2017 AUDI A8 ignition

Driving
-The interior temperature differs from the tem­
perature se lected in the A/C system.
- The windshield is being defrosted~
page 71.
-The brake pedal is pressed seve ral t imes in a
row.
- The vehicle ba tte ry charge leve l is too low.
- Power consumption is high .
Ignition is switched off automaticall y
To prevent the veh icle battery from drain ing, the
ignit ion will switch off
automatically under the
following conditions:
- The vehicle must have already been driven.
- The Start/Stop system has stopped the engine.
- T he driver's door must be open .
- T he driver's safety be lt mus t be unb uck led.
- The brake pedal must not be p ressed .
- The vehicle must be stationary .
In this case, the activated low beam is replaced
by the parking light. The parking lights will
sw itch off after app roximately 30 minutes or
when you lock the vehicle .
If the Start/Stop system has not turned off the
engine or if you have sw itched the Start/Stop sys­
tem off manually, the ignition will not be auto­ mat ically switched off and the engine w ill conti n­
ue to ru n ~ & .
A WARNING
To red uce the risk of poisoning, neve r allow
t he engine to r un i n confined s paces.
(D Tips
If you select the D, N or S selector lever posi­
tion after shifting into reverse, the vehicle
m ust be driven faste r than 6 mph (10 km/h)
in orde r fo r the engine to switch off again.
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Manually switching the Start /Stop system
off /on
Appl ies to : vehicles wi th Start/Stop sys te m
If you do not wish to us e th e system, you con
switch i t off manually.
Fig . 93 Ce nte r console: Start/Stop system butto n
.,. To switch the Start/Stop-System off/on man­
ually, press the
l (A) ~I button. The LED in the but­
ton turns on when the system is switched off.
0) Tips
If yo u switch the system off d uring a stop
phase, the engine will start aga in automati­
cally .
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Applies to : vehicles wit h Start/Stop syste m
Start-stop system deactivated: Please restart
engine manually
This message appears w hen spec ific cond itions
are not me t during a stop phase. The S tart/S top
system will
not b e a ble to re sta rt the eng ine. If
the D or R se lector lever positions were engaged,
P will be selected a utomat ically . The eng ine must
be started with the
I START ENGI NE STOPI but­
ton.
Start -stop system: System fault! Currently
unavailable
There is a ma lfunction in the Start/Stop system.
Drive the vehicle to an authorized Audi dealer or
aut horized Serv ice Facility as soon as possible to
have the malfunction corrected .

Driving
you can shift past the N and R selector lever positions.
Selector lever lock
The selector lever lock prevents you from select­ ing a position unintentionally, causing the vehicle
to roll. When engaging some selector lever posi­
tions, you must press the button on the selector lever ¢
fig. 96 and/or press the brake pedal.
You must press the brake pedal to engage a se­ lector lever position when the engine is running
and the vehicle is stationary. The arrows ~
fig. 97
indicate when you need to press the button on
the selecto r lever.
The selector lever does not lock if you shift from D to R within one second. This allows you to
"rock" the vehicle to free it when it is stuck.
P - Park
This selector lever position prevents the vehicle
from rolling . Only shift into park when the vehi­
cle is stationary ~&. . To engage the P selector
lever position, press the button on the selector
lever and shift into the P position.
You can only shift out of park when the engine is
running and you are pressing the brake pedal. To
release the parking lock. press the button on the
selector lever and select the desired position.
P engages automatically when you switch the en­
gine off while D, Sor R is engaged or in manual
mode.
If you switch the engine off when the N position
is selected, the transmission remains in N for ap­
proximately 30 minutes and then Pis engaged.
You must use the parking lock emergency release
before towing the vehicle~
page 88.
R- Reverse
The reverse gear is engaged in this position. Only
select reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary
and the engine is running at idle speed ~,&. . To
engage the R selector lever position, press the
button on the selector lever, press the brake ped­
al and move the selector lever into the R position.
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The reverse lights turn on when you select the R
selector lever position while the engine is run­
ning.
N -Neutral (idle)
The transmission is in idle in this position. To en­
gage the N selector lever position, press the but­
ton on the selector lever and shift into the N po­
sition.
If you switch the engine off when the N position
is selected, the transmission remains in N for ap­
proximately 30 minutes and then Pis engaged .
You cannot select the N position when the igni­
tion is switched off. When driving through an au­
tomatic car wash, first select the N position and
then turn the engine off¢
page 306.
For safety reasons, the vehicle cannot be locked
when the transmission is in the N position.
DIS -Driving forward
When the transmission is in the D/S position, it
can be operated either in the normal D mode or
in the S sport mode . Move the selector lever back
to engage the S sport mode. You can only select
the S selector lever position when Dis engaged.
To select the D selector lever position again when
S is engaged, move the selector lever back~&. .
To shift from N to D when traveling at speeds be­
low 1 mph (2 km/h), press the brake pedal and
shift into the D position ~&. .
In the
normal mode D, the transmission auto­
matically selects the suitable gear ratio . It de­
pends on engine load , vehicle speed and driving
style.
