ignition AUDI S8 2010 Owner's Manual

Opening and closing Master key with remote control
The remote control allows you to lock or unlock the
vehicle electronically.
Fig. 24 Fold-up
master key with
remote control
- To fold the key out and back in place, press the release
button~ fig. 24.
The transmitter and battery are located in the head of the remote
control. The receiver is located inside the vehicle. The maximum
effective range depends on several things. Remember, if the battery
is weak, the effective range decreases.
If you need to replace the remote contro l, or if you need to have it
repaired, you must see you r author ized Aud i dealer. Only then can you
use the key again.
Personalizing the master key
When the ignition is turned off or when the vehicle is locked, vario us
convenience sett ings are stored automatically and assigned to the
key that was used. The sett ings assigned to the key are automatically
recalled w ith you unlock the vehicle or when you open a door or when
you switch on the ignition .
• Climate control
• Centra l locking
• Windows and rear window sun blind •
Background lighting*
• Seat memory
• Adaptive Cru ise Contro l*
• Audi lane and s ide assist*
• Adva nced Parking System*
The
Remote control key f un ction must be activated in MMI
=> page 85, so that the settings for the driver's seat (including the
sett ings for the head restraint, steering column, safety belt height
and exterior mirrors) are saved on the master key through the seat
memory when the vehicle is locked, and are set automat ica lly when
the vehicle is unlocked.
[ i ] Tips
• If the ign it ion is switched on, the remote control system is deacti­
va ted .
• The remote control system can be affected by other systems oper­
ating in the same frequency range close to the vehicle, such as mobile
telephones, te lev ision broadcasting stations, etc.
• For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry
Canada regulations =>
page 364. •
Battery replacement, master key
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Fig. 25 Check light in
the master key ..

Battery operation in the master key is monitored by a check light . The
check light flashes when one of the buttons on the master key is
pressed. If the check light does not flash, the battery is dead and has
to be replaced .
In add ition , when the battery is dead the ..: symbol appears in the
instrument cluster display as well as the message:
Please change key battery
We recommend having the battery changed by an Audi Dealer .•
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthorized use of
your vehicle.
A computer chip inside your key automatically deactivates the elec ­
tronic immobilizer when you insert the key in the ignition lock, or on
vehicles with Convenience key*, when the key is inside the vehicle.
When you remove the key from the ign it ion lock , or on veh icles with
Convenience key, when you remove the key from the vehicle, the elec­
tronic immobilizer is automatically activated once again.
& WARNING
Always take the key with you when you leave the vehicle. The key
can disarm the electronic engine immobilizer and permit an unau­
thorized person to start the engine and enable operation of the
vehicle systems such as power window or power sunroof leading
to serious personal injury .
(I) Tips
• The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of the vehicle. The
vehicle cannot be sta rted if an unauthorized key is used. The vehicle
may not start if another radio device such as a key for another vehicle
or a transponder is located on the key ring.
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
•
For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry
Canada regulations=>
page 364. •
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all doors and
the rear lid simultaneously.
The power locking system in your vehicle incorporates the following
functions:
• Central locking function
• Selective unlock feature~
page 44
• Remote control feature ~ page 40
• Convenience key*=> page 50
• Anti -theft alarm system ~ page 52
All the doors and the rear lid are locked by the central locking system
when you lock the veh icle. You can set whether generally only the
dr iver's door or all doors and the rear lid should be unlocked when you
open the vehicle in the MMI menu
Central locking to suit your indi­
vidual desires~
page 44.
Unlocking the vehicle
You can unlock the vehicle from outside either by using the remote
control
or by turning the key inside the driver's door lock. When you
unlock your vehicle:
• The anti-theft alarm system is deactivated briefly .
• The vehicle interior lights illuminate for approximately 30
seconds.
• All turn signal lights will flash twice when the car is unlocked .
• After un locking the vehicle, you have 60 seconds to open a door or
the rear lid. After 60 seconds, the vehicle automatically locks and the
anti-theft alarm system activates again. ..,
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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 the Rear lid/Trunk lid
Fig. 33 P ositio n of
lo ck and h andle
in the
rea r lid
- Press t he center button c:5 on t he master ke y or t he
r e lease but ton
c:5 in t he driver's door=> page 46, fig. 32.
Th e rear lid is u nlock ed and ope ns.
Closing the Rear lid/Trunk lid
- P ull the rear li d dow n and allow itto drop gent ly. The l id is
then closed automatic ally =>& .
& WARNING
• After closing the rear lid, always pull up on it to make sure that
it i s properly closed . Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is moving.
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into
the veh icle , always keep the rear lid closed while driving. Ne ver
tran sport objects larger than those whi ch fit completely into the
luggage area, bec ause then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended e specially with the rear lid
left open . A child could c rawl into the car th rough the luggage
c ompartment and pull the lid shut , be coming trapped and unable
to get out . To reduce the r is k of personal injury, never let children
play in or around your vehicle . Alway s keep the rear lid a s well a s
the vehicle doo rs clo sed when not in u se .
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Opening and closing
(I) Tips
• If the rea r lid is open o r not properly locked whe n the ignition is
turned on, the door and rear lid warning
~ page 24 appears in t he
in st rumen t cluste r display.
• T he following appl ies to vehicles equipped with the Conven ie nce
key* feat ure: if t he re mote co ntrol key is left i n the l uggage compar t­
ment, l uggage compartment will automatically un lock itself after
you lock the vehicle. This p revents yo u from unin tentionally lock ing
your key in the luggage compartment. •
Opening and closing rear Lid manually
If the centr al l ock ing s ystem fails (po wer su pply ), you can
also open the rear lid using the m echanical key.
© ®
Fig
. 34 Rear lid : lock
posit ions
As a g eneral ru le, the rea r lid sh ould only b e opera ted us ing
t he re lease b utt on i n t he mast er key, t he release switc h in t he
driver's door and th e handle on the rear lid. Unlocking t he
r ear lid by inserting and t urning the key inside the rear lid
locki ng cylind er wi ll activate t he optical a nd aco ust ic alar m . .,
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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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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. ._

