2017 AUDI A8 immobilizer

Opening and clo sin g
- You can stop the door from closing at any
time by pulling on the inside or outside
door handle.
@ Tips
-Do not leave valuables unattended in the ve­
hicle . A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- The LE D in the driver's door rail blinks when
you lock the vehicle . If the LED lights up for
approximately 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the central locking
system. Have the problem corrected by an
a uthorized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi
Service Fac ility .
Key set
Fig. 2 0 Your ve hi cle key set
@ Remote control key with integrated
mechanical key
You can unlock and lock your vehicle w ith the re ­
mote cont rol key . A mechanical key is integrated
i n the remote con trol key ~
page 29.
@ Separate mechanical key
This key is not intended for constant use. It
should only be used in an emergency . Do not car­
ry it on your key r ing and do not store it in the ve­
h icle .
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility. Have th is key de­
activated . It is impo rtant to bring a ll keys with
you .
If a key is lost, you should report it to your
i n surance company.
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Number of keys
You can chec k the number of keys assigned to
your vehicle i n the I nfota inment system. Se lec t:
the
I CAR I function button > Car systems control
button
> Servicing & c hecks > Programmed
keys .
This way, you can make sure that you have
all the keys when purchasing a used vehicle.
Electronic immobiliz er
The immobilizer p revents unauthorized use of
the ve hicle .
Under certai n circumstances, the vehicle may not
be a ble to start if there is a key from a d ifferen t
vehicle manufacturer on the key chain.
Data in the master key
When dr iving, service and ma intenance-re levant
da ta is cont inuo usly s to red in you r remo te con­
tro l key . You r A udi se rvice advisor can read ou t
th is data and tell you abo ut the work yo ur vehicle
needs . This applies also to ve hicles with a con ­
venience key *.
Personal convenience settings
If two peo ple use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person alw ays uses their own remote
contro l key. When the ignit ion is turned off or
when the vehicle is locked, personal convenience
settings for the follow ing systems are stored and
ass igned to the remote master key.
- Climate cont rol system
- Ce ntral loc king
- Window and rea r shade*
- Interior lighting*
- Memory function
- Park ing system *
- Adaptive cruise control *
- Ac tive la ne assist*
- Side assist*
- Dr ive se lect
- Night vis ion assist*
- Steering wheel heating*
The stored settings are a utomat ica lly recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, open the doo rs or
turn on the ignition.
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This will help ensure that vehicle function, per ­
formance and safety are not impaired¢& .
Attempting to work on e lectronic components
and the so ftware used with them can cause ma l­
f u nctions. Because of the way electronic compo­
nents are inte rconnected with each other, such
malfunct ions can also have an adve rse affect on
other systems that are not directly involved . This
means that you risk both a substantia l reduction
in the operationa l safety of your veh icle and an
in creased wea r of ve hicle parts¢ .&,.
Author iz ed Audi dealers w ill perform this work in
a profess ional and competent manner or, in spe­
cial cases, refer you to a professional company
that spec ializes in such modifications .
A WARNING
Improper repairs and mod ificat ions can
change the way veh icle systems work and
cause damage to the veh icle and ser ious per ­
sonal injury.
([) Note
If emerg ency r epairs must be pe rformed else­
where, have the vehicle examined by an au­
t hori zed A udi d ealer as soon as possib le.
Declaration of
Compliance, Telecom­ munication or Electronic
Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommunica ­
tion Equipment User Manual Notice .
The manufacturer is not respo nsible for any radio
or TV inte rferen ce caused by unauthor ized modi­
fications to this equipment .
Devices
The follow ing devices each comp ly w ith FCC Part
15. 19, FCC 15.2 1 and RS S-Gen Issue
1:
- Adaptive cruise control
o -Audi s ide ass ist co ....
~ - Cell phone pac kage
N 8 -Convenience key
0 :c -Electron ic immobilizer ' Con sumer inf ormation
- Head phones
- Homelink u niversa l remo te cont rol
- Remote cont rol key
- S8 plus : tire pressure monitoring system
FCC Part 15 .19
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Ope ration is subject to the follow ing two
condit ions:
(1) This device may not ca use ha rmf ul interfer ­
ence, and
(2) this devi ce must accep t any inte rference re­
ceived, incl uding interference that may cause un­
desired ope ration.
FCC Part 15.21
CAU TION:
Changes or mod ificat io ns not express ly app roved
by the pa rty responsible fo r compliance could
vo id the user's a uth o rit y to ope rate the equ ip­
ment.
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operat io n is subject to the following two cond i­
t ions:
(1) this device may not cause inte rference, and
(2) this device must accep t any inte rference, in ­
cluding interference that may cause undes ired
operation of the dev ice .
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Index
Closing Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sun roof.. .. .. ...... ......... .... .... 38
Sun shade (panoramic sunroof) . . . . . . . . . 40
Sunshade (sliding/tilting sunroof) . . . . . . . 38
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Closing/opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Closing aid (doors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cockpi t (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Color number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S2
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Conference call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Connecting and d isconnecting an MP3 play-
er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Connections
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 , 189
Consum er information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
I mport ing/exporting 153
Convenience key Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) . . 70
Cooling system Checking/adding coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cover Flow
refer to Browsing through album covers . 190
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Current economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
D
Data encryption 196
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Date.. .... .. .. ... ............ .... .. . 204
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 204
Daylight saving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Declar ation of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
342
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Demo mode
refer to Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 297
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
D igital Rights Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
D.
. 1mens1ons . .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Directory
refer to Contacts
Display 334
150
Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196, 206
Settings .... .. . ... .. .. ......... 190, 196
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Doors Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Closing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Driver seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Drives
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 189
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
DVD Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Full screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
also refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 189
Dynamic steering . ... .. ........... 110, 129
Dynamic volume
refer to System volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
E
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 13
E conomy (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 81
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . 126
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Index
Fue ling
F ue l filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Fue l tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
F ull screen displ ay (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Function buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
F uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
G
Garage doo r opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Gas statio n mes sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 285
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Va let parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) . . . . . 334
H
H D radio (digital radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Head -up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
H eadlights
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Headlig ht range contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
H eadpho nes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Conn ections (RS E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
H eadphones connected by ca ble (RSE) . . . 199
W ireless headp hones (RSE) . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Ad justi ng .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. . 210
H eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
H eavy clo thing and safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . 220
H ex socket. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .... .. .. .. .. . 312
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hi ll descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
H ill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
also refer to Hill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Ho ld assist (hi ll) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
H ome address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2
H omelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
344
I
Ign ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Imbalance (whee ls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 28
I mpo rting and expo rting (cont acts ) . . . . . . 153
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Infan t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Inflation pressure (Tire Pressure Mon itor ing
System) ........ .. .. .. ............. . .
I nflation press ure (t ires)
Info rmation 302
293
Audi music inte rface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Infotainment display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Inp ut
U sing the M MI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
U sing the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
I n pu t level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Inspection interva l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
I nstalling the upper tether st rap on t he an -
cho rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
I nstr ument clus ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Interior light ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
I nterior re arview mirro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Intermitten t mode (winds hield wipers) . . . . SO
Internet
refer to Aud i connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
i Pod
refer to Au di music interface . . . . . . . . . . . 185
J
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Jump-start ing ..... ... ...... ....... ... 327
Jump start cable 328
K
Key.............. .. .. .. ........... ... 28
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
K ick-down (au tomatic transm ission) . . . . . . . 86
Knee a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
L
LAT CH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Leav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46