light AUDI S8 2010 Service Manual

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Fi g. 49 Ins trume nt
p an el: li gh t s witch
Switching on the front fog lights }D
- Do not turn the light switch ·'t/.· => fig. 49 toward the fog
light sym bol
- Turn the light switch to
;oo~ or to ~D .
- Pull the light switch to the first stop (D.
When the fron t fog lights are on, the symbo l }0 next to the ligh t
switch will i llum inate.
(I} Tips
With the sw itch in AUTO front fog lights and rear fog lights cannot be
turned on in addition. •
Rear fog Lights 0$
Fig. SO Ins tru men t
p an el: l ight sw itc h
- Do not turn th e ligh t switch ·'t/. · => fig. 50 t owar d th e fog
ligh t sym bo l
- Turn th e light switch to
~oo~ or t o ~D.
Pull the light switch to the second stop @.
When the rear fog lights are on, both the }D and symbols next to
t he light sw itch will il luminate.
0 Note
T he rear fog lights can distract drivers be hind yo u, so, they shou ld be
turned on
only in condit ions of very poor visib ility . A lways observe
loca l reg ulations w hen usin g the rear fog lights.
(I) Tips
With the sw itch in AUTO front fog lights and rear fog lights cannot be
tu rned on in addition.•

Appli es to veh icles: w ith Adap tive Ligh t
Adaptive Light
When making a turn or driving around tight corners, the
relevant area of the rood is better illuminated .
Adaptive Light (making turns)
Fig. 51 Ada ptive Li ght
when turnin g and
dr iv ing th roug h cu rv es
An additional bulb in the headlight prov ides a corner ing light @ in
addition to the low beam ©~ fig. 51. Adapt ive Light is switched on
and off automatically depending on dr iv ing cond itions.
When you activate the turn signal lever, the Adaptive Light for the
same s ide is sw itched on. Please note that the t urn signal lever must
engage.
Adaptive Light is not switched on if you on ly move the turn signal
lever to the point of resistance to s ignal a lane change~
page 64,
"Turn signal ¢i c:> and high beam ~o lever".
When d riving arou nd bends, Adaptive Light is con tro lled according to
steering wheel angle.
• It is switched on in tight corners.
• It is not switched on in long, open bends .
Adaptive Light (in curves )
When driving through curves, the low beams © are automatica lly
cont rolled depending on driving speed and the steer ing w heel angle.
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The two main beams p ivot at d ifferent angles so that there is no unil­
l u mi nated area in front of the vehicle .
[ i ] Tips
• T he system works up to a speed of abo ut 4 3 mph (70 km/h). If the
speed is higher, it is not activated .
• Adaptive Light ( in curves) func tions at a speed of abo ut 6 mph
(10 km/h) and is deactivated at speeds below abo ut 4 mph
(6 km/h). •
Emergency flasher ~
The emergency flasher makes other motorists aware that
you or your vehicle ore in on emergency situation.
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Fi g. 52 Cen ter
c on sol e: e mergen cy
f la sh er swit ch
-Press the switch ~~ fig. 52 to turn the emergency
flashers on or off.
When the emergency flasher is on, all four turn signals blink at the
same time. The t urn signal indicator ligh ts
¢i Q in the instr ument
cluster, as well as the light in the emergency flas her switch ~ blink
likewise .
Th e eme rgency flashers wi ll turn on automat ically if yo u are in a n
acc ident where the airbag has deployed.
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(I) Tips
You should t urn on the emergency flashe rs when:
• you are the last vehicle standing in a traffic jam so that any other
vehicles coming can see you, or when
• your vehicle has broken down or yo u are in an emergency situa­
tion, or when
• your vehicle is being towed by a tow truck or if you are towing
another vehicle behind you. •
Turn signal ¢¢ and high beam ~D Lever
The lever on the left side of the steering column is used to
operate the turn signals and the high beam as well as the
headlight flasher.
