ignition AUDI A8 2015 Owner's Manual

50 Clear vis ion
& WARNING
H igh beam assist is only intended to assist
the driver. The driver is still responsible for controlling the headlights and sw itching
th e high beams on and off manually de­
pending on traffic, l ighting and visibility
condi tions. Failure to intervene manually
may lead to ris k of accident . It may be nec­
essary to operate the high beams man ua l­
ly in the following situat ions, e.g .:
- For adverse weather conditions such as
fog, heavy rain, blowing snow or spraying
water .
- On roads where oncoming traffic may be
partia lly obsc ured such as expressways .
-If there are individuals on the road with
no light ing or poor lighting, such as cy ­
cl ists .
- In tight c urves and on steep s lopes .
- In poorly lit areas.
- With strong reflectors su ch as signs.
- If the area of the windshie ld nea r th e
sensor is fogged over, dirty, icy or cov­
ered w ith a st icker.
(D Tips
- The high beam ass ist is active above a
speed of approx . 25 mph (40 km/h).
- If afte r activation, your speed falls below
approx . 15 mp h (24 km/h), the high
beams w ill automatically be switched
off.
Interior lights
Front and rear interior lighting
Fi g. 44 Headliner: Front interior lights
F ig. 45 Rear headli ner : Read ing light
Press the app ropriate button ~ fig . 44:
~ -Inter ior light ing on/off
l!l -Door contact switch. The interior lighting
turns on automatically when you u nlock the
vehicle, open a door or switch the ignition off.
The interior light ing turns off several seconds
after you close the doors, when you lock the
vehicle or when you switch the ignition on.
When a doo r is open, the light turns off after
a few min utes.
~ -Read ing lights on/off
~ - Switching the rear reading lights on/off
from the cockpit .
I REAR MODEi* -Switching the rear readi ng
li ghts on/off from the cockpit : press the
I REAR MODE ! button and then th e appropriate
button ~ in the cockpit.
Ambience lighting
Applies to veh icles: w it h amb ience l ig h ting
You can select a color profile and brightness
for the ambie nce lighting in various areas of
the ve hicle, called zones.
Turning ambience lighting on
.. Select in the MMI: ICAR ! function button >
Car systems control button > Vehicle set·
tings > Interior light ing > On .
Adjusting /turning off the brightness
• Sele ct in the MM I: ICARI fu nction button >
Car sy stems control b utton > V ehicle set­
ting s> Inte rior light ing > Brightness .

.. 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.
S electing 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 lig hti 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 Front top , Fr ont f ootwell , Rear top and
Rear footwell or 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 as well as the
Head-up Display*.
F ig. 46 Instrument illum ination
.,. Press the knob to release it.
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.. Turn the knob toward" -" or "+" to reduce or
i ncrease the brightness .
.. Press the knob aga in to return it to its origi­
nal position.
(D Tips
The instrument illumination (for dials and needles) lights on when the ignition is
switched on and the vehicle lights are
turned off. As the daylight fades, t he illu­
mination of the dials li kewise d ims a uto­
matically and w ill 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
headligh ts when ou tside ligh t conditions
b ecome poor .
Vision
Sun visors
Fig. 4 7 Sun visor
E )
-' @
The sun visors for the driver and passenger
can be re leased from their brackets and
turned toward the doors
c> fig. 47@. They
can a lso be moved back and forth lengthwise
in th is position .
The mirror light switches on when the cover
over the vanity m irror @opens.
There is a shade between the dr iver's and pas­
senger's s un v isors that can be used to cover
the gap above the rearview mirror.

