2018 AUDI A8 phone

Rear Seat Ent ertainm ent
right and change the batteries as labeled in the
battery compartm ent . Then attach the cover
back on to the left earpiece
(L).
You can ident ify t he charge status of the battery
q table on page 200 based on the blinking
speed of the LED in the charging cable conn ec­
tion
CD q fig. 209.
Blinking fre- Charge status
quency
Blinking The batteries are cha rging.
Rema ins on The batte ries are charged .
Blinking An error occurred while charg-
quickly ing.
A WARNING
- Do not use damaged rechargeable batteries .
T his increases the r isk of an explos ion.
- The headphones can become warm when
the batteries a re charg ing and increase the
risk of injury .
- Do not charge standard batteries with the
charg ing cable. This increases t he risk of an
exp losion .
- Be careful when using the c igarette lighter .
I n attentive or unsupe rvised use of the c iga­
rette lighte r can cause burns.
- T he ciga rette lighter/sockets and any elec­
t rical accessor ies connected to t hem func­
t ion only whe n the ign ition is sw itched on.
U sing the ciga rette lighter/sockets o r elec ­
trical accessories incorrect ly can lead to se ­
rious injuries or cause a fire. To reduce the
risk of in juries, never leave children unat­
tended in the vehicle with the vehicle key.
@ Note
- Do not charge the batteries in the wireless headphones when the engine is not run ­
ning . This will dra in the vehicle battery .
- For wireless headphones, on ly use batteries
that are approved for that type of device,
for example NiMH batteries with a mini­
mum capacity of 550 mAh in AAA size that
are suitable for quick charging .
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@ For the sake of the environment
Batteries contain polluting substances. They
must be disposed of us ing methods that w ill
not harm the env ironment. Do not dispose of
them in househo ld trash.
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The charging time for t he included rechargea­
ble batter ies is approximate ly three to four
hours and may increase by approximately 25
percent if the batter ies are in use while charg­
ing .
Headphones connected by cable
App lies to: vehicles with Rear Seat Entertainment
The headphone connec tions are located on the
RS E control unit.
Fig . 21 0 Co nn ect in g wir ed h eadpho nes
.,. Insert t he headphone connecto r into the left or
right jack
CD q fig . 210 on the RSE control pan ­
el.
The unit is eq uipped w ith 3.5 mm stereo jacks .
The w ireless headphones sw itch off automat ical­
l y about f ive minutes after the cable headphones
a re connected.
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Volume that is too h igh or too low is auto­
mat ica lly adjusted to a preset level whe n the
wired headphones are connected.

Rear Seat Entertainment
Troubleshooting
Applie s to: ve hicles w ith Rea r Sea t Ent erta inmen t
Problem Solution
RSE control panel:
the RSE will Check the parenta l control settings ¢page 197 in the MMI.
not turn on .
Wireless h eadphone s: the connec -Sw itch the wireless headphones off and back on . When switching
tion status for the wireless head- them on, make sure to press and ho ld the On/Off
button(!) (D
phones is incorrect ¢ table on ¢page 198, fig . 207 on the right earpiece (R) for approximate ly
page 198. 3 seconds and then re lease the button as soon as the light @ be-
gins blinking
¢ page 198, fig. 207.
Wireless headphones : th e left/ You can dete rm ine the pa iring between t he wire less headphones
r ight w ireless headphones were and the left/ right RSE display us ing the label on the inside of the
swi tched. left/right w ireless headphones ¢
page 198, fig. 208 . Make sur e
you are only connecting the wireless headphones that are allocat -
ed to that RSE display.
Wireles s headphones : no func- Check if the wireless headphones were paired initia lly to the RSE
tion.
¢ page 198.
Or: the batte ries must be char ged or replaced ¢ page 199.
Wireless headphones : a connec- Switch the wireless headphones off and back on .
t io n could not be made.
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System settings
sound di stribu tion)/ Driver (sound dis tribution
aime d towa rd the d river) or
All /Front /Rear.
- Surround level* :
you can a dju st the vo lume of
t h e sur round effect by tu rning the contro l
k no b.
-AudioPilot (dynamic road noise compensa­
tion)* :
select and confirm Active /Inactive.
When t he f unct io n is act ive, the vo lume is auto ­
matically ad justed depending on t he leve l o f
noise ins ide the ve hicle.
