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Operation and display
Vehicle levels
The A8 comes either with a standard running gear (adaptive air suspension) or a sporty run-
ning gear (adaptive air suspension-sport).
Standard running gear:
The following programs can be selected either manually or automatically:
"automatic" mode:
Basic vehicle level, comfort-oriented suspension with appropriately adapted damper map. The
vehicle is lowered by 25 mm after 30 seconds at speeds of 75 mph (120 km/h) or more ("motor-
way lowering"). This lowered position improves aerodynamics and reduces fuel consumption.
"comfort" mode:
Vehicle height as in "automatic" mode, less damping at lower speeds than in "automatic"
mode, resulting in even greater driving comfort than in "automatic" mode.
There is no automatic motorway lowering.
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"automatic" and "comfort" mode: Basic level
Basic level
of standard
running
gear
