ESP AUDI S8 2010 User Guide

Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig. 23 Key set
© Ma ster key with remote control
You can centrally lock a nd u nlock your ve hicle and start the eng ine
with the master key with remote contro l.
® Emergency key
The emergency key is only for tempo rary use if the vehicle key sho uld
be lost or misplaced~ &.
@ Valet key
The valet key f its only the driver's door and the ignition lock. If you
have to le ave t he key with somebody else, you are we ll-advised to
turn over the va let key on ly .
Be aware that the rear lid can be opened from inside the vehicle wit h
the remote rear lid release located in the dr iver's door. Before you
t u rn over the va let key you should therefore lock the rear lid mechan­
ically w it h the mas ter key .
Turn t he master key
clockwise to the horizontal position and pull it
o ut . This has two effects:
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
•
the remote rear lid release is deactivated ,
• the lid will remain locked when the power lock ing system is actu ­
ated .
In this state the rear lid can be unlocked only with the remote cont rol
unlo ck button ~ on the mas ter key.
Key replacement
If yo u lose a key, contact your a utho riz ed A udi dea ler immedia tely to
have t he
lost key disabled . Be sure to bring all your keys with yo u.
& WARNING
• Do not leave your vehicle unattended with the key in the igni­
tion lock. Entry by unauthorized persons could endanger you or
result in theft or damage the vehicle. Always lock all doors and
take the key .
• Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, especially with
ac ces s to v ehicle key s. Unguarded access to the keys provides chil­
dren the opportunity to start the engine and/or activate vehicle
s ystems such as the power windows etc . Unsupervised operation
of any vehicle sy stem by child ren can result in serious injury.
(I) Tips
• If you open the dr iver's door with the key left in the ignit ion lock,
a ch ime will sound. This is your reminde r to remove t he key and lock
the door.
• For sec urity reasons, rep lacement keys a re only availab le from
Audi dealers. •
Vehicle care Technical data

Opening and closing
The rear lid can be locked or unlocked either by using the remote
con trol
or by turning the key inside the dr ive r's door loc k. Unl ocking
the vehicle w ith the remote control will only
unlock the rear lid, to
open it, the lid handle needs to be pressed.
Lock ing the vehicle
You c an lock t he veh icle from o uts ide eithe r by using the remote
control
or by turning t he key inside the drivers's door lock . When you
lock the vehicle :
• All doors and the rear lid are locked.
• All turn signa l lights will flash once when the car is locked .
• The anti-theft alarm system is activated . The horn of the anti­
t heft ala rm system w ill sound and the a nti -t heft alarm system readi­
ness lig ht, located in the upper part of the dr iver's door panel, w ill
start to blink.
• The veh icle inter ior lights turn off.
Unlocking and locking the vehicle using the
Convenience key*
Th e Convenience key * feature is a keyless system wh ich all ows yo u to
unlock the vehicle via sensors in the door handle. Loc king is likewise
keyless using a lock b utton. Each door is equipped w it h a sensor and
lock button.
Power side door closer*
The ve hicle is equipped with a power side door closer. When closing a
door, yo u simp ly need to gen tly push on the door. The door wi ll the n
automatically close by itself~
page 45.
Automatic locking
The automat ic lock ing feature locks all the vehicle doors and the rear
lid when you d rive faste r than 9 mph (15 km/h). This fun ction can be
turned on and off in the MMI
Central locking Menu~ page 44.
Yo u can unlock the vehicle from the ins ide by :
• removing the key from the ignit ion sw itch (the ve hicle w ill au to­
matically un lock itself) or •
pressi ng the unloc k part of the power lock sw itch @or
pulling t he door handle (once to open the door).
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehicle from outside, nobody -especially
children -should remain inside the vehicle . Remember, when you
lo ck the vehicle from the out side the windows cannot be opened
from the inside .
• When you leave the vehicle, always remove the ignition key
and tak e it with you. This will prevent passenge rs (children, for
example) from accidentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally pre ss the power lo cking switch in the doors .
• Do not leave children ins ide the vehicle unsupervised . In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doors from the
out side without the key .
[ i ] Tips
• In the event of a crash w it h ai rbag deployme nt all locked doo rs
w ill be automat ically u nlocked to give access to the vehicle occupants
from the outside.
• If the powe r lock ing system s hou ld malfunction, you ca n lock each
door indiv idually using the ve hicl e key ~
page 46.
• If the power locking system should fail, yo u can still open the fuel
t ank flap in an emergen cy ~
page 287 .
• You are well advised not to keep valuables ins ide an unattended
veh icle, v is ib le or no t. Even a prope rly loc ked vehi cle c anno t provide
the security of a safe .•

