ignition AUDI S8 2008 Owner's Manual

Changing a wheel When you change a wheel, the new tire must be initial­
ized.
Turn on the ignition.
Press the
I CAR I function button.
- Select
Systems in the CAR menu .
- Selec t
Tire pressure monitoring .
-Select Initialize wheels ~ page 43, fig. 27.
Programming is necessary:
• After the tires have been rotated on the vehicle (including use of
the spare tire*),
• If tires with new wheel sensors are used.
All pressure warning and system malfunction indicators in the
display will be canceled.
If a wheel change has been made, it is necessary to complete the
Initialize wheels function.
Th e tire pressure monitoring system is not available dur ing the
programming process and no pressure and temperature values are
displayed on the MMI display.
After you have selected the funct ion, the new wheels are
programmed and the actual pressures are stored. This learning
phase can take up to 20 minutes driving time.•
Contro ls a nd eq uip­
ment
Driver information display
Malfunctions
A malfunction can have various causes.
Fig. 29 Display:
Syste m malfunction
If the ...., warning light in the instrument cluster flashes for approxi­
mately one minute and then remain continuously illuminated and
additional ly the
=> fig. 29 symbol appears in the display, the
tire pressure monitoring system is not available. This can have
various causes.
• If the message appears at the end of the learning process, the
system cannot recognize the wheels installed on the vehicle. This
can be because one or more wheels without a wheel sensor were
insta lled .
• A wheel sensor or other component may have failed.
• The system has detected more than 5 wheels with wheel sensors
in the vehicle, for example when carrying snow tires.
• A tire was changed but the
Initialize wheels function was not
activated
=> page 45.
• Audi replacement parts were not used.
• If snow chains are being used, system function can be compro­
mised due to the shielding properties of the chains.
• The tire pressure monitoring system may not be available
because of a radio malfunction.
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
@ Master key with remote control
Fig. 30 Key set
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle and start the engine
with the master key with remote control.
@Valet key
The valet key fits only the driver's door and the ignition lock. If you
have to leave the key with somebody else, you are well-advised to
turn over the valet key only.
Be aware that the rear lid can be opened from inside the vehicle with
the remote rear lid release located in the driver's door. Before you
turn over the valet key you should therefore lock the rear lid
mechanically with the master key.
Turn the master key
clockwise to the horizontal position and pull it
out . This has two effects:
• the
remote rear lid release is deactivated,
• the lid will remain locked when the power locking system is actu­
ated.
Controls and equip­ ment
Opening and closing
In this state the rear lid can be unlocked only with the remote
control unlock button
c:::::5 on the master key.
© Emergency key
The emergency key is only for temporary use if the vehicle key
should be lost or misplaced
=> &.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi dealer immediately
to have the /ostkey disabled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
& WARNING
• Do not leave your vehicle unattended with the key in the igni­
tion lock. Entry by unauthorized persons could endanger you or
result in theft or damage the vehicle. Always lock all doors and
take the key.
• Do not leave children unattended
in the vehicle, especially with
access to vehicle keys. Unguarded access to the keys provides
children the opportunity to start the engine and/or activate vehicle
systems such as the power windows etc. Unsupervised operation
of any vehicle system by children can result in serious injury.
[ i] Tips
• If you open the driver 's door with the key left in the ignition lock,
a chime will sound . This is your reminder to remove the key and lock
the door.
• For security reasons, replacement keys are only available from
Audi dealers.
•

Opening and clo sing
Master key vvith remote control
The remote control allows y ou to l ock or unlock the
vehicle electronically.
F ig . 31 Fo ld -u p m aster
key wit h re mote
c ontr ol
-To fold the key out and back i n place, press the release
button
::::, fig. 3 1.
The transmitter and battery are located in the head of the remote
control. The r eceiver is locat ed ins ide th e vehicle . Th e maximum
ef fective range depends on several th ings. Remember, if the battery
is weak, the effective range decreases.
