octane AUDI S4 2014 Owners Manual

Fuel supply and filling
your f uel tank
Gasoline
Fuel supply
Using the right fuel helps keep the environ­
ment clean and prevents engine damage.
Fuel recommendation
The fuel recommended for you r vehicle is un­
leaded premium
g rade gasolin e. A udi recom­
mends us ing TO P TI ER D etergent Gaso line
w ith a m inim um octane ra ting of 91 A KI ( 95
RON ). Fo r more inform ation on TOP TIER De­
tergent Gasoline, please go to the off ic ial
website (www.toptie rgas .com) .
The re commended gasoline octane rating for
your en gine can also be fo und o n a label loca t­
ed on t he ins ide of the fuel filler flap . This ra t­
ing may be specif ied as AKI or RO N.
Your veh icle may al so be operated using un­
l e aded regular g asoline w ith a min imum o c­
tane rating of 87 AK I/91 RO N. However, using
87 AK I/91 RON octa ne fue l w ill sli ghtly re­
d uce eng ine perfo rmance .
Use unleaded ga solin e only. Unleaded g aso­
line is available th rougho ut the USA, Ca nada,
and i n most E uropean countries . We recom­
mend that you do not ta ke yo ur vehicle to
areas or co untries where unleaded gasoline
may not be ava ilable.
F or mo re informat ion on refue ling your ve hi­
cle, see
~ page 211.
Octane rating
Octane rati ng in dicates a gaso line's abili ty to
r es is t engi ne da mag in g "knoc k" ca use d b y
p remature ign ition and detona tion. Therefore,
b uying the correct grade of gaso line is very
i mportant to he lp prevent possible engine
damage and a loss o f engine performance.
Gasoline mos t common ly used in the Unite d
States an d Canada has the following octane
ratings that ca n usua lly be fo und on the filler
pump:
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- Premium Grade: 9 1 -96 AKI
- Regular Grade: 87 -90 AKI
Explanation of the abb reviations :
AKI = Anti Knock Index = (R+ M)/2 = (RO N
+M ON)/2
RON = Research Octane Num ber
M ON = M otor Octane Number.
@ Note
- Do not use a ny fue l w it h octane rat ings
lower than 87 A KI or 9 1 RO N oth erwise
ex pensive engi ne da mage w ill occu r.
- Do
not use leaded gasoli ne. The use of
leade d gasoline w ill severely damage
yo ur vehicle's cata ly tic co nve rter and i ts
a bili ty to con trol exh aust emi ssion s.
Blended gasoline
Use of gasoline containing alcohol or
MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether )
You may use unleaded gasoline blende d with
alcohol or MTBE (commonly referred to as
oxygenates) if the blended m ixture meets the
fo llow ing criter ia:
Blend of gasoline methanol (wood alcohol or
methyl alcohol )
-Anti -kno ck index mus t be 87 A KI or higher.
- Blend mus t contain no more t han 3% me th-
a nol.
- Blend must contain more than 2% co-sol-
vents.
Blend of gasoline and ethanol (grain alcohol
or ethyl alcohol)
- Anti-knock index must be 87 AKI or higher.
- Blend must not conta in more than 10%
ethanol.
- Ve hicles w ith flex ible f uel e ngine : blend
m ust not contain more t han 85% ethanol.
Blend of gasoline and MTBE
- Anti-knoc k index must be 87 A KI or higher.
- Blend must contain no t mo re tha n 15%
MTB E.
