key AUDI S8 2009 User Guide

Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the remote control
How the remote control works .
Fig . 33 Re mote
co ntr ol: fu nctio n
bu tton s
Whet her o nly the driver's door or the entire vehicle is
unlocked w hen the opening butt on @ is pressed once,
depends on the settings in the MMI
Centr al locking menu
=:> page 52 .
To unlo ck th e ve hicle 0
- Press button @.
- Press button @
two times within two seconds to unlock
all doors and the r ear lid .
To lock th e vehi cle 6
- Press button @ =:> & i n "General description" on
page 49.
- Watch that a ll turn sig nal lights flash once.
To unlo ck r ear lid only
c:s
- Press button @for approximately one second.
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Op ening and clo sing
PANIC Button
- Push the red button @to ac tivate the panic function . The
horn sounds and the turn signals flash.
- P ush the button @again to deact ivate the panic func-
t ion.
On vehicles equ ipped with the Convenience key* features, the
selector lever must be in the P position, otherwise the vehicle will
not lock .
& WARNING
Rea d and foll ow all WARNINGS => & in "Gene ral de scription " on
pag e 49 .
[ i ] Tips
• In order to make sure the locking function is working, you should
always keep your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is proper ly
locked.
• Do not use the remote control if you are inside the car, otherwise
you may unintent iona lly lock the vehicle , and then you would set off
the anti -theft alarm when you try to start the engine or open a door.
In case this happens anyhow, push the un lock button
(i .
• Use the panic function only if you are in an emergency
s ituation .•
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Opening and closing
Operating locks with the key
To lock and unlock the vehicle from the outside, turn the
key in the lock of the driver's door.
Fig . 34 Key turns for
opening and closing.
The lock cylinder is under the door handle.
To unlock the vehicle
-Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door .
Turn the key
one time to position @to unlock the driver's
door.
- Turn the key
two times to position @=> fig. 34 to unlock
all doors and the rear lid.
To lock the vehicle
Close all windows and doors properly.
- Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to the lock
position
@ => & in "General description" on page 49.
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS => & in "General description" on
page 49. •
Settings in MMI
Selective unlock feature -the driver can determine in MM/
which doors are unlocked through the central locking
system.
Fig. 35 MMI display:
Central locking menu
-Press the I CAR I function button.
- Select
Systems in the CAR menu.
- Select
Central locking. The Central locking menu appears
=> fig. 35 .
- Activate the doors
(on) that should be unlocked together
with the driver's side door .
In the Central locking menu you can set which doors you want to
have unlock using the remote control key or the Convenience key*.
For example, if you switch the i tem passenger's door
off, the
passenger's door is no longer included in the central locking
system, and will not be unlocked by pressing the unlock button on
the master key remote control.
There is also a
side selective unlocking option available that can be
set to fit your needs. You can continue to unlock all the doors and
the rear lid as before. Press the opening button on the master key
twice .
Automatic Locking (Auto lock) can also be switched on and off . ...

Opening and closing
• You can unlock and open the doors from the inside by pulling on
t he door handle.
• If the driver's door is opened (after you have locked the vehicle
from the inside using the power locking switch), the door wi ll
remain un locked to prevent you from locking yourself out of your
vehic le . A fter you c lose the door, you have to l ock the driver's door
again.
• If you have a crash and the ai rbag is activated, the doors aut o­
matically un lock .
& WARNING
• If you use the power locking switch with the door s closed ,
remember that all th e vehi cle doors will lock .
• Locking doors from the inside can help pre vent in advertent
door opening during an accident and can also prevent unwanted
entry from the outside . Lo cked door s can , however , dela y assis­
tance to vehicle occupants and hold up rescue effort s from the
outs ide in an ac cident or other e mergen cy . •
Emergency locking
If the cen tral lock ing sys tem fails (p ower s upply), e ach
door has to be locked separately.
Fi g. 38 Em erg en cy
l oc k loc ati on o n the
fr ont p asse ng er's do or
An eme rgenc y lockin g mecha nism is integra ted in t he edge
of the passe nge r's door and in the rear doo rs (o nly visibl e
when t he door is o pen).
- Open the door .
- Remove the plastic cap using your vehicle key=> fig. 38.
- Position the key at an angle of 90° to the door trim pa nel
and push it in the direction shown by the arrow.
After you close the door, you wil l no lo nger be able to open it from
the outside.
T he door can be opened from the inside by pu lling twice on the door
handle . If the chi ld safe ty lock is engaged in one of the rear doors,
the door has to be opened from the outside after pulling on the handle once from the inside. •
Rear lid/Trunk lid
Opening and closing rear lid
You can open the re ar lid from inside the vehicle usi ng a
s w itch in the driver's door.
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Fig. 3 9 Driv er's do or:
r e m ote rea r lid r ele a se ..

