2018 AUDI A8 door lock

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the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door).
Once the front passenger's door/rear doo rs close,
it is no longer possible to open them from the
outside . The door can be opened from the inside
by pulling 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 ins ide.
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 v is u al warning signals are
tr iggered. The anti-theft a larm system is activat­
ed when the vehicle is locked as usual.
It
switches off when the vehicle is unlocked.
If the a larm is triggered, it w ill 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
Fi g. 29 Driver's door: unlocking the luggage compartment
lid
Op eni ng and clos ing
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Fig. 30 Handle in the rea r lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Briefly press the~ button on the remote con­
trol key . The rear lid wi ll unlock .
• Press the ~ button on the remote cont rol key
for at least several seconds to open the luggage
compar tment lid. Or
• Pull the button~ in the d river's door c:> fig. 29
briefly. Or
• Press the handle 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 ¢
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The sett ings in the Infota inme nt system de ter­
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 driv ing, 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 l uggage compa rtment. If the l uggage
compa rtment lid was then closed, the child
wou ld be trapped in the veh icle and un ab le
to escape . To reduce the risk of inj ury, do
not a llow 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 clos ing, especially near the hinges. Fin­
gers or hands could be p inched .
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the luggage com­
partment lid can be unlocked separately by
pressing the
c:;, button on the remote control
key. The luggage compartment lid locks auto­
matically when it is closed again .
Automatic luggage compartment lid
Applies to: ve hicles w ith a utomat ic luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed automatically .
Fig . 31 Luggage compartment l id :@ clos ing button ,@
l ock button (vehicles with convenience key•)
Open ing th e lug gage comp artmen t lid
.,. Press and hold the ~ button on the remote
control key for at least one second . Or
.,. Pull the las I button in the drive r's door briefly
c::> page 33, fig . 29 . Or
.,. Press the handle in the luggage compartment
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c::> page 33, fig. 30.
Clo sing the luggage compartment lid
.,. Pull the button las I in the dr iver's door until the
luggage compartment lid is closed
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.,. Press the las! button in the luggage compart­
ment lid
c::> fig. 31. The luggage compartment
l id will automatically lower and close
c::> ,&. . Or
.,. Press and hold the button ~ on the remote
contro l key unt il the luggage compartment lid
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is closed (vehicles with convenience key*) c::> A .
Or
.,. Press the ~ button c::> fig. 31 in the luggage
compartment lid (vehicles w ith convenience
key*). The remote contro l key must not be
more than approx imately 4 ft (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not be inside the vehicle . The l uggage compart­
ment lid wi ll automat ica lly lower and close. The
veh icle locks
c::> ,&. . Or
.,. Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid. The luggage compartment lid will automat­
ically lower and close
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The opening/clos ing process will s top immedi ­
ate ly if:
- You p ull/re lease the
l ,;.::, I button in the dr iver's
door, o r
- You press/release the
las! button on the remote
cont rol key (vehicles with convenience key*), o r
- You press the
las ! or {fJ button (vehicles wi th
convenience key*) in the luggage compartment
lid, o r
- You push the ha ndle in the l uggage compart­
ment lid, o r
- You press against the luggage compartment lid
aga inst the direction it is moving, or
- When someth ing 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 l uggage compartment lid w ill either open or
close, depend ing on what angle it is at.
.&, WARNING
- Read and follow all WARNINGS c::> .& in De­
s cription on page 2
7 .
- After closing the luggage compartmen t lid,
always pull up on it to make s ure 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, a lways keep
the l uggage compartment l id closed whi le
driving. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit complete ly into the luggage
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- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with 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 in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
you r vehicle . A lways keep the luggage com­
partmen t lid as well as the vehicle doo rs
closed when not in use.
- Never close the l uggage compartment lid
ina ttentively or without checking first . Al­
though the closing force of the l uggage
compartment lid is limited, you can still se­
riously injure yourself or others.
- Always ensure that no one is within range of
the luggage compartment lid when it is
moving, in particular close to the hinges and
the upper and lower edges
-fingers 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 .
(D Tips
- The settings in the Infotainment system de­
termine if the luggage compartment lid can be opened us ing the handle
q page 32.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately by pressing the
l .::s l button on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid l ocks automatically when it is closed again .
