key AUDI A8 2014 User Guide

-You press the e:5 button in the luggage
compartment lid, or
- You push the handle in the luggage com­
partment lid, or
- You pull the
e:5 button in the driver's door ,
or
- When something blocks the luggage com­
partment lid or makes it difficult for the lid
to move.
If you press one of the buttons e:5 now, the
luggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depending on its angle .
If you pull lightly on its handle, the luggage
compartment lid will close.
Closing will be stopped immediately when :
- You p ress the
e:5 button in the luggage
compartment lid, or
- You push th e handle in the luggage com­
partment lid, or
- You release the
e:5 button on the driver's
door, or
- When something blocks the luggage com­
partment lid or makes it difficult for the lid
to move.
If you press one of the buttons
e:5 now, the
luggage compartment lid will either close or
open, depending on its angle.
If you pull lightly on its handle, the luggage
compartment 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 luggage compartment lid.
A WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment
lid, always pull up on it to make sure that
it is properly closed. Otherwise it could
open suddenly when the vehicle is mov­
ing.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the luggage compartment lid closed while driving. Never transport ob-
Opening and closing 39
jects larger than those which fit com­
pletely into the luggage area, because
then the luggage compartment lid can­ not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecially with the luggage compartment
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 injury, never let children play
in or around your vehicle. Always keep
the luggage compartment lid as well as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- Never close the luggage compartment
lid inattentively or without checking
first . Although the closing force of the
luggage compartment lid is limited, you
can still seriously injure yourself or oth­
ers .
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the luggage compartment lid
when it is moving, in particular close to the hinges and the upper and lower
edges - fingers or hands can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere with the luggage
compartment lid or help it when it is be­
ing opened or closed automatically.
(D Tips
- If there is a mechanical problem with au­
tomatic closing for the luggage compart­
ment lid or there is an obstruction, it
opens again immediate ly. Check to see
why the luggage compartment 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 luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked sepa­
rately by press ing the button
e:5 on the

40 Opening and closing
master key. When the luggage compart­
ment lid is closed again, it locks auto­
matically.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops be­
low a certain level, you can still open or
close the luggage compartment lid man­ ually, however, you will need to apply
more force to close it.
Luggage compartment with movement­
activated opening
Ap plies to the model:
Appl ies to vehicles: with convenience key and sensor -con­
tro lle d luggage compartment lid
Fig. 28 Rear of vehicle: foot move men t
Requirements: You must be carrying your ve­
hicle key with you. You must be standing at
the center behind the luggage compartment lid. The distance to the rear of the vehicle
must be at lea st 8 inches (20 cm). The igni­
tion must be switched off . Make sure you have
firm footing .
.. Swing your foot forth and back below the
bumper ¢
fig. 28 . Do not touch the bumper.
Once the system recognizes the movement,
the luggage compartment lid will open .
The luggage compartment lid will only open if
you make the movement as described . This
prevents the luggage compartment lid from
opening due to similar movements such as
when you walk between the rear of the vehicle
and your garage door.
General information
In some situations, the function is limited or
temporarily unavailable . This may happen if: -
the luggage compartment lid was just
closed.
-you 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 bumper is very dirty, for example after
driving on salted roads.
- there is interference to the radio signal from
the vehicle key, such as from cell phones or
remote controls.
Luggage compartment lid emergency
, release
If the central locking system fails, the lug­
gage compartment lid can be opened
at the
lock cylinder.
AUD .I.
Fig. 29 Luggage compartment lid: mechanical key in
the lock cylin der
.. Remove the mechanical key ¢page 32 .
.. Insert the key in the lock cylinder aspic­
tured.
.. Turn the key approximately 45° to the right
¢
fig. 29. The luggage compartment lid
opens .
In this position the key cannot be pulled out
of the lock cylinder.