Opening and closing
To unlock the rear lid
-Turn the key to the Left to the opening position @
~ page 47, fig. 34. The rear Lid opens .
To lock the rear lid
-Pull t he rear Lid dow n and slam it closed gently~&.
Turning the key co unter-clockwi se to posit io n @ will release the rear
lid and cause it to rise slightly . In this pos ition the key cannot be
pulled out of the lock cylinder .
T urning the key
clockwi se to t he ho rizon tal posit io n ® and pu lling it
out w ill cause the
lid to rema in locked when the power locking
system is act uated.
I n this state the rear lid can only be unlocked with the unlock button
,c:::j on the remote control. On vehicles equipped w ith the Conven ience
key* feature, press the hand le on the rear lid to unlock the luggage
compartment =>
page 47, fig. 33.
After you t urn the key
counter -clo ckwi se ba ck to the ver tic al pos i­
tion, the rear l id will aga in respond to the power locking system.
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS => & in "Opening and closing rear
lid " on
page 46. •
Appli es to veh icles : w ith aut omat ic r ea r lid /trunk lid ope ration
Automatic rear lid /trunk lid operation
The trunk lid con be opened and closed automatically.
Opening rear lid/trunk lid
Fig . 35 Trun k lid
h andl e
Fig. 36 Locking switch
in lugg age comp art­
ment
- Press the hand le on the rear Lid/trunk Lid~ fig. 35, or
- Press t he mid dle bu tton
c:J on t he remote cont rol master
key ,or
- Press the re le as e bu tto n
c:J in the d riv er 's doo r
~ page 46, fig . 3 2 .

Closing rear lid/trunk lid
- Press the lock switch in the luggage compartment
=> page 48, fig. 36. The trunk lid moves to the closed posi­
tion by itself and soft close locks it automatically=>&,.
- Closing
is stopped immediately if you again press the
release switch
c::; in the driver's door, the middle button
c::; in the remote control master key, the handle on the
trunk lid or the lock switch in the luggage compartment.
& 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.
• 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.
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
(I] Tips
•
If there is a mechanical problem with automatic closing for the
rear lid or there is an obstruction, it opens again immediately. Check
to see why the rear lid could not be closed before attempting to close
it again.
• The following applies to vehicles equipped with the Convenience
key* feature: if the remote control key is left 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. •
Child safety Lock
Mechanical child safety lock in the rear
• doors 11'
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors from being
opened from the inside.
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Fig. 37 Rear doors :
child safety lock
The rear doors have a child safety lock. You can use any
vehicle key to engage and disengage the lock . The child safety
lock is visible only when the door is open.
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Vehicle care Technical data

