AUDI A8 2012 Owner's Guide

Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 14 Remote control maste r key : re mov ing the me­
c han ical key
• Press the release button@ ¢ fig. 14.
• Pull the mechanica l key @ out of the mas ­
ter key.
Using the mechan ica l key, you can:
- lock and unlock* the storage compartment
on the passenger's side
<=:> page 71.
-lock and unlock the vehicle manually
c:>page 33 .
-lock the front and rear passenger doors me­
chanically
c:> page 34.
- unlock the rear lid manua lly ¢ page 37 .
Check light and battery in the master
key
Fig. 15 Remote master key : Re mov ing the battery
holder
Check light in the master key
The check light @<=:> fig. 15 in the master key
prov ides information about different cond i­
tions.
• The check light turns on brief ly once when a
button is pressed, and during an "inqu iry"
by the convenience key system .
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• If the check light does not come on, the
battery is dead and has to be replaced. In
add ition, when the battery is dead
the m
indicator light appears in the instrument
cluster display as well as the message
Please change the key battery .
Master key battery replacement
We recommend having the battery changed
by an authorized Audi dealer. However, if you
wish to replace the dead battery yourse lf , pro­
ceed as follows:
• Remove the mechanical key
c:> page 29.
.. Press the re lease button ® c:> fig. 15 on the
battery holder and at the same time pull the
battery holder out of the master key in the
direction of the arrow .
.. Install the new battery CR 2032 with the
"+" sign facing down.
• Push the battery holder carefu lly into the
master key.
• Install the mechan ical key.
(® For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as
not to poll ute the environment.
(D Tips
The replacement battery must be the
same specification as the original.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthor­
ized use of your vehicle .
A computer chip inside your key automatically
deact ivates the electronic immobilizer when
the key is inside the vehicle . When you remove
the key from the vehicle, the elect ronic immo ­
bilizer is automatically activated once again.
& WARNING
Always take the key with you when you
leave the vehicle. The key can disarm the
e lectronic engine immobilizer and permit
an unauthorized person to start the engine
and enable operation of the vehicle
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30 Openin g and clo sing
systems such as power window or power
sunroof leading to ser ious personal injury.
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau ­
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is l ocated on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions
r::::> page 283.
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock a nd u nlock the veh icle centrally .
You have the following choices:
- Remote master key r:::>
page 32,
-Door handles with convenience key*
r::::> page 32,
-Lock cylinder at the dr iver's door
r::::> page 33, or
- Power locking switc h inside r:::>
page 33 .
Selective unlocking
When they a re closed , the door and rea r lid
a re lo ck ed. When unlocki ng, you can set in the
MMI whether only the driver's door or the en­
tire vehicle sho uld be un locked r:::>
page 31 .
Automatic locking
The automat ic loc king featu re locks all t he ve­
h icle doors and the rear lid when you drive
faster than 9 mph (15 km/h).
The ca r is un locked aga in, whe n the opening
function in the power loc king system sw itch
or at one of the doo r levers is ac tuated. The
Auto Lock f unction can be turned on and off in
the MMI
r::::> page 31.
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the an ti- t h eft alarm warning sys tem de­
tects a b reak-in into the vehicle, acoustic and
vis ual warn ing s ignals a re triggered .
T he anti-theft w arning sys tem is activated au­
tomat ica lly when you lock the vehi cle. It is de­
activated when unlocking using the remote
key, w ith the mechanica l key, and when yo u
switch the ignition on.
T he alarm a lso t urns off when the a la rm cy cle
has expired .
Turn signals
When you u nlock the veh icle, the turn s ignals
flash twice. When you lock the vehicle once,
the turn signals flash once. If they do not
flash, one of the doors, the rear lid o r the
hood is not locked .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the fo llow ing cases there safeguards to
preve nt yo u lock ing you r remo te master key i n
the ve hicl e:
- The vehicle does not lock w it h the central
lock ing switc h r:::>
page 33 if the driver's
door is open.
- On veh icles with convenience key*, if the
most recently used master key is in the lug­
gage compartment, the rear lid is automat i­
cally u nlocke d again after it is closed.
