2017 AUDI A8 deactivate airbag

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fully to the nearest authorized Audi dea ler or
authorized Audi Service Fac il ity and have the
malfunction corrected.
(D Tips
For addit ional information on ESC and ABS,
refer to¢
page 126.
ffl;/ !f Safety systems
The II (USA models)/ m (Canada mode ls) indi­
cator light monitors the safety systems.
If the
II (USA mode ls)/ m (Canada models) in­
d ic ator light turns on or blinks, there is a mal­
function in a safety system such as the airbag or belt tensioner system .
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or a uthori zed
Aud i Service Facility immedia tely to have the
malfunct ion corrected.
A WARNING
Have the malf unct ion in the safety systems
inspected immediately. Otherwise, the re is a
r is k th at the systems may not activate du ring
a co llision, which increases the risk of serio us
injury or death.
& Brake booste r
II Brake servo : limited functionality . You can
continue driving. Contact workshop
-
There is a malfunction in the brake boos ter. The
b ra ke booster is availab le, bu t its effec tiveness is
r educed. Braking behavior may be diffe rent from
h ow it no rmally functions and t he brake peda l
may vibrate.
D rive to an aut ho rize d Aud i dea le r o r au thorized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct ion corrected.
(0) Brake pads
llJ Brake pads!
T he br ake pads are wo rn. Cockpit o
verview
Drive to an authori zed A udi dealer or au thorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
brake pads checked.
Applies to USA models
T he llJ indica tor light turns on togethe r wi th the
1111 indicator light
EPC Engine control (gasoline engine)
~ Engine start system fault . Please contact
deale r
The re is an eng ine contro l ma lf u nction.
Immed iate ly dr ive s low ly to an author ized A udi
dealer or au thor ized A udi Se rvice Fa cility to have
t h e mal func tion corre cted.
a Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
The ma lf u nction indicator lamp ( MIL) is part of
the On Board Diagnostic system (OBD II). The
¢4 c;ymbol turns on when the ignition is sw itched
on and turns off aga in once the engine is started
and ru nning at a steady idle speed . This indicates
t h at the MIL is f unct ion ing cor rectly .
The ind icator light turns on if there is a malfunc­
t ion in the engine electronics . See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized A udi Service Fac ility to
have t he mal funct ion cor rected . Fo r additional
informa tion, see
¢ page 25 .
The ind icator light can a lso turn o n if the fuel fill­
er cap is not closed correctly¢
page 269.
!?' Engine speed limitation
Applies to : vehicles with engine speed limitatio n
~ Maximum engine speed XXXX RPM
The eng ine speed is automatically limited to the
RPM shown in the instrument cluster d isplay.
This protects the engi ne from overheat ing .
The eng ine speed limitation deactivates once the
engine is no longe r in the critical temperatu re
range and you have re leased the accelerator ped­
al once .
If the engine speed limitation was activated by
an engine cont rol malfunction, the~ indicator ..,.
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Audi connect
- Destination setup in your MMI using your
myAudi A cco unt ¢ page 167 or online map
v iew
¢ page 171.
-Traffic inf orm ation (Sir ius ): rece ive informa ­
tion about accidents, road construction and
other incidents
¢ page 175
Audi connect services on the phone
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi co nnect
The fo llow ing Audi connect services are currently
ava ilable :
- Storing contacts on your computer using your
m yAudi Acco unt and loading the contacts into
the MMI directory
¢ page 153
Wi-Fi hotspot
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith Audi co nnect
You can use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con­
nect up to eight wireless devices to the Internet. While driving, restricted use of non-secured,
light, small wireless devices is only possible from the rear of the vehicle.
.,. Select: the (fa) button > Setting s control but-
ton
> W i-Fi setting s.
The follow ing settings can be modified in the Wi­
Fi setting s
menu:
Wi-Fi acti ve
The MMI Wi -Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory. Your Wi-Fi hotspot must be activated and
visible to establish a connection between your ve­ h icle and your wireless device.
- Off : the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
Internet connection is not possib le.
- Vis ible : the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active and can
be used to connect to the Internet.
- In visi ble: the MMI Wi -Fi hotspot is active but
not visible to other devices. A connection can­
not be established with a new w ireless device.
The Wi -Fi connection between your vehicle and
your wireless device ( laptop, cell phone) is en ­
crypted . To establish a connection, you must en­
ter the following settings when setting up your
wire less device. You can change them if necessa­
ry.
1 6 0 -
Netwo rk ID (SSID ):
name o f the Wi -Fi net ­
work .
-Enc ryption t ype : WEP, WPA or WPA2
- Pa ssword : depending on the encryp tion type, a
passwo rd may be generated in the MMI that is
used to encrypt the wireless connection. The
password can be changed . Be sure to se lect a
secure password. For the WEP encrypt ion type,
the password must be exactly 13 characters.
For the WPA or the WPA2 encrypt ion types, the
password must be at least
8 (maximum of 63)
characters .
-Apply sett ings : the modified settings are ap­
plied to the MMI. You must then update the
changes in your mob ile w ireless device .
A WARNING
-As the d river, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract yo u from driv ing , as
this could increase the r isk of an accide nt.
- It is o nly safe to use laptops and similar mo­
bi le devices when the veh icle is stationary
because, like a ll loose objects, they cou ld be
thrown around the inside of the vehicle in a
crash and cause serious injuries . Store these
types of devices securely while driving.
- Do not use any wire less devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
¢page 207.
(D Note
-Under some conditions, certain mobile devi­
ces and ope rating systems may automati­
cally sw itch from your vehicle's Wi-Fi hot­
spot to the device's mobile data connection.
I n that event, standard text and data usage
rates would apply while the device's mobile
data connection is in use. Please refer to
doc umentation provided by your mobile de­
vice's manufacture and your data car rier for
d etails, related te rms and pr iva cy sta te­
ment .
- Yo u ar e responsib le for all precautions ta k­
en for data pro te ct ion, anti-virus protection
and protection against loss of data on mo ­
bile devices that are used to access the In-
ternet through the Wi-Fi hotspot. ..,.