2011 AUDI S8 Owners Manual

other warning devices to alert other mo­
torists.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well
away from the road and traffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
suddenly and possibly slipping off the
jack, always fully set the parking brake
and block the wheel diagonally opposite
the wheel being changed. When one
front wheel is lifted off the ground, plac­
ing the Automatic Transmission in "P"
(Park) will
not prevent the vehicle from
moving.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure the
ground is level and firm. If necessary,
use a sturdy board under the jack.
- After installing the spare wheel, make
sure that you replace the flat tire/wheel
in its storage area properly and tighten
the knurled retaining screw securely.
@ Tips
Before changing the wheel, you must acti·
vate the jacking mode, so that the auto­
matic controls for the Adaptive Air Sus­
pension do not make it more difficult to
lift the vehicle with the jack ¢
page 265.
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow these­
quence described below step-by-step and in
exactly that order.
1. Activate the vehicle jack mode
¢ page 265.
2. Remove the decorative wheel cover*. For
more details see also¢
page 264, Deco­
rative wheel covers
or ¢ page 264,
Wheels with wheel bolt caps.
3 . Loosen the wheel bolts¢ page 264 .
4. Locate the proper mounting point for the
jack and align the jack below that point
¢page 265.
5. Raise the car with the jack¢ page 265.
6. Remove the wheel with the flat tire and
then install
the spare ¢ page 266.
What do I do now? 263
7. Tighten all wheel bolts lightly.
8.
Lower the vehicle with the jack.
9. Use the wheel bolt wrench and
firmly
tighten all wheel bolts¢ page 264.
10. Replace the decorative wheel cover*.
11. Deactivate the vehicle jack mode in the
MMI:
ICARI function button > Car systems
control button > Servicing & checks> Air
susp.: jack mode> Off .
The vehicle jack mode switches off automati ­
cally at speeds above 10 km/h .
A WARNING
Always read and follow all WARNINGS and
information¢ .&
in Raising the vehicle on
page 265
and ¢ page 267.
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the
doing the following.
.. Store and secure the wheel you replaced in
the spare wheel well.
.. Replace the tools and the jack in their prop­
er location.
.. Check the
tire pressure on the spare wheel
immediately after mounting it.
.. As soon as possible, have the
tightening
torques
on all wheel bolts checked with a
torque wrench. The correct tightening tor­
que is 90
ft lb (120 Nm).
.. Have the flat tire
replaced as soon as possi­
ble .
(D Tips
-If you notice that the wheel bolts a re
corroded and difficult to turn while
changing a tire, they should be replaced
before you check the tightening torque.
- Drive at reduced speed until you have the
tightening torques checked.
•
•

264 What do I do now ?
Decorative wheel covers
App lies to vehicles: with decorative wheel covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts .
Fig . 197 Chang ing a whee l: Remov ing t he w heel cover
Removing
.. Inse rt the hook (p rovided with the veh icle
tool kit) in the hole in the wheel hub cove r .
.. Pull off the
decorativ e wheel cover
r::!;> fig. 197 .
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: with wheel bolts w it h caps
The caps must be removed first from the
wheel bolts before the bolts con be un­
screwed .
Fig. 198 C hanging a wheel: rem oving the wheel bolt
c aps
Removing
" Push the pla stic clip (provided w ith the vehi­
cl e too l kit) over the whee l bolt cap until the
i nner ret ainers on the clip align wi th the
edge of the cover.
.. Remove the cap with the
plasti c clip (vehicle
tool kit)
r::;,fig. 198 .
Refitting
.. Place the caps over the whee l bolts and
push them back on .
T he caps are to protect and keep the wheel
bolts clean.
Loosening and tightening the wheel
bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before rais­
ing the vehicle.
Fig. 19 9 Cha nging a wheel: loosening the wheel bolts
Loosen ing
.. Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt
as far as it w ill go.
.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench
handle and turn the wheel bolts
counter­
clo ckwis e
about one single turn in the direc­
tion of arrow
r::;, fig. 199.
Tightening
.. Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt
as far as it w ill go .
.. Take t ight hold of the
end of the wrench
handle and turn each wheel bolt
clockw ise
until it is seated.
A WARNING
- Do not use fo rce or hurry when changing
a wheel -yo u can ca use the vehicle to slip
off the jack and cause serious personal
inj uries.
- Do not loosen the wheel bo lts more than
one turn
before you raise the vehicle with
the jack . -Yo u risk an injury . ,..