Do not lock your veh icle w ith the re mote mas­
t e r k ey or con venienc e key * unti l all doors
and t he rear lid a re closed. In this way you
avo id lock ing yo urself out a cciden tally.
Power side door closer *
T he veh icle doo rs a re equipped with a powe r
s ide door closer . When closing a door, you on­
ly have to le t it fall light ly into the latc h. The
doo r will the n automatically close by itself
Q .&. .
_& WARNING
--
-When you loc k yo ur vehicle from o utside,
nobody - especially children - s hou ld re-
main inside the vehicle . Remember, ..,

when you lock the vehicle from the out­side the windows cannot be opened from
the inside .
- When you leave the vehicle, always take
the ignition key with you. This will pre­
ven t passengers (children, for example)
from accidentally being locked in the ve ­
hicle 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.
- Applies to vehicles with power side door
closer*:
- When closing a door, make sure noth­
ing can interfere with the door. This
could cause serious personal injury.
- You can stop the door from closing at
any time by pulling on the inside or
outside door handle .
(D Tips
-In the event of a crash with airbag de­
ployment all locked doors will be auto­
matically unlocked to give access to the
vehicle occupants from the outside .
- If the power locking system should mal­
function, you can lock the driver's door
using the mechanical key
r::;, page 34.
- If the power locking system should fail,
you can still open the fuel tank flap in an
emergency
r::;, page 218 .
-You are well advised not to keep valua­
bles inside an unattended vehicle, visible
or not . Even a properly locked vehicle
cannot provide the security of a safe .
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driv­
er's door panel comes on for about 30
seconds after the vehicle is locked, there
is a malfunction in the power locking or
the anti-theft warning system. Have the
malfunction corrected by an authorized
Audi dealership or qualified repair facili­
ty.
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Setting power locking
T he driver can determine the functions for
power locking in the MMI .
.,. Select: !CAR !function button> Car systems
control bu tton > Vehicle settings > Central
locking .
Unlock doors -
You can decide if All doors or
only the
Driver should unlock. The rear lid al­
so unlocks when
All is selected. If you select
Driver in a vehicle with a convenience key* ,
only the door whose handle you pull will un­
lock.
If you select
Driver , all the doors and rear lid
will unlock if you press the
ffi button on the re­
mote control master key twice .
Lock exterior trunk handle -If you select On,
the rear lid handle is locked. In this case the
rear lid can be opened with the button
a on
the master key or with the
a button* in the
driver's door . In vehicles with a convenience
key* , you can still open the rear lid using the
handle if an authorized master key is near the
proximity sensor.
Fold mirrors* -If you select On, the exterior
rearview mirrors fold in automatically when
you press the
(TI button on the remote control
master key or touch the sensor* in the handle.
Lock when driving -If you select On, the vehi­
cle locks automatically when driving. All of
the doors and rear lid lock.
Tone when locking -When you select On, a
confirmation tone sounds when you lock the
vehicle.

32 Opening and clo sing
locking and unlocking the vehicle with
the remote control
F ig. 16 Remote control: function buttons
Either the driver's door only or the e ntire veh i­
cle will unlock when the unlock button
III is
p ressed once, depending on the settings in
the MMI
¢page 31.
.. Press button III to unlock the veh icle
¢ fig .16 .
.. Press b utton fij to lock the vehicle ¢ .&. in
General description on page 30 .
.. Press b utton c:s briefly to unloc k the rear
li d .
.. Push the red
!PANIC I button to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the
turn signals flash. Push the red
!PANIC I but­
ton aga in to deact ivate the panic function.
If t he vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear
lid or the hood is opened w ith in 60 seconds,
the vehicle locks itself again automatically.
This feature prevents the vehicle from being
accidenta lly left unlocked over a long period
of time .
It depends on the settings in the MMI wheth­
er the entire veh icle is unlocked o r only cer­
tain doors
¢ page 31.
A WARNING
Read and follow a ll WARNINGS c:> .&. in
General description on page 30.
