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How to Activate the SOS System in the Audi A8

Model: Audi A8 Typ4n, MK 4 - Years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Part: Checks and maintenance

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This guide shows you how to activate the SOS system in the Audi A8 by following these simple and quick steps. The SOS system allows you to stop the vehicle and primarily secure the driver; you can press it while driving, and the vehicle will automatically activate the four hazard lights and gradually come to a stop, as shown in the video.

The SOS call will also reach the manufacturer; you will then need to deactivate the SOS system from the vehicle, making it ready for use again, a procedure found in the vehicle's owner's manual.


Updated on 1 October 2026 by ScegliAuto


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