AUDI S8 2010 Service Manual

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 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
. w ',!
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. ..,
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 .•

Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
How the remote control works.
Fig. 26 Remot e
con trol: fu ncti on
butt ons
Whether only th e driver's door or the entire vehicle is
unlocked when the opening button @ is pr essed once,
de pends on the settings in the MMI
Central locking menu
=:> page 44 .
To unlock the vehicle 0
- Press button @.
- Press button @
two times within two seconds to unlock
all doors and the rear lid .
To lock the vehicle 6
- Press button@=:> & in "Ge neral descr ipt ion" on
page 41 .
- Watch that all turn signal lights flash once .
To unlock rear lid only c:5
-Press button @for approximately one second.
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OP-eration
Opening and closing
PANIC Button
- Push the red button @to activate the panic function. The
horn sounds and the turn signa ls flash .
- Push the button @ again to deactivate t he panic f unction.
On vehicles equipped with the Conven ience key* features, the
selector leve r must be in the P position, othe rwise the vehicle will not
lock .
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS=> & in "General de sc ription " on
page 41.
(I] Tips
• In orde r to make sure the locking func tion is wor king , you shou ld
always keep your eye on the vehicle to ma ke sure it is properly locked .
• Do not use the remote control if you are ins ide the car, otherwise
you may unintentionally lock the vehicle, and then yo u would set off
the ant i-theft alarm when you try to start the eng ine or open a door.
I n case this happens any how, push the unlock button
0.
• Use the panic function o nly if you are in an emergency situat ion. •
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data

Open ing 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 .
The lock cylinder is under the door handle.
To unlock the veh icle
Fig. 27 Key turns fo r
opening an d closing.
- 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. 27 to unlock
all doors and the rear lid.
To lock the vehicl e
- 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 41.
& WARNING
Re ad a nd foll ow all WARNIN GS=> & in " General de scription " on
pa ge 41 . •
Settings in MMI
Selective unlock feature -the driver can determine in /v1/v1I
which doors are unlocked through the central locking
system .
Fig. 28 MM I disp lay:
Cen tral locking menu
- Press the I CAR) function button.
- Sel ect
Systems in the CAR menu.
- Select
Central locking . The Central loc king menu appears
=> fig . 28.
- Activate the doors
(on ) that should be unlocked together
with the driver's side door.
In the C en tra l locki ng menu you can set wh ich doors you want to have
unlock using the remote control key or the Co nven ience key*. For
example, if you switch the item passenger's door
off , the passenger's
door is no longe r 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
sid e selec tive unlocking option available that can be
set to f it your needs. You can continue to unlock all the doors and the
rear lid as before . P ress the opening button on the master key twice.
Automatic Locking (Auto lock) can also be switched on and off. •

(]] Tips
When locking, all doors and the trunk lid are locked automatically. •
Applies to veh icles: with power side doo r closer
Doors with power side door closer
Th e ve hicle doors are equipped with a power door closer. When you
wa nt t o close an open door, gently push on the door. The door will
automatically close by itself.
& WARNING
When closing a door, make sure nothing can interfere with the
door. This could cause serious personal injury.
• You can stop the door from closing at any time by pulling on
the inside or outside door handle. •
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
The vehicle can be locked or unlocked from the inside
using the power locking switches.
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Fig. 29 Drive r's door:
power locking switch
Vehicle OP-eration
Opening and closing
Fig. 30 Rear power
locking switch
How to lock all doors and the rear lid
simultaneously
- Press upper part of the power locking switch t'.D ~ &.
How to unlock all doors and the rear lid
simultaneously
- P ress the lower part of the switc h@.
How to unlock each door separately using the
door handle
- Pull the handle to open the door.
You will find a power locking switch in each door. You can lock and
unlock
the vehicle using the switches in the driver's or passenger's
door=> fig. 29. You can only
lock the vehicle using the switches in the
rear doors => fig. 30. If you lock the vehicle using the
power locking
switch,
please note the following:
• You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from the
outside
(increased security, for examp le when you are stopped at a red light).
• The diodes in the power locking switch illuminate when all the
doors and the rear lid are closed and locked .
• All diodes turn dark as soon as one of the doors has been
unlocked .
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data

Opening and closing
• You can unlock and open the doors from the inside by pulling on
the 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 will rema in
unlocked to prevent you from locking yourself out of your vehicle .
After you close the door, you have to lock the driver's door again.
• If you have a crash and the airbag is activated, the doors automat­
ically unlock.
& WARNING
• If you use the power locking switch with the doors closed,
remember that all the vehicle doors will lock.
• locking doors from the inside can help prevent inadvertent
door opening during an accident and can also prevent unwanted
entry from the outside. locked doors can, however, delay assis­
tance to vehicle occupants and hold up rescue efforts from the
outside in an accident or other emergency. •
Emergency locking
If the central locking system fails (power supply), each
door has to be locked separately .
Fig. 31 Emergency
lock location on the
front passenger's door
An emergency locking mechanism is integrated in the edge of
the passenger's door and in the rear doors (only visible when
the door is open) .
- Open the door.
- Remove the plastic cap using your vehicle key~ fig. 31.
- Position the key at an angle of 90° to the door trim panel
and push it in the d irection shown by the arrow.
After you close the door, you will no longer be able to open it from the
outs ide.
The door can be opened from the inside by pulling twice on the door
hand le . If the child safety 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 rear lid from inside the vehicle using a
switch in the driver's door.
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Fig. 32 Driver's door:
remote rear lid release ..

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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OP-eration
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 . .,
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data

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 .