If you need to replace the remote contro l, or if you need to have it
repaired, you must see your authorized Audi dealer. On ly then can
you use the key again .
P erson aliz ing the ma ste r ke y
When the ignition is turned off or when the vehicle is locked, various convenience set tings are stored automatical ly and assigned to the
key that was used . The settings assigned to the key are automati ­
cally recalled with you unloc k the vehicle or when you open a door
or when you switch on the igni tion .
• Climate contro l
• Ce ntral locking
• Windows and rear window sun blind •
Background lighting *
• Seat memory
• Adaptive Cruise Contro l*
• Audi lane and side assist *
• Advanced Parking Syste m*
The
Remo te co ntrol ke y function must be activated in MMI
~ page 95, so that the settings fo r the driver's seat (including the
settings for the head restraint, steering column , safety be lt height
and exterior mirrors) are saved on the master key through the seat
memory when the vehicle is locked, and are set automatically when
the vehic le is unlock ed.
[ i ] Tip s
• If the ignition is switched on, the remote control system is deac ­
tivated .
• The remote control system can be affected by other systems
opera ting in the same frequency range close to the vehicle, such as
mobile tel ephones, television broadcasting stations, etc. •
Battery replacement, master key
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Fig . 3 2 Che ck light in
th e m as ter key
Battery operation in the master key is monitored by a check light .
The check light flashes when one o f the buttons on the master key
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is pressed. If the check light does not flash, the battery is dead and
has to be replaced .
In addition, when the battery is dead the
!i, symbol appears in the
instrument cluster display as well as the message:
!i, Pl ease chang e key batte ry
We recommend having the battery changed by an Audi Dealer .•
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauth orized use of
y o ur vehicle.
A computer chip inside your key automatica lly deactivates the e lec ­
t ronic immobilizer when you insert the key in the ignition lock, or on
vehic les with Advanced Key*, when the key is inside the vehicle .
When you remove the key from the ignition lock, or on vehicles with
Advanced Key, when you remove the key from the vehicle, the elec­
t ronic immobilizer is automatically activated once again.
If an unauthorized key was used,
S AFE is disp layed continuous ly in
the odometer disp lay field.
& WARNING
Alw ays tak e the k ey with you wh en you le ave th e vehicl e. The k ey
ca n di sarm th e ele ctr onic engin e immobili zer and permit an un au­
thorized p ers on to start th e eng in e and enable opera tion of the
v ehicle system s such as power window or power sunroof l eading
to ser iou s per son al in jur y.
[ i ] Tip s
• Your engine can on ly be started using the factory -equipped key.
• You may not be able to start your vehic le if an ignition key of a
different vehicle make is also located on your set of keys .•
Controls and equip­
ment
Openin g and clo sing
Certification
The remote control device comp lies with
• USA models: Part 15 of the FCC Rules .
• Can ad a m odels: RSS -210 of Industry Canada .
Operation is subject to the f ollowing conditi ons :
• this device may not cause harmful interference, and
• t his device must accept any interfere nce rece ived, i ncluding
interference that may cause undes ired operation.
0 Note
The manufacturer is not responsib le for ANY RA DIO OR TV interfer­
ence caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment .
Changes or modifications to this unit not express ly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to
operate the equipment. •
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all doors and
the rear lid simultaneously.
The power locki ng system in your veh ic le incorporates the following
functions:
• Central lock ing function
• Selective unlock
feature=> page 52
• Remote contro l feature=> page 48
• Advanced Key *=> page 59
• Anti -theft alarm system=> page 67

Openin g and clos ing
All the doors and the rear lid are locked by the central locking
system when you lock the vehicle. You can se t whether generally
only the driver's door or all doors and the rear lid should be
unlocked when you open the vehicle in the MM I menu
C entral
l ock ing
to suit your individual desires=> page 52.
Unlocking the veh icle
You can un lock the vehicle from outside ei ther by using the remote
control
or by turning the key inside the driver's door lock. When you
unlo ck your vehic le:
• The anti -theft alarm system is deactivated briefly .