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. 30 Rear doors: child safety lock
The child safety lock is visible only when the
door is open.
• Remove the mechanical key<>
page 32.
• 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.
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
Applies to vehicles: with power c hild safety lock in the
rea r doo rs
The power child safety lock t prevents the
rear doors from being opened from the in­
side.
Fig. 31 Section from drive r's door: co ntrols
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• To activate the child safety lock for the left/
right rear door, press the left/right button
t
in the driver's door r=> fig. 31. The light in the
button will turn on .
• To deactivate the child 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 turns
off.
The following features are switched off:
- The interior door handles in the rear doors,
- The power windows in the rear doors,
- The buttons for the sun shade* in the rear
window,
- The buttons for the power sun shades* in
the side windows,
- The front passenger power seat adjust­
ment* button (by pressing the right button
Ii]).
In order to activate the ch ild safety lock on
the left and the right side, press the two safe­
ty buttons
I!] in succession.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 32 Section of the driver's door: Controls
All power window switches are provided with
a two-position function :
Opening the windows
• Press the switch to the first stop and ho ld it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion.
• Press the switch briefly to the
second stop
to automatically open the window. Ill-

42 Opening and closing
Closing the windows
.,. Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion .
.,. Pull the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automatically close the window.
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
@ Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button (or two safety buttons in
vehicles w ith power child safety locks
c:> page 41)
Child safety lock
When the safety button® c:> fig. 32 is press­
ed, the LED in the button lights up. The fol­
lowing features are switched off:
- The power windows in the rear doors,
- The buttons for the power sun shades * in
the side windows,
- The buttons for the power sun shade* in the
rear window,
- Front passenger power seat adjustment*
button.
&_ WARNING
- When you leave your veh icle - even if on­
ly brief ly - always take the ignition key
with you. This applies particularly when children remain in the veh icle. Otherwise
the chi ldren could start the engine or op­
erate electrical equipment (e.g. power
w indows). The power windows are func­
tional until the driver's door or passeng­
er's door has been opened .
- Be careful when closing the windows.
C heck to see that no one is in the way, or
serious injury could result!
- When locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
(D Tips
- The driver can lower or raise the power
sun shades* in the s ide windows by using
switches © and @.
- After the ignition has been switched
off,
the windows can sti ll be opened or
closed for about 10 minutes. The power
w indows are not switched off until the
dr iver's door or passenger's door has
been opened .
What to do after a malfunction
The one-touch open and close function must
be reactivated if the battery has been discon­
nected .
.,. Pull and hold the power window switch until
the window is fully closed .
.,. Release the sw itch and then pull it again for
at least one second.
Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the lug­
gage compartment from unauthorized ac­
cess .
Fig. 33 Valet parking button
With "valet parking" activated , the luggage
compartment lid cannot be opened .
.,. Remove the mechanica l key
¢ page 32.
.,. Open the glove compartment and activate
c:> fig. 33 the "valet parking" feature by
pressing the
j VA LETi button . The indicator
light in the sw itch illuminates .
.,. Close the glove compartment and lock it
w ith the mechanical key . .,.

.. Leave the master key with the service per­
sonnel for park ing and keep the mechanica l
key w ith you.
When the "valet parking" feature is activated:
- the un locking button for the luggage com­
partment lid~ in the d river's door is inac­
t ive
- the button~ on the master key is inactive
- the opening handle in the luggage compart-
ment lid is inactive .
The vehicle can be driven and locked and un­ locked with the master key . Access to the lug­
gage compartment is blocked .
When the valet parking function is switched on, the message
Valet parking activated ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display when
you switch the ign it ion on .
Sliding/tilting sunroof
Operation
Fig. 34 Sectio n of the headliner: Slid ing/t ilting sunroof
b utto n
@ Tilting and sliding
.. To tilt the sunroof complete ly, press the
switch briefly to the second leve l¢
fig. 34
briefly.
.. To close the sunroof completely, pull the
switch brief ly to the second leve l¢ ,&. .
.. To select a n intermediate position, press/
pull the switch to the first level until the de­
s ir ed pos it ion is reached.
@ Opening and closing
.. To open the sunroof completely, slide the
button back briefly to the second level.
Opening and closing 43
.. To close the sunroof completely, slide the
button forward briefly to the second level
¢ ,&. .
.. To select a partially open position, slide the
button forward/back to the first level until
the roof reaches the desired position .
A wind deflector integrated into the sliding/
t ilting sunroof adapts automatically to the
speed and sunroof pos ition . This reduces wind
noise to a minimum in all sunroof positions .
You can still close or open the sunroof for up
to ten minutes after you have switched the ig­ nition off . The sw itch is deactivated once the
driver's or front passenger's door is opened .
Solar protection
The solar protection opens automatically
when the sunroof opens.
Vehicles with a glass pane l sunroof : the sun
shade can be opened and closed by hand
when the sunroof is closed.
Vehicles with a solar pane l sunroof*: the
closed sunshade opens automatically when
the sunroof opens.
A WARNING
-Pay careful attention when closing the
sliding/tilt ing sunroof -otherwise serious
injury could result! Always take the key
with you when leav ing the veh icle .
(D Note
-
Always close your sliding/tilting sunroof
when leaving your vehicle. Sudden rain can
cause damage to the interior equipment of
your vehicle, particularly the electronic equipment .
@ Tips
-Information regarding the so lar roof*
¢page 82 .
-The sliding/tilt ing sunroof w ill only open
at temperatures above -4 °F
(-20 °() .

