trunk AUDI S8 2009 Owners Manual

Table of contents
Table of contents
Vehicle literature ........ .
About this Owner's Manual .............. ...... . .
Controls and
equipment .. .. .... ..... ... . .
Inst rumen ts and con trols ..... .
Genera l ill ustration ............. .
Instruments and
warning/indica tor lig hts ....... .
Instruments .............. ..... .
Warning/indicator lights ........ .
Driver in forma tio n d isplay ..... .
Introduct ion ............... .... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD)
Auto Check Control ............ .
Speed warning system ... .... .. .
Trip computer ..... ... .. ..... .. .
Tire pressure monitoring system ..
Opening and closing .......... .
Keys ...... ...... ... .. . ··· ·· ··· ·
Powe r locking system .......... .
Rear lid/Trunk lid ............. .. .
Ch ild safe ty lock . ... ..... ... ... . 5 Convenience key
.............. .
Anti-theft a larm system ..... ... .
Power w indows ... ... ... .... . .
S lid ing/ti lt ing power sunroof ... .
6 Clear vision ... .... .. ... .. .... . .
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11
1 1
12
12
1 6
24
2 4
27
28
37
38
41
47
47
49
54
57 Lights
... ............. .. .. .. .. .
Interior lights ...... ... .. ... ... .
V is ion ................. .... ... .
W iper and washer system ...... .
Mirrors .... ... ......... ..... . . .
Seats and sto rage ..... .... ... .
Genera l recommendat ions ..... .
Powe r seat . ... ... ......... ... .
Head restraints ....... ....... . .
Arm rest .................... . .
Seat memory ... .. ... ... ... ... .
Rear sea ts . ... ... . .. ... ... .. .. .
Ind ividua l rear seats ........ ... .
Luggage compartment ..... •.. .
Roof rack ........... .... ... ... .
Cupho lder .................... .
As htray . ... ... ... ......... ... .
Cigarette lighter/socket ........ .
Long center console ........... .
Storage . ... ..... ... ... .. ... .. .
Warm and cold ............... .
Climate controls .............. .
W indshield defogging/defrosting .
Rear climate controls .. .. ... ... .
Basic settings .............. ... .
On the road ... ... . .. ... .. ... .. .
Stee ring . ...... .... ........ ... .
Ignition lock and ignition switch .
Starting and stopping the engine 58
Starting and stopping the engine
60 using the Conven ience key ... .. .
61 Electromechanical parking brake .
65 Cru ise control ....... ... ....... .
69
Adapt ive Cruise Control ....... .
131
134
137
139
69 Speed and distance control system 139
74 Drive r informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
77 System limita tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
80
Audi lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
83 Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
86
A udi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
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87
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93
9 4
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100
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107
108
109
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11 4
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125
126
128
128
129
130 Lane Change
Assistant ......... .
No tes ........ ...... ........ .. .
Automatic transmission ....... .
tiptron ic® (6-speed automatic
transm ission) ................. .
Advanced Parking System .... .
Advanced Parking System with rear
v iew camera .................. .
Specia l parking situations .... .. .
Towing hitch ......... ... ...... .
Settings in the MM I .. ... .. .... . .
Safety t ips .............. ...... .
Adaptive Air Suspension ...... .
Adaptive Air Suspension and
Damping ..... ................ .
Homelink® .................. .. .
Universa l remote control ....... . 156
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166
166
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Do-it-yourself service ... 349
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Trunk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Emergency warning triang le . . . . . 350
J ack, tools and spare wheel . . . . . . 351
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . 360
Bu lbs ........ .. ... ...... ..... .. 364
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . 366
Gener al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Sta rting by pushing or towing . . . . 366
Sta rt in g with junipe r cab les . . . . . . 366
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Em erge ncy towing with commercia l
t ow truc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Technical data
General informat ion
375
376
Explanation of technical data . . . . 376
Vehic le ident ification . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Displaying Vehic
le Identifica tion
Number in MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Dim ensio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
350 hp, 8 -cylinder engine, with a ll
whee l drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
450 hp, 12-cylinder engine , wi th all
whee l drive, long wheel base . . . . 381
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . 382
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Operating your veh icle outs ide the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Audi Service Rep air Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Ad ditional accessor ies,
mod ificat ions and parts
rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Alphabetical index . . . . . . 389

Instruments and controls
General illustration
G) Power window switches .. ...... .... ... .. ....... .
0 Door handle
G) Pow er locking switches ... .... .... .... ... ....... .
© Adjuster control for outside mirrors ............. . .
© Light switch .... .... ....... ... ... .. .... .. ..... .
© Control lever for:
- Cruise control .... .... ... .... .... .... ... .... .
- Adaptive Cruise Control .. ... ....... .......... .
0 Air outlets ...... .............................. .
@ Control lever for:
- Turn signal and high beam ....... ... .... ..... .
- Lane assist .. .... ..................... ... ... .
® Multifunction steering wheel with :
- Horn
- Driver's airbag .. ...... ...... ....... ...... ... .
- Shift buttons ........... .... ... .. .... .... ... .
Button for steering wheel heating ..... .. .. .... .
@ Instrument cluster .................... .... ..... .
@ Swi tches for
- Windshield wip er/ washer ............. ... .. ... .
- Trip computer ..... ... ... .... .... ... ... ... .. .
@ Steering lock/ignition /starter switch
@ Buttons for :
- Advanced Parking System .. .... .... .... .... .. .
- Side assist ..... .. .. ... ..... .... ... .. .... ... .
- Power sunshade
@ MMI Display
Controls and equip ­
ment
61
53
84
69
137
139
122 73
153
224 171
119 12
80 38
129
173
156
78
Instruments and controls
@ Buttons/Indicator light for:
- Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP) 270
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
- Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
@ Storage tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
@ Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
@ Front passenger's airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
@) Shift lever for automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
@ Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
@ Rear window d efogger switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
@ Ashtray with cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
@ ISTART ]-~STOP ~button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
@ MMI Terminal
@ Storage w ith cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
@ Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
@ Data Link Connector for On Board Diagnostics (OBD Ill 27
@ Engine hood release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
@ Adjustable steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
@) Memory buttons (driver's seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
@ Switch for
- unlocking the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
- unlocking the trunk lid 54
[ i ] Tips
Operation of the Multi Media Interface (MMI) is described in a sepa­
rate manual. •
I • •