• The vehicle interior l ights illuminate for approximate ly 30
seconds .
• All turn signal lights will flash twice when the car is unlocked.
• Afte r unlocking the vehic le, you have
60 seconds to open a door
or the rear lid . After
60 seconds, th e vehicle automatically locks and
t he anti -theft a lar m system activates agai n.
The rear lid can be locked or unlocked e ither by using the remote
control
or by turning the key inside the driver 's door lock. Unlocking
the vehic le wit h the remote contro l will on ly
unlock the rear lid, to
open it , the lid handle needs to be pressed.
Lo ckin g the vehicle
Yo u can lock the vehicle from outside either by using the remote
control
or by turning the key inside the dr ivers's door lock . When
you
lo ck the veh ic le:
• All doors and the rear lid are locked.
• All turn signal lights will flash once when the car is locked .
• The anti-theft alarm system is activated. The horn of the anti ­
theft alarm system will sound and the anti -theft a larm system readi ­
ness l ight, located in the upper part o f the driver's door panel, w ill
start to blink .
• The vehicle interior l ights turn off.
Unlo cking and l ocking th e vehicle using the Ad vanced
Key *
The Ad van ced Key * feature is a keyless system which allows you to
unlock the vehicle via sensors in the door hand le . Locking is likewise
keyless using a lock button . Each door is equ ipped w ith a sensor and
lock button.
Power side door closer*
The veh icle is equipped with a power side doo r c lose r. When closing
a door, you s imp ly need to gently push on the door . The door w ill
t hen automa tically c lose by
itse lf => page 53 .
Autom atic l ockin g
The automatic lock ing fea ture locks all the vehicle doors and the
rear lid when you drive faster than
9 mph ( 1 5 km/hl. This funct ion
can be turned on and off in the MMI
Central locking Menu
=> page 52 .
You can unlock the vehicle from the inside by :
• r emovi ng the key from the ignition switc h (the vehicle wi ll auto ­
matically un lock itse lf) or
• pressing the unlock part of the power lock swi tch
m or
pulling the door handle (once to open the door) .
& WARNING
• When you lock your veh icle from out sid e, nobody -espe cially
children - should remain in side the vehicle. Remember , when you
l oc k the vehicle from the out side the windo ws ca nnot be opened
from the inside .
• When you leave the vehi cle , alwa ys remove the ignition key and
take it with you. Thi s will prevent passengers (children , for
e x ample) from ac cidentally being l ocked in the vehi cle should they
ac cidentally pre ss the power locking switch in the doors .
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Opening and closing
Child safety lock
Mechanical child safety lock in the rear doors
t
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors from being
opened from the inside.
Fig . 44 Rear doors:
child safety lock
The rear doors have a child safety lock. You can use any
vehicle key to engage and disengage the lock. The child
safety lock is visible only when the door is open.
-To switch on the child safety lock, turn the ignition key in
the direction of the arrow.
-To switch off the child safety lock, turn the ignition key in
the opposite direction to the arrow.
The child safety lock prevents the doors from being opened from the
inside when you have small children sitting in the rear. •
App lies to vehi cles : wi th p ow er c hild sa fet y loc k in the rea r doors
Power child safety lock for the rear doors t
The power child safety lock prevents the rear doors from
being opened from the inside .
Fig. 45 Section from
driver's door: controls
The rear doors are equipped with a power child safety lock.
It is operated with the two safety buttons
00 in the driver's
door ~ fig. 45 .
-Press the left and/or right safety button to disable the
rear power window(sl and prevent the respective rear
door from being opened from the inside. The LED in the
button will light up when the child safety lock is turned
on.
-Press the illuminated button again to turn the child
safety features
off .
When the child safety lock is activated, the interior door opening
lever is inoperative; the door can only be opened from the outside.
In addition, the window regulator for that door is also inoperative
when the child safety lock is activated .
