2007 AUDI R8 octane

Fuel and filling the tank 152Fuel and filling the tankPetrolPetrol grade
The correct grade of petrol is listed inside the fuel tank
flap.The vehicle is equipped with a catalytic converter and must only be
run on unleaded petrol. Unleaded petrol must comply with the
European EN 228 standard. The petrol grades have different octane
ratings (RON). If, in exceptional circumstances, the correct octane
rating is not available, please note the following:
Your engine normally requires Super Plus unleaded petrol (98 RON).
Premium unleaded fuel with 95 RON can also be used. This can,
however, result in a slight loss of power under certain driving condi-
tions. If premium unleaded petrol is not available, the engine can be
run on regular unleaded petrol with 91 RON as an emergency
measure. In this case only use moderate engine speeds and a light
throttle. Avoid using full throttle. Fill up with premium or Super Plus
petrol as soon as possible.
Caution
•
Petrol complying with the EN 228 standard can contain small
quantities of ethanol. However, “bioethanol fuels”, which are
retailed under various different names such as E50 and E85, and
which contain a large proportion of ethanol, must not be put into
the vehicle, as this would damage the fuel system.
•
Even one tankful of leaded fuel would permanently impair the
efficiency of the catalytic converter.
•
High engine speed and full throttle can damage the engine when
using petrol with an octane rating lower than the correct grade for
the engine.
Filling the tankFilling the tankUnscrewing the tank cap
– Press the top button to open the fuel tank flap.
– Unscrew the tank cap anti-clockwise.
– Hook the cap onto the open flap ⇒fig. 113.
Fig. 112 Tank flap
release button in the
driver's door trimFig. 113 Fuel tank flap
with tank cap attached
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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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