F ig. 53 Turn s ig nal
a n d hig h beam le ve r
The turn signa l and high beam lever has the following fu nc­
tions:
Turn signals ¢¢
-Lift the lever up all the way~ fig. 53 © to use the right
turn signals, or push the lever down all the way
0 to use
the left turn signals.
Auto -blink
- Move the lever (up or down) just to the point o f resistance
to use the turn signa ls for as long as you need them, for
example wh en changi ng lanes.
- Move the lever (up or down) just to the point of resistance
and then release it right away to make the turn signals
blink
three times . You can use this feature for example
when changing lanes on highways.
High beam [D
- Push t he lever forward ® to switch on the high beam .
- Pull the lever back towards you to switch off the high
beam .
Headlight flasher [D
Pull the lever toward the steeri ng w heel © to use t he
headlight flasher.
Not es on these feature s
• The turn signals only work with the ignition turned on. T he indi ­
cator lights ¢ or¢ in the inst rument cluster~
page 14 also blink .
• After you have t urned a co rner, the tu rn s ignal switc hes off auto ­
matically.
• T he
high beam works only when the headligh ts ar e o n. Th e indi­
cator light [D in the instrument cluster illuminates when the high
beams are on .
• The
headlight flasher works only as long as you hold the lever -
even if there are no lights turned on. The indi cato r light aD in the
instrument cluster illuminates when you use the headlight flasher.
• With the swi tc h in the
AUTO posi tion, the high beams can o nly be
turned on if the funct ion is switched on in MMI
~ page 61. ..,_

0 Note
Do not use the high beam or headlight flasher if you know that these
could blind oncoming traffic. •
Interior lights
Front interior Lights
The interior lights include reading lights for both the
driver and the front passenger.
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Front interior lights
Fig. 55 Rooflining:
Front reading lights:
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Interior lights
- Press the@) button to turn off the interior lights
~ fig. 54. If you press the button a second time, the inte­
rior lights in the rear are also turned off.
- Press the
(ID button to turn on the door contact circuit.
Press the button a second time to turn on the door contact
circuit for the rear doors .
- Press the
(I) button to turn on the interior lights. If you
press the button a second time, the interior lights in the
rear are also turned on .
Reading lights '-<~
-Press the switch to turn the right or left reading light on
or off ~ fig. 55.
With the door contact circuit, (ID the interior lights turn on as soon as
you unlock the vehicle or open the doors. The in terior lights are also
turned on when the ignition key is removed. The light goes out about
2 minutes after the doors are closed . When the vehicle is locked or
when the ignition is turned on, the interior lights are turned off .
When a door is open, the interior lights are turned off after about 10
minutes to preven t draining the battery.
[ i] Tips
The interior lights can be dimmed by holding the(!) swit ch pressed
down. If the interior lights in the rear were turned on by pressing the
switch twice, the rear interior lights are also dimmed .•
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The rear interior lights also contain reading lights for
rear-seat passengers .
Fig. 56 Roo flin ing :
Rear in te rior lig hts
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Fig . 57 Roo flining :
Re ar read ing lights
Interior lights
- Press the@ button to turn o ff the inte rior lights
=> fig . 56.
- Press the
(ID button to turn on the door contact circuit.
- Press the
CT) button to turn on the inter ior lights .
Reading lights ~
- Press one of t he switches to turn the right or left reading
light on or off=> fig. 57.
With the door contact circuit, [])the inter ior lights tu rn on as soon as
you un lock t he veh icle or open the doors . The interior lights a re also
t u rned on when the ignition key is removed . The light goes out about
2 minutes after the doors are closed. When the vehicle is locked or
when the ig nition is turned on, the inter io r li ghts are turned off.
When a door is open, the interior lights are turned off after about
10
m inu tes to p revent dra ining the battery.
(I) Tips
• By pressing the safety switch ®~ page 53, fig. 41, the func tion
of some switches in the rear can be turned off.
