2018 AUDI A8 Owners Manual

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Controls at a glance
Fig. 1 Co ckp it : left sec tio n
Fig. 2 Cockp it: righ t sect io n
Cockpit overview
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Door hand le
S ide assist d isp lay
Cent ral lock ing switch ....... .. .
Side assist button .. ..... ... .. .
A ir vents w ith thumbwheel
L ever fo r:
- Turn signals and h igh beams
- High beam assistant ... ... .. .
- Active lane assist . ..... ... .. .
(J) Multifunction steering wheel with :
- Horn
- Drive r's airbag ............. .
- Drive r informat io n system con -
trols .. .. .. ............... .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, naviga­
t ion and voice recognition con -
t rols .. .. .. ............... .
- Shift paddles
and ~ button for
manual shifting ............ .
@ Ins trumen t cluster . ..... ... .. .
® W indshield washer system lever
@ H ead-up display ........... .. .
@ Buttons/ indicator light for :
- Start/Stop system .......... .
- Extending/retract ing t he Info-
ta inment system display . .. .. .
- E lectron ic Stabili zation Contro l
(ESC) .. .. .. ............. .. .
- Emergency flashers ....... .. .
@ Starting the eng ine if there is a
malfunct ion
@ Knee airbag
~ Buttons for :
- Stee ring wheel adjustmen t ... .
- Stee ring wheel heat ing
@ Lever for:
- Cru ise control system ....... .
- Adaptive cruise control .... .. .
@ Butto n for sw itch ing the head- up
d isp lay on/off , adjust ing t he
h e igh t .. .. .. ............. .. .
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105
3 1
105
44
44
103
23 1
1 2
11
86
9
so
1 6
78
136
128
46
78
24 1
75
7 2
93
95
1 6
@ Instr ument i llumination .. ..... .
@ Hood release .. .. .. .......... .
@ Data lin k co nne ctor fo r On-Board
Di agnos tic Sys tem (OB D II) .....
@ Light sw itch
@ Buttons for:
- All -weather lights
- Night v is ion assis t .......... .
- Rea r fog lights . .. .......... .
@ Exterior mi rror adjustment .... .
@ Switch for luggage compartment
l id ........ ... .. .. .......... .
@ B uttons for:
- Powe r windows .. .......... .
- Ch ild safety lock . .... .. ..... .
@ Memory funct io n buttons ...... .
@) Infotainment system d isplay
@ B uttons/indicator light for:
- PA SSE NG ER AIR BAG OFF .... .
- Park ing system ... .......... .
- Power sunshade (rear blind) .. .
@ Glove comp artment .......... .
@) Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Valet Park ing funct ion ........ .
@ Analog cloc k .... .. ... .. ..... .
@ Climate contro l system ........ .
@ Infota inment system u nit ..... .
@ Se lector lever (automatic transmis -
s ion) ... .. .. .. .. .. .......... .
@ Center conso le w ith cup holder ..
@ Buttons for:
- Electromechan ica l park ing bra ke
@ I START EN GINE STO P! button
(D Tips
43,47
272
25
43
109
43
47
33
37
36 59
136
23 7
115
49
64
231
40
16
70
135
83 63
81
76
Some the equipment l isted here is only instal ­
l ed i n certa in models or is available as a n op­
tion.

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Instrument cluster
Instrument cluster overview
The instrument cluster is the central information center for the driver.
Fig. 3 Instrument cl uster overview
@ Eng ine coolan t temperature gauge
@ Tachometer ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
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Turn signals
D isp lay w ith
- Driver information system .. .. .
- In dicator lights ..... ... .. .. .
® Speedometer
@ Fuel level ................. .. .
(j) Trip odometer reset b utton .. .. .
@ Tips
9
10
44
12
17
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10
The instrument illumination for the need les
and dia ls t urns on when the ignition is turned
on and the lights are turned off. The illumina ­
tion for the gauges reduces automat ica lly and
eventually turns off as brightness outside in­
creases. This function reminds the drive r to
tur n the low beams on at the appropriate
time.
