child seat AUDI A8 2012 Repair Manual

Convertible locking retractor .... .. .. . 17 5
How do I prop erly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ....... ... .. .. .. .
169
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Instal ling .. ............. .... .. ... 175
Instal ling a child restraint us ing the
L A T C H system .... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .
18 1
LATCH system ................... .. 181
Lower ancho rages ........ .. .. .. .. . 179
M ounti ng and releas ing the anchorage
hook . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. ...
181
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 169
C leaning and protection .............. 203
Alcantara (synthet ic suede) . .. .. .. .. . 2 12
Cooler . .. .. .... ........... .. .. ... 213
Eng ine compartment ... ... .. .. .. .. . 213
Exhaust tail p ipes . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 209
Fabrics and fabric coverings . ... .. .. . 209
Instrument panel .................. 210
Interior .......................... 209
Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
MMI disp lay/controls ............. .. 209
Plastic and v inyl .... ... ... .. .. .. .. . 206
Plastic pa rts ...................... 210
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 12
tr im str ips . ............. .... .. ... 207
Trim str ips .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 20 6
Climate controls ............ ...... ... 75
C lock ... .... .. .. .. .. .... .. . .. .. .. .. 25
C losing
Panor amic su nroof ........ .. .. .. .. ..
4 1
Sliding/ tilting sun roof .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 4 0
Sun shade (panoramic sunroof) ... .. .. 42
Cold ti re i nflat ion p ressu re ... .. .. .. .. .
239
Coming home ............. .... .. .... 45
Compact spare tire . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
258
Compartments ................... ... 7 1
Compass in the mirro r ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 52
Comp lian ce .. ............. .... .. ... 283
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 132, 280
Consumption (fue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Contact ing N HTSA ................ ..
132
Conven ience key ........... .... .. .... 32
Starting the engine ................. 80
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) ......................
81 Inde
x 287
Switching the ignition on .... ... .. .. . 80
U nl ocking and locking vehicle . ... .. .. . 32
Conve rtib le child safety seats ......... 172
Convertible locking retractor
Activati ng ........................
177
Deact ivating ...... ........... ..... 178
U sing to secure a child safety seat 1.75, 17 7
Coolant
refer to Eng ine coolant ............. 227
Cooler ... .. .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 72
Cleaning . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 213
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cooling mode (automa tic climate cont rol) 76
Cornering light .. .. ................. 103
C ruise cont ro l
Changing speed .... . .. ..... ... .. .. .
85
Presetting your speed .. ..... ... .. .. . 86
Switch ing off .. .. ............... .. . 86
Switching on . .. .. ................. . 85
Cu pholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
D
Data .............................. 278
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Date disp lay . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 25
Daytime runn ing lights .............. .. 43
Declarat ion of compliance
Adaptive cruise control .............
283
Audi side ass ist .............. .... . 283
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Convenience key .................. . 283
Electronic immob ilizer .......... .. .. 2 83
Homel in k® uni versal remote control .. 283
Remote con tro l key ... ...... ... .. .. 283
DEF
What does this mean when it appears in
t h e tr ip odometer display? ...........
25
Defective light bulb warning ........... 21
Defrosting (windows) .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 77
Del uxe a utomat ic cl imate control .. .. .. . 76
Determ ining correct load limit ........ 243
Digi tal compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Dimens ions ... .. .. .. . .. .... ...... .. 277
Dimming the rearview mirror .. ... .. .. . 51
Dista nce . .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 24
Door/rear lid warning ............ .. .. .
