2017 AUDI A8 Owners Manual

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r The settings in the Infotainment system deter­
mine if the entire v eh icl e or only one of th e doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 32.
A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS¢.& in Descrip­
tion on page 2
7 .
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
- The proximity sensor switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second t ime to open it.
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to mainta in the vehicle's ab ility to start
for as long as possible. You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle using the convenience
key.
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢page 339.
Central locking switch
Fig. 25 Driver 's door: cent ral loc king switc h
Opening and closing
Fig. 26 Rear door s: ce ntral lock ing sw it c h
"' To lock the vehicle, press the@ button ¢ fig. 25
or ¢ fig . 26, ¢ &_ .
"'To unlock the vehicle , press the crl button.
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the following applies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
secur ity reasons, such as when stopped at a
light) .
- The LED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked .
- Front doors: you can open the doors individual­ ly from the inside by pulling the door handle .
- Rear doors: to unlock the doors, pull on the
door ha ndle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door handle
again .
- In the event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors unlock automat ically to allow access
to the vehicle.
A WARNING
- The central locking switch also works when
the ignition is switched off and automatical­
ly locks the entire vehicle when the
CD but­
ton is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outside.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially c hildren .
@ Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock) ¢
page 27. You can unlock the vehicle
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Opening and closing
again using the ca button in the central lock­
ing switch.
Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system, you can set which
doors the central locking system will unlock.
.-Select : the ICARI function button> Car systems
control button > Vehicle settings > (Central
locking) .
Lock when driving -
if you select On, the entire
vehicle w ill lock automatically when the speed
reaches 9 mph (15 km/h). All of the doors and
the luggage compa rtment lid lock .
Central locking
Unlock doors -
you can set which doors are un ­
locked :
- If you select
All and press the ffi button one
time on the remote control key, all of the doors
and the luggage compartment will unlock.
- If you select
Driver and then press the ffi button
one time on the remote control key, only the
driver's door w ill unlock . In veh icles with a con­
venience key, on ly the door whose handle you
pull w ill unlock.
If you press the@ button
twice , the entire veh icle will unlock.
If you press the
rn button, the ent ire vehicle will
always lock.
Lock exterior trunk handle -if you select On,
open ing the luggage compartment lid by the
handle is disab led. In th is case, the luggage com­
partment lid can be opened with the~ button
on the remote control key or with the~ button
i n t he dr iver's door. In veh icles w ith a conven­
ience key*, you can still ope n the lu ggage com­
partment lid using the handle if an authorized re­
mote control key is near the proximity sensor*.
Fold mirrors * -if yo u select On , the exterior re ar­
view mirrors fold in automatically when you press
the
rn button on the remote control key or to uch
the sensor* in the hand le .
Tone when locking -if you select On, a to ne will
sound w hen you lock the vehicle.
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Emergency locking and unlocking the doors
Each door must be locked separately if the pow­
er locking system fails .
Fig. 27 Driver's door: door lock cy linder
Fig. 28 Door : eme rge ncy loc king
If the central locking system malfunctions, you
can un lock/lock the doors separately using the
mechanica l key.
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Unlocking/locking the driver's door with the
mechanical key
.-Remove the integrated mechanical key
c::> page 29 or use the separate mechanica l key .
.- To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
open position
@ c::> fig. 2 7.
.- To lock the driver's door, se lect the ® posit ion
and turn the key once to the closing position@
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Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors with the mechanical key
An emergency lock is located on the front end of
the front passenger's door and the rear doors. It
i s only vis ible when the doo r is open.
.- Remove the integrated mechan ical key
c::> page 29 or use the separate mechanical key.
.- Pull the cap out of the open ing
c::> fig . 28 . ..,.

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the way to the right (r ight door) or left (left
door).
Once the front passenger's door/rear doors close, it is no longer possible to open them from the
outside . The door can b e opened from the inside
by pull ing the door handle . If the child safety
lock in one of the rear doors is activated , you
must first pull the door handle from the inside .
Then you can open the door from the outside .
.,&. WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS c:> &. in Descrip­
tion on page 27.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle
break-in, audio and vis u al warning signals are
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is activat­
ed when the vehicle is locked as usual.
It
switches off when the vehicle is unlocked.
If the alarm is triggered, it will shut
off automat­
ically after a ce rtain amount of time. Switch the
ignition on or press the~ button on the remote
control key to turn
off the alarm.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid
Fig. 29 Drive r's door : u nl oc kin g th e lug gage compar tment
li d
Open ing and closing
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Fig. 30 Handle in the rea r lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
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.. Briefly press the~ button on the remote con ­
trol key. The rear lid wi ll unlock .
.. Press the
~ button on the remote control key
for at least several seconds to open the luggage
compar tment lid. Or
.. Pull the button~ in the driver's door
c:> fig. 29
briefly . Or
.. Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid
<=> fig . 30 .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.. Pull down the luggage compartment lid at the
grip and let it close using a gent le push
c:> ,A .
The sett ings in the Infotainment system deter ­
mine if the luggage compartment lid can be
opened using the handle
¢ page 32.
A WARNING
- After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. Otherwise the
luggage compartment lid could open sud­
denly when driving, which increases 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 create the
risk of asphyx iation .
- Never leave your veh icle unattended when
the luggage compartment l id is open. A
child cou ld climb into the vehicle through
the luggage compartment. If the luggage
compartment lid was then closed, the child
wou ld be trapped in the vehicle and unable
to escape . To reduce the risk of injury, do
not allow children to play in or around the
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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 .
(D Tips
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
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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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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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- 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
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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 .
(D Tips
-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
-
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).