2017 AUDI A8 jump cable

0 co .... N ,..... N .... 0 0 :c ' ~ Clamp the charger terminal clamps to the jump
start pins according to the instructions. (pin un­
der the cover= "pos it ive", pin with hexagonal
head
= "negative").
~ Insert the power cable for the charging device
into the socket and switch the device on .
~ At the end of the charging process, switch the
charger off and pull the power cab le out of the
socket.
~ Now remove the charg ing device terminal
clamps.
~ Close the cover @on the positive terminal and
re-install the cover
(D.
~ Close the hood c:> page 2 73.
A drained battery can freeze at temperatures
around 322F (OQC). A frozen or thawed out bat­
tery must no longer be used. The battery housing
could be cracked by the formation of ice, which
could cause battery acid to leak out
c:> A .
Charg ing the b att ery
On ly use chargers with a ma ximum cha rg ing
voltage of 14.8 V. The battery connecting cables
do not need to be disconnected. Do not open the
battery when charg ing .
Read a ll of the manufact urer 's instructions for
the charger before charging the battery.
A WARNING
- A highly exp losive mixture of gases can form
when charging batter ies. Only charge the
vehicle battery in well-vent ilated areas.
- A drained battery can freeze at tempera­
tures around 32 °F (0 °C). A frozen or
thawed ve hicle battery must not be charged
and must not be used anymore. The battery
housing can crack and battery acid can leak
o ut if ice fo rms, wh ic h in creases the r is k of
an exp losion and chemica l burns. Conta ct an
au thori zed Aud i dealer o r autho rized Aud i
Service Facility fo r mo re information.
- Do not connect o r disconnect the charg ing
cable while charg ing because th is increases
the risk of an exp losion.
Ch eck ing and Filling
{!) Tips
-Only charge the vehicle battery through the
connect ions in the engine compartment.
- Read all of the manufacturer's instructions
for the charger before charging the vehicle battery.
Windshield washer system
F ig . 2 64 Engine compartmen t: was her fluid reservo ir cap
M N ~ N
"' co m
The windshield washer fluid reservoir O contains
the cleaning solution for the w indshield and the
headlight washer system¢
fig. 264, ¢ page 2 74.
The reservoir capacity is found in c:> page 334 .
To reduce the risk of lime scale deposits on the
spray nozzles, use clean water with low amo unts
of calcium. Always add window cleaner to the wa­
ter. When the outside temperatures are cold, an
anti-freezing agent should be added to the water
so that it does not freeze .
(D Note
-The concentration of ant i-freez ing agent
must be adjusted to the veh icle operat ing
conditions in the respective climate . A con­
centration that is too high can lead to vehi­
cle damage.
- Never add radiator anti-free ze or other addi­
tives to the washer fluid.
- Do not use a glass cleaner that con ta ins
pai nt so lvents, because t his could damage
t he paint.
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0 co .... N ,..... N .... 0 0 :c ' Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency
crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
ope rations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
CD Note
Veh icles with an automatic transmission can­
not be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle.
If the engine shou ld fail to start because of a dis ­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumpe r cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of suffic iently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated term inal
clamps which are dis tinct ly marked:
plus (+) cable in most cases colored re d
minus( -) cable
in most cases colored black.
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in­
jury. Follow the instructions below for safe
handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield your eyes and avo id leaning
over the battery whenever poss ible.
- A dead battery can freeze at temperatures
around 32 °F (0 °C). If the vehicle battery is
frozen, you must thaw it before connecting
the jump start cab les. If you do not, this in-
Emergency situations
creases the risk of an explosion and chemi­
cal burns. After jump starting the vehicle,
drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to
have the vehicle battery checked.
- Do not allow battery ac id to contact eyes or
skin . Flush any contacted area with water
immed iately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
veh icle may cause an explosion .
- Veh icle batteries generate explosive gases.
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batter ies.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery .
- The voltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12-Volt rat ing. The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batter ies of different voltage or substantial­
ly different "Ah" rating may cause an exp lo­
sion and personal injury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trapped
in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen . T he battery case may have be weak­
ened.
