remote control AUDI A8 2018 Owner's Manual

Assistance systems
Switching on/off
Applies to: ve hicles w ith Aud i side ass ist
F ig. 122 Driver's door : side ass ist butto n
• Press the button to switch the system on and
off
c> .&, in General information on page 107 .
The LED in the button turns on when side assist
is sw itched on.
Setting the display brightness
App lies to: ve hicles with Aud i side ass is t
The display brightness can be adjusted in the In ­
fotainment system .
• Select : the ICARI function button > Car systems
control button > Driver assistance > Audi side
assist .
The display brightness adjusts automatically to
the br ightness of the surroundings, both in the
information and in the warning stage . In very
dark or very br ight surroundings, the automat ic
adj ustment will set the disp lay to the minim um
or maximum level. In such cases , you may notic e
no change when adjust ing the brightness, or the
change may only be noticeable once the sur­
ro undings change .
Adj ust the brightness to a level where the disp lay
i n the information stage will no t disrupt your
view ahead.
If you change the brightness, the dis­
p lay in the exter ior mirror wi ll briefly show the
brightness lev el in the information stage . T he
brightness of the warning stage is linked to the
brightness in the information stage and is adjust­
ed along with the information stage.
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@ Tips
-Side assist is not active while you are mak­
ing the adjustment .
- Your settings are automat ica lly stored and
assigned to the remote control key being
used .
Messages
Applies to : vehicles wi th Audi side ass ist
If side assist switches off by itself, the LED in the
button turns off and a message will appear in the
i nstrument cluster display:
Audi side assist: Currently unavailable. No
sensor vision
The radar sensor vision is impaired . Do not cover
the area in front of the sensors with bike wheels,
stickers, dirt or ot her objects . Clean the area in
front of the sensors, if
necessary ¢ page 106,
fig. 121 .
Audi side assist: Currently unavailable
Side assist cannot be switched on at this time be­
cause there is a malfunction (for example, the
battery charge level may be too low).
Audi side assist: System fault!
The system cannot guarantee that it will detect
vehicles correctly and it has switched off. The
sensors have been moved or are faulty . Have the
system checked by an authorized Audi dealer or
autho rized Aud i Serv ice Facility soon.
Audi side assist: Unavailable when towing
Side assist switches off automatically when a fac­
tory- installed trailer hitch is connected to the
electrical connector on the trailer. There is no
guarantee the system will switch off when using
a retrofitted trailer hitch. Do not use side ass ist
when towing a trailer.

