heating AUDI A8 2014 Owner's Manual

Engine compartment .... ... .. .. .. .. . 233
C losing the hood . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 232
Opening the hood ....... ... .. .. .. . 231
Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 231
Working in the engine compartment . . 231
E ng ine coolant ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 239
Adding coolant . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 240
Chec king the eng ine coolant leve l .. .. . 240
Expansion tank ........... .... .. ... 240
Malfunct ion symbo l ....... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Radiator fan ................ .... .. 241
Temperature ga uge ....... .. .. .. .. .. 1 0
Engine oil ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 234
Adding .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 237
Addit ives . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 237
Changing ................ ... ... .. 238
Checking oil level ............. ... .. 237
Checking the eng ine o il level .. .. . ... . 236
Consumpt ion ............ .... .. .. . 237
I ndications and cond it io ns requ iring ex-
tra checking ............. .. .. .. .. . 236
I ndica tor light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
Oi l cons umption .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 236
O il grades .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 234
Pressure malfunction ...... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Recommended oil check intervals .. .. . 236
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscos ity ... ... ... .. 234
Engine sound . ... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 110
E ng ine speed limitat io n ..... .. .. .. .. .. 2 1
Eng ine start-stop mode
refer to Sta rt-Stop-System ..... . ... .. 90
Entry assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
E nv iro nment
Brea k-in period ........... .. .. .. ... 20 7
Cata lytic conver ter ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 208
Diese l partic ulate fi lter . ... .. .. .. .. . 208
Disposing of yo ur vehicle batte ry . .... 246
Driving at h igh speeds ..... .. .. .. .. . 210
Driving to m inimi ze pollution and no ise 209
Fue l ..... .. .. ............. .. .. ... 225
Fuel economy ............. ... ... .. 209
L eaks under your veh icle .... ... ... .. 23 1
L ett ing the ve hicle stand and wa rm up . 210
P rope r disposal of dra ined brake flu id . 24 2
Inde x 301
Proper disposal of d rained eng ine cool -
ant . ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 240
Proper disposal of drained eng ine
o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237,238
Recycling used engine oil ............ 23 7
U nleaded fuel .. ... ................ 222
What should I do with an o ld battery? . 246
EPC
refer to Electron ic power control (EPC) . 20
ESC
refer to E le ct ron ic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 199
E vent Data Recorde r (ED R) ........ .. .. 199
Exhaust tail pipes Cleaning .. .. .. .. ............... .. 218
Expansion tank . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. 240
Exterior lighting .... ................. 46
Exterior mirrors Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S5
Dimming .. .. .. .... ... ....... ...... 56
Heating ..... .. .... ... ....... ...... 55
Exterior temperat ure display ... ... .. .. . 24
F
Fastening
Booster seats ...... . .. .. ..... ... .. 185
Convertib le child sa fety seats . ... .. .. 184
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fo ld ing table ...... .. ................ 69
Foot peda ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fo r th e sake of the envi ronment
Gasoline fumes and the env ironme nt .. 2 25
Red ucing engine noise by early upshift -
ing .. ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 10
Ref uelling ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 225
Saving f uel by early upsh ifting ..... .. . 10
Fo ur zone a utoma tic cl im ate cont rol .. .. . 80
Front airbags Desc ription ...... .. ............... 157
How they work ... .. ... ....... .... . 162
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of physics 146
Fron t passenger seat a djustment . . . . . . . 64
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adjust ing . .. .. .... .......... ..... 137
Child rest raints in the front seat .. .. .. 155
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Power windows ..... .... ... .. .. .. .... 41
malfunct ion . ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 42
P regnant wome n
Specia l cons iderations when weari ng a
safety belt . .. ........... .. .. .. ... 1 50
pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . 197
Pr og ramming t he Homelink universa l re-
mote cont ro l .............. .... .. .. . 133
Prope r occupa nt seating posit ions .... . 136
P roper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Pr ope r seat ing pos ition
Fr ont passenge r .......... .. .. .. ... 137
Occupa nts .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 136
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Protect ing . ............ ...... .... .. 218
Q
quattro
refer to All Wheel Drive .. ..... .... .. 204
Question What happens to unbe lted occupants? 146
Why safety be lt s ? ........ .. .. ... .. 145
R
Radiator fan ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 241
Radio cloc k .. ............. .... .. .... 27
Ra in/light sensor
H eadlights ........... ...... .... ... 46
Intermittent (windshield wipe rs) . . . . . . 53
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
Range (fuel level) .......... .. .. .. .. .. 25
Reading lights .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. 50
Rear fog lights . ................. ... . 46
Rear lid Escape hand le
Rear light 269
D efect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Rear seats Ad justing individua l seats .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 1
