2016 AUDI S8 bulb

Pedal a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Repo rting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
F ront ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
M on itoring the Advanced Airbag System . 156
Knee ai rbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
S ide airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
I m portan t info rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
C hil d seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Secur ing ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7
L ATCH system ( Lower anchorages and
tethers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Addit ional information
186
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Preventative passenger protection 187
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Smart Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Not ice about data recorded by the Event
Data Reco rder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
E lect ronic Stabilizat ion Control ( ESC) . . . . 190
B ra king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
E lect romech ani cal powe r assist, dyn amic
s teer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
D riving w ith your quat tro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving and the environment . . . . 197
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Diese l part iculate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Table of contents
D riving thro ugh wa ter on roads . . . . . . . . 199
Econ om ica l and envi ronmenta lly-friend ly
driv ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driving with a trai ler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Trailer mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning and care informat ion 207
Fuel and Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Diesel f uel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Refue ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Se lective cata lytic red uction (AdBlue) 216
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Hood ..... .... ................... .. 220
En gine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2
En gine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 23
Cooling sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 27
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Windsh ield washer system 234
Wheels .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 236
Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Tire p ressure monitoring system 254
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Trunk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Fuses ........ ... .. ................. 266
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Start ing by p ushi ng o r tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 271
Start ing wi th jumpe r cabl es . . . . . . . . . . . 271
U se of j um per cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
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0 J:
'SI: .... .... authorized Audi dealer immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
~ .... Engine oil sensor
• Oil level! Sensor defective
If the symbol illuminates, contact your author­
ized Audi dealer and have the oil sensor inspect­
ed . Until you have this done, check the oil level
each time you refuel just to be on the safe s ide
¢page 224.
f Request to warm engine by driving
0 Please warm up engine
Fuel has entered the engine oil because of low
outside temperatures or frequent short drives. Drive until the engine is warm so that the fuel in
the engine oil will vaporize. Avoid high engine
speeds, full acceleration and heavy engine load
when doing this.
.Bil Fuel level indicator
ID] Please refuel
If the indicator light turns on for the first time
and the message appears, there are about 4 gal­
l ons (15 liters) of fuel left in the tank. Time to re­
fuel
¢ page 214 .
ID] Tank system malfunction! Contact dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a malfunction in the tank sys­
tem .
Drive to your authorized Audi dea ler immediately
to have the malfunction corrected.
~ Windsh ield washer fluid level
~ Please refill washer fluid
If the symbol illuminates, add windshield washer
f luid to the washer system/headlight washer sys­
tem*
¢ page 234 .
<$• Windshield wipers
m Windshield wiper defective
Instruments and indicator lights
T he re is a malfunct ion with the windshield wip­
ers .
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immed iate ly
to have the malfunction corrected .
i§il}0/0$ Defective light bulb warning
1:1-If the indicator light turns on, a bu lb has
failed. The message indicates the location of the
bulb.
fm-if a fog lamp* has failed, the indicator light
turns on to indicate the location on the vehicle.
II-if a rea r fog lamp has failed, the indicator
light turns on to indicate the location on the vehi­
cle.
Vehicle lights: malfunction
If the message appears, there is a malfunction in
the headlights or light switch .
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immediate ly
to have the malfunction corrected .
A WARNING
-Light bulbs are pressurized and could ex­
plode wh ile they are be ing changed causing
serious personal injury.
- Work w ith due care when handling the high­
voltage section of gas d ischarge (xenon)
lights . Failure to do so could result in death
. . . or serious inJury.
(D Tips
Have the bulb replaced or the connection re­
paired by your author ized Audi Service depart­
ment.
~{D Headlight range control
II Headlight range control: defective!
If the symbol illuminates, the headlight range
control is no longer working properly . Have the
system checked and repaired at your Audi dealer.
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Instruments and indicator lights
§0 Adaptive Light
Applies to: vehicles with Adaptive Light
m;J Audi adaptive light : system fault
If the indicator light turns on and th is message
appears, there is a malfunction in the adaptive
light system . The head lights st ill function .
