2017 AUDI A8 roof rack

Seats and storage
-Net in the front passenger footwell
- Glasses holder in the headliner (near the rear-
view mirror)
- Storage compartments under the center arm­
rest
- Compartments* on the backrests of the front
seats
- Garment hooks above the rear doors
- Compartment behind the rear center armrest
(on vehicles without a pass-through* or refrig­
erator*)
- Cell phone holder* in the right rear door
- Bag hooks* in the luggage compartment
A WARNING
- When driving, do not leave any hard objects
on the rear window shelf or allow your pet
to sit on the shelf. They could become a haz­
ard for vehicle occupants in the event of
sudden braking or a crash.
- Any articles of clothing that you have hung
up must not interfere with the driver's view.
The coat hooks are designed only for light­
weight clothing . Never hang any clothing
with hard, pointed or heavy objects in the
pockets on the coat hooks. During sudden
braking or in an accident -especially if the
airbag is deployed -these objects could in­
jure any passengers inside the vehicle.
- To reduce the risk of personal injury in an
accident or sudden stop, always keep the glove compartment closed while driving.
- Read and follow all WARNINGS
~ page 244, Important safety instructions
on the side airbag system.
- Hang clothes in such a way that they do not
impair the driver's vision.
- The coat hooks must only be used for light­
weight clothing. Do not leave any heavy or
sharp edged objects in the pockets which
may interfere with the side curtain airbag
deployment and can cause personal injury in
a crash .
- Do not use coat hangers for hanging cloth­
ing on the coat hooks as this can interfere
with proper deployment of the side curtain
airbags in an accident.
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- Do not hang heavy objects on the coat
hooks, as they could cause personal injury in
a sudden stop.
(D Note
Objects on the rear shelf that rub against the
rear window can damage the rear window de­
fogger wires .
(D Tips
-A vent slot is located between the shelf and
the rear window. Do not block the vent with
any items you may place on the rear window
shelf .
- Do not place bulky items on the rear window
shelf as they could restrict or block the driv­
er's vision in the rear view mirror.
Roof rack
App lies to : vehicles wit h roof rack
Fig. 78 Attachment po ints for the roof rack
If luggage or cargo is to be carried on the roof,
you must observe the following:
- Only a specially designed roof rack may be used
on your vehicle. These roof racks are the basis
for a complete roof rack system. Additional at­
tachments/carrier systems are necessary to
transport luggage and sports equipment. We
recommend roof racks and attachments from
the Audi Genuine Accessories program .
- When installing the roof rack, make sure that it
is mounted only at the designated points on
the roof ~
fig. 78 .
-The permissible roof load for your vehicle is
220 lbs (100 kg) . The roof load is the total of
the weight of the roof rack, the attachments
and the cargo you are carrying . However, you ..,.

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er system being used. For the permitted axle
l oad and the permitted total vehicle weight, re­
fer to¢
page 333.
A WARNING
-Follow the installat ion instructions provided
with the roof rack system. If you do not se­
c ur e the roof rack system and objects on the
roof correctly, they co uld come loose from
t he ve hicl e a nd cau se a n acci den t.
- Us ing a roof rac k system increases th e risk
of an accide nt, because it changes the dr iv­
ing chara cteristics by s hift ing t he center of
grav ity an d /or the in cre asi ng the surface
area exposed to win d. Adapt your driving
and speed to the c urrent conditions.
@) Note
Ma ke sure th at the open lugg age compar t­
ment lid an d the t ilting/sliding sunroof* do
no t come into contac t wi th objects on the
roof .
@) For the sake of the environment
Your veh icle w ill use mo re fuel d ue to the in­
creased wind resistance . So
remove t h e roof
rack after using it.
Luggage compartment
General information
& WARNING
Read and follow the important safety precau­
tions in~
page 213, Storing cargo correctly.
Seats and storag e
Tie-downs and luggage compartment net
The luggage compartment net* prevents smaller
objects from sliding out of place.
F ig . 79 Luggage compartment: location of th e tie-downs
F ig . 80 Luggage compa rtment: ca rgo net stretched out
.,. To secure the l uggage compartmen t net *, fold
the tie-down retainer upward¢
fig. 79.
.,. Attach the hooks for the luggage compartment
net" into the tie -downs¢
fig. 80.
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Airbag syste m
-a small adu lt or teenager is on the front pas ­
senger seat
- a passenger who is not sitting upright with
their back against a non -reclined backrest with
their feet on the vehicle floor in front of the
seat is on the front passenger seat.
I f the front passenger airbag dep loys, the Feder ­
al Standard requires the airbag to meet the "low
risk" deployment criteria to help reduce the risk
of injury through interaction with the airbag.
"Low risk" deployment occurs in those crashes
that take place at lower decelerations as def ined
in the electronic control unit¢
page 236.
Alway s remember: Even though your vehicle is
equ ipped w ith Advanced Airbags, the safest place
for children is properly restrained on the back
seat . Please be sure to read the important infor­
mat ion in the sections that follow and be sure to
heed a ll of the WARN INGS.
A WARNING
To red uce the risk of inj ury when an ai rbag in­
fla tes, a lways wear safety bel ts p roperly.
- If you are unrestrained, leaning fo rwa rd, s it­
t ing s ideways or o ut of pos ition in any way,
yo ur risk of in jury is much h igher .
