2017 AUDI A8 key

Opening and closing
vehicle. Always keep the luggage compart­
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve ­
hicle is not in use.
- Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment lid's range of motion when it
is closing, especially near the hinges . Fin­
gers or hands could be pinched .
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When the vehicle is locked, the luggage com­
partment lid can be unlocked separately by
pressing the
e:5 button on the remote control
key. The luggage compartment lid locks auto­
matically when it is closed again .
Automatic luggage compartment lid
App lies to: ve hicles w ith a utomat ic luggage compar tme nt lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed automatically .
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Fig. 31 Luggage compa rtment l id :@ clos ing button ,@
l ock button (vehicles with co nvenience key•)
Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Press and hold the~ button on the remote
con trol key for at least one second . Or
• Pull the
l.o l button in the driver 's door briefly
~ page 33, fig . 29 . Or
• Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid
c::> page 33, fig. 30 .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Pull the button l.o l in the driver's door until the
luggage compartment lid is closed
c::> ,&.. Or
• Press the
la! button in the luggage compart­
ment lid
c::> fig. 31. The luggage compartment
lid will go down automatically and close
c::> ,& .
Or
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• Press and hold the button l.o l on the remote
control key until the luggage compartment lid
is closed (vehicles with convenience key*)
c::> A .
Or
• Press the [@] button
c::> fig. 31 in the luggage
compartment lid (vehicles with convenience
key*) . The remote control key must not be
more than approximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not be inside the vehicle. The luggage compart­
ment lid will automatically close and lock. The
vehicle locks~,& . Or
• Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid . The luggage compartment lid will go down
automatically and close
c::> ,& .
The opening/closing process will stop immedi­
ately if:
- You pull/release the
l= I button in the driver's
door, or
- You press/release the
l= I button on the remote
control key (vehicles with convenience key*), or
- You press the
I= ! or {f) button (vehicles with
convenience key*) in the luggage compartment
lid, or
- You push the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid, or
- You press against the luggage compartment lid
against the direction it is moving, or
- When something blocks the luggage compart ­
ment lid or makes it difficult for the lid to
move.
If you press the handle or one of the~ or[@] but­
tons (vehicles with convenience key*) now, the
luggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depending on what angle it is at .
_& WARNING
- Read and follow all WARNINGS c::> .&. in De­
scription on page
2 7.
- After closing the luggage compartment lid,
always pull up on it to make sure that it is
properly closed. Otherwise it could open
suddenly when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, always keep
the luggage compartment lid closed while
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"' .... 0 0 :r driving. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the luggage area, because then the luggage compart­
ment lid cannot be fully closed .
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially w ith the luggage compartment lid left
open . A child could crawl into the car
through the luggage compartment and pull
the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal i n­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
your vehicle. A lways keep the luggage com­
partment lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use.
- Never close the luggage compartment lid
inattentively or without checking first. Al­
though the clos ing force of the l uggage
compartment lid is limited, you can st ill se­
riously injure yourself or others.
-Always ensure that no one is within range of the luggage compartment lid when it is
moving, in part icular close to the h inges and
the upper and lower edges -fi ngers or
hands can be pinched .
- Never try to interfere w ith the luggage com­
partment lid or help it when it is being
opened or closed automatically.
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- The settings in the Infotainment system de­
termi ne if the luggage compartment lid ca n
be opened us ing the handle ~
page 32.
-When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by p ressing the
l<=> I but ton on the remote
contro l key. The luggage compa rtment lid
l ocks automatically when it is closed again.
- You can close the luggage compartment lid
u sing the remo te c ontrol key (ve hicles w ith
convenience key *) up to a d ista nce of ap ­
prox ima tely 9 feet (3 m).
- The luggage comp artme nt lid can be ope r­
ated manually if the veh icle battery is low.
It is necessary to use more force when doing
th is . Move the lid slowly to reduce the
amount of force needed.
Op enin g an d clos ing
Opening the luggage compartment lid with
foot motion act ivation (kicking movement )
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key and sensor-control­
led luggage compartment lid
Fig. 32 Rear of the veh icle: foot movement
Requirements : you must be carrying your vehicle
key with you . You must be standing at the center
behind the luggage compartment lid . The dis ­
tance to the rear of the veh icle must be at least 8
in (20 cm). The ignition must be sw itched off.
Make s ure yo u have f irm footing .
"' Move your foot back and forth below t he bump­
er ~
fig. 32 . Do not touch the b umpe r. Once the
sys tem recogn izes the movement , the luggage
compa rtment l id will ope n.
