2017 AUDI A8 remote control

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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.
@ Tips
- 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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Lights and Vision
Retracting the rear door sun sh ades*
.. To re trac t the sun shade from the drive r's s eat ,
press the left/right rear powe r window switc h
~ in the driver's door .
.. To retract the sun shade from the
rear of the
vehicle ,
press the power window switch Q;;; in
the left/right rear door .
You can adjust the settings for the rear sun shade so the shade retracts automatically when you se­
lect the reverse gear. Select:
CAR function button
> Car sy stem s control button > Vehicle settings
> Automatic rear blind > On. The settings are au ­
tomatically sto red and assigned to the remote
con trol key. The sun shade is extended again as
soon as the vehicle is trave ling fo rwa rd a t a speed
g rea ter than 9 mph (15 km/h) if the ignition has
not been swi tched o ff in the mean time .
.&_ WARNING
Always pay caref ul attention when closing the
sunshades . Pinching could ca use serio us inju­
r ies.
@ Tips
- Pressing the l~•~ l b utton several t imes in a
r ow can trigger the overload protection. The
su n shade can only be extended/retracted
again after a br ief waiting period.
- The rear win dow sun shade on ly functions
when the vehicle interior is warmer than
14°F (-10°().
Vanity mirror in the rear
App lies to: veh icles with vanity mirrors in the rear
Fig. 55 Rea r head liner: va nity m irro r
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.. Press the button to fold the mirror o pen . The
mirror lighting turns on automatically .
.. To change the mir ror's angle, move it forward/
back with your hand.
Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig. 56 W indsh ield w iper lever
Move the w indshie ld w iper lever to the co rre­
sponding posi tion:
@ -wipers off
@-Rain sensor mode. The windshield wi pe rs
switch on once the vehicle speed exceeds appro x­
i mately 2 mph (4 km/h) and it is raining. The
higher the rain sensor sensit iv ity is set (switch @
to t he right), the earlier the windshield wipers re­
act to moisture on the windsh ie ld . You can deac­
tivate the rain sensor mode in the I nfota inment
system, which swi tches the intermitten t mo de
o n. Sele ct:
!CARI function button> Car sy stem s
contro l bu tto n > Driver as sist > Rain sensor >
Off . In inte rmitten t mode, you can adjus t the in ­
te rval time using the switch @.
@-slow w iping
@ -fast w iping
@ -single wipe If you hold the lever in this pos i­
t ion longer, the wipers switch from slow wiping
to fast wiping.
® -clean the wi ndshield The w ipers w ipe one
time a fter several seconds of driving to remove
water droplets. You can sw itch this function off
by moving the leve r to posit ion ® within
10 sec­
o nds of the a fterwipe . The afterwipe function is ..,_

Lights and Vision
• Switch the windshield wipers off (position @
¢page 50, fig. 56).
• Select: the ICARI function button > Car systems
control button
> Servicing & checks > Wiper
service position.
> On .
Removing the wiper blade
• Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield.
• Press the locking knob@c:>
fig. 57 on the wiper
blade . Hold the wiper blade firmly.
• Remove the wiper blade in the direction of the
arrow .
Installing the wiper blade
• Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on
the wiper arm @until it clicks into place.
• Place the wiper arm back on the windshield.
• Turn the service position off.
A WARNING
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year.
(D Note
- The windshield wiper blades must only be
folded away when in the service position!
Otherwise, you risk damaging the paint on
the hood or the windshield wiper motor.
- You should not move your vehicle or press
the windshield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the windshield.
The windshield wipers would
move back in­
to their original position and could damage
the hood and windshield.
- You can also use the service position, for ex­
ample, if you want to protect the windshield
from icing by using a
cover.
- You cannot activate the service position
when the hood is open.
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Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
Applies to: vehicles wit h digital com pass
Fig. 58 Inter ior rearview mirror : d ig ital compass activated
• To turn the compass in the mirror on or off,
press the button @ until the compass display
in the mirror appears or disappears.
