key AUDI A8 2017 User Guide

Opening and clo sin g
- 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 mal­functions , the luggage compartment lid can be
opened at the lock cylinder .
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Fig . 33 Luggage compartment l id: mechanica l key in lock
cyl inder
• Remove the integrated mechanical key
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• Insert the mechanical key in the lock cylinder as
pictu red .
.,. Turn the key approximate ly 45° to the right
<=> fig . 33. The luggage compartment lid opens.
The key cannot be pulled out in the released pos i­
tion .
_& WARNING
-After closing the luggage compar tme nt lid,
m ake sure tha t it is lat ched. The lugg age
compartment lid could otherwise open s ud­
denly while 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 c reate the
risk of asphyxiation.
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Opening the luggage compartment lid
from the inside in an emergency
Fig. 3 4 Inner luggage compart ment lid: leve r
.,. Pull the lever downward¢ fig . 34 .
(D Tips
Never close t he luggage compartment lid us­
i ng the emergency handle.
Child safety lock
F ig . 35 Sect ion of dr iver 's door: co ntrols
F ig . 36 Rear door: child safety lock
Vehicle s w ith [!] button
.,. To activate/deactivate the inner door hand le
and the power window switch for the respective
rear door, press the left/right @ button in the ..,_

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driver's door(;}=~ fig. 35. The indicator light in
the button turns on/blinks.
.. To activate/deactivate the child safety lock on
both sides, you must press the
III 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 @qfig . 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 d irec­
t ion of the arrow or opposite the d irection of
the arrow
q fig. 36.
The follow ing funct ions are also turned off when
the child safety lock is activated :
- The buttons for the sun shade* in the rear win­
dow .
- The buttons for the power sun shades* in the
side windows.
- The button for the front passenger seat adjust­ ment* (for vehicles with the
III 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 sho rt pe riod of
time. This applies particular ly when children
remain in the vehicle. Otherwise children
cou ld start the engine or operate electrical
equipment (such as power windows), which
increases the r isk of an accident.
Open ing and closing
Power window
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 37 Sect ion 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 operat ion will stop if the
sw itch is pressed/pulled again.
.. To select a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull 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
A WARNING
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-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leav ing the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies part icularly 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 injuries.
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Opening and clo sin g
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency .
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-Using sw itches @ and @, the driver can a l­
so operate the power sun shades* 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 doo r has been opened .
Correcting power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it malfunctions.
• Pull the power window sw itch 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 slid ing/tilting sunroof
Fig . 3 8 Sect ion of head liner: sunroof button
@ Tilting /sliding
• To tilt the sunroof comp letely, press the button
u p briefly to the second level.
• To close the sunroof comp letely, p ull the but­
ton down briefly to the second level¢ .&_ .
• To se lect an intermediate pos ition, press/pull
the switch to the first level until the desired po ­
sition is reached.
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@ T ilting /slidin g
• 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¢.&_ .
• To select a partially open position, slide the
button forward/back to the first level until the
desired pos it ion is reached.
A wind deflector 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 switch­
ed off. The switch is deactivated once the driver's
or front passenger's door is ope ned.
Sunshad e
The sun shade opens automatica lly when sliding
the roof open.
Vehicles with a glass panel sunroof : the sun
shade can be opened and closed by hand when
the sunroof is closed .
Vehicles with a solar panel s unroof*: the closed
sunshade opens automatica lly when the sunroof
opens.
11. 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
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Always close your sliding/tilting sunroof when
l eav ing yo ur vehicle. Rain can cause damage
to the interior equipment of your vehicle, par­ ticular ly the electronic equ ipment.
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- For information on the so lar roof *, refer to
¢page 72.
- The sunroof w ill only open down to -20 °(
(-4°F).

Opening and clo sin g
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- The panorama roof will on ly open down to
-4°F (-20°).
-To prevent both roof segments from co llid -
i ng with one another, you do not need to
- tilt the rear roof segment if the front roof
segment is already open.
- close the front roof segment if the rear
roof segment is already tilted.
