2017 AUDI A8 key

Driving
During emergency braking, your vehicle will
brake similar to heavy braking. ESC and the
associated components (ABS, ASR, EDL)
cannot overcome the laws of physics. In cor­
ners and when road or weather conditions
are bad, a full brake application can cause
the vehicle to skid or the rear end to swerve,
which increases the risk of an accident.
- If the power supply fails, you cannot set the
parking brake if it is released. In this case,
park the vehicle on level ground and secure
it by placing the selector lever in the P posi­
tion. See an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for assistance.
- Always take the vehicle key with you when leaving your vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle . Otherwise chil­
dren could start the engine, release the
parking brake or operate electrical equip­
ment such as power windows, which in­
creases the risk of an accident.
- No one should remain in the vehicle when it is locked -especially children. Locked doors
make it more difficult for emergency work­
ers to get into the vehicle, which puts lives
at risk.
(D Tips
When stopping at a traffic signal or stopping in city traffic, you can set the parking brake
manually. The vehicle does not have to be
held with the brake pedal. The parking brake
eliminates the tendency to creep when a se­
lector lever position is engaged. As soon as
you press the accelerator pedal, the parking brake releases automatically and your vehicle
starts to move
c> page 82.
(D} Tips
-Occasional noises when the parking brake is
set and released are normal and are not a
cause for concern.
- The parking brake goes through a self-test
cycle at regular intervals when the vehicle is
stopped. Any noises associated with this are normal.
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- If there is a power failure, the parking brake
will not set if it is released, and it will not release if it is set ¢&. . See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa­ cility for assistance .
Starting from a stop
Various convenience and safety functions may be
available when the vehicle begins driving, de­
pending on vehicle equipment .
Starting on hills with the parking brake set
Requirement: the driver 's door must be closed
and the driver's safety belt must be fastened.
.,. To start driving comfortably when on a hill, set
the parking brake and begin driving as usual.
The braking force of the parking brake does not
release automatically until the wheels build up
enough driving force.
Starting on hills with hill hold assist
Hill hold assist makes it easier to start on hills.
Requirement: the driver's door must be closed
and the engine must be running.
.,. To activate hill hold assist, press and hold the
brake pedal for several seconds. The vehicle
must be in an uphill direction of travel.
After releasing the brake pedal, the braking pow­
er is maintained for a brief moment
c> &. to pre ­
vent the vehicle from rolling back when starting.
During this time, you can easily begin to move
your vehicle.
&_ WARNING
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with hill hold assist
- If you do not begin driving immediately or
the engine stalls after releasing the brake
pedal, your vehicle may begin to roll back­
ward. Press the brake pedal or set the park­
ing brake immediately .
- The intelligen t technology of hill hold assist
cannot overcome the limitations imposed by
natural physical laws. The increased comfort
offered by hill hold assist should not cause
you to take safety risks .

C) C0 ....
"' " "' .... 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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Ass is t
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. ""

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
Selecting the driving mode
Fig . 129 In fotainme nt system: drive se lect
• To se lect the mode, select the following in the
Infotainment :
ICARI function button> C omfort ,
Auto , Dynam ic
or Individua l.
You can change the driving mode when the vehi­
cle is stat ionary or wh ile driving. If traffic per-
Adjusting the individual mode
mits, after changing modes, briefly take your
foot off the accelerator pedal so that the recently
se lected mode is also activated for the engine.
Comf ort -prov ides a comfort-or iented vehicle
setup and is s uited fo r long drives on highways.
Auto -provides an overa ll comfortab le yet dy­
nam ic dr iving feel and is suited for everyday use.
Dynamic -gives the dr ive r a sporty driving feel
and is suited to a sporty driving style .
Indivi dual -¢ page 112 .
_& WARNING
Pay attention to traff ic when ope rating the
d rive select to reduce the r isk of an accident .
-
You can adjust the vehicle settings to your personal preferences .
• Se lect : the ICARI function button > Set indi vid·
ual
control button . Once you select the menu,
yo u will automatically drive in the
Individual
mode .
Comfort
Engine /t ransmi ssion
balanced
Air su spension comfo rtable
Steering comfortable The equipment in your vehicle will determine
which sett
ings you can adjust. The fo llowing ta­
ble gives an overview of the characteristics .
Auto Dynamic
balanced sporty
balanced sporty
balanced sporty
Dynamic steering
* comfortable/ i ndi- ba la need/d irect sporty/direct
r ect
Spo rt differ ential * balanced
Adaptiv e cruise con trol * comfo rtable
Engine sound* subtle
a l Sub tle in the sele ctor leve r posi tio n D and sp orty in S.
(D Tips
Your Indi vidua l mode settings are automati­
cally stored and assig ned to the remote con­
trol key be ing used .
112 agile
sporty
balanced sporty
subtle/sportyal sporty
Raising/lowering the vehicle
Raising the vehicle
.. Select the fo llowing in the Info tainment sys­
tem: the
ICAR I function button> Raise contro l
button .
.. Wait for the arrows in the display to stop blink-
ing and the vehicle to reach i ts f inal position . ..,.

