2016 AUDI A8 ECU

Emerg ency s it u ation s
_& WARNING
If you do not screw the towing loop complete­
ly, it could come out of the threaded hole
wh ile the vehicle is be ing towed causing dam­
age to the vehicle and poss ible serious per­
sonal injury.
Rear towing loop
Only install the rear towing loop when it is need­
ed .
Fig . 234 Rea r bumper: cover
Fig . 235 Rear bumper: screwing in tow ing loop
There are threads located behind the right side of
the rear bumper where a tow ing loop can be in ­
stalled. The threads are located behind a cover.
" Remove the towing loop from the veh icle tool
kit.
" Press inward strongly on the upper right side of
the cap to remove it from the bumper
¢fig. 234.
"Screw the towing loop t ightly in the threaded
hole as far as it will go and t ighten it w ith the
whee l wrench
¢ page 273, fig . 233 .
Remove the towing loop when you are done us ing
it and place it back in the vehicle tool kit . Always
keep the towing loop in the vehicle .
274
_& WARNING
If you do not screw the towing loop complete­
ly, it could come out of the threaded hole
while the vehicle is being towed causing dam­
age to the veh icle and possible serious per­
sonal injury.
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 236 Ve hicle on flat bed t ruck
Fron t hook up
" Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp .
.,. Attach the w inch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed .
Rear hook up
.,. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp .
.,. Attach the winch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed .
@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
tr uck ramp .
Vehicle transport
Whenever you hove your vehicle transported, be
sure to note the following:
(D Note
Mount the t ie-down chains/cab les over the
runn ing surface (c ircumference) of the tires .
Never secure the vehicle by the axle, the sus­
pension str uts or the front or rear towline

Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages . . 182
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Child safety lock
Rear doors (mechanical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Rear doors (power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ch ild safety seat
Unused safety belts on the rear seat
173
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
H ow do I properly install a child safety seat
. h" l ? 171 in my ve 1c e . ................. ..... .
Infant seats . ................. ..... .
173
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
183
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
183
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Child seats .. .. .. ........... .. .. ..... 173
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Supplementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
C losing
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Sun shade (panoramic sunroof) . . . . . . . . . 44
Windows .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. 40
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Consumer Informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
;:;:: Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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~ Controls
~ Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Lil ,...., v:, ,....,
Index
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Starting the engine (START ENGINE ST OP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81
Switching the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Convertib le locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
179
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 179
Coolant
refer to Eng ine coolant
Cooler 227
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Cooling mode (automatic climate control)
77
Cooling system Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Cruise control
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Presetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Curve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . 24
Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Declaration of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
284
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Homelink universal remote control . . . . . 284
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Decorative parts/trim
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
208
287

Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 130
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Proper seating position
Fr ont passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Protecting 208
Q
quattro
refer to All Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 139
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Radio clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 54
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rearfoglights . .. ............. .. .. .. .. 46
Rear lid Escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear seats Adjusting individual seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Entry assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Front passenger seat adjustment . . . . . . . . 64
Reclining rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Recirculation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Reclining rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Refilling AdBlue With bottle. .. ................ .... .. 218
With canister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Index
Refrigerator
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Remote control Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 44
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote luggage compartment lid release . . 36
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
R eplacing
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reporting Safety Defects ........... 136, 137
Request to warm engine by driving Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Loading........... ................. . 71
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
s
SAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Correct seating posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 143
Safety belt pretensioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety belt pretensioners Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 141
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
293

Index
Fastening . ..................... ... .
Improperly worn ................ ... .
Not worn .. .. .. ................ ... .
Safety belt position ........... .... .. . 141
144
139
142
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Special considerations for pregnant worn-
en ....... ... .. ................ ... . 143
Unfastening .. .. ............. .... .. . 143
Warning/indicator light ....... .. .. .. . 138
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Worn properly .................. ... .
Safety belt tensioner drive select . .. .... ........... .... .. .
Safety belt warning light ............ .. .
Safety compliance sticker .......... ... .
Safety equipment ........... ...... ... .
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . .. .. ............... .... .. .
Safety guidelines 140
106 138
277
129
129
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety instructions Eng ine compartment .......... .... .. .
for side curtain airbags ........ .. .. .. .
for using chi ld safety seats ..... .... .. .
for using safety belts ................ .
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System .
Safety systems 220
167
171
140
158
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Saving fuel Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Recuperation
Screwdriver .. .. ............... .... .. .
Seat adjustment 24
256
Controls (front seats) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Controls (rear seats)
.................. 61
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seat covers Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Seat heating/ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Front passenger ........... ...... ... . 131
294
How to adjust the front seats ......... .
Incorrect seat position .............. .
Occupants ........... .............. . 131
133
130
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Seats Comfort seat side view
................ 66
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Selective catalytic reduc tion
refer to Ad Blue. .. ... ...... ....... .. . 216
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service pos ition
refer to W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Shift paddles .. .. .. .. .. .............. .
Ship (transporting your vehicle) ........ .
Shutting down vehicle
Side airbags Description .. .. .. .. .. ............. . .
How they work ... ... ............. .. .
llS
274
198
162
164
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Sensor range .. .. .. .. ... ... .... ... . .
103
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ski sack
refer to Pass-through with ski sack . . . . . . . 69
Sliding/tilting sunroof Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 72
Solar operation (automatic climate control) . 79
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Space-saving spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257