- You can close the luggage compartment lid
us ing the remote control key (veh icles w ith
convenience key*) up to a d istance of ap­
p rox imately 9 feet (3 m).
- The luggage compartment lid can be oper­
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 red uce the
amount of force needed.
Op eni ng and clos ing
Opening the luggage compartment lid with
foot motion activation (kicking movement)
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key and sensor-cont rol­
led luggage compartment lid
F ig. 32 Rear of the vehicle : foot movement
Requi rements : you must be carrying your veh icle
key with you . You must be standing at the center
behind the luggage compartme nt lid . The dis ­
tance to the rear of the veh icle must be at least 8
in (20 cm) . The ignition must be switched off.
Make s ure yo u have f irm footing .
.,. Move your foot back and forth below t he bump ­
er
q fig . 32 . Do not touch the bumpe r. Once the
system recogn izes the movement , the luggage
compa rtment l id will ope n.
T he luggage compartment lid will only open if
you make the movement as descr ibed . T h is pre­
vents the luggage compa rtment lid from open ing
due to similar movements, such as when you
walk betwee n the rear of the vehicle and your ga­
rage door .
General information
In some si tuations, the f unct ion may be lim ited
o r tempora rily unavailable . T his may happen if:
- the luggage 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 i me
- you clean your veh icle, for example with a pres ­
sure washer or in a car wash
- there is heavy ra in
- the bumper is very dirty, for example after d riv-
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 mal­
functions , the luggage compartment lid can be
opened at the lock cylinder .
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Fig. 33 Luggage compartment lid: mechanica l key in lock
cyl inde r
.,. 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.
"T urn the key approximate ly 45° to the right
<=> fig. 33. The luggage compartment lid opens.
The key cannot be pulled out in the released posi­
tion .
_&. WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. The luggage
compartment lid could otherwise open s ud­
denly whi le 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 create the
risk of asphyxiation .
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Opening the luggage compartment lid
from the inside in an emergency
Fig. 34 Inne r luggage compartment l id : lever
" Pull the lever downward c> fig . 34 .
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Never close the luggage compartment lid us­
i ng the emergency handle.
Child safety lock
Fig. 35 Section of dr iver 's doo r: co ntrols
Fig. 36 Rear door: child safety lock
Vehicles with [!] button
" To activate/deactivate the inner door hand le
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and the power window switch for the respective
rear door, press the
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the button turns on/blinks.
.,. To activate/deactivate the child safety lock on
both sides, you must press
the [±] 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 @ c;, fig. 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 direc­
t ion of the arrow or opposite the d irection of
the arrow
¢fig. 36.
The follow ing funct ions are also turned off when
the child safety lock is act ivated :
- The buttons for the sunshade* in the rear win­
dow .
- The buttons for the power sunshades* in the
side windows.
- The button for the front passenger seat ad just­
ment* (for vehicles with
the[±] 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 short period of
time. This applies particularly when children
remain in the vehicle. Otherwise children
could start the engine or operate electrical
equipment (such as power windows), which
increases the risk of an accident.
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Power window
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 37 Section 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 ope rat ion will stop if the
sw itch is pressed/pulled again.
.,. To select a position in between opened and
closed, press/p ull 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
.&_ WARNING ~
-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly 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 inj uries .
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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 switches @ and@, the driver can a l­
so operate the power sunshades* 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 door has been opened .
Correcting power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it malfunctions .
• Pull the power window switch 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 sliding/tilting sunroof
Fig . 38 Sect io n of headli ner: sunroof button
@ Tilting /sliding
• T o tilt the sunroof comp letely, press the button
u p briefly to the second level.
• T o close the sunroof comp letely, pull the but­
ton down briefly to the second
leve l¢ ,&. .
• To se lect an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch to the first level until the desired po ­
sition is reached.
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@ Op ening /closing
• 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
c::> ,&. .
• To select a partially open position, slide the
bu tton forward/back to the first level until the
desired pos it ion is reached.
A wind def lector 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 swi tch­
ed off. The switch is deactiva ted once the driver's
or front passenger's door is opened .
Sunshad e
The sunshade opens automatically when sliding
the roof open.
Vehicles with a glass panel sunroof : the sunshade
can be opened and closed by hand when the sun­
roof is closed.
Vehicles with a solar panel s unroof*: the closed
sunshade opens automatica lly when the sunroof
opens.
