navigation system AUDI R8 2007 Owners Manual
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Controls and displays9
Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data
Controls and displaysOverview
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Door handle
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Electric adjuster for exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Switches for
−Unlocking the luggage lid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
−Unlocking the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Light switch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Lever for turn signals and main beam headlights . . . . 
Steering wheel with:
−Horn 
−Driver's airbag  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
−Controls for audio, telephone and speech dialogue 
system
−Paddle levers for manual gearshift (R tronic) . . . . . . 
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Levers and switches for:
−Windscreen wipers and washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
−On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
−Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
−Lap timer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
−Speed warning function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Navigation system
Lockable glove box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Front passenger's airbag  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Switch for heated rear window  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gear lever/selector lever for:
−Manual gearbox
−R tronic  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Controls for:
−Audi magnetic ride  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
−Electronic Stabilisation Program (ESP)  . . . . . . . . . . .
−Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
−Automatic rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
−Audi parking system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ashtray, cigarette lighter/socket
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ignition lock  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustable steering column  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lever for cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instrument lighting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Engine lid lock release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note
•
Separate operating instructions are enclosed if the vehicle is 
equipped with a factory-fitted navigation system.
•
The arrangement of switches and controls on right-hand drive 
models* may be slightly different from the layout shown in 
⇒page 8, fig. 1. However, the symbols used to identify the controls 
are the same.
A1
50
A2A3
45
A4
64
A5
47
152
A6
77
A7
52
A8
56
A9
116
93
A10
10
A11
59
22
24
27
31
A12A13
73
A14
116
A15
79
A16
75
A17
90
A18
88
132
56
134
85
A19A20
83
A21
81
A22
81
A23
86
A24
55
A25
155
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Driver information system21
Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data
•
On vehicles equipped with the Audi navigation system* the 
displays may vary from the normal lay-out during route guidance.
Service interval displayThis display reminds the driver when the next routine 
service is due.Displaying distance to next service
When you pull the adjuster/test button   ⇒page 10, fig. 2 briefly 
with the ignition switched on, the display will show how far the 
vehicle can be driven before the next service is due. The remaining 
distance to the next service is updated every 500 km.
On a new vehicle, or after a service has been carried out, the display 
will always show SERVICE IN ----- KM --- DAYS for the first 500 km.
This also applies to vehicles with “LongLife Service”.Service reminder
The following message will appear in the display when the ignition 
is switched on, starting at around 2000 km
1) before the next service 
is due:
SERVICE IN 2000 KM --- DAYS
The display reverts back to the standard display after about 
5 seconds. The remaining distance to the next service is updated 
(and displayed accordingly) every time the ignition is switched on, 
until the service becomes due.
Service due
The next service is due when the message SERVICE! appears in the 
display immediately after switching on the ignition. The display 
reverts back to the standard display after about 5 seconds.
Resetting the display
The display is reset by the workshop after the service has been 
carried out. However, if the service was not carried out by a qualified 
workshop, the service interval display will have to be reset as 
described in the following. It is then only possible to set fixed 
service intervals of 15,000 km.
•
Switch on the ignition.
•
When you pull the adjuster/test button   ⇒page 10, fig. 2 
SERVICE! will appear in the display.
•
Pull the button until SERVICE IN ----- KM --- DAYS is shown in the 
display. The display switches out of the reset mode if you do not pull 
the reset button within 5 seconds.Note
•
The distance to the next service cannot be called up if the system 
has detected a fault (red symbol).
Fig. 9  Display: Service 
interval display
A10
1)When exactly the service reminder will appear for the first time depends on
the way the vehicle is driven (e.g. short or long trips).
A10
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Self-help
Technical data
Clearing speed limit
– Switch off the ignition.
– Briefly press the adjuster/test button in the instrument 
cluster ⇒page 32, fig. 29. The mileage recorder display 
and the digital clock will light up.
– Press the adjuster/test button for at least 2 seconds. The 
display will show the speed limit which is currently set.
– Now press and hold the   button on the wind-
screen wiper lever   ⇒page 32, fig. 30 until the 
crossed-out warning symbol for speed limit 2 appears on 
the display.The display lighting for the mileage recorder and digital clock goes 
off again a few seconds after the button is released.
Note
This speed limit function can also be operated via the on-board 
computer ⇒page 25, “Selecting options from the menu”.Notes and symbolsRed symbols
A red symbol warns of a serious malfunction.–Stop the vehicle.
– Switch off the engine.
– Check the function displayed. Obtain professional assist-
ance if necessary.
A red symbol is accompanied by three warning chimes. The symbol 
will keep flashing until the fault is corrected. If several faults are 
detected at the same time, the symbols are displayed one after the 
other for about 2 seconds at a time.
Note
•
You can press the left adjuster button to display a message that 
gives you more information.
•
On vehicles equipped with a navigation system the warning 
symbol is displayed in the top section of the display while the route 
guidance is active.
Yellow symbols
A yellow symbol indicates a malfunction or other item 
requiring attention.
Reset
AB
BRAKE
Fault in the brake system
⇒page 35
COOLANT
Coolant level too low / coolant 
temperature too high
⇒page 35
OIL 
PRESS.
Engine oil pressure too low
⇒page 36
Tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem*
⇒page 36
Fuel level low
⇒page 36
Check engine oil level
⇒page 37
Engine oil sensor defective
⇒page 37
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