44 Opening and clo sing
Emergency closing of the slid ing /tilting
sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path
when it is closing , it will open again a utomati ­
cally. In this case, you can close the roof with
the power emergency closing function .
.. Within five seconds after the s unroof opens
automatically, pull the switch until the roof
closes .
Panoramic sunroof
Opening/closing the roof
Applies to vehicles: with panoramic sunroof
Fig. 35 Sect io n of th e front headliner : pa noramic s un­
roof b utt on
Fi g. 36 Re ar doo r: pa noram ic sunroof bu tton
@ Tilting the fr ont segment of th e roof
.. To tilt the s unroof completely, press the
button up br iefly to the second level~ -
.. To close the sunroof completely, pu ll the
button
l""'I dow n briefly to the second level
~ .&, .
.. To select a tilted position, press/pull the
button
l""'I to the first level unti l the desired
position is reached.
@ Sliding the front segment of the roof
.. To open the sun roof completely, slide the
button
~ back to just befo re the second
level ¢
fig. 35.
.. To close the sunroof comp letely, s lide the
button [;] forward briefly to the second lev ­
el¢.&, .
.. To select a partially open pos ition, slide the
button~ forward/back to the first level un ­
til the desired position is reached .
Tilting the rear segment of the roof
The rear segment of the roof can be operated
both from the cockpit and from the rear seat.
.. To t ilt the sunroof completely , press the
button ~ in the rear door briefly to th e sec­
o nd level ¢
fig. 36 .
.. To close the sunroof completely, pull the
button[;] up briefly to the second level
¢ .&, .
.. To select a tilted pos ition, press/pull the
button~ to the first level unt il the desired
position is reached. O r
.. To operate the roof from the cockpit, p ress
the
I REAR MODE ! button~ fig. 35. You can
now ope n/close the rear segment of the roof
using the button
l""'I in the headliner. The
LED in the front of the headliner turns on
when the rear roof segment is til ted.
After the ignition is switched off, you can still operate the panoramic sunroof for about 10
minutes. The sw itch is deact ivated once the
drive r's or front passenger's door is opened .
A WARNING
--
Be careful when closing the panoram ic
sun roof- otherw ise serio us i njury could re­
su lt! Fo r th is reason, always ta ke the ig ni­
t io n key w it h you whe n leaving the vehicle .
(1) Note
Always close your panoramic s unroof whe n
l eav ing your vehicle . Sudde n ra in can cause
dam age to the inter io r equipment of your
vehicle, p articularly t he e lectronic equip­
ment.