@ Tips
- In order to make sure the locking func­
tion is working, you shou ld always keep
you r eye on the vehicle to make sure it is
properly loc ked. -
Do not use the remote control if you are
inside the car, otherwise you may unin­
tentionally lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-theft alarm when
you try to sta rt the engine o r open a
door. In case this happens anyhow, push
t he unlock button
III.
- The ve hicle can only be locked when the
selector lever is in the P position.
- Use the panic function on ly if you are in
an eme rgency s ituation.
locking and unlocking with convenience
key
A pp lies to vehicles : wi th convenience key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked
and locked without operating the master key .
Fig. 1 7 Conven ie n ce key: Lock ing the vehicle
Unlocking vehicle
.. Take ho ld of the door handle. The door is
un loc ked automatically.
.. Pull the handle to open the door.
locking vehicle
.. Select the P se lector lever posit ion. Other­
w ise the vehicle cannot be lo cked.
.. To lock the veh icle, close the door and tou ch
the sensor in the door handle
on ce c:> fig . 17 .
Do not reach inside the door handle.
T he veh icle can be locke d and unlocked at any
doo r. T he mas te r key mus t be wi thin a range
of about 1.5 m from the appropria te door or
the rear lid. It makes no difference whether
the maste r key is in your jacket pocket or in
your brief case.

It is not possible to re-open the door for a
brief period direct ly after closing it. This al­
lows you to ensure that the doors are properly
l ocked.
It depends on the settings in the MMI wheth ­
er the entire vehicle is unlocked or one of the
doors
¢ page 31.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c> ..&. in
General description on page
30.
@ Tips
-
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended period, please note the fo llowing:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated af-
ter a few days to save power. You then
have to pull on the door handle once to
unlock the veh icle and a second time to
open the veh icle.
- To prevent the battery from being dis­ charged and to preserve your vehicle's
ability to start for as long as possible,
the energy management system gradu­
al ly sw itches off unnecessary conven­
ience functions .
It is possible t hat you
will not be able to unlock your vehicle us­
ing these convenience functions.
- For Declarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions
Q page 283.
Operating locks with the key
In the event of a failure of the power locking
system, the driver's door can be locked and
unlocked at the lock cylinder.
F ig. 18 Key turns for ope ning and closing .
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.. Remove the mechanical key Q page 29.
.. Turn the key to the left to un lock the driv­
er 's door.
.. Turn the key to the right to lock the driver's
door c>_& .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS Q ..&. in
General description on page
30 .
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 19 Drive r's doo r: power locking sw itch
Fig. 20 Rear powe r lock ing switch
.. Press the button@ to lock the vehicle c> ,& .
.. Press the button@ to unlock the vehicle
¢fig . 19, Qfig . 20.
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, please note the following:
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside ( increased security, for ex­
ample when you are stopped at a red light).
- The d iodes in the power locking switches il-
luminate when all the doors are closed and
locked.
- Front doors: you can unlock and open the
doors from the inside by pulling on the door
handle. .,..

34 Opening and closing
- Rear doors : pu ll the door handle once to re­
l ease the lock. Pull the handle
again to open
the door .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat­
ed, the doors automatically unlock .
A WARNING
-The power locking switch works with the
ignition off and automatically locks the
entire vehicle when it is actuated .
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inopera­
tive .
- Locking doors from the inside can help
prevent inadvertent door opening during
an acc ident and can also prevent unwant­
ed entry from the outs ide . Locked doors
can, however, de lay ass istance to ve hicle
occupants and hold up rescue efforts
from the out side in an accident or other
emergency.
(D Tips
Your vehicle is lock ed automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h)
Q page 30. You
can unlock the vehicle again using the
open ing function in the power locking sys­
tem switch.
Emergency locking
Each door must be locked separately if the
pow er locking system fails.
F ig. 21 Doo r: Em erge ncy loc kin g
An emergency lock is located on the front end
of the passenger's door and the rear doors (on ly visible when door is open) .
.. Remove the mechanical key
Q page 29. ..
Pull the cover cap out of the opening
i=>fig.21 .