52 Clear vision
Sun shade
Fig. 48 Cockp it : Sun shade switc h
Fig. 49 Rear door: S un shade button
Extending/retracting the rear window
shade*
~ To extend or retract the sun shade from the
cockpit,
press the r.t.l button in the center
console
c> fig . 48 .
~ To extend or retract the sun shade from the
rear of the vehicle ,
press the rn button in
the door
c> fig. 49.
Extending the rear door sun shades*
~ Close the window in the rear door.
~ To extend th e sun shade from the driver's
seat,
pull the left/r ight rear power window
switch~ in the driver's door .
~ To extend the sun shade from the rear of
the vehicle,
pull the power window sw itch
11:. in the left/right rear door.
Retracting the rear door sun shades*
~ To retract the sun shade from the driver's
seat ,
press the left/ right rear power window
switch~ in the driver's door .
~ To retract the sun shade from the rear of the
vehicle,
press the power window switch~
i n the left/ right rear door. You
can adjust the settings for the rear sun
shade so the shade retracts automatically
when you select the reverse gear. Select:
CAR
function button > Car systems control button
> Vehicle settings > Automatic rear blind >
On. The settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote control key. The sun
shade extends again as soon as the vehicle be­
gins traveling forward at a speed greater than
9 mph (15 km/h), as long as the ignition has
not been sw itched off in the meantime .
_&. WARNING ~
When lowering or raising the sunshade,
make sure there is nothing in its way and
that it has a free path to travel. This could
cause personal injury.
(D Tips
-
- Pressing the button~ several times
consecutively 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. 50 Rear headliner : vani ty mirro r
~ Press the button 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.

Wiper and washer system
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig. Sl W indshield wiper leve r
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre­
spond ing pos ition:
@ -Windshie ld w ipers
off
(D -Rain sensor mode. The w indshie ld w ipers
switch on once the vehicle speed exceeds ap­
proximately 2 mph (4 km/h) and it is raining.
The higher the rain sensor sensitivity is set
(switch @to the right), the earlier the w ind­
shield wipers react to moisture on the wind­
shie ld. You can deact ivate rain sensor mode in
the MMI, which w ill then activate intermittent
mode. Select:
ICARI function button > Car sys­
t e m s
control button > Dri ver ass is t > Ra in
s en sor
> Off . In intermittent mode, you can
adjust the interval time using the switch @.
@ -Slow wiping
@-Fast wiping
©-Single wipe. If you hold the lever in this
position longer, the wipers switch from slow
wiping to fast wip ing .
® -Clean the windshield . The wipers wipe
one time after several seconds of driving to
remove water drop lets. You can switch this
function
off by moving the lever to position ®
within 10 seconds after the afterw ipe . The af­
terw ipe f unction is react ivated the next time
you switch the ig nition on.
Cleaning the headlights . The headlight wash­
er system* only functions when the headlights
are on. If you move the lever to position ®,
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the headlights and the night vision system
camera* are washed in intervals.
A WARNING
-The rain sensor is only designed to assist
and support the driver.
It remains entire­
ly the driver's responsibility to monitor
outs ide weather cond itions and to man­
ually activate the wipers as soon as rain
or drizzle reduces visibility through the
windshie ld.
- The windsh ield must not be treated w ith
wate r-repellent mate rials. They can in­
crease glare unde r poo r vis ibility condi­
tions such a s wetness, d arkness, or w hen
the sun is low on the hori zon. In addi ­
tion, they can cause the w indshield wip­
ers to chatter.
- Properly f unctioning windshield wiper
blades are req uired for a clear v iew and
safe driving
¢ page 54, Replacing
windshield wiper blades.
(D Note
- In the case of frost, check whether the
windshield wiper blades are frozen to
the windshield. Switching on the wind­
shield wipers can damage the wiper
blades!
- Prior to us ing a car wash, the w indshield
w iper system must be sw itched off ( lever
in posit ion @). T his he lps to prevent un­
intentional switching on and damage to
the windsh ield wiper system.
- Do not use the wipers to clear a frosted
w indow. Us ing the wipers as a conve n­
ient ice scrape r will destroy the wiper
blades.
(D Tips
- The windshield wipers are sw itched off
when the ign it ion is off . Activate the
w indshield wipe rs after the ignition is
switched back o n by movi ng the w ind­
shield wiper lever to any positi on.
- Worn or d irty wi ndshield wipe r blades
result in streaking. This ca n affec t the