Opening the Rear lid/Trunk lid
Fig. 40 Position of lock
and handle in the rear
lid
- Press the center button c::s on the master key or the
release button
C::5 in the driver's door=> page 54, fig. 39.
The rear lid is unlocked and opens.
Closing the Rear lid/Trunk lid
-Pull the rear lid down and allow it to drop gently. The lid
is then closed automatically =>& .
& WARNING
• After closing the rear lid, always pull up on it to make sure that
it is properly closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is moving.
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into
the vehicle, always keep the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the
luggage area, because then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open. A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal injury, never let children
play in or around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
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Opening and closing
[ i ] Tips
• If the rear lid is open or not properly locked when the ignition is
turned on, the door and rear lid warning
~ page 26 appears in the
instrument cluster display.
• The following applies to vehicles equipped with the Convenience
key* feature: if the remote control key is lef t in the luggage compart­
ment, luggage compartment will automatically unlock itself after
you lock the vehicle. This prevents you from unintentionally locking
your key in the luggage compartment. •
Opening and closing rear lid manually
If the central locking system fails (power supply), you can
also open the rear lid using the mechanical key.
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Fig
. 41 Rear lid: lock
positions
As a general rule, the rear lid should only be operated using
the release button in the master key, the release switch in
the driver's door and the handle on the rear lid. Unlocking
the rear lid by inserting and turning the key inside the rear
lid locking cylinder will activate the optical and acoustic
alarm.
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Opening and closing
To unlock the rear lid
- Turn the key to the left to the opening position
©
~ page 55, fig. 41. The rear lid opens.
To lock the rear lid
- Pull the rear lid down and slam it closed gently~,&.
Turning the key counter-clockwise to position @ will release the
rear lid and cause it to rise slightly. In this position the key cannot
be pulled out of the lock cylinder.
Turning the key
clockwise to the horizontal position @ and pulling
it out will cause the
lid to remain locked when the power locking
system is actuated.
In this state the rear lid can only be unlocked with the unlock button
,c:::j on the remote control. On vehicles equipped with the Conve ­
nience key* feature, press the handle on the rear lid to unlock the
luggage compartment =>
page 55, fig. 40.
After you turn the key
counter-clockwise back to the vertical posi­
tion, the rear lid will again respond to the power locking system.
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS=> & in "Opening and closing rear
lid" on page 54. •
Applies 10 vehic les: w ith automatic rear lid/trun k lid ope rat ion
Automatic rear lid /trunk lid operation
The trunk lid can be opened and closed automatically.
Opening rear lid/trunk lid
Fig. 42 Trun k lid
handle
Fig . 43 Locking switch
in luggage compart­
ment
- Press the handle on the rear lid/trunk lid~ fig. 42, or
- Press the middle button
key, or
- Press the release button
~ page 54, fig. 39.

Closing rear lid/trunk lid
- Press the lock s witch i n the lug gag e com pa rtm ent
~ page 56, fi g. 43 . T he trunk lid m oves to the close d posi­
ti on b y itse lf and soft close loc ks i t auto ma tica lly ~& .
- Closin g is stopped immediately if yo u a gain p ress the
r elea se sw itch
c:::; in the d riv er's d oor, the mi ddle butt on
c:::; in the rem ote co ntr ol m aster ke y, the handl e on the
t r unk lid or th e l oc k s wit ch in th e lu ggage com pa rtmen t.
& WARNING
• After closing the rear lid , always pull up on it to make sure that
it is properly closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is moving .
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into
the vehicle , always keep the rear lid closed while dr iving . Never
transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the luggage area , because then the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open. A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut , becoming trapped and unable
to get out . To reduce the r isk of personal injury , never let ch ildren
play in or around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
• Never close the rear lid inattentively or without checking first .
Although the closing force of the rear lid is limited , you can still
seriously injure yourself or others .
• Always ensure that no one is within range of the rear lid when
it is moving , in particular close to the hinges and the upper and
lower edges -fingers or hands can be pinched .
• Never try to interfere with the rear lid or help it when it is being
opened or closed automatically.
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Opening and closing
[ i ] Tips
• I f the re is a mechan ica l pro blem w ith auto mat ic clos in g f or the
rea r lid or there is an obstruction , it opens again immediate ly . Chec k
to se e wh y th e rear lid c ould not b e closed be fore a ttempt ing to
c lose it again .
• The fo llo w in g ap plies to ve hic les equ ip p ed wi th t he Conven ie nce
key * feature : if the remote control key is left in the luggage com part­
m ent. luggage compartme nt w ill auto matically unlock itse lf af te r
you lock the vehicle . This prevents you from un intentiona lly locking
yo ur key in the lugga ge co mpartm ent. •
Child safety lock
Mechanical child safety lock in the rear doors
t
Th e chil d sa fety lock p reve nts the re ar doors f rom be ing
op en ed f ro m the i nsid e.
Fig . 44 Rea r doors :
c hild safety lock
T h e re ar doo rs have a c hild saf ety lock . You can u se any
v ehi cle ke y to engage a nd disen gag e the lock. The child
s afet y lo ck is vi sible o nly wh en the door is op en.
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