The digital compass only works when the ignition
is tur ned on. The directions are indicated with ab­
breviations:
N (north), NE (northeast), E (east),
SE (southeast), S (south), SW (southwest), W
(west), NW (northwest).
(D Tips
To prevent inaccurate compass readings, do
not bring any remote controls, electrical devi­
ces or metallic objects near the mirror.

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-The power seats can also be adjusted when
the ignition is switched off. For this reason,
children should never be left unattended in
the vehicle - they could be injured!
- Be careful when ad justing the seat. Unsu­
pervised or careless seat adjustment can
pinch fingers o r hands ca using injur ies.
- Applies to vehicles with reclining seat*:
- Do not use the fron t passenger's seat for
seating when it is in the reclining position .
This increases the risk of serious injury or
death.
- Never adjust the reclining position when
the front passenger 's seat is occupied.
This increases the risk of injury.
- Do not tilt the display if the driver's view
of the right exterior mirror w ill be ob ­
structed .
- Make sure the area between the leg sup­
port and the front passenger 's seat back­
rest is clear before folding the leg support
in so that you are not pinched.
(D Tips
- The massage function switches off auto ­
matically after approx imately 10 minutes.
- If you
cannot ad just the reclining seat * or
the front passenger's seat from the rear, it is possible that:
- t he front passenger's seat memory fu nc­
t ion is swi tched off~ page
59, or
- the c hild safety lock is switched on (the~
button ~ page 37 or the right
T button
~ page 37 is turned on in the dr iver's
door), o r
- the front passenger seat adjustment is
switched off in the Infotainment system
~ page
SB.
Seats and storag e
Massage function remote control
Applies to: vehicles with reclining seat and massage function
Fig. 66 Remote cont rol: rec lin ing seat massage functions
The remote controls are located in the rear cen­
ter console ¢ page 62, fig. 72 . The massage
funct ion is only ava ilable when the ignition is
switched on.
.,. To open the remote control compartment,
press the left button and fold the center arm­
rest upward .
.,. To adjust the massage type, press the appropr i­
ate button @·@ . The LED in the button turns
on .
.,. To adjust the speed/inte nsity, turn the thumb­
wheel @I® . The LEDs indicate the speed/in­
tensity.
.. Press the selected massage type again to
sw itch the massage function off.
Massage types
@ -Wave
@ -Pul sating
© -Stretch
@ -Lumbar
(D Tips
- The massage function switches off auto ­
matically after approximate ly 10 minutes .
- If you activate a massage type aga in, the
last selected intensity and speed will be se­
lected .
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To prevent the head restraints from running into the headline, they are automat ically
Memory function
Description
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h memory function
Using the memo ry funct ion, you can q uickly and
eas ily store a pe rsonal seat profile for the driver
and front passenger as we ll as for the o uter rear
seats* and recall the settings. The memory func­
tion is controlled using the remote contro l key
and the memory buttons in the driver's/front
passenger's door and in the rear doors*.
The driver's seat profi le is stored again and as­
signed to the remote control key each time the
vehicle is locked. When you open the door, the
seat profile is automat ically recalled. If two peo-
Remote control
key
Dr iver
Seat X
Head rest raint X
Steering wheel * X
Safety belt* X
Both exterior mirrors* X
Remote control key
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
The function must be switched on so that the
driver's seat profile will be assigned to the re­
mote control key when lock ing the vehicle .
.. Se lect : the
I CAR I function button > C ar sy stem s
control button > Veh icle setting s> Driver' s
s eat > Remote control ke y> On.
(D Tips
If you do not wish to have the seat p rofile for
another driver assigned to the remote control
key, switch the memory function off in the In­
fotainment system or using the
IO FFI button
~page 59.
Seats and storag e
moved forward or upward when the seat is
adjusted.
ple use the vehicle, it is recommended that each
person always uses the ir "own" remote control
key .
