2009 AUDI S8 warning light

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Reading lights
Front ... ... ... .. .... .... ..... .. ..
74
Rear .. ..... ... ... ....... .... ... .. 75
Rear ashtray ......... .... ........ ... 107
Rear center console ..... ............ 108
Rear c limate controls ................ 125
Air distribution ................. .. 125
Automatic operation ...... ...... .. 125
Controls ......... .... ... .... .... 125
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
PASSIVE ........................ 125
Switching on and off .............. 125
Temperature ... .. .... .... ...... .. 125
Venti lated seats ....... ........ ... 125
Rear fog lights ....................... 71
Rear lid
Automatic operation .......... .... .
56
Escape handle ............ ....... 350
Opening and closing ...... ..... .. .. 54
Opening manually ................. 55
Rear light
Defective . .... .... ....... ..... ... .
26
Rear seat
Contro ls ... .. .... .... ......... ...
97
Easy entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Head restraint adjustment ... ....... 99
Lumbar support ....... .... .... . 96, 99
Massage function ..... ...... .... .. 98
Seat adjustment ..... ....... .... .. 98
Setting in the MMI ................ 100
Rear view
See Rear-view camera .. ...... .... . 173
Rear window defogger ............... 124
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first
Rear window shelf
...... ... ... .. . .... . 97
Rear -view camera ........ ....... 173, 176
Parking mode 1 ...... ............ 178
Parking mode 2 .................. 179
Red symbols .............. ...... ... . 30
Refuel ling ...... ....... ...... .... ... 305
Release lever for hood ........... ... . 308
Remote control .. .... ... .... .... .... . 48
Unlocking and locking ............. 51
Remote control garage door opener
(HomeLink®) ...................
194
Remote rear lid releas ,e ............. ... 54
Repair manuals ........ .... ... .. .... 382
Repairs
Airbag system .... .... .... .... ...
234
Replacing
Wheel rims .......... ... .... ... ..
340
Replacing a fuse ................ .... 360
Replacing light bulbs .... .... .... .... 364
Replacing tires and wheels ........... 339
Reporting Safety Defects ......... 209, 210
Reset button ..... .. .... ........ .... . 14
Retractor ..........................
215
Rims Cast alloy .......................
295
Replacing .. ...... .... ...... ... .. 340
Roof rack ... ....... ........ .... .... 103
Loading ......................... 104
Mounting locations ......... .. .... 104
Roof weight ........................
104
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SAFE ... ...... .......... ....... .... . 14
Safe driving habits ....... ....... .... 200
Safety belt height adjustment . .... .... 218
Safety belt position ... .... ...... ..... 216
Safety belt height adjustment ...... 218
Safety belts worn by pregnant women ..
217
Safety belt pretensioner .............. 218
Service and disposal ..... ......... 219
Safety belt warning light . .... .... . 20, 211
Safety be lts ... .. .... ....... .... .... 215
cleaning ...... .... ..... .. .... ... 301
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt ...... .... .... .... ...
213
Fastening ....................... 215
Improperly worn .................
218
Not worn ... .. .... .... .... ...... . 213
Safety belt position . ...... .... .... 216
Safety instructions .... .... .... .... 214
Securing child safety seats .........
255
Special considerations for pregnant
women ...... ....... .... .... ...
217
Unfastening ...... .... ...... .... . 217
Warning/indicator light ............
211
Why YOU MUST wear them ..... ... 211
Worn properly ........ ...... .... . 214
Safety comp liance sticker ............
376
Safety equipment .... ....... .... .... 200
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection ... ... ........ .... ....
200
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Safety guidelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Safety instructions Engine compartment ..... .... .... 309
for a booster seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
for side curtain airbags .... ....... 243
for using a conver tible child safety sea t .
251
for using an infant seat .. ......... 250
for using child safety seats ........ 248
forusingsafetybe lts ... ... .... ... 214
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 233
Safety lock Ignition key, automatic transmission 130
Seat adjustment Adjusting the seatback ............. 89
Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Driver's seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Fron t passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Head restraints ............. .. 91,205
Lumbar support .. ............... . 90
Power seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Safety guidelines .. ... .... ..... ... 86
Seat belts Why YOU MUST wear them ..... ... 211
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Seat position Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Seating capacity . .... .... .... ... .... 211 Seating position
Driver . ... .... ...... ...... ...... 202
Front passenger .. .... .... .... ... 203
How to adjust the front seats .. .... 203
Occupants .... .... .... ... ....... 202
Rear passengers
Seats Number of seats 204
211
Selective unlock feature .... ....... ... 52
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Service and disposal Safety b elt pret ensioner . ... .... ... 219
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Service position Windshield wipers . .... .... ....... 82
Servotronic Power steering ...... ...... .... ..