Open ing and closing
- To swi tch on the child safety lock, turn the ignition key in
the direction of the arrow .
- To
switch off the child safety lock, turn the ignition key in
the opposite direc tion to the arrow.
The child safety lock prevents the doors from be ing opened from the
inside when you have small children sitting in the rear. •
Appli es to ve hicles : with pow er child safety loc k in th e rea r d oo rs
Power child safety lock for the rear doors t
The power child safety lock prevents the rear doors from
being opened from the inside.
F ig. 38 Section from
driver's door: controls
The rear doors are equipped with a power child safety lock . It
is operated with the two safety buttons(!) in the driver's door
~ fig. 38.
-Press the left and/or right safety button to disable the
rear power window(s) and prevent the respective rear door
from being opened from the ins ide . The LED in the button
will light up when the child safety lock is turned
o n .
- Press the illuminated button again to turn the child safety
features
off.
When the child safety lock is activated, the interior door opening
lever is inope ra tive; the door can only be opened from the o utside. In
addition, the window regulator for that door is also inoperative when
the chi ld safety lock is activated .
If the child safety lock has been activated on both the left and r ight
side, then the following features are switched off : the buttons for the
inter io r lights, the sun blind* in the rea r window and the buttons for
the power sun blinds* in the side windows. In addition to this, the
rear climate contro l* is set to the
PAS SIVE mode. Th is means that the
climate controls in the front adjust the heating and ventilat ion in the
rear of the vehicle=>
page 114.
[ i ] Tips
• In order to activate the child safety lock on the left and the right
side, you have to press the two safety buttons in succession.
• Make certain that the indicator light in the corresponding sa fety
button illum inates when the ch ild safety lock is activated .•
Convenience key
A pplies to veh icles : with Conven ience key
Description
Opening your vehicle and starting the engine with the key
still in your pocket.
The Convenience key features is a keyless system which gives you the
possibility to lock and un lock your veh icle, as well as to start the
eng ine without having to use your key.
It does not matte r if you have your key in your jacket pocket or in your
briefcase . As soon as you get within a certain distance to the vehicle,
the system senses that your are approaching, it makes a quick check
to see if you are "authorized" and then it does the following:
• unlocks the vehicle =>
page 51. .,

• locks t he ve hicle=> page 52.
• switches on the ignit io n and s tarts the eng ine w hen yo u press t he
!START) button. You do not have to insert your key into the ignition
lo ck =>
page 120 .
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehicle from outs ide, nobody -especially
c hildren -should remain inside the vehicle . Remember , when you
lo ck the vehicle from the outside the window s cannot be opened
from the inside.
• When you leave the vehicle, always remove the ignition key
and take it with you. This will pre vent passengers (children, for
example) from a ccidentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally press the power lock ing switch in the doors .
• Do not leave children inside the vehicle unsupervi sed . In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doors from the
outside without the key .
[I] Tips
• For the Convenience key to prope rly wo rk , you mus t alway s have
your vehicle key w ith you.
• Th e vehicle will l ock o r unlock t he doo rs only if an authorized key
comes within 5 ft (1.5 meters) from one of the vehicle doors or the
rea r lid .
• You can sti ll lock or unlock yo ur veh icle using the remote control
key buttons, howeve r the selecto r lever must in t he P posi tion.
• For Declaration of Complia nce to United States FCC and Industry
Canada regulations=>
page 364 . •
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
A
pp lies to ve hicles : w ith Convenienc e key
Unlocking the vehicle
You can unlock the doors and rear lid without using the
remote control.
F ig. 39 Conveni enc e
key : Unlocking a door
- Grab the door hand le . T he door au tomatically u nlocks .
- Pull the doo r hand le to open the door.
A doo r will un lock as yo u app roach a door h andle and the system
senses that you have an author ized key . This applies to each door on
the vehicle . The authorized key on ly has to be w it h in a range of abo ut
5 feet (1.5 mete rs) from the respective door .
Whenever yo u un lock a door, the driver's doo r also unloc ks . You can
se t t he powe r lock sys tem using the menu in the M MI system, fo r
example, if you want to unlock just one specific door, or all the veh icle
doors =>
page 44 .
[ i ] Tips
If yo ur vehicle has been s tanding for a n ex tended pe riod, please note
the follow ing :
• T o co ns erve batte ry powe r, th e senso r will tu rn off a fter a few
days. When you come back, you will have to pull on the door handle
on ce to unlock the door an d then a second time to open the door.
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Vehicle care Technical data