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Fuel
Additives ... ................ ... ... 209
Blended gasoline ............ ... .. . 209
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Filler neck .. ............. .... .. ... 211
Fuel gauge . ................ ... ... . 12
Gasoline ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 209
Gasoline additives ........... .... .. 211
L ow fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating ............ .... .. ... 209
Recommendation ............ ... .. . 209
Refuelling . ................. ... ... 212
Reserve .... ................ ... .... 12
T ank capacity . ........... .. .. .. ... 273
Tank system ............. .... .. .... 21
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . 213
F uel economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) .......................... .... 29
Fuel filler flap
Un locking the fuel filler flap by hand . . 213
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 263
R l . ep acing .................. .... .. 261
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) .. .. .. . 124
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Gas discharge lamps ........ .. .. .. .. . 264
Gauges Engine coolant tempera ture .. .. .. .. .. 10
Fuel gauge ................. .... ... 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
G h.ft . d'
ears
I in 1cator ......... .. .. .. .. .. 27
Gearshift lever 6-speed manual transmission . .. . ... .. 91
General illustration Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator Warning/indicator lights ......... .. .. 17
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 231
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Valet parking ............ .... .. .... 46
GPS controlled clock .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 272
Ground clearance .................. . 199
H
Headlights
Cleaning ... ..... .. ............... 205
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control ............ . 22
Left hand drive, right hand drive .. .. .. . 49
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Headlight washer reservoir ......... .. 228
Head restraints .. .. .......... ....... 132
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 132
Removing/installing .............. .. 61
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
rear window . .. .. .... ........... .. . 78
seats ..... .. .. .. .... ............. . 78
windshield washer spray nozzles . . . . . . 53
Heating ......... ... ..... ........... 76
Heavy clothing and saf ety belts ....... . 141
High beam .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. ..... .... . 48
High voltage warning label .. ....... .. 272
Hill descent control .................. 95
Homelink (remote control) ......... .. 124
Hood Opening .. .. .. .. .... ............. 214
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Hooks ............................. 72
Horn .. .... .. .... ..... ... ... ... ... .. 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
la ted to child safety ........... .. .... 181
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 153
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? 238
How safe ty bel t pre ten sioners work .. .. 144
Hydroplaning ..... .. ............... 240
I
Ignit ion
switching on/off .. ...... .. .. ... .... . 80
Ignition key Emergency unlocking .......... .... .. 35
Ignition lock .. .. .. ...... .. ... ...... . 80
Indic ato r light . .. ........... ...... . 18
Mal func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Partition net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 71
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Reversible mat ........... .... .. .... 73
Securing attachments ............... 73
Ski sack ........................... 73
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 135
Valet park ing ................... ... 46
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 60
M
Maintenance ... .............. ... ... 275
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 30
Manual transmission ................. 91
Matte finish paint cleaning ... ... .. .. . 204
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mileage
Average .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. ..
25
Instantaneous .............. ... .. .. 25
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . .. .. .. .. SO
Compass . .. .... ......... .... .. .. ..
56
d' . 1mming ... .... ......... .. .. .. .. .. 51
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 156
multitronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Driving .. .. .. .. ............ ... .. .. 93
Emergency mode ................... 97
Manual shift program ......... .. .. .. 96
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
N
Natural leather
C l ·
eaning ... ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .
207
Net .. .. ... . .... ............. .. .. .. 66
New tires and wheels
NHTSA Contacting
242
136
Number of seats .................... 138
0
Occupant seating positions
Octane rating 129
209
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offroad .......... .. ............... 199
OFF (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 77
Oil
refer to Engin e oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 219
Oil consumption .... ................ 219
On-Board Diagnost ic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ............
30
Electronic speed Li miter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ..... 30
Open door or front lid warning ....... .. 24
Opening
Power windows ...... ............. .
43
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41, 42
Sliding/t ilting sunroof ............... 44
Sunshade ........................ . 44
Sun shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 53
Opening/closing
at the lock cylin der . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
by remo te control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the central locking switch ........ 36
with th e convenience key ............ . 36
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution . ............... ..
197
Optional equipment
Marked w ith an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) 28
Outside mirro rs
refer to Ext erior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Owner's manual
How the Owner's Manual is organized . ..
6
p
Paint damage 206
Pa int No ........................... 272
Parcel shelf ... .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 74
Park assist ... ... .... ............... 116
Cleaning sensors/camera lenses ...... 205
Parking ................. ........... 86
Automat ic transm iss ion ........ .. .. .
93
Valet parking .. .. .. ........... .... . 46
Parking brake ... .. .. . .. ... .... ..... . 85
also refer to Electromechanical parking
brake ........ .... ................. 85
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