2018 AUDI A8 Owners Manual

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"' .... 0 0 :c ' The settings in the Infotainment system deter­mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
c:> page 32.
_&. WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS c:> .& in Descrip­
tion on page 2 7.
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
-The proximity sensor switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second t ime to open it.
-The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to mainta in the vehicle's ab ility to start
fo r as long as possib le. You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle us ing the convenience
key.
- Fo r an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada reg ulations, see
c:> page 339 .
Central locking switch
Fig. 25 Dr iver 's door: centra l lock ing sw itc h
Op eni ng and clos ing
Fig. 26 Rear doors: central lock ing switch
"To lock the vehicle, press the ffi button c:> fig . 25
or c:> fig. 26, c:> &_ .
.. To unlock the vehicle, press the crl button .
When locking the veh icle with the central lock ing
switch, the following app lies:
-Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not poss ible (for
secur ity reaso ns, such as when stopped at a
light).
- The LED in the central locking sw itch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
- Front doors: you can open the doors individual­ ly from the inside by pulling the door handle .
- Rear doors: to unlock the doors, pull on the
door ha ndle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door handle
again .
- In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doors unlock a utomat ically to allow access
to the vehicle.
_&. WARNING
- The central locking switch a lso works when
the ign ition is switched off and automatica l­
ly locks the entire vehicle when the
ffi but ­
ton is pressed.
- The cent ral locking switch is inope ra tive
when the vehicle is locked from the outside.
- Locked doors ma ke it more diffic ult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially c hildren .
(D Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock)
c:> page 27 . You can unlock the vehicle
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Opening and clo sin g
again using the ca button in the central lock­
ing switch.
Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system, you can set which doors the central locking system will unlock.
• Se lect : the ICARI function bu tton> Car system s
contro l bu tton > Vehicl e setting s > (C entral
loc king ).
Lo ck when driving
-if you select On , the entire
ve hicl e w ill lock automatica lly when the speed
reaches 9 mph (15 km/h) . All of the doors and
the luggage compa rtment lid lock .
Centr al lo ckin g sys tem
Door unlo cking
-you can set which doors are un ­
locked:
- If you select
All and press the 0 button one
time on the remote control key, all of the doors
and the luggage compartment will unlock.
- If you se lect
Dr iver and then press the m button
one time on the remote control key, only the
drive r's door w ill unlock . In veh icles with a con­
venience key, on ly the door whose handle you
pull w ill unlock.
If you press the@ button
twice , the entire vehicle w ill unlock.
If you press the
tfl button, the ent ire vehicle will
a lways lock.
Disable ta ilgat e handle -if you select On , the
luggage compartment lid hand le is locked . In
this case, the luggage compartment l id ca n be
opened with the
,c::5 button on the remote con­
trol key or w it h the
,c::5 button in the driver's
door. In vehi cles w ith a convenience key*, yo u ca n
s till open the luggage compar tment lid usi ng the
handle if an authorized remote control key is
near the proximity sensor *.
Fold mirror s when lo cking * -if you se lect On ,
the exterior rea rview mirro rs fo ld in automa tical­
ly when you press the
tfJ button o n the remote
control key or touch the sensor* in the handle.
T o ne when l ocking -if you select On , a to ne will
sound w hen you lock the vehicle.
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Emergency locking and unlocking the doors
Each door must be locked separately if the pow­
er locking system fails .
Fig. 27 D river 's doo r: door lock cy linder
F ig . 28 Door : eme rge ncy loc king
If the central locking system malfunctions, you
can un lock/lock the doors separately using the
mechan ica l key.
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Unlocking /locking the d river 's door with the
m echanical key
• Remove the integrated mechanical key
c::> page 29 or use the separate mechanical key .
• To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
open position @
r::::>fig . 27.
• To lock the driver's door, se lect the ® posit ion
and tur n the key once to the closing posi tion ®
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Locking the front p assenger 's door /rear
doo rs with the mechanical key
An emergency lock is located on the front end of
the front passenger's door and the rear doors . It
i s only vis ible whe n the doo r is open.
• Remove the integrated mechan ical key
c::> page 29 or use the separate mechanica l key .
• Remove the cap from the opening c::> fig. 28 . ..,..

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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
o &_ . Or
.,. 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 .
@ Tips
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
l eft/right [±] button in 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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Opening and closing
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
(-4 °F).