Parking systems
Adjusting the display
and the warning tones
Applies to: vehicl es with parking system plus/rearview cam­
era/per ipheral came ra
The display and warning tones can be adjusted in
the Infotainment.
~ Select: the ICARI function button > Car systems
control button > Driver assist > Parking aid.
Display
On* -
An optical display is shown for the parking
system plus, a rearview camera image is shown
for the rearview camera*.
Off -When the parking system is switched off,
only audib le signals are given.
Signal tones
Front volume -
volume for the front area
Rear volume -volume for the rear area
Front frequency -frequency for the front area
Rear frequency -frequency for the rear area
Entertainment volume -when the parking sys­
tem is turned on, the volume of the audio/video
source is lowered.
The new ly selected level is demonstrated briefly
by the sound generator.
{!) Tips
- The warning tones can also be adjusted di­
rectly by the v isual disp lay or the picture
from the camera. Simply press the
Settings
contro l button .
- Changed settings are act ivated when the
parking system is switched on aga in.
- The settings for volume and frequency are automat ically saved and assigned to the re­
mote control key being used.
Error messages
Applies to: ve hicles w ith parking system plus/rearview cam­
era/peripheral came ra
There is an error in the system if the LED in the
P,YA button is blinking and you hear a continuous
alarm for a few seconds after switching on the
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parking system or when the pa rking system is al­
ready activated . If the error is not corrected be­
fore you switch off the ignition, the LED in the
P wA
button will blink the next time you switch on the
parking system by shifting into reverse.
Parking system plus*
If a sensor is faulty, the~ symbol will appear in
front of/behind the vehicle in the Infotainment display. If a rear sensor is faulty, on ly obstacles
that are in areas @and @ are displayed
c>page 115, fig . 130. If a front sensor is faulty,
only obstacles that are in areas © and @are dis­
played. There is a lso a system malfunction if all
segments around the vehicle are red or if no seg­
ments are disp layed.
Peripheral cameras*
There is a system malfunc tion if the ~· symbol
appears and the corresponding display area is
shown in blue. The camera is not working in this
a rea.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected .
Trailer hitch
Applies to: vehicles with parking system plus/rearv iew cam­
era/peripheral cameras and t ra iler hitc h
For vehicles using the trailer socket, the parking
system rear sensors are not activated when you
shift into reverse gear or when you press the P
1
1.A
button . This results in the following restrictions .
Parking system plus*
There is no distance warning for the rear. The
front sensors remain activated. The visual display
switches to trailer mode.
Rearview camera* /Peripheral cameras*
There is no distance warning for the rear. The
front senso rs remain activated . The visua l display
switches to trailer mode . The rearview camera
image will not show the orientation lines and the
blue surfaces .
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Radio
Radio functions
Fig . 192 Radio mai n functio n s
.. Se lect: the I RADIO I b utton> Functions cont rol
button.
The fo llow ing f unct io ns can be selected, depend­
i n g on the band that is se le cted:
(!) Store station /Store channel
The se lected stat ion is stored in the next empty
position in the presets list
c:, page 178 . Select
a nd confi rm the desired p rese ts loca tion.
@ Seek down/Seek up (FM , AM)
The prev ious
I~ or next ~I receivable station is se­
lected.
Or : press the arrow keys on the MMI con­
trol pane l
lt>I.
Previou s channel /Next channel (Si rius*)
The prev ious I~ or next ~ I channel is selecte d. Or:
press the arrow keys on the MMI control pane l
lt>I.
@ Tuning
The frequ ency bars are disp laye d. Sele ct and con ­
fi rm the desired frequen cy .
Tuning (Sirius*)
Select a nd confirm the des ired channel from the
S ir iu s frequency ban d*.
@ Scan
All stations are played for several seconds each.
® Information (FM )/Info (Sirius*)
The radio text (such as station name, artist o r ti ­
tle) is show n in the Infotai nment display, de­
pending on availability.
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@ Information window
Va rious in forma tion about th e se lected st ation
(s uch as the sta tion name, ensemble or p rogram
type) is displaye d, depending on availability.
(J) Presets
The prese ts lis t can co nta in up to 50 sta tions
fro m al l frequency bands.
- Storing stations : select the Presets control
bu tton >
Store station name. The selected sta­
tion is sto red in t he nex t emp ty pos ition in the
presets list. Sele ct and confir m th e des ired pre­
se ts lo cati on .
- Selecting a stored station : press the Presets
control b utton. Selec t and con firm a st atio n
from t he p rese ts lis t.
Or: press the arrow keys
on the MMI cont rol panel
(l [> I).
-Moving stored station s: press the Presets con ­
t rol b utt on. Se lect and confirm the s tat ion
from the station list and then
Move station
name.
Se lect and conf irm the desired presets
location.
Other settings
.. Select: the I RADIO I button > Settings control
button.
The following se tt ings can be sele cte d d epend ing
o n the band that is selected ( FM, A M, Siri us*) :
HD Radio* (FM/AM)
Yo u can swit ch HD Radio reception o n or off.
HD station information* (FM/AM)
Requirement: HD radio recept io n must be switch­
ed on .
When the funct ion is switched on, va rious i nfor­
mation abo ut the t itle t hat is c urrent ly playing
(such as artist or album) is displayed, depending
o n ava ilab ility.
Station names (FM )
- Scrolling:
scro lling text t ransm itted by the FM
stat ions is shown in the Infotainment system
disp lay.
- Fixed : scrolling text transmitted by the FM sta­
tions is not shown in the In fota inment system .,,.