2011 AUDI S8 homelink

Advanced Parking System . . . . 118
Advanc ed Pa rking System with r ear
view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Ad justing the display and warning
tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
E rro r messages
Homelink ® ............ .... .. . .
Universal remote control . .. .. .. .. . . 123
124
124
Safety first
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Prope r occupa nt seating posit ions . . . 128
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 132
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2
S towing lugg age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Why safety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety belt pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 143
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Important th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 145
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Mo nitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
S ide curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Ch ild Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
I mportant th ings to know .. .. .. .. . .
C hil d safety sea ts ......... .... .. . .
I ns tall ing a chi ld safety seat .. .. .. . .
L A T C H L ower ancho rages and tethers
for chi ldren ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Addit io n al Information
Audi pre sense ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Preventative passenger protection .. . 169
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178
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188
188
Table of contents 3
Vehicle oper ation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
190
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 190
Notice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
E lectronic stab ilizat ion program (ESP) 190
B rak ing ...... ... .. ............. .
Se rvotronic ® - advanced power
stee ring system .. .. ..... ........ .
D rivi ng with your q uattro ® ...... .. . 192
194
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En ergy m anagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving and environment . . . . . 197
T he first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
a ft erwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Catalytic conve rter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 198
Driving throug h wate r on roads . . . . . 199
Operate your vehicle economically and
min imi ze pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driv ing with a traile r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Trai le r tow ing t ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 206
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Care of inte rior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank ... .. .... .......... ....
218
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
F uel tan k.. .. .. .. ... ............ . 219
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 222
E ngine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Engine comp artmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Windsh ie ld/headlight washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
T ire pressure mo nitoring system . . . . 256
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124 Homelink®
Homelink®
Universal remote
control
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Home link® universal remote
control
The Homelink universal remote control can
be programmed with hand -held transmitters
from existing equipment.
Using the Homelink universal remote control,
you can operate equipment such as garage
doors, property gates and house lights from
ins ide your vehicle .
Using the Homelink universal remote control,
you can replace up to three separate hand­
held transmitters for equipment on your
property with just one universal remote con­
trol. Most of these transmitters are used to
ope rate ga rage doo rs and property gates. The
individual transmitters are programmed at
the front bumper. That is where the control
module is located.
The transmitters must be programmed first in
order to operate systems using the Homelink
universal remote control.
.&_ WARNING
-
-Never use the Homelink ® transmitter
with any garage door opener that does have not the safety stop and reverse fea­
ture as required by federal safety stand­
ards . This includes any garage door open­
er model manufactured before April 1, 1982.
- A garage door opener which cannot de­
tect an object, signa ling the door to stop
and reverse does not meet current feder­
al safety standards . Using a garage door
opener witho ut these features increases
risk of serious injury or death.
- For safety reasons never release the
parking brake or start the engine while
anyone is standing in front of the vehicle .
- A garage door or an estate gate may
sometimes be set in motion when the Homelink
® remote control is being pro­
grammed. If the device is repeatedly ac­
tivated, this can overstrain motor and
damage its electrical components - an
overheated motor is a fire hazard!
- To avoid possible injuries or property
damage, please always make absolutely
certain that no persons or objects are lo­
cated in the range of motion of any
equ ipment being operated.
(D Tips
- If you would like additional information
on the Homelink ® Universal Transceiver,
Homelink compatible products, or to
purchase other accessories such as the
Homelink ® Light ing Package, please
contact Homelink at 1-800 -355-3515 o r
on the Internet at www.homelink .com.
- For Declaration of Comp liance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions ¢
page 286.

