2010 AUDI S8 ECO mode

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You a re well adv ised to keep a supply of spare fuses in your veh icle .
Fuses with the proper ampere ratings are avai lab le at your Audi
dealer. •
Fuse Location, Instrument Panel left
Fig. 2 78 Fuse pa nel
la you t
Some of the equ ipment items listed a re opt io na l o r only availab le on
certain model configurations.
Note that the following table i s accu rate at the time of going to
pre ss and is subject to change . In the event of di scr epancie s, th e
label on the in side of the cover always takes precedence.
T he power wi ndows and the power seats are p rotected by cir cuit
breakers ,
which automatically reset after a few seconds after the
overlo ad -for e xamp le if a window is fro zen - has bee n remed ie d.
Equipment Amps
1 Garage door opener (Homelink) 5
Parking assist system 5
3
Pa rking assist sy stem 5
4
Headlight range control/light control devic e 10
Vehicle OP-eration
No.
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1 2
13
14
1 5
16
17
1 8
19
20
2 1
22
23
24
25
26
27
28 29
Equipment Amps
Instrument cluster 5
Steering column electronics system control 10
Diagnostic co nnector 5
Diagnostic connector/oil level sensor 5
ES P contro l uni t/steer ing angle se nsor 5
Instrum ent cluster 5
Au di lane ass ist 10
B ra ke ligh t switch 5
Telephone/ cell phone 10
Vacant
Acces s/ st art cont rol m odul e
5
RSE system 10
Adaptive C ruise Control 5
Hea ted w asher je ts 5
Vacant
Tire pressure monitoring system *
5
Vacant
Bra ke light switch
5
Ce ll phone preparation 5
Horn 15
Wi ndshie ld wipe r system 4 0
Vacant
E le ctronic Stabilizati on Pro gram (E SP)
2 5
Vacant
Sw itch illumination
1
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service iTechnical data

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No. IIEquipment
30 Vacant
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
4 0
41
42 Onboard power s
upply, light contro l (r ight
headlight)
Vacant L eft rea r footwell heate r
Vacant
Vaca nt
A udi si de assist
Coo ler
Onboard power supply, light control (left head­
light)
Door control un it, dr iver's side
Power steerin g column adjustmen t
Door control unit, rear left
Access/start control module
4 3 Adaptive L ight, le ft
--44 Adap tive Light, righ t
Amps
30
25
5
15
30
7 .5
25
7 .5
25
10
10
•
Fuse Location, Instrument Panel right
Fig. 279 Fuse panel
la yout
Some of the equipment items listed are optiona l or only availab le on
certain mode l 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 in sid e of the cover alway s take s precedence .
The power window regu lators and the power seats are protected by
circuit breakers , which automatically reset after a few seconds after
the overload -for examp le if a window is frozen -has been remedied .
No. Equipment
1 Parking br ake
2 A ir cond ition ing
3 Shift gate
4 Vacan t
5
6
7
---· 8
Eng ine contro l
Oxygen sensor before the three-way
cat alytic converter
Oxygen sensor behind the three -way
catalytic converte r
E ngine control, auxiliary w ater pump
Amps
5
10
5
15
15
15
1 0

