trunk AUDI S8 2010 Owners Manual

Table of contents
Table of contents
Vehicle literature
About this Owner's Manual ............. ...... .
Controls and
equipment .............. .
Instruments and controls ... .
General illustration ........... .
Instruments and
warning/indicator Lights ..... .
Instruments ................ .
Warning/indicator ligh ts ...... .
Driver information display ... .
Introduction ............ ... . .
On-Board Diagno stic system
(OBD) ....................... .
Auto Ch eck Control ........... .
Speed warning system ........ .
Tr ip computer ............... .
Opening and closing ......... .
Keys ........................ .
Power locking system ........ .
Rear lid/Trunk lid ......... ... .
Child safety Lock ............. .
Convenience key ............. .
Anti-theft alarm system ...... .
Power windows .............. .
Sliding/tilting power sunroof .. .
Clear vision .. ................ .
Lights ....... ......... ...... .
Interior ligh ts ........ ....... .
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65 Vi
sion
Wiper and washer system
Mirrors
Seats and storage ........... .
General recommendations .... .
Power seat ....... ........... .
Head restraint s .... .......... .
Armr est ................. ... .
Seat memory ................ .
Rear seats ............. ..... .
Indiv idual rear seats ......... .
Luggage compartment .. ..... .
Roof rack ................... .
Cupho lder .................. .
Ashtray ..................... .
Cigarette Lighter/socket ...... .
Long cente r console .... ...... .
Storage ............. ....... .
Warm and cold ........... ... .
Climat e controls ...... ... .. .. .
W ind shield defogging/defrosting
Rear climate controls ........ .
Basic settin gs ............... .
On the road ................. .
s . teenng .................... .
I gn ition lock and ign ition switch
S tarti ng and stopping the en gine
Starting and stopping the engine
us ing the Convenience ke y .....
Electromechanical park ing brake
C ru ise control ............... . 68
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11 7
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120
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126
Adaptive Cruise Control ....... 128
Speed and distance control
system
Driver information .......... .. .
System Limitation s ........... .
A d' l . u I ane assist ............. . .
128
135
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142
Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Audi side assist ............... 145
Lane Change Assistan t . . . . . . . . . 145
No tes ..... ......... .......... 152
Automatic transmission 154
tiptronic ® (6-speed automatic
transmission ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 54
Advanced Parking System ..... 161
Advanced Parking System with
rear view camera .............. 161
Specia l park ing situat ions . . . . . . 169
Tow ing hitch ........... ....... 1 71
Settings in the MMI ......... ... 171
Saf ety tips .... ................ 173
Adaptive Air Suspension 176
Adaptiv e Air Suspens ion and
Damp ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Homelink ® ............. ...... 181
Universal remote control
181
Safety first ............... 186
Driving Safely ................. 186
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Proper occupan t seating
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Driver and passenger side
footwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Pedal area ... ........ ......... 192
S towing luggage .............. 193
Reporting Safety Defects ....... 195
Safety be lts ................... 197
General notes ................. 197
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Safe ty be lt pretensioners . . . . . . . 204
Airbag system ................ 206
Important th ings to know . . . . . . 206
F ront airbags ......... ........ 210
Mon ito ring the Advanced A irbag
Syst em ...................... 217
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 22
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Child Safety ................... 231
Important things to know ...... 231
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Ins ta lling a ch ild safety seat . . . . 24 1
LAT CH Lower anchorages and
t ethers for chi ldren . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Add itiona l Informa tion 251
Vehicle operation ...... 252
Intelligent tec hno logy ........ 252
Notice about data recorded by
v e hicl e contro l modu les . . . . . . . . 252
Electronic Stab ili z ati on Program
(ESP) ........................ 252
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Servotronic ® -advanced power
steer ing system ............ ... 257
Dr iving with your quattro® ...... 257
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Driving and environment
..... 261
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km)
and afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Avoid damaging the veh icle 263
Dr ivi ng th rough wat er on roads . 263
Operate your veh icle economica lly
and m inimi ze po llution . . . . . . . . 263
Trailer towing ................ 266
Dr iving wi th a traile r . . . . . . . . . . . 266
T railer tow ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Vehicle care .............. 270
Clea nin g and pro tect ion ...... 270
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Fuel supply and filling your fuel
tank .......................... 283
Gasol ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
F u el tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Eng ine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Eng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . 290
Engine oil ............... ..... 291
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . 296
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Bat tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
W indshield/head light washer
containe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Tires and wheels .............. 306
Ti res 306
T ir e pressure monitor ing system 326
Table of contents
Do-it-yourself service
What do I do now? .......... .
Trunk escape handle ......... .
Emergency wa rning tria ngle ... .
Jack, tools and spare wheel ... .
Changing a wheel ........... . .
Fuses and bulbs ............. .
Fuses ...................... .
Bulbs ...................... .
Emergency situations ....... .
General ..................... .
Starting by pushing or towing ..
S tarting with jumper cables ... .
Use of j umper cables ......... .
Emergency towing with
commercial tow truck ........ .
Lifting vehicle ............... .
Technical data
General information
Explanat ion of technical data .. .
Vehicle identification ......... .
We ig hts ... ....... ....... ... .
Dimensions ................. .
Data .......... ......... ...... .
350 hp, 8-cylind er engine, with all
whee l dr ive ................. .
Consumer Information ...... .
Warranty coverages .......... .
Ope rating your vehicle outs ide the
U.S.A. or Canada ............. .
Aud i Se rvice Repair Man uals and
Literature ................... . 332
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Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