Opening/closing the sun shade
Applies to: veh icles with panorama glass roof
© Front sun shade
• To open the sun shade completely, slide the~
button backward to the second level
¢ page 39, fig. 39 .
• To close the sun shade completely, slide the~
button forward briefly to the second level.
• To se lect a partially open position, slide the
l:c ... l
button to the first level until the sun shade has
reached the desired position.
© Rear sun shade
• To open the sun shade comple tely, press the li,. I
button in the rear door briefly down to the sec­
ond leve l
9 page 39, fig. 40 .
• To close the sun shade completely, p ull the ~
button up to the second level¢.&_ .
• To se lect a partially open position, press/pull
the~ button to the f irst level until the desired
pos ition is reached . Or
• To ope rate the sun shade from the cockp it,
press the
I REAR MODEi b utton 9 page 39,
fig. 39.
You can now open/close the rear su n
shade using the
I;] bu tton in the headliner.
_& WARNING
Be careful when closing t he panoramic sun ­
roof -otherwise serious injury could result!
Switch off the ign ition when exiting the vehi ­
cle.
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Roof segments/sun shade emergency
closing
Applies to: vehicles with pano rama glass roof
If the roo f segment o r su n shade detects an ob ­
ject in its path when it is closing, it will open
again automatically . In this case, you can then
close it wit h the power emergency closing func ­
tion.
• Withi n five seconds after the roof segment or
sun shade opens automat ica lly, pull the switch
until it closes.
Valet parking function
Applies to: vehicles with valet parking function
The valet parking function protects the luggage
compartment from unauthorized access.
Fig. 4 1 Glove compartment: va le t pa rkin g functio n button
Yo u can switch the va let parking function on
whe n someo ne else is parking your vehicle. When
the function is switched on, the vehicle can be
driven, locked and unlocked using the master
key, but access to the luggage compartment is
not permitted.
• Remove the integrated mechanical key
9 page29.
• Open the glove compartment.
• Press the
I VALET I button to switch the valet
parking function on . The LED in the button
turns on .
• Lock the g love compartment with the mechani­
cal key.
• Onl y give the remote cont ro l key to the se rvice
personnel parking your car and keep the re-
moved mechanical key wit h you. .,.

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The following buttons are deactivated when the
va let parking function is sw itched on :
-l'-"' I but ton in the dr iver's door
- I""' I button on the remote cont ro l key
- Hand le in the rear lid
When the valet parking f unction is switched on,
the message
Valet parking activated appears in
the instrument cluster display when you switch
the ign ition on.
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Ap plies to: ve hicles with ga rage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 42 Garage door o pen er: examples o f usage fo r di ffer ­
ent systems
W ith the garage door opener (Homelin k), you
can act ivate sys tems su ch as th e garage doors,
secur ity systems o r house lights from i nsid e your
ve hicl e. Thr ee bu tto ns are integr ated in t he head ­
line r th at can be programmed to up to t hree re­
mote cont rols .
To be able to operate sys tems using the ga rage
d oor ope ne r, t he but tons in the he adline r mu st
f ir st b e programme d.
A WARNING
When operating or programming t he gara ge
door o pener, make sure that n o people or ob ­
jects are in the area immedia tely sur round ing
the equipment. Peop le can be injured or p rop­
erty can be damaged if str uck w hen clos ing.
Open ing and closing
(D Tips
- For security reasons , we recommen d that
you clear the programmed buttons befo re
selling t he ve hicle.
- For ad ditiona l information about Homelink,
visit www.homelink.com.
- For an ex planat ion on conform ity wit h the
FCC reg ulat io ns in t he Unite d States an d the
Indust ry Canada regulat ions, see
¢ page
339.
Programming buttons
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home link)
Fig. 43 Headliner: co ntrols
You can prog ram both fixe d code and rolling co de
systems using this procedure .
Programming/reprogramming buttons
"'S witch on the ign iti on.
"' Press and hold the b utton in t he headliner that
you would like to program for at least 10 sec ­
onds. Or
"' Select:
!CAR ! function button> Car systems
cont rol button > Vehicle settings > Garage
door opener > Program garage door opener .