.. Insert the key in the ins ide slot and turn it
all the way to the right (right door) or left
(left door) .
Once the door has been closed, it can no lon­
ger be opened from the outside. The doo r can
be opened from the inside by pulling the door
handle. If the child safety lock in a rear door is
activated, you must f irst pull the door handle
on the inside . Then you can open the door
from the outside.
Rear lid
Opening/closing the rear lid
Fig. 22 Driver 's doo r: remote rear lid re lea se
a:ro
AU Dl
Fig. 23 Posit io n of l ock and handle in t he rear lid
Opening the rear lid
.,, .,, N C? r ,. a,
.. Press the c:5 button on the remote control
maste r key briefly . T he rear lid will unlock .
.. To open the rear lid, press and hold the~
button on the remote control master key for
at least one second . Or
.. Pull the button
c:5 in the driver's door
i=> fig. 22 briefly. Or
.. Press the handle in the rear lid
c> fig. 23. Ill-

Clos ing th e re ar lid
• Pull the rear lid down and allow it to drop
gently. The lid is then closed automat ica lly
¢ A .
The settings in the MM I determ ine if the rear
lid can be opened using the handle¢
page 31.
& WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make s ure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open sudden ly
when the veh icle is moving .
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv­
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug­ gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed .
- Never leave you r vehicle u natte nded es­
pecially with the rea r lid left open. A
child could c rawl into the car through the
l u ggage comp art ment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
yo ur vehicle . A lways keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be unlocked separate ly by pressing the
button
c:f, on the master key. When the
rear lid is closed again, it locks automat i­
cally .
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Power opening/closing rear lid
Applies to vehicles: with power opening/closing rear lid
T he rear lid can open and close electrically.
Fi g. 2 4 Lock ing switch in re ar l id
Opening the rear lid
.,. Press the c:;, button on the remote control
maste r key briefly. The rea r lid will unloc k.
.,. To open the rear lid, p ress and hold the
Ci
button on the remote control master key for
at least one second . Or
• Pull the butto n
Ci in the driver's door
¢
page 34, fig . 23 briefly. Or
• Press the handle in the rear lid ¢
page 34,
fig . 23.
C lo sing the rear lid
• Press the Ci button in the rear lid ¢ fig. 24.
The rear lid moves to the closed pos ition by
itself and soft close locks it automat ica lly
¢ &_ . Or
.,. Switch the ignit ion on and pull and hold the
button
c:;, in the driver 's door unt il the rear
lid is closed ¢
&_. Or
.,. Pull down on the rear lid lightly using the
handle. The closing procedure finishes auto­
matically .
The sett ings in the MMI determine if the rear
li d can be opened using the hand le
¢ page 31.
Opening will be stopped immediately when:
- Yo u press the
Ci button on the remote con-
trol master key, or
- You press the
c:f, button in the rear lid, or
- You p ush the hand le in the rear lid, o r
- Yo u pull the
Ci button in the dr ive r's door,
or

36 Opening and closing
-When something blocks the rear lid or
makes it difficult for the lid to mov e.
If you press one of the buttons
cs now, the
rear lid will either open or close , depending on
its angle.
If you pull lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close.
Closing will be stopped immediately when:
- You press the
cs button in the rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You release the
cs button on the driver's
door, or
- When something blocks the rear lid or
makes it difficult for the lid to move.
If you press one of the buttons
cs now, the
rear lid will either close or open , depending on
its angle.
If you pull lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close.
You can manually stop the automatic open­ ing/closing of the luggage compartment lid .
The automatic closing process begins if you push down on the rear lid.
,&. WARNING
- After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly
when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv­
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug­
gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed .
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecially with the rear lid left open . A
child could crawl into the car through the
luggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unable to
get out. To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let children play in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use .
- Never close the rear lid inattentively or
without checking first. Although the
closing force of the rear lid is limited,
you can still seriously injure yourself or others .
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
particular close to the hinges and the up­
per and lower edges - fingers or hands
can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere with the rear lid or
help it when it is being opened or closed
automatically.
