service AUDI S8 2010 Owner's Manual

Instrument panel switch
-Press the G!;l switch to extend or retract the electric
sunshade for the rear window =>
page 68, fig. 62.
Rear switch
Press the rn switch to extend or retract the electric
sunshade for the rear window:::;,
page 68, fig. 63.
After the sun shade for the rear window has reached either of its end
positions, it turns off automat ically .
Briefly press the switch a second time to reverse the movement of the
sun shade before it reaches its end position . If the ignition is turned
off while the shade is still moving, the shade will continue until it
reaches the end position before turning off.
The rear w indow sun shade can be set in the MMI so that it retracts
automatically when driving in reverse. Select function button
I CAR I>
Systems > Window > Rear window sun shade> On to do th is . The sun
shade is extended again as soon as the vehicle is traveling forward at
a speed greater than 9 mph (15 km/h) if the ign ition has not been
switched off in the meantime . The current setting is automatically
stored and assigned to the remote key.
[ i ] Tips
• If the sun shade is operated repeatedly within a short time, the
built- in overload protection circuit may be tripped . If this occurs, you
will have to wait briefly before you can operate the shade again.
• Because of the decrease in the flexibility of the shade material at
temperatures below freezing, the e lectrica l circuit which operates
the shade shuts off when the temperature in the vehicle falls below
23 °F
( - 5 °C) . The shade cannot be operated until the passenger
compartment warms up above this temperature .•
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App lies to veh icles : wi th electric sunshad e fo r the r ear sid e w in dow s
Electric sunshade for the rear side windows
Each rear side window is equipped with an electric
sunshade.
Fig. 64 Roofli ning in
the rear: electric
su nshade but ton
You can operate the rear side window sunshades either by
using the power window switches in the driver's door, the
power window switches in the rear doors or the button
located in the rooflining in the rear of the vehicle .
Buttons in the rear of the vehicle
-Press the right or left button to lower or raise the
sunshade=> fig. 64.
Power window switch in the rear side doors
- Pull the switch to its second position and hold it there
briefly to lower the sunshade .
- Press the switch to its second position to raise the
sunshade.
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place before operating the wipers to prevent damage to the wiper
blade o r th e wiper motor.
• Do not use the wipers to clear a frosted window. Us ing the wipers
as a convenie nt ice scraper wi ll dest roy the w iper blades .
• Before you take your vehicle to an automatic car wash, make sure
you have the w ind shield wipe r sys tem sw itched off (lever in posi tion
0), otherw ise the windshie ld wiper system cou ld get damaged in the
car w ash if i t shou ld sudden ly come on.
[ i ] Tips
• Make s ure the washe r flu id reservoir in the eng ine compa rtment is
topped off before going on a long trip . Look up~
page 305 for
check ing and filling the washer conta iner.
• If you switch off the ignition with the w indshield wiper lever still
in the inte rval wipe posit io n and then come bac k a w hile la ter and
dr ive off, the rain sensor will reactivate itself afte r the ve hicle speed
has exceeded 4 mph (6 km/h).
• Worn or d irty windshield w iper blades cause smear ing which can
affect the operation o f the rain senso r. Check the cond it io n of your
w indshield wiper b lades regularly .•
Headlight washer system
The headlight washer system cleans the headlights.
- Operate the wi ndsh ield wip er/was her syst em ® with the
headlig hts turned on by hold ing the lever for lo nger than
one second=>
page 70, fig. 67 .
The washer je ts extend fo rwa rd o ut of the front bumper driven by
water pressure to spray the front headlights w ith water .
You should inspect the headlights regu larly (for example when refu­
eling) and clean off a ny solid dirt o r insects from the lenses. To ensure the system works properly in winter, keep the washer jets
free o
f snow and remove any ice using a de- ic ing spray. •
Service position
The wiper blades can only be changed in the service posi ­
tion.
- At below freezing outside temperatures, make sure first
that the wiper blades are not frozen to the windshield .
- Select: Function b utt on
I CAR ]> System s > Windshield
wipers .
- Select Serv ice position on t o tu rn th e service position on
or
off to return t he windsh ield w iper to its or ig inal pos i­
tion.
You must only attempt to change the wiper b lades when the service
position is act ivated. This way, when you are working on the wind­
shield wipe rs, you can avoid damaging the paint on the engine hood.