@ Tips
-In fo rmati on re g arding convenience
opening/closing ¢
page 34.
-The panoramic sunroof wi ll only open at
temperatures above -4 °F (-20 °C).
- To preven t both roof segments from co l­
lid ing with one another, you do not need
to
- tilt the rear roof segme nt if the front
roof segment is a lready open .
- close the front roof segment if the rear roof segment is already ti lted .
Opening/closing the sun shade
App lies to vehicles: with pa noramic sunroof
© Front sun shade
.. To open the sun shade completely, slide the
button
G;J back to just before the second lev­
el ¢
page 44, fig. 35 .
.. To close the sun shade comple tely, slide the
button
G;J forwa rd b riefly to the second lev­
el.
.. To se lect a partially ope n position, slide the
button ~ to the first level until t he des ired
pos ition is reached.
© Rear sun shade
.. To open the s un shade completely, press the
button
G;J in the rear door briefly to the sec­
ond leve l¢
page 44, fig. 36 .
.. To close the sun shade completely, p ull the
button ~ up to the second level¢
A .
.. To select a partially ope n position, press/
pull the button
G;J to the first level unti l the
d esired position is reached . O r
.. To ope rate the s un shade from the cockpit,
press the
I REAR MODE I but ton ¢ page 44 ,
fig . 35 . You can now open/close the rea r sun
shade using the button ~ in the headliner.
A WARNING
-
Be ca reful when closi ng the pa noramic
sunroof -otherwise ser ious injury cou ld re­
sult! For this reason, a lways take the ign i­
tion key with yo u when leav ing the vehicle .
Opening and clo sin g 45
Roof segment/sun shade emergency
closing
App lies to vehicles : wi th pano ra mi c sunroof
If the roof segment or sun shade detects an
ob ject in its path w hen it is closing, it will
open again automatically . In this case, you
can then close it with the power emergency
closing func tion .
.. Withi n five seconds after the roof segment
or sun shade opens a utomatica lly, pull the
sw itch until it closes.

.. Turn the knob to the desired vehicle area
and press the knob . The bar that appears in­
dicates the selected brightness.
.. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn
the knob and press it.
Se lecting a color profile*
.. Se lect in the MMI: !CAR ! function b utton >
Ca r sys tems control button > Vehi cle se t­
tings
> In terior light ing > Colo r profile .
The amb ience lighti ng turns on when the
function is activated in the MMI and when you
turn the headlights on whi le the ignition is
switched on.
Adjusting the b rightness
You can ad just the brightness for the four
zones
F ront top , Fr ont f ootwell , Rear top and
Rear footwell o r for All area s at the same
time.
Selecting a color pr ofile
You ca n select from the Ivory , Polar and Ru ­
b y/ Polar
color profiles .
(I) Tips
The settings are automati cally sto red and
a ssigne d to the remote con tro l key that is
in use.
Instrument illumination
You can adjust the brightness of the instru­
ment and display illumina tion.
F ig. 43 In strument ill um ination
.. Press the knob to release it .
.,. Turn the knob toward"-" or"+" to reduce or
i ncrease the brightness .
Clear vision 51
.. Press the knob again to return it to its origi ­
na l position .
(D Tips
The instrumen t illum ina tion (for d ials an d
needles) lights o n when the ignition is
switched on and the vehicle lights are
turned off. As the daylight fades, the illu­ mination of the dials likewise d ims auto­
matically and wi ll go out completely when
the outs ide light is very low. Th is feature is
meant to rem ind you to sw itch on the
headlights whe n outs ide ligh t conditions
be come poo r.
Vision
Sun visors
E ]
-
F ig . 44 Sun visor
The sun visors fo r the driver and passenger
can be re leased from their brackets and
turned toward the doo rs
c:> fig . 44 @. They
can also be moved back and forth lengthwise
in this position.
The m irror light switches on when the cover
over the vanity mirror @opens .
T he re is a shade be twee n the dr iver's and pas­
senger 's s un v isors that can be used to cover
the gap above the rearview mirro r.

