AUDI S8 2013 Owners Manual

Pregnant women Special consid erations when w earing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
p re sense .. .. ...... ....... .. .. .. ... 196
Preventat ive passenger protection ..... 196
P rogramming t he Homelink ® universal re -
mote contro l ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 132
Pr ope r occupa nt seating posit ions .. .. . 135
Proper safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
P rope r seat ing pos ition
F ront passenger ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 136
Occupants . ..... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 135
Rear passengers .......... .... .. ... 137
Q
q uattro ®
refer to All Whee l Drive .... .. .. .. .. . 203
Q uest ion
Wha t happens to unbel ted occupants? 1 45
Why safety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
R
Radiato r fan . .. ........... .. .. .. ... 242
Radio clock .. .. ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 26
Ra in/light sensor
Headlig hts ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 45
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . 52
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Range ( fuel level) .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 24
Reading lights .. ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 49
Rear fog lights . ........... .. .. .. .... 45
Re ar lid
E scape hand le
Rear light 270
D efective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear seats Ad justing individual seats .. .. .. .. .. .. 60
Entry assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
F ront passenger seat ad justment .... .. 63
Reclining rea r seat . ....... .. .. .. .. .. 62
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear window he ating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Recirculation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Reclining rear seat ......... .. .. .. .. .. 62
Inde x 309
Refrige rator
refer to Cooler ... .. . ... .... ... .. .. 226
Ref uel ling .. .. .. .. ................. 230
Remote contro l
Garage door opener ( Homelink ®) . .. .. 132
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Un locking and lock ing ............. .. 34
Remote luggage compartment lid re lease 36
Repair m anuals .. .. .... ........... .. 296
Repairs Airbag system ... .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. 165
Rep lacing
Fuses ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 279
Light bulbs .. .. .. ................. 283
Tires and wheels ................. . 261
Windsh ie ld w iper blades .... ... ... .. . 53
Repo rting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Retractor ... .. .. .. ............... .. 147
Reverse . ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 115
Rims (cleaning) .. .. .. ............... 221
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Load ing ... .. .. .. ................. . 72
Roof weight . .. .... ... ....... ...... 72
s
SAFE ...... .. .. .. ... ............ ... 26
S afe driving habits . .... ............. 134
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . 149
Safety be lt pretensioner .......... .. .. 150
Serv ice and disposal ............... 151
Safety be lt pretensioners
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Adjus ting . .. .. .. ... ............ .. 149
cl ean ing .... .. .... ... .......... .. 22 5
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 5
Fastening ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 147
Improperly worn ..... ............. 150
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety instructions .. ... ....... .... . 14 7
Securing child safety seats ......... . 186
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310 Index
Special considerations for pregnant
women .... ... .... ......... ..... . 149
Unfasten ing . ............. ... .... . 149
Warning/indicator light ...... .. .... . 144
Warning light .. ............ .. .... .. 16
WhyYOU MUSTwearthem ..... .. ... 144
Worn properly .... ... .... .. .. .. .. . 146
Safety belt tensioner drive select ....... ....... .. .. .. .. . 109
Safety belt warn ing ligh t .. .. .. .. .. .. . 144
Safety compliance st icker ....... .. .. . 290
Safety equipment .................. . 134
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . .. .. . ... ....... .. .. .. .. . 134
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment ...... .... .. .. .. .. .. 57
Safety instructions Engine compartment ...... .. .. .. .. . 232
for side cu rtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
for using child safety seats ....... .. . 179
for using safety belts ....... ..... .. . 147
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ... .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 165
Safety systems
Warning/ indicator lights ... .. .. .... .. 18
Seat adjustment Controls (front seats) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Controls (rear seats) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Driver's seat .. ........... .. .. .... .. 57
Front passenger 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front seats . .............. ... .. ... . 57
He ad restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 138
Reclining rear seat ........ .. .. .... .. 6 1
Safety guidelines ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. 57
Sea t belts
WhyYOU MUSTwearthem ..... .. ... 144
