2008 AUDI S8 fuses

Table of contents
Do-it-yourself service ... 347
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Trunk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Emergency warning triang le . . . . . 348
Jack, tools and spare wheel . . . . . . 349
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 358
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Em ergency s ituat ions . . . . . . . . . . 36 4
Gener al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Sta rting by pushing or towing . . . . 364
Start ing with jumper cab les . . . . . . 364
Use of jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Em erge ncy towing with commercia l
t ow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Technical data
General information
373
37 4
Expla nation of technical data . . . . 374
Vehic le ident ificat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Displaying Vehic
le Identifica tion
Number in MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Dim ensio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 78
350 hp, 8 -cylinder engine, with all
whee l dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
450 hp, 12-cylinder engine , wi th all
whee l drive, long wheel base . . . . 379
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . 380
Warran ty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Operating you r veh icle outs ide the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Ad ditional accessor ies,
mod ificat ions and parts
rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Alphabetical index . . . . . . 385

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Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Repl ac ing a fu se
A problem in the electrical system may be caused by a
blown fuse.
F ig . 29 1 I nstrume nt
pa nel l eft : Face cov er
Fi g. 29 2 I nstru m ent
p an el l eft : C ont en t
F ac e cove r
- Locate the fuse which belongs to the component which
failed.
- Switch off the ignition and the electr ical component
affected. -
Carefully pry the face cover off the instrument panel
using t he ign ition key or a screwdriver=> fig . 29 1.
- Remove the plastic
clip @ from i ts retain er in the face
cove r=> fig. 292, place it over the questionable fuse an d
remove the fuse.
- Re place a b low n fuse (recog nizable by the melted metal
s tri p inside) with a fuse of the
same amperage.
The individual circuits are protected by fuses. The fuse panels with
the fuses are located on the left and right front faces of the instru­
ment panel behind a cover and in the left and right storage areas in
the luggage compartment.
There is a plastic
c lip @ in the cover on the left side of the instru ­
ment panel, which can be used to remove the fuses . The
crank @ is
used for emergency operation of the power roof *. You wi ll also find
a labe l on both covers in the instrument panel w ith the fuse layout
© for the corresponding fuse panel.
& WARNING
Nev er r ep la ce a fu se with one tha t has a hi gher amperage rating.
• A fuse w ith a to o high amper ag e cou ld dam age th e ele ctrical
part and c au se a fire .
0 Note
• On no account should fuses be repaired (e .g. patched up with tin
foil or wire) as th is may cause serious damage elsewhere in the elec ­
trical circuit or cause fire .
• If a fuse blows repeatedly , do not keep replacing it. Instead, have
the cause of the repeated short circuit or overload located and fixed
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[ i J Tips
You are well advised to keep a supply of spare fuses in your vehicle.
Fuses with the proper ampere ratings are available at your Audi
dealer. •
Fuse Location , Instrument Panel left
Fig . 293 Fuse panel
layout
Some of the equipment items listed are optional or only available on
certain model configurations.
Note that the following table is accurate at the time of going to
press and is subject to change. In the event of discrepancies, the
label on the inside of the cover always takes precedence.
The power windows and the power seats are protected by circuit
breakers, which automatically reset after a few seconds after the
overload -for example if a window is frozen -has been remedied.
No. Equipment
1 Garage door opener (Homelinkl 5
2
Parking assist system 5
3
Parking assist system 5
4
Headlight range control/light control device 10
No.
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Equipment Amps
Instrument cluster 5
Steering column electronics system control 10
Diagnostic connector 5
Diagnostic connector/oil level sensor 5
ESP control unit/steering angle sensor 5
Instrument cluster 5
Audi lane assist 10
Brake light switch 5
Telephone/cell phone 10
Vacant
Access/start control module
5
RSE system 10
Adaptive Cruise Control 5
Heated washer jets 5
Vacant
Tire pressure mon itoring system
5
Vacant
Brake light switch
5
Cell phone preparation 5
Horn 15
Windshield wiper system 40
Vacant Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)
25
Vacant
Switch illumination
1
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