Go to an authorized dea lership to have the head­
lights or the control unit for the Adaptive Light
repaired .
~D Light /rain sensor
!;I Automatic headlights /automatic wipers:
s y stem fault
If the ind icator lig ht t urns on and th is message
appears, the light/ra in sensor is no t funct ioning
correct ly.
For safety reasons the low beams are turned on
permanently with the switch in
AUTO . However,
you can continue to turn the lights on and off us­
i n g the light swi tch. You can still con trol a ll func­
tions th at are in dependen t of t he rain senso r
through t he w indshie ld w iper lever.
Contact your author ized Audi dealer as soo n as
possible to have the prob le m corrected.
I-: Sport differential
1,11 Sport differential : sy stem fault
There is a malfunc tion wi th t he sport differential.
Drive to yo ur authori zed Aud i dea le r i mmediately
to have the malfunct ion corrected.
1,11 Sport differential: overheating
T he t ransm iss ion tempe rature h as increased s ig­
n ificant ly due to the spor ty driv in g manne r. Dr ive
in a less sporty ma nner un til the tem perature re ­
turns to the normal range and the indicator light
sw itches o f.
A WARNING
Contact your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified workshop if the sport differentia l is
faulty or malfunctioning . The repair m ust be
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performed by t rained personnel using the cor­
rect oil in order to ensure safety .
¢ Q Turn signals
The indicator light blinks when you use either
turn signal.
Wheneve r yo u use the left II or the r ight B
turn s ignal, the indicator light blinks . When you
u se the emergency flashers, both indicator lights
flash.
I f one of the turn sign al light bulb s bu rn o ut, the
turn s ignal will b link twice as fast as no rma l.
Caref ully drive to yo ur authorized Aud i dea le r im ­
med iate ly to have the malfunction corrected. The
i ndicato r light does not indicate a ma lfunction if
a turn signal on the trailer or on the vehicle fails i n trailer towing mode.
(D Tips
Fo r more informati on on the t urn signa ls, re­
fer to
¢ page 48.

Check ing and F illing
@
No
- spark s
- fl ame s
- smokin g.
~
Wh en a b att ery is ch arg ed , it produc es
h yd ro ge n ga s which i s explosive and
could cau se per sonal injury.
®
Always keep the b atter y well out of
r each of child ren.
A WARNING
Whenever work ing on the battery or on the
elect rical system, there is the risk of injury,
accident and
even fire. Read and heed the fol­
lowing WARN INGS :
- Always wear eye protection. Do not let bat­
te ry acid or any lead particles get on your
sk in or cloth ing . Sh ield your eyes. Explosive
gases can cause blindness or other injury .
- Battery acid con tains su lfu ric acid. Sulfur ic
acid can cause blindness and severe b urns.
- Always wear gloves and eye protection. Do
no t tilt the battery because acid could leak
out of the ventilat ion open ings .
- If you get battery ac id in your eyes or on
your skin, immediately rinse with cold wa­
ter for several minutes and get medical at­ tention .
- If you should ingest any battery acid, seek
medical attention immediately .
- Do not expose the battery to an open flame,
electric sparks or an open light .
- Do not smoke.
- Do not interchange the positive and nega-
t ive cables.
- When working on the battery, be sure not to
short-circuit the terminals with tools or oth ­
er metal objects. Th is wou ld cause the bat­
tery to heat up
very quickly, which could
lead to damage or explosion and personal
injury .
- When a battery is charged, it produces hy ­
drogen gas which is explosive and could
ca use personal injury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the reach of ch ildre n.
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-
-Before work is done on the electrical sys­
tem, disconnect the negative gro und cable.
- Before performing any work on the e lectri­
cal system, switch off the engine and ign i­
tion as well as any electrical equ ipment . The
negat ive cab le on the battery must be dis­
connected . If you are just going to replace a
light bulb, then it is enough to switch off
the lights.
- Before d isconnecting the battery, switch off
the anti-theft alarm system! Otherwise you
will set off the alarm.
