2020 AUDI R8 COUPE steering wheel adjustment

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Door handle
Central locking switch ...........
Power windows ................
Power exterior mirror adjustment .
Air vent with thumbwheel
Lever for:
—Turn signals and high beams ....
— High beam assistant ..........
Multifunction steering wheel with:
— Horn he
— Driver's airbag ...............
— Buttons for the virtual instrument
cluster, including the driver infor-
mation system, audio/video, tele-
phone, navigation and voice rec-
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— Shift paddles ................
—[START ENGINE STOP] button ...


— Sound button for exhaust door
control
— Audi drive select button ........
— Performance mode button .....
Audi virtual cockpit (instrument
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Windshield washer system lever ..
Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction ................00.
Adjustable steering column ......
Cruise controllever .............
Instrument illumination .........
Headlight control switch ........
Luggage compartment release ...
Controls for climate control system .
Lockable glove compartment
Front passenger's airbag ........
Seat heating ...........2.5e0e
Depending on equipment, center
console with:
— Multimedia compartment for cell
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— Audi phone box ...............
Depending on equipment, buttons
for:
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— Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) 2. eee eee eee eee 86
—Emergency flashers ........... 44
— Retractable rear spoiler ........ 90
@) Infotainment system on/off button . 93
@3 Infotainment system unit ....... 93
@4 Button for rear window operation . 35
@3) Depending on equipment:
— Storage compartment
Cup holden wssois so esesscs oo omens vo 53
@® Parking brake ..............04. 65
@) Power top button .............. 32
Selector lever (S tronic).......... 67
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Some the equipment listed here is only instal-
led in certain models or is available as an op-
tion.
Indicator lights overview
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate functions or mal-
functions.
With some indicator lights, messages may ap-
pear and warning signals may sound. The indica-
tor lights and messages may be covered by other
displays. To show them again, select the second
tab for messages with the multifunction steering
wheel > page 12.
Some indicator lights in the display can display in
several colors.
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Some indicator lights turn on briefly as a function
check when you switch the ignition on. These sys-
tems are marked with a V in the following tables.
If one of these indicator lights does not turn on,
there is a malfunction in that system.
The following indicator lights may be available,
depending on the vehicle equipment:

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Airbag system

Airbag system
Important information
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sitting properly
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. For
airbags to do their job, occupants must always
properly wear their safety belts and be in a prop-
er seating position.
For your safety and the safety of your passen-
gers, before driving off, always:
> Adjust the driver's seat and steering wheel
properly > page 174,
> Adjust the front passenger's seat properly
=>page 175,
> Wear safety belts properly > page 182,
> Always properly use the proper child restraint
to protect children > page 211.
In a collision airbags must inflate within the blink
of an eye and with considerable force. The sup-
plemental airbags can cause injuries if the driver
or the front seat passenger is not seated proper-
ly. Therefore in order to help the airbag to do its
job, it is important, both as a driver and as a pas-
senger to sit properly at all times.
By keeping room between your body and the
steering wheel and the front of the passenger
compartment, the airbag can inflate fully and
completely and provide supplemental protection
in certain frontal collisions > page 174, Correct
passenger seating positions. For details on the
operation of the seat adjustment controls
=> page 50.
It's especially important that children are proper-
ly restrained > page 211.
There is a lot that the driver and the passenger
can and must do to help the individual safety fea-
tures installed in your Audi work together as a
system.
Proper seating position is important so that the
front airbag on the driver side can do its job. If
you have a physical impairment or condition that
prevents you from sitting properly on the driver
seat with the safety belt properly fastened and
reaching the pedals, or if you have concerns with
regard to the function or operation of the Ad-
vanced Airbag System, please contact your au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop, or
call Audi Customer Relations at 1-800-822-2834
for possible modifications to your vehicle.
When the airbag system deploys, a gas generator
will fill the airbags, break open the padded cov-
ers, and inflate between the steering wheel and
the driver and between the instrument panel and
the front passenger. The airbags will deflate im-
mediately after deployment so that the front oc-
cupants can see through the windshield again
without interruption.
All of this takes place in the blink of an eye, so
fast that many people don't even realize that the
airbags have deployed. The airbags also inflate
with a great deal of force and nothing should be
in their way when they deploy. Front airbags in
combination with properly worn safety belts slow
down and limit the occupant's forward move-
ment. Together they help to prevent the driver
and passenger from hitting parts of the inside
the vehicle while reducing the forces acting on
the occupant during the crash. In this way they
help to reduce the risk of injury to the head and
upper body in the crash. Airbags do not protect
the arms or the lower parts of the body.
Both front airbags will not inflate in all frontal
collisions. The triggering of the airbag system de-
pends on the vehicle deceleration rate caused by
the collision and registered by the electronic con-
trol unit. If this rate is below the reference value
programmed into the control unit, the airbags
will not be triggered, even though the car may be
badly damaged as a result of the collision. Vehi-
cle damage, repair costs or even the lack of vehi-
cle damage is not necessarily an indication of
whether an airbag should inflate or not.
Since the circumstances will vary considerably
between one collision and another, it is not possi-
ble to define a range of vehicle speeds that will
cover every possible kind and angle of impact
that will always trigger the airbags. Important
factors include, for example, the nature (hard or
soft) of the object which the car hits, the angle of
impact, vehicle speed, etc. The front airbags will >
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Airbag system


authorized Audi dealer. It is possible that
the airbag will inflate when it is not sup-
posed to, or will not inflate when it should.