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 following parts of the veh icle:
• 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 ignit ion is
turned on. The anti-theft alarm system will also go off when the
battery is disconnected.
Unlocking the rear lid by inserting 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 alert other peop le in case of emergency.
Press the PANIC button again to turn off the alarm.
How is the anti-theft alarm switched off when
tr igg ered?
The alarm system is switched off when you un lock the vehicle or when
the ignition is switched on . The alarm will also switch itself off when
it comes to the end of its cycle .
Emergency flasher and horn
The emergency flasher will blink br iefly and the horn sounds when
the doors, engine hood and rear lid are properly closed .
If the emergency flashers do not blink, or the horn does not sound,
check the doors, engine hood and rear lid to make sure they are prop-
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Opening and closing
erly closed. If you close a door, the hood or the rear lid with the anti­
theft alarm switched on, the emergency flashers will blink and the
horn w ill sound only after 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
Fig. 41 Driver's door:
power window
switches
Fig.
42 Driver's door:
Switches (vehicles
with power child safety
lock) ..
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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 . ..,.

Switching the power to the rear windows on
or off on vehicles with power child safety lock
-Press the left 00 button~ page 53, fig. 42 to switch off
the power window in the left door only. The LED in the
button illuminates .
- Press the right 00 button to
switch off the power window
in the
right door only . The LED in the button illuminates.
- Press the00button again to switch the power back on. The
LED in the button will go off.
By pressing the safety switch ®=> page 53, fig. 41, the function of
some switches in the rear can be turned off. When the / symbol in
the safety switch illuminates, the following functions are switched
off:
• The power w indows in the rear doors .
• Th e buttons for the interior lights.
• The buttons for the power sun blinds* in side windows.
• Th e button fo r the power sun blind* in the rear window.
• In veh icles with rear climate control * the
PASSIVE mode is acti­
vated . In this mode the rear air conditioning can be operated only
from contro ls in the driver's area=>
page 114.
This feature has been prov ided for the safety of small children riding
in the rear of the vehicle.
On vehicles with the
power child safety lock*=> page 53, fig . 42
these features can likewise be switched off . Both
00 buttons ® must
be pressed.
• If
only the left (I) button is pressed, then only the rear left door
power window is switched off and the door is locked.
• If
only the right 00 button is pressed, then only the rear right
door
power window is sw itched off and the door is locked.
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(I] Tips
• Th
e windows can st ill be opened and closed for about ten minutes
after the ignition has been turned off . The power windows are not
shut off until one of the front doors is opened.
• To switch on the child safety lock in both rear doors, you must
press both ch ild safety switches . Make sure the LEDs in the switches
are illuminated .•
Switch in the front passenger 's door and on
the rear doors
Fig. 43 Switch loca­
tion front passengers door
The power window switch has a two-position function:
Opening the windows
- Press the switch to the first position and hold it unt il you
have opened the window as far as you want .
- Press the switch quickly to the
second position and the
window will automatically open all the way.
Closing the windows
-Pull the switch to the first position and hold it until you
have closed the window as far as you want. ..,_
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