deactivate airbag AUDI S8 2010 Owners Manual

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.
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
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OP-eration
Clear vision
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 .
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• 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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