"' Follow the i nstr uctions in t he Info tainment sys-
t em .
Deleting button programming
The programmed buttons cannot be deleted indi­
vidually. They must be deleted all at once . Repro­
gram the buttons if necessary .
"' Select: the
I CARI funct io n button> Car systems
cont rol button > Vehicle settings > Garage
door opener > Clear program settings > Yes .
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Switching the ambient lighting on
• Se lect in the MMI: !CAR ! func tion button > Car
sy stems
control button > Vehicle setting s > In­
terior lighting
> On.
Adjusting the brightness /turning off
You can adjust the brigh tness for the four zones
Front top , Front footwell , Rear top and Rear
footwell
or for All area s at the same time.
• In the Infota inment system , se lect: ICARlfunc­
t io n button >
Car sy stem s control b utton > Ve·
hicle setting s
> Interior lighting > Brightnes s.
• Turn the knob to the desired ve hicle area and
press the knob . The bar that appears indicates
the se lected br ightness .
• To increase or red uce the br ightness, turn the
knob and p ress it.
Selecting a color profile*
You can se lec t from the Ivory , Pol ar and Rub y/
Polar
color profi les .
• Se lect in the M MI: !CAR I func tion button>
Car
systems
cont rol b utton > Vehicle setting s> In­
terior li ghting
> Color profile.
The ambient lighting turns on when this func tion
is t urned on the Inf ot ainmen t sys tem and the
l ow be ams are tu rned on whe n the ign ition is
switche d on.
(D Tips
The set tin gs are automatically store d and as­
sig ned to the remo te con tro l key th at is i n
use.
Lights and V ision
Instrument lighting
The brightness of the instrument and display
lighting as well as the Head-up display * can be
adjusted.
Fig. 4 9 Instrume nt illumin ation
• Press the knob to release it .
• Tur n the k nob toward" -" or" +" to reduce or in­
crease the br ightness .
• Press the knob again to return it to its or iginal
position .
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The instrument illum ination for the needles
and dials turns on when the ign ition is turned
o n and the lights are tu rned off . The illum ina­
tion for the gauges red uces automatically and
even tually turns off as b rig htness outs ide in­
crea ses . T hi s f unct ion reminds the dr iver to
tur n the low be ams on a t th e app ropriate
time.
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. SO D river 's doo r: k nob fo r the exter io r mir rors
Turn the knob to the des ired position:
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Lights and Vision
Q/P -Adjusting the left/right exterior mirror.
Move the knob in the desired direction.
(@. -Heat ing the mirror glass depending on the
outside temperature .
9 -Folding exterior mirrors* . In the Infotain­
ment system, you can select if the mirrors fold in
automatically when you lock the vehicle
¢page 32.
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when back ing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. For this to happen, the knob must be in
the position for the front passenger's outside
mirror.
You can adjust the tilted mi rror surface by turn­
ing the knob in the desired direction. When you
move out of reverse and into another gear, the
new mirror position is stored and assigned to the
key you are using.
The mirror goes back into its original position
once you drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or turn the ignition off.
A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (aspheric or convex*)
enlarge the field of vision. However, they
make objects in the mirror appear smaller
and farther away. Your may estimate incor­
rectly when you use these mirrors to gauge
your distance from the vehicles behind you
when changing lanes, wh ich increases the risk
of an accident.
(D Note
- If the mirror housing was moved by outs ide
forces (such as an impact when maneuver­ in g), you must use the power fold ing func­
tion to fold the mirror all the way out. The
mirror housing must not be moved back in­
to place by hand because this would impair
the function of the m irror mechanism.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exterior mirrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
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Never fold power fold ing exterior mirrors by
hand . On ly fold them in and out using the
power controls.
(D Tips
- If the power adjusting function malfunc­
tions, the glass in both mirrors can be ad­
justed by pressing on the edge of it by hand.
- The exterior mirror settings are stored with
the memory function*¢
page 59.
