tion for the ga uges reduces automat ica lly and
eventua lly turns off as brightness outside in­
creases. This function reminds the drive r to
t ur n t he low beams on at the appropriate
time.
Coolant temperature indicator
The coola nt tempe rature disp lay CD c> page 9,
fig. 3 only func tions when the ignit ion is switch­
ed o n. To preven t engine damage , please obse rve
t h e following notes abo ut the temperatu re rang­
es.
Cold range
If only the LEDs at the bottom of the gauge t urn
o n, the eng ine has not reached operat ing tem­
perature yet . Avoid high eng ine speeds, f ull ac­
c e le ra ting and heavy e ng ine loads.
Normal range
The eng ine has reached its operating tempera­
ture o nce the LEDs up to the center of the gauge
tu rn o n. If the . indica to r li ght i n the display
tu rns on, the coolant temperat ure is too h igh
¢ page 20.
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Cockpit overv iew
CD Note
-Auxiliary headlights and other accessories in
front of the cooling-a ir intake impair the
cooling effect of the coolant. This increases
the r isk of the engine overheat ing during
high outside temperatures and heavy en-
gine load.
- The front spoiler also he lps to distr ibute
cooling air correctly wh ile driving. If the
spoiler is damaged, the cooling effect will
be impaired and the risk of the engine over­
hea ting will inc re ase. See an a uthorized
A udi dealer or au thori zed A udi Service Fa­
cility for assistance .
Tachometer
The tachometer display s the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute
(RPM).
You shou ld shift to the nex t lowest gea r whe n
the speed is below 1,500 R PM. The beginn ing of
the red zone in the t achometer indic ates the
maxim um permissible eng ine speed fo r all gears
once the engine has been broken in an d when it is
warmed up to operating temperature . Before
reaching this zone, you should shift into the next
h ighest gear, select the D selector lever pos ition,
or remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
CD Note
The needle in the tachometer @ <=:> page 9,
fig. 3 may only be in the red area of the gauge
for a short t ime or the re is a risk of engine
damage. The locat ion where the red zone be­
gi ns varies depending on the engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel a nd re­
duce operating noise.
Fuel level
The display ® only works when the ignition is
sw itched on. If the fuel level d rops below 4 gal
(15
L), a red L ED will light up and the ll) ind ica­
tor light will tur n on
<=:> page 24 . The red LED
will blink when the fuel level is very low.
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The fuel tank capacity of your ve hicl e is listed in
the
Techn ical Data section <=:> page 334 .
CD Note
Never dr ive until t he ta nk is comp letely emp­
ty. The irreg ular su pp ly of fuel t hat res ults
from that can cause engine m isfires . Uncom­
b uste d fue l w ill then enter the exhaust sys ­
tem. This ca n cause overheating and damage
to the catalyt ic converter.
Odometer
Fi g. 4 Instru ment cluster: odometer a nd reset button
Upper odomet er
The trip odometer shows the distance driven
since it was last reset. It can be used to measure
short distances.
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press ­
ing the ~ reset button.
Lower odometer
The lower odomete r shows the tota l distance
that the vehicle has d riven.
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunction in the instr ument clus­
te r,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer display.
Have the malfu nction corrected as soon as possi­
ble.

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wheel
Operating
A pp lies to: ve hicles with mult ifunction steer ing wheel
You can operate various MMI functions and the
driver information system, change the volume,
and turn the voice recognition system* on and
off with the multifunction steering wheel.
Fig. 5 Driver information system
Fig. 6 Mult ifunct ion steer ing wheel operat ion
Requirement: the ignition and the MMI must be
switched on
<=:> page 134.
