2009 AUDI S8 tow bar

On the road -
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Parking
To prevent a parked vehicle from rolling away, there are a
few things you should do.
When you park your vehicle , do the following
- Stop the vehicle using the brake peda l.
- Pull the switch to app ly th e electromechanical park ing
brake .
- Move t he selector lever into the
P positio n ~ &-
- Switch off the engine and remove the ignitio n key f rom
the ignition loc k.
When you park your vehicle on hills , do the
following
- Stop the vehicle using the brake peda l.
- Pull the switch to app ly th e electromechanical par king
brake.
- If you are parkin g headed
downhill , turn t he fro nt whee ls
toward the curb.
- If you are parking headed
uphill , turn t he front w heels
awayfrom the curb.
- Move the se lector lever into the
P position.
- Sw itch off the engine and rem ove the ignitio n key f rom
the ign ition lock.
& WARNING
Thi s is how you can reduce the r isk of injury when l eav ing your
v ehicle.
Controls and equip ­
ment
& WARN ING (c ontinued )
• Neve r p ark the vehi cle wh ere it c an come in cont act with dry
gra ss, s pilled fuel or any oth er fl amm able m ater ials.
• Wh en p arking on hill s, always turn the w hee ls s o that the front
wheel s will fir st roll into the cu rb , if the veh icle should start to roll.
• Never allo w anyone -e spe ciall y small ch ildren -to r em ain in the
vehi cle when it i s lo cked . Lo cked doors make it more diffi cult fo r
r e s cuers to acce ss the pa ssenger compartment in the event of an
emergen cy. Danger t o life!
• Never le ave chi ldren un supervi sed in the vehicle . Children
c ould release the p arking brake or mo ve the gear shift le ve r o ut of
g ear. The vehicle could start to roll away and cau se an a ccident.
• No matt er w hat the se a son i s, the temper atu re in a pa rked
vehicle can rea ch d angerou s levels.
0 Note
• Please exe rcise care when you park your vehicle in pa rking areas
with parking barriers or curbs . Parking barriers and curbs vary in
height and cou ld damage your bumper and re lated components as
the front of your vehicle moves over a barrier or curb that is too high, as you park or as you back out of a parking spot . In order to be
sure that no such damage can occur , you may w ish to stop short of
having the front tires of your car touch the parking barrier or curb.
• Please also exercise exceptional care when you drive up or down
steep ramps or drive over curbs or other obstacles, for which the
vehicle is not designed, because components of the vehicle close to
the ground, such as bumper covers, spoilers and suspension and exhaust system components, may become damaged. •
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Knee airbags .. .. .. .... .. ... .. .... .. 236
D escr iption .. ... ... .. .. .. ...... .. 236
How they work ... .... ..... .. .... . 237
Important safety instructions .. .... . 238
L
Lane assist
Activating and deactivat ing 153
Description . ... ...... .... ....... . 153
Instrument cluster indica tor light ... 153
MMI settings .. .... ..... .... .... . 154
Notes on instrument c lus ter disp lay . 153
LATCH .. .. .. ..... .. .... ..... .. ... .. 260
Description ... ... .... .... ...... .. 260
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages . 261
Ins tall ing a child restraint .. ...... .. 263
Location .... .. .... .. ... ... . .. .. . 260
Moun ting and releasing the anchorage
hook .... .. .... .... .... ... .... . 264
L eather . .... .... .... .... ... .... .... 298
Cleaning ..... .... .... ... .... .... 299
Lev el adjustm ent
See Adaptive Air Suspension ....... 188
Lifting jack ... . .... .. .. .... .... .... . 356
Lifting points .... .... .... .... .... ... 371
Lift ing vehicle .. .... .... .... ... .... . 371
Light sensor defective . ...... ... .... .. 36
Ligh ts .... ...... .... ....... ...... ... 69
Coming home ....... .... .......... 70
Daytime running lights .. ... ...... .. 70
Emergency flashe rs .. .. .. ...... .... 73
Exterior lights . .... ....... ...... ... 70
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Fron
t fog l ights ...... ..... .. ..... . 71
Headligh ts . ...... .. .... .... ..... . 69
High beam .. .... ...... .... ... . 69 , 73
High beam warning/indicato r light . .. 19
L eaving home .... ..... .. ..... ... .. 70
Rear fog lights . .... .. .... .... .... . 71
Side marker lights .. ... .... .... ... . 69
Tu rn signals ..... .... .... .... .... . 73
Xenon headlights ... .. .... .... .... . 69
Loading the luggage compartment .... 207
L oading the roof rack .. .. .... .... .... 104
L oc king
Power locking switch ... .. .... .... . 53
Rea r lid/trunk lid ... .. .... .... .... . 54
Remote control ...... .... .... .... . 51
Using the key ... .. .... .... .... ... . 52
L ower anchorage locator bu tton .. ..... 260
Lower univ ersa l anchorag e bars (Canada) ..
260
L ower universa l anchorages (Canada) .. 260
L uggage
Stowing .. .... .... .... .... .... ... 207
L uggage compa rtme nt
Cargo net .... .. .. .... .... .... ... 101
DVD p layer f or nav igation sys tem . .. 112
Side Com par tment ... .... .... .... 1 12
Side compartment ..... .... .... ... 113
Ski sack ...... .... .... .... .... ... 1 02
Tie -down eyel ets .. .... .... ... .... 100
Se e also Load ing the luggag e
compartment .. . .. .. ..... ... .... 207
L u m bar support . ..................... 90
M
Maintenance .... ..... ..... .... ... .. 382
Malfunction Indica tor Lamp ( MIU .... 20, 27
Massage function ... .... .... .... ... .. 89
Master key .. .. .. .... .... ...... .... .. 48
Mi leage
Ave rage ...... .... .... ... .... .... . 38
Instantaneous . ... .... .... .... .. .. . 38
Mirrors Automa tic anti -g lare adjustment .... . 83
Au tomatic dimming for the ou tside
mirrors . ...... .. .... ...... .... .. 84
Inte rior mi rro r ... .... .............. 83
Outs ide mirrors ... .... ...... .... .. 84
Recalling pos it ion of outside mirrors . 94
Stor ing posit ion of outside mir rors . .. 94
Moni to ring the Advanced Airbag System
231
N
Natural leather .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. ...... . 298
New tires and wheels . ............. .. 338
N HTSA
Contacting ... .... .... ...... .... . 209
Numbe r of seats .. . .... .. .. .... .... . 211
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Occupant seat ing posit ions . ...... .. .. 202
Octane rating ..... ... .... ...... .... . 303
Odometer . ...... .... .... ... .... .. . .. 1 4
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