Instruments and controls
General illustration
(D Power window switches . .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... ... . .
@ Door handle
@ Power locking switches . .. .. ......... .. .. .... ... .
© Adjuster control for outside mirrors .............. .
® Light switch ............... . ... ..... ....... ... .
© Control lever for:
- Cruise contro l ............ .... ... . ... ....... .
- Adaptive Cruise Control . ................... .. .
0 Air outlets .... .... .. .. .. ... ... ............. .. .
@ Control lever for:
- Turn signal and high beam .................... .
- Lane assist ................ ...... .. .. .. .. ... .
® Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ....................... ....... .
- Shift buttons .... .. .. .. .. .... ............... .
- Button for steer ing whee l heating . .. .. ... ...... .
@ Instrument cluster .................. .... ... ... .
@ Switches for
- Windshield wiper/washer ................ .. ... .
- Tr ip computer .. .......... . .. .... .. .. .... ... .
@ Steering lock/ignition/starter switch .............. .
@ Buttons for:
- Advanced Parking System .... .. .... .. ...... ... .
- Side ass ist ........... ........ ... ..... ... ... .
- Power sunshade
@ MMI Display
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
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45 74
60
126
128
111
64
142
210 159
108 10
70
36
118
161
145
68
Instruments and controls
@ Buttons/Indicator light for:
- Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
- Emergency flashers .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ......... .
@ Storage tray .................. .. .. .. ......... .
@ Glove compartment .... .... .. .. .... ........... .
@ Front passenger 's airbag .................... .. . .
@ Sh ift lever for automatic transmission ........... . .
@ Climate controls . .. .................... .... ... .
@ Rear window defogger switch .. .. .. .. .. .... ..... .
@ Ashtray with cigarette lighter ................... .
@ IS TART ]-/IS TOP]-button . ... ................ ... .
@ MMI Terminal
@ Storage with cup holder ..... .. .. .. ............. .
@ Electromechanical parking brake ... .. ...... ..... . .
@ Da ta Link Connector for On Board Diagnostics (OBD II)
@ Engine hood release ........................... .
@ Adjustable steering column ..................... .
@ Memory buttons (driver's seat) .................. .
@ Switch for
- unlock ing the fuel filler door ....... ....... .... .
- unlock ing the trunk lid
[ i ] Tips
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210
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120
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123 25
288 117
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285
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Operation of the Multi Media Interface (MMI) is described in a sepa­
rate manual. •
Vehicle care Technical data