Programming transmitters
Applies to vehicles: with Horne link
You con program the buttons in the Home­
Link universal remote control located in the
vehicle headliner.
F ig. 1 34 Co ntro l u ni t in th e headlin er
Fi g. 1 35 Left front a rea of t he b um per
Programming a button
• Make sure your veh icle is within operating
range of the remote controlled garage door
opener.
• Set the parking brake¢&.
in General infor ­
mation on page 124.
• Switch the ign ition on. Do not start the en­
gine!
• There are two ways to program a button :
press the button that you wou ld like to pro ­
gram . The MMI will display instructions to
guide you through the programm ing . Or
• Se lect :
I CAR I funct ion but ton> Car system s
control button > Vehi cle setting s > Garage
door opener > Program gar age d oor op en­
er .
• Se lect the b utton that you wo uld like to pro­
gram.
• Follow the instructions in the MMI.
• If the garage door open ing must also be
synchronized w it h the Homelink module,
Homelink ® 125
refer to the owner's manua l for the garage
door opener .
Using the programmed button
• Press the p rogrammed butto n c;;> 6_ in Gen­
eral information on page 124
to open the
garage door . The light @will b link or turn
on.
• Press the button again to close the garage
door
¢ &. in General information on
page 124.
Erasing the button programming
• Select: I CAR I function button > Car sy ste m s
function key > Vehicle setting s > Garage
doo r opener
> Clear p rogr am sett ings >
Y e s.
Displaying the ver sion /status /country
code
• Select: !CAR ! function button > Car systems
contro l button > V ehicle settings > Garage
door ope ner > V ersion in form ation .
You can program both fixed code and rolling
code systems using these instructions.
Programming a button
The requ ired distance between the handhe ld
transmit ter and the Homeli nk modu le in the
bumpe r depends on the system that you are
programming . You may have to try severa l
times.
Each of the buttons can be reprogrammed in­
dividually. The procedure is the same as fo r in ­
itia l programming.
r::!:> page 125, Programming
a button.
Erasing the button programming
Ind ividual buttons can be reprogrammed. Fol­
low the same steps used when first program­
ming the button.
If you would like to erase all prog rammed but­
t ons at the same time, sele ct Erase bu tton
programming .

126 Homelink®
-To ensure your safety, erasing the pro­
grammed Homel ink buttons before sell­
i ng the vehicle is recommended.
- Depending on the model of the garage
door opener, you may need to release the
button on the remote and press it again
when programming.

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

286 Consumer Information
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when technical modifications are made .
Always consult an authori zed Audi dealer be ­
fore starting work on any modifications .
This will help ensure that vehicle function,
performance and safety are not impaired
¢ &. .
Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause
malfunctions. Because of the way electronic
components are interconnected with each
other, such malfunctions can also have an ad­
verse affect on other systems that are not di­
rectly involved . This means that you risk both
a substantial reduction in the operational
safety of your vehicle and an increased wear of
ve hicle parts ¢
A:,..
Author ized Audi dealers will perform th is
wo rk in a professiona l and competent manner
or, in special cases, refer you to a professional
company that specializes in such modifica­
tions .
A WARNING
Improper repairs and modifications can
change the way vehicle systems work and
cause damage to the veh icle and serious
personal injury.
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If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle examined by
an authorized Audi dealer as soon as possi­
ble.
Declaration of Compliance, Telecommu­
nication or Electronic Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommuni ­
cation Equipment User Manual Notice.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any
radio or TV interference caused by unauthor­
ized modifications to th is equ ipment .
Devices
The following devices each comply with FCC
Part 15.19, FCC 15.21 and RSS-Gen Issue 1:
- Adapt ive cru ise control
- Convenience key
- Audi side assist
- Cell phone package
- Electronic immobilizer
- Homelink ® universal remote contro l
- Remote control key
- Tire pressure monitoring system*
FCC Part 15.19
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules . Operation is subject to the follow ing
two conditions :
(1) This device may not cause harmful inter­
ference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation .
FCC Part 15.21
CAUTION:
Changes or modificat ions not expressly ap­
proved by the party responsible for compli­
ance could void the user's autho rity to operate
the equip ment.
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operation is subject to the following two con­
ditions:
(1) this device may not cause interference,
and
(2) this device must accept any interference,
including interference that may cause unde­
sired operation of the device .

