2007 AUDI R8 steering

Self-help187
Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data
Caution
Please note that the described method of connecting the leads is
meant for jump-starting your vehicle. If jump-starting another
vehicle, you should not connect the negative lead (–) to the negative
terminal of the discharged battery ⇒page 186, fig. 131 , but
directly to the engine block or a solid metal part bolted to the engine
block. If the battery of the other vehicle does not have a gas vent,
there is a risk that a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen gas can accu-
mulate and cause an explosion.Tow-starting and towing awayGeneral notes
Points to observe when tow-starting or towing awayIf you use a towrope:
Notes for the driver of the towing vehicle
– The towrope must be taut before driving off.
– Engage the clutch very gently when starting to move
(press the accelerator slowly if you have R tronic).
Notes for the driver of the towed vehicle
– The ignition should be switched on so that the turn
signals, horn, windscreen wipers and washers can be
used. Please ensure that the steering wheel is unlocked
when you switch on the ignition and that it moves freely.
– Put the gear lever in neutral or move the selector lever to
position N.– The brake servo and power steering only work when the
engine is running. Considerably more effort is required
on the brake pedal and steering wheel when the engine
is switched off.
– Ensure that the towrope remains taut at all times when
towing.
Towrope or towbar
It is easier and safer to tow a vehicle with a towbar. You should only
use a towrope if you do not have a towbar.
A towrope should be slightly elastic to reduce the loading on both
vehicles. It is advisable to use a towrope made of synthetic fibre or
similar material.
Attach the towrope or the towbar only to the towing anchorages
provided for this purpose ⇒page 188.
Driving technique
Towing requires some experience – especially when using a
towrope. Both drivers should be familiar with the technique required
for towing. Inexperienced drivers should not attempt to tow-start or
tow away another vehicle.
Do not pull too hard with the towing vehicle and take care to avoid
jerking the towrope. When towing on a loose surface there is always
a risk of overloading and damaging the anchorage points.
Caution
If there is no oil in the gearbox or no lubricant in the automatic
transmission the car may only be towed with the driven wheels
lifted clear of the road, or transported on a special car transporter
or trailer.
Note
•
Note the regulations concerning towing.
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Fuses and bulbs191
Controls
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General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data
The fuse box is located behind the foot rest in the
passenger's footwell ⇒page 190, fig. 134.Row of the fuse box is not used.Row
No
Electrical equipment
amps
1
Mobile phone adapter
5
2
Heated washer jets
5
3
Parking aid (APS)
10
4
Vacant
--
5
Diagnostic interface, light switch,
Airbag OFF warning lamp, selector lever
10
6
Network gateway, diagnostic interface
5
7
Vacant
--
8
Anti-dazzle interior mirror, garage door
opener
10
9
Washer pump
15
10
ESP button
10
11
Pressure sensor, air conditioner
5
12
Airbag
5
Fuse row -B-
AAAB
Row
No
Electrical equipment
amps
1
Radiator fan (1)
40
2
Radiator fan (2)
40
3
Exterior lighting
40
4
Exterior lighting
40
5
Vacant
--
6
Blower control
40
Fuse row -C-Row
No
Electrical equipment
amps
1
Reversing camera
5
2
Tyre pressure monitoring
10
3
Parking aid (APS)
5
4
Phone pre-installation, compensor
5
5
Instrument cluster
5
6
Network gateway
5
7
Switches for steering column
5
8
Diagnostic interface, brake pedal switch,
selector lever
10
9
Rain sensor/light sensor
5
10
Interior lighting
5
11
Sound amplifier
30
12
Radio
20
Fuse row -D-
ACAD
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Index 206Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from in-
side
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Locking passenger's door manually . . . . . 46
Long periods of non-use
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
LongLife Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Luggage lid
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48MMain beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 56
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Manual operation
Fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Luggage lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Maximum speed
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Menu, changing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Mileage recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Mirrors
Anti-dazzle setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Automatic anti-dazzle exterior mirrors 64
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror . 63
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mobile phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
NNatural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
No R gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38OOctane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Oil
SeeEngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Opening
Engine lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9PPaint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196Parking
R tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Parking the car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Performance figures
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Performance, weights and dimensions . 198
Personalised remote control key . . . . . . . 41
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Pollution filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Pressure (tyres) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
QQuartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quattro
SeeFour-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136RR tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Backup programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Launch control programme . . . . . . . . . 93
Manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Steering wheel with paddle levers . . . 93
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Index207
Controls
Safety
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General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data Radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Radio transmitters
Fixed installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Mobile equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Radio-controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Radio-operated remote control
SeeRemote control keys . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rain sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear lights defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Rear view mirrors
SeeMirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Remote control keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41
Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Reverse gear
R tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
SSAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Safety features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Seat adjustment
Bucket seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Electrically adjustable seat . . . . . . . . . . 68
Manually adjustable seat . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adjusting seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
During pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Putting on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Security central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Selector lever defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Service position for windscreen wipers . . 61
Setting time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting time format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sitting position
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . 106
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 37
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting with jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Steering
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Steering wheel height adjustment
(manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Stowing luggage safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Symbols
Red symbols in central display . . . . . . 33
Yellow symbols in central display . . . . 33
TTank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Tow-away protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Towing away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
Trips, checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Tyre Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
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