Audi A8 2008 Owner's Manual page 75

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Emergency
flasher
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The emergency flasher makes other motorists aware that
you or your vehicle are in an emergency situation.
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Fig. 61 Center
console: emergency
flasher switch
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Press the switch ~ => fig. 61 to turn the emergency
flashers on or off.
When the emergency flasher is on, all four turn signals blink at the
same time . Th e t urn signal indi cator ligh t s ¢¢
in th e instrum ent
cluster, as well as the light in the emergency flasher switch ~ blink
likewise .
The emergency flashers will turn on automatically
if you are in an
accident where the airbag has deployed.
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Tips
You should turn on the emergency flashers when:
you are the last vehicle standing in a traffic jam so that any other
vehicles coming can see you , or when
your vehicle has broken down or you are in an emergency situa -
tion , or when
your vehicle is being towed by a tow truck or if you are towing
another vehicle behind you . •
Controls and equip-
ment
Clear vision
Turn signal
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and high beam
[D
lever
The lever on the left side of the steering column is used to
operate the turn signals and the high beam as well as the
headlight flasher.
Fig. 62 Turn signal and
high beam lever
The turn signal and high beam lever has the following func -
tions:
Turn signals
¢ ¢
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Lift the lever up all the way => fig. 62 to use the right turn
signals, or push the lever down all the way to use the left
turn signals .
Auto-blink
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Move the lever (up or down) just to the point of resis-
tance to use the turn signals for as long as you need
them, for example when chang ing lanes.
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Move the lever (up or down) just to the point of resis-
tance and then release it right away to make the turn
signals blink
three times.
You can use this feature for
example when changing lanes on highways.
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