- Sound focus * (adjusting the sound distribu­
tion ):
select and confi rm All (symmet rical
sound d istr ibutio n)/ Movie (optima l so und dis­
tribution fo r playing a
movie)/ Front/Rear .
- Volume balancing *:
the dynamic road noise
compensation ca n be ad justed by turning the
contro l knob.
@ Subwoofer* I @ Bass/ @Treble
You can a djust the Subwoofer *, Bass and Treble
sett ings by turning the contro l kno b. The
cha nged settings only apply fo r the aud io so urce
that is active at the t ime . This allows you to ad­
jus t th e sound se tt in gs for eac h aud io so urce sep­
ara tely.
® Balance/Fader (sound focus)
- Adjusting the sound distribution using the
MMI touch :
move your finger on the MMI t ouch
contro l pane l in the des ired d irec tion.
Adjusting the system
volume
.,. Se le ct: the IMENU ! butto n> Tone .
Navigation* control button
Voice guidance volume /Music volume during
nav. prompts:
vol ume o f navigation prompts
d ur ing ac tive ro ute g uidance . Mu sic volume dur­
i n g nav iga tion prom pts mea ns tha t th e vol ume
of audio playb ack is te m porar ily lowered whe n
t he p arkin g sys tem or v oic e gu idance i s act ive.
Voice guidance: se e ¢page 175.
Voice guidance during call : see ¢ page 175.
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Telephone* control button
Ringtone volume /Phone call volume :
you ca n
adjus t the sele cte d r ing tone vo lume or call vol ­
u me by tu rnin g the cont ro l knob. The
Phone call
volume
can on ly be adjusted durin g a call.
Systems control button
Speech dialog system volume :
you can adju st
th e vol ume o f th e ann ounc emen ts by tur ning the
contro l kno b.
MMI touch volume *: the vo lu m e of the MM I
tou ch pro mpts can be adjus ted by tur ning the
c on tro l k no b.
Other settings
.,. Sele ct: th e I M ENU I button > MMI setup contro l
bu tton.
Language
The language can be changed fo r the Info ta in­
men t display, t he dr iver i nfo rm ation system dis­
play, voice guid ance* and t he voice recogn itio n
sys te m* .
En glish, French and Spanish are ava ila bl e.
Measurement units
The following meas urement u nits ca n be set in
the Infotainment d isp lay a nd dr iver info rmat ion
system.
- Speed (mph o r km/ h)
- Distance (miles o r kilomete rs)
- Temperature (°For 0
( )
-Fuel consumption (l/l0 0km, mpg (US), mpg
(U K) or k m/l)
- Volume (lite rs, ga llons ( UK) o r gallo ns (US))
Speech dialog system
App lies to : vehicles wi th voice recog nitio n syste m
Display speech commands : th e d isplay of poss i­
ble commands dur ing vo ice input can be switc h­
ed
On or Off .
Short dialog :
prompts in a s horter format can be
switc hed
On or Off .
Input signal :
the beep input signa l dur ing a dia-
l og can be switc hed
On or Off. ..,.

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" N .... 0 0 :c ' Speech dialog system volume: you can adj ust
the vo lume of the announcements by turning the
control knob .
Individual voice training (only when the vehicle
i s stat iona ry): you can adap t th e voice recognition
system to your voice or p ronunciation i n order to
i mprove the system 's ability to recognize your
speec h. Individ ua l tra ini ng is comp rised of 40
speec h entr ies that cons ist of commands and se­
q uences of numbers . Yo u can delete the p ro ­
g rammed vo ice tra ining using
Reset voice train­
ing .
Delete all name tags :
all of the name tags that
you have stored (s poke n names) a re deleted .
Display brightnes s
You can adjust the Infotainment display brig ht­
ness by t urning the cont ro l knob.
Factory settings
You can rese t the following fu nctions to th e fac­
tory def ault setti ngs:
- Sound settings
- Radio
- Media sett ings
- Jukebox
- Directory *
- Telephone *
- Bluetooth *
- Navigation settings*
- Navigation and online memory *
- Speech dialog system
You can se lect the desi red functions i ndividually
or all at once with the option
Select all entries .
Select and confi rm Restore factory settings .
