automatic transmission AUDI S4 2018 Owner's Guide

Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
(D Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine con be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a dis­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumper cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated terminal
clamps which are distinctly marked :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus(-) cable
in most cases colored black.
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in­
jury. Follow the instructions below for
safe
handling of your vehicle's battery.
-Always shield your eyes and avoid leaning
over the battery whenever possible.
-A dead battery can freeze at temperatures
around 32 °F (0 °C) . If the vehicle battery is
frozen, you must thaw it before connecting
the jump start cables.
If you do not, this in-
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creases the risk of an explosion and chemi­
cal burns. After jump starting the vehicle,
drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­ ized Audi Service Facility immediately to
have the vehicle battery checked.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin . Flush any contacted area with water
immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
vehicle may cause an explosion .
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gases.
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery.
- The voltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batteries of different voltage or substantial­
ly different
"Ah" rating may cause an explo­
sion and personal injury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trapped
in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen. The battery case may have be weak­
ened.
- Use of batteries of different voltage or sub­
stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an explosion and injury. The capacity (Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
r=:> poge 323.
([) Note
-Applying a higher voltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al­
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) terminals are connected.

Consumer Info rmation
today's a utomo biles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by veh icle owners.
Also , sa fet y and
en vironmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustmen ts to en­
g ine and transmission parts wh ich an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire special tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
forma nce, re liability and safety of the veh icle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab ility of your
ve hicle and eve n void your vehicle warranty .
Therefo re, proof of se rvicing in a ccordance w ith
the m aintenance sched ule may be a condition for
up ho ld ing a possible wa rranty claim made within
the wa rranty pe riod.
Above all , ope rational safety can be adversely af­
fected, cre ating unne cessa ry risks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other properly
eq uipped and qualified workshop . We strongly
urge you to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform a ll scheduled mainte ­
nance and necessa ry repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and tra ined specialists to
keep your veh icle runn ing prope rly.
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited number of
procedures whic h can be performed on your vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
tra ined personnel be unava ilable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
ough ly read all of the app licab le text and carefu l­
ly follow the instructions g iven . A lways rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS prov ided .
Befo re yo u check anything in the engine com ­
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> & and c::> & in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 323 .
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A WARNING
-
-Ser ious personal in jury may occur as a result
of imp roperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extreme ly careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never r is k personal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the mainte nance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are no t fu lly fam iliar with these
or other proce dures with respect to the ve­
hicle, o r are uncert ain how to p ro ceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
a nd equi pmen t. H ave the necess ary wo rk
done by your authorized Au di dealer or an ­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor veh i­
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the a rea around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off and the ignition key has been re­
moved. The rad iator fan switches on auto­
mat ica lly when the coolant reaches a certain
temperature and will con tinue to ru n until
the coolant temperat ure drops.
- Always remove the igni tion key before any­
one gets u nder the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The ja ck* s upplied w ith the vehi­
cle is no t ad equate fo r thi s pu rpose and
could collapse causing se rious personal in ­
jury .
- If you must wor k underne ath the vehicle
with the wheels on t he 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 t ransm iss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the park b rake is applied.

K
Key....... .. .. ................ ..... .. 38
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38, 39
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42
Vehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . .
95
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Important safety instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . 289
L
Lane assist
refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . 125
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Evaluating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
LATCH · · · · · . .... ............. .. .. .. . 309
Descr iption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Install ing a child restraint ............ . 311
Location
· · . .. ..... ....... ... .. .. .. . 310
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook
. . .. .. .... ............. .. .. .. . 311
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Left contro l button ............. .. .. .. .. 14
License agreement (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
253
Lifting points (vehicle jack) ....... ..... . 364
Light/rain sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Interval mode (w ipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Light functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
High beam assistant
55
Instrument illum ination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Lighting
Exterior
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . .. .. .. 54
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Lights
~ Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 54
;::; Listening to mus ic ,....
8 refer to Media .. ............. .. . 227 , 236
3 Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 259
Index
Locking/unlocking
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
With the centra l locking switch . . . . . . . . .
41
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
With the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cover..... .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 70
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Socket.. .. .. .. . ............ .... .. .. . 68
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Val et parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
also refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment ..... .. .. .. ................. ..
259
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Maintenanc e intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Making an emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Malfunc tion indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . . 24
Map
Display
219
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Update . .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..
204
Mapupdate ... .. .. .................. . 217
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Media ... .. .. .. .. ............... 227, 236
Drives · · · · .. .. .. .. ....... ........ .. 228
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Media center .. .. .. .. ............... .. 237
Memory buttons
refer to Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 162
Memory capa city
D. ,rectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Memory card SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
228
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
MENU button
· · · · · · · · · · · · ·........ ... 155
393

Index
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Sport differentia l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sport view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Stabilization program
refer to ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
S T ART ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Starting to drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 86
Steering Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
L ocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
also refer to Electromechanical steering 150
Steering wheel Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
also refer to Multifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 15, 16
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 348
Stopover (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Stored stations
refer to Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Streaming
refer to Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Street View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 91
Subtitles (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Subwoofer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Sunshade Rear window/rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Suspension control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Swap call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Switching tabs
refer to Multifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, lS, 16
Switching the ignition on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
398
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16S
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
also refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S
SYNC (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
System settings (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
System update (MMI) ... ............... 251
System volume 252
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Tail lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
TOI clean diese l
refer to Ad Blue... .. .. ............... 319
Technical data ...... ... ............... 379
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Dialing a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Options during a phone call . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Temperature display Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Tether strap .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 312
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 261
Tightening specification Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Tightening specification (wheel bolts) . . . . 366
Time ......... ... ... ............. ... 248
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 361
Tires....... .. .. .. .. .. ... .......... .. 334
Low-profile tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
R eplacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Tire pressure monitoring system ... 351,352
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Tire pressure (trailer towing mode) . . . . . . 99
Unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336, 366
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 351