- When disconnecting the battery, first dis­
connect the negative cab le and then the
positive cable.
- Before reconnect ing the battery, make sure
all electr ica l consume rs a re switched off .
Reconnect the positive cable first and then
the negative cable . Never in terch ange t he
cables -this could sta rt a fire!
- Never cha rge a frozen or a thawed-out bat­
tery . It cou ld explode ! If a ba ttery has fro­
zen, then it must be replaced. A discharged
battery can freeze over at 32 ° F (0 °C).
- Make sure the
vent hose is always attached
to the opening on the side of the battery .
- Never use batter ies which are damaged.
There is the danger of an exp losion! Always
replace a damaged battery .
A WARNING
Califo rnia Proposition 65 Warning :
- Batte ry posts, te rm inals and related acces­
sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State o f Cali fornia
to cause cancer and reproductive problems.
Wash hands after handling.
(D Note
- Do not disconnect the vehicle battery when
the ignition is on or when the engine is run­
ning, otherwise, you w ill damage electronic
components in the electrical system.
- If your veh icle is go ing to stand for a long
period of time w ithout being driven, protect
the battery from "freezing", otherwise it ..,.

Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Replacing fuses
A fuse that has blown will have me tal strips that
have burned through .
Fig. 2 25 Driver s ide of th e cockp it: fuse pa nel cover
I l I
Fig. 2 26 Lu ggage compartment: fuse pane l cover
The fuses are loca ted on front left and r igh t of
the cockpit and behind the trim on the right side
of the luggage compartment.
.. Swi tch the ignition and all e lec trica l equipment
off.
.. Check the following table to see which fuse be­
lo ngs to the equipment .
.. Remove the cover c::> fig. 225 or
c:> fig. 226 .
.. Remove the colored plastic clip from the fuse
panel, if necessary
c:> page 267, fig. 22 7. You
can d ispose of the p lastic clip .
.. Remove the clamp from the rear s ide of the
cove rc::> fig. 225 .
.. Remove the f use usi ng the clamp .
.. Re place the b low n fu se only wi th an identi cal
new one .
.. Install the cover.
266 Fuse color identification
Color Current rating
in amps
Black 1
P urple 3
Light brown 5
Brown 7.5
Red 10
Blue 15
Yellow 20
Wh ite or transpa re nt 2 5
green 30
orange 40
A WARNING
-
Do not repair fuses and never replace a blown
f u se with one that has a highe r amp rat ing.
This ca n cause damage to t he e lectr ica l sys­
tem and a fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again sho rtly after you
h ave insta lled it, have the electrical system
checked as soon as possible by an authorized
A udi dealer or authorized Aud i Service Fac ili­
ty .
(D Tips
-The following table does not list fuse loca­
tions that are no t used .
- Some of the equipment listed in the fo llow­
ing tables applies on ly to certai n model ver­
sions or certa in optional equipment .