- Use of batteries of different voltage or sub­
stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an exp losion and injury . The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
qpage 271.
CD Note
-App lying a higher voltage booster battery
wi ll ca use expensive damage to sensitive
electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al­
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) terminals are connected.
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Emergency situations
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con­
nected to the vehicle's electrical system .
When jump starting or charging the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge. Always connect the
negat ive ground cable to the negative ground
pos t of the battery manager control unit.
Using the jump start
cable
Both jump start cables must be connected in the
correct order!
Fig. 290 E ngin e compartme nt: co nn ectors for jump start
cables and a charger
Fig. 291 Jump starting using a battery in anot her vehicle:
A -prov idin g current, B -drai ned
The procedure for connecting jump start cables
that is descr ibed next is designed to help jump
start your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
... Turn off lights and accessories, move automatic
transmission lever to N (Neutral) or P (Park)
and set parking brake.
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Connecting the positive cable (red) to the
positive terminal
... Open the cover on the positive terminal
qfig . 290.
1. Secure one end of the pos itive cable (red) to
t he jump start pin
(D q fig. 291 (pin under
the cover = "plus") on the vehicle that needs
to be started @.
2. Secure the other end of the positive cable
(red) to the positive terminal @on the bat­
te ry provid ing the cur rent @.
Connecting the negative cable (black) to the
negative terminal
3. Secure one end of the negative cable (black)
to the negative terminal @ on the battery
that is providing the current @.
4. Secure the other end of the negative cable
(black) to the jump start pin@ (hex head pin
= "negative") on the vehicle that needs to be
started @.
Starting the engine
... Sta rt the eng ine on the vehicle providing the
jump start @and let it run at idle .
... Now start the engine on the vehicle with the
drained battery @.
... If the engine does not start, stop the starting
procedure after 10 seconds and then repeat it
after approximately 30 seconds .
... Remove the cables whe n the engi nes are run­
ning. Remove them in reverse order from the
way they were installed.
" Close the cover on the positive terminal.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from enter ing the vehicle interior. Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their
metal parts in full contact with the
battery terminals .
A WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and damage
to the vehicle, heed all warnings and instruc­
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If in
doubt, call for road service .
- Jumper cables must be long enough so t hat
the vehicles do not touch.
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-When connect ing jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get caught in any mov ing
parts in the engine compartment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, a lways read and heed a ll
WARNINGS
¢ page 271.
(D Note
Impro per hook-u p of jum per cables can ru in
the generato r.
- Always connect POSITIVE( +) to POSITI VE
( + ), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE( -)
g round post of the battery manager contro l
unit.
- Check that a ll screw p lugs on the batt ery
cells are sc rewed in firmly. If not, t ighten
pl ugs p rior to connect ing clamp on negative
b atte ry te rmi nal.
- Please note t hat the procedure fo r con nect­
i ng a jumper cab le as desc ribed above ap­
p lie s specifica lly to the case of yo ur vehicle
b eing ju mp started. When you are g iv ing a
ju mp s tart t o another vehicle, do
not con­
n ect th e neg ative( -) ca b le to the neg ative
( -) t ermin al on t he disch arge d batte ry @
¢ fig . 291 . Instead, secure ly connect the
n egative(- ) cab le to either a solid metal
com ponent that is f irm ly bolted to the en­
gine block o r to the engine bloc k itself. If
the battery that is be ing c ha rged does not
vent to the outs ide, escap ing batte ry gas
could ignite and ex plod e!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Yo ur Audi requires special h andling for towing .
The follow ing information is to be us ed by com­
mercia l tow tr uck o pera tors w ho kn ow how to op ­
e rat e the ir equip men t sa fely.
- Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam­
age to the engine and transmission .
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
~ around the brake lines. ,..,
~ - To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi N
8 must be transported with a flat bed truck . 0 :r Emergency situations
-To load the vehicle on to the flat bed , use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at­
tach to the front or rear anchorage
¢ page 329 and c> page 330.