@ Tips
-Never use the hexagonal socket in the
handle of the screwdriver to loosen or
tighten the wheel bolts.
- If a whee l bolt is very tight, you may find
it easier to loosen by carefully pushing
down on the end of the wheel bolt
wrench w ith
one foot only. As you do so,
hold on to the car to keep your ba lance
and take ca re not to slip.
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be li~ed with the jack first
before the wheel can be removed .
-itr·--
Fi g. 200 Changing a whee l: mou nting po ints fo r the
jack
F ig . 20 1 Close -up: proper positioning of jack
.. Activate the vehicle jack mode in the MMI:
I CAR I function button> Car systems control
button
> Servicing & ch ecks > Ai r susp.:
jack mod e> On.
.. Engage the parking brake to prevent your
vehicle from rol ling un intentionally.
.. Move the
se lector le ver to pos ition P.
.. Position the j ack below the door sill under
the
mounting point that is closest to the
whee l to be changed ¢
fig. 200 .
What do I d o now ? 265
.. Extend the jack under the lifting point on
the door sill until its arm is positio ned di­
rectly under the lifting point ¢
A.
.. Align the jack so that its arm@¢ fig. 201
engages in the designated lifting point in
the doo r si ll and the movable base @ lies
flat o n the ground. The base @ must be
ver­
tical
under th e lifting point @.
.. Wi nd the jack up fu rther until the flat t ire
comes off the gro und
¢ A_ .
The jack must be installed only at the places
i ndicated
¢ fig . 200. The re is exactly one loca­
tion for each wheel. The j ack mus t not be
pos it ioned at any other location
¢ & .
An unstable surface under the jack ca n cause
the vehicle to slip off the jack. Always provide
a firm base for the jack on t he g ro und . If nec­
essary p lace a sturdy board or sim ilar support
u nder the jack . On
hard, slipper y surface s
(such as tiles) use a rubbe r mat or similar to
prevent the jack from slipping
¢ & .
A WARNING
- You or your passengers co uld be in jured
while c hanging a wheel if you do not fo l­
low these safety precautions:
- Positioning the j ack under the vehicle
at any o ther place than those indicated
above may damage the vehicle or may result in persona l injuries .
- A soft or uns table surf ace unde r the
j ac k may cause the vehicle to slip off
the jack. Always provide a f irm base for
the jack on the ground. If necessary, use a sturdy board under the jack.
- On hard, s lippery surface (such as ti les)
use a rubber mat or similar to prevent
the jack from slipping.
- To help prevent injury to yo urself and
your passengers:
- Do n ot ra ise the veh icle until you are
s ur e the jack is securely engaged .
- Passe ngers must not remain in the ve­
h icle when i t is ja cked up.

266 What do I do now ?
-Make sure that passengers wait in a
safe p lace away from the vehicle and
well away from the road and traffic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, ad­
just as necessary and then continue to ra ise the jack.
- Changes in temperature or load can af­
fect the height of the vehicle.
@ Tips
The vehicle jack mode switches off auto­
matica lly at speeds above 10 km/h.
Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
Follo w thes e instruct ions st ep-by -step for
changing th e wh eel .
Fig. 2 02 Chan gin g a w hee l: u sing t he sc rewdr ive r ha n­
dl e (w it h th e bla de r emoved ) to tu rn th e bolts
Fi g. 20 3 Changin g a w heel : a lignm en t pin inside th e
t o p hole
After you have loosened a ll wheel bolts and
ra ised the vehicle off the ground, remove and
replace the wheel as follows:
R emoving the wheel
• Use the hexagonal socket in the screwd riv­
e r handle
to comp lete ly remove the top ­
most wheel bolt and set it aside on a
clean
surface ¢fig. 202.
• Sc rew the th readed end of the alignment
pin
from t he tool k it hand-tight into t he
empty bolt hole
r::;, fig . 203 .
• Then remove the other whee l bolts as de­
scribed above.
• Takeoff the whee l leaving the a lignment pin
in the bo lt hole
r::;, (D .
Putting on the spare wheel
• Lift the spare whee l and carefu lly s lide it
over the alignment p in to g uide it in place
¢ (D .
.,. Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
ha ndle to screw in and tighten a ll whee l
bolts
slightly .
.,. Remove the alignment pin and inse rt and
tighten the rem aining wheel bol t slightly
like the res t.
• Turn the jack hand le co unter-clockwise to
lower the veh icle until the jack is fully re­
leased .
.,. Use the wheel bo lt wrench to tighten all
wheel bolt s firm ly
r::;, page 264 . Tigh ten
them
crosswise, from one bolt to the (ap ­
proximately) opposite one, to keep the
wheel cente red .
(D Note
When remov ing or installing the whe el,
the rim cou ld hit the b rake roto r and dam­
age t he ro to r. Wor k caref ully and have a
s eco nd pers on h elp you.
{i) Tips
Neve r use the hexagonal socket in the han­
dle of t he s crewdr iver to lo ose n or t igh ten
t he wheel bo lts .
- P ull the revers ible blade from the screw­
dr iver be fore y ou use the hexagon al
so cket in the han dle to tur n the w heel
bolts.
- W he n m oun tin g ti res w ith
unidirectional
tread design
make sure t he trea d pat ­
t ern is poin ted t he righ t way
r::;, page267.
- T he wheel bolts shou ld be clean and easy
to t urn. Check for dirt an d corrosion on
the mating surfaces of both the w heel .,,.