Driver information display
The current speed appears on the display. The speed is displayed in 1 mph (US model) or 1 km/h (Canadian model) increments .
You can sw itch the display from miles to kilometers and vice versa via
the MMI. •
Open door or trunk lid warning
The pictogram alerts you when doors or the rear lid have
been left open.
Fig. 12 Display: open
door or rear lid
warning
With the ignition switched on, the open door or rear lid warning illu­
minates when at least
one door or the hood or the trunk lid is not
closed. The symbol also shows you
which door(s) or lid is not closed.
In the illustration ::::> fig. 12 it is the driver's door, the left rear door
and the rear lid. As soon as all the doors, the hood, the rear lid and
the fuel filler cap are properly closed, the door and rear lid wa rning
turns off and the Driver Information System functions selected are
displayed again. •
Defective light bulb warning
The defective light bulb warning tells you when a vehicle
light bulb has become defective .
Fig. 13 Display: defec­
tive light bulb warning
The defective light bulb warning monitors the function of the light
bulbs. If a defective light bulb is detected, or if a lig ht bu lb has
burned out, a yellow symbol appears as well as a pictogram in which
the defective light bulb is shown ::::> fig . 13 In the case of certa in bulb
failures (e .g . failure of the rear fog lamp), an addit ional symbol is
displayed to the left or right of the pictogram of the vehicle.
Defective brake Light
(USA models)/ (Canada models)
If the symbol illuminates , a brake light has failed . The burned out
light is shown in the pictogram.
Defective bulb
If this symbo l illuminates, a turn signal (front or rear), a headlight,
the backup light, a fog light or a rear fog light has fai led. The burned
out light is shown in the pictogram.
& WARNING
• Light bulbs are pressurized and could explode while they are
being changed causing serious personal injury . .,_

(]] Tips
When locking, all doors and the trunk lid are locked automatically. •
Applies to veh icles: with power side doo r closer
Doors with power side door closer
Th e ve hicle doors are equipped with a power door closer. When you
wa nt t o close an open door, gently push on the door. The door will
automatically close by itself.
& WARNING
When closing a door, make sure nothing can interfere with the
door. This could cause serious personal injury.
• You can stop the door from closing at any time by pulling on
the inside or outside door handle. •
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
The vehicle can be locked or unlocked from the inside
using the power locking switches.
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t
Fig. 29 Drive r's door:
power locking switch
Vehicle OP-eration
Opening and closing
Fig. 30 Rear power
locking switch
How to lock all doors and the rear lid
simultaneously
- Press upper part of the power locking switch t'.D ~ &.
How to unlock all doors and the rear lid
simultaneously
- P ress the lower part of the switc h@.
How to unlock each door separately using the
door handle
- Pull the handle to open the door.
You will find a power locking switch in each door. You can lock and
unlock
the vehicle using the switches in the driver's or passenger's
door=> fig. 29. You can only
lock the vehicle using the switches in the
rear doors => fig. 30. If you lock the vehicle using the
power locking
switch,
please note the following:
• You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from the
outside
(increased security, for examp le when you are stopped at a red light).
• The diodes in the power locking switch illuminate when all the
doors and the rear lid are closed and locked .
• All diodes turn dark as soon as one of the doors has been
unlocked .
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data