[ i ] Tips
• You can also turn on the se rvice position, for examp le, if you want
to protect the windshield from ic ing, using a cover .
• T he service position t urns itself
off , whenever yo u use the w ind­
shield wiper lever .•

Installing new wiper blades
Wiper blades in good condition help keep the windshield
clear .
Removing a wiper blade
Fig. 68 Rem ov in g th e
wi per bla des
F ig . 69 Installi ng
wip er b lad es
- Bring the windshield wipers to the se rvice posi tion
~ page 72.
- Lift the wiper arm away from the windshield .
- Push the locking piece on the wiper blade in the direct ion
of t he arrow @~ fig . 68 . Ho ld the wipe r blade firmly.
- Remove the w iper blade@.
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Installing wiper blade
- Place the new wiper b lade in th e retaine r on the wiper arm
@ ~fig. 69.
- Push the locking piece on the wiper blade in the direction
o f the arrow ® until you feel it click into place on the
wrper arm.
Clean your wiper blades regular ly with a windshie ld washer so lution
to p revent streaking.
If the b lades are very dirty, for example wi th
insects, carefu lly clean the blades with a sponge or a soft brush .
If the w iper blades begin to streak the w indshield, this could be
caused by res idue left on the windsh ie ld by au tomatic car washes .
Fill the windshie ld washer container with a specia l solution availab le
a t you r author ized A udi dealer to remove the res idue.
& WARNING
Be sur e to in spe ct the conditi on of your wiper blades regularly . See
your authorized Audi de ale r for replacement blades .
0 Note
To prevent damage to the wiper system:
• Always loosen blades wh ich are frozen to the wi ndshield before
operating wipers.
• Do not use gasoline , ke rosene, paint th inner, or ot her solvents on
or near the wiper blades .
• Do not at tempt to move the w ipers by hand.
[I] Tips
Commercial hot waxes applied by automatic car washes affect the
cleanability of the windshield. •
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-Position the head restraint according to the occupant's
height ~
page 81. For maximum protection, the top of
the head restraint should be at least at eye level, prefer­
ably higher and ideally level with the top of the head
~ page 191, fig. 200.
& WARNING
Never place any objects in the driver's footwell. An object could
get into the pedal area and interfere with pedal function. In case
of sudden braking or an accident, you would not be able to brake
or accelerate. •
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the rearmost
position.
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is deploying, do not
sit any closer to the instrument panel than necessary and
always wear the three-point safety belt provided adjusted
correctly. We recommend that you adjust the passenger 's
seat in the following manner:
- Move the front passenger seat into the rearmost position
of the fore and aft adjustment range~
& in "Why is your
seat adjustment so important?" on
page 76.
- Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright position.
Do
not ride with the seat reclined.
- The ideal position for the head restraint is with the upper
edge of the restraint level with the top of your head
~ page 81. You should not lower the top of the restraint
below the level of your eyes.
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-Place your feet on the floor in front of the passenger's
seat. •
Power seat
Controls
The operating logic for the switches corresponds to the
construction and function of the seat.
Fig. 71 Power seat:
Controls for seat
adjustment
The switches to adjust the seats correspond to the layout, the design
and the function of the seat. The seats are adjusted by moving the
switches following this logic.
© Upper thigh support~ page 78
@ Seat adjustment ~ page 78
© Massage funct ion* ~ page 79
@ Seatback angle~ page 79 and head restraint~ page 81 adjust-
ment
© Separa te adjustmen t of upper sea tback section ~ page 79
© Adjusting the lumbar support~ page 80
© Safety belt height adjustment~ page 204 ..,
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-To angle th e s eat c ush io n down, push the sw itc h at the
front only:::::, &.
-Alt ernatively, pull the switc h at the rear only:::::,&.
& WARNING
• Never adjust the driver's or front passenger's seat while the
v ehicle is moving . If you do this while the veh icle is moving , you
will be out of po sition. Alway s adjust the driver's or front
pa ssenge r's seat when the vehicle is not mo ving.
• Be careful when adjusting the seat height. Check to see that no
one is in the way , or serious injury could result!
• Becau se the seat s can be el ectrically adjusted with the ignition
key removed, never leave children unattended in the vehicle.