and the hub. R emove a ll dirt from these
su rfaces before remo unt ing the wheel.
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread de sign must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in
the right direction.
Using a spare tire with a tread pattern
intended for use in a specific direction
When using a spa re tire w ith a tread patte rn
inte nded for use in a specific direction, please
note t he following:
- T he direction o f rotation is marked by an a r­
r ow on the side of the tire.
- If the spare tire has to be install ed in the in­
correct di rection, use the sp are tire only
temporar ily since the t ire will not be a ble to
achieve its optimum pe rformance character­
ist ics with regard to aquaplaning, noise and
wear.
- We recommend that you pay particular at­
tent ion to this fact during wet weat he r and
t h at you adjust your speed to matc h road
condit ions .
- Replace the flat tire w ith a new one and
have it installed on your ve hicle as soon as
poss ib le to restore the hand ling advantages
of a uni direct io na l ti re .
Notes on wheel changing
Pl ease rea d the information ¢ page 2 49, New
t ires and repl acing tires and wheels
if you are
goi ng to use a s pare t ire which is differen t
from the tires on your ve hicle.
Afte r you cha nge a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the spare imme­
diately after installation .
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as
possible by your authorized Audi dealer or
a qualified service station .
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of
90 ft lb (120 Nm). What do I do now? 267
-
If you notice that the wheel bolts are cor­
roded and difficult to turn while changing
a tire , they should be replaced before you
check the t ightening torque.
- Replace the flat ti re with a new one and
have it installed on your vehicle as soon as
possible. Remount the wheel cover.
Until then , drive with extra care and at re­
duced speeds.
A WARNING
- I f you are g oing to eq uip your vehicle
wit h tires o r rims which differ from those
which were factory installed, then be sure to read the information
¢ pag e 249,
N ew tires and replacing tires and
w heels.
- Always ma ke sure t he damag ed wheel o r
e ven a fla t tire an d the jack a nd tool ki t
a re prope rly se cu red in t he luggage co m­
p art me nt and a re not loo se in the pas­
senger compartment .
- I n an a ccide nt or sudde n maneuver they
could fly forward, injuring anyone in the
veh icle.
- Always s tore da mage d wheel, j ack and
t oo ls se curely in the lugg age comp art­
men t. Othe rwise, in an accident o r su d ­
den maneuver they co uld f ly forwa rd,
causing inju ry to passengers in the veh i­
cle.
- Do not use commerc ia lly available t ire
sealants. Othe rwise, the electrical com­
ponents of the tire pressure mon itor ing
system * will no lo nger work p roperly and
the sensor for the tire p ress ure monito r­
i n g sys tem * will have to be re placed by a
qua lified wor kshop. •
•

