Audi A8 2008 - Page 16

In st rum e n t s a nd warning / indi ca t o r lig h ts
[ i J Tip s
• The digital clock and the odometer are turned on for about 30
seconds when the driver's door is opened.
• When the ignition is turned off, the odometer reading and the
digital clock with date display can be switched on for about
30 seconds by pressing the
I CHECK) button => page 15, fig. 5. •
Speedometer with odometer
The speedometer shows you the vehicle speed, and the
odometer shows you how many miles (kilometers) you
have driven .
Fig. 4 Instr ume nt
cluster Odomete r and
reset butt on
The odometer and trip odometer are located inside the speedom-
eter.
• USA models - Miles
• Canada models - Kilometers
You can swi t ch the display from mi les to kilometers and vice versa
via the MMI.
Lower odom et e r
The lower odometer shows the total number of miles (kilometers)
driven.
U p p e r od om et e r (tr ip odo m e t er)
The upper odometer shows the total number of mi les (kilometers)
driven since you last reset the odometer to zero. You can use this
odometer when you wan t to keep track of how many mi les (kilome -
ters) you have driven for a single trip or errand. The last digit indi-
cates 1/10 of a mile (100 meters).
You can reset the trip odometer to zero by pressing the Reset button
(0.0).
M a lf un ct io n message
If there is a malfunction somewhere in the instrument cluster, dEF
wi ll appear in the trip odometer and will stay on. Contact your
authorized Audi dealer to have the prob lem corrected.
Imm ob ilize r
When you switch on the ignition, the data chip inside the key is
"read" by the immobilizer system.
If an unauthorized key is inserted into the ignition lock, the word
SAFE will come on and stay on. You will not be able to start the
vehicle=>
page 49.
[ i J Tips
• The digita l clock and the odometer are turned on for about 30
seconds when the driver's door is opened.
• When the ignition is turned off, the odometer reading and the
digital clock with date display can be switched on for about
30 seconds by pressing the
!CHECK) button=> page 15, fig. 5. •
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge only works when the ignition is on.
The fuel tank holds about 23.8 gallons (90 liters). When the need le
reaches the reserve mark, the=>
page 35 symbol appears in the
instrument cluster display as well as the message
Please refue l. .,_