Operating the driver information system
The driver information system contains multiple
tabs ©<=:>
fig. 5 that display various information
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The following tabs are available, depending on
vehicle equipment:
First tab Vehicle information,
assistance systems
Second tab
a) Indicator lights, driver
messages, speed warn-
ing system
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Third tab b) Night vision assist*
<=:> page 107
Fourth tab Radio/media
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Fifth tab Telephone*
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Sixth tab Navigation*
<=:>page 15
•l This tab is only v isible if at least one indica tor ligh t o r
messa ge is show n or if the co rr espo nding syste m is
swi tched o n.
b l Thi s tab is on ly v is ib le if Night visio n ass ist* has been act i·
vated .
@Button ~
-Switching tabs: press the l<1 1> I button repeated­
ly until the desired tab is shown (for example,
Radio) .
@Button [i]
-Opening/closing the submenu: press the~
button.
® Left thumbwheel
- Selecting a function in a menu/list : turn the
left thumbwheel to the desired function (for
example, selecting a frequency).
- Confirming a selection: press the left thumb­
wheel.
- Zooming in/out on the map: when a map is
disp layed, turn the left thumbwheel to zoom in
and out on the map.
- Quick scrolling through lists: turn the left
thumbwheel quickly.
Additional function buttons
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h mult ifunct ion steeri ng w heel
Fig. 7 R ight s ide of multifu nction steer ing whee l
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Cockpit overview
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- Repeating the last navigation prompt :
press
the ~ button.
-Changing the voice guidance volume: turn the
right thumbwheel up or down dur ing vo ice
guidance.
@ button ~
- Switching the voice recognition system* on:
press the 5J button briefly on the multifunc ­
tion steer ing whee l. Say the desired command
after the
Beep.
- Switching the voice recognition system* off:
press and hold the 5J butto n. Or : say the com­
mand
Cancel.
For more information abo ut the vo ice recog nition
system, see~
page 141.
@ Right thumbwheel
You can adjust the vo lume of an audio source or a
system message (for example, from the voice recognit ion system*) whe n the sound is playing.
-Increasing or decreasing the volume: turn the
right thumbwheel up or down.
-Muting or pausing : turn the right thumbwheel
down.
Or : press the rig ht thumbwheel.
-Un muting or resuming: turn the right thumb­
wheel up .
Or: press the right thumbwheel.
© Manual shifting
See ¢ page 86 .
Driver information
system
On-board computer
F ig . 8 Instrument cluster: fuel co nsumption display
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You can call up the fo llowing information in the
on-board computer:
- Da te
- Dr iv ing time from the short-te rm memory
-Average consumption from the short -term
memory
- Average speed from the short-term memory
- Distance driven from the short-term memory
- Current fuel consumption
- Short-term memory overv iew
- Long-te rm memory overview
The short-term memory collects driv ing inf orma­
tion from the time the ign ition is switched on un­
til it is switched off. If you continue driving with­
i n two hours after switch ing the ignit ion off, the
new values are included when ca lculating the cur­
rent trip information.
Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term
memory is not erased automatically. You can se­
lect the time period for evaluating trip informa ­
tion yourself .
Fuel consumption
The current fu el consumption can be shown us­
in g a bar graph ¢
fig. 8. The average consump­
tion stored in the short-term memory is also dis­
played . If the bar is green, your vehicle is saving
fuel through one of the fo llowing functions :
-Recuperation : electrical energy can be stored in
the vehicle battery when the vehicle is coast ing
or dr iving down hill. The bar will move towa rd
0 .
-Cylinder on demand system*: the engine auto­
matically switches four cylinders (4 .0L TFSI) or
six cylinders (6.3L FSI) off when lower power
output is required and other conditions are
met. This change is not noticeable to the pas­
sengers . The cylinders w ill switch on again
when higher power output is needed .

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Applies to: vehicles with efficiency prog ram
Fig. 9 Instrument cluster : en ergy consumers
F ig. 10 Instrument cluster: economy t ip
The efficiency program can help you to use less
fuel. It shows other consumers that are using
fuel and economy tips give advice on how to drive
efficiently. The efficiency program receives dis­
tance and consumption data from the on-board
computer.
