2020 AUDI R8 COUPE start stop button

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Messages in the instrument cluster display
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
Start/stop system: deactivated. Please start
engine manually
This message appears when specific conditions
are not met during a Stop phase. The Start/Stop
system will not be able to restart the engine. The
engine must be started with the
START ENGINE STOP] button.


Start/stop system: malfunction! Function
unavailable. Please contact Service
There is a malfunction in the Start/Stop system.
Drive the vehicle to an authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Service Facility as soon as possible to
have the malfunction corrected.
Electromechanical
parking brake
The ©) switch is located under the selector lever
in the center console.
Your vehicle is equipped with an electromechani-
cal parking brake. The parking brake is designed
to prevent the vehicle from rolling unintentional-
ly and replaces the hand brake.
Setting/manually releasing the parking
brake
> Pull the @) switch to set the parking brake. The
LED in the switch turns on. The Zw (USA mod-
els)/[@) (Canada models) indicator light also
turns on in the instrument cluster display.
> To release the parking brake manually, press
the brake or accelerator pedal while the igni-
tion is switched on and press the ©) switch at
the same time. The LED in the button and the
indicator light in the display turn off.
Releasing the parking brake automatically
Requirement: The driver's door must be closed.
> To start driving and release the parking brake
automatically, press the accelerator pedal as
usual.
In addition to releasing the parking brake auto-
matically, other convenience and safety functions
are available when you start driving > page 66,
Starting to drive.
Emergency braking function
You can use the emergency braking function in an
emergency situation, or if the standard brakes
are malfunctioning or the pedal is obstructed.
> Pull and hold the ©) switch.
>» As soon as you release the (©) switch or acceler-
ate, the braking stops.
Pulling and holding the ©) switch while driving
the vehicle activates the emergency braking func-
tion. The hydraulic brake system will brake all
four wheels. The braking effect is similar to heavy
braking > A\.
To reduce the risk of activating the emergency
braking by mistake, a warning tone (buzzer)
sounds when the ©) switch is pulled. Emergency
braking stops as soon as the ©) switch is released
or the accelerator pedal is pressed.
Parking
> Press the brake pedal to stop the vehicle.
> Pull the ©) switch to set the parking brake.
> Select the "P" selector lever position.
> Turn the engine off > /\.
> Turn the steering wheel when parking on in-
clines so that the wheels will roll into the curb
if the vehicle starts moving.

ZA WARNING
— If a gear is engaged while the vehicle is sta-
tionary and the engine is running, do not
press the accelerator pedal inadvertently.
Otherwise, the vehicle will start to move im-
mediately and this could result in an acci-
dent.
— Emergency braking should only be used in
an emergency, when the when the standard
brake pedal is malfunctioning or obstructed.
During emergency braking, your vehicle will
brake similar to heavy braking. ESC and the
associated components (ABS, ASR, EDL) can-
not overcome the laws of physics. In corners
and when road or weather conditions are
bad, a full brake application can cause the

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— The vehicle can roll even if the ignition is
switched off.
— Power is still transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is running at idle. To pre-
vent the vehicle from “creeping”, you must
keep your foot on the brake in all selector
lever positions (except "P" and "N") when
the engine is running.
— Before opening the engine compartment lid,
select the "P" selector lever position and set
the parking brake. This reduces the risk of
an accident. Always read and follow the ap-
plicable warnings > page 229, General in-

formation.
@ Tips
If you accidentally select "N" while driving,
take your foot off the accelerator pedal and
wait for the engine to slow down to idle be-
fore selecting "D" or "S".
Starting the engine

> The Por N position must be selected.
Starting from a stop
> Press and hold the brake pedal.
> Start the engine > page 60.
> Press the locking button @ on the selector lev-
er and select the D/S or R position > page 67.
> Wait a moment until the transmission shifts.
You will notice a slight movement when the
gear engages.
> Release the brake pedal and press the accelera-
tor pedal > A\.
Various convenience functions are available for
starting on hills > page 66.
Stopping temporarily
> Press the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, for
example at a traffic light. Do not press the ac-
celerator pedal when doing this.
> To prevent the vehicle from rolling when you
start driving, set the parking brake when stop-
ping on steep hills > A\ and >@).
> The parking brake will release automatically
and the vehicle will start moving once you press
the accelerator pedal.
Stopping or parking
If the selector lever is not in the "P" position
when you open the driver’s door, the vehicle
could roll.
> Press and hold the brake pedal > A\.
> Set the parking brake.
> To select the "P" selector lever position, press
the "P" button (2) on the selector lever
=> page 67, fig. 73.
Under certain conditions, such as driving in the
mountains, it may be helpful to switch to manual
mode temporarily to adapt to the driving condi-
tions manually > page 71.
On hills, activate the parking brake first and then
shift into the "P" position. This prevents too
much stress from being placed on the locking
mechanism.