Opening and closing
• Agai n, to conserve battery power so t hat you can start the veh icle
a fter it has b een standin g for a long perio d, th e veh icle's e ne rgy
ma nageme nt system will switch off any convenie nce f eatures not
necessary . Yo u will not be a ble to un lock your ve hicle using the
keyless system. •
Applies to veh icles: w ith Conven ience key
Locking the vehicle
You c an l ock t he doors and rear lid wit h ou t usin g th e
rem ote cont ro l.
- Mo ve th e selec tor lev er in to P.
Fig . 40 Conven ience
key : Lo cking the
vehicle
- Press t he loc k b utton i n th e door hand le to loc k th e ve hicle
=>& .
You can lock eac h door on the vehicle. Remembe r, a n author ized key
mu st b e wi thi n 5 ft
(1. 5 me ters) o f th e door .
T he selecto r leve r must be in th e P position, othe rw is e t he vehi cle will
n ot l ock .
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehicle from outside, nobody -especially
children -should remain inside the vehicle. Remember , when you
& WARNING (co ntinued )
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 pa ssengers (children, for
example) from accidentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally pre ss the power lo cking 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 poss ible to open the door immediately a fter it has been
lo cke d. T his i s int entional to allow y ou to c heck prop er lo cking o f all
vehicle doors. •
Anti-theft alarm system
The anti-t heft al arm t rig g er s an ala rm if an yone
att empts to bre ak into th e vehic le .
T he anti-theft alarm system triggers an a ud ible a larm and t urns on
th e e mergen cy fla sh er i f an u nau th oriz ed int erf eren ce wi th th e
veh icle is sensed by the system.
How is the anti-theft alarm system switched on?
T he anti-theft alarm system is switched on when you lock the veh icle.
Th e sy st em i s activ at ed app roxima te ly 30 secon ds a fter the ve hicle i s
loc ked. T he ind icator lights on top of t he dr iver's and front
pa ssenge r's door trim s ta rt fla shing rapidly fo r 30 s eco nds and t hen
blink s low ly. ._

Opening and closing
Switches for front door windows
@ operates the window in the drive r's door.
@ operates the w indow in the fro nt p assenge r's door .
Switches for rear windows
© operates the left rear wi ndow .
@ operates the rig ht rear window .
Safety switch
® Safety switch for rear window operat io n.
& WARNING
• Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, espe cially with
ac cess to vehicle keys. Unsupervised u se of the keys can result in
starting of the engine and use of vehicle systems such as power
window s, et c. which could result in serious injury.
• Remember -you can still open or close the power windows for
about ten minutes after the ignition is swit ched off . Only when
either of the front doors are opened are the power windows
switched off.
• Be careful when closing the windows . Check to see that no one
is in the way, or seriou s injury could re sult!
• Always remove the ignition key whenever you leave your
vehicle .
• If you lock you r vehicle from the outside, no one, e specially
children, should remain in the vehicle .
• Do not stick anything on the windows or the windshield that
may interfere with the driver 's field of vision.
[I] Tips
• In add itio n to the switches in t he driver's door there is a separate
switch in each door for the powe r window in that door=>
page 55,
fig. 43.
• The driver can lower or ra ise the power side blinds* in the side
w indows by usin g sw itches © and @.•
Switches in the driver's door
T he driver can op erat e all windo ws.
If the respective sw itch is pus hed or pulled t he w indow w ill
open or c lose . Th e power win dow switches have a
two-posi­
tion function :
Opening the windows
-Pus h the switch to th e first stop and hold it there until the
wi ndow has lowered to t he desired positio n.
- Push th e switch briefly to the
second stop : th e wi ndow
wi ll automat ically o pen all the way.
Closing the windows
- Pu ll the switch up to the first stop and hold it there u nti l
the window has rise n to the desire d positio n.
- Pu ll th e sw itch q uickly to t he
second position: th e w indow
wi ll automat ically close a ll the way =:>
& in "Contro ls" o n
page 53.
Activating/deactivating rear windows
-Pus h the swit ch© =:> page 53, fig. 41 to the depr essed
p os it ion to activate the r ea r w indows -the lig ht in th e
switch will go out .
- Briefly press t he swi tch © to
deactivate the r ear win dow s
- th e sw itc h w ill re turn to t he safety posit ion and t he light
& wi ll illuminate . ..,.

