maintenance AUDI A8 2018 User Guide

Technical data
Gasoline engines
AB 3.0, 6 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@rpnn 333 @ 5500 - 6500
Maximum torque SAE net lb-ft @ rpm 326@ 2900
-5300
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 182 .7 (2995)
Engine oil with filter change
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Fuel Premium unleaded (91 AKI),¢ page 268, Gasoline
AB 4.0, 8 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@ rpnn 450@ 5300 - 6000
Maximum torque SAE net lb
-ft @ rpm 444@ 1500 -5250
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 243 .6 (3993)
Engine oil with filter change
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Fuel Premium unleaded (91 AKI), r:=;, page 268, Gasoline
58 4.0, 8 cylinder
Max imum output SAE net hp@ rpnn 520@ 5800 - 6400
Maximum torque SAE net lb
-ft@ rpm 481@ 1700 -5500
Displacement CID (cm3
)
243 .6 (3993)
Engine oil with fi lter change1
)
Fuel Premium unleaded (91 AKI), r:=;,page268, Gasoline
58 plus 4.0, 8 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@rpnn 605@ 6100 - 6800
Maximum torque SAE net lb
-ft@ rpm 517@ 1750- 6000
Max imum torque SA E net with over lb-ft@ rpm 553 @ 2500 - 5500
boost
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 243.6 (3993)
Engine oil with filter change
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Fuel Premium unleaded (91 AKI),¢ page 268, Gasoline
ll For specific engine oil capacities, please see
the most current information for the USA at http :/ /www.audiusa.com/help/maintenance or
for Canada at http://www.audi.ca/ca/brand/ en/
your _aud i/ au d i_ services _a nd/
Care _and _Maintenance/schedule .htm l or ca ll
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Consumer Information
Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following warran­
tie s:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Con trol Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warranties
can be found in your
Warranty & Maintenance
booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulati ons in the United States and
Canada require that automobi les meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles built for the U.S.A. and Cana ­
da differ from vehicles sold in other countries.
If you plan to take your vehicle outside the conti­
nenta l limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the possibility that:
- un leaded fue ls for vehicles with catalytic con­
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a conside rably lower octane rat­
ing . Improper fuel may cause engine damage;
- se rvice may be inadequate due to lack of proper
service facilities, tools or testing equipment;
- r eplacement parts may not be readily available.
- Nav igat ion systems for veh icles built for the
U .S .A . and Canada w ill not necessarily work in
Europe, and may not wo rk in other count ries
outside North America.
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@ Note
Audi cannot be responsib le for mechanical
damage that could resu lt from inadequate
fuel, service or parts ava ilability.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and Litera ­
ture are published as soon as poss ible after mod­
el introduction. Se rvice manuals and literature
are available to order from the Audi Technical Lit ­
erature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum. How­
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your vehicle's safety,
economy and reliability . For detailed vehicle
maintenance consult your Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet .
Under difficult operating conditions, for exam­
ple at extremely low outside temperatures, in
very dusty regions, when towing a trailer very fre­
quently, etc. , some service wo rk shou ld be per­
fo rm ed between the intervals specified. This ap­
plies particularly to:
- oil changes , and
- cleaning or replac ing the a ir filter .
@ For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintain ing your vehicle, you
help make sure that em iss ion standards are
maintained, thus minimizing adverse effects
on the enviro nment .
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticated
fuel injection and emission control systems, and
the generally increasing technica l complexity of
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scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by veh icle owners.
Al so , sa fet y a nd
en vironmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
g ine and transm ission parts wh ich a n owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire special tools, test ing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, re liability a nd safety of the veh icle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab il ity of your
ve hicle and even void your veh icle warranty .
Therefo re, proof of se rvicing in accordance w ith
the ma intenance schedule may be a condition fo r
upho ld ing a possib le warranty claim made within
the warranty period.
Above all , ope rational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessa ry risks fo r yo u and
your passengers.
I f in do ubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other prope rly
eq uipped and qua lified workshop. We strongly
u rge yo u to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform a ll scheduled mainte ­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, original parts and trained specialists to keep your veh icle running properly .
Pe rforming limit ed maint enanc e yourself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited number of
procedures which can be performed on your ve hi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personnel be unavailable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oug hly read a ll of the app licable text and careful­
ly follow the instructions g iven . Always rigorously
observe the
W ARNINGS prov ided .
Before you check an ything in the eng ine com ­
partment , alw ays read and he ed all WARNINGS
c:> &. and c:> &. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 2
72 .
Con sum er In form ation
A WARNING
--
- Ser ious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad ­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extremely careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never risk pe rsonal inj ury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fu lly famil iar with these
or other proced ures with respec t to the ve­
h icle, or are uncerta in how to pro ceed.
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
and eq uipment. Have the necess ary wo rk
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an­
other proper ly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi ­
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan.
It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
g ine is off . The radiator fan switches on au­
tomatically when the coolant reaches a cer­
tain tempe rature and will cont inue to run
until the coolant temperature d rops.
- Always sw itch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack suppl ied with the veh i­
cle is no t adequate for this pu rpose and
could collapse caus ing serious personal in­
jury.
- If you must wor k unde rne ath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic transmiss ion) is in
"P"
(Park position) and the pa rk brake is ap­
plied.
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Index
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Light/rain sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I ntermittent mode (w indshie ld wipers) . . . SO
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I nterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights Interior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Listening to music
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 190
Listening to the radio MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
RSE ............................... 202
L ocking/un locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Low-profile tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
12 volt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 36
Opening from the inside in an emergency . 36
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
L umbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Making emergency call.......... .... .. . 151
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 25
Map Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 56
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
Mechanical key (replacement key) . . . . . . . . . 28
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Drives (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
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Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Wi-Fi media player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Media drives
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Memory capacity
Directory ...... .. .. .. ........... 154, 155
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Memory card
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 206
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MMI
refer to
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 135
MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
MMI touch.. .... .. .. .. ............. .. 137
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 237
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Mute ...... .... .. .. .. ........... 135, 195
myAudi Finding a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
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Name tag
Navigating .. .... .. .. .. ............. . .
MMI control panel .. .. .............. .
RSE ......... ... .. .. .............. .
Navigation Address input .. .. .. .. ............. . .
Map display ... .. .. .. ............. . . 155
166
166
201
166
171
Online destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Route plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Starting/canceling route guidance . . . . . . 171
also refer to Entering a destination . . . . . 166
also refer to Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Network connection (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Next/previous track
NHTSA 191
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215