2017 AUDI A8 center console

Parking systems
Switching on or off
Applies to: ve hicles w ith per ip heral cameras
Fig. 141 Center console: Pw.!. button
F ig . 142 Infotainment system: select the mode
Switching on
.. Shift into reverse, or
.. Press the P"'A button in the center console
c> fig. 141. A short confirmation tone sounds
and the LED in the button turns on.
Selecting the mode
.. Turn the cont rol knob to the symbol for the de­
sired mode @ through ®¢
fig. 142 and press
the control knob.
Switching off
.. Drive faster than 6 mph (10 km/h), or
.. Press the
P1#~ button, or
.. Switch the ign ition off.
You may select from the following modes:
@ -Top view
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® -Corner view (front) c> page 121
© -Front¢ page 121
@-Rea rc> page121
® -Corner view (rear)¢
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Peripheral
Applies to : vehicles wit h per ipheral cameras
Fig. 143 Infota inment system: periphera l mode
This view is ideal for maneuvering. The vehicle
surroundings are shown using the camera im­
ages. The vehicle image is shown by the system.
Selecting peripheral
.. Select the@ symbo l with the contro l knob and
press the control knob.
Switching between optical view and camera
image
.. Press the Graphic © control button to see the
optical display .
.. To display the camera image, press the
Camera
control button .

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r protection switch is installed to protect the CD/
DVD and the laser.
Laser devices : laser devices are divided into safe­
ty classes 1 to 4 in accordance with DIN IEC 76
(CO) 6/VD E 0837. The various types of audio
equipment install ed conform to safety class
1.
T he laser uses so little power or is s hielded so
there is no danger when it is used correctly .
Device cover: do not remove the cover from the
device . The device does not contain any parts that
the owner can repair .
SD card reader
The SD card readers are located behind the cover
in the cen ter console.
Fig. 193 Insert ing the SD card
- Inserting the SD card: slide the SD card into
the card reader slot
(D w ith the label facing up
(contact sur faces facing down)
r=> fig. 193. The
angled corner of the SD card must point toward
the right front. Then push th e SD card into the
s lot until it clicks into place.
-Removing the SD card : press briefly on the SD
card . The card is re leased.
The SD card reader is started and operated
through the MMI
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A WARNING
The card reader must always be closed while
driving for safety reasons .
CD Note
Only use one-piece SD cards. If adapter cards
(SD cards with more than one piece) are used,
the card could fall out of the adapter when
Media drives and connections
driving because of vibrations. Individua l
pieces could then become stuck in the drive
and impa ir the functionality.
(D Tips
Always keep the SD card in a suitable case to
protect it from dirt, dust particles and other
damage.
DVD drive
The DVD drive is located behind the cover inside
the center console.
Fig . 194 DVD drive
-Loading a CD/DVD: slide the CD/DVD straight
into the DVD slot @ with the label fac ing up
r=o fig. 194 .
-Ejecting a CD/DVD : press the button (D.
The CD/DVD is pulled in again automatically if it
is not removed from the DVD slot w ith in approxi­
mately ten seconds after ejecting it.
The DVD drive is started and operated through
the MMI
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CD Note
-Never force a CD/DVD into the drive. The
CD/DVD is pulled in automatically .
- Do not insert CDs/DVDs with labels into th e
drive. Labels can come loose from the CD/
DVD and damage the drive.
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The CD/DVD playback is not ensured with au­
dio files that have a high data rate.
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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r Rear Seat Entertainment
RSE components
overview
A ppl ies to: ve hicl es w ith Re ar Seat E nte rtainment
The Rear Seat Entertainment, abbreviated RSE ,
combines different entertainment systems . The
RSE control panel is located in the rear center
console .
Fig . 202 RSE compo nen ts
The RSE components are located centra lly in the
rear of t he vehicle
9 fig. 202 . You can also access
the MMI DVD changer* .
CD DVD changer*
@ Left/right RS E disp lay
® Audi music interface
© RSE control unit
® RSE media drives
The standard RSE sys tem is equipped with two
d isp lays, two sets of wire less headphones, a DVD
drive, two SD card readers as well as an Audi mu ­
sic interface that can be used to connect portable
audio/video devices . The RSE also has a Jukebox
(20 GB memory capacity) available.
