2018 AUDI A8 low beam

Driving
-The inter ior temperature differs from the tem­
perature se lected in the A/C system.
-The windshield is being defrosted q page 71 .
-The brake pedal is pressed seve ral t imes in a
r ow.
-T he vehicle ba tte ry charge Leve l is too Low.
-Power consumption is high .
Ignition is switched off automatically
To prevent the veh icle battery from drain ing, the
ignit ion w ill switch off
automatically under the
following conditions:
-The vehicle has already been driven .
-The Start/Stop system has stopped the e ngine.
- T he driver's door is opened.
- T he dr iver's safety be lt is unb uckled.
- The brake pedal is not p ressed .
-The vehicle is 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 o r 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 contin­
ue to r un
q I!::::,. .
.&_ WARNING
To re duce the risk of poisoni ng, neve r allow
t he engine to r un in 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 faster than 6 mph (10 km/h)
in orde r for 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 use th e system, you con
switch i t off manually.
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Fig . 93 Ce nte r conso le: Start/Stop system b utto 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.
(D Tips
If you 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 conditions
are not me t du ring a stop phase. The S tart/S top
system will
not b e abl e to re st art 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 dea ler or
authorized Serv ice Facility as soon as possible to
have t he malfunction corrected .

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"' .... 0 0 :c ' Night vision assist with
pedestrian and wild
animal detection
Description
Ap plies to: ve hicles with night visio n ass ist
The night vision assist con detect, highlight and,
if necessary, worn about pedestrians and large
wild animals .
Night vision assist with pedestrian and wild ani­
mal detection ass ists you at night by us ing an in ­
frared camera to monitor the area in front of
your veh icle, w ith in the limits of the system. It
can display objects up to a distance of approxi­
mately 1000 feet (300 m). The thermal image
detected by the camera is shown in the instru­ ment cluster display. Warm a reas appear l ighter
and cold areas appear dar ke r.
Highlighting detected pedestrians and wild
animals
Applies to: vehicles with night vision ass ist
F ig. 12 3 Inst rument cluster: yellow h ighlig hte d pedes ­
trians
F ig . 124 Ins trumen t cluste r: symbo l when the in frared im­
age is not visible
Wit hi n the limits of the system, the n ight vision
assis t can detec t pedes trians and w ild ani mals
Assi st a nce systems
that are between app roximate ly 32 ft ( 1 0 m) and
295 ft (90 m) in front of the vehicle and within
the detection zone. Within the lim its of the sys­
tem
Q poge 110, a pedestrian or wild animal de­
tected when the low beams are switched on is
highlig hted i n yellow
Q fig . 123. Animal recogni­
t io n is not act ive within highly developed areas .
The system only detects large wi ld animals such
as dee r.
¢j) Tips
If another display such as nav igat ion replaces
the n ight vision assist image,
the~ .. , symbo l
appears in a tab
Q fig. 124. Yo u can access
nigh t vis ion assist using the mu ltifunction
stee ring w heel b uttons
Q page 11 .
Pedestrian and wild animal warning
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
Fi g. 12 5 In stru men t cluste r: @ pedest rian warning, @
w ild ani ma l warn ing
F ig . 1 26 Instrume nt cluster: @pedestr ia n warni ng/ @
wild an imal warn ing, when th e night vis ion assist image is
n ot selected in the inst rument cluster display
Image in the in strument clu ster /head-up
di splay*
If there are pedestrians or w ild an imals in an
area in front of your vehicle that is classified as
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Assistance systems
critical, the system will direct your attention to
this :
- Pedestrians or wild animals are highlighted in
red and the corresponding
symbol . or.
turns on c::> fig. 125.
- There is also an audible signal.
The area classified as critical is based on the vehi­
cle speed and the steering wheel angle. Pedes­
trian and wild animal warning encourages you to pay more attention.
If the night vision assist image is replaced by an­
other display (such as the on-board computer),
the
red . or. indicator light c::> fig. 126 will
appear if there is a pedestrian or wild animal
warning.
If the head-up display* is switched on and the
night vision assist content is activated, .
or.
will appear in the head-up display*.
Marking light*
To direct the driver's attention to a pedestrian,
the headlights can flash on the pedestrian three
times in a row when there is a pedestrian warn­
ing.
This occurs at speeds above approximately 35 mph (60 km/h) if you are outside of illuminat­
ed areas and no detected vehicles are shown . The
high beam assistant* controls the marking light*
c::> page 44, High beam assistant .
The marking light is not used for wild animals .
General information
Applies to: vehicles with night vision ass ist
Fig. 127 F ront of th e vehicl e: nigh t visio n as sist c amer a
110
The following situations may affect the function
of the night vision assist system:
- Poor visibility such as snow , rain, fog or heavy
spray
- Dirty lens on the night vision assist camera
Make sure the night vision assist camera
c::> fig . 12 7 is not covered by stickers , deposits or
any other obstructions because that can affect
the camera function . For information on clean­
ing, see
c::> page 306.
The pedestrian and wild animal recognition de­
pends on the temperature difference between
the person/wild animal and the background. Peo­
ple/wild animals may not be detected if the dif­
ference is too small. The pedestrian/wild animal
marking and the marking light* deactivate at
temperatures above approximately 77 °F (25 °C)
and during daylight . If the night vision assist im ­
age is selected in the inst rument cluster display,
then the
II symbol appears a t the top on the
right side .
,& WARNING
,-
Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when night vision assist is switch­
ed on. The driver is always responsible for as­
sessing the traffic situation.
- Night vision assist can only warn about peo­
ple and wild animals located within the visu­
al range of the infrared camera. The visual
range corresponds to the image in the in­
strument cluster display .
- Night vision assist may not detect people or
wild animals and mark them if
- they are not in an upright position, for ex­
ample if they are sitting or lying down
and/or
- the silhouette in the display appears in­
complete or interrupted, for example be­
cause the person is partially covered by a
vehicle or an animal by tall grass . This
could increase the risk of an accident.
- Never try to swerve around animals if doing
so will endanger you or other road users, be­
cause this increases the risk of an accident.

