remote control AUDI S8 2011 Owners Manual
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Advanced Parking System . . . . 118
Advanc ed Pa rking System with r ear
view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Ad justing the display and warning
tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
E rro r messages
Homelink ® ............ .... .. . .
Universal remote control . .. .. .. .. . . 123
124
124
Safety first
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Prope r occupa nt seating posit ions . . . 128
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 132
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2
S towing lugg age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Why safety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety belt pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 143
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Important th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 145
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Mo nitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
S ide curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Ch ild Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
I mportant th ings to know .. .. .. .. . .
C hil d safety sea ts ......... .... .. . .
I ns tall ing a chi ld safety seat .. .. .. . .
L A T C H L ower ancho rages and tethers
for chi ldren ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Addit io n al Information
Audi pre sense ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Preventative passenger protection .. . 169
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178
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188
Table of contents 3
Vehicle oper ation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
190
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 190
Notice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
E lectronic stab ilizat ion program (ESP) 190
B rak ing ...... ... .. ............. .
Se rvotronic ® - advanced power
stee ring system .. .. ..... ........ .
D rivi ng with your q uattro ® ...... .. . 192
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En ergy m anagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving and environment . . . . . 197
T he first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
a ft erwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Catalytic conve rter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 198
Driving throug h wate r on roads . . . . . 199
Operate your vehicle economically and
min imi ze pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driv ing with a traile r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Trai le r tow ing t ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 206
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Care of inte rior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank ... .. .... .......... ....
218
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
F uel tan k.. .. .. .. ... ............ . 219
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 222
E ngine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Engine comp artmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Windsh ie ld/headlight washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
T ire pressure mo nitoring system . . . . 256
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Ant i- lock brak ing system (ABS)
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Battery in remote control key
defective ¢page30
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Canada models:
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Defective light bulb warn ing
Ant i- lock braking system (ABS) ¢
page 21
defective
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Fog lights*
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Worn bra ke pads
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Rear fog lights*
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Electromechanical parking brake
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Headlight range control
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Transmission
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Engine speed limitation
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Transmission
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Engine oil level
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Electronic steering column lock
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Engine oil sensor
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Engine start system
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Dynamic steering*./
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Air suspension
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Windshield washer fluid level
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Sport differential *
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Page 31 of 302

Opening and closing Keys
Key set
Fig. 15 Key set
@ Remote control key with mechanical
key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with
remote control. A mechanical key is integratÂ
ed in the remote control key¢
page 30.
® Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for conÂ
stant use.
It should only be used in an emerÂ
gency. Keep it in a safe place and do not carry
it on your key ring .
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disaÂ
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
Personal comfort settings
If two peop le use one vehicle, it is recomÂ
mended that each person always uses "their
own" master key . When the ignition is switchÂ
ed
off or when the vehicle is locked, personal
conven ience settings for the follow ing sysÂ
tems are stored and ass igned to the remote
master key.
- Automatic climate control
- Central locking system
- Rear window sun blind
- Amb ient lighting
- Seat memory
- Parking system*
Opening and closing 29
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Audi lane assist*
-Audi side assist*
-Audi drive select
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel*
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open
the doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
---Do not leave your vehicle unattended. Al-
ways take your ignition key with you and
lock your vehicle . Entry by unauthorized
persons could endanger you or result in
theft or damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave ch ildren unattended in the
veh icle, especially with access to vehicle
keys. Unguarded access to the keys proÂ
vides children the opportunity to start
the engine and/or activate vehicle sysÂ
tems such as the power windows, etc.
Unsupervised operation of any vehicle
system by children can result in serious
injury.
(!} Tips
- Th e operation of the remote control key
can be temporarily disrupted by interferÂ
ence from transm itters in the vic inity of
the vehicle working in the same frequenÂ
cy range (e.g. a cell phone, radio equipÂ
ment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys
are only ava ilable from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry Canada regu laÂ
tions¢
page 286.
Page 32 of 302

30 Opening and clo sing
Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 16 Remote control master key: removing the meÂ
chanica l key
> Press the release button @ r:::> fig. 16.