E ntry ass istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Fr ont passenger seat adju stmen t .. .. .. 64
Reclining rear seat ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 63
Rear view mir ro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear window heating ....... .. .. .. .. .. 81
Inde x 305
Recirc ulation mode (a utomat ic cl imate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Reclining rear seat . ................. . 63
Ref uel ling .. .. .. .. ................. 225
Remote contro l
Garage door opener (Homelink) . ... .. 133
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Un locking and locking . ............. . 35
Remote luggage compartmen t lid re lease 37
Repair ma nuals .. .. .. ............... 292
Repairs Airbag system ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. 166
Re placi ng
F uses ... .. .. .. .. .. . .............. 278
Light bu lbs .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 282
Tires and wheels ... . .. ..... ... .. .. 260
Windshie ld wiper blades ..... ... .. .. . 54
Repo rting Safe ty Defe cts ......... .. .. 143
Reset button .. .. .. ............... .. . 27
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Rims Cleaning .. .. .. .. ................. 217
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Load ing ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 73
Roof weight ... .... . ... ...... ... .. . 73
s
SA FE .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ...... ... .. . 27
Safe driving habits . .. ... ....... .... . 135
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . 150
Safety be lt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Se rvice and disposa l .... ...... ... .. 152
Safety be lt pretensioners
P re sense . .. .. .. ... ............ .. 19 7
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Adjust ing ... .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 150
Cleaning ........ .. ..... .......... 218
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
F asten ing . .. .. .. .. ............... 148
Improperly worn ... . .. ... .... ... .. 151
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Safety instr uctions ................. 148
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306 Index
Securing child safety seats ..... .... . 18 7
Specia l considerations for pregnant
women . ... ................ ..... .
150
Unfastening ............. .. .. .... . 150
Warning/indicator light ...... .. .... . 145
Warning light ............. ... .. ... . 16
WhyYOU MUSTwearthem . .. .. .. .. . 145
Worn properly 147
Safety belt tensioner
drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11 O
Safety belt warning light ............ .
145
Safety compliance st icker ....... .. .. . 289
Safety equipment ............ .. .... . 135
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection ... ................ ..... .
135
Safety guidelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
Safety instructions
Engine compartment ...... .. .. .... .
231
for side curtain airbags .. ... ..... .. . 175
for using ch ild safety seats ....... .. . 180
for using safety be lts ....... ... .. ... 148
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ... .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. .. .
166
Safety systems
Warn ing/ indicator l ights ....... .. ....
18
Seat adjustment
Controls (front seats) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
Controls (rear seats) ...... .. .. .... .. 61
Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
H ead restraints 65 ,139
Reclining rear seat ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. 62
Safety guide lines ......... .. .. .. .. .. 58
Seat belts
WhyYOU MUSTwearthem
Seat covers Cleaning
145
219
Seat heating/ventilation .......... .. .. 81
Seating position
Driver
Front passenger ... ..... .. .. .. .. .. .
Ho w to adjust the front seats . .. .. .. .
136
137
137
Incorrect seat position ............. . 139
Occupants . ................. ..... . 136
Rear passengers ................... 138
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seats
Comfort seat side view ......... .... .
67
Seat symmetry ... ............. .. .. . 67
Seats (number) .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. 145
Se lective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue ... ................ . 227
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Service and disposa l
Safety be lt pretensioner ........ .. ..
152
Serv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service position
refer to Windshield wipers .. .... .. .. . 54
Servotronic (power steering system) . ... 203
Sh iftpadd les .. .. .. .......... ...... . 119
Ship (transporting your vehicle) .... .. .. 287
Shutting down vehicle ......... .... .. 209
Side a irbags
D .. escnpt1on .. .. .. .......... ...... .
How they work ... ... ...... .... .. . .
Side assist
. . .. .. .. ............. ....
Activating and deactivating ...... .. . .
Adjusting the brightness ........... .
Cleaning the sensors ............ .. .
Sensor range .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. . .
Side curtain airbags ............. ... .
D . t' escnp ,on .... .. ............. ... .
How they work . .. ................ .
Safety instructions ....... ...... .. . .
171
172
106
108
108
217
107
174
174
175
175
Side marker lights . ............. .. .. . 46
Ski sack
refer to Pass-through with ski sack .. .. . 71
Sliding/tilting sunroof
E l · mergency c osing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Opening and closing ............. .. . 43
Panoramic sunroof ............. .... . 44
Snow chains ...... ................ . 264
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 74
Solar operation (automatic climate con-
tro l) ... .... .... .. ............. .... .