Ass is tanc e system s
In the sporty dynamic mode, the transmission
shifts at higher speed ranges.
Air su spen sion
The adaptive air suspension/adaptive air suspen­
sion spo rt* is an e lectron ica lly contro lled a ir sus ­
pens ion and damping system . The adjustment
depends on the driving mode selected, steering movements, the driver's braking and accelera­
tion , and as the road surface, vehicle speed and
load . A sporty sett ing is generally used in vehicles
with adap tive a ir suspension sport*.
The vehicle ground clearance depends on the mode se lected and the speed . When you are in
the auto or dynamic mode, the h ighway sett ing is
activated when you dr ive above 75 mph (120 km/
h) for more than 30 seconds . The ground clear­
ance is increased automatically if the speed
drops below 44 mph (70 km/h) for more than 120 seconds .
Stee ring
The power steer ing adap ts . Indirect steer ing that
moves easily as in comfort mode is especially
suited to long drives on a h ighway . The dynam ic
mode p rovides spo rty , d irect steering.
Applies to: vehicles with dynamic steering
The steering ratio changes based on vehicle
speed in order to ma intain optimum steering ef­
fort for the dr ive r at all times . This sets the steer­
i n g to be less sensit ive at hig he r speeds in o rder
to p rovide imp roved vehicle contro l. At reduced
speeds, steer ing is more direct in order to keep
the steering effort as minima l as possib le when
the driv er is maneuvering the v ehicl e. At low and
average speeds, dynamic steering* addit ionally
provides more responsive steering performance.
Sport diff ere ntial *
As a component of the all wheel drive system (quattro)
¢ page 131, the sport differential dis ­
tributes the driving power to the rear axle de ­
pending on the situation. The distribution of
power va ries from balanced (comfort) to sporty
(dynamic) depending on the selec ted mode . The
goal is a high level of agility and ab il ity to accel ­
erate on curves . The ve hicle is very respons ive to
steer ing .
112 Corn
ering light *
The co rnering ligh t adapts the hig h beams to the
direction of the curve depending on the speed.
The pivoting action and the lighting also adapt to
the mode.
Adaptive cruise cont rol*
The be hav io r whe n accelerat ing ca n be adjusted
from comfortable to sporty, depending on the drive select mode. Adaptive cruise control also
responds to the driving behavior of the vehicle
ahead in a more cons ervative or sporty manner.
Engine sound *
The eng ine sound adapts to the c urrent mode
and can be subtle to spo rty.
{[» Note
- Make s ure there is enough clearance above
and be low the vehicle when pa rk ing . T he
heig ht of t he ve hicle can change on ce it is
parked d ue to temperature fluctuations,
changes to the load conditions and changes
to the driv ing modes, which can affect clear­
ance .
- When transporting the vehicle on a car car ­
rier, train, ship or by other means, on ly tie
the vehicle down at the runn ing surface of
the tires, which is the outer c ircumference.
Securing the vehicle at the axle compo­
nents, suspens ion struts o r tow ing eyes is
not pe rm itted because the p ressure i n the
air suspe nsion s truts ca n change d uring
t ra nspo rt. The vehi cle may not be secu red
sufficiently i f th i s happens.
(D Tips
- In some mo dels, the max imum ve hicle
speed can only be reached in t he auto and
dynamic modes.
- Th e S se lector lever posi tion a utomat ic all y
engages if the dynami c mode is selected.
- In ve hicl es tha t h ave dynam ic stee rin g*, op ­
erat ing no ise is he ard when sta rting o r stop ­
ping the engine . This does no t indi ca te a
prob lem.