(D Tips
- If there is a mechanical problem with au ­
tomatic closing for the rear lid or there is
an obstruction, it opens again immedi­
ately. Check to see why the rear lid could
not be closed before attempting to close
it again.
- The following applies to vehicles equip ·
ped with the Convenience key* feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lug­
gage compartment, luggage compart­
ment will automatically unlock itself af­
ter you lock the vehicle . This prevents
you from unintentionally locking your
key in the luggage compartment .
- When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid
can be unlocked separately by pressing
the button
cs on the master key. When
the rear lid is closed again, it locks auto­
matically .

Movement-activated rear lid opening
Applies to vehicles: with convenience key and automatic
rear lid
Fig . 25 Rear of the vehicle: foot movement
Requirement: You must have the vehicle key
on you and you must be standing behind the rear lid. The ignition must be switched off.
Make sure you have firm footing.
• Move your foot in a sw inging motion back
and forth under the bumper¢
fig. 25. Do
not touch the bumper. Once the system rec­
ognizes the movement, the rear lid will
open.
The rear lid will on ly open if you make the
movement as described. This prevents the
rear lid from opening due to similar move­
ments such as when you walk between the
rear of the vehicle and your garage door.
General information
If you trigger the function too many times in a
row, the system may switch off tempera rily to
protect the battery. This may happen if:
- yo u park close to a hedge and the branches
move back and forth under the vehicle for a
long period of time.
- you clean your vehicle, for example with a
pressure washer or in a car wash.
- there is heavy rain .
The funct ion will be available again automati­
cally fo r a short time.
Opening and closing 3 7
Rear lid emergency release
If the central locking system fails, the rear lid
can be opened at the lock cylinder .
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Fig . 26 Rear lid: mechan ical key in the lock cylinder
• Remove the mechanical key c::> page 29 .
• Insert the key in the lock cylinder aspic ­
tured.
• Turn the key approximately 45° to the right
<=> fig. 26. The rear lid opens.
In this position the key cannot be pulled o ut
of the lock cy linder.
Child safety lock
Mechanical child safety lock in the rear
, doors
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside.
Fig. 27 Rear doors: chi ld safety lock
The child safety lock is visible only when the
door is open .
• Remove the mechanical key
c::> page 29.
• To switch on the child safety lock, turn the
key in the direction of the arrow.
• To switch off the child safety lock, turn the
key in the opposite direction to the arrow.
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38 Openin g and clo sing
When the child safety locks are activated, the
inside door handles do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outside.
Power child safety lock for the rear
doors
App lies to vehicles: with power child safety lock in the
rear doo rs
The power child safety lock t prevents the
rear doors from being opened from the in­
side.
Fig. 28 Section from d rive r's door: co ntro ls
• To activate the child safety lock for the left/
right rear door, press the left/r ight button
t
in the driver's door c> fig . 28 . The light in the
button w ill turn on.
• To dea ctivate the ch ild safety lock for the
left/right rear door, press the left/right but­
ton
t in the driver's door . The light in the
button t urns
off.
The fol low ing features are swi tched off:
- The interior doo r handles in the rea r doors,
- The power wi ndows in the rear doors,
- The buttons for the sun shade* in the rear
wi ndow,
- The buttons for the power sun shades* in
the side windows,
- The front passenger power seat adjust­
ment* b utton (by press ing the right button
[±]) .
In order to activate the child safety lock on
the left and the right side, press the two safe­
ty buttons [±] in succession.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig . 29 Sect ion of the driver's door: Controls
All power window switches a re provided with
a tw o-po sition fun ction :
Opening the windows
• Press the switch to the fir st s top and ho ld it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion .
• Press t he switch briefly to the
se cond stop
to automatically open the w indow.
Closing the windows
• Pull the switch to the fir st stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion.
• Pull the switch br iefly to the
s econd stop to
automatically close the w indow.
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
® Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button (or two safety buttons in ve­
hicles with power child safety locks
i=> page 38)
Child safety lock
When the safe ty button ® c> fig. 29 is press­
ed, the LED in the button lights up. The fo l­
lowing features are switched off:
- The power w indows in the rear doo rs,