Audi A8 2008 Owner's Manual page 31

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If a component is malfunctioning
or if the need for an urgent repair
has been detected, this will appear in the instrument clus t er display .
You will also hear an audible warning tone . The displays are co lor
coded in either red or yellow depending on their level of priority.
A red symbol means Danger , a yellow symbo l ind icates Warning . In
certain situations, information message for the driver appear in
addit ion to the red and yellow symbo ls.
Fun c tion t es t : au t om at ic t ransmission
The Auto-Check Contro l will automat ically perform a test each time
you switch on the ignition. With the selector lever in P or N, the
f ollowing message appears in the display:
When stati onary appl y foot brake w hile selecting gear.
When you a select a different gear (for example :
R, D,
etc.l, the
message will disappear and the Auto -Check function is disp layed.
If there is a malfunction , then the malfunction message will appear
about 15 seconds after t he you start the vehicle . At t he same time
you will hear a warning tone . •
Driver
information
messages
Driver i nformation messages are shown in the instrument
cluster display in addition to the red and yellow symbols.
Controls and equip-
ment
Fig. 16 CHECK button
in th e instru ment
cluster
Driv e r information
di s play
For example, if the transmission selector lever is not in the P posi-
ti on when the engine is turned off, the following message appears:
Shift to P, otherwi se vehicle can roll away. Doors do not lock if
lever is not in P .
The igni t ion key can only be removed with the selector in this pos i-
tion. This and other messages are brought up if a function cannot
be car ried out .
Dri ver m e s sa g e s and re d symbols
If a red symbo l appears in the display, a driver message can be
shown by pressing the [ CH ECK] button.
For example, the symbol f o r a problem with engine oi l pressure ~
appears in the disp lay. If you then press the [ CHECK] button , the
fo llowing driver message appears in the d isp lay:
Switch off engine and check oil level
The driver message in the display goes out after about 5 seconds .
The dr iver message can be d isplayed aga in by briefly pressing the
[ CHECK] button .
Dr iver me ss ages
and y ellow
symbols
If a yellow symbol appears in the display, a driver message is also
displayed automat ically.
For examp le, the symbol G> appears in the disp lay, indicating low
windshield washer fluid level. The following message also appears :
Please top up wa sher fluid
The driver message disappears after a few seconds . The driver
message can be d isplayed aga in by briefly pressing t he [ CHECK]
button. •

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