Opening and closing
When the glass roof opens, the su n visor , wh ic h is des igned to ward
o ff str ong sunligh t, op ens along w ith i t. T he v iso r ca n be clo sed
ma nua lly w hen the sunroof is closed .
[I] Tips
• Be awa re t hat the sunroof may actually be ope n whe n the sun visor
is close d. Chec k an d make sure t hat the sun roof is shut when parkin g
the ca r o r i f it sudde nly sta rts raining.
• If the s unroof is not f ully close d but you have pressed and he ld the
switch for the t ilt pos ition, the sunroof will not t ilt.•
Closing the power sunroof
Sliding the roof shut
- Turn the rota ry swi tc h to positio n@ => page 5 7, fig. 45
=> & .
Tilting the roof shut
-Briefly pull t h e rota ry switch to c lose t he roof .
To t ilt th e ro of down t o any in termed iat e po sitio n
pull and
h ol d
th e switc h until t he ro of reac hes th e de sired p osition.
& WARNING
Improper u se of the power sunroof can cause serious per sonal
injury.
• Be careful when closing the power sunroof . Not paying atten­
tion could cause you or others to be trapped and injured as the roof
close s.
• Always take the key with you when you leave the vehicle to
prevent injurie s caused by the roof closing.
& WARNING (co ntinued )
• Never leave children or persons requiring as sistan ce alone in
the vehicle, especially when they could access the vehicle keys. Unsupervised use of the keys can result in the engine being started
or use of vehicle systems such as the power windows, etc. which
could result in serious injury. The doors could be locked with the
remote key, delaying help in an emergency.
• The power sunroof will continue to operate until the ignition
key has been removed and one of the front doors has been
opened. •
Power emergency closing
The s unr oo f can still be closed electrically if for some
reason the overload pro tection func tion b ecomes acti­
vat ed.
The power sunroof is e quipped w ith an overload protection
f eatu re . If, u nder nor mal conditions , the power sun roof wi ll
n ot close, yo u ca n close it usi ng t his feat ure.
- Tu rn the ro tary switch to position @=>
page 5 7, fig. 45.
- Now pu ll the s witch
and hold it in this position u ntil the
power sun roof closes com plete ly .
& WARNING
Improper use of the power sunroof can cause serious personal
i njury.
• Be careful when closing the power sunroof. Not paying atten ­
tion could cause you or others to be trapped and injured as the roof
clo ses.
• Always take the key w ith you when you leave the vehicle to
prevent injuries caused by the roof clo sing .,,_

& WARNING (continued)
• Never leave children or persons requiring assistance alone in
the vehicle, especially when they could access the vehicle keys.
Unsupervised use of the keys can result in the engine being started
or use of vehicle systems such as the power windows, etc. which
could result in serious injury. The doors could be locked with the
remote key, delaying help in an emergency.
• The power sunroof will continue to operate until the ignition
key has been removed and one of the front doors has been
opened. a
Emergency closing by hand
The sunroof can be closed by hand in case of a power
failure.
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t
Fig. 46 Section from
headliner: Where to
place the screwdriver
Vehicle OP-eration
Removing the cover
Opening and closing
Fig. 47 Section from
headliner: Crank for
emergency operation
- Insert the flat side of the screwdriver (found in the vehicle
tool kit) at the rear edge of the lens as indicated by the
-arrows- ::::> fig. 46.
- Carefully pry the clear lens cover open and remove it.
Retrieving the crank for emergency closing
-Use the ignition key or a screwdriver to carefully pry the
cover off the left end of the instrument panel
=> page 342, fig. 276. The crank is stored next to the fuse
carrier.
Closing the roof
- Push the crank ©::::> fig. 47 into the hex socket@ until
you can feel the crank engage. Start turning, maintaining
a steady pressure on the crank to keep it from slipping off.
- After you have closed the sunroof, remove the crank and
replace the dome light lens.
[ i] Tips
If you are unable to close the roof manually, contact the nearest
authorized Audi dealer for assistance. •
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