Unsupervis ed use of the electri c seat adjustments may cau se
seriou s inju ry. •
Applie s to ve hicl es: with ma ssag e funct ion
Massage function
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Fig . 74 P ow er s eat:
M assa g e f unc tion
- Press the sw itc h to turn on the massage function .
The mass age funct ion r uns fo r abo ut 10 m inutes . The passenger's
back is massaged by contin uous adjustment of the lumbar support .
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The curvature of the lumbar support can also be adjusted during the
Massage to m ake it more or less aggressive. This v aries the intens ity
of t he
Massage to the leve l desired by the occupa nt.
Once the massage f unctio n stops after abo ut 10 min utes, the lumbar
s u pport a utomat ically retu rns to the posi tion i n wh ich it wa s last set.
[ i ] Tips
Th e massage f unct io n can be interrupte d at any time by pressing the
switch . The lumbar support remains in its current position. •
Adjusting the seatback
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Fig. 75 Power se at:
S w itch f or seat bac k
ang le
F ig. 76 Pow er se at:
S witch f or a dju st ing
uppe r seatba ck se ction ...
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& WARNING
Never adjust the lumbar support while the veh icle is moving. If
you adjust your seat while the vehicle is moving, you are out of
position. Never adjust th e seatba ck when th e vehicle is moving .•
Seat adjustments in MMI
The passenger's seat ca n be adjusted t o various positions
by the d river.
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Passenge r's seat
• Convenience s ide v iew ....
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12 :0Q AM ',r I Fi g. 7 8 MMI di sp la y:
Pas seng er's se at
Convenience side view
- Select Systems in the CAR menu .
- Sel ect
Seat adjustment .
-Select Passenger's seat .
-Select Convenience side view=> fig . 78 .
- Con tin ue to pres s th e co ntrol knob u ntil t he adjus tment
proc ess is comp lete .
Seat symmetry
-Select Systems in the CAR menu.
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-Select Seat adjustment .
- Select Passenger's seat.
-Select Seat symmetry .
- Continue to press t he contro l kn o b un til the adjus tme nt
process is comp lete .
Using the Convenience side view fu nction, the passenger's se at is
adjus ted so that the dr iver has the best poss ib le view to the righ t.
When the Conven ience side view is set, the spec ific position of the
dr ive r's seat is taken into consideratio n.
Us ing the
Seat symmetry f u nction, the passenger's seat can be
moved to the same posi tion as the drive r's seat. The settings for the
dr iver's seat are imported and set automatically .•
Head restraints
Adjusting head restraints , front seats
The head restraints mus t be adjusted properly to provide
protection .
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Fig . 7 9 D riv er's s eat
h ea d re straint
ad just in g the height
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Fig. 82 Center rear
head restraint:
adjusting the height
- Push the head restraint upward until it locks in the desired
position=>
page 82, fig. 81.
- To lower it, push on the knob located on the side
=> fig. 82.
The height of the center head restraint is adjustable . It should be
adjusted to the occupant's body size. Correctly adjusted head
restraints and safety belts are an extremely effective safety feature
~ page 191 .
& WARNING
• Vehicles with power individual rear seats* have seating for
four. The long center console between the two rear seats is not a seating position. For this reason, a safety belt and an adjustable
head restraint are not provided.
• Read and heed all WARNINGS ~
page 191, "Proper adjust­
ment of head restraints". •
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Armrest
The armrests for the driver and passenger can be
adjusted to several positions and contain a storage
compartment.
Fig. 83 Arm rests for
driver and passenger
Adjusting the armrest
-To adjust the armrest angle, pivot the armrest fully down.
- Lift the armrest detent by detent until the desired posi-
tion is reached .
Opening storage compartment
-Press the release lever=> fig. 83.
Please note that the driver's arm movements may be restricted with
th e armrest folded down. For this reason, the armrest should not be
folded down when driving in city traffic. •
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If your vehicle is driven by other persons using your remote control
key, you should save your individual seat position on one of the
memory buttons . You can recall your settings again simply and
conveniently by pressing the corresponding memory button. When
the vehicle is locked, these settings are automatically re-assigned to
the remote control key and stored.