Opening and closing
• You can unlock and open the doors from the inside by pulling on
the door handle.
• If the driver's door is opened (after you have locked the vehicle
from the inside using the power locking switch) , the door will rema in
unlocked to prevent you from locking yourself out of your vehicle .
After you close the door, you have to lock the driver's door again.
• If you have a crash and the airbag is activated, the doors automat­
ically unlock.
& WARNING
• If you use the power locking switch with the doors closed,
remember that all the vehicle doors will lock.
• locking doors from the inside can help prevent inadvertent
door opening during an accident and can also prevent unwanted
entry from the outside. locked doors can, however, delay assis­
tance to vehicle occupants and hold up rescue efforts from the
outside in an accident or other emergency. •
Emergency locking
If the central locking system fails (power supply), each
door has to be locked separately .
Fig. 31 Emergency
lock location on the
front passenger's door
An emergency locking mechanism is integrated in the edge of
the passenger's door and in the rear doors (only visible when
the door is open) .
- Open the door.
- Remove the plastic cap using your vehicle key~ fig. 31.
- Position the key at an angle of 90° to the door trim panel
and push it in the d irection shown by the arrow.
After you close the door, you will no longer be able to open it from the
outs ide.
The door can be opened from the inside by pulling twice on the door
hand le . If the child safety lock is engaged in one of the rear doors, the
door has to be opened from the outside after pulling on the handle
once from the inside. •
Rear lid/Trunk lid
Opening and closing rear lid
You can open the rear lid from inside the vehicle using a
switch in the driver's door.
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Fig. 32 Driver's door:
remote rear lid release ..

Opening the Rear lid/Trunk lid
Fig. 33 P ositio n of
lo ck and h andle
in the
rea r lid
- Press t he center button c:5 on t he master ke y or t he
r e lease but ton
c:5 in t he driver's door=> page 46, fig. 32.
Th e rear lid is u nlock ed and ope ns.
Closing the Rear lid/Trunk lid
- P ull the rear li d dow n and allow itto drop gent ly. The l id is
then closed automatic ally =>& .
& WARNING
• After closing the rear lid, always pull up on it to make sure that
it i s properly closed . Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is moving.
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into
the veh icle , always keep the rear lid closed while driving. Ne ver
tran sport objects larger than those whi ch fit completely into the
luggage area, bec ause then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended e specially with the rear lid
left open . A child could c rawl into the car th rough the luggage
c ompartment and pull the lid shut , be coming trapped and unable
to get out . To reduce the r is k of personal injury, never let children
play in or around your vehicle . Alway s keep the rear lid a s well a s
the vehicle doo rs clo sed when not in u se .
Con tro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
Opening and closing
(I) Tips
• If the rea r lid is open o r not properly locked whe n the ignition is
turned on, the door and rear lid warning
~ page 24 appears in t he
in st rumen t cluste r display.
• T he following appl ies to vehicles equipped with the Conven ie nce
key* feat ure: if t he re mote co ntrol key is left i n the l uggage compar t­
ment, l uggage compartment will automatically un lock itself after
you lock the vehicle. This p revents yo u from unin tentionally lock ing
your key in the luggage compartment. •
Opening and closing rear Lid manually
If the centr al l ock ing s ystem fails (po wer su pply ), you can
also open the rear lid using the m echanical key.
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Fig
. 34 Rear lid : lock
posit ions
As a g eneral ru le, the rea r lid sh ould only b e opera ted us ing
t he re lease b utt on i n t he mast er key, t he release switc h in t he
driver's door and th e handle on the rear lid. Unlocking t he
r ear lid by inserting and t urning the key inside the rear lid
locki ng cylind er wi ll activate t he optical a nd aco ust ic alar m . .,
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data

Opening and closing
To unlock the rear lid
-Turn the key to the Left to the opening position @
~ page 47, fig. 34. The rear Lid opens .
To lock the rear lid
-Pull t he rear Lid dow n and slam it closed gently~&.
Turning the key co unter-clockwi se to posit io n @ will release the rear
lid and cause it to rise slightly . In this pos ition the key cannot be
pulled out of the lock cylinder .
T urning the key
clockwi se to t he ho rizon tal posit io n ® and pu lling it
out w ill cause the
lid to rema in locked when the power locking
system is act uated.
I n this state the rear lid can only be unlocked with the unlock button
,c:::j on the remote control. On vehicles equipped w ith the Conven ience
key* feature, press the hand le on the rear lid to unlock the luggage
compartment =>
page 47, fig. 33.
After you t urn the key
counter -clo ckwi se ba ck to the ver tic al pos i­
tion, the rear l id will aga in respond to the power locking system.
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS => & in "Opening and closing rear
lid " on
page 46. •
Appli es to veh icles : w ith aut omat ic r ea r lid /trunk lid ope ration
Automatic rear lid /trunk lid operation
The trunk lid con be opened and closed automatically.
Opening rear lid/trunk lid
Fig . 35 Trun k lid
h andl e
Fig. 36 Locking switch
in lugg age comp art­
ment
- Press the hand le on the rear Lid/trunk Lid~ fig. 35, or
- Press t he mid dle bu tton
c:J on t he remote cont rol master
key ,or
- Press the re le as e bu tto n
c:J in the d riv er 's doo r
~ page 46, fig . 3 2 .