Driver side cockpit fuse assignment
Fig . 227 D river sid e cockpit: fuse panel with plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (brown )
No . Equipment
1 Light switch
2 Emergency start coil (driver iden tification)
3 Left rear door con trol module
4 Head -up display
5 Ho rn
6 Interior lights (headliner)
Steering column lever, m ultifunction
8 steer ing whee l cont ro ls, steering wheel
heati ng
10 Powe r steering column adjustment
1 1 Dr iver door co ntro l mod ule
12 Diagnostic con nector, light/rain sensor
13 Radio rece iver, par king heater
14 Power steering column adjustment
15 Powe r stee ring, A/C comp resso r
16 Brake booster
Fuse panel © (black)
No . Equipment
1 Front seat heating
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel © (black)
2 Windshie ld w ipers
3 F ron t ex terior lig hti ng
4 Sliding/tilting s unroof
5 Dr iver power w indow
6 Driver's seat (pneumatic)
7 Pano rama su nroo f
8 Dynam ic steering
9 F ron t ex terior lig hting
10 W indshie ld/head light washer system
11 Left rea r powe r window
12 Panorama su nroof
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fig. 228 Front passenge r side cockp it: fuse panel with
p last ic b racket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
1 Ant i-theft alarm system
2 Transmission contro l modu le
3 Front climate control fan
4 Engine supply
6 Engine control module
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Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel @ (black) Fuse panel@ (black)
7 Front passenger door contro l module
10 ESC contro
l modu le
8 Front passenger powe r window 11 Righ t rear power window
9 ESC control module 12 Front passenger
's seat (pneumatic)
Luggage compartment fuse assignment
F ig. 22 9 lu ggage compartment: fu se pane l wit h plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (black) Fuse panel@ (black)
No. Equipment
1 ESC b
utton, dat a logge r, d iagnos tic con-
necto r, B CM -1, ad apt ive lig ht 10
Rear
seat heating, refrigerator, rearview
mirror
1 1 E lectrome chanical s teer ing
2 Networking gateway
12 Se
lector lever, BCM-2 voltage
3 ad aptive a ir suspension 13 Side assis t
4 Park ing system 14 Engine contro l module
5 Steeri
ng column lever
15 S
tarter
6 Suspension contro
l system sensor
7 Belt tensioners, airbag cont rol mod ule 16
Left
headlight (headl ights w it h adapt ive
li ght)/headlight range co ntrol
Heated washer fluid nozzles, Home link
8 (garage doo r opener), night vision system
cont rol module, sport differe ntia l, ioni ze r
9
Electromechan ica l park ing brake control
mod ule
Fuse panel ® (red)
No. Equipment
1 L
eft reve rsible belt tensioner
2 R ight revers ible belt tens ioner
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Fuses an d bulb s
Fuse p anel @ (red ) Fuse panel@ (black )
3 Starter diagnosis, DC/DC converter (with
Start/Stop system) 8 Rear
seat heating
9 Rear exterio r lighting
4 DC/DC converter (with Start/Stop system)
10 Rear
climate contro l blower
5 Image processing
Rear sun shade, closing aid, luggage com-
6 Right headl
ight (headlights with adaptive
light) 11 partment lid
lock, convenience key, fue l
filler doo r
7 ESC control module 12 Luggage compartment lid control module
8 Sound actuator, AEM control modu le
9 Adapt ive cru ise control
10 Transmission
control module
Fuse panel © (red )
No . Equ ipm en t
1 Rear seat adjustment buttons
1 1 Climate control system sensors
3 Left rear
seat (pneumatic)
Fuse panel © (br own ) 5 Trai
ler hitch control module
No. Equipm ent 6 L
eft rear seat
1 Electromechanical parking
brake
7 Right rear seat
2 Suspension control system sensor
8 Traile r hitc h control module
3 Rear Infotainment system control
panel
9 Trailer hitch control module
4 Smart module (tank) 10 Right rear seat (pneumatic)
5 Front climate contro
l system controls
6 Rear climate control system control panel
7 Networking gateway
8 Refrige rator
Fuse panel ® (brown )
No. Equipm en t
1 Start/Stop
system, radio receiver/sound
amplifier
9 Special functions interface
2 Sound amplifier
10 Cell phone adapter, Bluetooth handset
11 AEM control module 3 Start/Stop
system, Rear Seat Entertain-
ment, radio receiver/sou nd amplifier
12 Selector lever
5 Automatic dimming
rearview mirror
13 Ambient lighting 6 DVD changer (glove compa rtment)
14 Rear
exterior lighting
7 TV tuner
15 Fuel pump
8 Infotainment system control panel/drives
16 Electromechanica l parking brake
9 Instrument cluster, analog clock
Fuse panel @ (bl ack ) 10 Infotainment system d isp lay
N o. Equi pm en t 11 Radio receiver
1 Luggage compartment lid movement-acti-
vated openi ng 12
Rearview camera, pe
ripheral cameras
(parking system)
2 Luggage compartment sockets
3 Rear socket
4 Front cigarette lighter
5 adapt ive a ir suspension
6 115 V
socket
7 Electromechan ica l park ing brake
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