~ 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
-
A lways close your sliding/tilting sunroof when
l eaving your vehicle. Rain can cause damage
to the interior equipment of your vehicle, par­ ticularly the electronic equ ipment .
(D Tips
- For information on the so lar roof *, refer to
¢ page 72 .
-The sunroof will only open down to -20 °C
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@ Tips
- The panorama roof will on ly open down to
·4°F (·20°).
- To prevent both roof segments from co llid ·
ing with one another, you do not need to
- tilt the rear roof segment if the front roof
segment is already open.
- close the front roof segment if the rear
roof segment is already tilted.
Opening/closing the sunshade
Applies to: vehicles w ith panorama glass roof
© Front sunshade
.,. To open the sunshade completely, slide the G;J
button back to the second level ¢ page 39,
fig. 39 .
.,. T o close the sunshade comp lete ly, sl ide the G;J
swi tch forward briefly to the second level.
.. To se lect a pa rtially open position, slide the l:c.i.l
button to the first level until the sunshade has
reached the desired position.
© Rear sunshade
.,. T o open the sunshade comp lete ly, press the~
button in the rear door briefly down to the sec­
ond leve l¢
page 39, fig . 40.
.. To close the sunshade comp lete ly, pull the ~
button up to the second level ¢,& .
.,. To se lect a partially open position, press/pull
the
G;J button to the f irst level until the desired
pos ition is reached. Or
.. To ope rate the sunshade from the cockpit,
press the
I REAR MODEi b utton 9 page 39,
fig. 39.
You can now open/close the rear su n­
shade using
th e~ button in the headliner.
A WARNING
Be careful when closing the panorama g lass
roof
-otherwise serious injury could result!
Switch off the ignition when exiting the vehi­
cle.
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Roof segments/sunshade emergency
closing
Applies to: vehicles with panorama glass roof
If the roof segment or s unshade detects an ob­
j ect in its path when it is closing, it will open
again automatically . In this case, you can then
close it w ith the power emergency closing func ­
tion.
.. Withi n five seconds after the roof segment or
sunshade opens automatically, pull t he switch
until it closes.
Valet parking function
Applies to: vehicles with valet parking function
The valet parking function protects the luggage
compartment from unauthorized access.
F ig. 4 1 Glove compartment: valet parking functio n button
You can switch the va let parking f unction on
whe n someo ne else is parking your vehicle. When
the function is switched on, the vehicle can be
driven, locked and unlocked using the master
key, but access to the luggage compartment is
not permitted.
.. Remove the integrated mechanical key
Qpoge 29 .
.. Open the glove compartment.
.,. Press the !VALET I button to switch the valet
parking function on. The LED in the button
t u rns on.
.,. Lock the glove compartment with the mechani­
cal key .
.,. O nl y give the remote cont ro l key to the se rvice
personnel parking your car and keep the
re-
moved mechanical key wit h you. ..,.

Lights and Vision
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ignition off
and open the driver's door. To turn the function
on, select
Lights when leaving car > On.
The leaving home illuminates the area outside
the vehicle when you unlock the vehicle. To turn
the function on, select
Lights when unlocking
car> On.
The coming home and leaving home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light switch
is in the
AUTO position.
Emergency flashers
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Fig. 46 Center console: emergency flasher button
The emergency flashers makes other drivers
aware of your vehicle in dangerous situations.
• Press the ~ button to switch the emergency
flashers on or off.
You can indicate a lane change or a turn when the
emergency flashers are switched on by using the
turn signal lever. The emergency flashers stop
temporarily.
The emergency flashers also work when the igni­
tion is turned off.
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Interior lighting
Front and rear interior lighting
Fig. 47 Front headliner: interio r light ing contro ls
Fig. 48 Rear headl iner : Reading light
Press the corresponding button ¢ fig. 47:
~ -Interior lighting on/off
[!J. Door contact switch on/off . The interior light­
ing is controlled automatically.
~-Reading lights on/off
~* -Switch the rear reading lights on/off from
the cockpit.
I REAR MODEi* -Switching the rear reading lights
on/off from the cockpit: press the
I REAR MODE !
button and then the corresponding button~ in
the cockpit.
· Interior lighting
App lies to: vehicles wit h interior light ing
You can select a color profile and brightness for
the interior lighting in various areas of the vehi- cle, called zones.
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