& WARNING
• For safety reasons, the seat setting can only be recalled when
the vehicle is stationary -otherwise you risk having an accident.
• In an emergency, the recall operation can be stopped by
pressing the [
ON/OFF] button or by briefly pressing any given
memory button. •
Activating remote control key memory
To be able to recall the stored settings with the remote
control key, the function has to be activated in MMI.
- Select: Function button (CAR]> Systems > Seat
adjustment > Driver's seat> Remote control key > on .
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Passenger's seat memory
Using the memory buttons in the passenger's door, you
can store and recall four seat settings.
Fig. 85 Passe nger's
door: seat memory
Storing and recalling settings
Using the memory buttons 1, 2, 3 and 4, you can store and recall the
sett ings for four different passengers::::;, fig. 85.
Turning seat memory on and off
If the [ ON/OFF] switch is depressed, the seat memory is inoperative.
The word
OFF next to the [ ON/OFF ] switch illuminates.
All the stored settings are retained. Now the seat can only be
adjusted electrically in the normal way. •
Rear seats
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear seats
requires proper safety precautions.
All passengers on the rear seats must be seated in compliance with
the safety guidelines explained in::::;,
page 197 and ::::;, page 206. The .,
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Individual rear seats
Applies to vehi cles: wit h in divi dua l rear sea ts
Controls
The operating logic for the s witches corresponds to the
construction and function of the seat.
Fig . 8 7 Con trols f or
individu al re ar sea ts
The switch es to ad just the seats correspond to th e layout, the design
and the func tion of the seat . The seats a re adjusted by mov ing the
switches following this logic .
@ Seat adjustmen t
® Massage funct ion*
© Head r estraint adjustment
@ Lu mb ar sup po rt
& WARNING
• Vehicles with power individual rear seats h ave seating for four.
T he lo ng ce nter console between the two rear seats is not a seating
p os ition. Therefore, a safety belt is not provided.
• The power adjustment for the individual se ats also wo rk s with
the ign it ion switched off or with the ign ition key removed . For this
reason , children should never be left unattended in the vehicle·
they could be injured!
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& WARNI NG (continued )
• Exerci se caution when adju sting the seats. Unsupervised or
c arele ss seat adjustment can pinch fingers or hand s caus ing
injuries .•
A pp lies to vehicles : w it h ind iv idual rear sea ts
Seat adjustment
Seat forward/back ©
- Push the swi tch forward or back=}& .
Seat angle up/down@
- Push the switch up or down=}& .
& WARNING
Fig. 8 8 Individ ual re ar
s ea ts: S eat a dju stme nt
• Vehicles w ith power indi vidu al rear seats ha ve seating for four.
The l ong cent er cons ole between the two re ar se ats i s not a seating
position. The refore , a safety belt is not provided .
• The power adjustment for the individual seats also work s with
the ign ition switched off or with the ignition key remo ved . For th is
reason, children sh ould never be left un attended in the vehicle ·
they could be injured! .,,.
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Applies to vehicles : w ith individua l rear seats
Lumbar support
The lumbar support can be adjusted to the natural curva­
ture of the spine .
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Adjusting curvature
Fig. 9 1 Ind ividual rear
seats: Lumba r support
- Push the switch shell forward to increase the curvature .
- Push the switch shell to the rear to decrease the curvature .
Height adjustment
-Push the switch shell up to move the curvature higher .
- Push the switch shell down to move the curvature lower .
The lumbar support is pa rticularly effective in supporting the natural
curvature of the spine so that the seating position is more comfort ­
able over long distances.•
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Applies to vehicles : w ith ind ividual rear seats
Settings in the MMI
The easy entry function can be turned on and off in the
MMI.
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Seat adjust ment
• Driver ·s seat ..
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12 :00 ""' Fig. 92 MMI Display:
Seat adjustment
-Press the [ CAR] function button.
Select
Systems in the CAR menu.
Select
Seat adjustment . The Seat adjustment menu
appears => fig. 92 .
- Select
Left rear seat or Right rear seat .
-Select Easy entry on to turn on the easy entry function for
the corresponding seat or
off to turn off the function for
this seat .
Easy entry makes it more convenient to enter and leave the rear of the
vehicle . When the function is turned on, the seat au toma tically
moves to the rearmost position when the corresponding door is
opened. a
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