spare wheel AUDI S8 2016 User Guide

After you change a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the spare immedi­
ately after in stallation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos­
s ible by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified servi ce stat ion .
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of 90
ft lb (120 Nm).
- If you notice that the wheel bolt s are corroded
and difficult to turn while changing a tire,
they should be replaced before you check the
tightening torque .
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on you r vehicle as soon as possi­
ble. Remount the wheel cover .
Until then, drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds.
& WARNING
- If you are going to equ ip your vehi cle w it h
t ir es o r rims which differ f rom those which
we re factory installed, then be s ure to read
the info rmat io n ¢
page 243.
- Always ma ke sure the damaged whee l or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit a re
prope rly secured in the luggage com part ­
me nt and are not loose in t he passenger
compar tment.
- In an accident o r sudden maneuver they
cou ld fly forward, inju ring anyone in the ve­
hicle.
- Always store damaged whee l, jac k and too ls
sec urely in the luggage co mpartment . Oth ­
erwise, in an accide nt or sudd en man euver
they could fly fo rw ar d, ca usin g injury to p as­
sengers i n the vehicle .
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Emergency assistance
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Technical data
Vehicle identification
F ig. 239 Vehi cle Ident if ication N umber (VlN) plate : loca·
tion on dr iver 's side dash pane l
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Fig. 240 The vehicle identificat ion label- inside the lug ­
gage compartment
Veh icle Identification Number (VlN )
The Vehicle Identification Number is located in
different p laces:
- under the windshield on the driver's side
¢fig. 239.
-in the MMI: Select: Function button ICAR I > Car
systems > Servicing
& checks > VIN number .
~ -on the vehicle identification label.
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Technical data
Vehicle identification label
The veh icle identification label is located in the
luggage compartment in the spare wheel we ll.
T he label¢
fig. 240 shows the following vehicle
data:
(D Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, eng ine output, transm ission
@ Engine and transmission code
@ Paint number and interior
® Optional equipment numbers
T he information of the veh icle identification label
can also be found in your Warranty
& Mainte­
nance booklet.
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is your assurance
that your new vehicle complies w ith all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards which
were in effect at the time the vehicle was manu­
factured. You can find this sticker on the door
jamb on the driver's side. It shows the month and
year of production and the vehicle identification number of your vehicle (perforation) as well as
the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
H igh voltage warning label
The high voltage warning label is located in the
engine compartment next to the engine hood re­
lease. The spark ignition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002.
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for front
and rear are listed on a sticker on the door jamb
on the driver 's side.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating includes the
weight of the basic vehicle plus full fuel tank, oil
and coolant, plus maximum load, which includes
passenger weight (150 lbs/68 kg per designated
seating position) and luggage weight
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Spare tire
refer to Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Engine does not switched off . . . . . . . . . . . 86
E ngine starts automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 86
switch ing off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
S TART ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
St art ing off with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Steering
refer to Electromechanical power assist. . 194
Steering whee l
Adjusting steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Indicator light ................ ... 17, 194
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Steer ing whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Steps for determining correct lo ad limit . . . 250
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Sun shades Em ergency closing (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Panoramic sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Symbols
refer to Warning/Indicator lights.. .... .. 11
T
Tachometer .................... .... 11, 23
T ail lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Index
TOI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue ... .. ................ . 216
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
T emperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
T extiles
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 136
Tips for the environment
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
t iptronic (automatic t ransm iss ion) . . . . . . . 112
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 254
T ire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
T readwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Unidirectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 238
T ires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
T owing
T ow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
TPMS (tire pressure moni toring system) . . . 254
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
T railer towing
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
T echnica l requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 203
Train (transporting your vehicle) ......... 274
Transmission malfunction (indicator light). 116
T ransport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Transporting your vehicle ............ ... 274
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
What does it mean wh en DEF appears in the
trip odome ter disp lay? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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