If the child safety lock has been activated on both the left
and right
side, then the following features are switched off: the buttons for
the interior lights , the sun blind * in the rear window and the buttons
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for the power sun blinds* in the side windows . In addition to this,
t he rear climate contro l* is set to the
PA SS IV E mode. This means
that the climate controls in the front adjust the heating and venti la­
tion in the rear of the
ve hicle => page 125.
[ i ] Tips
• I n order to activate the child safety lock on the left and the right
s ide, you have to press the two safety buttons in succession.
• Make certa in that the indica tor light in the corresponding safety
button illuminates when the child safety lock is activated .•
Advanced Key
A pplies to vehicles : with Advance d Key
Description
Opening your vehicle and starting the engine with the key
still in your pocket.
T he Advanced Key features is a keyless system which gives you the
possibility to lock and unlock your vehic le, as wel l as to start the
engine without having to use your key.
It does not matter if you have your key in your jacket pocket or in
your briefcase. As soon as you get within a certain distance to the
vehic le, t he system senses that your are approaching, it makes a
quick check to see if you are "authorized" and then it does the
following:
• unlocks the
veh ic le => page 60 .
• locks the vehicle => page 60.
• switches on the ignition and starts the engine when you press
t he [ START] button. You do not have to insert your key into the ign i­
tion
lock=> page 131.
Controls and equip­ ment
Openin g and clo sing
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehi cle from out side , nobod y -espe cially
c hildren - should remain in side the vehicle. Remembe r, when you
lock the vehi cle from the out side the windo ws cannot be opened
from the in side.
• Wh en yo u le ave the vehi cle , al ways remove the ignition ke y and
t ak e it with you. Thi s will prevent pa ssenger s (children , for
e x ample ) from accident ally bein g locked in th e vehicle should the y
accid entally pre ss the powe r lo cking swit ch in the door s.
• Do not l eav e children in side the vehi cle un super vis ed . In an
emerg ency it would be impo ssible to open the doors from the
out side without the key .
[ i ] Tip s
• For the Advanced Key to properly work, you must a lways have
your vehicle key with you .
• The vehic le will lock or un lock the doors only if an authorized key
comes within 5 ft (1 .5 meters) from one of the vehic le doors or the
rear lid .
• You can st ill lock or unlock your vehic le using the remote control
key buttons, however the se lector lever must in the P position .•

& WARNING (continued)
lock the vehicle from the outside the windows cannot be opened
from the inside.
• When you leave the vehicle, always remove the ignition key and
take it with you. This will prevent passengers (children, for example) from accidentally being locked in the vehicle should they
accidentally press the power locking switch in the doors.
• Do not leave children inside the vehicle unsupervised. In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doors from the
outside without the key.
[ i] Tips
It is not possible to open the door immediately after it has been
locked. This is intentional to allow you to check proper locking of all
vehicle doors. •
Anti-theft alarm system
The anti-theft alarm triggers an alarm if anyone attempts
to break into the vehicle.
The anti-theft alarm system triggers an audible alarm and turns on
the emergency flasher if an unauthorized interference with the
vehicle is sensed by the system.
How is the anti-theft alarm system switched on?
The anti-theft alarm system is switched on when you lock the
vehicle. The system is activated approximately 30 seconds after the
vehicle is locked . The indicator lights on top of the driver's and front
passenger's door trim start flashing rapidly for 30 seconds and then
blink slowly.
Controls and equip­ ment
Opening and closing
How is the anti-theft alarm system switched off?
The anti-theft alarm system is switched off only when you unlock
your vehicle . If you do not open a door within 60 seconds after you
have unlocked with the remote control, the vehicle will lock itself
again automatically.
When will the anti-theft alarm system be triggered?
When the vehicle is locked, the alarm system monitors and protects
the following parts of the vehicle:
• engine compartment
• luggage compartment
• doors
• ignition
When the system is activated, the alarm will be triggered if one of
the doors, the engine hood or the rear lid are opened, or if the igni­
tion is turned on. The anti-theft alarm system will also go off when
the battery is disconnected.
Unlocking the rear lid by inserting and turning the key inside the
rear lid locking cylinder will trigger the optical and acoustic alarm .