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4. C onn ect the ot her end to the negative ground post of the
battery manager control unit located nex t to the battery .
Starting the engine
-Start the engine o f th e vehicle with the booster battery .
Ru n the engine at a mode rate speed.
- Start engine with discharged vehic le battery in the usua l
manner.
- If the e ngine fai ls to star t: do no t keep the s tarter
crank ing for longer than 10 seconds . Wait for about 30
seconds a nd then try aga in.
- With eng ine runni ng, remove jumper cables from bot h
veh icles in t he exact
reverse order.
T he b att ery is ven ted to the outside to p reve nt gases from en ter ing
the vehicle interior. Make sure that the jumper clamps are well connected wi th their
metal parts in full contact with the battery
terminals.
& WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and damage to the vehicle, heed
all warnings and in stru ction s of the jumper cable manufa cturer . If
in doubt , call for road service.
• Jumper cable s mu st be long enough so that the vehicle s do not
touch.
• Wh en connecting jumper cables, make sure that they cannot
get caught in any moving part s in the engine compa rtment.
• Before you check anything in the engine compartment, always
read and heed all WARNINGS~
page 281, "Engine compart­
ment ".
0 Note
Improper hook-up of jumpe r cables can ruin the generator.
• Always connect POS ITIVE(+) to POS ITIVE(+), and NEGA TIVE(-)
to NEGATIVE (-) ground post of the battery manager co ntrol unit .
• Check t hat all s crew p lugs on t he b attery cells are screwed in
firm ly . If not, tighten plugs pr ior to co nnecting clamp on negative
battery terminal.
• Please note that the procedure for connecting a jumper cable as
descr ibed above appli es specifically to the case o f yo ur vehi cle be in g
jump started. W hen you are giving a jump sta rt to another vehicle, do
not connect the negative (-) cab le to t he negative ( -) termina l on the
discharged battery©~
page 349, fig. 282 . Instead, securely
connect the negative(-) cable to either a solid metal component that
is firmly bolted to t he eng ine b lock o r to the eng ine b lock itself. If the
battery that is being charged does not vent to the outside, escap ing
b attery gas could ignite and exp lode! •
Emergency towing with
commercial tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
Th e fo llow ing in forma tion is to be used by commerci al tow tru ck
operators who know how to operate their equ ipment safely .
• Never to w your Aud i, towing will cause damage to the eng ine
and tran smi ssion .
• Neve r wrap the safety chains or winch cable s around the b rake
lines.
• To prevent unnece ssary damage, your Audi must be transported
with a flat bed truck . _.,

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Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi i s covered by the following warrantie s:
• New Vehicle Limited Warranty
• Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perforation
• Emissions Control System Warranty
• Emissions Performance Warranty
• California Emissions Control Warranty (USA vehicles only)
• California Emissions Performance Warranty (USA vehicles only)
Detailed in forma tion reg ard ing yo ur war ran ties can be fo und in your
Warranty & Maintenance booklet .•
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S.A. or Canada
Government regulations in the United States and Canada req uire that
au tomobile s mee t sp eci fic emi ssio n regula tions and safety s tan­
dards . Therefore, vehicles b uilt for the U .S .A . and Canada d if f er from
vehicles sold in othe r countr ies .
If you plan to take your veh icle outs ide the con tinen tal lim its of the
United States o r Canada , there is the poss ibility that
• unle ade d fu els for veh icles wi th c atal ytic conve rter m ay no t be
available;
• fue l may have a conside rably lowe r octane rat ing. Im proper f ue l
may cause engine damage;
• serv ice may be inadeq uate due to lack of proper service facilities,
too ls o r testing eq uipment;
• replacemen t parts may not be read ily avai lab le .
Safety first
• N aviga tion syst ems for ve hicles built fo r th e U .S.A . and Canada
will not necessar ily work in Europe, and may not work in other coun ­
tr ies o utside North Amer ica.
0 Note
Audi c annot be responsible for me ch anic al d am age t hat cou ld re su lt
from inadequate fuel, service or parts ava ilability. •
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literature
Audi Official Fac tory Service Manuals a re published as soon as
po ss ible afte r model in troduc tion. Serv ice m anuals are av ailable
from :
Audi Technical Literature Ordering Center
Call toll -free:
T el. :
1 (8 0 0) 5 44- 8021
(from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, EST , Mo nday through Friday)
or access their webs ite
www .audi.ddsltd.com on t he Internet to
or der r ep air m anuals and othe r Au di literat ure.•
Maintenance
General
Yo ur vehicle has been des igned to help keep main tenance req uire­
m en ts to a min imum . Howeve r, a certa in amoun t of regular ma inte­
nance is still necessary to assure your ve hicle's safety, economy an d ..,_
Do-it,yourself service Technical data