ZA WARNING
— Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the selector lever position while
the vehicle is stationary and the engine is
running. This could result in a crash.
— To reduce the risk of an accident, never se-
lect the "R" or "P" positions while driving.
— Do not inadvertently press the accelerator
pedal when the vehicle is stationary. Other-
wise the vehicle will start to move immedi-
ately, even if the parking brake is set. This
could result in a crash.

@) Note
— When stopping on an incline, do not try to
hold the vehicle in place by pressing the ac-
celerator pedal while a driving gear is se-
lected. This can cause the automatic trans-
mission to overheat and can damage it. Set
the parking brake or press the brake pedal
to prevent the vehicle from rolling.
— Allowing the vehicle to roll when the engine
is stopped while the selector lever is in the
"N" position will damage the automatic
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Driving

transmission, because it is not lubricated
under those circumstances > page 278,
Towing.
— The transmission can overheat and be dam-
aged under certain driving and traffic condi-
tions such as frequent starts, creeping for a
long time, or stop-and-go traffic. When the
fs} or i] indicator light turns on, stop the
vehicle at the next opportunity and let the
transmission cool > page 72.
G) Tips
For safety reasons, the parking brake only re-
leases automatically when the driver's door is
closed.
Launch Control Program
The Launch Control Program enables maximum
acceleration.
Requirement: the engine and transmission must
be at operating temperature and the steering
wheel must not be turned. The performance
mode* must be selected or dynamic mode must
be selected in Audi drive select.

> With the engine running, press the |SOFF] but-
ton briefly one time).
> Press the brake pedal firmly with your left foot
and hold it all the way down for at least 1 sec-
ond.
> Press the accelerator pedal down completely at
the same time until the engine reaches a high
RPM that remains constant and the message
appears Launch control program: activated ap-
pears.
> Remove your left foot from the brake.


ZA WARNING
— Always adapt your driving to the traffic flow.
— Only use Launch Control when road and traf-
fic conditions allow it and other drivers will


D_ The ESC light turns on and stays on, and the message Sta-
bilization control (ESC): sport. Warning! Limited stabili-
ty appears temporarily in the Infotainment system to indi-
cate that the system was deactivated.
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not be endangered or impacted by your driv-
ing and the vehicle's acceleration.
— Please note that the drive wheels can spin
and the vehicle can break away when ESC
sport mode is switched on, especially when
the road is slippery.
— Once the vehicle has started moving, press
the |[& OFF] button briefly to turn the ESC
sport mode off again.



G@) Tips
— The transmission temperature may increase
significantly after using the launch control
program. If that happens, the program may
not be available for a few minutes. It will be
available again after a cool-down period.
— When accelerating using the launch control
program, all vehicle parts are subject to
heavy loads. This can lead to increased wear.

Driving

in manual mode before reaching the maxi-
mum engine speed only in the “comfort” or
“auto” driving programs.
Transmission malfunction
i Transmission: malfunction! Safely stop vehi-
cle
Do not continue driving. Stop the vehicle as soon
as possible in a safe location and secure it so it
does not roll. See an authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility for assistance.
5 Selector lever: malfunction! You can contin-
ue driving. Please contact Service
There is a system malfunction in the selector lev-
er. Drive immediately to an authorized Audi deal-
er or authorized Audi Service Facility to have the
malfunction repaired.
fs} P button: malfunction! Auto P when engine
off. Please contact Service
There is a malfunction in the "P" button on the
selector lever. The transmission automatically
engages "P" when you switch off the engine.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
Transmission: please press brake pedal and se-
lect gear again
Press the brake pedal and select the desired se-
lector lever position again. You can then continue
driving.
5 Transmission: too hot. Please adapt driving
style
The transmission temperature has increased sig-
nificantly. Drive very cautiously or take a break
from driving until the temperature returns to the
normal range and the indicator light turns off.
fl Transmission: malfunction! You can contin-
ue driving. See owner's manual
There is a system malfunction in the transmis-
sion. You may continue driving. Drive to an au-
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility soon to have the malfunction corrected.
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[Gj Transmission: malfunction! You can contin-
ue driving in D until engine is off
There is a system malfunction in the transmis-
sion. The transmission is switching to emergency
mode. If you turn the engine off, you will not be
able to select any other selector lever positions
after starting the engine again. Drive to an au-
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility immediately to have the malfunction cor-
rected.
i} Transmission: malfunction! You can contin-
ue driving with limited function. Please contact
Service
There is a system malfunction in the transmis-
sion. The transmission is switching to emergency
mode. This mode only shifts into certain gears or
may no longer shift at all. The engine may stall.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
+} Transmission: malfunction! You can contin-
ue driving with limited function. No reverse
gear
There is a system malfunction in the transmis-
sion. The transmission is switching to emergency
mode. This mode only shifts into certain gears or
may no longer shift at all. The engine may stall.
You cannot engage the reverse gear. Drive to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility immediately to have the malfunction cor-
rected.
i Danger of rolling away! P not possible.
Please apply parking brake
— The parking lock was released using the emer-
gency release > page 73. Or
— The parking lock can no longer be engaged.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author-
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
Move selector lever to automatic position
There is a malfunction in the tiptronic mode. End
tiptronic mode by pushing the selector lever to
the left into the "D/S" position.