If the ._J symbol in the
safety swi tch i llum inates, the window regula tors in the rea r doors,
the sw itches fo r the interior lights and the sw itch for the electr ic s un
shade* are inoperative .
• The inter ior lights can be dimmed by holding the [)switch pressed
down .•

Applies to vehicles: with background lighting
Background lighting
Four different lighting profiles for the interior lighting
con be selected and dimme d through the
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Fig . 59 Roo f mod ule
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s wit ch
-Press the Systems control but ton in the car menu .
- Selec t
Background lighting .
-Select a lighti ng profile => fig . 58 or select Off to deact i-
vate the lighting profile.
- Press the co ntrol knob to activate the des ired lig hting
profile.
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- Rotate the control knob clockwise to increas e the bright ­
ness, and
- Rotate the control knob
counterclockwise to reduce the
brigh tness.
Whe n the vehicle is unlocked, the sta ndard lighting turns on a uto­
matically and dims after approx. 2 minutes, and when the ignition is
turned on i t sw itches off immediate ly.
A background lighting prof ile can be switched on manually us ing the
ligh t profile switch => fig. 59. This w ill turn off a utomat ica lly aft er 30
m inutes when the ig nitio n is off . To reactivate, press the lighting
profile sw itch .
L ighting profi les that were selected while driving rema in act ive
dur ing the course of travel.
The following lighting profil es can be adjusted and
dimmed in the MMI:
Lighting profile Highway City Cockpit Rear
Drive r's side footwell X
Passenger's side foot-X X well
Rear footwell
X X
Front door trim panel X X X
Rear door trim panel X X X X
F ront int erior lighting X X
Rear interior light ing X X
II) Tips
Lighting profiles are stored on the remote control key being used .•
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Sun visors
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Fig. 60 Sun visor
Fig. 61 Sun visor with
two-part vanity mirror
The sun visors for the driver and passenger can be released from their
brackets and turned toward the doors~ fig . 60
(D . They can also be
moved back and forth lengthwise in this position .
The mirror light switches on when the cover over the vanity mirror@
opens.
There is a shade between the driver's and passenger's sun visors that
can be used to cover the gap above the rearview mirror .
Two-part vanity mirror*
When you slide the cover@~ fig. 61 upward, there is a mirror with
high magnification . When you slide the cover@ downward, there is
a mirror with normal magnification. The mirror light also switches on
when the covers slide up or down .•
Applies to veh icles: wit h su n sh ade
Sun Shade
The rear window is equipped with a sun shade.
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Fig. 62 Cockpit:
Switch for sun shade
Fig. 63 Rear roof·
lining Switch for sun
shade
The sunshade can be operated with the switch~ in the
driver's area and in the rear.

Intermittent wiping ~l (acti vating rain
sensor )
- Move the lever up to position (D.
- Move switch @up or down , to adjust the sensitivity of the
rain sensor.
Low wip er sp eed
- Move the lever up to position@.
High wiper speed
- Move the lever up to position ®·
One-touch wiping
- Move the lever to position@, when you want to wipe the
windshield
briefly .
Automatic wiper /washer
- Pull the lever to position © (toward the steering wheel)
and hold.
- Release the lever . The washer stops and the wipers keep
going for about four seconds.
Turning off the wipers
- Move the lever back to positio n@ .
The windshield wipe rs and washer only work when the ignition is
turned on.
T he rain sensor is only activated with the wiper leve r set to position
@ . When i t starts to rain, the rain sensor will automatically activate
the intermittent wiping mode .
T o red uce the sensit iv ity of the senso r, move sw itch @down. To
increase the sensitivity, move the switch up . The higher you adjust the
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sensitivity, the faster the sensor will react when it senses mo isture on
t he windsh ie ld. T he rain senso r wiper inte rvals depend on the sensi­
tiv ity setting as well as vehicle speed . During brief stops, w iper
motion will adj ust in relation to the amount of rain on the winds hield.
