brake AUDI A4 AVANT 2008 Manual PDF

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Partition screen .. ... .... ......... 111
Protective liner ..... .. .... ...... .. 113
Removing luggage compartment cov-
er /partition net ... .. .... .... .... 1 11
Retractable cover ... .. .... ... .... . 110
Side Compartment ... .... ... .... . 114
Ski sack . ...... .. .... .... ...... .. 114
Tie -down strap ...... .... ......... 109
See also Loading the luggage
compartment ... .... .... ....... . 173
Lumbar support .. ...... .... ....... ... 99
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Maintenance ..... .. ...... .... .... .. 346
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (M IU . ... 20, 27
Manual transmission . ...... .... .... . 142
Gearshift lever .. ...... ... .... .... 142
Master key ........ .... .... .......... 53
Battery replacement . ...... .... .... 54
Menu button ..... .. .... .... ...... ... 42
Menu input switch . ...... .... .... .... 42
Mi le age
Average .... ... .. .... .... ...... ... 40
Ins tan taneous .... .... ...... .... .. 41
M iles to empty .. .. .. .... .... .... .... . 26
Mirrors Activating the digita l compass ..... . 93
Adjusting the a nti -g lare ...... .... .. 90
Automat ic d imm ing fo r the outside
m irrors . .... ...... .... .......... 92
Automat ically dimming inside mirror . 90
Inside rearview mirror . ...... .... ... 90
Inter ior mirror .... .... ...... .... .. 90
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Manual glare dimming
.......... ... 90
Outside mirrors .. .......... .... ... 91
Recalling position of outside mir rors 101
Storing posit ion of outs ide m irrors .. 101
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 198
multitronic™ Automatic Shift Lock (ASU 152
D riving the mu ltitronic™ .. ... .... .. 150
Dynamic shift prog ram ...... .. ... . 153
Fa il- sa fe mode .... ... .... .... .... 156
Kick-down .... .... .... .... .... ... 153
Manual shi ft program ... .. .... .... 154
Selector lever .... .... .... .... .... 1 51
Steering w heel wit h tiptronic® . .... 155
tiptron ic
154
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Nat ural leather . ...... .... ....... .... 262
New tires and whee ls . ....... ... .. ... 305
NHTSA Contacting ..... .... .... ... .. .... 175
Number of sea ts ... .. .... .... .... ... 1 76
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Occupant seat ing pos itio ns .. .. ... .... 1 68
Octane rating .... ...... .... .... .... . 267
Odom eter .... .... ... .... .... .... ... . 15
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See Eng ine oi l .... .... .... .... .... 275
O lder children and safety belts ..... .. . 219 On
-Board Diagnostic System .. ... .... .. 28
Electronic speed lim iter ... .... ..... 28
Malfunc tion Indicator Lamp (M IU .. .. 27
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD) .... . 27
Data Link Connec tor (DLC) .. .... .... 27
Open door or rear lid warning ... .. .. . .. 26
Opening Power sunroof ....... ........... .. 68
Operate your vehicle economical ly and mini -
mize pol lution .... ... .... .... ... 245
Optional equipm ent
Mark ed with an asterisk ...... ....... 6
Out lets ...... .... .... ... .... .... ... 12 1
Outside air pollution How to prevent from enter ing the veh ic le
128
Ou ts ide mirrors ....... ... .... .... .... 91
Outside temperature display .. .... ..... 25
Owner's manual How the Owne r's Man ua l is o rganized . 6
Owner's literature storage .... .... .... 123
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Paint
Touch -up ... .. .... .... ... .... .... 258
Pain t no ...... .. .... ...... .... .... . 340
Park assis t ... .... .... ... .... .... ... 139
Parking .. .. .. ...... .... ........... . 138
Automatic t ransmission (6 -speed) .. . 143
multitronic ™ ... .... ... .... .... ... 1 50
P arking brake ...... .... .... .... ... .. 137
Setting and re leasing . ...... .. .... 137
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Parking brake warning ..... .. .... .... . 29
Parking l ight
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Park ing on a dec line (downhil l) ....... 138
Parking on an incline (uphill) ..... .... 138
Parktronic
See acoustic park assist . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ........ 199
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Pedals ............................ 172
Physical principles of a fronta l collision 177
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear ............................ 60
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Convenience close/open feature ..... 59
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside ........... ....... .... .... 59
Opening and c losing the windows ... 59
Operating locks from with key .. .... 58
Rear lid . .... ... .. .... .... .... .... 61
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 56
Unlocking and locking vehicle ....... 56
Power locks
Power sunroof ..... .... .... .... ... 69
Pow er outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Power roof ........ .... ... .. .... ..... 67
Power seats Adjusting the seatback ............. 99
Adjustment ........... .... .... ... 97
Pow er steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 , 241 Power
sunroof
Emergency closing ................ 69
Power window switche ·s . ...... .... ... 65
In the driver's door ... .... ... .. .... 66
In the front passenger's door ....... 67
Reactivating the system ............ 67
Pregnant women Specia l considera tions when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Programming the Homelink® Universa l Re -
mote Contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Prop er occupant seating positions .... 168
Proper safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . 182
P roper seating position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Protectiv e liner 113
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Quartzclock ...... .... ........ ....... 14
quattro®
See All -whee l drive ............... 242
Question
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What happens to unbelted occupants? ..