Coolant temperature indicator
The coolant temperature disp lay @ i:> page 9,
fig. 3
only func tions when the ignition is switch­
ed o n. To preven t engine damage , please observe
t h e following notes about the temperatu re rang­
es.
Cold range
If only the LEDs at the bottom of the gauge turn
o n, the engine has not reached operat ing tem­
perature yet. Avoid high eng ine speeds, f ull ac­
c e le ra ting and heavy e ng ine loads.
Normal range
The eng ine has reached its operating tempera­
ture once the LEDs up to the center of the gauge
tu rn on . If
the . indica tor light i n the display
tu rns on, th e coolant temperat ure is too h igh
c=> page 20.
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CD Note
- Auxiliary headlights and other accessories in
front of the cooling-air intake impair the
cooling effect of the coolant. This increases
the r isk of the engine overheat ing during
high outside temperatures and heavy en-
gine load.
- The front spoiler also helps to distr ibute
cooling air correctly wh ile driving. If the
spoiler is damaged, the cooling effect will
be impaired and the risk of the engine over­
heating will inc rease. See an a uthorized
A ud i dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa­
cility for assistance .
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev ­
olutions per minute
(RPM).
You should shift to the next lowest gea r when
the speed is below 1,500 RP M. The beginn ing of
the red zone in the tachometer ind icates the
maximum permissible engine speed fo r all gears
once the engine has been broken in and when it is
warmed up to operating temperature . Before
reaching this zone, you should shift into the next
highest gear, select the D selector lever position,
or remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
~ Note
The needle in the tachometer @ c:> page 9,
fig. 3 may only be in the red area of the gauge
for a short time or there is a risk of engine damage. The locat ion where the red zone be­
gi ns varies depending on the engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re­
duces operating noise.
Fuel level
The display @ only works when the ignition is
sw itched on. If the fuel level drops below 4 gal
(15
L), a red L ED will light up and the Ill indica­
tor light will turn on
c:> page 24. The red LED
will blink when the fuel level is very low.
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The fuel tank capacity of your ve hicle is listed in
the
Techn ical Data section c:> page 334.
CD Note
Neve r drive until the tank is comp letely emp­
ty. The irregu lar supply of fuel th at results
from that can cause engine misfires . Uncom­
busted fuel w ill then enter the exhaust sys­
tem. This can cause overheating and damage
to the catalyt ic converter.
Odometer
Fig. 4 Instru ment cluster: odometer and reset button
Upper odometer
The trip odometer shows the distance driven
s ince it was last reset.
It can be used to measure
short distances.
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press ­
ing
the ~ reset button.
Lower odometer
The lower odomete r shows the total distance
that the vehicle has driven.
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunction in the instrument clus­
ter,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer display.
Have the malfunction corrected as soon as possi­
ble.

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wheel
Operating
A pp lies to: ve hicles with mult ifunction steering wheel
You can opera te various MM I functions and the
driver information sys tem, change the volume,
and turn the voice reco gnition system * on and
off with the multifunction steering wheel.
F ig. 5 Driver info rmat ion sys te m
Fig . 6 M ult ifunct ion steer ing w heel operat ion
Requ irement: the ign it ion and the MMI must be
sw itche d on
<=:>page 135.
Operating the driver information system
The drive r information system contains mult iple
tabs @<=:> fig. 5 that display various informat ion
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The fo llow ing tabs are available, depending on
ve hicle equ ipment:
First ta b Vehicle information,
assis tance systems
Second tab
a) Indicator lights, driver
messages, speed warn-
i n g system
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T hir d t ab bl Nigh t vision assist*
<=:> page 109
Fourt h tab Radio/media
<=:> page 13
Fifth tab Telephone*
<=:> pag e 14
Sixth tab Navigation *
<=:>page 15
•l Thi s tab is only v is ible if at least o ne in dica tor lig ht or
messa ge is show n or if t he co rr espo nding syste m is
sw it c h ed on .
b) Thi s tab is on ly v is ib le if Night vis io n ass ist• has been act i­
vat ed .