Closing rear lid/trunk lid
- Press the lock switch in the luggage compartment
=> page 48, fig. 36. The trunk lid moves to the closed posi­
tion by itself and soft close locks it automatically=>&,.
- Closing
is stopped immediately if you again press the
release switch
c::; in the driver's door, the middle button
c::; in the remote control master key, the handle on the
trunk lid or the lock switch in the luggage compartment.
& WARNING
• After closing the rear lid, always pull up on it to make sure that
it is properly closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is moving.
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into
the vehicle, always keep the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the
luggage area, because then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open. A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal injury, never let children play in or around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
• Never close the rear lid inattentively or without checking first.
Although the closing force of the rear lid is limited, you can still
seriously injure yourself or others.
• Always ensure that no one is within range of the rear lid when
it is moving, in particular close to the hinges and the upper and
lower edges -fingers or hands can be pinched.
• Never try to interfere with the rear lid or help it when it is being
opened or closed automatically.
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
(I] Tips
•
If there is a mechanical problem with automatic closing for the
rear lid or there is an obstruction, it opens again immediately. Check
to see why the rear lid could not be closed before attempting to close
it again.
• The following applies to vehicles equipped with the Convenience
key* feature: if the remote control key is left in the luggage compart­
ment, luggage compartment will automatically unlock itself after
you lock the vehicle. This prevents you from unintentionally locking
your key in the luggage compartment. •
Child safety Lock
Mechanical child safety lock in the rear
• doors 11'
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors from being
opened from the inside.
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Fig. 37 Rear doors :
child safety lock
The rear doors have a child safety lock. You can use any
vehicle key to engage and disengage the lock . The child safety
lock is visible only when the door is open.
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Vehicle care Technical data

Seats and storage
Long center console
Applies to vehicl es : w it h long ce nter co nso le
Overview
F ig. 105 Lo ng rear
c e nter conso le
There are three storage compartments in the long center console in
the rear:
Left storag e compartment
The left sto rage compartmen t contains two 12-vo lt sockets. The 12-
volt sockets can be used for electrical accessories. The power cons umption at a single plug must not exc eed 100 watts .
Center storage compartment
The center s torage compa rtment is sui table for holding small items .
Right stor age compartment
The righ t storage compartme nt is suitable for holding sma ll items.
& WARNING
The socket plu s any appliance s plugged into it remain functional
e ven if the ignition is switched off or the ignition key is removed .
Never leave children in side the vehicle without supervi sion.
0 Note
T o avoid damag ing the socket , only use plugs that fit prope rly .
[ i ] Tips
When the engine is off and acces sories a re st ill plugged in and a re o n,
the veh icle b attery ca n sti ll be dr ained. •
Storage
General overview
There are numerous places to store items in your vehicle.
Glove c ompar tment
Storage compartment Pockets in the front seats *
Compartments in the door trim panels
Compartments in the rear doors*
Coat hooks
L ef t side s to rage compar tment in the
trunk
Right side storage compartment in the
trunk
Emergency warni ng triangl e
Umbrella holder
& WARNING
=> page 99
=>page 100
=> pag e 100
=> page 100
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=>page 101
=> page 102
=>page 102
=>page 332
• Alway s remove object s from the inst rument pa nel. Any it ems
not stored cou ld sl ide ar ound insi de the vehicl e while dr iving or .,