Dur ing b rief stops, e .g . at a red light , w iper motion will automatically
be reduced to the next lower speed. Wipers already turn ing at low
speed. c hange to intermittent w iping.
When the ign ition is turned on, the washer jets are heated.
With the low beam headlights switched on, pull the wiper lever
towards you o nly
briefly to clean the w indshield . Holding the wiper
lever would also engage the headlight washer system each time you
clean the w indshield and would d rain the washer fluid rese rvoir
prematurely .
& WARNING
• Wiper bl ade s a re cruci al for safe dri ving! Only when the y are in
good condition are th ey able to clear the wind ows properly to
pro vide uncompr omi sing visibilit y. Worn or damaged wipe r
blade s ar e a safet y hazard =>
pag e 73, "In stalling new wiper
blades "!
• The rain sensor i s only des igned t o assist and support the
dri ver. It rem ain s entirely the d river's re spon sibility to m onito r
out side weather condition s and to manually a ctivate the wipers as
soon a s rain or dr izzle reduce s visibil ity th rough the windshield.
• The win dshield mu st not be treated with wat er- re pellent
m aterial s. They c an in crease gla re under po or visibilit y condit ions
s u ch as wetn ess, darkne ss, or when the sun i s low on the horizon .
In addition , they can cause the wi ndshield wipers to chatter.
0 Note
In freezing or near freezing conditions:
• Always check that the wiper blades a re not frozen to the glass
before you turn the wipers on. Loosen a wiper blade which is fro zen in ..,
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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 .•

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Mirrors
Rear view mirror
When the ignition is on, t he interior m irro r will darken automatically
depending on t he amo unt of light strik ing the m irro r (such as head­
lights shin ing into the veh icle from the rear) . The mirro r will retu rn to
the o rigi na l state (anti -glare off) when yo u move the manua l gear­
shift/gear se lector lever into
Reverse or w he n you turn o n the in te rior
lights .
& WARNING
Broken glass of automatic dimming mirror can cause electrolyte
fluid l eakage . Electrolyte fluid can irritate skin, eyes, and respira­
tory system .
• Repeated or prolonged exposure to electrolyte can cause irrita ­
tion to the respiratory system , especially among people with
asthma or other respiratory conditions . Get fresh air immediately
by leaving the vehicle or , if that is not possible , open windows and
doors all the way .
• If electrolyte gets into the eyes , flush them thoroughly with
large amounts of clean water for at least 15 minutes; medical
attention is recommended.
• If electrolyte contacts skin, flush affected area with clean
water for at least 15 minutes and then wash affected area with
soap and water; medical attention is recommended. Thoroughly
wash affected clothing and shoes before reuse.
• If swallowed and person is conscious, rinse mouth with water
for at least 15 minutes. Do not induce vomiting unless instructed
to do so by medical professional. Get medi cal attention immedi­
ately.
[I] Tips
T he au tomati c anti-glare feature on the mi rro r will not operate prop­
erly if the lig ht shini ng on the inside mir ror is blocked by othe r
objec ts. •
Outside mirrors
The outside mirrors are elec trically a djust ed.
Adjusting the outside mirrors
Fig . 70 F orw ard
section of d river 's
armrest : power mi rro r
c on trols
- Tur n th e ad jus ting k nob to posi tion (0 ~ fig. 7 0 to ad just
the outside m irror on the drive r's s ide.
- Tur n the k nob to posit io n ® to adjust t he out side mirror
on the passe nger side.
- Pr ess t he knob i n th e ap propriate direc tion to move t he
mirror s urf a ce so tha t you have a goo d view to the r ear .
Folding both outside mirrors in flush
- Turn the knob to@ .
The m irro r sur faces are heated whe never you switch on the rear
w indow defogger in re sponse to the o utside temperature.