2014 AUDI A8 transmission

272 What do I do now ?
Spare wheel
App lies to vehicles: with spare wheel
The spare wheel is stored in the wheel well
underneath the floor panel in the luggage
compartment.
Fig. 220 L uggage compartment: spare wheel
Taking out the spare wheel
.,. Lift the cargo floor by the plastic handle
¢fig. 220.
.. Hook the hand le into the luggage compart­
ment weather strip .
.. Turn the large screw¢
fig. 220 counter­
clockwise.
.. Take out the spare tire.
.. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*
and the replaced tire in the luggage com­
partment ¢
page 141.
.,. Unhook the cargo floor before closing the
rear lid.
&_ WARNING
-
Loose items in the passenger compart ­
ment can cause serious personal injury
during hard braking or in an accident.
- Never store the spare wheel or jack and
tools in the passenger compartment.
(D Tips
Check the inflat ion pressure of the spare
tire periodically to keep the tire ready for
use.
Changing a wheel
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your
own and your passenger's safety when chang­
ing a wheel.
.. After you experience a tire failure, pull the
car well away from moving traffic and try to
reach
level ground before you stop ¢ .&_ .
.. All passengers should leave the car and
move to a safe location (for instance, behind
the guardra il)¢ .&_ .
.. Engage the
parking brake to prevent your
vehicle from rolling unintentionally¢ .&_.
.. Move
selector lever to position P ¢ A .
.. If you are towing a trailer, unhitch the trailer
from your vehicle .
.,. Take the
jack and the spare tire out of the
luggage compartment¢
page 270,
¢page 271.
&_ WARNING
You or you r passengers could be injured
while changing a wheel if you do not fol­
l ow these safety precautions:
-If you have a flat tire, move a safe dis­
tance off the road. Turn off the engine,
turn the emergency flashers on and use
other warning devices to alert other mo­
torists .
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
p lace away from the vehicle and well
away from the road and traffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
suddenly and possib ly slipping off the
jack, always fully set the parking brake
and block the wheel d iagonally opposite
the wheel be ing changed. When one
front wheel is lifted off the ground, plac­ ing the Automatic Transmission in "P"
(Par k) will
not prevent the vehicle from
mov ing.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure the
g rou nd is level and firm. If necessary,
use a sturdy board under the jack.
-

Fuse pa nel @ (brown )
No . Equipment
1 Headlight contro
l switch
2 Emergency
start coil (key
i dentification)
3 Rear door
control module
(driver's side)
5 Horn
6 Interior
lights (headliner)
Steer ing column leve r, mul-
8
tifunction steering wheel
controls, steering wheel
heating
10 E
lectric steering column
l ock
11 Driver door
control module
12 D
iagnostic connector, light/
rain sensor
14 Powe
r steering column ad-
justment
15 Power steering, A/C com-
presser
16 Brake booster
Fu se p anel © (black )
No. Equipment
1 Front seat heating
2 Windshield
wiper
3 Front exte rior lighting
4 Sun roof
5 D river power window
6 Driver
seat (pneumatic)
7 Pano ramic sunroof
8 Dynamic
steering
9 Front exterior lighting
10 W
indshield/headlight wash-
er system
11 Rear power
window (driver's
side)
12 Panoramic sunroof
Amp s
5
5
7,5 15
7,5
10/5
5
7,5
10
25
20 15
Amp s
30
30 30
20
30
7,5 20
35
30
35
30
40
Fu ses and bulb s 2 79
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fig . 231 Front passenger side cockpit: f use pane l with
plast ic bracket
Fu se panel @ (bl ac k)
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 modu le 5
7 Front
passenger door con-
7,5
trol module
8
Front passenger power win-
30
dow
9 E5C contro l module 10
10 ESC
contro l modu le
25
1 1 Right rear power window 30
1 2 Front
passenger seat (pneu-
7,5
matics)
•
•