Dimming the mirror
Fig. 51 Automatic dimm ing rearv iew mirror
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.. To dim the interior rearview mirror and both ex­
terior mirrors*, press the button @. The LED @
turns on. The interior rearv iew mirror and exte­
r ior mirrors* dim automatically when light
shines on them, for example from headlights
on a vehicle behind you.
A WARNING
Electrolyte fluid can leak out from broken
mirror glass. This liqu id can irritate the skin,
eyes and respiratory system. If there is con­
tact with the fluid, flush immediately with
p lenty of water . Consult a physician if neces­
sary.
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- Repeated or long-term exposure to electro­
lyte fluid can lead to irritation of the air­
ways, especially in people with asthma or other respiratory conditions. Take deep
breaths immediately after leaving the vehi­
cle or, if this is not possible, open all of the
doors and w indows as wide as possible.
- If electrolyte fluid enters the eyes, flush
them thoroughly with a large amount of

Lights and Vision
Retracting the rear door sun sh ades*
.. To re trac t the sun shade from the drive r's s eat ,
press the left/right rear powe r window switc h
~ in the driver's door .
.. To retract the sun shade from the
rear of the
vehicle ,
press the power window switch Q;;; in
the left/right rear door .
You can adjust the settings for the rear sun shade so the shade retracts automatically when you se­
lect the reverse gear. Select:
CAR function button
> Car sy stem s control button > Vehicle settings
> Automatic rear blind > On. The settings are au ­
tomatically sto red and assigned to the remote
con trol key. The sun shade is extended again as
soon as the vehicle is trave ling fo rwa rd a t a speed
g rea ter than 9 mph (15 km/h) if the ignition has
not been swi tched o ff in the mean time .
.&_ WARNING
Always pay caref ul attention when closing the
sunshades . Pinching could ca use serio us inju­
r ies.
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- Pressing the l~•~ l b utton several t imes in a
r ow can trigger the overload protection. The
su n shade can only be extended/retracted
again after a br ief waiting period.
- The rear win dow sun shade on ly functions
when the vehicle interior is warmer than
14°F (-10°().
Vanity mirror in the rear
App lies to: veh icles with vanity mirrors in the rear
Fig. 55 Rea r head liner: va nity m irro r
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.. Press the button to fold the mirror o pen . The
mirror lighting turns on automatically .
.. To change the mir ror's angle, move it forward/
back with your hand.
Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig. 56 W indsh ield w iper lever
Move the w indshie ld w iper lever to the co rre­
sponding posi tion:
@ -wipers off
@-Rain sensor mode. The windshield wi pe rs
switch on once the vehicle speed exceeds appro x­
i mately 2 mph (4 km/h) and it is raining. The
higher the rain sensor sensit iv ity is set (switch @
to t he right), the earlier the windshield wipers re­
act to moisture on the windsh ie ld . You can deac­
tivate the rain sensor mode in the I nfota inment
system, which swi tches the intermitten t mo de
o n. Sele ct:
!CARI function button> Car sy stem s
contro l bu tto n > Driver as sist > Rain sensor >
Off . In inte rmitten t mode, you can adjus t the in ­
te rval time using the switch @.
@-slow w iping
@ -fast w iping
@ -single wipe If you hold the lever in this pos i­
t ion longer, the wipers switch from slow wiping
to fast wiping.
® -clean the wi ndshield The w ipers w ipe one
time a fter several seconds of driving to remove
water droplets. You can sw itch this function off
by moving the leve r to posit ion ® within
10 sec­
o nds of the a fterwipe . The afterwipe function is ..,_

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To prevent the head restraints from running into the headline, they are automat ically
Memory function
Description
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h memory function
Using the memo ry funct ion, you can q uickly and
eas ily store a pe rsonal seat profile for the driver
and front passenger as we ll as for the o uter rear
seats* and recall the settings. The memory func­
tion is controlled using the remote contro l key
and the memory buttons in the driver's/front
passenger's door and in the rear doors*.