ZA WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a child without a
child restraint, or in a rearward-facing child
safety seat, or in a forward-facing child re-
straint that has not been properly installed
will be seriously injured and can be killed.
— If you must install a rearward-facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of
exceptional circumstances and the PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF #%; light does not appear
and stay on, have the airbag system inspect-
ed by your Audi dealer.
— If, in exceptional circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger seat, always move the
seat into its rearmost position in the seat's
fore and aft adjustment range, as far away
from the airbag as possible. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright position.
Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF %; light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.

Z\ WARNING
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF %; light does
not go out when an adult is sitting on the
front passenger seat after taking the steps
described above, have the airbag system in-
spected by your Audi dealer before transport-
ing anyone on the front passenger seat.
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If the capacitive passenger detection system
determines that the front passenger seat is
empty, the frontal airbag on the passenger
side will be turned off, and the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF 3%; light will stay on.
Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the airbag system are installed at many
different places on your Audi. Installing, remov-
ing, servicing or repairing a part in an area of the

vehicle can damage a part of an airbag system
and prevent that system from working properly
in acollision.
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system will not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment.

Z\ WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repair proce-
dures can increase the risk 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-
ing wheel horn pad or airbag cover or the in-
strument panel or modify them in any way.
— Never attach any objects such as cup holders
or telephone mountings to the surfaces cov-
ering the airbag units.
— For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one mois-
tened with plain water. Solvents or cleaners
could damage the airbag cover or change
the stiffness or strength of the material so
that the airbag cannot deploy and protect
properly.
— Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the airbag system.
— All work on the steering wheel, instrument
panel, front seats or electrical system (in-
cluding the installation of audio equipment,
cellular telephones and CB radios, etc.)
must be performed by a qualified technician
who has the training and special equipment
necessary.
— For any work on the airbag system, we
strongly recommend that you see your au-
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
— Never modify the front bumper or parts of
the vehicle body.
— Always make sure that the side airbag can
inflate without interference:
— Never install seat covers or replacement
upholstery over the front seatbacks that

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Index

Parking systems
Adjusting the display/warning tone....... 84
Cleaning the rearview camera............ 83
Parking system plus............-.-000-. 81
Peripheral display.................000- 81
Rearview cameras: . seca. i eres eoees ss 83
PASSENGER AIR BAG light............... 199
Pause (audio/video file).............. 14,157
Pedals... 06... cc cece cece ees 176
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Performance/torque display
refer to Sport displays.................. 15
Performance mode.............2.0000005 79
Peripheral display..............0 2.000 eee 81
Personal: hotspot. « «sis oo siaers ao euten oo 0 125
Phonebook
refer to Contacts..............2-.0000- 120
Physical principles of a frontal collision.... 181
Playback:(media) 's sxisoue os ssuurse ia 6 cvecens w a ane 157
Playlistics <5 sicin « + eee wv eae © 8 aire ¥ oo 159
Pointior interest): scx 2 2 nome « 2 eayye x 2 eeems 134
Point of interest search. ... 0.0.0.0 e eee 134
POlIShiMG's: + = amene x ¢ sense 3 5 meee < 8 eam SoBe 267
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter................. 56
PollUtanit filter's wares 9 aqvas 4 4 amu a 2 mew a 56
Power
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Seat adjustment (memory function) ...... 50
Power sourceS...........0.0085 53,112,155
POWOREOD teres oo arenes wv oarse w n oae 7 ow ons 32
Cleaning... .... 2... cece eee eee eee 267
GlOSING « = eax ¢ s sees ¢ e sees it oes: eS 32
Convenience closing... ......c0eee.00en 33
Convenience opening................... 33
Emergency Operation ss eas s 2 aeae s eae a 35
General information...........0....005 32
Malfunction... 0.02... 0c cece eee eee eee 34
MessageS............ 2.02 cee eee ee ee 34
OPENING: « 5 mews g 3 gerne & § eauOS 4 2 aOR ae 32
Retracting/extending the rear window..... 35
Wind deflector......................0. 34
Power windows.............0.0 cess eens 28
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Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
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Presets list
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Presets (fadio)scx ¢ : sume « x wees ¢ 2 oem 3 oo 148
Pressure
Tire pressure monitoring system........ 261
THOS oe eee eee 254
Program guide
Radio... 2... ee eee eee 147
Programming (steering wheel button)...... 14
Prompt
refer to Commands (voice recognition sys-
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Proper occupant seating positions........ 174
Proper safety belt position.............. 184
Proper seating position
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Occupants ........ 0.0. c eee eee eee 174
PROBCCEING sx « « sexnens w onenaine © 0 omeceie oo eicene «3 267
Pyrotechnic elements............-...0- 284
Q
quattro (all wheel drive).................. 89
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants?... 181
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RadiO’s se stn s wana 6s maxon oo ain aH AER wo 146
Additional station information.......... 147
PreSGtsi: « 4 wane 2 aie @ 8 HaWE a Bae § E ROT 148
RAIOTEXb sii «wesc o sere os meen oo ae 147
Radio communications equipment........ 286
Radio equipment............-..-+-008- 286
Radio Standards Specification (RSS) ....... 287
Rain/light sensor
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Indicator light « csveis + x over x x saver wo ere 20
Intermittent (windshield wipers) ......... 47
Random
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Range. ... 2... eee eee 14
Reading lights.................0022000. 45
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