2009 AUDI S8 load capacity

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Fuel economy ...... .... .... .... .. 281
Leaks under your vehicle ... .. .... . 309
Lettin g the vehicle s tand and warm up .
28 2
Pr oper disposal of drained brake fluid
320
Proper disposal of dra ined e ngine
coolant ........................ 318
Proper disposal of drained engine oil ...
314,3 15
Recycling used engine oi l ........ .. 314
Un leaded fuel ... .. ... .. ...... .... 303
What should I do with an old battery? 324
EPC
See Electronic power control ........ 18
ESP
See Electronic stabilization program
(ESP) ... ..... ......... ....... ... 18
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ... .... ..... 270
Expans ion tank ...... ... .. ........ .. 317
F
Fan
Radia tor .. ...... ........ ..... .. . 319
Flat tire changing .................... 45
Floor mats ..... .... .... .... ... .... . 207
Fog lights Front .. ... .. .... .... .... ...... ... 71
Rear .... ... .. ....... .. ....... ... . 71
Warning/indicator lights ...... .... .. 19
Fo lding master key with remote control . 47
Foot pedals ... ... .. .... .... .... .... 206
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
For the sake of the environment
Gaso line fumes and the environment 305
L etting your engine warm up .. .... . 130
Reducing engine noise by ear ly
upshifting . ...... .... .... ... .... . 12
Refueling . .... ... .... .... .... .... 305
Saving fuel by early upshifting .... .. 12
Using the rear window defogger .... 124
F ront a irbags
Description ... .... .... .... .... ... 224
How they work ................... 229
Front arm rest adjusting ..... ... .... .... .... .... . 93
Storage compartment ... ...... .... . 93
Front ashtray .... ..... .. ..... .... ... 106
Front fog lights ... .. .... .... .... .... . 71
Front seats ...... .... ........ ....... . 86
Adjusting .. ...... .... .... .... ... 203
Ch ild restra ints in the front seat ... . 222
Convenie nce side v iew .. ...... .... . 91
Poc kets ... .. .... .... .... .... .... 1 10
Symmetrica l seat positions . ...... .. 91
Fronta l collisions and the laws of physics
212
Fuel Additives ... .. ..... .. .... .... .... 303
Average c onsumption .... ...... ... . 38
Blended gasoline ... .. .... .... .... 303
F uel filler neck . ...... .... .... .... 304
Fuel gauge .. ....... .... .... .... .. 14
Gasoline ...... ... .... .... .... ... 303
Gaso line additives ................ 304
I nstantaneous fuel consumption ..... 38 Low
fuel level symbol .... ... .. ..... 35
Octane rating .... .... .... .... .... 303
Recommendation . .... .... .... .... 303
Refuelling . ... .... .... ...... ..... 305
Reserve .......................... 14
Tank capacity .. ...... .... .... . 14, 380
Un lock ing the fue l filler flap by hand 307
Fuse arrangement ... ....... ... .. .... 360
G
Garage door opener (Homelink®) ...... 194
Gas discharge lamps ...... .... .... ... 364
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . ...... .. 12
Fuel gauge ... .... .... ... .... .... . 14
Speedomete r ..... .... ... .... ..... 1 4
Tac hometer . ... ... .... ... .... .... . 13
Trip odometer ... .. .... .... ...... .. 14
General illustration Instruments and controls ......... .. 11
Generator Warning/indicator lights .... .... .... 18
G lossary of t ire and loading terminology . . .
327
G love compartment .. ....... .... .... 109
cd changer ... .... .... .... .... ... 109
Owner's Literature .... .... .... .... 109
Gross Vehic le Weight Ra ting (GVWR) ... 377
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