Assist systems

Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
ICRUISE| / §) Speed control system: currently un-
available. See owner's manual
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, the cruise control system has been deac-
tivated. There is a temporary malfunction, for ex-
ample the brakes are overheating. Switch the
cruise control system on again later.
Lap timer
Lap timer
You can measure and analyze lap times with the
lap timer in the display. The time is measured in
minutes, seconds and 1/10 seconds. With lap
times longer than 60 minutes, the hour is also
shown and the display of 1/10 seconds is re-
moved.
The time measurement on an individual lap ends
after 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds. A new
lap starts automatically after that.
The measurement ends after a maximum of 30
laps. You can then evaluate the lap times or start
a new time measurement.
You can control the lap timer using the controls
on the multifunction steering wheel > page 76.

ZA\ WARNING
Your focus should always be on driving your
vehicle safely. As the driver, you have com-
plete responsibility for safety in traffic. Only
use the functions such as the lap timer in such
a way that you always maintain complete con-
trol over your vehicle in all traffic situations.
G) Tips
You can retrieve information from the trip
computer while the lap timer stopwatch is
running.

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Opening the lap timer and measuring time

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Fig. 79 Multifunction steering wheel: controls

@—» 0:07.2——_@
Best lap 0:29.0
To} 0:30.5
New Lap
Fig. 80 Instrument cluster: lap timer
Opening the lap timer

> Select in the Infotainment system: [MENU] but-
ton > Vehicle > left control button > Lap times
> Turn the thumbwheel @) ° fig. 79 until Start
lap 1 by driving off or Start by driving off
=> fig. 80 appears.
> Press the thumbwheel (a) to confirm the selec-
tion.

Timing laps
> To measure the lap time, press the thumb-
wheel @) again while on the New lap menu
item. This starts timing the next lap at the
same time. The last time measurement moves
up to the top line @). The current lap time is in
the center line in area @).
As
long as the [J symbol is green during the cur-
rent lap time measurement, the current time is
faster than your best time to date. If the @ sym-
bolis red, the current time is slower (@).
Displaying split time and pausing timing
> To display a split time @, turn the thumb-
wheel (@) until Split time appears in line @). >

Navigation

— Select and confirm an address or a destination.
When you have selected a destination, the
route guidance can be started directly.
— Check the address input again when selecting
an address.
—Then select and confirm Start route guidance.
Additional directory functions in the navigation
system can be found under > page 137.
G) Tips
— Addresses that have been imported from
your mobile device into the MMI can also be
used as a destination.
— If a contact is grayed out in the directory,
this contact does not have a destination or
an address assigned to it.
Point of interest search
> Press the LNAV/MAP] button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
=> page 131, fig. 118.
> Select: left control button > Points of interest.


— Changing the search area: select and confirm
Search area > a search area from the list.
— Searching for the name of a point of interest
in the selected search area: Select: Find entry
> Enter point of interest. Enter the name of the
point of interest.
— Searching for a point of interest in a specific
category: select: Select category > desired cat-
egory, such as Restaurants.
The following search categories are available:
Nearby: points of interest can be selected from
different categories. The points of interest are
listed
starting from the vehicle position up toa
radius of approximately 124 miles (200 km).
Along the route: points of interest along the
route can only be selected during active route
guidance. The points of interest are located di-
rectly along or in the immediate vicinity of the
calculated route.
Near destination/Near stopover: the points of
interest can likewise be selected from different
categories in the vicinity of the destination or
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stopover. For example, you can search for a hotel
or parking lot at the destination.
In new city: enter the name of the desired city.
Points of interest can be selected from various
categories. This function allows you to search for
points of interest in any city regardless of the ac-
tive route guidance or the vehicle position.
(i) Tips
— Distances to points of interest are shown as
a straight-line distance from the vehicle po-
sition. The actual distance from your current
location to the point of interest is updated
automatically. The list of points of interest
that were found is not resorted when this
happens.
— There may be entries in the list that cannot
be displayed completely due to their length.
If you select these list entries using the con-
trol knob, detailed information about the
selected list entry will be shown automati-
cally after several seconds.
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search)
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
You can search for points of interest on the Inter-
net.
Requirement: The requirements for Audi connect
services must be met > page 124.

> Press the [NAV/MAP] button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
=> page 131, fig. 118.
> Select: left control button > Online search. The
search area last set is shown in the input field.