Opening and closing
- To swit ch on the child safe ty lock, turn the ignition key in
the direction of the ar row.
- To
switch off the child safety lock, turn the ignition key in
the opposite d irection to the arrow.
The child safety lock prevents the doors from being opened from the
inside when you have smal l children sitting in the rear. •
Applies t o vehicl es : w it h power c hild s afety lock i n the rea r doo rs
Power child safety lock for the rear doors t
The power child safety lo ck prevents the rear doors from
being o pene d from the inside.
Fi g. 45 Section from
dr ive r's do or: con trols
T he rear doors are equippe d with a power child sa fe ty lock .
It is operated w ith the two safety buttons(!) in the driver 's
doo r~ fig. 45 .
Press the left an d/or rig ht safety button to d isable t he
rear powe r window(s) and prevent the respective rear
door from being o pened from the inside . The LED in the
button wil l light up when the child safety lock is turned
on .
- Pr ess the il lumina ted butt on aga in to t urn the child
safety feat ures
off .
When the ch ild safety lock is activated, the interior door opening
lever is inoperative; the door can only be opened from th e outside.
I n addi tion, the wi ndow regu lator for that door is a ls o inoperative
when the child safe ty lock is activated .
I f the ch ild safety lock has been act ivated on both the left
a nd right
side , then the fol lowing features are swi tched off: the buttons for
the interio r lights, the sun b lind * in the rear window and the buttons
f or the power sun blinds* in the s ide windows. In addition to this ,
the rear cl imate control* is set to the PASSIVE mode. T his means
that the cl imate co ntrols in the front adjust the hea ting and ventila­
tion in the rear of the vehicle~
page 125 .
[ i ] Tip s
• In order to activate the child safety lock on the left and the right
side, you have to press the two safety bu ttons in succession.
• Make certain that the indicator light in the corresponding safety
bu tton illuminates when the child safety lock is activated .•
Convenience key
Ap plies t o ve hicles : with C onv eni enc e ke y
Description
Opening your vehicle and starting the engine with the key
still i n yo ur pocket.
The Convenience key features is a keyless system which gives you
the possibility to lock and un lock your veh ic le , as well as to start the
engine without having to use your key.
It does not matter if you have your key in your jacket pocket or in
your briefcase . As soon as you get w ithin a cer tain distance to the ..,_