To disp lay the efficiency program, open the
Vehi­
cle functions
menu and select the Efficiency pro­
gram
menu item.
Other consumers
The Energy consumers view lists other equip­
ment that is currently affecting fuel consump ­
tion. The display shows up to three other equip­
ment items
@9 fig. 9. The equipment using the
most power is listed first. If more than three
items using power are sw itched on, the eq uip­
ment that is currently using the most power is
displayed.
A gauge @also shows the current total con­
sumpt ion of all o ther consumers.
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Economy tips
In certain situations, economy tips appear auto­
matically for a short time in the efficiency pro ­
gram ¢
fig. 10. If you follow these economy tips,
you can reduce your vehicle's fuel consumption.
To turn an economy tip off immediately after it
appears, press any button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
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- If you erase the data in the efficien cy pro­
gram, the va lues in the on -board computer
w ill also be reset.
- Once you have turned an economy tip off, it
w ill only appear again after you turn the ig­
nition on again.
- Th e economy tips are not displayed in every
instance, but rather in interva ls over a peri­
od of time .
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with mult ifunction steering w heel
Fig. 11 Radio me nu
Requirement: radio mode must be started
9 page 177 and the radio/media tab must be
displayed.
.,. Press the~ button on the multifunction steer­
ing wheel.
- Selecting the frequency band: select and con­
fi rm a frequency band.
-Selecting a station from the station list: select
and confirm a radio station.
-Selecting a station from the presets list: select
and confirm
Presets and then select a radio sta­
tion .
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Media
Applies to: vehicles w ith mu ltifunct ion steering wheel
F ig. 12 Media men u
Requirement: a media drive must contain audio/
video files ¢
page 180 and the radio/media tab
must be displayed .
.. Playing an audio/video file : select and confirm
a f ile.
.. Pausing /continuing playback : Press the right
thumbwheel. To resume playback, press the
right thumbwheel again.
.. Restarting playback of an audio file : select the
file that is currently playing, if necessary. Press
the left thumbwheel.
The following functions are available when you
p ress the~ button:
- Selecting a source: select and confirm a source
such as the
Jukebox .
- Selecting a radio station using the source list:
select and confirm a frequency band and then
select a station from the station list.
Telephone
Appl ies to : ve hicles w ith multifunct ion steering wheel and
telep hone
F ig . 13 Telepho ne menu
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Requirement: a ce ll phone must be connected to
the MMI ¢
page 146 and the telephone tab
must be d isp layed
~ fig . 13 .
.. Press the ~ button on the multifunction steer­
ing wheel.
- Calling a contact in the directory : select and
confirm
Directory . Select and confirm a con­
tact.
- Calling a contact in a call list : select and con­
firm
Dialed numbers , Missed calls or Received
calls.
Select and confirm a contact.
Directory contacts: the driver information sys­
tem only disp lays directory contacts that have a
phone number stored.
If several phone numbers
are stored with a contact, the list of stored num­
bers is displayed first when the entry is selected .
For more information about the displayed sym­
bols, refer to ¢
page 150 .
Caller information : the name, phone number or
Unknown appears in the driver information sys­
tem display depending on if the caller has been
stored in the directory and if the phone number
has been transm itted.
- Accepting a call : press the left thumbwheel
when there is an incoming call.
-Ignoring a call : select and confirm Ignore
when there is an incoming call.
-Ending a phone call : select and confirm End
call.
Functions during a phone call
- Making an additional phone call*:
select and
confirm
Hold >~button > Directory or an en­
try in one of the call Lists.
-Accepting an incoming call when there is an
active call and a call on hold:
select and con­
firm
Replace . The active call is replaced with
the incoming call .
Additional functions:
Mute *:
if you select and confirm this function,
the other person on the phone cannot hear yo u.
You can hear the other person.
Holding /resuming a call : you can put a current
ca ll on hold and resume a ca ll. .,..