Two seat profiles can be stored using the memo­ ry buttons in the d river 's/front passenger 's door
respectively, and one seat profile can be stored in
each of the rear doors *. Once they a re stored,
these seat profi les can be se lected at any time.
T he following sett ings a re stored :
Memory button
Driver Front passenger Outer
Rear seats*
X X X
X
X
X
X X
X
Memory buttons
Applies to: veh icles w ith memory function
F ig . 69 Dr iver 's door: memory function buttons
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Sea ts and stor age
- Wit h some power supply units, such as for
l aptops, switching them on disables the in ­
tegrated overcurrent shutdown . In this
case, disconnect the powe r supply unit from
the electrical equipment and reconnect af­
ter approximately 10 seconds.
@ Tips
- Devices that are not shie lded or dev ices near
the rear w indow antenna can cause mal­
functions in the radio, TV area or in the vehi ­
cle elect rical system.
- The functions on some devices may be limit­
ed d ue to the low powe r output (wattage) .
Full-length center
console
Overview
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith full-le ngth ce nter console
F ig . 72 Rear: fu ll-le ng th ce nte r co nso le
@ -115 Volt socket ¢page 61
@ -Cup holder ¢ page 63
©-12 Volt socket ¢ page 60
® -Fold ing table* ¢ page 62
©-center armrest and sto rage compartments :
to open the deep compa rtment, press the right
button and fo ld the c ent er armrest upward. To
open the compartment for the m assage function
remote control*¢
page 57 and for the tele­
phone*, press the left button and fold the center
armrest upward .
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Folding table in the center console
Applies to : vehicles wi th folding table in the center co nso le
The folding table is stored in the front area of
the center console.
Fig . 73 R ea r cent er co n so le: op ening th e fo ld ing t able
Fig . 74 Rear cent er co nso le: foldi ng tab le inclin ed po sition
Opening
.,. Pull the handle @toward the rear¢ fig . 73.
T he fo lding tab le extends out partially by itself
¢ &, .
.,. Pull the folding table up unti l it locks into p lace
® ·
.,. Fold the table top back and down@.
Storing
.,. Re lease the tabletop @ to fo ld it back .
.,. You can now move the folding table vertically
back into its original pos ition.
A WARNING
-- Do not open the fo ld ing tab le while d riving.
Opening the fo ld ing table while driving in­
creases the risk of i njury in the event of a
coll ision or sudden braking .
- To reduce the r isk of pinching, open and
close the folding table carefully and in a
controlled manne r.

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r ~-- -~ -Di st a nce 3: this setting corresponds
to a distance of 164
ft (SO m) when traveling at
62 mph (100 km/h), for examp le (time between :
1.8 seconds).
~-- --~ Dist a nce 4: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 210
ft (64 m) when traveling at
62 mph (100 km/h), (time distance of 2.3 sec­
onds).
A WARNING
Following other vehicles too closely increases
the risk of coll isions and ser ious personal in ­
jury.
- Setting short distances to the traffic ahead
reduces the t ime and distance available to
br ing your vehicle to a safe stop and makes
it even mo re necessary to pay close atten­
t ion to traffic.
- Always obey applicable traffic laws, use
good j udgment, and select a safe following
distance for the traffic, road and weather
condit ions .
@ Tips
- Di stance 3
is set automatically each time
you switch the ignition on.
- Your settings are automatically stored and
assigned to the remote control key being
used.
Selecting the driving mode
A pp lies to: ve hicles with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
.,. Se lect the des ired driving mode in dr ive se lect
c> page 110 .
@ Tips
Your se ttings a re au toma tical ly s to red and as­
signed to the remote control key being used.
A ss ist
Driver intervention request
App lies to : vehicles wit h Aud i ada ptive cr uise control
Fig. 112 Instrume nt cl uster : request fo r drive r in terven ­
tio n
In certain situa tions, the system will request you
to take action:
- if the braking from the adap tive cruise contro l
system is not enough to ma intain eno ugh dis­
t ance to the object ahead.