• Pull the mecha nica l key @ out of the master
key.
Using the mechan ica l key, you can:
- lock and unlock* the storage compartment
on the passenger's sider:::>
page 70.
-lock and unlock the vehicle manually
r:::>page34.
-lock the front and rear passenger doors meÂ
chanically
r:::> page 35.
- unlock the rear lid manually r:::> page 3 7.
Master key battery replacement
Fig. 17 Remote master key: Removing the battery
holde r
• Remove the mechanical key r:::> page 30.
> Press the release button @ r:::> fig. 17 on the
battery holder and at the same t ime pull the
battery holder out of the master key i n the
direction of the arrow.
• Install the new battery with the"+" sign facÂ
i ng down.
• Push the battery holder carefully into the
master key. •
Insta ll the mechanica l key .
Please ch ange the k ey battery
If the indicator light!! turns on and the mesÂ
sage appears, the batte ry in the remote conÂ
tro l master key i s drained. We recommend
having the battery replaced by an autho rized
A udi dealer.
@) For the sake of the environment
Dispose of d ead batteries properly so as
not to pollute the environment.
(D Tips
The replacement battery must be the
same spec ification as the o riginal.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthorÂ
ized use of your vehicle .
A computer chip inside your key automatically
deact ivates the electron ic immobilizer when
the key is inside the veh icle. When you remove
the key from the vehicle, the ele ct ron ic immoÂ
bilizer is automati cally activated once aga in.
.8_ WARNING
A lways take the key w ith you when you
l eave the vehicle. The key can disa rm the
e lectronic engine immobilizer and permit
an unauthorized person to start the engine
and enable operation of the vehicle sysÂ
tems such as power window or power sun roof leadi ng to se rious pe rsonal injury.
@ Tips
- The ve hicle cannot be started if an una uÂ
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not start if another radio device s uch as a key
for another ve hicle or a transponder is
located on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulaÂ
tions r:::>
page 286.
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32 Opening and clos ing
-When closing a door, make sure nothÂ
ing can interfere w ith the door. This
could cause ser ious personal injury.
- You can stop the door from closing at
any time by pulling on the inside or
outside door handle.
(D Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag deÂ
ployment all locked doors will be autoÂ
matically unlocked to give access to the
vehicle occupants from the outside.
- If the power locking system should ma lÂ
function, you can lock the dr iver's door
using the mechanical key¢
page 35 .
-If the power lock ing system should fail,
you can st ill open the fuel tank flap in an
emergency ¢
page 221.
-You are well advised not to keep valuaÂ
bles inside an unattended vehicle, visib le
or not . Even a properly locked vehicle
ca nnot provide the sec urity of a safe .
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driv er's door panel comes on for abo ut 30
seconds after t he vehi cle is locked, there
i s a ma lf u nction in the power loc king or
t h e anti- theft warni ng sys tem. Have the
malfunction corrected by an authorized
A udi dealersh ip or q ua lified repair facili Â
ty .
Setting power locking
The driver can determine the functions for
power locking in the MMI.
,.. Se lect : I CAR I fu nction button > Car sy ste m s
control button > Vehicle setting s > Central
locking .
Unl ock door s -
You can decide if All doors or
on ly the
Driver should unlock . The rear lid alÂ
so unlocks when
All is se lected. If you select
Dri ver in a vehicle with a convenience key *,
only the door whose handle you pull will unÂ
l ock. If you se
lect
Dri ver , all the doors and rear lid
will unlock if you press them button on the reÂ
mote control maste r key twice.
Loc k exterior trunk handle -If you se lec t On ,
the rear lid handle is locked . In this case the
rear lid can be opened with the b utton
cs on
the master key or with the
cs button * in the
driver's door . In veh icles with a convenience
key* , you can still open the rear lid using the
handle if an authorized master key is near the
proxim ity sensor .
Fold mir rors * -If you select On , the exterior
rearview mirrors fold in automatically w hen
you press the
ffi button on the remote control
master key or touch the sensor* in the ha ndle.