284 Emergency situations
@ Tips
-The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys­
tem. When jump starting or charging the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negative
post because the battery manager sys­
tem must be able to detect the battery's
state of charge . Always connect the neg­
ative ground cable to the negative
ground post of the battery manager con­
trol unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble
clomps in exactly the order described below!
Fig . 233 Engine co mpartment: connecto rs fo r jump
star t cab les and c harg er
Fig. 234 Ju m p sta rt in g w it h the ba ttery of anot her ve ­
h icle :@ - booster battery, @-discharge d ve hicle bat­
tery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
•Turnoff lights and accessories, move lever
of automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or
P (Park) and set parking brake.
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+)
(red)
• Open the red cover on the pos itive terminal
¢ fig. 233 .
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump start bolt c::;, fig. 234 @ (bolt
under the red cover = "positive ") of the ve ­
hicle to be started @.
2. Connect the other end to the positive ter-
mina l@ of the booster battery@.
Connect NEGATIVE (-) to NEGATIVE (-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative ca­
ble to the negat ive terminal @ of the
booster battery @.
4. Connect the other end to the
jump start
pin © (bolts with hex head bolt= "nega­
tive") of the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine
• Start the engine of the veh icle w ith the
booster battery@. Run the engine at a
moderate speed.
• Start engine with discharged vehicle battery
@ in the usual manner.
• If the engine fails to start, do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 second s and then try
aga in.
• With engine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse o r­
de r.
• Close the red cover on the positive term inal.
T he battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the veh icle inter ior. Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connect­
ed with their metal parts in full contact with
the battery terminals.
_& WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and dam­
age to the vehicle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable manufac­
turer. If in doubt, call for road service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so
that the veh icles do not touch.
-

@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up
is secure before moving the car up the flat­
bed truck ramp .
Vehicle transport
Whenever you hov e your vehicle transported,
be sure to note the following :
(D Note
Mount the tie-down chains/cables over the
running surface (circumference) of the
tires. Never secure the vehicle by the axle,
the suspension struts or the front or rear
towline eye . For technical reasons, the
pressure in the suspension struts may
change du ring the transport and this will
adve rsely affect vehicle handling.
Lifting vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may onl y be li~ed at the lif ting
points illu stra ted.
Fi g. 2 40 Front l ift ing po int
Fig. 2 41 Rea r lifti ng poin t
• Read and heed WARNING Q ,&. .
Emergenc y situ ation s 287
• Activate the vehicle jack mode in the MMI :
!CAR I function button > Ca r system s control
button>
Ser vici ng & ch ecks > Air su sp. :
jack mo de > On .
• Locate lifting poin ts Q fig . 240 and
¢ fig . 241 .
• Adjust lifting arms of wo rkshop hoist o r
floor jack to match veh icle lifting points.
• Insert a rubber pad be tween the floo r jack/
workshop hoist and the lift ing po ints .
The vehicle jack mode must be activated so
that the automat ic adjustment of the Adap­
tive Ai r Suspens ion does not make it more dif­
fic ult to raise the vehicle with the floor ja ck.
If you mu st l ift your vehicle with a fl oor jack
t o wo rk underneath , be sure the vehi cle i s
s af ely s upported on stand s intended for thi s
purpose.
Front lifting point
The lifting point is located on the floor pan re­
i nforcement about at the same leve l as the
jac k mounting point
c:> fig . 240 . Do not lift
t h e v ehi cle at the verti cal sill reinf orcement .
Rear lifting point
The lifting point is located o n the vert ical rein ­
forcement of the lower sill for the on-board
jack ¢
fig. 241 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to ¢ page 275.
&_ WARNING ,-~
-To reduce the risk of serious injury and
vehicle damage .
- Always lift the vehicle only at the spe­
c ia l workshop ho ist and floor jack lift
points illustrated
c:> fig . 240 and
c:> fig. 241 .
- Failure to lift the vehicle at these
po ints could cause the vehicle to tilt or
fall from a lift if there is a change in ve­
hicle weight distribution and balance .
This might happen, for example, when h eavy components such as the eng ine
block or transmission are removed.