2 7 5
Shift buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Ship Transporting your vehicle . ........ 371
Side airbags Description .... .... .... .... .... .. 239
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Side assist Activating and deactivating ........ 156
Description .......... ...... .... .. 156
Informationa l and alert stage signals 158
Messages in instrument cluster display .. 163
MMI settings ............ .. .. .... 162
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Safety tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Sensor detection area . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Side curtain airbags .
... .. .... .... .. . 242
Description ..... ... .... .... .... .. 242
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Safety instructions . ... .... .... ... 243
Side marker lights .. ....... .... .... ... 69
Sk i sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Snow chains ....... .... ....... .. ... 344
Sockets ........................ 107, 108
Solar blower fan/solar roof . .... ..... . 123
Sound system display Driver information disp lay . .... .... . 25
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Speed control sys tem
See Adaptive Cruise Control ...... .. 139
Speed rating letter code .. .... .... ... 340
Speed warning system ........ .... .. . . 37
Speedometer .. .... .... ... ...... ..... 14
Sport Suspension
See Adaptive Air Suspension . .... .. 188
Starting off with a trailer ... ... .... ... 136
Starting the engine .... .... ... ... 129,130
What should I do if the engine does not
start? ... .... .... .... ...... ... . 130
Steering . .... .... .... .... ... .... ... 128
Adjusting s teering column .. .... ... 128
Easy entry feature . .... .... .... ... 129
Locking the steering ....... ....... 129
Malfunction .. .. .. .... .... .... .. . . 33
Steering wheel heating .... .... ... ... 119
Steps for determining correct load limit 336
Stopping the engine .... ... .... .... .. 131

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Transmission
See Automatic transmission . . . . . . . 166
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Tr ead Wear Indicator (TWll ........... 337
Trip computer
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Vanity mirror front ... ... .... ................ .. 77
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Vehicle electrical system .. ..... .. .... . 18 Ti
re pressure monitoring system .... 20
Turn signals ... .... .... ... .... .... 19
Warranty coverages .... .... .. .... ... 382
Washer reservoir ... .... ..... .. ...... 325
Washing . .... .... .... .... ... .... ... 290
Automatic car wash ... ... ... .. ... 291
Fuel consumption ...... .... ... ... . 38
Vehic le ide ntification labe l .... ... .... 376
by hand .................... .. ... 291
Mi leage ...... ............ ....... 38
Sing le -trip memory .. ...... ...... .. 39
Total -trip memory .. .... ... .... .... 39
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
What does it mean when dEF appears in the trip odometer display? ....... . 14
Trunk
See Rear lid . .............. ....... 54
Trunk escape handle ................ 350
furn signals ........................
73
Warning/indicator lights ........... 19
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Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Unfastening safety belts ...... ...... . 217
Un idirectiona l tires ..... ... ... ... .... 326
Uniform tire quality grading .......... 342
Un locking
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear lid/trunk lid ...... .... ...... .. 54
Remote control .. ...... ...... .... . 51
Using the key ..... .... .... ...... .. 52 Vehic
le Identification Number (VIN) .... 376
Vehic le jack .......... .... .... .. 351, 356
Vehic le literature .......... ... .... .... . 5
Vehic le transport . .................. 371
Vehic le -care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Venti lated seats .................... 118
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Warning/indicator ligh ts . .... ....... .. 16
Adaptive Air Suspension ........ 20, 21
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti- lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . 21
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cruise con tro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Electromechanica l parking brake .... 22
Electronic power control ...... .... . 18
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) 18
Fog lights ........................ 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Instrument cluster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU .. .. 20 with a power washer
... ... ....... . 292
Washing the vehicle ....... ... ... ... . 290
Waxing .. .... .... .... .... ... .... ... 293
Wear indicator ......... ............ . 337
Weatherstrips .... .... .... ... .... ... 295
Weights ....................... .... 377
What happens if you wear your safety belt too loose? ........... .... ..... .. ... 216
What happens to unbelted occupants? . 213
What impairs driving safety? .......... 201
What should I do after changing a wheel?
334
What should I do after replacing wheels?
334
Wheel bolts Torque ..... ...... .... ....... ... 345
Wheels .. .... .... .... .... ... .... ... 326
Cast alloy ....................... 295
Checking tire pressure .. .... ...... 333
Co ld tire inflation pressure ........ 330
General notes ... ........... .... .. 326
G lossary of tire and loading termino logy .
327
New tires and wheels ............. 338
Rear fog lights .... .... ...... ... · · · 19 T" d h. I I d
1· ·t 335
ires an ve Ic e oa Im1 s ... ... .
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 .,
214
When must a safety belt be replacedr . .