Seat heating/ventilation ........ .... . . 80
Seating position
Driver ... .. ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 135
Fr ont passenger .............. .... . 136
How to adjust the front seats ..... ... 136
Incorrect seat position ........... .. . 138
Occupants .... ........... .. .. .... . 135
Rear passengers .......... .. .. .. .. . 13 7
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Seats
Comfort seat side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seats (numbe r) .. .. ............. .. .. 144
Selective unlock feature . ...... ... .. .. . 33
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Serv ice and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Service position
refer to Windshield wipers .......... . 53
Servotronic (power steer ing system) .. .. 202
Shift paddles .. .. .. ............. .. .. 118
Ship (transporting your vehicle) ...... .. 288
S ide airbags
Description .. .. .. .......... ...... . 170
How they work .... ............ .. .. 171
Side assist .. .... ................... 105
Activating and deactivating ....... ... 107
Adjusting the brightness ........ .. .. 107
Cleaning sensors 218
Sensor range .... ............. .... 106
Side curtain airbags ............. .... 173
Description .. .. .. ..... ........... . 173
How they work ... ..... ........... . 174
Safety instructions ................ . 17 4
Side marker lights .............. .... . 45
Ski sack
refer to Pass-through with ski sack . ... . 70
Sliding/tilting sunroof Emergency closing .... ...... ... .. .. . 43
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Opening and closing ........... .. .. . 42
Panoramic sunroof ................ .. 43
Snow chains .. .. .. ....... ...... .. .. 265
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 73
Solar operation (automatic climate con-
trol) ... .. .. .... .. ............. .... . 81
Sources of information about child re-
stra ints and their use .... ......... ... 195
Space-saving spare tire ........... .... 272
Spare tire
refer to Compact spare tire .......... 272
Spare wheel .. .. .. ..... ........... . 273
Spe edometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Speed rating letter code .......... .... 262

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Speed warning system ................ 90
Sport different ial ....... ...... ... ... 109
In dicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Eng ine does not switched off . .. .. .. .. 89
Eng ine starts automatically .. .. ... ... 89
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Messages .. ............. .... .. .. .. 90
Starting/stopping the engine ... .. .. .. 88
switch ing off/on .......... .. .. .. .. .. 89
START ENGINE STOP button ..... ... ... 83
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting off with a trai le r .... .. .. .. .. .. 87
Starting the engine ........ .. .. .. .. .. 83
Steer ing whee l
Adjusting steering column ........... 82
Easy entry feature .................. 82
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 22
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Steering wheel heating .. ... ... ... ... 81
Steps for determining correct load limit . 258
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Storage ..... ................. .. .... 74
Sunroof ... .. .. ................ ... .. 42
Sun shades Emergency closing (roof) ...... .. .... . 44
Panoramic sunroof ........ .. .. .. .. .. 44
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear window ............. .... .. .... 51
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Symbols
refer to Warning/Indicator lights .. .. .. 11
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 23
Technical modifications ....... .. .. .. . 299
Temperature display ........ .. .. .. .. .. 23
Tether anchors ..................... 193
Tether strap ................. .... .. 193
T he first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ....... ................. .. ... 206
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 141
Tips for the environment
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
tiptronic (automatic transmission) .. .. . 115
Tire pressure . ............. .... .. .. . 255 T
ire pressure monitoring system ...... .
267
Loss of air pressure ............... . 268
Malfunction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Resetting tire pressures ............ .
269
Tires
....... .. .. .. ................. 249
Service life
.. .. .. .. ............... 259
speed rating letter code ........... . 262
Tire manufacturing date ........... .
261
Tire specifications ............. .. . .
261
Tread depth . .. .. ................ .
259
Uniform tire quality grading ........ . 263
Winter tires ... .. .. . .. .... ....... . 264
Tires and vehicle load limits .......... . 257
T ires and wheels
Checking tire pressure .............. 255
Cold tire inflation pressure .......... 253
Dimensions ...... .. ............... 260
General notes .. .. .. ............... 249
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo -
gy ..... .. .. .. .. .. ............... 250
Low aspect ratio tires .... ......... .. 266
New tires and wheels .............. .
Replacing ........ ...... ......... .
Snow chains ... .. .... ........... . .
T ires and vehicle load limits ..... .. . .
Wheel bolts . .. .. .... ............ .
Winter tires
Tire service life
.. .. .. ... ....... .....
Too ls ...... .. .. .. .................