vehicle, the system senses that your are approaching, it makes a
quick check to see if you are "authori zed" and then i t does the
following :
• unlocks the vehicle ~
page 59 .
• locks the vehicle~ page 60.
• switches on the ignition and starts the engine when y ou press
the [ START] button . You do not have to insert your key into the igni ­
t ion lock ~
page 131.
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehi cle from out side , nobody -especially
c hildr en -sh ould rem ain in side the vehi cle . Rem emb er, w hen you
lock the vehicle fr om the outside the window s cannot be opened
from the in side .
• When you leave the vehicle , alwa ys remove the ignition key and
t a ke it wi th yo u. Thi s w ill prevent pa ss engers (children , for
example ) fro m acciden tally bein g locked in the vehicle should they
ac cid entally pr ess the p ower lock ing switch in the doo rs.
• Do not leave children in side the vehicl e un sup ervised. In an
eme rg ency it would be i mpo ssible to ope n th e door s from th e
o ut side wi thout the ke y.
[ i ) Tips
• For the Convenience key to properly work, you must always have
your vehic le key with you .
• The vehicle will lock or unlock the doors only if an authorized key
comes within 5 ft 11.5 meters) from one of the vehicle doors or the
rear lid.
• You can still lock or unlock your vehic le using the remote control
key buttons, however the se lector lever must in the P position .
• For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry
Canada regulations ~
page 385. •
Controls and equip ­
ment
Opening and clo sing
Ap plies to veh ic les : wi th C onve nie nce ke y
Unlocking the vehicle
Y ou can unlock the doors and rear lid without using the
remote control .
Fig . 4 6 Convenien ce
k ey: U nlo ck in g a door
- Grab the door hand le . The door automat ica lly un locks.
P ull the doo r handle to o pen the doo r.
A door will unlock as you approach a door handle and the system
senses that you have an authorized key . This applies to each door on
t he vehicle . The authorized key on ly has to be within a range of
about 5 feet 11 .5 meters) from the respective door .
Whenever you un lock a door, the driver's door a lso un locks . Yo u can
set the power lock system using the me nu in the
MMI system, for
examp le, if you want to unlock just one specific door , or all the
veh ic le doors
~ page 52 .
[ i ) Tips
If you r vehic le has been standing f or an extended pe riod, p lease
note the following:
• To conserve battery power, the sensor will turn off after a few
days. When you come back, you will have to pull on the door hand le
once to un lock the door and then a second time to open the door .
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Opening and closing
• Again, to conserve battery power so that you can start the
vehicle after it has been standing for a long period, the vehicle's
energy management system will switch off any convenience
features not necessary. You will not be able to unlock your vehicle
using the keyless system. •
Applies to vehicles: wi th Conven ience key
Locking the vehicle
You can lock the doors and rear lid without using the
remote control.
Move the selector lever into P.
Fig. 47 Convenience
key: locking the
vehicle
- Press the lock button in the door handle to lock the
vehicle ~& .
You can lock each door on the vehicle. Remember, an authorized key
must be within 5 ft (1.5 meters) of the door.
The selector lever must be in the P position, otherwise the vehicle
will not lock.
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehicle from outside, nobody -especially
children -should remain inside the vehicle. Remember, when you
& WARNING (continued)
lock the vehicle from the outside the windows cannot be opened
from the inside.
• When you leave the vehicle, always remove the ignition key and
take it with you. This will prevent passengers (children, for example) from accidentally being locked in the vehicle should they
accidentally press the power locking switch in the doors.
• Do not leave children inside the vehicle unsupervised. In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doors from the
outside without the key.
[ i] Tips
It is not possible to open the door immediately after it has been
locked. This is intentional to allow you to check proper locking of all
vehicle doors .•
Anti-theft alarm system
The anti-theft alarm triggers an alarm if anyone attempts
to break into the vehicle.
The anti-theft alarm system triggers an audible alarm and turns on
the emergency flasher if an unauthorized interference with the
vehicle is sensed by the system .
How is the anti-theft alarm system switched on?
The anti-theft alarm system is switched on when you lock the
vehicle. The system is activated approximately 30 seconds after the
vehicle is locked . The indicator lights on top of the driver's and front
passenger's door trim start flashing rapidly for 30 seconds and then
blink slowly. ._

How is the anti-theft alarm system switched off?
The anti-theft alarm system is switched off only when you unlock
your vehicle. If you do not open a door within 60 seconds after you have unlocked with the remote control, the vehicle will lock itself
again automatically.
When will the anti-theft alarm system be triggered?
When the vehicle is locked, the alarm system monitors and protects
the follow ing parts of the vehicle:
• engine compartment
• luggage compartment
• doors
• ignition
When the system is activated, the alarm will be triggered if one of
the doors, the engine hood or the rear lid are opened, or if the igni­
tion is turned on. The anti-theft alarm system will also go off when
the battery is disconnected.
Unlocking the rear lid by inser ting and turning the key inside the
rear lid locking cylinder will trigger the optical and acoustic alarm .
You can also trigger the alarm by pressing the PANIC button on your
remote control. This will a lert other people in case of emergency .
Press the
PANIC button again to turn off the alarm.
How is the anti -theft alarm switched off when
triggered?
The alarm system is switched off when you unlock the vehicle or
when the ignition is switched on. The alarm will a lso switch itself off
when it comes to the end of its cycle .
Emergency flasher and horn
The emergency flasher will blink briefly and the horn sounds when
the doors, engine hood and rear lid are properly closed.
If the emergency flashers do not b link , or the horn does not sound,
check the doors, engine hood and rear lid to make sure they are
properly closed . If you close a door, the hood or the rear lid with the
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Opening and closing
anti-theft alarm switched on, the emergency flashers will blink and
the horn will sound only a fter you have closed the door or lid .
[ i ] Tips
For the anti-theft alarm system to function properly, make sure all
vehicle doors and windows are closed before leaving the vehicle .•
Power windows
Controls
Vehicle care I I
Fig. 48 Driver's door:
power window
switches
Fig . 49 Driver's door:
Switches (vehicles
with power child safety
lock ) _,.
irechnical data