Select the
sport mode S for sporty driving. The
vehicle makes full use of the engine's power. Shifting may become noticeable when accelerat­
ing.
The S selector lever position engages automati­
cally when you select dynamic mode in drive se­
lect .
_&, WARNING
- The vehicle can roll even if the ignition is
switched off.
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0 co .... N ,..... N .... 0 0 :c ' -Please note that unconsciously "resting"
your foot on the accelerator pedal prevents
the cruise control from braking. This is be­
cause pressing the accelerator pedal over­
rides the cruise control system .
- If a brake system malfunction such as over­
heating occurs when the cruise control sys­
tem is switched on, the braking function in
the system may be switched off. The rest of
the cruise control system functions remain
active as long as the
(tj;(IM@ (USA models) /
ii (Canada models) indicator light is on.
@ Tips
The brake lights turn on when the brakes are
applied automat ically .
Changing the speed
.. To increase or decrease the speed in incre­
ments, tap the lever toward
010 q page 92,
fig . 102.
.. To increase or decrease the speed quickly, hold
the lever in the
010 direction until the de­
sired speed is displayed.
You can a lso press the accelerator pedal down to
increase your speed, for example if you want to
pass someone. The speed you set earlier will re­
sume as soon as you release the accelerator ped­
al.
However, if you exceed your saved speed by 5
mph (10 km/h) for longer than 6 minutes, the
cru ise control system turns off temporarily .
The green
ltj;(i )~i@ (USA models) 1 '11 (Canada mod­
els) indicator light in the speedometer turns off
and the stored speed is maintained.
Preselecting a speed
You can pre-select your desired speed when the
vehicle is stationary.
.. Switch on the ignition .
.. Pull the lever into position
(D q page 92,
fig. 102.
.. To increase or decrease the speed, push the lev­
er toward
010 .
Assist
.. To store the speed displayed, release the lever.
T his function makes it possible, for example , to
save the speed you want before driving on the
highway. Once on the highway , activate the
cruise control by pulling the lever toward @.
Switching off
Temporary deactivation
.. Press the brake pedal, or
.. Press the lever into position @ (not clicked into
place)
9 page 92, fig. 102, or
.. Drive for longer than S minutes faster than 5
mph (10 km/h) above the stored speed .
Switching off completely
.. Press the lever into position @(clicked into
place), or
.. Switch the ignition off .
The speed you stored will be maintained if the
cruise contro l has been switched off temporarily .
To resume the stored speed, release the brake
pedal and pull the lever into posi tion (D .
Switching the ignition off will erase the stored
speed.
A WARNING
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You should only resume the stored speed if it
is not too high for existing traffic conditions.
Otherw ise you can increase the risk of an acci­
dent .
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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r tij-adaptive cruise control is switched on. An
object ahead was detected. Your vehicle remains
stopped and will not start dr iv ing automat ically.
• -T he automatic braking is not enough to
maintain a sufficient distance to an object ahead.
You must intervene
c:> page 99, Driver interven­
tion request .
© Instrument clu ster di spla y
If adaptive cruise control is not shown in the in­
strument cluster display, yo u can call it up using
the mu ltifunction stee ring wheel buttons
<=:> page 12.
Based on the graphics in the d isplay, you can de­
termine if the system is ma inta ining a distance to
the object ahead and what that distance is.
No v ehi cle -No object ahead was detected.
Whit e ve hicle -An object ahead was detected .
Red vehicl e -Request for driver intervention
c:>page 99.
Both arrows on the s cale © indicate the distance
to the object ahead. No arrow appears when the
vehicle is on an open road and there is no object
ahead. If an object is detected ahead, the arrow
moves on the scale.
The green zone on the scale indicates the store
distance. For information on changing the dis­
tance, refer to
c:> page 98. If the distance se­
lected is exceeded or not reached, the arrow
moves into the red zone on the scale.
A WARNING
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If you press the ISETI b utton when driving at
speeds be low 20 mph (30 km/h), the vehicle
accelerates automatica lly up to 20 mph (30
km/h), which is the m in imum speed that can
be set .
(D Tips
-If you switch the ignition o r the adapt ive
cruise contro l system off, the set speed is
erased for safety reasons.
- The elect ronic stab ilization cont rol (ESC)
and the a nti -slip-reg ulation (ASR) a re au to-
A ss ist
matically switched on when the adaptive
cruise control is switched on .
Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
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Fig . 1 09 Operat ing lever : c h an gi ng the speed
co N 0 :i: ~ m
.. To increase or reduce the speed in increments,
ta p the lever up or down .
.. To increase or decrease the speed quickly,
h o ld
the lever up or down until the red LED@reach­
es the desired speed
c:> page 96, fig. 108.
After each change, the new stored speed appears
briefly in the information line@
c:> page 96,
fig. 108.
Driving in stop-and-go traffic
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
The adaptive cruise control system also assists
you in stop-and-go traffic . If an ob ject ahead
stops, your vehicle will brake and stay at a stop,
within the limits of the system.