82
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ............. ...
196
Space-saving spare tire ............ ... 271

Spare tire
refer to Compact spare tire
271
Spare wheel ....................... 272
Speedometer ....................... 27
Speed rating letter code .. ... .. .. .. .. . 260
Speed warn ing system ...... .. .. .. .. .. 91
Sport different ia l . ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 1 10
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
S tart -Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
E ng ine does not switched off ... .. .. .. 89
Engine starts automatically . ... .. .. .. 89
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Messages ................... ...... 91
Starting/stopping the engine ......... 89
switch ing off/on .......... .. .. .. .. .. 90
S TART ENGINE STOP b utton ... .. .. .... 84
Start ing from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Starting off with a trailer .............. 88
S tarting the eng ine ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 84
Steer ing whee l
Ad justing steering column ..... ...... 83
E asy en try featu re .................. 83
I ndicator ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 2 2
Shift paddles ... ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 119
Steering whee l heating . ... .. .. .. .. .. 82
Steps fo r determining co rrect load lim it . 257
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
S to rage ............................ 75
Sunroof ..... .. .. ........... .. .. .... 43
Sun shades Emergency closing (roof) ............. 45
Panoramic sunroof .................. 45
Reardoo~ ........................ 52
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sun visors ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 51
Symbo ls
refer to W arning/Indica to r li gh ts ...... 11
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 24
Ta il lights
C leaning ......................... 217
TD I clean diese l
refer to Ad Blue .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 227
Techn ica l data ...................... 289
Technica l mod ifications .............. 295
Index 307
Temperat ure display . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 24
T e ther anchors .. ................... 194
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
T extiles
Cleaning . ... .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 219
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ........ .. .... ............... 207
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 142
T ips for the environmen t
Saving f uel .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 73
tiptron ic (automatic t ransm ission) ..... 116
Tire pressure ....................... 254
T ire pressu re mon itor ing system ....... 266
L oss of air p ress ure .. .. ..... ... .. .. 267
Malfunction ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. 267
Resetting tire pressures . ..... ... .. .. 268
T ires .............................. 248
Serv ice life ....................... 258
speed ra ting lette r code ..... ... .. . .
Tire manu fact uring date ..... ... .. . .
Tire specifications . .. ... .... ... .. . .
Tread depth ..................... .
Uniform tire quality grading ........ .
W' t t' in er
ires ..................... . 2
60
260
260
258
262 263
T ires and vehicle load limi ts .... ... .. .. 256
Tires and wheels Check ing tire p ress ure .............. 254
Co ld tire infla tion pres sure .......... 252
D imens ions ....................... 259
General notes ...... . .. .. ..... ... .. 248
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy .............................. 249
Low aspect ratio tires ............... 265
New tires and wheels ............... 259
Rep laci ng ... .. ... ................ 260
S now cha ins ... ... ................ 264
Tires and veh icle load lim its ....... .. 256
Whee l bolts ...................... 265
Win ter tires ...................... 263
Tire service life .. .. .. . .. ....... ... .. 258
Too ls . ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 270
T o rn o r frayed safety belts ............ 148
Towing Tow truck procedures ............... 285
TPMS Tire pressure mo nitoring system ... .. 267
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When should I adjust the tire pressures? 255
When should I check the tire pressures? . 255
Where are lower anchorages located? .. . 191
Where can I find the tire pressures for my
car? ... ..... .. ................ .... 254
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 146
Windows Cleaning/removing ice ..... .. .. .. .. . 218
defrosting .. ............. .... .. .... 81
Windshield Cleaning ... ................ ... .... 53
defrosting . ................. ... .... 81
Windshield washer system .. .. .. .. .. .. 53
Washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Washer reservoir ............ ... .. . 247
Windshield wipers Cleaning . .. ............. .... .. .... 54
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Replacing windshield wiper blades ... .. 54
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Winter operation Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Car washes . ............. .... .. .. . 216
Cooling system .............. ... ... 239
Defrosting windows .......... ... .. .. 81
Removing ice from windows . ... .. .. . 218
Seat heating ............. .... .. .... 81
Steering wheel heating .... .. .. .. .. .. 82
Tires .. .. .. .... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. . 204
Winter tires . ................. ... ... 263
All-wheel drive .............. ... ... 263
X
Xenon-Lights ................. ... ... 282
Xenon plus headlights ...... .. .. .. .. .. 46
Index 309
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