If yo u reset the Jukebox to facto ry settings, a ll of
the music/video files are deleted and t he
Media
settings
are reset.
System update
The MMI softwa re, s uch a s th e navig ati on da ta *,
can be upd ate d by DV D, US B or SD c ard using t he
system update feature .
F or more inform ation ab out th e
System update ,
vis it www.audiusa.com/bluetooth o r co nta ct a n
System settings
authori ze d Au di d eale r or auth o rized Au di Serv ice
Fac ility .
Data encryption
You can protect your pe rsonal data, such as con­
t ac ts in the dir ectory, desti nations in navig ation*
and n ame tags with a person al passwor d. If th e
u ni t is rep lace d, you ca n on ly t ransfe r yo ur p er­
sona l data to the new M MI unit usin g your pass ­
word . The default password " MMI3G" is valid un ­
t il you assign a personal passwo rd.
Version information
I nfo rm ation on the so ftwar e ve rsion o f the M MI
and t he navigatio n data base * is disp layed .
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Drivin g saf ety
Driving safety
Basics
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safety first!
The individua l safety features of your vehicle can
work together as a system to help protect you
and your passengers in a wide range of accidents.
These features cannot work as a system if they
are not always correctly adjusted and correctly
used .
This chapter contains important informat ion,
tips, instruct ions and warn ings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of you r passengers and others . We have summar­
ized here w hat you need to know about safety
be lts, a irbags, child restra ints as well as child
safety. Yo ur safety is for us
priority number 1. Al ­
ways observe the information and warnings in
this section -for your own safety as we ll as that
of your passengers.
The information in this section applies to all
model versions of your vehicle . Some of the fea­
tures described in this sections may be standard
equipment on some models, or may be optional
equ ipment on others. If you are not sure, ask
your author ized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in­
structions and heed the WARNINGS in th is
Manua l.
It is in your interest and in the in­
te rest of your passengers .
-
-Always keep the complete Owner's Litera­
tu re in you r A udi when you lend or se ll you r
vehicle so that this import ant information
will always be available to the d river and
passengers.
- Always keep the Owner 's lite rature h andy so
that you can find it easily if you have ques­
tions .
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Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody's job! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care­
ful driver .
For your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers,
bef ore dri ving alw ays:
.. Make sure that a ll lights and signals are operat­
ing correctly .
.. Make sure that the tire pressure is correct.
.. Make sure that all windows are clean and afford
good vis ibility to the outs ide .
.. Sec ure all luggage and othe r items ca refully
¢ page 65, ¢page 63 .
.. Make sure tha t noth ing ca n interfere wi th the
peda ls .
.. Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors
correctly for your height.
.. Instruct passengers to adjust the head re­
straints according to their he ight.
.. Make sure to use the right child restraint cor­
rectly to protect
children ¢ page 249, Child
safety .
• Sit proper ly in yo ur seat a nd make sure t hat
your passenge rs do the same
¢ page 54, Seats
and storage.
.. Fasten your sa fety belt and wear it p roperly . Al ­
so instruct your passengers to fasten their safe­
ty be lts properly
¢ page 219 .
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is directly related to the condition of
the vehicle, the driver as well as the driver's abili­
ty to concentrate on the road without being dis­
tracted.
The driver is responsib le for the safety of the ve ­
hicle and a ll of its occupants. If your ability to
drive is impa ired, safety risks for everybody in the
vehicle increase and you a lso become a hazard to
everyone else on the road
¢ _&. . Therefore:
.. Do not let yourse lf be distracted by passenge rs
or by using a cellular telephone .
.. NEVER drive when your driving ability is im­
paired (by med ications, alcohol, drugs, etc .) .
.. Observe all traffic laws, rules of the road and
speed lim its and plain common sense .
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Airbag syste m
Because airbags inflate in the blink of an eye with
great force, things you have on your lap or have
p laced on the seat cou ld become dangerous pro ­
jectiles, and be pushed into you if the airbag in­
flates .
When an airbag deploys, fine dust is re leased.
This is normal and is not caused by a fire in the
veh icle. Th is dust is made up mostly of a powder
used to lubricate the airbags as they deploy. It
could irr itate sk in .