A WARNING
A veh icle being towed is not safe for passen­
gers. Neve r allow anyo ne to ride in a vehicle
b eing towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Fi g. 29 2 Fron t bumper: removing th e cap
Fig. 293 Fron t bumper: insta lling the towing loop
The thread for the towing loop is on the right
s ide of the front bumper beh ind a cap.
.,. Remove the towing loop f rom the vehicle too l
kit.
.,. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres­
sure
c> fig. 292 . The cap will loosen from the
bumper .
.,. Tighten the tow ing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops
c> fig. 293 and then tighten it
w ith a wheel w re nch .
.,. Afte r usi ng, p la ce th e tow ing loop b ack i n the
-
veh icle tool kit. ..,.
329

0 co .... N ,..... N .... 0 0 :c ' Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . . 126
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Em ergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Emergency locking the front passenger 's door .3.2
Emergency operation
Front passenger's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sliding/tilt ing sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sun shade (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Emergency release
Parking lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Energy consumers (efficiency program) . . . . 13
En ergy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine
Start/Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Starting/stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Engine compartment ......... .. .. .... . 271
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Engine oil
Changing 274
277
Specification and viscosity...... .. .... . 274
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165, 169
Entering an address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
From the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
La st destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Starting point (presentation mode) . . . . . 172
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Entering numbers/symbols (speller) ..... . 137
Entry assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 76
Environment
Catalytic converter . ... .. .... .. .. .. ...
271
Envi ronmenta Uy-friendly/ economical driv-
ing ...... ... ............. ...... ... .. 74
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . . 277
Unleaded f uel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
EPC (engine control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ESN
refer to Serial number (radio) . . . . . . . . . . 178
Index
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
F
Factory default settings
Multi Media Interface
................
RSE ...... .. .. .. .. ............... ..
Fader (sound)
Fastening Booster seats
.. .. .. ... ........... ...
Convertib le child safety seats ...... .. . .
Infant seats
... .. .. ............... ..
Fast forwarding/rewinding (audio/video
file)
......... ' . .. .. ................ .
206
196
205
256
255
254
190
Fast forwarding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . 190
Favorite (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168, 172
File format (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Floor mats.. .... .. .................. . 212
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Free text search
T elephone. .... ................... ..
151
Freeze protection
Coo lant add itive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
277
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
230
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 219
Front passenger seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . 58
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 227
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fuel
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
267
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Current economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Gasoline additives 268
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Saving fuel .... .. ................ 74, 110
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Index
Fue ling
F ue l filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Fue l tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
F ull screen displ ay (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Function buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
F uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
G
Garage doo r opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Gas statio n mes sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 285
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Va let parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) . . . . . 334
H
H D radio (digital radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Head -up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
H eadlights
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Headlig ht range contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
H eadpho nes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Conn ections (RS E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
H eadphones connected by ca ble (RSE) . . . 199
W ireless headp hones (RSE) . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Ad justi ng .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. . 210
H eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
H eavy clo thing and safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . 220
H ex socket. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .... .. .. .. .. . 312
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hi ll descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
H ill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
also refer to Hill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Ho ld assist (hi ll) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
H ome address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2
H omelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
344
I
Ign ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Imbalance (whee ls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 28
I mpo rting and expo rting (cont acts ) . . . . . . 153
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Infan t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Inflation pressure (Tire Pressure Mon itor ing
System) ........ .. .. .. ............. . .
I nflation press ure (t ires)
Info rmation 302
293
Audi music inte rface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Infotainment display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Inp ut
U sing the M MI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
U sing the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
I n pu t level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Inspection interva l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
I nstalling the upper tether st rap on t he an -
cho rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
I nstr ument clus ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Interior light ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
I nterior re arview mirro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Intermitten t mode (winds hield wipers) . . . . SO
Internet
refer to Aud i connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
i Pod
refer to Au di music interface . . . . . . . . . . . 185
J
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Jump-start ing ..... ... ...... ....... ... 327
Jump start cable 328
K
Key.............. .. .. .. ........... ... 28
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
K ick-down (au tomatic transm ission) . . . . . . . 86
Knee a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
L
LAT CH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Leav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46