Lock when dr iving -If you select On, the vehiÂ
cle locks automatically when driv ing. All of
the doors and rear lid lock .
Tone when locking -When you select On , a
confirmat ion tone sounds when you lock the
vehicle.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with
the remote control
Fig . 18 Re mote co ntrol : f u nct ion buttons
Either the driver's door o nly or the entire vehiÂ
cle w ill unlock when the unlock button mis
pressed once, depending on the settings in
the MMI
r=;,page32 .
.,. Press button 0 to unlock the vehicle
¢fig. 18.
,.. Press button ffi to lock the vehicle ¢ .& in
General description on page 31 .
,.. Press button cs briefly to un lock the rear
lid.
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.. Push the red I PANIC I button to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the
turn s ignals flash. Push the red
I PANIC ! butÂ
ton again to deactivate the panic function.
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear
lid or the hood is opened within 60 seconds,
the vehicle locks itself again automatically.
This feature prevents the vehicle from being
accidentally left unlocked over a long period
of t ime .
It depends on the settings in the MMI whethÂ
er the entire vehicle is unlocked or only cerÂ
tain doors
¢ page 32.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS Q &. in
General description on page
31.
@ Tips
-In order to make sure the locking funcÂ
tion is working, you should always keep
your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is
properly locked .
- Do not use the remote control if you are
i nside the car, otherwise you may uninÂ
tentionally lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-theft alarm when
you try to start the engine or open a
door. In case this happens anyhow, push
the un lock button @.
- The vehicle can only be locked when the
selector lever is in the
P position.
- Use the panic function only if you are in
an emergency situation.
Opening and closing 33
Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Applies to vehicles: wi th convenience key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked
and locked without operating the master key.
Fig. 19 Co nvenienc e key : Lock ing th e vehicle
Unlocking vehicle
.. Take ho ld of the door handle. The door is un-
locked automatically .
.. Pull the handle to open the door.
Locking vehicle
.. Select the P selector lever position . OtherÂ
w ise the vehicle cannot be locked.
.. To lock the veh icle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once ¢ fig . 19.
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked at any
door. The master key must be within a range
of about 1.5 m from the appropriate door or
the rear lid. It makes no difference whether
the master key is in your jacket pocket or in
your brief case.
It is not possible to re-open the door for a
brief period directly after closing it. This a lÂ
lows you to ensure that the doors are properly
locked.
It depends on the settings in the MMI whethÂ
er the entire vehicle is unlocked or one of the
doors
¢ page 32.
A WARNING ~ -
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢&. in
General description on page
31.
Page 37 of 302

-Locking doors from the inside can help
prevent inadvertent door opening during
an acc ident and can also prevent unwantÂ
ed entry from the outside. Locked doors
can, however, delay ass istance to vehicle
occupants and hold up rescue efforts
from the outside in an acc ident or other
emergency.
@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) ¢
page 31. You
can unlock the vehicle again us ing the
open ing funct ion in the power lock ing sysÂ
tem sw itch.
Emergency locking
Each door must be locked separately if the
power locking system fails.
Fig . 23 Door: E mergency lock ing
An emergency lock is located on the front end
of the passenger 's door and the rear doors
(on Ly visible when door is open).
• Remove the mechanical key
Q page 30.
• Pull the cover cap out of the opening
¢fig . 23.
• Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it
all the way to the right (right door) or left
(left door) .
Once the door has been closed, it can no lonÂ
ger be opened from the outside. The door can
be ope ned from the ins ide by pulling the door
h andle. If the chi ld safety lock in a rear door is
activated, you m ust first pull the door handle
on the inside. Then you can open the door
from the outs ide .
Op enin g an d clos ing 35
Rear lid
Opening/closing the rear lid
Fig. 24 Driver 's door: remote rear lid release
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A U Dl
F ig . 25 Pos it ion of lock and handle in the rear lid
Opening th e rea r lid
• Press the
• To open the rear lid, press and hold the
,c:::5
button on the remote control master key for
at least one second. Or
• Pull the button
fig . 24 briefly . Or
• Press the handle in the rear lid
Q fig. 25.