T he luggage compartment lid will on ly open if
you make the movement as described . T his pre­
vents the luggage compa rtment lid from open ing
due to similar movements, s uch as when you
walk betwee n the rea r of the vehicle and your ga­
rage door.
General information
In some situ ations, the f unct io n may be lim ited
or tempora rily unavailable . T his may happen if:
- the l uggage compartment lid was closed imme ­
diately before .
- you park close to a hedge and the branches
move back and forth under the veh icle for a
long per iod of t ime .
-you clean your veh icle, for example with a pres­
sure washer or in a ca r wash .
- there is heavy ra in .
- the bumper is very dirty, for example after driv-
ing on salt-covered roads. ..,.
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Opening and clo sin g
- there is interference to the radio signal from
the vehicle key, such as from cell phones or re­
mote controls.
Emergency unlocking the luggage
compartment lid
In the event that the central locking system mal­functions , the luggage compartment lid can be
opened at the lock cylinder .
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Fig . 33 Luggage compartment l id: mechanica l key in lock
cyl inder
• Remove the integrated mechanical key
~ N CX) 0 ± .,.
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<=> page 29 or use the separate mechanical key .
• Insert the mechanical key in the lock cylinder as
pictu red .
.,. Turn the key approximate ly 45° to the right
<=> fig . 33. The luggage compartment lid opens.
The key cannot be pulled out in the released pos i­
tion .
_& WARNING
-After closing the luggage compar tme nt lid,
m ake sure tha t it is lat ched. The lugg age
compartment lid could otherwise open s ud­
denly while driving, even if the lock cylinder
is closed. This would increase the risk of an
acc ident.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and c reate the
risk of asphyxiation.
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Opening the luggage compartment lid
from the inside in an emergency
Fig. 3 4 Inner luggage compart ment lid: leve r
.,. Pull the lever downward¢ fig . 34 .
(D Tips
Never close t he luggage compartment lid us­
i ng the emergency handle.
Child safety lock
F ig . 35 Sect ion of dr iver 's door: co ntrols
F ig . 36 Rear door: child safety lock
Vehicle s w ith [!] button
.,. To activate/deactivate the inner door hand le
and the power window switch for the respective
rear door, press the left/right @ button in the ..,_

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r driver's door(;}=~ fig. 35. The indicator light in
the button turns on/blinks.
.. To activate/deactivate the child safety lock on
both sides, you must press the
III buttons one
after the other.
Vehicles with~ button
.. To deactivate/activate the power window
switch in the rear doors, press the~ button in
the driver's
door @qfig . 35. The indicator light
in the button turns on/blinks .
.. To also deactivate/activate the inner door han­
dle, open the respective rear door and turn the
key switch w ith the mechanical key in the d irec­
t ion of the arrow or opposite the d irection of
the arrow
q fig. 36.
The follow ing funct ions are also turned off when
the child safety lock is activated :
- The buttons for the sun shade* in the rear win­
dow .
- The buttons for the power sun shades* in the
side windows.
- The button for the front passenger seat adjust­ ment* (for vehicles with the
III button when the
child safety lock is activated for the rear door
on the passenger's side).
_&. WARNING
Always take the veh icle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a sho rt pe riod of
time. This applies particular ly when children
remain in the vehicle. Otherwise children
cou ld start the engine or operate electrical
equipment (such as power windows), which
increases the r isk of an accident.
Open ing and closing
Power window
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 37 Sect ion of driver 's doo r: controls
All power window switches are equipped with a
two -stage function:
Opening and closing the windows
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.,. To open or close the window completely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up brief ly to
the second level. The operat ion will stop if the
sw itch is pressed/pulled again.
.. To select a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the switch to the first level
until the des ired window position is reached .
Power window switches
CD Left front door
@ Right front door
® Left rear door
@ Right rear door
A WARNING
-
-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leav ing the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies part icularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the
children could start the engine or operate
electrical equipment such as power win­
dows, which increases the risk of injury. The
power windows continue to function until
the driver's door or front passenger's door
has been opened.
- Pay careful attention when closing the win­
dows. Pinching could cause serious injuries.
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- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency .
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-Using sw itches @ and @, the driver can a l­
so operate the power sun shades* in the
side windows.
- After turning the ignition off you can still
open and close the windows for approxi­
mately 10 minutes . The power windows do
not switch off until the driver's door or front
passenger's doo r has been opened .