288 Emergency situations
- When removing heavy components like
these, ancho r vehicle to ho ist o r add cor­
responding weig hts to ma inta in the cen ­
ter of g ravity. Othe rwise, the vehicle
m ight tilt o r slip off t he hoist, causi ng
serious p erson al inju ry .
@ Note
- Be awa re of the following points befo re
li fting the vehicle:
- The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine
oil pan, the transmission housing , the
front or rear axle or the body side membe rs. This could lead to serious
damage.
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be
inserted between the floor jack and
the lift points.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check that the veh icle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity
of the hoist .
-Before driving over a workshop hoist,
ensure that there is sufficient clear­
ance between the hoist and low parts
of the vehicle.

Technical Data
Vehicle identification
F ig. 2 42 Veh ide Identificat ion Numbe r (VlN) plate: lo ·
c ation on dri ver 's s ide das h pane l
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xx
XXXX XXXX XX X XXXXXXXX
XXX XXX
IYP /TYPE
XX XXXXXXX XX X X XX
XXX KW XXX
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©+ ::rw= xxxx I xxxx XXX I xx
M. · AUSSt I IJ'IIDIIS
~--
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2E H JDZ 1LB lA S 18A
3FC SMU 7X l
FD A 9G3 OG7 OYH OJF
TL6 3 KA 8EH UlA X98 027
lXW 803 908 824 D2D
7T6 CV7 7KO 4X3 2K2
3L4 4KC 3YO 413 502
1S A 7GB 01A 4GO
XX. X XX X XX X XXXX
Fig. 243
T h e vehicle identification label - inside the
luggage co mpartment
Veh icle Id entifica tion Numb er (VlN )
The Veh icle Iden tifica tion Number is located
in different p laces :
- under the w indshield on the driver's side
~fig. 242.
- in the MMI: Select: Function button ICAR ! >
Car syste m s> VIN numb er.
- on the vehicle identification label.
V ehicle ident ific ation lab el
The vehicle identification label is located in
the luggage compartment in the spare wheel
well.
Te chni cal Data 289
The label ~ fig. 243 shows the fo llowing vehi ­
cle data :
(D Vehicle Ident ifi cat ion Number (V IN)
@ Vehicle type, engine output, transmission
@ Engine and transm ission code
@ Paint number and interior
® Optional equipment numbers
The information of the vehicle identification
label can also be found in your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet.
Saf ety compliance sticker
T he safety compliance sticker is your assur ­
ance that your new veh icle complies with all
applicable Federa l Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards which were in effect at the time the
vehicle was manufactured. You can find this
sticker on the door jamb on the driver's side.
It shows the month and year of production
and the vehicle ident ificat ion number of your
vehicle (perforat ion) as well as the Gross Veh i­
cle Weight Rating (GVWR) and the Gross Ax le
Weight Rating (GAWR) .
High volt age warning lab el
The high voltage warning label is located in
the engine compartment next to the engine
hood re lease. The spark ign ition system com­
plies with the Canadian standard IC ES-002.
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for
front and rear are listed on a sticker on the
doo r jamb on the driver's s ide.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing includes the
weight of the bas ic vehicle plus fu ll fuel tank,
o il and coo lant, plus maximum load , which in­
cludes passe nger we igh t (1 50 lbs/68 kg pe r
designated sea ting position) and luggage
weight ~.& -
II>