Closing the re ar lid
• Pull the rear lid down and allow it to drop
gently. The lid is then closed automatically
¢& .
The sett ings in the MMI determine if the rear
lid can be opened using the handle¢
page 32.
A WARNING
--After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it co uld open suddenly
when the vehicle is moving.
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Page 38 of 302

36 Openin g and clo sing
- To help prevent poisonous exha ust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, alÂ
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug gage area, because then the rear lid canÂ
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended esÂ
pecially with the rear lid left open. A
child could c rawl into the ca r th rough the
l u ggage compa rtment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l inÂ
jury, never let children p lay in or around
yo ur vehicle . A lways keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
When the veh icle is locked, the rear lid can
be unlocked separate ly by pressing the
button
c::$ on the master key . When the
rea r lid is closed aga in, it locks automat iÂ
cally.
Power opening/closing rear lid
App lies to vehicles: with power opening/closing rear lid
The rear lid can open and close electrically.
Fig . 26 Lock ing sw it c h in rear lid
Opening the rear lid
• Press the
c:$ button on the remote cont ro l
master key b riefly . The rear lid w ill unlock .
• To ope n the rear lid, press and hold the
c:$
bu tton on t he remote con trol maste r key for
at least one second. Or
• Pull the button
c::$ in the driver's door
¢ page 35, fig . 25 br iefly. O r •
Press the handle in the rea r lid
r=;, page 35,
fig. 25.
Closing the rear lid
• Press the
c:$ butto n in the rear lid r=;, fig . 26 .
The rear l id moves to the clo sed pos ition by
itsel f and soft close locks it a utomat ica lly
c> .,&. . Or
• Switch the ignition on and pull and ho ld the
button
c::$ in the driver's door unt il the rear
lid is closed
c> .,&. . Or
• Pull down on the rear lid lightly us ing the
handle . The closing procedu re finishes auto Â
mat ically .
The sett ings in the MMI determine if the rear
li d can be opened using the hand le
c> page 32 .
Opening will be stopp ed immediately when:
- You press the
~ b utton on the remote con-
t rol maste r key, or
- Yo u press the~ butt on in the re ar lid, or
- You p ush the handle i n the rear lid, o r
- You p ull the
c:$ button i n the dr ive r's door,
or
- When somet hing blocks the rea r lid or
makes it d ifficult for the lid to move .
If you press one of the buttons
c::$ now, the
rear lid will ei ther open or close, depending on
its angle .
If you pu ll lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close .
Closing will be stopped immed iately when :
- You p ress the~ button in the rea r lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You release the
c:$ button on the dr iver 's
door, or
- You release the
c:$ button on the remote
control master key (veh icles w ith conven Â
ience key*), or
- When someth ing blocks the rear lid or
makes it d ifficult for the lid to move .
If you press one of the buttons
c::$ now, the
rear lid w ill either close or open, depending on
its angle. .,,_
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If you pull light ly on its handle , the rea r lid
will close .
You can manually stop the automatic open ing/closing of th e luggage compa rtm ent lid .
Th e automatic clos ing process begins if you
push down on the rear lid .
A WARNING
- After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. O therwise it could open sudden ly
when the vehicle is moving .
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, alÂ
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv Â
ing . Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lugÂ
gage area, because then the rear lid canÂ
not be fu lly closed .
- Never leave you r vehicle unatte nded esÂ
pecially wi th the rea r lid left open. A
child could cr awl into the ca r th rough the
l u ggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out . To reduce the risk of persona l in Â
jury, never let children p lay in or around
your vehicle . Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use .
- Never close the rear lid inattentively or
without checking fi rst . Al though the
closing force of the rear lid is lim ited,
you can st ill ser iously injure yourself or
others.
- Always ensure that no one is w ith in
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
par ticu lar close to t he h inges and the upÂ
per and lower edges -fingers or hands
can be p inched.
- Never try to inte rfe re with the rear lid or
help it when it is being opened or closed
automatically .