Driver information display
The current speed appears on the display. The speed is displayed in
1 mph (US model) or 1 km/h (Canadian model) increments.
You can switch the display from miles to kilometers and vice versa
via the MMI. •
Open door or trunk lid warning
The pictogram alerts you when doors or the rear lid have
been left open.
Fig. 12 Dis play: open
door or rear lid
warning
With the ignition switched on, the open door or rear lid warning illu ­
minates when at least
one door or the hood or the trunk lid is not
closed. The symbol also shows you
which door(s) or lid is not
closed.
In the illustration=:> fig. 12 it is the driver's door, the left rear door
and the rear lid. As soon as al l the doors, the hood, the rear lid and
the fuel filler cap are properly closed, the door and rear lid warning
turns off and the Driver Information System functions selected are
displayed again .•
Defective light bulb warning
The defective light bulb warning tells you when a vehicle
light bulb has become defective.
Fig. 13 Display: defec­
t ive l ight bulb warning
The defective light bulb warning monitors the function of the light
bulbs. If a defective light bulb is detected, or if a light bulb has
burned out, a yellow symbol appears as wel l as a pictogram in which
th e defective light bulb is shown =:> fig. 13 In the case of certain bulb
failures (e.g. failure of the rear fog lamp), an additiona l symbol is
displayed to the left or right of the pictogram of the vehicle.
Defective brake light
(USA models) / (Canada models)
If the symbol illuminates, a brake light has failed. The burned out
light is shown in the pictogram.
Defective bulb
If this symbol illuminates, a turn signal (front or rear), a headlight,
the backup light, a fog light or a rear fog light has failed. The burned
out light is shown in the pictogram .
& WARNING
• Light bulbs are pressurized and could explode while they are
being changed causing serious personal injury. .,_

[ i J Tip s
When locking, all doors and the trunk lid are locked automatical ly. •
App lies to veh icle s: wit h pow er sid e door closer
Doors with power side door closer
The vehicle doors are equipped with a power door closer. When you
want to close an open door, gent ly push on the door. The door w ill
automatically close by itself .
& WARNING
When closing a door, make sure nothing can interfere with the
door . Thi s could caus e serio us per sonal injury .
• You can stop the door from cl osing at any t ime by pulling on the
in side o r out side do or handle .•
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from inside
The vehicle can be locked or unlocke d from the inside
using the p ower locking s witches .
Contro ls and eq uip­
ment
Fi g. 36 Driver's door:
p ow er lo ck ing swi tch
Op ening and clo sing
Fig. 3 7 R ear pow er
l oc king switch
How to lock all doors and the rear lid
simultaneous ly
- Press upper part of t he power locking switch {D => & .
How to unlock all doors and the rear lid
simultan eously
- Press the lower part of t he switch @ .
How to unlo ck each door separately using the
door hand le
- Pull the h andle to o pen t he do or.
You wil l fi nd a power locking switch in each door . You can lock and
u nlo ck
the vehicle using the switches in the driver 's or passenger's
door => fig. 36 . You can only
lo ck the vehicle using the switches in
the rear doors=> fig. 37 . If you lock the vehicle using the
power
lo cking sw itch ,
please note the fo llowing :
• You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from the
outside
(increased security, fo r examp le when you are stopped at a red
light).
• The diodes in the power lock ing switch il luminate when al l the
doors and the rear lid are closed and locked.
• All diodes turn da rk as soon as one of the doors has been
unlocked .
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

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.
,.., ,,, ~
:i,
r---r--::: =========== ::::r---li
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.
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
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.
© ®
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.
~
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

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.
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
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

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0 Note
To avoid damaging the socket, only use plugs that fit properly.
[ i] Tips
When the engine is off and accessories are still plugged in and are
on, the vehicle battery can still be drained. •
Storage
General overview
There are numerous places to store items in your vehicle.
Glove compartment
Storage compartment
Pockets in the front seats*
Compartments in the door trim panels
Compartments in the rear doors* :::::,
page 109
=:> page 11 O
=:> page 110
=:> page 111
Left side storage compartment in the :::::, page 112
trunk
- -Right side storage compartment in the :::::, page 113
trunk
Emergency warning triangle
Umbrella holder
& WARNING
=:> page 350
• Always remove objects from the instrument panel. Any items
not stored could slide around inside the vehicle while driving or
Controls and equip ­
ment
& WARNING (continued)
when accelerating or when applying the brakes or when driving
around a corner.
• When you are driving make sure that anything you may have
placed in the center console or other storage locations cannot fall
out into the footwells. In case of sudden braking you would not be
able to brake or accelerate.
• Any articles of clothing that you have hung up must not inter­
fere with the driver's view. The coat hooks are designed only for lightweight clothing . Never hang any clothing with hard, pointed
or heavy objects in the pockets on the coat hooks. During sudden
braking or in an accident -especially if the airbag is deployed -
these objects could injure any passengers inside the vehicle. •
Glove compartment
Your Owner's Literature and the media player are stored
in the lockable glove compartment.
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Fig. 117 Glove
compartment