Audi A8 2015 User Manual

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Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment . . . .. .
Ins t ruments and controls . . . .
General illustration ...... . . . . . . .. .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ...... . . . . . . . . . .
Instruments ............ . . . . . . .. .
Warning/indicator lights .......... .
Driver information display .. . . . . . . . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . .
Keys . . . ..... . .......... . . . . . .. .
Power locking system ..... . . . . . . . .
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . .
Child safety lock . ...... . ... . . . . . . .
Power windows . ...... . ... . . . . . . .
Valet park ing . . .......... . . . . . .. .
Sliding/tilting sunroof ... . . . . . . . . . .
Panoramic sunroof ........ . . . . . .. .
Clear vision . . ........ . . . . . . . . . .
Lights . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . .
Interior lights .............. . . . .. .
V1s1on . . . . . ... .... ......... . . .. .
Wiper and washer system ... . . . . . . .
Mirrors . ................ . . . . . .. .
Digital compass .......... . . . . . .. .
Seats and storage ..... . . . . . . . .
General recommendations ..... . . . .
Front seats ... . .......... . ... . .. .
Rear seats . . . . . .... .. .... . . . . . . . .
Head restraints ........... . . . . . . .
Seat memory . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Full-length center console .. . . . . . .. .
Luggage compartment .. . . . . . . . .. .
Pass-through with ski sack ........ .
Roof rack . . ..... . ........ . . . . .. .
12-vo lt sockets ........ . . . . . . . . .. .
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Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Warm and cold . . ........ ... . . .
Climate controls . . ............ . .. .
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On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 83
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . 85
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
92
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 94
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . 101
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Raising/lowering the vehicle.. . .. . . . 110
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Night vision a s sistant ..... . . . . 111
Night vision assistant with pedestrian
and wild animal detection . . . . . . . . . . 111
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 114
tiptronic (8-speed transmission) . . . . . 114
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Parking system plus with rear view
camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Audi A8 2015 Specifications

General

Brand	Audi
Model	A8 2015
Category	Automobile
Language	English