@ !<1 t> ! Button
- Switching tabs : press the l<1 1> I button repeated­
ly unt il t he desired tab is shown (for example,
Rad io) .
@ lil Button
-Opening /closing the submenu : press the~
button.
® Left thumbwheel
-Selecting a function in a menu/list : tur n the
left t humbwheel to the desired function (for
examp le, select ing a frequency).
- Confirming a selection : press the left thumb­
wheel.
- Zooming in/out on the map : when a map is
disp layed, turn the left thumbwheel to zoom i n
and out on the map.
- Quick scrolling through lists : tur n t he le ft
thum bwhee l quickly .
Additional function buttons
Applies to: vehicles wit h mult ifunct ion stee rin g w hee l
Fig. 7 Rig ht s ide of t he mult ifun ctio n stee rin g wheel
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(D G!J Button
- Repeating th e la st na vig ation prom pt :
press
the
[J] button.
- Changing the voice guidance volume : turn the
right thumbwhee l up o r down dur ing vo ice
guidance.
@ 51 Button
- Switching the voi ce reco gnition syste m* on :
press the 5J button briefly on the multifun c­
tion s teer ing whee l. Say the desired command
after the
Beep.
- Switc hing th e voice re cogniti on sys tem * off :
press and hold the 51 butto n. Or : say the com­
mand
Cancel.
For mo re information abo ut the vo ice recog nition
system, see
¢ page 142.
@ Right thumbwheel
You can adjust the vo lume of an audio source or a
system message (for example, from the voice recognit ion system*) when the sound is playing.
- In crea sin g or d ecreasing the volume : turn the
right thumbwhee l up or down .
-Mut ing o r pausing : turn the right thumbwheel
down.
Or : press the right thumbwheel.
-Un mut ing o r resum ing : turn the right thumb­
whee l up .
Or: press the right thumbwheel.
© Manua l shift ing
See q page 86.
Driver information
system
On-board computer
F ig . 8 Instrument cluster: fuel consumpt ion d isplay
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You can call up the fo llowing info rmat ion in the
on-board computer:
- Da te
- Dr iv ing t ime from the short-te rm memory
-Average consumption from the short -term
memory
- Average speed from the short-term memory
- Distance driven from the short-term memory
- Current fuel consumption
- Short-term memory overv iew
- Long -te rm memory overv iew
The short-term memory collects drivi ng informa­
tion from the time the ignition is switched on un­
ti l it is switched off . If you continue driving with­
i n two hours after switch ing the ignit ion off, the
new values are included when ca lculating the cur­
rent trip information.
Un like the sho rt -term memory, the long-term
memory is not erased automatically. You can se­
l ect the time period for evaluating trip informa ­
tion yourself .
Fuel consumption
The current f uel consumption can be shown us­
i ng a bar graph ¢
fig. 8. The average consump­
tion stored in the short-term memory is also d is­
played. If the bar is green, your vehicle is sav ing
fuel through one of the following functions :
-Rec uperation : electrical energy can be stored in
the vehicle battery when the vehicle is coast ing
or driving down hill. T he bar will move toward
0.
-Cy linder on demand system*: the engine auto­
matically switches four cylinders (4 .0L TFSI) or
six cylinders (6.3L FSI) off when lower power
output is required and other conditions are
met. Th is change is not noticeable to the pas­
sengers . The cylinders w ill switch on aga in
when higher power output is needed .

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Applies to: ve hicles with effic ie n cy program
Fig. 9 Instrument cluster : en ergy consumers
Fig. 10 Inst rument cluster: economy t ip
The efficiency program can help you to use less
fuel. It shows other consumers that are us ing
fuel and economy tips give advice on how to drive
efficiently. The efficiency prog ram receives dis­
tance and cons umption data from the on-board
computer.
To disp lay the efficiency program, open the
Vehi­
cl e fun cti ons
menu and se lect the Efficien cy pr o­
gram
menu item .