— Changing the search area: select and confirm
Search area > a search area from the list.
— Searching for online destinations in the se-
lected search area: enter a new city if necessa-
ry. Enter a search term such as restaurant. Se-
lect and confirm an online destination. Select
and confirm Start route guidance.
— Searching for an online destination in a specif-
ic category: select: Select category > desired
category, such as Hotels.

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Find which search areas are available under
=> page 134.
You can search for online destinations using the
voice recognition system > table on page 106.
@) Tips
Always read the chapter > page 124.
NCC M mA el

Else
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Import destinations from your myAudi account
into the MMI.
Requirement: You must have a registered myAudi
account at my.audi.com. You must have a vehicle
stored in your myAudi account and you must have
a destination stored.

> Press the [NAV/MAP] button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
=> page 131, fig. 118.
> Select: left control button > myAudi contacts.
> If necessary, enter your myAudi user data or
your myAudi PIN. The contacts stored in myAu-
di are displayed.

— Select and confirm a contact > desired destina-
tion.
— Select and confirm Start route guidance.
G) Tips
— You only need to enter the myAudi user data
one time.
— You can receive your myAudi PIN if you have
set up a myAudi account.
— For additional information, visit my.audi.
com.
Entering a destination using geo
coordinates
> Press the [NAV/MAP] button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
> page 131, fig. 118.
> Select: left control button > Geographical coor-
dinates.


— Select and confirm either Latitude or Longi-
tude.
— Turn the control knob to change the latitude/
longitude.
— Press the control knob to confirm your input.
— Select and confirm Start route guidance.
Adding a stopover
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Delete stopover

Fig. 120 Example: active route guidance with stopover
You can enter an additional destination when
route guidance is active.
Requirement: route guidance must already be ac-
tive.

> Press the [NAV/MAP] button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
=> page 131, fig. 118.

Entering a destination as a stopover
— Enter a destination in the input line @
=> page 131, fig. 118.
— Select and confirm a destination from the re-
sults list.
— Select and confirm Add as stopover.
Deleting a stopover
— Push the control knob up. Free text search and
active route guidance are displayed, or:
—
Turn the control knob to the left until the active
route guidance is shown.
— Select and confirm Delete stopover > fig. 120
under the stopover (4).
— The stopover is deleted.
Cancel route guidance
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
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Navigation

© Additional information on the crosshairs po-
sition: if you move the crosshairs to a loca-
tion on the map, available information for
the current crosshairs position is displayed.
Press the control knob to open destination
details or to start route guidance. When the
crosshairs are turned off, the road being cur-
rently driven on is shown.
@) Display of an upcoming maneuver. If there is
no upcoming maneuver, the distance and cal-
culated arrival time to the destination/stop-
over is displayed in this location.
Display of a better route. > page 144.
When the crosshairs are switched off > fig. 124:
© Ifa turn arrow is displayed, a bar graph turns
on. The fewer the bars that are shown, the
shorter the distance is until the turn.
@ Speed display): Displays the maximum per-
mitted speed on expressways and on high-
ways.
© Road currently being driven on. When the ve-
hicle is stationary, “offroad” is displayed
here.
Vehicle location (®)
Display of active traffic information
((ONLINE}* or [TMC
Altitude display (A)
Route information: various information will
be displayed during active route guidance
(for example, the upcoming maneuver in-
cluding calculated distance and street
names). The display also provides traffic in-
formation or points of interest on the current
route.
Map functions
> Press the LNAV/MAP] button repeatedly until
the map is displayed > page 1339, fig. 124.
> Select: left control button > desired function.


®®
©®


Switch to destination input
The Enter destination menu is displayed
=> page 131, fig. 118.

D_ Only applies to vehicles without camera-based speed limit
display.
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Traffic messages
Current traffic information is displayed in the In-
fotainment system display. > page 142.
Route list
The route list can only be displayed when route
guidance is active and contains information re-
garding the route, the names of the streets and
the length of the route sections. When traveling
on highways, possible parking lots and rest areas
are shown, which you can select as a stopover.
POIs along the route
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
Searching for points of interest along your cur-
rent route > page 134.
Additional options on the map
> Press the [NAV/MAP] button repeatedly until
the map is displayed > page 139, fig. 124.
> Press the right control button.


Depending on the function selected, the follow-
ing options can also be selected under the Map
menu:
Cancel route guidance:> page 135.
Map settings: > page 141.
Route criteria: > page 137.
Voice guidance: > page 138.
Navigation settings: > page 137.
Online traffic data*: > page 142.
Show alternative routes:> page 138.
Parking along the route: parking options near
the vehicle are displayed.
Save current position: you can save your current
vehicle position as a favorite > page 136 or save
it as a contact in the directory > page 137.
Audi connect at this location*: allows you to
search for City Events or Weather at the entered
location.