Correcting power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it malfunctions.
• Pull the power window sw itch up until the win­
dow is comp letely ra ised.
• Release the sw itch and pull it up again for at
least one second.
Sunroof
Operation
Applies to: vehicles with slid ing/tilting sunroof
Fig . 3 8 Sect ion of head liner: sunroof button
@ Tilting /sliding
• To tilt the sunroof comp letely, press the button
u p briefly to the second level.
• To close the sunroof comp letely, p ull the but­
ton down briefly to the second level¢ .&_ .
• To se lect an intermediate pos ition, press/pull
the switch to the first level until the desired po ­
sition is reached.
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@ T ilting /slidin g
• To open the sunroof complete ly, slide the but­
ton back to just before the second level.
• To close the s unroof complete ly, slide the b ut­
ton forward briefly to the second level¢.&_ .
• To select a partially open position, slide the
button forward/back to the first level until the
desired pos it ion is reached.
A wind deflector integrated into the sliding/tilt­ ing sunroof adapts automatically to the speed
and sunroof pos ition. Th is reduces wind noise to
a minimum in all sunroof posit ions.
You can still operate the sliding/tilting sunroof
for about 10 minutes after the ignit ion is switch­
ed off. The switch is deactivated once the driver's
or front passenger's door is ope ned.
Sunshad e
The sun shade opens automatica lly when sliding
the roof open.
Vehicles with a glass panel sunroof : the sun
shade can be opened and closed by hand when
the sunroof is closed .
Vehicles with a solar panel s unroof*: the closed
sunshade opens automatica lly when the sunroof
opens.
11. WARNING
Pay careful attention when clos ing the slid ­
ing/tilting sunroof - otherwise serious injury
could result! Always take the ignition key w ith
you when leav ing the veh icle.
(D Note
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Always close your sliding/tilting sunroof when
l eav ing yo ur vehicle. Rain can cause damage
to the interior equipment of your vehicle, par­ ticular ly the electronic equ ipment.
(D Tips
- For information on the so lar roof *, refer to
¢page 72.
- The sunroof w ill only open down to -20 °(
(-4°F).

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- The panorama roof will on ly open down to
-4°F (-20°).
-To prevent both roof segments from co llid -
i ng with one another, you do not need to
- tilt the rear roof segment if the front roof
segment is already open.
- close the front roof segment if the rear
roof segment is already tilted.
Opening/closing the sun shade
Applies to: veh icles with panorama glass roof
© Front sun shade
• To open the sun shade completely, slide the~
button backward to the second level
¢ page 39, fig. 39 .
• To close the sun shade completely, slide the~
button forward briefly to the second level.
• To se lect a partially open position, slide the
l:c ... l
button to the first level until the sun shade has
reached the desired position.
© Rear sun shade
• To open the sun shade comple tely, press the li,. I
button in the rear door briefly down to the sec­
ond leve l
9 page 39, fig. 40 .
• To close the sun shade completely, p ull the ~
button up to the second level¢.&_ .
• To se lect a partially open position, press/pull
the~ button to the f irst level until the desired
pos ition is reached . Or
• To ope rate the sun shade from the cockp it,
press the
I REAR MODEi b utton 9 page 39,
fig. 39.
You can now open/close the rear su n
shade using the
I;] bu tton in the headliner.
_& WARNING
Be careful when closing t he panoramic sun ­
roof -otherwise serious injury could result!
Switch off the ign ition when exiting the vehi ­
cle.
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Roof segments/sun shade emergency
closing
Applies to: vehicles with pano rama glass roof
If the roo f segment o r su n shade detects an ob ­
ject in its path when it is closing, it will open
again automatically . In this case, you can then
close it wit h the power emergency closing func ­
tion.
• Withi n five seconds after the roof segment or
sun shade opens automat ica lly, pull the switch
until it closes.
Valet parking function
Applies to: vehicles with valet parking function
The valet parking function protects the luggage
compartment from unauthorized access.
Fig. 4 1 Glove compartment: va le t pa rkin g functio n button
Yo u can switch the va let parking function on
whe n someo ne else is parking your vehicle. When
the function is switched on, the vehicle can be
driven, locked and unlocked using the master
key, but access to the luggage compartment is
not permitted.
• Remove the integrated mechanical key
9 page29.
• Open the glove compartment.
• Press the
I VALET I button to switch the valet
parking function on . The LED in the button
turns on .
• Lock the g love compartment with the mechani­
cal key.