(D Tips
- If there is a mechanical problem with auÂ
tomatic closing for the rea r lid or there is
an obstruction, it opens again immed i-
Openin g an d clos ing 3 7
ately. Check to see why the rear lid co uld
not be closed before attempting to close
it again.
- The following applies to vehicles equipÂ
ped with the Convenience key * feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lugÂ
gage compartment, luggage compartÂ
ment w ill automa tically unlock i tself afÂ
ter you lock the vehicle . Th is prevents
you from unintentionally lock ing your
key in the l uggage compartme nt.
- When the vehicle is loc ked, the rear lid
can be unlocked separately by p ress ing
the button
cs on the mas ter key . When
t he rear lid is closed again, it locks au toÂ
matically.
- Yo u can close the rear lid using t he masÂ
ter key (veh icles with convenience key *)
up to a distance of app roximately 3 meÂ
ters.
Rear lid emergency release
If the central locking system fails, the rear lid
can b e opened at the lock cylinder .
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Fig. 27 Re ar lid : m echan ic a l key in t he loc k cy linde r
.,. Remove the mechani cal key q page 30.
.,. In ser t t he key in the lock cylinder aspicÂ
tured .
.,. Tu rn the key approximately 45° to the right
q fig. 27. The rear lid opens q .& .
In this position the key cannot be pulled out
of the lock cy linder .
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always p ull up
on it to make sure t hat it is p roperly
Page 50 of 302

48 Clear vis ion
Extending /retracting th e rear window
sh ad e*
• To extend or retract the sun shade fr om the
cockpit ,
press the~ button in the center
console
¢ fig . 42 .
• To extend or retract the sun shade
from th e
r e ar of th e vehicle,
press the liiil button in
the door
¢ fig . 43 .
Extending the rear door sun shade s
• Close the window in the rear door.
• To extend the sun shade
from the d riv er 's
s eat ,
pull the left/right rear power window
switch ~ in the dr iver's door .
• To extend the sun shade from the
rear of
th e v ehi cle,
pull the power window sw itch
~ i n the left/right rear door.
Retr acting the re ar doo r sun shades*
• To retract the sun shade from th e dri ver 's
sea t,
press the left/right rear power window
switch~ in the driver's door.
• To retract the sun shade from the
re ar of the
vehicle ,
press the power window switch~
in the left/right rear door.
You can adj ust the settings for the rear sun
sh ade so the shade ret ra cts automatica lly
when you selec t the reve rse gear. Select:
CAR
function button > Ca r sys tems control button
> Vehicle settings > Automatic rear blind >
On. T he sett ings are automat ica lly stored and
assigned to the remote control key. The sun
shade extends again as soon as the vehicle beÂ
g ins traveling forward at a speed greater than
9 mph (1S km/h), as long as the ignition has
not been switched off in the meantime .
& WARNING
When lowe ring or raisi ng the sunshade,
make s ure there is no thing in its way a nd
t ha t it has a free path to trave l. This could
cause personal injury.
{D) Tips
- If the sun shade is operated repeatedly
wi thin a sho rt time, the bui lt-in overload
protection circui t may be tr ipped. If this occurs, you will have to wait briefly be
Â
fore yo u can operate the shade again.
- Because of the decrease in the f lexibility
of the shade materia l at temperatures
below freezing, the electrica l circuit
which operates the shade shuts off when
the temperature in the vehicle falls beÂ
low
14 °F ( - 10 °C). The shade cannot be
operated until the passenger compartÂ
ment warms up above this temperature.
Vanity mirror in the rear
App lies to veh icles: w ith vanity mir rors in th e rea r
Fig. 44 Rear headliner : van ity mirro r
• Press the button to fold the mirror open.
The mirror light ing turns on automatically.
• To change the mirror's ang le, move it forÂ
ward/back w ith your hand .
Wiper and washer
system
Switching the windshield wipers on
F ig . 4 5 Winds hield w iper lever
Move the windshie ld w iper lever to the correÂ
sponding position:
@ -Windshield wipe rs off