.. To resume driving with adaptive cruise control,
tap the accelerator pedal or
.,. Pull the lever toward you into pos ition @
c:> page 98, fig . 110 .
a) Tips
If an obstacle is detected when your vehicle
starts moving, the dr iver intervent ion request
appears
c:> page 99. Your vehicle will drive
more slowly when starting. This may a lso
happen in some si tuatio ns when the re is no
apparent obstacle .
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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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Ass is t
Switching on /off
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
Fig. 128 Area aro und th e light sw itc h: n ight v is ion assist
butto n
Requirement: sw itch the ignition on and turn the
light switch to the
AUTO position.
• Press the
[g button 9 fig . 128 . The heat image
from the nig ht vision camera appears in the in ­
s t ru me nt cluster d isplay.
• Press the
(g button again to switch the night
vision assist off .
If condit io ns are b right enough, night vision as­
sis t can be sw itched on withou t mov ing the light
switch to the
AUTO position. Pedestrian and wild
an imal highlighting and warnings are only active
when it is da rk outs ide and the headlights are
sw itched on .
Adjusting the contrast
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
• Select : the ICARI function button > Car systems
contro l button > Driver a ssist > Night vision
a ssi st cont rast .
When the night vision assist is switched on and
the image is visible in the instrument cluster d is ­
p lay, you can adjust the contrast in the image
from
Min to Ma x.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
Ni ght vision assist : System fau lt
The system cannot guarantee correct function
and is switched off . See an author ized Audi deal-
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er or authori zed Aud i Service Facility for assis ­
tance .
Night vi sion a ssis t: Current ly unavailable
The system cannot guarantee correct funct io n at
th is time and is switched off .
Night vision assist: O nly a vailabl e a t n ight with
lights turned on
N ight vision assist only works whe n it is dark out­
s ide and the headlights are on.
Night vis ion a ssist: Pede stri an marking current­
l y unavailab le
The pedestrian and wi ld animal marki ng was
swi tched off by the system .
Audi drive select (drive
settings)
Introduction
D rive select makes it possib le to exper ience dif­
f erent types of ve hicle settings in one veh icle .
The dr iver can se lect
Comfort , Auto and Dynamic
modes in the Infotainment system to switch be­
tween, for example, a sporty and a comfortab le
driv ing mode .
You can adjust the vehicle settings to your per ­
sona l preferences in the
Ind ividual mode . This
makes it possible to comb ine sett ings su ch as a
sporty engine setting with light steer ing .
Description
The following systems, among ot her things, are
i nfluenced by dr ive select:
Eng ine and tr an smis sion
Depend ing on the mode, th e engine and trans­
mission respond more q uick ly or in a more bal­
a nced manner to accelerator pedal movements.
In the sporty dynamic mode, the transm ission
shifts at higher speed ranges.
Air suspen sion
T he adaptive air suspens ion/adapt ive a ir suspen­
sion sport* is an electronically controlled air sus- pension and damping system . The adjustment ..,

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r -In certain situations, people or objects in
the display appear closer or farther away:
- For objects that do not touch the ground,
such as the bumper of a parked vehicle, a
trailer hitch or the rear of a truck. Do not
use the orientation lines in this case.
- If driven from a level surface onto an in­
cline, or a downward slope.
- If driven toward protruding objects.
- If the vehicle is carrying too much load in
the rear.
- The accuracy of the orientation lines and
blue surfaces decreases when the vehicle is
raised/lowered ¢
page 110.
(D Note
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­
ings
c:> © in General information on
page 114 .
-The orange-colored orientation lines in the
Infotainment display show the vehicle path based on the steering wheel angle . The
front of the vehicle swings out more than
the rear of the vehicle. Maintain plenty of
distance so that an exterior mirror or a cor­
ner of the vehicle does not collide with any
obstacles.
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with rearv1ew camera
Switching on
"'Shif t into reverse, or
"' Press the
p,,,A button in the center console
c:>page 115, fig. 131. A short conf irmation
tone sounds and the LED in the button turns
on.
Switching between the rearview camera and
optical display
"' Press the Graphic contro l button ®
c:, page 117, fig. 136 to see the optical display .
"' Press the
Rear view control button to see the
. . rearv,ew camera image.
Switching off
"'Drive faster than 6 mph (10 km/h), or
"' Press the
P'"A button, or
Parking systems
"'Sw itch the ignition off.
@ Tips
- The visual display in the left part of the dis­
play should help you detect the critical vehi­
cle areas.
- You can change the volume and pitch of the
signals as well as the display ¢
page 124.
Perpendicular parking
Applies to: vehicles with rearview camera
This view may be used when parking in a garage
or in a parking space.
Fig. 136 Infota inment system: a iming at a park ing space
Fig. 137 Infotainment system: aligning the vehicle
"'Turn the Infotainment system on and shift into
reverse gear.
"' The orange orientation lines
(D show the direc­
tion of travel of the ve hicle. Turn the steering
wheel until the orange orientation lines appear
in the parking space
c:> fig. 136. Use the mark­
ings @to help you estimate the distance to an
obstacle. Each marking represents approxi­
mately 3 ft (1 m). The blue area represents an
extension of the vehicle's outline by approxi­
mately 16 ft (S meters) to the rear.
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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 .
Ill-