268 Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Replacing fuses
Fuses that have blown will have metal strips
that have burned through.
Fig . 20 4 Driver side of the cockpit: fuse panel cover
F ig . 205 Luggage compartment: fuse panel cover
The fuses are located on the left and r ight
front sides of the cockp it and in the luggage
compartment behind the rear seat tr im panel.
.,. Switch the ign ition and the affected electri-
cal equ ipment off .
.,. Check the following table to see which fuse
belongs to the consume r .
.,. Remove the appropriate cover .
.,. To remove the purple plastic clip if necessa­
ry
1l, ho ld onto it at the sma ll s ide and pull
it out of the fuse panel <=>
page 268,
fig. 206.
.,. Remove the clamp from the rear s ide of the
fuse cover <=>
fig. 204 .
.,. Remove the fuse using the clamp and re­
place the blow n fuse w ith an identical new
one.
l ) You can dispose of t he plastic clip after removing it .
A WARNING
-Do not repair fuses and never replace a
b lown fuse with one that has a higher amp
rat ing. Th is can cause damage to the elec­
tr ica l system and a fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again after shortly
have you have insta lled it, have the electri­
ca l system checked by you r authorize d Au­
d i d ealer.
(D Tips
- The following table does not list fuse lo­
cat ions that are not used.
- Some of the equipment items listed are
opt ional or only ava ilable on certa in
mode l configurations.
Driver side cockpit fuse assignment
Fig . 20 6 Driver side cockp it: fuse pane l w ith plast ic
b racket

Fuse panel@ (brown)
No. Equ ipment
1 H eadlight contro l switch
I 2
Ignition lock (key identifica-
tion)
3
Rear door control mod ule
(driver's side)
5 Horn
6 Interior lights (head liner)
Steering column lever, mul-
8
tifunction steering wheel
controls, steering wheel
heating
10
Power steering column ad-
j ustment
11 Driver door control module
12
D iagnostic co nnector, light/
rain sensor
Power steering column ad-
justment
15
P ower stee ring, A/C com-
pr esso r
16 Brake booster (VS FSI)
Fuse panel © (black )
No. Equipment
1 F ront seat heating
2 Windshield wiper
3 Fr ont exterior lighting
4 Sun roof
5 Dr iver power window
6 Driver seat (pneumatic)
7 Panoramic sunroof
8 Dynamic steering
9 Fr
ont exterior lighting
I 10
Windshield/headlight *
washe r system
11
Rear power w indow (driver's
side)
12 Panoramic sunroof
Amp s
5
5
7,5 15
7,5
10/5
5
7,5 10
25
20
15
Amps
30 30
30
20
30
15
20 35
30
35
30
4 0
Fu se s and bulb s 269
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fi g. 2 07 Fro nt passe nger s id e co ckpit: f use pa nel w it h
plast ic brac ket
Fuse panel ® (black)
No . Equipment Amps
1 Anti-theft alarm system 5
2
Transmission control mod-
15 ule
3 Front climate control fan 40
4
Engine supply 35
6
Engine cont ro l module 5
7
Front passenger door con-7,5
t rot module
8
Fron t passe nger power w in-
30 dow
9 ESP control module 10
1 0
E S P cont ro l modu le 2 5
11
Right rear power window 30
12
Fron t passe nger seat 15

2 70 Fu ses and bulb s
Luggage compartment fuse assignment
Fig. 208 Luggage co mpar tment: fuse panel with plastic b racket
Fu se pan el A (black ) Fuse panel
@ (b lac k)
I
No.
Equ ipment Amps No
. Equipment
Amps .
l!l button, data logger, diag-
1 nostic con
nector, adaptive
5 10
Rear seat heating, refrigera-
5 j tor, interior rearview mirror
lighting system 11 Dynam
ic steer ing 5
2 Networking gateway
5 12
Selector lever, BCM-2
5
3 adaptive air suspension
5 13 Audi side ass
ist 5
4 Parking system 5 14 Engine control module
5
5 Steering column
lever
5 1
5 Starter 40
I 6 Suspension control system
5
sensor left headlight/Headlight
'
16
10/5
range control system
.
7 Belt tensioners, airbag con-
5
trol module Fuse pan el@ (red)
No. Equipment Amps
Heated washer fluid nozzles,
Homelink (garage door
8 opener), night vision system
5
control module, sport differ- 1
left reversib
le be lt tens ioner
25
2 II
R_ight reversible belt ten-
25
s1oner
ential, ioniser 3
Starter diagnos
is
5
9
Electromechan ica l park ing
5
brake con tro l module 4 DC/DC converter
7,5
5 Adaptive cruise control 7,5