You can also trigger the alarm by pressing the PANIC button on your
remote control. This will alert other people in case of emergency.
Press the
PANIC button again to turn off the alarm.
How is the anti-theft alarm switched off when
triggered?
The alarm system is switched off when you unlock the vehicle or
when the ignition is switched on. The alarm will also switch itself off
when it comes to the end of its cycle .
Emergency flasher and horn
The emergency flasher will blink briefly and the horn sounds when
the doors, engine hood and rear lid are properly closed.
If the emergency flashers do not blink, or the horn does not sound,
check the doors, engine hood and rear lid to make sure they are
properly closed. If you close a door, the hood or the rear lid with the
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Opening and closing
anti-theft a larm switched on, the emergency flashe rs wi ll blink and
t he horn wil l so un d only a fter y ou have cl ose d t he do or or lid.
[ i ] Tips
For t he anti -th eft a larm sy stem to func tion p roperl y, ma ke su re a ll
veh ic le doors and windows are closed before leaving the vehicle .•
Power windows
Controls
Fig . 48 Driver' s doo r:
power window
switches
Fig . 49 Driver' s door :
S w itches (veh icl es
with power child safety
lock )
Switches for front door windows
© opera tes the wi ndow in the driver 's d oor.
@ opera tes the windo w in the fr ont pass enger's door.
Switches for rear windows
© operates t he left rea r w in dow.
@ operates the r ight rear window.
Safety switch
© Safety switch for rear window operation .
& WARNING
• Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle , especially with
access to vehicle keys. Unsupervised use of the keys can result in
starting of the engine and use of vehicle systems such as power
windows , etc. which could result in serious injury.
• Remember -you can still open or close the power windows for
about ten minutes after the ignition is switched off . Only when
either of the front doors are opened are the power windows
switched off .
• Be careful when closing the windows. Check to see that no one
is in the way, or serious injury could result!
• Always remove the ignition key whenever you leave your
vehicle.
• If you lock your vehicle from the outside , no one , especially chil­
dren , should remain in the vehicle.
• Do not stick anything on the windows or the windshield that
may interfere with the driver 's field of vision .
[ i] Tips
• I n addition to the switches in the driver 's door there is a separate
switch in each doo r fo r the powe r window in that
door => page 6 4,
fi g. 50 . ..

Opening and clo sing
[ i J Tip s
• The windows can st ill be opened and closed for about ten
minutes after the ignition has been turned off . The power windows
are not shut off until one of the front doors is opened .
• To switch on the chi ld safety lock in both rear doors, you must
press both child safety switches. Make sure the LEDs i n the sw itches
are illuminated. •
Switch in the front passenger 's door and on
the rear doors
Fig . 50 Swit ch lo ca­
tion fr ont p assengers
do or
T he power window switch has a two-position function :
Opening the windows
-Press the switch to the first position and ho ld it u ntil y ou
hav e opened the w indow as fa r as you want .
- Press the sw it c h q uickly to the
s econd position a nd the
w in dow wi ll a uto ma tica lly o pen all t he way .
Closing the windows
-Pull the switch to the first position and hold it unt il you
have closed the w indow as far as you want. - P
ull the switch q uic kly to the
second po sition an d the
wind ow will a uto matically cl ose all t he way.
[ i J Tips
The windows can st ill be opened and closed for about ten minutes
afte r the ignition has been turned off. The power windows are not
shut off until one of the front doors is opened .•
Convenience open feature
The driver can open all windows.
Fig . 5 1 Driv er's door:
po we r wi ndow
swit ch es
The Convenience open fun ctio n is onl y av ailable if it is ac ti­
vated in the MM I
Windows menu=> page 65, "Settings".
- With the ignition off and the driver 's door open, push the
power window switch
@ to the second stage for more
than 2 seconds to ope n all the
window s automatically.
The open ing procedure is terminated if the power window switch is
released. For safety reasons it is not possib le to open the windows
with the remote control. •