The driver's seat profi le is stored again and as­
signed to the remote control key each time the
vehicle is locked. When you open the door, the
seat profile is automat ically recalled. If two peo-
Remote control
key
Dr iver
Seat X
Head rest raint X
Steering wheel * X
Safety belt* X
Both exterior mirrors* X
Remote control key
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
The function must be switched on so that the
driver's seat profile will be assigned to the re­
mote control key when lock ing the vehicle .
.. Se lect : the
I CAR I function button > C ar sy stem s
control button > Veh icle setting s> Driver' s
s eat > Remote control ke y> On.
(D Tips
If you do not wish to have the seat p rofile for
another driver assigned to the remote control
key, switch the memory function off in the In­
fotainment system or using the
IO FFI button
~page 59.
Seats and storag e
moved forward or upward when the seat is
adjusted.
ple use the vehicle, it is recommended that each
person always uses the ir "own" remote control
key .
Two seat profiles can be stored using the memo­ ry buttons in the d river 's/front passenger 's door
respectively, and one seat profile can be stored in
each of the rear doors *. Once they a re stored,
these seat profi les can be se lected at any time.
T he following sett ings a re stored :
Memory button
Driver Front passenger Outer
Rear seats*
X X X
X
X
X
X X
X
Memory buttons
Applies to: veh icles w ith memory function
F ig . 69 Dr iver 's door: memory function buttons
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A WARNING ,~
The sockets and the electrical accessories con­
nected to them only function when the igni­
tion is switched on . Incorrect usage can lead
to serious injuries or burns. To reduce the risk
of injur ies, never leave children unattended in
the vehicle with the vehicle key.
0 Note
- Never connect any accessories that provide
power (such as solar panels or battery
charger for the vehicle battery) to the ciga­ rette lighter. They can damage the vehicle
electrical system.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the sockets,
only use plugs that fit correctly.
115 volt socket
Appl ies to: vehicles with 115 volt socket
The 115 volt socket can be used when the igni­
tion is switched on
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nector all the way into the socket, the child safe­
ty mechanism releases and current flows through
the socket .
Connectable devices
Elect rical devices can be connected to the 115
volt socket in the vehicle. The device connected
to the socket must not use more than 150 watts
of power (300 watts peak power). Check the
power usage of the connected device on the type
label.
LED on the socket
- Th e socket is ready for use when the LED is
green.
- There is a malfunction if the LED is blinking red.
The socket will switch off automatically due to
overcurrent or overheating. The socket will
switch on again automatically after a cool­
down period. Any devices that are connected
and switched on will activate again automati­
cally
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Seats and storage
A WARNING
-The sockets and the electrical accessories
connected to them only function when the
ignition is switched on. Incorrect usage can
lead to serious injuries or burns. To reduce
the risk of injuries, never leave children un­
attended in the vehicle with the vehicle key.
- If devices or connectors that are heavy (for
example a power supply unit) are attached
directly to the socket, the holder can be­
come damaged, which increases the risk of inj ury.
- To reduce the risk of fatal injury, store all
connected devices securely when driving so
that they do not move around inside the ve­
hicle when braking or if involved a crash.
- To reduce the risk of fatal injury, do not spill
any fluids on the socket. Should any mois­
ture enter the socket, make sure that it has
dried out completely before using the sock­
et again.
- Devices connected to the vehicle behave dif­
ferently than when they are connected to a
regular power supply. Therefore, connected
devices can become hot during operation,
which can increase the risk of injury.
- There is a risk of injury when using adapters and extension cords, because the child safe­
ty on the socket is switched off and the
socket is powered with current.
- To reduce the risk of fatal injury, do not in­
sert any conductive objects, such as knitting
needles, into the contacts on the socket.
- To reduce the risk of injury, switch off any
connected electrical devices if the socket has switched off due to overheating.
0 Note
-Also read the operating manuals for the
connected devices.
- Do not connect any lamps that contain neon
tubes. Due to technical reasons, this can
cause malfunctions in the lamp.
- Do not connect any 230 volt devices to the
115 volt socket . The device can be dam­
aged. Check the permitted voltage of the
device according to the type label.
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