The da nger is indicated by the. indicator light
r:!> fig . 112. An audio signal will a lso sound .
- Press the brake pedal to slow your vehicle
down.
Audi braking guard
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h Audi ada ptive cr uise control
Fig. 113 Instrument cluster : approach wa rnin g
The braking guard uses radar sensors and a v ideo
camera. It also functions within the limits of the
system when adaptive cru ise control is switched
off .
Wh at can the b raking guard do?
When detected in time, the system can assess
dangerous situations where an object ahead
brakes suddenly or if your own vehicle is traveling .,..
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N .... 0 0 :c ' Settings in the Infotainment system
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
.,. Se lect: t he I CAR I fu nction bu tton > Car systems
co ntro l bu tton > Driver a ssist > Audi braking
guard .
System -
Switch the bra kin g g ua rd On/ Off. When
you swit ch the ig nition on, the message
Braking
guard: Off
appears if t he sys tem is switched o ff.
Early warning -The distance and approac h warn­
i ngs i n the display can be sw itched
On/ Off.
@ Tips
- Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote cont rol key bei ng
used.
- If you restric t or sw itch off the ESC, the
braking gua rd also sw itches itself off
¢ page 12 7.
- Switch braking guard off when yo u are load­
i ng t he ve hicle on to a vehicle ca rr ier, t rain,
shi p or other type o f transportation. This
c a n p reven t undesired w arnings from the
br akin g guard system.
Messages
Applies to: veh icles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Braking guard: Off
This message appea rs if the sys tem is switc hed
off through the In fota inme nt system . Otherwise ,
if the system is tur ned off, the informa tion ap ­
pears every time shortly after the start of t he
tr ip.
The message also appears if the system is not
avai la bl e d ue to a ma lfunction or if the ESC is
switched off~
page 127. If this is the case, the
system w ill not prov ide warnings about a possi ­
b le co llision.
Braking guard : engaged
This message appea rs if a sha rp bra ke press ure
was applied due to an ac ute wa rn ing.
ACC: unavailable
ACC and Audi braking guard: Unavailable Assist
T
he system cannot gua rantee that it will detect
objects co rrectly and is sw itched off . The sensors
have been moved or are faulty. The p re sense
funct ions may a lso be affected . D rive to an au­
t h ori zed Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service
Facility immed iate ly to have the malfunction cor ­
rected .
ACC: Currently unavailable. No sensor vis ion
ACC and Audi braking guard: Cu rrently unavail­
able. No sensor vision
Th is mess age appears if the senso r view i s ob ­
str ucted, for examp le by leaves, snow , heavy
spray or dirt. Clean the sensors¢
page 94 ,
fig . 104.
ACC : Currently unavailabl e. Gradient too steep
The road exceeds the maximum poss ible angle
fo r safe adaptive c ruise cont rol operat io n. Adap­
t ive cr uise control is sw itched off.
ACC: only available in D, Sor M
Se lect the D, Sor M selector leve r pos ition.
ACC : Currently unavailable. Parking brake ap •
plied
The ad apt ive cr uise cont rol system sw itches off
a utoma tica lly if the parking brake is se t.
ACC: Currently unavailable . Stability control
( ESC) input .
This message appears if the Electronic Stab iliza­
t ion Control (ESC) is taking action to stab ilize the
vehicle . In t his case, adaptive cruise control
switches off automatically .
ACC off: manual control!
This message appears when adaptive cruise con­
trol cannot set the parking brake. P ress the brake
pedal to prevent the vehicle from ro lling.
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T h ree white do ts appear if a setting canno t be se­
l ecte d w it h t he oper ati ng leve r. For ex ample, this
h appens if a daptive cr uise con trol c annot sta rt
driv ing a utomat ica lly in stop -and -go traff ic be ­
ca use the dr iver has not fastene d their safety
belt . ..,.
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