sensor AUDI A8 2011 Workshop Manual

294 Index
Panoramic sunroof ........... .. .... .. 41
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Parking . .. .... ........... ........ .. 82
Valet park ing ............ .. .. .. .. .. 40
Park ing brake ... . ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 81
also refer to Electromechanical park ing
brake .. .. .. ................ ... ... . 81
Parking lights ............. .... .... .. 43
Parking system
C leaning camera lens ............... 208
Parking system advanced
Adjust ing the display .......... .. .. . 122
Adjust ing the warning tones .. .. .. ... 122
Rear view camera -parking mode 1 .. . 121
Rear view camera -parking mode 2 . .. 121
Safety precautions ................ . 118
Switching on and off ....... .... ... . 120
Parts replacement ......... .... .... . 285
Pass-through with ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light .... ... . 1S6
Passenger protection ........ ..... .. . 188
Passive safety system ......... .. .... . 127
Pedals .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 132
Physical principles of a frontal collision . 138
Polishing .... ................ ..... . 209
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) . . 7 4
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Locking/unlocking the vehicle from in-
side . .. .. .. ................ ... ... . 34
Rear lid .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Selective unlock feature . .. .. .. .. .. . . 32
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Unlock ing and locking vehicle ... .. .. . . 32
Power seat adjustment Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S5
Rear seats .. ................ ... ... . S7
Power steering (servotronic) . .. .. .. .. . 194
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
pre sense .. .. ... .. ..... ... .... .. .. . 188
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . 188
Programming the Homelink ® universal re-
mote control .............. .. .. .. .. . 124 Proper
occupant seating positions ... .. 128
Proper safety belt position ............ 141
Proper seating position Front passenger .. ............. .... 129
Occupants . .. .. .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 128
Rear passengers .. ..... ........... . 130
Q
quattro ®
refer to All Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 138
Why safety belts? ............. .... 137
R
Radiator fan ...... ................ . 231
Radio clock ... .. .. ............. .. .. . 26
Rain/light senso r
Headlights .. ...... ... ..... ... .. .. . 43
Intermittent (w indshield wipers) ...... 48
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reading lights ... .. ............. .. .. . 46
Rear fog lights .. .. ....... ...... .. .. . 43
Rear lid Automatic operation .............. .. 36
Emergency release ............... .. . 37
Escape handle . .. ............. .... 259
Opening and closing ..... ...... .. .. . 35
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear seats Adjusting individual seats ....... .... . 57
Entry assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Front passenger seat adjustment . . . . . . 60
Reclining rear seat ................ .. 59
Rear view camera
Reverse Parking .. ............. .. .. 121
Rear view mirror ... ....... ...... .. .. . 51
Rear window heating ................. 76
Recirculation mode (automat ic climate
control) .... .... ................... . 7S
Reclining rear seat . ... .. ....... ... .. . 59
Refrigerator
refer to Cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Refuelling .... .. .. .. ... ............ 220

296 Index
Servotronic (power steering system) ... . 194
Shiftpaddles . ... ... ...... ... .. .. .. . 115
Ship (transporting your vehicle) . .. ..... 277
Side airbags
Description ............... ... .... . 163
How they work ............ ... .... . 164
Side assist Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . 98
C leaning sensors ....... .... .. .. .. . 208
Description ............... ... .... .. 98
Informational and alert stage signals . 100
Messages in instrument cluster display 104
MMI settings ................ ..... 103
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Safety tips ................ .. .. .. . 104
Sensor detection area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Side curtain airbags ................. 166
Descript ion ................ .. .... . 166
How they work ........... .... ..... 167
Safety instructions ........ .... .... . 167
Ski sack
refer to Pass-through with ski sack ... .. 66
Sliding/tilting sunroof Emergency closing .......... .. .. .. .. 41
Emergency operation ...... .... .. .. .. 42
Opening and closing ....... ... .. ... . 40
Panoramic sunroof ............ .... .. 41
Snow chains ... ........... .. .. .. .. . 254
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 69
Solar operation (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ......... .. .... . 187
Space-saving spare tire ........ .. .... . 261
Spare wheel ............... ... .... . 262
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Speed rating letter code ....... .. .... . 250
Speed warn ing system ...... .. .. ...... 83
Sport differential . .......... ... .. .. . 106
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
START ENGINE STOP button ....... .. .. 79
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting off with a trailer .. .. .... .. .. . . 82
Starting the engine .................. 79 Steering wheel
Adjusting steering column ....... ... . 78
Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 22
Shift paddles .... ............. .... llS
Steering wheel heating ............ .. 77
Steps for determining correct load limit . 247
Stopping the eng ine ... .......... .. .. . 80
Storage .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 70
Sunroof ........ .. .. .............. .. 40
Sun shades Emergency closing (roof) ......... ... . 42
Panoramic sunroof ............. .. .. . 42
Rear window ... .. ... .......... .. .. . 47
Side doors ..... .. .. .............. .. 47
Sun visors .. .. .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. . 47
Symbols
refer to Warning/Indicator lights . .. .. . 11
T
Tachometer ..... .. .. ............ 11, 23
Technical modifications .......... .. .. 286
Temperature di splay .................. 23
T ether anchors .... ................ . 18S
Tether strap .. .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. 185
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ...... .. .. .. .. ........... .... 197
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 134
Tips for the environment Sav ing fuel .. .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 68
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . .... 112
T ire pressure .... .. ............. .... 244
Tire pressure monitoring system ....... 256
Loss of air pressure ............. ... 25 7
Malfunction ..... ................ . 257
Resetting tire pressures ......... .. .. 258
Tires ..... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 238
Serv ice life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
speed rating letter code ......... ... 250
Tire manufacturing date ......... ... 250
T ire specifications ... .......... .. .. 250
T read depth . .. .. ............. .. .. 248
Uniform tire quality grading ......... 252
Winter tires ..... ................ . 253
Tires and veh icle load limits ........... 246