high beam AUDI A8 2018 User Guide

Ass is tanc e system s
In the sporty dynamic mode, the transmission
shifts at higher speed ranges.
Air su spen sion
The adaptive air suspension/adaptive air suspen­
sion spo rt* is an e lectron ica lly contro lled a ir sus ­
pens ion and damping system . The adjustment
depends on the driving mode selected, steering movements, the driver's braking and accelera­
tion , and as the road surface, vehicle speed and
load . A sporty sett ing is generally used in vehicles
with adap tive a ir suspension sport*.
The vehicle ground clearance depends on the mode se lected and the speed . When you are in
the auto or dynamic mode, the h ighway sett ing is
activated when you dr ive above 75 mph (120 km/
h) for more than 30 seconds . The ground clear­
ance is increased automatically if the speed
drops below 44 mph (70 km/h) for more than 120 seconds .
Stee ring
The power steer ing adap ts . Indirect steer ing that
moves easily as in comfort mode is especially
suited to long drives on a h ighway . The dynam ic
mode p rovides spo rty , d irect steering.
Applies to: vehicles with dynamic steering
The steering ratio changes based on vehicle
speed in order to ma intain optimum steering ef­
fort for the dr ive r at all times . This sets the steer­
i n g to be less sensit ive at hig he r speeds in o rder
to p rovide imp roved vehicle contro l. At reduced
speeds, steer ing is more direct in order to keep
the steering effort as minima l as possib le when
the driv er is maneuvering the v ehicl e. At low and
average speeds, dynamic steering* addit ionally
provides more responsive steering performance.
Sport diff ere ntial *
As a component of the all wheel drive system (quattro)
¢ page 131, the sport differential dis ­
tributes the driving power to the rear axle de ­
pending on the situation. The distribution of
power va ries from balanced (comfort) to sporty
(dynamic) depending on the selec ted mode . The
goal is a high level of agility and ab il ity to accel ­
erate on curves . The ve hicle is very respons ive to
steer ing .
112 Corn
ering light *
The co rnering ligh t adapts the hig h beams to the
direction of the curve depending on the speed.
The pivoting action and the lighting also adapt to
the mode.
Adaptive cruise cont rol*
The be hav io r whe n accelerat ing ca n be adjusted
from comfortable to sporty, depending on the drive select mode. Adaptive cruise control also
responds to the driving behavior of the vehicle
ahead in a more cons ervative or sporty manner.
Engine sound *
The eng ine sound adapts to the c urrent mode
and can be subtle to spo rty.
{[» Note
- Make s ure there is enough clearance above
and be low the vehicle when pa rk ing . T he
heig ht of t he ve hicle can change on ce it is
parked d ue to temperature fluctuations,
changes to the load conditions and changes
to the driv ing modes, which can affect clear­
ance .
- When transporting the vehicle on a car car ­
rier, train, ship or by other means, on ly tie
the vehicle down at the runn ing surface of
the tires, which is the outer c ircumference.
Securing the vehicle at the axle compo­
nents, suspens ion struts o r tow ing eyes is
not pe rm itted because the p ressure i n the
air suspe nsion s truts ca n change d uring
t ra nspo rt. The vehi cle may not be secu red
sufficiently i f th i s happens.
(D Tips
- In some mo dels, the max imum ve hicle
speed can only be reached in t he auto and
dynamic modes.
- Th e S se lector lever posi tion a utomat ic all y
engages if the dynami c mode is selected.
- In ve hicl es tha t h ave dynam ic stee rin g*, op ­
erat ing no ise is he ard when sta rting o r stop ­
ping the engine . This does no t indi ca te a
prob lem.

Full screen disp lay (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Function buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Gas station message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 285
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 334
H
HD Radio (digital radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Headlights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Connections (RSE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Headphones connected by cable (RSE) . . . 200
Wireless headphones (RSE) . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
H ead restra ints. ............... .. .. .. . 211
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 221
H ex socket. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 312
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
H ill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Home address .. ............... .. .. .. . 173
HomeLink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
I
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
~ Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 28 ....
~ Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 154 N .... g Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 225
:c ' Index
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Inflation pressure (Tire Pressure Monitoring
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Information Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Infotainment display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Input Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Installing the upper tether strap on the an-
chorage .... .. .. .. ................. .. 266
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Intermittent mode (windsh ield wipers) . . . . SO
Internet
refer to Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
iPod
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . 186
J
Jukebox 183
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
K
Key........ .. .. .. .. ............... .. . 28
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 87
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
L
LATCH
262
Leather care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lifting jack ... .. .. .. ............. 315, 316
Light Coming/Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Low beam . .. .. .. .. ............... .. . 43
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