How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? .............. .. . 172
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Installing .. ............. .... .. ... 178
Installing a child restraint us in g the
LATCH system ..................... 184
LATCH system .... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 184
Lower anchorages ............... .. 182
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .... .. ................. .. ... 184
Safety instructions ............ .. .. . 172
Clean ing and protection ......... .. .. . 206
A lcantara (synthet ic suede) .......... 215
Cooler ... .. ................. .. ... 216
Engine compartment ............... 216
Exhaust tail pipes ............ ... .. . 212
Fabrics and fabric coverings . ... .. .. . 212
Instrument panel ............ ... .. . 213
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
MMI display/controls ............... 212
Plastic and vinyl ................. .. 210
Plastic parts ..... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 213
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
tr im strips . ............. .. .. .. .. . 210
Trim strips . ............. .... .. ... 209
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Clock ....... .. ................ ..... 26
Closing Panoramic sunroof ........ .. .. .. .. .. 41
Sliding/tilting sunroof ............... 40
Sun shade (panoramic sunroof) ... .. .. 42
Cold tire inflation pressure ... .. .. .. .. . 242
Coming home ............. .... .. .. .. 45
Compact spare tire .................. 261
Compartments .... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 70
Compass in the mirror ......... ... .. .. 52
Compliance .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 286
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 135, 283
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Contacting NHTSA .................. 135
Convenience key .............. ... .... 33
Starting the engine ................. 79
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching the ignition on ............ 79
Unlocking and locking vehicle ........ . 33
Index 289
Convertib le child safety seats
Convertible locking retractor 17S
Activating . .. .. .. ................. 180
Deact ivating . .. .. .... ........... .. 181
Using to secure a child safety seat 1.78, 180
Coolant
refer to Engine coolant ............. 229
Cooler ....... .. .. .... ............. . 72
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. ............... 216
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) 75
Cornering light ........... .......... 106
Cruise control Changing speed .. .................. 84
Presetting your speed ............... 85
Switching off .. .. .. . .. ... .... ..... . 85
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Warning/ind icator lights ............ . 22
(upholder .. .. .. .. ................. . 70
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Data .............................. 282
Data recorder . .. .. .. .. ........... .. 190
Date display .. .. .. ... ... ...... ..... . 26
Daytime running lights .............. .. 43
Declaration of compliance Adaptive cruise control ............. 286
Audi s ide ass ist .. ............. .... 286
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Convenience key .. .. .............. . 286
Electronic immobilizer .............. 286
Homelink ® universal remote control .. 286
Remote control key ... ......... .. .. 286
Tire pressure monitoring system ..... 286
DEF What does this mean when it appears in
the trip odometer display? ........... 26
Defective light bulb warning ........... 21
Defrosting (windows) .. .. ... .... ..... . 76
Deluxe automatic climate control ..... .. 75
Determining correct load limit ........ 247
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Dimensions ....... .. . .............. 280
Dimming the rearview mirror .......... 51
Distance ....... .... ................ 24
Door/rear lid warning ... ............. . 23
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Pressure malfunction ................ 16
Recomm end ed oil check int ervals .. .. . 227
Senso r defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Spe cificat ion and visco sity .. .. .. .. .. . 224
En gin e speed limitat ion ..... .. .. .. .. .. 20
Eng ine start system (indicator lights) .... 17
Entry assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Environm ent
Break-in period ......... .. .... .. .. . 197
Cata lytic converter .......... .. .... . 198
Disposing of your vehicle battery .... . 236
Driving at high speeds ........... .. . 200
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 199
Fuel ... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. . 220
Fuel economy ............ .... .. .. . 199
Leaks under your veh icle ...... .. .... 222
Lettin g the vehicle stand and warm up. 200
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 232
Proper disposal of drained engine cool-
ant ... .. .. .... ............. .. .. . 230
Proper disposal of drained engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, 228
Recycling used engine oil ... .. .. .. .. . 227
Unleaded fuel ............ .... .. ... 218
What should I do with an old battery? . 236
ESP (Electronic stabilization program)
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 18
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ...... .. .... 190
Exhaust tail pip es .......... .... .. .. . 212
Expa nsion tank ............ .. .. .. .. . 229
Exterior lighting .............. ... ... . 43
Exterior mirrors
Ad justing .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 51
Dimming . .. ............. .... .. .... 51
H eating .. .. ............. .... .. .... 51
Exterior temperature display ... .. .. .. .. 23
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Fast ening
Booster seats .. .......... .. .. .. .. . 17 7
Convertible child safety seats ..... .. . 175
Infant seats . ............ .. .. .. ... 174
Floor mats . .. ............. .... .. .. . 133
Foot pedals .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 132
Index 291
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the environment .. 220
Reducing engine noise by early upshift-
ing ......... .. .. .................. 10
Refueling ... .. .. .... ............. 220
Saving fuel by early upsh ifting ...... .. 10
Four zone automatic climate control .. ... 75
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
How they work ... .. . .......... .... 1S4
Frontal coll is ion s and the laws of physics 138
Front passenger seat adjustment . . . . . . . 60
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4
Adjus ting ... .. .. .. .. ........... .. 129
Child restraints in the front seat ...... 147
Fuel Additives ........ .. ............... 218
Blended gasoline .................. 218
Current consumpti on ........... .. .. . 24
Economy messages (efficiency program) 25
Fuel filler flap emergency release ... .. 221
Fuel filler neck ...... .... ...... .. .. 219
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gasoline .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 218
Gasoline addit ives ................. 219
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Octane rating .. .. .. . .. .. ...... .. .. 218
Recommendation ................. . 218
Refuelling ... .. .. .... ............. 220
Reserve ..... .. .. ................. . 11
Ta nk capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 282
Fuses Ass ignment ...... ............... . 268
Replacing ... .. .. ... ............ .. 268
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Garage door opener (Homelink ®) .. ... . 124
Garment hooks .. .. ................. . 71
Gas discharge lamps .... ............. 272
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tachom eter ... .. ................. . 11
T rip odometer . .. .... ........... .. . 26
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warning/indicator lights) ... . 16
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