23
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288 Index
Doors
M echanical child safety lock .. .... .. .. 37
Power child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Driver information system
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door/r ear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Exterior temperature display ....... .. 23
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Driver seating position ............... 125
drive select .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 103
adaptive a ir suspension/sport ........ 103
Adaptive dampers ................. 103
Cornering light ........... .. .. .... . 103
Dynamic steering .................. 103
Safety belt tensioner ............... 103
Sport differential .......... ... .... . 103
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driving through water ............... 196
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Duplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 103
E
Easy entry feature .......... .... .... .. 79
Einparkhilfe Sensoren/Kamera reinigen ...... .... 205
Elect rical accessories (sockets) . . . . . 64, 70
E lectromechanical park ing brake
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Parking .................... ..... .. 83
Releasing and closing ..... .. .. .. .. . . 82
Starting assist ........... .. .. .... .. 83
Starting from rest .......... .. .... .. 83
Starting
off with a tra iler . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Warning/indicator lights ..... .. .. .. . . 15
E lectronic different ial lock ( EDL) .. .... . 187
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. . . 19
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 29
Electronic power control (EPC)
warning/indicator light ..... .... ..... 20
Electronic speed limiter ......... .... .. 27
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) .. ..... 187
Warn ing/indicator lights ....... .. .. .. 18 Emergency
actuation
Doors ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 34
Parking lock ... .. ................. 113
Power sunroof . .. ............. .... . 40
Rear lid ... .... .. ............. .... . 37
Emerg ency braking ................... 84
Emergency flasher ................. .. 44
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 22
Emergency operation Panoramic sunroof ... .......... .. .. . 42
Sun shade (roof) ................... 42
Emergency starting ................ . 270
Emergency towing .. ............ .. .. 272
Emergency warning triangle .......... 256
En ergy management ................ 192
Engine Compartment ..................... 221
Coolant ... .. .. .. .. ... ........ .. .. 227
Data ..... .... .. ............. .... 278
starting ......... .. .............. .. 80
Starting with jumper cables ......... 270
Stopping . ..... .. .. .............. .. 81
Engine compartment ................ 221
Closing the hood . ... .......... .. .. 220
Opening the hood ............. .... 219
Safety instructions ................ . 219
Working in the engine compartment .. 219
Engine coolant ..................... 22 7
Adding coolant . .. ... .......... .. .. 228
Check ing the engine coolant level ..... 227
Expansion tank ... ................. 227
Malfunction symbol ................. 15
Radiator fan ... .. ............. .... 229
Temperature gauge ............ .... . 10
Engine oil ...... .. .. .............. . 222
Adding ......... .. .............. . 225
Additives . ..... .. ............. .... 225
Changing . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 226
Checking oil level .... .......... .. .. 225
Checking the engine oil level ....... .. 224
Consumption .. ................... 225
I ndications and conditions requiring ex-
tra checking . ...... .. ...... ....... 224
Indicator light ... ............. .... . 17
Oil consumpt ion .. ............. .... 223
Oil grad es ..... .. ................ . 222
Oil level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Pressure malfunction ............ .. .. 17
Recommended oil check int ervals .. .. . 224
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscosity .. .. .. .. .. . 222
Engine speed limitation ....... .. .. .. .. 20
Engine start system (indicator lights) .. .. 17
Entry assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Environment Break-in period ........... .... .. .. . 194
Catalytic converter ................. 195
Disposing of your vehicle battery . ... . 234
Driving at high speeds ........ ... .. . 197
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 196
Fuel . .... .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 217
Fuel economy ............ .... .. .. . 196
Leaks under your vehicle ........ .... 219
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . 197
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 230
Proper disposal of drained engine coo l-
ant . .. .. .. .... ............. .. .. . 228
Proper disposal of drained engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 226
Recycling used engine oil ............ 225
Unleaded fuel ............ .... .. ... 215
What should I do with an old battery? . 234
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
Warning/indicator lights ............. 18
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ........ .... 187
Exhaust tail pipes .......... .... .. .. . 209
Expansion tank .............. .. .. .. . 227
Exterior lighting ................. ... . 43
Exterior mirrors Adjusting .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 51
Dimming . .. ............. .... .. .... 51
Heating .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 51
Exterior temperature display ....... .. .. 23
F
Fa stening
Booster seats .................. .. . 174
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . 172
Infant seats . ............... ... ... 171
Floor mats . .. ............. .... .. .. . 130
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Foot pedals . ... .............. ... ... 129
Index 289
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the environment .. 217
Reduc ing engine noise by early upshift-
ing ......... .. .. .................. 10
Refueling . .. .. .. .... ............. 217
Saving fuel by early upshifting ........ 10
Four zone automatic climate control ... .. 76
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
How they work . .. .. . .......... .... 151
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics 135
Front passenger seat adjustment . . . . . . . 60
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjust ing . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 126
Child restraints in the front seat ..... . 144
Fuel Additives ........ .. ............... 215
Blended gasoline . ................. 215
Current consumption ........... .. .. . 24
Fuel filler flap emergency release ... .. 218
Fuel filler neck ... .. .............. . 216
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gasoline .. .. .. .. .. ............... 215
Gasoline additives .... ......... .. .. 216
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating .. ... ...... ......... . 215
Recommendation ... . .. .... ........ 215
Refuelling ....... .. ............... 217
Reserve ... .. .. .. .... ............. . 11
Tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,278
Fuses Assignment . .. .. .. ... ....... .... . 265
Replacing ....... .. ............... 265
G
Garage door opener (Homelink ®) .. ... . 121
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Gas discharge lamps ................. 269
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speedometer .. .. .. . .. .... ........ . 25
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trip odometer . .. .................. 25
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warning/indicator lights) .... 16
G lossary of tire and loading terminology 236
