flat tire AUDI S8 2009 Owner's Guide

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Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Compartments in the door trim panels .
111
Compartments in the rear doors ... . 111
Cupholder .. ...... .... ...... .... . 105
Cupholder rear cente r armrest .. ... 105
Glove compartment ............... 109
Luggage compartment ........ .... 112
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sma II objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Sun shade .......... ....... .... .... . 78
Sun visors .......................... 77
Switches
Emergency flashers ................
73
Power sunroof .... ... ... ... .. ... .. 65
Rear window defogger .... ........ 124
Symbols
Red ......... .... ....... .... .....
30
Ye llow ........................... 34
T
Tachometer ..... .... .... ............ 13
Technical modifications ...... ...... .. 385
Temperature
Climate controls .. .... .... ..... ...
117
Setting for the driver's and front passen-
ger's side ......................
117
Tether strap ............. ........... 265
Securing the upper tether strap 266
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards .....................
279
Tie -down eyelets ................ 100, 209
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first
Tips
for the environment
Saving fuel ... ... .... ...... ......
104
Using the air conditioner only when
necessary ......... ...... .... .. .
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Au tomatic Shift Lock (ASU ... ... .. .
123
166
168
Driving ........ .... ... .... ....... 166
Dynamic shift program ...... ...... 169
Fail -safe mode ......... ...... .... 171
Kick -down .. ...... .... .... ..... .. 169
Manual shift program ..... .... .... 170
Selector lever .................... 167
Tire pressure ... .... ... .. .... .... ... 333
Tire pressure monitoring system ....... 41
Displaying tire pressures .... ..... .. 44
Initialize wheels ........... ....... . 45
Learning process ...... ....... ..... 44
Loss of air pressure ............. 20, 43
Malfunctions ... .. .... .... ....... . 46
Tires and vehicle load limits .. .. .. .... 335
Tires and wheels
Checking tire pressure ... .. .... ...
333
Cold tire inflation pressure ......... 330
Dimensions ...................... 338
General notes ...... .............. 326
Glossary of tire and loading terminology
327
New tires and wheels ........ .... . 338
Replacing ..... .. .... .... .... .... 339
Snow chains .......... .... .... ... 344
Ti re pressure monitoring system .... 340
Tires and vehicle load limits ........ 335
Wheel bolts ... .... .... ..... .. .... 345
Winter tires ........... ...... ..... 343
Tires/Wheels
Low aspect ratio tires ... .. .... ....
345
Tools .............................. 352
Torn or frayed safety belts ........ .... 214
Sensors ............ · · · · · · · · · · · · · 340 Touch -up paint ... .. .... .... .... .... 294
Storing tire pressures ..... .... .... . 44 Towing
Tires and wheels .................
340 Tow truck procedures ............. 368
Valves ...... ....... ...... .... ... 340 Towing hitch
Tire service life ........ .... ... .. ....
337 Audi parking system ... ...... .... . 183
Tires .... ...... ......... .... ....... 326 Towing loop ........................ 369
Replacing ....................... 340 front .... ... .. .... .... ..... .. .... 369
Service life ........ .. ....... ..... 337 rear ... ... .... ....... ...... ..... 370
speed rating letter code ..... ...... 340 Trailer towing ....................... 284
Tire manufacturing date .. ........ . 340
Tire specifications . .... ........... 339
Tread depth .......... .... ... .... 337
Uniform tire quality grading .... .... 342
Winter tires ........ ... .... .... ... 343
Operating instructions . .... ....... 285
Technical requirements . ...... 284, 285
Trailer towing tips ........ .... .... 286
Train
Transporting your vehicle .. ........
371
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Transmission
See Automatic transmission . . . . . . . 166
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Tr ead Wear Indicator (TWll ........... 337
Trip computer
V
Vanity mirror front ... ... .... ................ .. 77
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Vehicle electrical system .. ..... .. .... . 18 Ti
re pressure monitoring system .... 20
Turn signals ... .... .... ... .... .... 19
Warranty coverages .... .... .. .... ... 382
Washer reservoir ... .... ..... .. ...... 325
Washing . .... .... .... .... ... .... ... 290
Automatic car wash ... ... ... .. ... 291
Fuel consumption ...... .... ... ... . 38
Vehic le ide ntification labe l .... ... .... 376
by hand .................... .. ... 291
Mi leage ...... ............ ....... 38
Sing le -trip memory .. ...... ...... .. 39
Total -trip memory .. .... ... .... .... 39
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
What does it mean when dEF appears in the trip odometer display? ....... . 14
Trunk
See Rear lid . .............. ....... 54
Trunk escape handle ................ 350
furn signals ........................
73
Warning/indicator lights ........... 19
u
Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Unfastening safety belts ...... ...... . 217
Un idirectiona l tires ..... ... ... ... .... 326
Uniform tire quality grading .......... 342
Un locking
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear lid/trunk lid ...... .... ...... .. 54
Remote control .. ...... ...... .... . 51
Using the key ..... .... .... ...... .. 52 Vehic
le Identification Number (VIN) .... 376
Vehic le jack .......... .... .... .. 351, 356
Vehic le literature .......... ... .... .... . 5
Vehic le transport . .................. 371
Vehic le -care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Venti lated seats .................... 118
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Warning/indicator ligh ts . .... ....... .. 16
Adaptive Air Suspension ........ 20, 21
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti- lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . 21
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cruise con tro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Electromechanica l parking brake .... 22
Electronic power control ...... .... . 18
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) 18
Fog lights ........................ 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Instrument cluster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU .. .. 20 with a power washer
... ... ....... . 292
Washing the vehicle ....... ... ... ... . 290
Waxing .. .... .... .... .... ... .... ... 293
Wear indicator ......... ............ . 337
Weatherstrips .... .... .... ... .... ... 295
Weights ....................... .... 377
What happens if you wear your safety belt too loose? ........... .... ..... .. ... 216
What happens to unbelted occupants? . 213
What impairs driving safety? .......... 201
What should I do after changing a wheel?
334
What should I do after replacing wheels?
334
Wheel bolts Torque ..... ...... .... ....... ... 345
Wheels .. .... .... .... .... ... .... ... 326
Cast alloy ....................... 295
Checking tire pressure .. .... ...... 333
Co ld tire inflation pressure ........ 330
General notes ... ........... .... .. 326
G lossary of tire and loading termino logy .
327
New tires and wheels ............. 338
Rear fog lights .... .... ...... ... · · · 19 T" d h. I I d
1· ·t 335
ires an ve Ic e oa Im1 s ... ... .
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 .,
214
When must a safety belt be replacedr . .