• Onl y give the remote cont ro l key to the se rvice
personnel parking your car and keep the re-
moved mechanical key wit h you. .,.

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r The following buttons are deactivated when the
va let parking function is sw itched on :
-l'-"' I but ton in the dr iver's door
- I""' I button on the remote cont ro l key
- Hand le in the rear lid
When the valet parking f unction is switched on,
the message
Valet parking activated appears in
the instrument cluster display when you switch
the ign ition on.
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Ap plies to: ve hicles with ga rage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 42 Garage door o pen er: examples o f usage fo r di ffer ­
ent systems
W ith the garage door opener (Homelin k), you
can act ivate sys tems su ch as th e garage doors,
secur ity systems o r house lights from i nsid e your
ve hicl e. Thr ee bu tto ns are integr ated in t he head ­
line r th at can be programmed to up to t hree re­
mote cont rols .
To be able to operate sys tems using the ga rage
d oor ope ne r, t he but tons in the he adline r mu st
f ir st b e programme d.
A WARNING
When operating or programming t he gara ge
door o pener, make sure that n o people or ob ­
jects are in the area immedia tely sur round ing
the equipment. Peop le can be injured or p rop­
erty can be damaged if str uck w hen clos ing.
Open ing and closing
(D Tips
- For security reasons , we recommen d that
you clear the programmed buttons befo re
selling t he ve hicle.
- For ad ditiona l information about Homelink,
visit www.homelink.com.
- For an ex planat ion on conform ity wit h the
FCC reg ulat io ns in t he Unite d States an d the
Indust ry Canada regulat ions, see
¢ page
339.
Programming buttons
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home link)
Fig. 43 Headliner: co ntrols
You can prog ram both fixe d code and rolling co de
systems using this procedure .
Programming/reprogramming buttons
"'S witch on the ign iti on.
"' Press and hold the b utton in t he headliner that
you would like to program for at least 10 sec ­
onds. Or
"' Select:
!CAR ! function button> Car systems
cont rol button > Vehicle settings > Garage
door opener > Program garage door opener .
"' Follow the i nstr uctions in t he Info tainment sys-
t em .
Deleting button programming
The programmed buttons cannot be deleted indi­
vidually. They must be deleted all at once . Repro­
gram the buttons if necessary .
"' Select: the
I CARI funct io n button> Car systems
cont rol button > Vehicle settings > Garage
door opener > Clear program settings > Yes .
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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r Switching the ambient lighting on
• Se lect in the MMI: !CAR ! func tion button > Car
sy stems
control button > Vehicle setting s > In­
terior lighting
> On.
Adjusting the brightness /turning off
You can adjust the brigh tness for the four zones
Front top , Front footwell , Rear top and Rear
footwell
or for All area s at the same time.
• In the Infota inment system , se lect: ICARlfunc­
t io n button >
Car sy stem s control b utton > Ve·
hicle setting s
> Interior lighting > Brightnes s.
• Turn the knob to the desired ve hicle area and
press the knob . The bar that appears indicates
the se lected br ightness .
• To increase or red uce the br ightness, turn the
knob and p ress it.
Selecting a color profile*
You can se lec t from the Ivory , Pol ar and Rub y/
Polar
color profi les .
• Se lect in the M MI: !CAR I func tion button>
Car
systems
cont rol b utton > Vehicle setting s> In­
terior li ghting
> Color profile.
The ambient lighting turns on when this func tion
is t urned on the Inf ot ainmen t sys tem and the
l ow be ams are tu rned on whe n the ign ition is
switche d on.
(D Tips
The set tin gs are automatically store d and as­
sig ned to the remo te con tro l key th at is i n
use.
Lights and V ision
Instrument lighting
The brightness of the instrument and display
lighting as well as the Head-up display * can be
adjusted.
Fig. 4 9 Instrume nt illumin ation
• Press the knob to release it .
• Tur n the k nob toward" -" or" +" to reduce or in­
crease the br ightness .
• Press the knob again to return it to its or iginal
position .
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The instrument illum ination for the needles
and dials turns on when the ign ition is turned
o n and the lights are tu rned off . The illum ina­
tion for the gauges red uces automatically and
even tually turns off as b rig htness outs ide in­
crea ses . T hi s f unct ion reminds the dr iver to
tur n the low be ams on a t th e app ropriate
time.
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. SO D river 's doo r: k nob fo r the exter io r mir rors
Turn the knob to the des ired position:
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