260
261
265
257
266
264
259
271
T orn or frayed safety belts ............ 147
Touch -up paint .. .. .. ... ....... ..... 220
Towing Tow truck procedures .............. . 286
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system ... .. 268
Trailer towing ...... ................ 211
Operati ng instructions ...... .... .... 211
Parking system ....... ........... .. 131
T echnical requirements . . . . . . . . 211, 212
T ra iler towing tips ............. .. .. 213
Train (transporting your vehicle) ....... 288
Transmission malfunction (indicator
light) ........ .. ...... ............. 119
T ransport Canada .. .. ............... 142
Transporting your vehicle ... .. .... .... 288
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) ........... 259
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312 Index
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
What does it mean whe n DEF appears in
the trip odometer d isp lay? ... .. .... . . 26
T runk
refer to L uggage compa rtment lid ... .. 36
Trunk escape hand le ..... .... ... .. .. . 270
Turn signa ls . .... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 47
Warn ing/ indicator lights ... .. .. .... .. 22
u
Unde rcoating . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... . 221
Unfasten ing safety belts .. .. .. .. .. .. . 149
Unid irect iona l tires ......... .. .. .... . 249
Unifo rm tire q uality g rading ... .. .... . 263
Unlock ing
L uggage compartment lid ...... .. .... 36
P owe r locking sw itch .... .. .. .. .. .. . . 35
Remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the key .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. 35
V
Valet park ing .............. .. .. .. .. .. 41
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 51
Vehicle -care products .. ... .. .. .. .... . 215
Vehicle electr ical system .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 6
Vehicle ident ificat ion labe l ... .. .. .. .. . 290
Vehicle Identification N umbe r (VIN) . .. . 290
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271, 276
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle transpo rt .......... .. .. .. .. . 288
Vent ilation .... ........... .. .. .... .. 78
w
Warning/indicato r lights . ... .. .. .... . . 11
A irbag system ........... .. .. .. .. .. 18
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) .. .. .. . . 19
Brake system . ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
Elect romechan ica l park ing brake .. .. .. 15
E lect ron ic power co ntro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E lect ron ic Stabilization Co ntrol ( ESC) . . . 18
Genera to r .... ............. ...... .. 16
I ns trumen t clus ter ........ .. .. .... .. 10
M alfunct ion Indicator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . 20
Safety belt .... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 1 6
T u rn signa ls . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... .. 22 Warning/Indicator
lights
Airbag system ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 163
Dynam ic steering .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 22
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF ....... .... 163
W arran ty coverages ............. .... 296
Washer reservo ir .. ..... ......... ... 247
Washing ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 215
Automatic car wash ............ .... 216
by hand . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 216
Ma tte finish paint ... .......... .. .. 218
with a power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Waxing . ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 219
Wea r indica to r ................. .. .. 259
Weights .... .... ................... 290
What happens if yo u wear your safety belt
too loose? . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 148
What happens to unbe lted occupants? .. 145
What impairs driving safety? .... .. .... 135
What shou ld I do after changing a
whee l? ... .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 256
What shou ld I do after replac ing whee ls? 256
Wheel bolts Torque .... .... .. ............. .... 266
Whee ls . ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 249
Cast alloy ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 221
Checking tire p ress ure .. ... ... .. .. .. 255
Co ld tire inflation pressure ...... .... 253
General notes .. .. ............. .. .. 249
G lossary of tire and loading term inolo-
gy ........ ... .. .. ............... 250
New t ires and whee ls ........ ...... . 260
T ires and veh icle load limits ..... .. .. 25 7
When must a safety be lt be replaced? .. 147
When must the a irbag system be inspec t-
ed? ... ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. 163
When should I adjust the tire pr essures? 256
When should I check the tire press ures? . 256
Where are lower ancho rages loca ted? ... 190
Where can I find the t ire pressures for my
ca r? .. ...... ... .. .. ... ....... ... .. 255
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144, 145
Windows Cleaning . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 2 20
defrosting ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 80

Windshield Cleaning ... ..... ........ .. .. .. .... 52
defrosting .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 80
Windshield washer system .. .. .. .. .. .. 52
Washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Washer reservoir ............... .. . 247
Windshield wipers
Foldin g up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Replacing wind shie ld wiper blades . .. .. 53
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Winter operation Batter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Cooling system ............... .. .. . 240
D efrosting w indows ....... .. .. .. .. .. 80
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Steer ing whee l heating .......... .. .. 81
Tires . ..... .. .. ........... .. .. ... 203
Windows .. ............. .... .. ... 220
Winter tires .. ............. .... .. .. . 264
All-wheel drive ........... .. .. .. ... 264
X
Xenon-Lights . .. ........... .. .. .. ... 283
Xenon plus headlights ...... .. .. .. .. .. 45
Index 313
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