rear view mirror AUDI A8 2018 User Guide

Ass is tance sy stem s
Side assist he lps you monitor your blind spot and
traffic behind your vehicle. Within the limits of
the system, it warns you about vehicles that are
coming closer or that are traveling with you with­
in sensor
range ©¢ fig. 118: if a lane change is
classified as critical, the display @ in the exter ior
m irror ¢ fig. 119 turns on .
The display in the left exter ior mirror provides as­
sistance when making a lane change to the left,
while the display in the right exterior mirror pro ­
vides assistance whe n mak ing a la ne cha nge to
the right .
Information stage
As long as you do not activate the turn signal,
side assist informs you about vehicles that are
detected and class ified as crit ical. The display in
the mirror turns on, but is dim.
The display remains dim in the information stage so that your view toward the front is not distur­bed .
Warning stage
If the disp lay in a mirror blinks brightly when you
activate a turn signal, side assist is warning you
about detected vehicles that it has classified as
cr itical. If this happens, check traffic by glanc ing
i n the exter ior mirrors and over your shoulder
¢ .& in General information on page 107 .
Applies to veh icles with active lane assist
The display in the m irror can also blink if you
have not activated a turn signal : if you are ap ­
p roaching a detected lane marker line and it ap­
pears you w ill be leaving the lane, side assist will
warn you abo ut detected vehicles that it has clas­
sified as critical.
(D Tips
- You can adjust the br ightness of the display
i n the exte rior
mi rror @¢ page 108.
- Pl ease refer to the instructions fo r tow ing a
trailer located in
r::;, page 107 .
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General information
Applies to : vehicles with A udi side assist
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F ig. 12 0 Driving s it u ations
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Fi g. 12 1 Rear of the ve hicle: position of t he sensors
Side assist f unct ions at speeds above approx i­
m ately 19 mph (30 km/h) .
@Vehicl es that are approaching
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In certain cases, a veh icle w ill be classified as
critical for a lane change even if i t is st ill some­
what far away. The faster a vehicle approaches,
t h e sooner the display in the ex terior m irro r will
tu rn o n.
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveling with you are indicated in the
exter io r mirror if they are classified as cr it ica l fo r
a lane change. All vehicles detected by side ass ist
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Parking syste m s
-For objects that do not touch the ground,
such as the bumper of a parked vehicle, a
trailer hitch or the rear of a truck. Do not
use the orientation lines in this case.
- If driven from a level surface onto an in­
cline, or a downward slope.
- If driven toward protruding objects.
- If the vehicle is carrying too much load in
the rear.
- The accuracy of the orientation lines and
blue surfaces decreases when the vehicle is
raised/lowered
¢ page 111.
(D Note
-Always read and follow the applicable warn ­
ings
¢ (D in General information on
page 115.
- The orange -colored or ientation lines in the
Infotainment display show the vehicle path based on the steering wheel angle. The
front of the vehicle swings out more than
the rear of the veh icle. Maintain p lenty of
distance so that an exterior mirror or a cor­ ner of the veh icle does not co llide w ith any
obstacles.
Switching on/off
Ap plies to: ve hicles w ith rearview camera
Switching on
~ Sh ift i nto reverse, or
~ P ress the p, qA bu tton in the cente r console
¢ page 116, fig . 130. A sho rt confirmat io n
tone sounds and the LED in the but ton turns
on .
Switching between the rearview camera and
optical display
~ Press t he Graphic contro l but ton ®
¢ page 118, fig. 135 to see the optica l disp lay.
~ Press the Rear view contro l button to see the
rearview camera image.
Sw itch ing off
~ D rive faster than 6 mph (10 km/h), or
~ Press the p, qA bu tton, or
~ Switch the ignition off.
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@ Tips
- The visua l display in the left part of the dis ­
play should he lp you detect the crit ica l vehi-
cle areas.
- You can change the vol ume and pitch of the
signals as well as the display¢
page 125.
Perpendicular parking
App lies to : vehicles wi th rearv iew camera
This view may be used when parking in a garage
or in
a parking space.
F ig. 13 S Infota inment system: aim ing at a pa rk in g space
Fig. 1 36 Infota inment system : alig ning the vehicle
~ Turn the Infotainment system on and shift into
reverse gear.
~ The orange orie ntation lines (!) show the vehi­
cle 's direction of travel. Turn the steering wheel
until the orange o rientation lines appear in th e
parking
space ¢ fig. 135. Use the ma rkings @
t o he lp you estima te the dist ance to an obsta­
cle . Each marking represents approximate ly 3
ft (1 m). The b lue area represents an extension
of the vehicle's outline by approximate ly 16 ft
(5 meters) to the rear.
~ Wh ile driving in reverse gear, ad just the steer-
