2022 Audi A8 Owner’s Manual

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Adjusting the exterior lighting

You can adjust the exterior lighting separately. The settings depend on the vehicle equipment. 56

• Applies to:
  • MMI: Select on the home screen:
    • VEHICLE > Light & Visibility > Exterior lighting.

 

Automatic headlights

You can adjust the following settings in the Automatic
headlights menu:

• Activation time – You can adjust if the headlights switch on Early, Medium, or Late based on the sensitivity of the light sensor.
• High beam assistant – You can switch the high beam assistant on and off.

Entry/exit lighting
The Entry/exit lighting illuminates the area around the vehicle when the vehicle is unlocked or when the driver’s door is opened while the ignition is off. The entry/exit lighting works when it is dark and when the AUTO light function is switched on. The front and rear daytime running lights switch on automatically each time the vehicle is unlocked regardless of how bright it is outside the vehicle.

Applies to: vehicles with digital Matrix LED functions:
The entry lighting also projects a light animation when the vehicle is unlocked and the driver’s door is opened. The exit lighting also starts the light animation when the ignition is switched off. The light animation will appear on surfaces in front of the vehicle when it is dark. You can choose from various animations.

Daytime running lights

• USA models: The daytime running lights can be switched on and off.
• Canada models: The daytime running lights cannot be switched off. The lights activate automatically each time the ignition is switched on.

Digital light signatures
You can choose from various light signatures. The light signature is always active when the tail lights are active. If you change to a different light signature, the change will go into effect shortly after you exit the vehicle.

Interior lighting

Front interior lighting

Touch-sensitive reading lights

• To turn a reading light on or off, touch the surface @ briefly.
• To activate the manual dimming function, touch the surface (2) when the light is switched off and keep touching it until the desired brightness is reached.

Rear interior lighting

Press the xax* button to switch the rear interior lighting on or off.

Touch-sensitive reading lights

• To turn a reading light on or off, touch the surfa(@ cbreiefly.
• To activate the manual dimming function, touch the surface (2) when the light is switched off and keep touching it until the desired brightness is reached.

Matrix reading lights*
When the reading lights are switched on, you can individually adjust the brightness, position, and focus range.

• Applies to Rear Seat Remote:
  • Select on the home screen: LIGHTS > Matrix lights > Individual.

Interior lighting
This applies to: vehicles with interior lighting The ambient lighting turns on when the ignition is switched on. The interior lighting is deactivated when the lights are set to OFF. You can adjust the interior lighting separately. The settings depend on the vehicle equipment.

• Applies to MMI:
  • Select on the home screen: VEHICLE
    Light & Visibility > Interior lighting.
• Applies to Rear Seat Remote: Select on the home screen: LIGHTS > Interior lighting. You can choose from various color profiles, such as Maritime.

Additional settings and profiles:

• Brightness: you can adjust the brightness for all of the interior lighting.
• Individual: you can adjust the brightness and color of the interior lighting separately for the line and surface lighting.
• Audi drive select: the contour and surface lighting color changes depending on the selected drive select* mode.

Display brightness
You can set the instrument and display illumination separately. The settings depend on the vehicle equipment.

• Applies to MMI:
  • select on the home screen:
    SETTINGS > Display & brightness.
• Applies to Rear Seat Remote: select on the
  home screen: SETTINGS > Device.

Possible settings in the MMI:

• Cockpit dimming
• Head-up display
• MI
• Audi virtual cockpit

Possible settings in the Rear Seat Remote:

• Brightness
• Dim display

Sun visors

Sun visor
The sun visors can be moved out of their brackets and turned toward the doors (1). They can also be moved back and forth lengthwise in this position.

Vanity mirror
The mirror light switches on when the cover over the vanity mirror @) opens.

Vanity mirror in the rear
This applies to: vehicles with vanity mirrors in the rear

• Press the button to fold the mirror open. The mirror lighting turns on automatically.
• To change the mirror’s angle, move it forward or back with your hand.

Windshield wipers

Switching the windshield wipers on

• Move the lever S7 to the corresponding position:

1. • Windshield wipers off
2. Rain sensor/intermittent mode. The windshield wipers switch on once the vehicle speed exceeds approximately 2 mph (4 km/h) and it is raining. The higher the sensitivity of the rain sensor that is set (switch © to the right), the earlier the windshield wipers react to moisture on the windshield. You can deactivate the rain sensor mode, which switches the interval mode on. In intermittent mode, you can adjust the interval time using the switch ©.
   Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
   1. VEHICLE > Light & Visibility > Rain sensor.
3. Slow wiping
4. Fast wiping
5. Single wipe. If you hold the lever in this position longer, the wipers switch from slow wiping to fast wiping.
6. Clean the windshield &. The number of wipes and afterwipes depends on how long the Lever is held in position G). The wipers wipe one time after several seconds of driving to remove water droplets. You can switch this function off by moving the lever to position
7. within ten seconds of the after wipe. The after wipe function is reactivated the next time you switch the ignition on. If you hold the lever in position G) for longer than half a second, the edge wiping feature will be activated. This moves the windshield wipers closer to the edge of the windshield and performs an after-wipe to clean the residue that results from the wiping process from the edge of the windshield. The function is available when driving at speeds up to 75 mph (120 km/h). The headlight washer system* operates only when the low-beam headlights are on. If you move the lever to position G), the headlights and the night vision assist camera* are cleaned at intervals.

Cleaning/changing wiper blades

Wiper blade replacement position

• Switch off the ignition and hold the windshield wiper lever in position @) > page 61, fig. 46 until the windshield wiper moves into the wiper blade replacement position.
• To bring the windshield wipers into the normal position, switch the ignition on and hold the windshield wiper lever in position @) until the windshield wipers go back to the original position, or drive faster than 8 mph (12 km/h).

You can also turn the wiper blade replacement position on or off in the MMI:

• Switch the windshield wipers off (position @ => page 61, fig. 46).
• Applies to MMI: Select on the home screen: VEHICLE
• Settings & Service > Wiper change position.

Cleaning the wiper blades
Requirement: the windshield wipers must be in the wiper blade replacement position.

• Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the windshield.
• For information on cleaning, see > table on page 274.

Replacing the wiper blades
Requirement: the windshield wipers must be in the wiper blade replacement position.

• Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the windshield.
• Hold the wiper blade firmly.
• Press the locking knob (a) on the wiper blade.
• Remove the wiper blade from the windshield wiper arm mount (2).
• Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on the wiper arm until it clicks into place.
• Place the wiper arm back on the windshield.
• Exit the wiper blade replacement position.

Digital compass

Switching the compass on and off
This applies to: vehicles with digital compass

• To turn the compass on or off, press the button @ until the compass display in the mirror turns on or off.

The digital compass only works when the ignition is turned on.
The directions are indicated with abbreviations: N (north), NE (northeast), E (east), SE (southeast), S (south), SW (southwest), W (west), NW (northwest).

Adjusting the magnetic zone
Applies to: vehicles with digital compass

The magnetic zone must be adjusted correctly for the compass to read accurately.

• Press and hold the button @) > page 63, fig. 48 until the number of the magnetic zone appears in the interior rearview mirror.
• Press the button (() repeatedly to select the correct magnetic zone. The selection mode turns off after a few seconds.

Calibrating the compass
This applies to: vehicles with digital compass You must recalibrate the compass if it does not display the correct direction.

• Press and hold the button @ until aC
• page 63, fig. 48 appears in the rearview mirror.
• Drive in a circle at about 6 mph (10 km/h) until a direction is displayed in the rearview mirror.

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