dead battery AUDI S8 2015 Owners Manual

32 Opening and clo sing
Remov ing the mechanical key
Fig. 19 Remote control master key : removing the me­
chanical key
.. Press the release button@r=>.> fig. 19.
• 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 side c::>
page 75.
-lock and unlock the vehicle manually
<=>page 36.
-lock the front and rear passenger doors me­
chanically
c::> page 37.
- unlock the luggage compartment lid man­
ually
c::> page 40.
Check light and battery in the master
key
Fig. 20 Remote master key: Removing the battery
holder
Check light in the master ke y
The check light@c::> fig. 20 in the master key
prov ides informat ion about d ifferent cond i­
tions.
• The check light turns on briefly once when a
button is pressed, and dur ing an "inquiry"
by the convenience key system. •
If the check light does not come on, the bat ­
tery is dead and has to be replaced. In addi­
tion, when the battery is dead the
!I indi ­
cator light appears in the instrument cluster
display as well as the message
Pl ease
chang e th e ke y b attery .
Ma ster key batter y replacement
• Remove the mechanica l key c::> page 32.
• Press the release button@¢ fig. 20 on the
battery holder and at the same time pull the
battery holder out of the master key in the
direction of the arrow .
.. Install the new battery CR 2032 with the
"+" sign facing down.
.. Push the battery holder carefu lly into the
maste r key.
• Insta ll the mechanical key .
@ For the sake of the environment
Dis p ose of dead batteries prope rly so as
not to poll ute the environment.
{D Tips
The replacement battery mus t be the
same specification as the o rigina l.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthor­
ized use of your vehicle .
A computer chip ins ide your key automatically
deact ivates the elect ron ic immobilizer when
the key is ins ide the veh icle. When you remove
the key from the vehicle, the elect ron ic immo­
bilizer is au tomatically activa ted once aga in.
& WARNING -
A lways take the key w ith you when you
l eave the vehicle. The key can disarm the
e lectronic engine immobilizer and permit
an una uthorized person to start the engine
and enable operation of the vehicle sys­
tems such as power w indow or power sun-
r oof leading to se rious pe rsonal injury.
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