52 Clear vis ion
Sun Shade
F ig. 45 Cockp it: Sun shade switch
Fig. 46 Rear door: S un shade button
Exte ndi ng/retr acting the r ea r window
shade*
~ To extend or retract the sun shade fr om the
cockpit ,
press the r.t.l button in the center
console
c> fig . 45.
~ To extend or ret ract the s un shade from the
r e ar of th e vehicle ,
press the rn button in
the door
c> fig. 46.
Extending the rear door sun shades*
~ Close the window in the rear door.
~ To extend t he sun shade from th e driv er's
s eat ,
pull the left/r ight rear power window
switch~ in the driver's door.
~ To extend the sun shade from the rear of
th e vehi cle,
pull the power window sw itch
11:. in the left/right rear door.
Retracting the rea r door sun shades*
~ To retract the sun shade from th e dri ver's
seat ,
press the left/ right rear power window
swit ch~ in the driver's door.
~ T o retract the sun shade from the rear of the
v ehicle ,
press the power window switch~
i n the left/ right rear door. You can adjust the sett
ings for the rear sun
shade so the shade retracts automatically
when you select the reverse gear . Select:
C AR
funct ion button > Car system s control button
> Vehicle settin gs > Automatic rear blind >
On . The settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote control key. The sun
shade extends aga in as soon as the vehicle be­
gins trave ling fo rward a t a speed greater t han
9 mph (1S km/h), as long a s the ign ition has
not been sw itched off in the meantime .
_&. WARNING ~
When lowering or raising the sunshade,
make sure there is noth ing in its way and
that it has a free path to travel. Th is could
cause personal injury.
(D Tips
-
- Pressing the button~ severa l times
consecutive ly can trigger the overload
protection. The sun shade can only be ex­
tended/retracted again after a brief wait­ ing period.
- The rear window sun shade only func­ tions when the vehicle interio r is warmer
than 14°F (-10°().
· Vanity mirror in the rear
Applies to vehicles: with vanity mirrors in the rear
Fig . 47 Rear headliner: vanity mirror
~ Press the b utton to fold the mirror open .
The mirror lighting turns on automatically.
~ To change the mirror's ang le, move it for­
ward/back w ith your hand.

-To help prevent damage to the wiper
arms or other components, do not at­
tempt to move the wipers by hand .
@ Tips
-Commercial hot waxes applied by auto ­
matic car washes affect the cleanability
of the windshield.
- You can also use the service position, for
example, if you want to protect the
windshield from icing by using a cover.
- You cannot activate the service pos ition
when the hood is open.
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. SO Fo rwar d section of driver's armrest: power mir­
ro r contro ls
Turn the knob to the desired position :
Q/P -In this position, you can adjust the
driver's and front passenger's exter ior mirrors
by turn ing the knob in the desired direction.
@ -The mirrors are heated depending on the
outside temperature .
8 -The exterior mirrors fo ld in. In the MMI,
you can select if the mirrors fold in automati­
cally when you lock the vehicle
c:> page 34.
Tilt function for the passenger's mirror
To help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. The knob must be in the P position
for this to happen .
You can adjust the tilted mirror surface by
turning the knob in the desired direction.
When you move out of reverse and into anoth- Clear vi
sion 55
er gear, the new m irror position is stored and
assigned to the key you are using .
T he m irror goes back into its orig inal position
once you drive forward faster than 9 mph (15
km/h) o r switch the ignition off .
A WARNING
-
-Curved (i.e . convex) m irror surfaces in­
crease your field of view. Remember that
veh icles or other objects will appear
smaller and fart her away than when seen
in a flat mirror. If you use th is mirror to
estimate distances of following veh icles
when changing lanes, you could estimate
incor re ctl y and cause an accident.
(D Note
-If the mirror housing is moved uninten­
tionally (for examp le, while pa rking your
vehicle), then you must first fold the m ir­
ror elect rically. Do not readj ust the mir­
ror housing man ually. You could damage
the motor which controls the mirror .
-If you wash the vehicle in an automatic
car wash, you must fold the ex ter ior mir­
rors in to reduce the risk of damage to
the mirrors . Never fold power fo lding ex­
terior mirrors by hand . On ly fold them in
and out using the power controls.
(D Tips
- Th e exterior mirror settings are stored
w ith the memory function*
c::> page 66.
- If there is a malfunction in the electrical
system, you can still adjust the exterior
mirrors by pressing the edge of the m ir­
ror.