ing wheel angle to fit the park ing space using
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Parking systems
Peripheral cameras
Introduction
Applies to: ve hicles with per ipheral cameras
W ith this equipment, the parking system plus*
¢ page 116 is supplemented w ith vario us periph­
eral cameras.
The four cameras g ive you the following views:
area around the vehicle, front corner view and rear corner v iew, view in front of the veh icle and
behind the vehicle.
General information
Applies to: ve hicles w ith pe ripheral cameras
F ig. 139 Location of peripheral cameras
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The four peripheral cameras are located in the ra­
d iator grille, in the luggage compartment lid and
on both exterior mirrors¢
fig. 139. Make sure
that the lenses are not covered by deposits or any
other obstructions as this may impair the system.
For information on cleaning, see ¢
page 306.
In the Surrounding mode, black corners are
shown in the vehicle silhouette. Objects in these
areas are outside of the camera's field of view
and are not detected.
The accuracy of the orientation lines and the blue
surfaces is reduced if the adaptive ai r suspen­
sion/sport* is faulty, if the vehicle is lifted or if
the
Dynamic mode is activated ¢ page 111.
A WARNING
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­
ings
¢&. in General information on
page 115.
-If the position or the installation angle of a
camera was changed, for example after a
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collision, do not continue to use the system
for safety reasons. Have it checked by an au­ thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility .
- Keep in mind that the image in the display is
incorrect if the exterior mirror housing has
been moved out of place.
- Use the
Rear mode and the Corner view
( rear)
mode only when the luggage com­
partment lid is completely closed . Other­
wise the image in the disp lay w ill be distort­
ed.
- The vehicle surroundings are shown using
the camera images. The vehicle image is
shown by the system. Objects and obstacles
above the camera are not displayed .
- Camera lenses enlarge and distort the field
of vision. The objects appear both altered
and inaccurate on the screen.
(D Note
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­
ings
¢ (Din General information on
page 115.
-The Infotainment disp lay shows the direc­
tion in which the rear of the veh icle is travel­
ing based on the steer ing wheel angle. The
front of the veh icle swings out more than
the rear of the vehicle. Maintain plenty of
distance so that an exterior mirror or a cor­
ner of the vehicle does not collide with any
obstacles.
@ Tips
If
the 8/IT;M/c:5 symbol appears in the dis­
play and the respective disp lay area is grayed
out, then the power exterior mirrors were
folded in or one of the doors/luggage com­
partment lid was opened .

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
345

Index
Rain/light sensor
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Intermittent mode (windshield wipers) . . . SO
Range (tank level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear lid
refer to Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . 33
Re ar Se at Entertainment (RSE) . . . . . . . . . . 194
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems ....... .. . 116 ,117
Rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear window sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Recircu lation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Refrigerator Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control operation Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 41
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Reporting Safety Defects ........... 215,216
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Reset (restart) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Residual heat (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Restart (reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Road noise compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
348
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Route
refer to Route plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Route list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Route plan Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Route list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Storing 170
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Airbagsystem ... .. .. ............. .. 227
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Cargo .... .... .. .. .. ............. .. 213
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Pedal area ....... .. .. ............... 213
Telephone. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 147
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Safety belts . .. .. .. .. .. ........... 219,222
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 239
Sc rewdrive r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Seat heating/ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Seats Adjusting the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjusting th e rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56