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Glove compartment (cooled) ... .. .... . . 71
Gross Veh icle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 276
H
Headlights
Clean ing system ....... ..... .. .. .. .. 48
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
H ead light range control . . . . . . . . . 21, 43
Washer reservoir .................. 234
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 128
Adjusting .. .......... .... .... .... 128
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
seats .. .. .... ........ ...... ... .. .. 77
windshield washer spray nozzles .. .... 48
Heating ..... ................ ..... .. 75
H eavy clothing and safety belts ... .. ... 137
High beam . .. ..................... .. 45
High voltage warning label ... ... .. ... 276
H omelink ® universal remote control . . . 121
Hood (release lever) ................. 219
H orn . .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. .. . 8
How are child restraint system anchors re­
lated to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 149
H ow often should I check my t ire pres-
sures? ............................ 242
H ow safety belt pretensioners work . ... 140
Hydroplaning . .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 246
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Important things to do before driving . . 124
Improperly worn safety belts . .... .... . 140
I ndicator lights
refer to Warning/ind icator lights .... . . 11
Infant seats . ................ ... ... 171
Installing chi ld safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
I nstall ing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 183
Instruments Ad justing the lighting . ........ ...... 47 Instruments and controls
Genera l illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster .......... ... .. .. . 10
Interior l ighting
Amb ience light ing ................. . 46
Front and rear ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 46
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) ....... 48
J
Jack 257
Jump-starting ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 270
Jumper cables . .. .. .......... ...... . 271
K
Key ........... ... .. ................ 28
Battery replacement master key . . . . . . . 29
E mergency key . .. ............. .. .. . 28
K ey replacemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mas ter key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mechan ica l key ... ... .. ..... .... . .. . 29
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
K ick-down (automatic transmission) .... 112
Knee a irbags .... .. ... .......... .... 157
Description .... ................... 157
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Important safety instructions .. .. .. .. 159
L
Lane assist
Activat ing and deactivating ........... 96
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Instrument cluster ind icator lig ht .. .. . 96
Kamerabereich rein igen ......... .... 205
Messages . ...... ............. .... . 97
Notes on instrument cluster disp lay ... . 96
Setting the steering wheel vibration ... . 98
Setting the warning point .... ... .. .. . 98
Lane Change Assistant
refer to side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
LATCH .... ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 178
Description .. .. ............ ....... 179
Gu idance fixtures for lower ancho rages 180
Installing a c hild restra int ........... 181
Loca tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ... .. .... .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. 181

Index 293
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Refrigerator
refertoCoo ler ........ ...... ... ... 2 13
Refue lling . .. ............. .... .. ... 2 17
Remote control Garage door opener (Homel ink ®) .. .. . 121
Massage funct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Un loc king and locking .......... .... . 32
Remote rea r lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Repai r manua ls ............ .... .. .. . 280
Repairs Airbag system ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 155
Replacing Fuses .... .. ................. .. ... 265
Light bulbs . ............. .... .. ... 269
T ires and whee ls ...... ...... .... .. 247
W indshield wiper blades ... .. .. .. .. .. 50
Reporting Safety Defects . ... .. .. .. .. . 132
Reset b utton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Retractor .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 137
Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
R ims (cleaning) ............... ... ... 208
Roof rack .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 68
Loading .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 69
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
s
SAFE . .. .. .. ................. .. .. .. 25
Safe driving hab its ......... .. .. .. .. . 124
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belts worn by p regnant women . 139
Safety belt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Service and disposal ...... .. .. .. .. . 141
Safety belt pretens ioners
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Ad justi ng .. ............. .... .. .. . 139
clean in g ... .. .. ......... .. .. .. ... 2 12
D anger to passengers w ho do not wear a
safety belt ... .. ...... ... .. .. .. ... 135
F astening . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 137
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Not worn .. ............. .... .. .. . 135
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety instructions ............ ... .. 13 7
Secur ing ch ild safety seats ..... ... .. 175 Spec
ia l considerations for pregnant
women ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 139
U nfastening ... .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 139
Warning/ind icator light ........... .. 134
Warning light .. .. .... ............. . 16
Why YOU MUST wea r them ......... . 134
Wor n properly ... .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. 136
Safety be lt tensioner
drive select .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 103
S afety be lt warning ligh t ......... .. .. 13 4
Safety compliance stic ker ........... . 276
Safety eq uipment .... . .. ..... ... .. .. 124
Safe ty featu res for occupan t rest ra int and
pro tection .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 12 4
Safety gu idelines
Seat ad justment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Safety instr uctions
Engine compartment ........... .. .. 219
for side c urtain airbags ......... .. .. 164
for using child safety seats ......... . 169
for us ing safety belts .......... .... . 137
Moni to ring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem .... .. .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. 155
Safety systems
Warning/ind icator lights . ......... .. . 18
Seat adjustment Co ntrols (front seats) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Controls (rea r seats) ............... . S7
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4
Front passenger 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS
Fron t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 128
Reclin ing rear seat ............. .... . 58
Sa fety g uidelines . .... ......... .... . 54
Seat belts Why YOU MUST wear them .......... 134
Seat heating/ventilatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
S eat ing pos ition
D rive r .. .... .. .... ... .......... .. 1 25
F ron t passenger . ... .. ...... ... .. .. 126
How to adj ust the front seats . ... .. .. 126
Incor rect seat position .. ..... ... .. .. 128
Occupants ... .. ...... ............. 125
Rear passengers .. ............. .. .. 127
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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