178
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Radiator fan ...... ............. ..... 283
Radio Replacing ....................... 349 Rain sensor defective
... .. .... .... .... 34
Reading lights
Front ....... ...... .... ...... ..... 81
Rear .......................... 81, 82
Reararmrest . .... .... .... ....... ... 103
Rear ashtray ....................... 119
Rear fog lights .. ...... .... .... .... ... 76
Rear lid
Emergency un locking (on ly manually . 62
Locking/unlocking ............. .... 61
Rear light
Defective ........ .... .... .... .... . 35
Rear power locking switch ... .. .... .... 60
Rear seat bench .. .... .... ..... .. ... 104
Rear view mirror Inside rear view mirror ............. 90
Rear window defogger .... .... .... ... 131
Rearview mirror
See Mirrors ....................... 90
Red symbols .. ........... .... .... ... 30
Refuel ling .......................... 269
Release lever for hood .... ........ ... 272
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 56
Assigning a seat position .. .... .... 102
Resetting remote control ........... 57
Unlocking and locking ............. 56
Remote master key
Battery replacement ....... ....... . 53
Check light ................ ...... . 53
Remote rear lid release .... ...... ..... 63
Removing luggage compartment cover/parti -
tion net ...... .... .... .... .... . 111

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Tire specifications .... ...... .... .. 306
Tread depth .. .... .... ........... 303
Uniform tire quality grading .. .... . 309
Winter tires .. .. .. .... .... ...... .. 310
Tires and vehicle load limits .. ... .... . 301
Tires and wheels Checking tire pressure ... .. ...... . 299
Co ld ti re inflati on pressure ... .. .... 297
Dimens ions ...... .... ... .... .... 305
Genera l notes ..... .... ... .... .... 293
G lossary of tire and loading terminology
294
New tires and whee ls ... .. ..... .. . 305
Replaci ng . ...... .... .... ... .... . 306
Snow chains ... .. .... .... .... .... 311
Tire pressu re monito ring system .. . 307
Tires and vehicle load limits .. ...... 301
Wheel bo lts .. .... .... ... .... .... 311
Winter tires .. .. .. .... .... ...... .. 310
Tires/Wheels Lowaspectrat iotires ..... ... .... . 312
Tire pressure monitoring sys tem . ... 20
T orn or frayed safety belts . ... .... .... 180
Touch -up paint .. .... .... ... .... .... 258
Towing Tow truck procedures
Tow line eye 332
front ...... ... .. .... .... .... .... 333
Trailer towing ... .... .... .... .... ... 248
Operating instructions .... ...... .. 249
Technical requirements ... .... 248, 249
Trailer towing tips ..... .. ...... ... 250
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Transmission
Vehicle identification ...... .... .... .. 340
6 -speed ... ...... ... .. .... .... ... 142
Vehic le identificati on label . ....... ... . 340
Manual transmission .............. 142
Vehic le Identification Number (V IN) ... . 340
tiptron ic® .......... ...... .... ... 143
Vehicle jack .. .... .... .......... 316, 32 1
Transport Canada ... .... .... .... .... 345
Vehicle l iterature ...... ... .... .... .... . 5
Tread Wear Ind icator (TWll . ....... .. . 303
Vehicle-care products .... .... .... .... 254
Trip computer
Complete -trip memory ............ . 38
Fuel consumption rate ...... .. .... . 38
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Mi leage .. .... .... .... .... .... ... . 38
Warning lights ... .... .... ...... ... 12, 19
Si ngle -trip memory . ...... .... .... . 38
Warning/i ndicator lights
Trip odometer ... ...... .... ... .. .... . 15
Airbag system .... .... .... ..... .. . 20
dEF indication in the trip odometer
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) ... .... . 21
display ... .. .... .... .... ... .... . 15
Brake system ..................... 23
Turn s ignals ......................... 80
Cruise control ... .. .... ...... ...... 21
Warning/ind ica tor lights ............ 22
Electronic immobilizer ...... .. ..... 16
Electronic power control ... .... ..... 23
u Electron ic stabil ization program (ESP) 22
Generator ........................ 22
Undercoating ....... ... .. .... .... ... 261
High beam . ....... ... .... .... .... 23
Unfastening safety belts . .... .... .... 18 4
Malfunction Indicator La mp (M IU .... 20
Un idirectiona l tires . .... .... ...... ... 293 Park ing brake .. ...... .... .... ... .. 23
Uniform tire quality grading .. ... .... . 309 Safety belt ..