Full screen disp lay (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Function buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Gas station message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 285
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 334
H
HD Radio (digital radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Headlights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Connections (RSE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Headphones connected by cable (RSE) . . . 200
Wireless headphones (RSE) . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
H ead restra ints. ............... .. .. .. . 211
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 221
H ex socket. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 312
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
H ill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Home address .. ............... .. .. .. . 173
HomeLink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
I
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
~ Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 28 ....
~ Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 154 N .... g Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 225
:c ' Index
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Inflation pressure (Tire Pressure Monitoring
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Information Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Infotainment display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Input Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Installing the upper tether strap on the an-
chorage .... .. .. .. ................. .. 266
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Intermittent mode (windsh ield wipers) . . . . SO
Internet
refer to Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
iPod
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . 186
J
Jukebox 183
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
K
Key........ .. .. .. .. ............... .. . 28
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 87
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
L
LATCH
262
Leather care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lifting jack ... .. .. .. ............. 315, 316
Light Coming/Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Low beam . .. .. .. .. ............... .. . 43
345

Index
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Light/rain sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I ntermittent mode (w indshie ld wipers) . . . SO
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I nterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights Interior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Listening to music
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 190
Listening to the radio MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
RSE ............................... 202
L ocking/un locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Low-profile tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
12 volt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 36
Opening from the inside in an emergency . 36
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
L umbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Making emergency call.......... .... .. . 151
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 25
Map Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 56
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
Mechanical key (replacement key) . . . . . . . . . 28
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Drives (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
346
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Wi-Fi media player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Media drives
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Memory capacity
Directory ...... .. .. .. ........... 154, 155
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Memory card
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 206
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MMI
refer to
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 135
MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
MMI touch.. .... .. .. .. ............. .. 137
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 237
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Mute ...... .... .. .. .. ........... 135, 195
myAudi Finding a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
N
Name tag
Navigating .. .... .. .. .. ............. . .
MMI control panel .. .. .............. .
RSE ......... ... .. .. .............. .
Navigation Address input .. .. .. .. ............. . .
Map display ... .. .. .. ............. . . 155
166
166
201
166
171
Online destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Route plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Starting/canceling route guidance . . . . . . 171
also refer to Entering a destination . . . . . 166
also refer to Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Network connection (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Next/previous track
NHTSA 191
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215