2016 AUDI A8 fuel fill door release

Putting the fuel c ap back on
"' After filling your tank , tw ist the f uel fi ller cap
clockwise as far as it wi ll go .
"' Close the fuel filler flap.
To avoid fuel spill ing o r evaporating from the f uel
tank always close fuel filler cap properly and
comp let ely. An improperly closed fue l filler cap
may a lso caus e the MIL lamp ¢
page 28 to come
on (only vehicles with gasoline engine).
A WARNING
Improper refueling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe burns .
- Fuel is highly f lammable and can cause se­
vere burns and other injur ies.
-
- Failure to shut the engine off wh ile refuel ­
ing and/or to insert the pump no zzle fully
into the fuel filler neck could cause fuel to
spray out of filler neck or to overflow . Fuel
spray and overflowing fue l can cause a fire .
- Never use a cellular telephone wh ile refuel­
ing . The electromagnetic radiation can
cause spa rks that can ignite fuel vapors and
cause a fire.
- Never get back into your vehicle while refu­
eling .
If in except io na l circumstances you
must get back in you r vehicle while refue l­
ing, make certain tha t you close the door
and touch meta l to discharge static electric­
ity before touchi ng the filler nozz le again.
Static electricity can ca use spa rks that can
ignite fuel vapors released during refueling .
- Never smoke o r have an open flame any­
where in or near your vehicle when refueling or filling a portable f uel container.
- For yo ur safety , we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable fue l
conta iner in your vehicle. The conta iner, full
or empty may leak and could cause a fire,
especially in a crash .
-If, under exceptional c ircumstances, you
must transport a portable fuel container,
please observe the follow ing :
- Neve r fi ll a portable fuel containe r wh ile i t
is anywhere in or on the vehicle (for exam ­
p le, in the luggage compartment, or on
the trunk) . Static e lectr icity can build up
Fuel and R efueling
whi le filling and can ignite fuel vapors
caus ing a fire .
- Always place a portab le fue l container on
the ground before f illing.
- Always keep the fi ller nozzle comp lete ly
inside the po rtable container before and
during f illing.
- If filling a portable container made of
metal, the filler nozz le m ust always be in
contact with the container. This will he lp
prevent stat ic electricity from discharging
and cause a fire .
- Never spill fue l inside the vehicle or lug­
gage compartment. F uel vapors are highly
flammable .
- Always observe local and state/prov incial
laws regarding the use, storage and trans ­
po rtation of fuel co nta iners.
- Make ce rtain t he f uel container meets in­
dust ry standards (ANSI/ ASTM F852-86) .
(0 Note
If any fuel has sp illed onto the car, it should
be removed immed iately to p revent damage
to the pa int.
@ For the sake of the environment
As soon as the correctly operated noz zle
switches off automatically for the first time,
the tank is fu ll. Do not try to add more fuel
because f uel may sp ill out . In add it ion, the
expans ion space in the fuel tank will be fi lled -
causing the fue l to overflow when it becomes
warm and po llute the environment.
(D Tips
- Runn ing your engine while refuelling may
cause vapors to escape or even ca use fue l to
spill out of the tank. This wo uld then shut
off the f uel no zzle befo re t he t ank is f ull.
- Do not ref ue l your veh icle with the ignition
switched on . The fuel gauge m ay o therwise
no t indicate the co rrect fuel leve l after refu­
elling.
- Diesel vehicles* are equ ipped wi th a die sel
m isf ueli ng pro tector . It a llows the vehi cle
to be fuele d only with a d iesel fue l pump .,.
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Fuel and Refueling
nozzle. A worn or damaged nozzle or a noz ­
zle that is too small may not be ab le to open
the diesel m isfueling protector. If th is is the
case, try turning the nozzle before inserting
i t in the fuel f iller neck, use a different fuel
pump or see your authorized Audi dealer or
authorized repair facility for ass istance.
- The fuel filler flap of your vehicle is not
locked when you lock the veh icle from the
i nside .
Fuel filler flap emergency release
You can open the fuel filler flap by hand if the
power locking system should fail.
F ig . 190 Vehicles w ith se lect ive cata lytic reductio n: Right
side tr im pane l
Fig. 191 Right side trim panel in the lu ggage compart ·
ment: e mergency release mechan is m
...,
"' 9 ::i: ... (D
The emergency release mechanism is located be­
hind the right side trim panel in the luggage
compartment. In vehicles with selective catalytic
reduction*, remove the vent grille first :
.. Press both tabs@¢
fig. 190 and tilt the vent
gri lle downward. You can then remove the
grille upward.
.. Loosen the loop¢
fig. 191 from the retainer
and then pull on the loop carefully ¢(D.
216
.. Press on the left side of the fuel filler door to
open
¢ page 214, fig. 188.
(D Note
Only pull on the loop until you feel resistance .
You wi ll not hea r it re lease . Otherwise you
could damage the emergency release mecha­ nism.
Selective catalytic reduction (Ad Blue)
General information
Applies to: vehicles with selective catalytic reduction (SCR)
In vehicles with selective catalytic reduction, a
urea solution (AdBlue) is injected into the ex­
haust system before a nitrogen oxide catalytic
converter to reduce nitrogen emissions .
The Ad Blue is carried in a separate tank in the ve­
hicle. The AdBlue usage accounts for approxi­
mately 0.5% to 1.2% of the diesel fuel that is
used.
When a message about Ad Blue appears in the in­
strument cluster display, you must refill the
Ad Blue yourself or have it refilled by an author­ ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service Facili­
ty
¢ page 217.
@ Tips
-The instrument cluster display indicates the
distance remaining that can be driven
¢page 216. If the AdBlue tank is com­
pletely empty , the eng ine will not start
again after the ign ition is switched off.
- Ad Blue is required by law to operate th is ve­
hicle.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Applies to: vehicles with selective catalytic reduction (SCR)
The display indicates if the Ad Blue level is Low or
if there is a system malfunction .
AdBlue level low
You will be informed if the AdBlue in the tank
drops below a certain level.

Index
Fue l filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
F ue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 12
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Low fuel level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Recommendation ... .... ...... ... ... . 212
Refuell ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
R ese rve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Tank capac ity ... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. 11,278
Fuses Assig nment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
R ep lac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
G
Garage doo r opener (Home Link) . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Gas discharge lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Gauges Eng ine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ta chometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
Glossa ry of tire a nd loadi ng terminology . . 238
Glove compartment (coo led) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Glow plug system Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) . . . . . 277
H
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Headlights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Clean ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
H eadlig ht ra nge control ............ 21, 46
Hi gh beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Ad justing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
H ea ted
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
290
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
winds hield washer spray nozzles . . . . . . . . 54
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Heavy clothing and safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . 140
Hexagonal socke t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Hill descen t cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hood (release lever) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Hor n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? . . 152
How safety belt pre tensioners work 144
I
Ign ition
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Swi tc hi ng on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Immobili ze r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Important things to do before driv ing . . . . 129
Imprope rly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 144
I nd icator lights .. .. .. .. ... ............ . 11
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
also refer to War ning/ indica to r li ghts . . . . 11
Infan t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Inflation pressure (ti res) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
I nstalling the upper tether st rap on the a n­
c h o rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Instrument cluster
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjust ing the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
I nstruments and contro ls
Genera l ill ustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I nter io r lighting
Amb ien ce lig hting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Front and rea r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Intermittent (windshie ld w ipers) . . . . . . . . . 54
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Jump-start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

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