...... .... .... .... .... 22
U nlocking Tire pressure monitoring system ...
.. 20
Power locking switch ... .. .... .... . 59 Turn signals
...... .... .... .... .... 22
Rear lid ...... .... .... .... ... .... . 61 Warranty coverages .
.... .... .... .... 345
Remote control ................... 56 Washer reservoir .. .... ... .... .... ... 291
Using the key . ............ .... .... 58
Washing .. ...... .... .... ... .... .... 254
Automatic car wash . ...... .... ... . 255
V by hand ...... .... .... ... .... .... 255
with a power washer ... ... .... .... 256
Vanity mirror .... ............. ...... . 84
Washing the vehicle .. .... .... .... ... 254
Veh ic le e lec trical system ... .. .... .... . 22
Washing the vehicle by hand .......... 255
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Waxing .... .... ....... .... .... ... .. 257 Why safety belts? ....... .... .... 176, 177 y
Wear indica tor ..................... 303 Windows
Weatherstrips .... ... .... .... .... ... 259 Cleaning ........................ 258 Yellow symbols ... .... .... ...... ..... 33
Weights ........................... 341 Convenience close/open feature ..... 59
What happens if you wear your safety be lt too Defogging · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
...... 131
loose? ........................ 182 Defrosting ...................... 131
What happens to unbelted occupants? . 178 Rapid defrosting/defogging ........ 131
What impairs driving safety? .. ...... . 167
What should I do after changing a wheel? .. 300
What should I do after replacing whee ls? ...
300
Wheel bolts Torque ......................... 311
Wheel change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Wheels .. .... .... .... ....... .... ... 293
Cast a lloy ... .. .... .... .......... 260
Checking tire pressure ............ 299
Cold tire inflation pressure ...... .. 297
Genera l notes .... .... .... ...... . 293
G lossary of tire and loading terminology
294
New tires and whee ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Stee l whee ls .......... .......... 259
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . 301
When must a safety belt be replaced? .. 180
When must the airbag system be inspected? 198
When should I adjust the tire pressures?
300
When should I check the tire pressures? 300 Windshield washer fluid
Low level .... ....... ...... .... ... 34
Windshield wipers Installing new wiper b lades ......... 88
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Winter driving Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Winter operation
Battery .. .... ....... ...... .... .. 285
Coolant system .................. 280
Ti res ....... .. .... .... .... ... ... 242
Winter tires .............. .......... 310
All -whee l drive ... .... ....... ..... 310
Wiper and washer system .. .... .... ... 85
Intermittent wiping ...... ....... ... 85
One-tap wiping ...... ...... .... ... 85
Rear window wiper .......... .. .... 86
Wiper blades Installing new wiper blades ....... .. 88
Replacing rear window wiper blades . 89
Worn brake pads .. ........ ... .... .... 34
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Where can I find the tire pressures for my Xenon headlights ..... .... .... .... ... 79
car? ...... ... .... .... .... .... . 299 Xenon-L ights ... .. ...... .... ... .. ... 328