Rear Seat Entertainment
A WARNING
-- Driving requires your complete and undivid-
ed attention. As the drive r, you have com ­
plete responsib ility for safety in traff ic. Only
use the Rear Seat Entertainment system
when t raff ic conditions permit and always in
a way tha t allows you to maintain comp lete
control over your vehicle . For examp le, do
not reach behind you when driving to oper­
ate the Rear Seat Entertainment system .
-Adj ust the volume of the audio system so
that signals from outside the vehicle, suc h
as police and fire sirens, can be heard easi ly
at all times.
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Note that this chapte r on ly describes RSE
components . For deta iled information about
operating indiv idual RSE funct ions, refer to
the descriptions in the corresponding chapter
(for example the Radio functions
¢ page 177).
Switching the RSE on
and off
Applies to : vehicles wit h Rear Seat Enterta inment
Operating the RS E corresponds to the operation­
al conc ept for the MMI control pan el. You us e
the RSE control unit for both RSE displays.
F ig . 203 RS E cont ro l un it
.,. Swit ching the RS E on : press the left/right On/
Off knob
CD ¢ fig . 203 briefly . Or: press one of
the buttons to open a menu direct ly @ .
"" Swit ching the R SE off : press and hold the left/
r igh t On/Off knob until the RSE turns off.
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Rear Seat Entertainment
Labeling the wireless headphones
-Attach the supplied label CD or@ c::> fig. 209 on
the inside of the left/right wire less head­
phones.
La beling the w ireless headphones:
CD Wireless headphones label (paired with the
left RSE display)
@ Wireless headphones label (paired with the
right RSE display)
Switching wireless headphones on/off
- Switching on:
to switch the wire less head­
phones on, press the On/Off button CD
9 fig. 208 on the right earpiece (R) for approxi­
mately
3 seconds and release it once the LED
@ starts blinking . The light @will blink s lowly
once the connection to the wireless head­ phones has been established.
- Switching off : to switch the wireless head­
phones off, press and hold the On/Off button CD until the LED @turns off.
The wireless headphones switch off automatical­ ly about five minutes after the RSE switches off.
Disconnect wireless headphones
You can delete the pairing between the wireless
headphones and the RSE if yo u need to switch
out the headphones o r change the pairing .
- Select:
I M ENU I button> Setup RSE control but­
ton
> Headphones > Delete wireless head ­
phones.
A WARNING
- For safety reasons, as the driver, only use
the headphones when the vehicle is station­
ary to reduce the r isk of a crash .
- When driving, store the headphones secure­
ly so that they do not move around in the
vehicle interior when braking or in a crash.
- Maintain a moderate volume leve l when lis­
tening to audio playback through the head­
phones. Continuous exposure to extreme
volume levels may result in loss of hearing.
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-If the wire less headphones were already
paired, the connection to the headphones
will be reestablished after switching the
RSE on if the headphones are sw itched on.
- The RSE only supports wireless headphones
from your authorized Audi dealer.
- Audio/video output through the wire less
headphones stops during the pairing proc­
ess.
- The pairing process must be done separate­
ly for the left and right w ireless head­
phones. The wireless headphones are as­
signed to the left or right RSE display de­
pend ing on the side of the RSE control unit
where you started the pairing process. The
pairing between the wireless headphones
and the lef t/r ight RSE display is ide ntifi ed
with a label.
- Volume that is too high or too low is auto­
matically adjusted to a preset leve l when
the wireless headphones are connected.
Charging and changing the battery
Applies to: vehicles with Rear Seat Entertainment
If the light on the wireless headphones turns
red the batteries are low and need to be charg-
,
ed or replaced .
Fig. 210 Connec tion for the charg ing cable/battery com­
partm ent
-Charging the battery : connect the charging ca­
ble to the connection
CD c::> fig . 210 on the bot­
tom side of the left earpiece (L) . Then connect
the charging cable to the cigarette lighter * /12
Volt socket* in the rear center console.
Or:
charge the battery for the wireless headphones .,.