It is important to remember that while the sup ­
p lemental a irbag system is designed to reduce
the likelihood of serious injuries, other injuries,
for example swelling, bruising and m inor abra ­
sions, can also happen when airbags inflate . A ir­
bags do not protect the arms or the lower parts
of the body. Front a irbags supplement the th ree­
point safety belts only in some fronta l co llisions
in which the veh icle decelerat ion is high enough
to deploy the airbags.
Front airbags will not deploy:
- i f the ign it ion is switched off when a crash oc-
c ur s,
- i n s ide collisions,
- in rear -end collisions,
- in rollovers,
- when the crash deceleration measured by the
airbag system is less than the minimum thresh­
o ld needed for airbag deployment as registered
by the electronic control unit .
The front passenger airbag als o will not
deplo y:
- when the front passenger seat is not occupied,
- when the weight on the front passenger seat as
sensed by the Advanced A irbag System indi­
cates that the front airbag on the passenger
s ide has to be turned off by the electronic con­
trol unit (the
P A SSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
comes on and stays on).
_& WARNING
Sitting in the wrong pos ition can increase the
r is k of serious in jury in c rashes.
- To reduce the risk of inju ry when the airbags
inflate, the d river an d passengers must
al-
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ways sit in an upright posit ion, must not
lean aga inst or place any part of their body
too close to the area where the airbags are
located.
- Occupants who are unbe lted, out of posit ion
or too close to the airbag can be serious ly
in jured by an airbag as it unfolds with g reat
force in the blink of an eye
~ page 228.
_& WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child seat instal­ led on the front passenger seat will be seri­
ously injured and can be killed if the front air­
bag inflates
-even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The infla ting air bag will h it the ch ild seat o r
infan t ca rrier wi th great force and wi ll
smash the child seat and child against the
backrest, center armrest, door or roof .
- Always install rear -fac ing ch ild seats on the
rear seat.
- If you must install a rea rw ar d facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because o f
except ional circumstances and the
PASSEN·
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on
and stay on, immed iate ly install the rear­
facing chi ld seat in a rear seating posit ion
and have the airbag system inspected by
your Aud i dea le r.
_& WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in­
crease the r is k of injury in a c rash by interfe r­
ing wi th the way the airbag unfolds or by be­
ing p ushed into you as the air bag infla tes.
- Never hold things in you r hands o r on your
lap when the veh icle is in use.
- Never transport items on or in the a rea of
the front passenge r seat. Objects could
move into the area of the front airbags dur­
ing b raking or other s udden maneuvers and
become dangerous projectiles that can
cause serious persona l injury if the airbags
inflate.
- Never p lace or attach accessories or othe r
objects (such as cup holders, telephone brackets, large, heavy or bulky ob jects) on -

Airbag syste m
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If the weight-sensing mat in the front passen ­
ger seat detects an empty seat, the front air ­
bag on the passenger side w ill be turned off,
and the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF light will
stay on.
Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the a irbag system are installed at many
d ifferent p laces on your Aud i. Install ing, remov­
i n g, servic ing o r repa iring a part in an area of the
ve hicle can damage a pa rt of an airbag system
and prevent that system from working properly
in a co llision .
There are some important t hings yo u have to
know to make sure th at the effect iveness of the
system wi ll not be impaired and that dis carded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment .
A WARNING
Improper care, serv icing and repair proce­
dures can increase the r isk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de­
ploying when needed or deploying an airbag
unexpectedly:
-
-Never cover, obstruct, or change the steer­
i ng wheel horn pad or a irbag cover or the in­
strument pa ne l or mod ify them in any way.
-Never attach any objects such as cup holders
o r te lephone mount ings to the surfaces cov­
er ing the ai rbag units.
-For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
pane l, use on ly a soft, dry cloth or one mois­
tened with plain water. Solvents or cleaners cou ld damage the airbag cover or change
the stiffness or st rengt h of the materia l so
t h at the airbag cannot dep loy and protect
properly.
-Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the airbag system.
-All work on the stee ring wheel, i nstr ument
pane l, front seats or electrical system (in ­
cluding the installation of audio equipment,
ce llular telephones and CB rad ios, etc.)
must be performed by a qualified technician
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who has the training and specia l equipment
necessary.
-F or any work on the airbag system, we
strong ly recommend that you see yo ur au­
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
-Never modify the front b umper or parts of
the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side airbag can
inflate w ithout interference:
-Never install seat covers or replaceme nt
upholstery ove r the front seatbacks that
have not bee n specific ally app roved by
A udi.