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" N ..... 0 0 :c ' Selecting the driving mode
.,. To se lect t he mode , se lect the following in the
Infota inment : ICAR !f u nct io n button>
Comfort ,
Auto , D ynami c or Individual.
You can change t he d riving mode when the vehi­
cle is stat ionary o r w hil e d riving. If traffic per­
m its, after cha ng ing modes, br iefly take yo ur
foot off the accelerator peda l so that t he recen tly
se lected mode is a lso activated for the engine.
Comfort -provides a comfort-o rie nted ve hicle
setup and is su ited for long dr ives on hig hways .
Adjusting the Individual mode
Ass istance systems
Auto -provides an overa ll comfortab le yet dy ­
namic driving feel and is suited for everyday use .
Dynamic -gives the dr ive r a spo rty d riving fee l
and is suited to a sporty driv ing style .
Individual -~page 113 .
A WARNING
Pay attention to t raff ic w hen ope rating the
dr ive sele ct to redu ce the r is k of a n accident.
-
You can adjust the vehicle settings to your personal preferences .
.,. Select : the !CA RI fu nction button > Set individ­
ual
control button . Once you select the me nu,
you w ill automatically d rive in t he
Individual
mode.
comfort
Engine /transmission
balan ced
Air suspension comfortable
Steering co mfo rtable The equ
ipment in you r vehicle will determ ine
wh ich sett ings you can adjust . The follow ing ta­
ble g ives a n overv iew of t he cha racte ristics.
auto dynamic
balan ced sporty
b alanced sporty
ba lan ced sporty
Dynamic steering * comfortable/ ind i- balanced/direc t sporty/direct
rect
Sport differential * balanced
Adaptive cruise control * comfortable
Engine sound* subtle
a> Sub tle in t he se lector leve r po sit io n D and sporty in S.
(D Tips
Your Individual mode settings are automati ­
cally stored an d assigned to the remote con ­
trol key be ing used.
Raising/lowering the vehicle
Raising the vehicle
.,. Se lect the following in the Infota inment sys­
tem : the
!CAR! function button> Raise control
button .
.,. Wait for the arrows in the display to stop blink ­
i ng and the vehicle to reach its fi nal posit ion . ag
ile sporty
balanced sporty
subt le/spor ty al
sporty
Lowering the vehicle
.,. To lower the vehicle, se lect t he follow ing in the
I nfota inment system: the
ICAR! f u nct ion bu tto n
>
Lower cont ro l button .
.,. Wait for the a rrows i n the display to stop blink ­
ing and the veh icle to lower comp letely .
@ Note
-Remember t hat yo ur vehicle is not s uitab le
for driving offroa d eve n when it is ra ised.
There is not enough ground clearance.
- If the vehicle is raised, it wi ll lower auto ­
matically when driving 62 mph (100 km/h)
o r faster.
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time the ignition is switched on . The tire pressure
monitoring system cannot be selected in the In­
fotainment system. The following are examples
of situations that could cause a malfunction:
- If the message appears at the end of the adap­
tation phase, the system cannot detect the
wheels installed on the vehicle . This may result
from one or more wheels being installed with­ out wheel sensors or with incompatible wheel
sensors .
- A wheel sensor or another component has
failed .
- Using snow chains can affect the function of
the system because of the shielding effect of
the chains .
- The tire pressure monitoring system is not
available due to a malfunction .
- Transmitters with the same frequency, such as
headphones or remote-controlled devices, may
cause a temporary system malfunction due to
the strong e lectromagnetic field .
The
@m indicator light turns off once the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System is available again . If
you cannot correct the malfunction and the
mm
indicator light stays on, drive immediately to an
author ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service
F acility to have the malfunction repaired.
Wheels
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" N .... 0 0 :c ' -The manufacturer cannot be held liable for
damage which occurs due to fai lure to com­
p ly wit h these st ipulat ions .
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech­
nical modifications are made.
A lways consult an author ized A udi dealer b efore
starting work on any modifications .
This will he lp e nsu re that veh icle function, pe r­
forma nce and safety are not
impa ired ¢.&, .
Attempting to work on electron ic components
and the software used w ith them ca n cause ma l­
functions . Because of the way electron ic compo­
n ents are inte rconnected with each other, such
malfunct ions can also have an adve rse effect on
other systems that are not directly involved. This
means that you risk both a substantia l reduction
in the operationa l safety of your vehicle and an
increased wear of vehicle
parts ¢.&, .
Authorized Audi dealers wi ll per form this work in
a professional and competent manner or, in spe­
cial cases, refer you to a professional company
that spec iali zes in such modifications.
A WARNING
Improper repairs and mod ificat ions can
change the way veh icle systems work and
cause damage to the veh icle and ser ious per­
sonal injury .
@ Note
If emergency repa irs must be performed else­
where, have the vehicle examined by an au­ thor ized Audi dealer as soon as possible.
Con sum er In form ation
Declaration of
Compliance, Telecom­
munication or Electronic
Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommunica­
tion Equipment User Manual Notice .
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio
or TV interference caused by unauthorized mod i­
ficat ions to this equipment.
D ev ices
T he following dev ices each comply wi th FC C P art
15. 19, FCC 15 .21 and RSS -Gen Issue 1:
-Adapt ive cru ise control
-Aud i side assist
-Cell phone package
-Conven ience key
-Electronic immobilizer
-Head phones
-Homelink u niversa l remote cont rol
-Remote cont rol key
-S8 plus: tire pressure monitoring system
FCC P art 15 .19
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the follow ing two
condit ions:
(1) This device may not cause harmfu l interfer ­
ence, and
(2) this device must accept any interference re­
ceived, including interference that may ca use un­
desired operation.
FCC Part 15.21
CAU TION:
Changes or mod ificat ions not expressly approved
by the pa rty responsible for compliance could
vo id the user's aut ho rity to ope rate t he eq uip­
ment .
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operat ion is subject to the following two cond i­
t ions:
(1) this device may not cause interference, and
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Index
Brakes Brake assist
Brake fluid
129
127
279
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 81
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Braking g uard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 100
Messages 102
Brea k-in period
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73
Break ing in
New b rake pads
129
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
New tires 290
Browsing through album covers . . . . . . . . . 191
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Bu ttons
Mul tifunction steeri ng wheel . . . . . . . . . . .
11
C
Cable (Aud i mus ic interface)
California Proposition
65 Warning .... .. .
Battery specific . ............. .... .. .
Ca ll
.. .. .. ...... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ...
Call l ist
186
273
280
150
149
Ca ll opt ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Ca pac it ies
F ue l tank
....... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 334
Washer fluid rese rvoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Ca r ca rr ie r
T ra nsport ing you r vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . .
330
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Ca rgo area
refer to L uggage compartment. ... .. ... 2 13
Cata lytic conve rte r
CD 27 2
refer to Med ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 190
Ce ll phone
P laying music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
184
also refer to Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Ce nte r console ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Central lock ing switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E me rgency lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2
342
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Certification .. .. .. .. .. ............. ..
Ch . · ·1 anging engine 01 •• •• •.. .. ..... ... ..
Changing the battery ... ... .. ..... ... . .
Charg ing and chang ing the battery ...... .
Child restra ints .. .. .. .. ............. . .
Danger of using child restra ints in the front
339
277
199
199
267
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 262
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
G ui dance fixtures for lowe r ancho rages . . 2 63
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Child safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Convertib le child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Infa nt seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 55
Installing a c hild restraint using t he LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
264
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Mounting and re leas ing the anchorage
hook ..... .... .. .. .. ............. ..
264
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Securing
Cleaning 259
306
Cleaning/removing ice from w indows . . . . . 308
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Cleaning artificia l leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Cleaning carbo n pa rts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 309
Cleaning cont rols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cleaning decorative p arts and trim . . . . . . . 308
Cleaning disp lays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cleaning plastic pa rts . .. ............. . .
Cleaning tail lights . .. .. ............. . . 308
307
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Closing
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
273
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Su nroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Su nshade (panorama glass roof) . . . . . . . . 40
Sunshade (slid ing/t ilting sunroof) . . . . . . . 38
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7

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