Audi A8 2018 Owner's Manual page 120

Parking sys t e m s
- For objects that do not touch the ground,
such as the bumper of a parked vehicle, a
trailer hitch or the rear of a truck. Do not
use the orientation lines in this case.
- If driven from a level surface onto an in-
cline, or a downward slope.
- If driven toward protruding objects.
- If the vehicle is carrying too much load in
the rear.
- The accuracy of the orientation lines and
blue surfaces decreases when the vehicle is
raised/lowered ¢ page 111.
(D
Note
- Always read and follow the applicable warn -
ings ¢ (D in General information on
page 115.
- The orange -colored or ientation lines in the
Infotainment display show the vehicle path
based on the steering wheel angle. The
front of the vehicle swings out more than
the rear of the veh icle. Maintain plenty of
distance so that an exterior mirror or a cor-
ner of the veh icle does not collide with any
obstacles.
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with rearview camera
Switching on
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Sh ift into reverse, or
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Press the
p, q A
bu tton in the cente r console
¢ page 116, fig . 130. A sho rt confirmat io n
tone sounds and the LED in the but ton turns
on .
Switching between the rearview camera and
optical display
~
Press t he Graphic contro l but t on
®
¢ page 118, fig. 135 to see the optica l disp lay.
~ Press the Rear view contro l button to see the
rearview camera image.
Switch ing off
~ Drive faster t han 6 mph (10 km/h), or
~
Press the
p,qA
bu tton, or
~
Switch the ignition off.
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Tips
- The visua l display in the left part of the dis -
play should he lp you detect the crit ical vehi-
cle areas.
- You can change the volume and pitch of the
signals as well as the display¢ page 125.
Perpendicular parking
Applies to : vehicles with rearv iew camera
This view may be used when parking in a garage
or in a parking space.
Fig. 13 S Infota inment system: aim ing at a pa rking space
Fig. 136 Infota inm ent system : alig ning the vehicle
~ Turn the Infotainment system on and shift into
reverse gear.
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The orange orie ntation lines (!) show the vehi-
cle's direction of travel. Turn the steering wheel
until the orange o rientation lines appear in th e
parking space ¢ fig. 135. Use the ma rkings @
t o he lp you estima t e the dist ance to an obsta-
cle. Each marking represents approximate ly 3
ft (1 m). The b lue area represents an extension
of the vehicle's outline by approximate ly 16 ft
(5 meters) to the rear.
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Wh ile driving in reverse gear, adj ust the steer-
ing wheel angle to fit the park ing space using ..,.