29 4 Con sum er Inf ormation
-Always make sure the transmission se­
lector lever (automatic transmiss ion) is
in "P" (Park position) and the park brake
is applied .
@) For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings wi ll ad­
versely affect em iss ion levels. This is det­
rimental to the environment and increas­
es fuel consumption .
- Always observe env ironmental regula­
tions when dispos ing of old engine oil,
used brake fluid, dirty engine coolant,
spent batteries or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and preten­
s ioners might be classified as Perchlo ­
rate Material -spec ial handling may ap­
ply, see www.dtsc.ca .gov/hazardous­
waste/perch lorate . When the veh icle or
parts of the restraint system including
airbag modules safety belts wit h preten ­
sioners are scrapped, all applicable laws
and regulations must be observed. Your
authori zed Aud i dea ler is familiar with
these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this
serv ice for you .
Additional accessories,
modifications and
parts replacement
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer be­
fore purchasing accessories.
Your veh icle incorporates the latest safety de­
sig n featu res ensu ring a high standard of ac­
tive and passive safety .
This safety could be compromised by non-ap­ proved changes to the veh icle. For this reason ,
if pa rts have to be replaced , please observe
the following points when install ing addition­
a l accessories: Approved Audi accessories and genuine Aud
i
parts are available from authorized A udi deal­
ers.
T hese dea le rs a lso have the necessary facili­
ties, tools and trained specialists to install the parts and acc essories proper ly .
A WARNING
-Using the wrong spare parts or using non-
approved accessories can cause damage to
the veh icle and ser ious persona l injury.
- Use on ly accessories express ly approved
by Audi and gen uine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been
specia lly designed to be used on yo ur ve­
h icle .
- Never install accessor ies such as tele­
phone crad les or beverage ho lders on a ir­
bag covers or within the airbag deploy­
ment zones . Do ing so will increase the
risk of injury if a irbags are triggered in an
accident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment, always read and heed a ll
WARNI NGS
9 page 231.
(D Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not
performed accord ing to specified meth­
ods, this c an resu lt in seve re damage to
your vehicle's eng ine and body (such as
corrosion) and adversely affect yo ur vehi ­
cle's warranty .
- T he innovat ive a luminium concept of
your Audi AB means that all servicing, re­
pairs or other work on the vehicle body
must be carr ied out exclusive ly by an
Audi workshop .
- If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the veh icle examined by
an authorized Audi dealer as soon as
possible .
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable
for damage wh ic h occurs due to failure
to comply with these stipu lations .

298 Index
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setup ..... ................ ..... .. 82
Automatic climate control system
synchron izing .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. 81
Automatic transmission . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 116
Automatic transmission (tiptronic) Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Manual shifting .......... .. .. .. .. . 119
Parking lock emergency release . .. .. . 121
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Automatic wipers .................. .. S3
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Average consumption ........... .. .. .. 25
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Avoid damaging the vehicle ...... .. .. . 209
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Charging . .. ................ ... .. . 245
I mportant warnings .......... .. .. . 243
L ocat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
low ... .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. . 204
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
State of charge ............ ... .... . 204
Winter operation .......... ... .... . 243
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. . 243
Before driving ........... .. .. .. .. .. . 135
Blended gasoline . ...... ... .... .. .. . 222
Blower (automatic climate control) . ... .. 81
Booster seats .............. ... .. ... 185
Brake fluid Changing the brake fluid ... .. .. .. .. . 242
Check ing the brake fluid level ... .. .. . 242
What is the correct brake fluid level? .. 242
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 242
Brake system Anti-lock braking system ... .. .. .. .. . . 19
Brake assist system ......... .. .. ... 199
Brake booster . .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 203
Brake fluid .............. .... ..... 242
Brake fluid spec ificat ions for refill and re­
p la cement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Brake light defective ....... ... .... . . 22
Brake pads ............... ... .... . 207
Electromechanica l parking brake .. .. . . 86 Fluid
reservoir ... ................ . 242
How does moisture or road salt affect the
brakes? .......................... 201
Warning/indicator lights ........ .... . 14
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
braking guard Messages ..... .. ............. .... 101
Braking guard . .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 94
Settings .. .... ............... .... 101
Break-in period .. .. ... .......... .. .. 207
Brake pads .. .. .. .......... ... .. .. 207
Tires ...... ... .. .. ........ ... .. .. 207
Bul bs .. .... .... ................... 282
C
California Proposition 65 Warning ..... 232
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24S
Capacities .. .. .. . .............. .. .. 290
Engine oil ..... .. ... .......... .. .. 234
Carbon parts Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218,219
Car carrier Transporting your vehicle ....... .... 287
Care ... .... .... ............... .... 216
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment . .. .. .. 141
Catalytic converter . ................. 208
Center armrest
Cockpit ........................... 61
Rear ............................. 68
Central locking .. .. ... ........... ... . 33
Emergency locking .. ........... .... . 37
Certification .. .. .. ............. .. .. 29S
Changing a wheel .. ............. .... 272
Chang ing engine oil ....... ...... .. .. 238
Checking Engine coolant level . ........... .. .. 240
Tire pressure .................... .. 254
Child restraints Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat . ................... .... 15S
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? .. 196
Child restraint system anchors ..... ... 190