-Neve r use additional seat c ushi ons that
cover the areas where the side airbags in ­
flate.
-Damage to the orig inal seat cove rs o r to
t h e seam in the area of the s ide airb ag
module mus t always be repai red immedi ­
ate ly by an authorized Audi dealer.
-The airb ag sys tem can be act iv a ted only
once . A fter an airbag has in flated, it must
be replaced by an authorized Audi dealer or
qua lified tech nic ian who has the technical
information, train ing and spec ial equ ipment
necessary.
-The airbag system can be deployed only
once. After an airbag has been deployed, it
must be replaced with new rep lacement
parts des igned and approved espec ially for
your Aud i model version. Replacement of
comp lete airbag systems or airbag compo­
nents must be perfo rmed by qualified work­
shops only. M ake sure that any a irb ag se rv ­
ice act ion is entered in your Audi Warranty
& Maintenance booklet under AIRBAG RE ­
PLACEMENT RECORD.
-For safety reasons in severe accidents, the
a lter nator and starter a re separated from
the vehicle battery with a pyrotechnic circu it
interrupter.
-Wo rk on the pyrotechnic c ircuit inte rrupt­
e r must o nly be perfo rmed by a qua lified
dealer
-r isk of an a cciden t!
-If the vehicle or the c ircuit inte rr u pte r is
sc rapped, all appli cable safety p recau tions
mus t be followed.
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Airb ag syste m
by being pushed into you as the airbag in­
flates.
- Never p lace or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cup holders, telephone brackets, or even Large, bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area marked
"AIRBAG" on the seat backrests.
- Such objects and accessories can become
dangerous projectiles and cause injury
when the supplemental side airbag de­ ploys.
- Never carry any objects or pets in the de­ ployment space between them and the
airbags or allow children or other passen­
gers to travel in this position.
- Always use the built-in coat hooks only for
Lightweight clothing. Never leave any heavy
or sharp-edged objects in the pockets that
may interfere w ith side airbag deployment
and can cause personal injury in an accident.
- Always prevent the side airbags from being
damaged by heavy objects knocking against
or hitting the sides of the seatbacks.
- The airbag system can only be triggered
once. If the airbag has been triggered, the
system must be replaced by an author ized
Audi dealership .
- Damage (cracks, deep scratches etc.) to the
original seat covers or to the seam in the
area of the side a irbag mod ule m ust always
be repa ired immed iately by an authorized
Audi dealer .
- If children are seated imp roperly, their risk
of injury increases in the case of an acc ident
¢ page 249, Child safety.
- Never attempt to modify any components of
the a irbag system in any way.
- In a side collision, side a irbags w il l not func­
t ion properly if sensors cannot correctly
measure increasing air pressure ins ide the
doors when air escapes through larger, un­
closed openings in the door panel.
- Never drive with inter ior door tr im panels
removed .
- Never drive when parts have been re­
moved from the inside door panel and the
open ings they leave have not been proper­
ly closed.
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- Never drive when loudspeakers in the
doors have been removed unless the
speaker holes have been properly closed.
- Always make certain that openings are
covered or filled if additional speakers or
other equipment is installed in the inside
door panels.
- Always have work on the doors done by an
authorized Aud i dea ler or qualified work­
shop.
Side curtain airbags
Description of side curtain airbags
The side curtain airbag system can provide sup­
plemental protection to properly restrained oc ­
cupants.
Fig. 237 S id e curt ain airbags, driver's sid e: side curtain air­
bag location
The side curtain airbags are located on both sides
of the interior above the front and rear side win­
dows¢
fig. 237. They are identified by the word
"AIRBAG" on the windshield frame and the cen­
ter roof p illar .
The side curtain airbag system supplements the
safety belts and can help to reduce the risk of in­
jury for occupants' heads and upper torso on the
s ide of the vehicle that is struck in a side colli­
sion. The side curtain airbag inflates in side im­
pacts and only when the vehicle acceleration reg­
istered by the control unit is high enough. If this
rate is below the reference value programmed in­
to the control unit, the side airbags will not be
triggered, even though the car may be badly damaged as a result of the collision .
It is not pos­
sible to define an airbag triggering range that
will cover every possible angle of impact, since
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