tow bar AUDI A8 2015 Owners Manual

.. 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 .
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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.
Clear vi sion 51
.. 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
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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.

120 Parking system s
Parking systems
General information
A ppl ies to vehicles: with parkin g system plus/rear view
camera/peripheral cameras
Depending on your vehicle's equ ipment, vari­
ous parking a ids wi ll help yo u when pa rk ing
and maneuve ring.
The
parking sy stem plu s with rear view cam­
era
ass ists you when park ing by aud ibly and
visua lly indicating objec ts detected
in front of
and behind the vehicle. The rear view came ra
shows the area behind the vehicle in the Info ­
tainment display . This display assists yo u
when you are cross or paralle l pa rking
co page 121.
The pe ripheral camera s assist yo u with pa rk­
ing and maneuvering . You are aided by various
cameras depending on the vehicle equipment
leve l
co page 124. In add it ion, you are assist­
ed by the functions from the sensors
co page 121, Sensors, co page 123, Visual
display.
A WARNING
- Always look fo r traff ic and check the area
around you r vehicle by looking at it di­
rect ly as we ll. The parking sys tem canno t
rep lace t he drive r's a ttent ion. The dr iver
is a lways respons ible for safety during
parking and for all other maneuvers.
- Please note tha t some sur faces, such as
clothing, are not detected by the system .
- Sensors and cameras have blind spots in
wh ich peop le and objects cannot be de­
tected . Be especially cautious of children
and animals.
- The sensors can be displaced by impacts or damage to the radiato r grille, bumpe r,
wheel housing and the underbody. The park ing systems may become impaired
as a result. Have your authorized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop check their
f unction.
- Make sure the sensors are not covered by
stickers, deposits or any othe r obstruc­
t ions as it may impair the senso r func- tion. Fo
r informat ion on cleaning, refe r
to
co page 214.
@ Note
- Some objects are not detected by the
system under certain ci rcumstances:
- Objects such as barrie r chains, trailer
draw bars, vertical poles or fe nces
- Objects above the sensors such as wall
extensions
- Objects w ith specific surfaces or struc­
tures such as chain link fences or pow­
de r snow.
- If you conti nue driving closer to a low- ly­
ing object, it may disappea r from the
sensor range. Note that you w ill no lon­
ger be warned about this obstacle.
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- The system may provide a warning even
tho ugh there are no obstacles in the cov­
erage a rea in some situations, such as:
- certain road su rfaces or for long grass .
- ex terna l ult raso nic sources e.g. from
cleaning vehi cles.
- h eavy ra in, s now or thick ve hicle ex ­
ha ust.
- We recommend tha t yo u pr actice park­
ing in a t raff ic-free locat ion or par king
lot to become familiar w it h the system.
Whe n doi ng this, the re should be good
light and weathe r cond itions.
- Yo u can change the vol ume and pitch of
the s ignals as we ll as the disp lay
co page 130.
-Please refer to the instr uctions for tow­
ing a t railer
co page 130.
-W hat appea rs in the infotainment dis ­
play is somewhat time-delayed.

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Ins ta lli ng the uppe r tether strap on the
a nchorage ... ..... ..... ... .. .. .. ...
192
Inst ruments
Adj usting the lighting ..... .. .. .. .. ..
5 1
Instruments and controls
General i llustration ........... ... .... 8
Instrument cluster ............. .... .
10
Interior lighting
Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
Front and rear ........... .... .. .... 50
Intermittent (windshield wipe rs) . . . . . . . 53
l
Ja ck .... .. .. .. ............... .. .. . 267
Jump -starting ................ .. .... 281
Ju mpe r cables . ..... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 282
K
Key ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 3 1
Battery rep lacement master key ... .. .. 32
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
K ey replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Mechanical key .............. .... ... 32
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Kick-down (a utomat ic transm ission) . . . . 117
Knee airbags . .... ......... .... .. .. . 166
D escr ipt ion ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .... . 166
How t hey work . ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 167
Important safety instructions ... .. .. . 168
L
Lane assist 101
L ane Change Ass istant
refer to S ide ass ist ..... .... ... ... .. 104
LATCH .... .. .. ............. .. .. ...
187
Descr ipt ion . ............. .... .. ... 188
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages 189
Install ing a child restraint ....... .... 190
Locat io n . .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 188
M ounting and releasing the ancho rage
h ook .... .. ................. .. ...
190
Leather cleaning/protection ........ .. 217
Leaving home . ... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 48
Inde x 301
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 72, 2 73
Lifting vehicle ...... ................ 285
Light
Amb ience lig hting ............. .... .
50
Coming/Leav ing home . .. .... ... .. .. . 48
Daytime runn ing lights .. ...... .... .. 46
Emergency flashe rs ............... .. 47
E xte rior lig hti ng .. .... ........... .. . 46
Head ligh t ra nge control ............ . 46
Hig h beam .. .. .. .. . ............... 48
Hig h beam assist ... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 49
low beam ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 46
Rear fog lights ...... .. .. ..... ... .. . 46
S ide mar ker lights ............. .. .. . 46
Turn signals . .. .. ................. . 48
Light/ rain senso r
Head lights . ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 46
Intermittent (windshie ld w ipers) ... .. .
53
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Loading the roof rack ............ .. .. . 73
Locking
luggage compartment lid . .. ... ... .. .
37
Power loc king switch ... ..... ... .... . 36
Remote con tro l ... ................. 35
U sing the key .. .. .... ........... .. . 36
Low beams ........ ...... ........... 46
Lowe r universal anchorages (Canada)
187
Luggage compartment
L uggage compartment ne t . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Pass- through w ith sk i sack ........ .. . 71
Stow ing luggage ... . ... ...... ... .. 139
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Luggage compartment lid
A ut omat ic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Emergency re le a se ............. .. .. . 40
Movement -act ivated open ing . ... .. .. . 40
Opening and closing . .. ..... ... .. .. .
37
Lumbar support
Fron t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0
Re ar seats . .. .. .. .... ........... .. .
61
M
Maintenan ce .. .. ...... ........... .. 2 90
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 29
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