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Fan .. .. ... .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 109
Heated seats, front .............. . 107
in the rear ................... .... 114
Key coded setting .... .. .. ....... . 103
Rea r clim ate cont rols .......... .. . 1 14
Re ar se at oper ati on ...... .. .... .. . 11 6
Recircu lation mode (automati c) ..... 115
Recommended sett ings . .. ... .. .. . 103
Residua l heat .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 106
Sett ing the temperature . .. ... .. .. . 106
SETUP ....... ...... .. .... .. .... . 115
So lar b lower fan/so la r r oo f .. .... .. . 112
So lar operation .. ............. ... 116
Switching on and off .......... .. .. 106
Synchron izat ion .. .. .............. 116
Us ing cli mate control economically .. 112
Winds hield defogge r/defroster .. .. . 1 12
Clock ... ................. .. .... .. .. 11
Clos ing
P owe r su nroof . .. ................. 58
Coat hooks ......... ........ ... ... .. 101
Cold ti re inflation pressure ..... .... .. . 310
Compa rtments in the door t rim panels . . 100
Compartments in the rear doors ....... 100
Comp liance . ... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 3 64
Consumer Information .......... 195, 361
Contacting NHTSA .. .. .... ....... ... 195
Conve nien ce key ........... ...... .. .. SO
Dr ive r's mess ages ................ 122
Lo cking the vehicle . ........... .. .. 52
S TART b utton ... .. .. .. ... . .. .. .. . 120
Sta rting the engine ..... ... .. .. .. . 120
S T OP button ... .... .. . .... .. .. .. . 121
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Stopping the engin
e ...... ..... ... 121
Switching on the iginition ..... ..... 120
Unlocking the vehicle .............. 51
Convenience open feature Windows .. .. .. .................. 56
Convert ib le child safety seats . .. .... .. 2 3 7
Convert ible locking retractor
Activat ing ..... .......... .. ...... 243
Deact ivat ing .. ..... ....... .... ... 244
Us ing to sec ure a ch ild safety seat .. 2 41,
243
C oo lant
See En gine coolant . .... ... .... ... 296
Cru ise control
Cha ng ing speed .................. 127
Presetting your speed .. .. .. ... .... 127
Swi tching off . .. ................. 127
Swit ching on .................. .. 12 6
W arning/ind ica tor ligh ts ........ ... 19
See also Adaptive Cruise Con trol . ... 128
Cru is ing range ....................... 36
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 95
Center console .. .................. 98
D
Damp ing
See Adaptive A ir Suspens ion ........ 176
Da ta ... .. .. ... ...... ....... ... .. . . 36 0
Data recorder ... .. .... .. .. .. ... .... 252
Date display ................ .. .... .. . 11
Day time ru nning ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 61 Declaration of compliance
Adaptive Cru ise Contro l ............ 364
Audi s ide ass ist .................. 364
C e ll phone pac kage ............... 364
Conven ien ce key ... ............. . 36 4
E lectroni c immobi liz e r ............ 364
Home link ® un iversal remote cont rol . 364
Remote cont rol key .... .... .... .. . 36 4
T ir e pressure monitoring system ... . 364
def What does t his mean when it appears in
the trip odometer display? .. .. ..... 12
Defective ligh t bul b war ning ......... .. 2 4
Defrosting/defogging the windows .. .. . 109
Defrosting/defogging windows ...... .. 11 1
De termining correct load limit .... . ... . 315
Digital clock . .. ...... ............... 11
Digit al speedometer ... .. .. .. ... .... .. 23
Dimens ions ............ ... .. .. ..... 357
Dips tic k
Reading the dipstick properly . .. ... . 293
Dis ta nc e con tro l system
See A daptive Cruise Co ntrol . .... .. . 128
Doors Mecha nical child safety lock ... . .. ... 49
Powe r ch ild safety lock .. ....... .... SO
Powe r side door closer .. .. ... ... ... 45
Driver
See Seating position .............. 188
Drive r informa tion d isplay
Driver information messages ... ... .. 27
I ntroduct ion . ....... ..... ... . .. .. 22
Ope n door or rear lid warn ing ..... .. . 24
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data