54 Clear vis ion
rain se nsor f unction . Check yo ur
winds hield wiper b lades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles of the wind­
sh ield washer system are heated at low
temperatures when the ignition is on .
- When stopping temporarily, e .g . at a
traffic light, the set speed of the wind­
s h ield wipers is automatically red uced by
one speed.
Cleaning w indshield wiper blades
Clean the w indshield wiper blades when they
begin to leave streaks . Use a soft cloth and
g lass cleaner to clean the windsh ield wiper
b lades.
.. Place the windshield wiper arms in the serv­
ice position . Refer to ¢
page 54.
.. Lift the w iper arm away from the front win­
dow.
_& WARNING
Dirty w indshie ld w iper blades can impa ir
your view. Thi5 can lead to acc ident5 .
Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fig. 52 Removi ng w inds hield w ipe r blades
Wiper ser vice position / Blade
replacem ent position
-
.. Switch the ign ition off and move the w ind­
shield wipe r leve r to posi tion @ ¢
page 53,
fig. 51. The windshield wipe rs move into the
service position.
.. To bring the wipe rs back into the original
position, switch the ignition on and press
the windshie ld wiper lever. You can also t
urn the se rv ice position on or off
in the MMI:
.. Switch the windshie ld wipers
off (position
@ ¢page 53, fig. 51) .
.. Select: !CARI function button> Car systems
contro l butto n > Serv icing & checks > Wip er
serv ice position
> On.
R emo ving the wipe r blade
.. Lift the windshield wiper arm up from the
w indshield.
.. Press the locking knob
(D ¢ fig. 52 on the
w iper blade. Hold the wiper blade firmly .
.. Remove the wipe r blade in the d irection of
the arrow .
Attaching the wipe r blade
.. Insta ll the new wiper blade in the reta iner
on the wiper arm @unt il you hear it click in­
to place on the w iper arm .
.. Place the w iper arm back on the windshield .
.. Tu rn the se rvice position
off.
_& WARNING
-
F or your s afety, you shou ld rep lace the
wiper b lades once or twice a yea r. See your
a uthorized Audi dea ler fo r replacement
b lades .
(D Note
- The windsh ie ld wiper b lades m ust only
be folded away when in the service posi­
tion! Otherwise, yo u ris k damaging the
paint on the hood or the windshie ld w ip­
er motor.
- Yo u should not move your vehicle or
press the windshie ld wiper lever when
the wiper arms are folded away from the
windshield. The windsh ield wipers wou ld
move back into their or iginal position
and co uld damage the hood and wind­
shield.
- To help prevent damage to the w iper sys­
tem, always loosen blades w hich are fro­
zen to the windshield before operating
w ipers. .,.

-To help prevent damage to wiper b lades,
do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
th inner, or other solvents on or near the
wiper blades.
- To he lp prevent damage to the wipe r
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 ic ing by using a cover .
- You cannot activate the service pos it ion
whenthehoodisopen.
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
g 0 :i .., m
Fig. 53 Fo rwa rd section of dr ive r's a rm rest: power mir­
r or co ntr ols
Turn the knob to the desired position :
Q/P -In this position, you can adjust the
d river's and front passenger's exter io r mirrors
by turning the knob in the desired direction.
Qlil -The mirrors are heated depending on the
outside temperature .
8 -The exterior mirrors fold in. In the MM I,
you can se lect if the m irrors fold in automat i­
cally when you lock the vehicle ¢ page
34 .
Tilt function for the passenger 's mi rror
T o help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts Clear vi
sion 55
slight ly. The knob must be in the P position
for t his to happen.
You can adjus t the tilted m irror surface by
turning the knob in the desired direction.
When you move out of reverse and into anoth­
er gear, the new mirror position is stored and
ass igned to the key you are using .
The mirror goes back into its orig inal position
once you drive forwa rd faster than 9 mph (15
km/h) or switch the ignition
off.
A WARNING
-Curved (i .e. convex) mirror surfaces in­
crease your field of view. Remember that
veh icles or other objects will appear
smaller and farther away t han when seen
in a flat m irror. If you use th is m irror to
estimate distances of following veh icles
when changing lanes, you could estimate
incor rectly and cause an accident.
(D Note
-If the m irror housing is moved uninten­
tionally (for example, while parking your
veh icle), then yo u must first fold the mir­
ror electrically. Do not readjust the mir­
ror housing man ually . You cou ld damage
the motor which controls the mirror .
-If you wash the vehicle in an automatic
car wash, you must fold the exterior 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
-The exterior m irror sett ings are stored
with the memory function* ¢ page
66.
-If there is a malfunction in the electrical
system, you can sti ll adjust the exterior
mirrors by pressing the edge of the mir­
ror .

Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the rearmost position .
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is de­
ploying, do not sit any closer to the instru­
ment panel than necessary and always wear
the three-point safety belt provided adjusted correctly . We recommend that you adjust the
passenger's seat in the following manner:
.. Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
pos it ion .
Do not ride with the seat reclined .
.. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
i s as even as possib le wit h the top of you r
head .
If that is not possib le, try to adjust
the head restraint so that it is as close to
this position as possible ¢
page 65.
.. Place your feet on the floor in front of the
passenger's seat.
Front seats
Controls
Moving the seat forward or back and adjust­
ing the height , backrest angle and seat an­
gle.
F ig . 57 Fron t seat: adju sting th e seat
@ -Mov ing the seat forward/back: press the
button forward/back ¢ .&, .
@ -Mov ing the sea t up/down : p ress the but­
ton up/down ¢& . To ad just the front sect ion
of the seat, press the front button up/down
¢ .&, .To adjust the rear sect ion of the seat,
press the rea r button up/down
c> ,& .
@ -Turn the massage function on/off. You
can select the type of massage using the mu l­
tifunct ion button
c> pag e 60.
Sea ts a nd s to rage 59
© -Backrest forward/back: press the button
forward/back ¢ .&, .
©-Comfort head restraints¢ page 65,
¢ ,& .
(D -Multifunction button ¢,& , ¢page 60.
A WARNING
-Never adjust the driver's or front pas­
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
If you do th is while the veh icle is moving,
you will be out of position. A lways adjust
the dr iver's or front passenger's seat
when the vehicle is not moving.
- Be ca reful when adj usting the seat
height. Check to see that no one is in the
way, or serious injury cou ld resu lt!
- Because the seats can be electrically ad­
justed with the ignition off, never leave children unattended in the vehicle . Unsu­
pervised use of the electric seat adjust­
ments may cause serious injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front pas­
sengers must never ride in a moving ve­
hicle with the backrest reclined . Safety
be lts and the airbag system on ly offer
maximum protection w hen the backrest
is upr ight and the safety belts are prop­
erly positioned on the body . The more
the backrest is reclined, the greater the risk of persona l injury from an incorrect
seating position and improperly posi­
tioned safety belts.

60 Seats and st o rage
Multifunction button
App lies to vehicles: wit h memory fu nctio n
You can adjust the massage function, upper
section of the backrest, lumbar support, side
bolsters, seating surface and safety belt
height using the multifunction button.
F ig. 58 MMI display : seat settings
Operating
• The M MI displays the possible seat sett ings
@ when yo u turn the mu ltifunction button
page 59, fig. 57 to the left or right
c:> fig. 58, c:> .&_ .
• To select a seat setting, turn the multifunc­
tion button
is h ighlighted with a red border.
• The arrows ® indicate the possible adjust­
ments . For example, to move the lumbar
support down, press the multifunct ion but­
ton
l ights up .
The following seat settings @are possible:
Mas sage funct ion * -Massage type Wave,
K nock in g, Stretch, Lumbar , Shoulder or Off .
You can set the massage strength level from 1
to 5 . You can turn the selected massage on/
off us ing the button ®
c:> page 59, fig. 5 7.
Safe ty belt h eight adju stment * -Moving the
safety belt up/down
c:> page 148, c:> .&..
Upper backre st -Moving the ang le of the up­
per section of the backrest forward/back
c:> &.
Lu mb ar support -Moving the lumbar support
up/down and making it firme r/softer
c:> .&. .
Side bol ster s* -Increasing/reducing the side
support in the seat using the side bolsters on
the seating surface and backrest
c:> &.
Seat ing surfa ce -Making the seat ing s urface
longer/shorter
c:> A .
A WARNING
-
-Never ad just the driver's or front pas­
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
If you do this while the vehicle is moving,
you will be out of position. A lways adjust
the dr iver's or front passenge r's seat
when the vehicle is not mov ing.
- Be careful when adjusting the seat
he ight . Check to see that no one is in the
way, or serious injury cou ld result!
- Because the seats can be electrically ad­
justed with the ignition off, never leave
children unattended in the veh icle. Unsu­
perv ised use of the e lectr ic sea t adj ust­
men ts may cause serious injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden b raking or acc iden t, front pas­
sengers mus t never r ide in a movi ng ve­
hicle with the backrest reclined . Safety
be lts and the airbag system only offer
maximum protection when the backrest
is upright and the safety belts are prop­
erly positioned on the body . The more
the backrest is reclined, the greater the risk of personal injury from an incorrect
seating position and improperly pos i­
tioned safety belts .
@ Tips
-The massage function switches off auto­
matically after approximately 10 mi­
nutes.
- In vehicles w ith the reclining rear seat,
only the safety belt he ight and the seat­
ing surface can be adjusted on the front
passenge r sea t using the mul tifunc tion
butto n.
- T he side bolsters * deflate when t he d riv-
er's doo r is ope ned. This allows you to ..,_