Other consum ers
The Energ y con sum ers view lists other equip­
ment that is currently affecting fuel consump­
tion. The display shows up to three other equip­
ment items
@ c:::> fig. 9. The equipment using the
most power is listed first. If more than three
items using power are sw itched on, the equip­
ment that is currently using the most power is
displayed.
A gauge @also shows the current total con­
sumpt ion of all other consumers.
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E conom y tips
In certain situations, economy tips appear auto­
matically for a short time in the efficiency pro­
gram
c:::> fig. 10 . If you follow these economy tips,
yo u can reduce your vehicle's fuel consumption.
T o turn an economy tip off immediately after it
appea rs, press any button on the mu ltifunction
steering wheel.
(D Tips
- If
you erase the data in the eff icien cy pro­
gram, the va lues in the on-board computer
w ill also be reset.
- Once yo u have turned an economy tip off, it
will only appear again after you turn the ig­
nition on again.
- T he economy tips are not disp layed in
every
instance, but rather in interva ls over a peri­
od of time .
Radio
Applies to: vehicles wit h mult ifu nction stee rin g w hee l
Fig . 11 Radio me nu
Requirement: radio mode must be started
c:::> page 178 and the radio/media tab must be
displayed.
.,. Press the ~ button on the multifunction steer­
ing wheel.
- Sele cting the fr equenc y band : select and con­
fi rm a frequency band.
- Select ing a sta tion from th e statio n list: select
and confirm a radio station.
- Sel ect ing a stat ion fr om th e pre set s l is t : select
and confirm
Pre sets and then select a radio sta­
tion .
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Media
App lies to: vehicles w ith mu ltifunction steering wheel
Fig. 12 Media men u
Requirement: a media drive must conta in audio/
video files
Q page 181 and the radio/media tab
must be displayed .
• Playing an audio /video file : select and confirm
a f ile.
• Pau sing /continui ng p layb ack: Press the right
thumbwheel. To resume playback, press the right thumbwhee l again.
• Re starting playba ck of an audio file : select the
file that is curre ntly playing, if necessary. Press
the left thumbwheel.
The fo llow ing funct ions are available when you
p ress the
Iii bu tton:
-S electing a source : select and confirm a source
such as the
Jukebo x.
-Sele cting a radio station using the sour ce l ist :
select and confirm a frequency band and then
select a station from the station list.
Telephone
A pp lies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and
telep hone
Fig . 1 3 Telepho ne menu
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Requirement: a ce ll phone must be connected to
the
MMI Q poge 147 and the telephone tab
must be d isp layed
Q fig . 13.
"'Press the ~ button on the mu ltifunction steer­
ing wheel.
-Calling a conta ct in the dire ctory : select and
confirm
Dir ector y. Select and confirm a con­
tact.
- Calling a conta ct in a call li st : select and con ­
firm
Dialed number s, Mi ssed call s or A ccept ed
c alls
Select and confirm a contact .
Directory contacts : the drive r information sys­
tem on ly disp lays directory contacts t hat have a
phone number stored .
If several phone numbers
are stored with a contact, the list o f stored num­
bers is displayed first when the entry is selected .
For more information about the displayed sym­
bo ls, refer to
Q page 152 .
Caller information : the name, phone number or
Unknown appears in the driver information sys ­
tem display depend ing on if the ca ller has been
stored in the directory and if the phone number
has been transm itted.
- Accepting a call : press the left thumbwheel
when there is an incoming ca ll.
-Ig noring a call : select and confirm Decline
when there is an incoming ca ll.
-Ending a phone call : select and confirm End
call.
Functions during a phone call
-M aking an additional phone call* : select and
confirm
Ho ld >~but ton > Direct ory or an en­
try in one of the call Lists.
-Acc epting an in coming call when th ere is an
a ct ive call and a call on hold :
select and con­
firm
Replace . The active call is replaced with
the incoming call.
Additional funct ions :
Mute *:
if you se lect and confirm this function,
the o ther pe rson on the phone cannot hea r yo u.
You can he ar the other person.
Holding /res uming a call : you can put a current
ca ll on hold and res ume a ca ll.
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