62 Seats and storage
@-Moving the seat forward/back: press the
button forward/back
r=:, .&. .
@ -Moving the seat up/down: press the but­
ton up/down~ &..
©-Switching front passenger seat adjust­
ment on/off: this function must be activated
in the MMI
<=:> page 64 , <=:> &, .To switch front
passenger seat adjustment on, press the but­
ton. You can now adjust the front passenger
seats using the buttons @and @. If you do
not press the buttons ® or@ , front passen­
ger se at adjustment switche s off automatical­
ly after approximately ten seconds.
A WARNING
- The power adjustment for the individual seats also works with the ignition. For
this reason, children should never be left
unattended in the vehicle -they could be
injured!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the
seats . Unsupervised or careless seat ad­
justment can pinch fingers or hands causing injuries.
- Vehicles with a pass through in the cen­
ter console have seating for four. The
Reclining rear seat overview
Applies to vehicles: with reclining rear seat
,-@
_____ ___ ., ------- ---- ·-------- ----- ------
-
Fig. 61 Rear door : ad justing t he reclining po sit ion
CD -Adjusting the reclining position long center console between the two
rear seats is
not a seating position.
Therefore, a safety belt is not provided.
(D Note
If a child seat is attached to one of the rear
seats, this seat must not be adjusted using
the power controls under any circumstan­
ces. The easy entry function for this seat
must also be deactivated in the MMI
<=:> page 64. The child seat as well as the
rear seat can be damaged by the adjust­
ment process.
(D Tips
The massage function switches off auto­
matically after approximately 10 minutes.
- If you cannot move the front passenger
seat, it may be because
- the front passenger's seat memory
function is switched off
r=;, page 67 or
- the child safety lock is switched on (the
@ button ¢ page 41 or the right t
button <=:> page 41 lights up in the driv­
er's door), or
- the front passenger seat adjustment is
switched off in the MMI
r=;, page 64.
@ -Adjusting the standard position

.... N .... N
0 J:
"". .... I.O
"' ....
"' ....
Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
Fig . 66 D rive r's door : mem ory function buttons
Fig. 67 Rear door: mem ory f unction butto ns
The memo ry buttons are located in the dr iv­
er 's/fr ont passenger's door and in the rear
doors* .
Switching the memory function on /off
.. Press the !O FF ! button to switch the memory
function on/off. The LED in t he b utton i llu­
minates when the memory f unct ion is
switched off. Seat ing profiles a re neither
stored nor reca lled.
Storing a seating profile
.. Press the !SE T! butto n. When the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to store set­
t ings .
.. Press a memory button br iefly. A tone con­
firms that the set tings were stored.
Accessing a seating profile
.. If the driver's door is o pen and t he ignit io n
is switched off, p ress the memory button .
1> Jf the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press and hold the memory button until the seat adjustment is com­
plete .
Seats and storage 67
Adjusting the reclining position /standard
position
.. To adjust the reclining position, p ress an d
hold the@ button until the seat moves into
the end posit ion .
.,. To adjust the standard position, p ress a nd
hold t he @ button until the seat moves into
th e end posit ion.
A WARNING
- F or safety re asons, the sea t se tting
should only be rec alled whe n th e veh icle
is station ary -otherw ise you risk hav in g
an accident.
- If n ece ssa ry, you s top t he proc ess by
press ing the
I OFF ! butto n or any o f the
memory buttons .
Adjusting the front passenger seat in
the MMI
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
The driver con adjust the position of the front
passenger seat.
Adjusting the front passenger seat from
the driver's side
.. Select: !CAR ! function button > Car systems
contro l butto n > Vehicle settings > Seats >
Front passenger seat > Adjust seat posi ­
tion .
.,. You ca n now adjust the front passenger seat
using the bu ttons on the driver's seat
~ page 59, fig . 57 .
Matching the position of the driver's seat
.. To adjust the front passenger seat to match
the dr iver's seat settings, select t he
!CARI
fu nction button > Car systems contro l but ­
t on
> Vehicle settings > Seats > Front pas­
senger seat > Symmetry to driver seat .
.,. Press and hold the cont ro l knob unt il the ad-
jus tme nt proces s is co mple te . ..,.