- Yo u will also re ceive serious injur ies and
could even be killed if you are up aga inst the
airbag or too close to it when it inflates -
even with an Advanced Airbag ¢
page 226.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing chi ld seat insta l­
led on the front passenger seat will be seri­
ously injured and can be k illed if the front air­
bag inflates -even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- Although the Advanced A irbag System in
your vehicle is designed to turn off the front
airbag when a rearward-facing child re­
straint has been installed on the front pas­
senger seat, nobody can absolutely g uaran­
tee that deployment is impossible in all con­
ceivable s ituations that may happen during
the usef ul life of your vehicle .
- The inflating a irbag w il l hit the child seat or
infant carrier w ith great force and will
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smash the child seat and child against the
backrest, center armrest, door, or roof.
- Always install rearward-facing child re ­
straints on the rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
seat on the front passenge r seat because of
except ional circumstances and the
PASSEN­
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on
and stay on, immed iate ly install the rear­
facing chi ld seat in a rear seating posit ion
and have the airbag system inspected by
your Aud i dea le r.
A WARNING
If, in exceptional ci rcums tances, you must in­
stall a forward-facing child restraint on the
fron t passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-fa cing sea t
has been des igned and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas ­
senger front and side airbag.
- Never put the forwa rd-facing child restrain t
up against or very near the instr ument pan ­
el.
-Always move the front passenge r seat to
the highest position in the up and down ad­
justment range and move it back to the
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
ad justment range, as far away from the air­
bag as poss ible, before installing the for­
ward-facing chi ld restraint.
- Always make sure that the safety be lt upper
anchorage is behind the ch ild restraint and
not next to or in fron t of the child restraint
so that the safety be lt will be p roperly posi­
tioned.
- Ma ke sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
li ght comes on and stays on a ll the time
wheneve r the ign it ion is swi tched on.
· Advanced Airbag System components
The fro nt passenge r sea t in your veh icle has a lo t
of ve ry important parts o f the Advanced A irbag
System in it. These parts include t he weight­
sensing mat, sensors, wiring, brackets, and
more. The fu nction of the system in the front
passenger seat is checked by the electronic
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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r -Never use additiona l seat cushions that
cover the areas where the s ide airbags
deploy.
- Damage to the origina l seat covers or to
the seam in the area of the side airbag
module must always be repaired immedi­
ately by an authorized Audi dealer.
- Objects between you and the airbag can in­
crease the risk of injury in an accide nt by in­
terfering w ith the way the a irbag unfolds or
by being pushed into you as the a irbag in­
flates.
- Never p lace or attach accessories o r other
objects (such as cup holders, telephone
brackets, or even large, bu lky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area marked
"AIRBAG" on the seat backrests.
- Such objects and accessories can become
dangerous projectiles and cause injury
when the supplemental side airbag de­
ploys .
- Never carry any objects or pets in the de­
ployment space between them and the
ai rbags or allow ch ildren or other passen­
ge rs to travel in this posit ion.
- Always use the bui lt-in coat hooks only for
lightwe ight cloth ing . Neve r leave any heavy
o r sharp-e dged objects in the pockets th at
m ay interfere wit h side ai rbag dep loyment
and can cause pe rsonal injury in an accident .
- Always preven t the side airbags from be ing
d amaged by heavy objects knocking against
or hi tt ing the sides o f the seatbacks.
- T he airbag system can on ly be t rigge red
once . If the ai rbag has been triggere d, the
system must be replaced by an authorized
Audi dealership.
- Dama ge (cracks, deep scratches etc.) to the
original seat covers or to the seam i n the
area of the s ide airbag mod ule m ust always
be repaired immed iate ly by an authorized
Audi dealer.
- If children are seated improper ly, their risk
of injury increases in the case of an accident
i=> page 248, Child safety .
- Never attempt to modify any components of
the airbag system in any way .
Airb ag sys tem
-In a side coll ision, side airbags will not func­
tion properly if sensors cannot correctly
measure increasing air pressure inside the
doors when air escapes through larger, un­
closed openings in the door panel.
- Never dr ive with inte rior door trim panels
removed.
- Never dr ive when p arts have been re­
moved from the inside door pane l and the
openings they leave have not been proper­
ly closed .
- Never drive when loudspeakers in the doors have been removed unless the
speaker holes have been properly closed.
- Always make certain that open ings are
covered or filled if additional speakers or
other equipment is installed in the inside
door panels.
- Always have work on the doors done by an
authorized Aud i dea ler o r qualified work­
shop.
Side curtain airbags
Description of side curtain airbags
The side curtain airbag system can provide sup­
plemental protection to properly restrained oc­
cupants.
Fig . 238 Sid e curta in airbags, driver's side: side curtai n air­
bag locat io n
The side c urtain airbags are located on both sides
of the inter io r above the front and rear side w in­
dows
c> fig. 238. T hey are identified by the word
"A IRBAG" on the windshie ld frame and the cen-
ter roof pillar. .,..
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(a) Curb weight
(b) Accessory weight
(c) Vehicle capacity weight, and
(d) Production options we ight
Ma ximum (permissible)
inflation pressure
means the maximum cold infla­
tion pressure to which a t ire may
be inflated. Also called "maxi­
mum inflation pressure."
Normal occupant weight
means 150 lbs. (68 kilograms)
times the number of occupants
seated in the veh icle up to the to­
tal seating capacity of your vehi­ c le.
Occupant distribution
means distribution of occupants
in a vehicle.
Outer diameter
means the overall diameter of an
inflated new tire.
Overall width
means the linear distance be­
tween the exteriors of the side­
walls of an inflated tire, including
elevations due to labeling, deco­
rations, or protective bands or
ribs .
Wheels
Ply
means a layer of rubber-coated
parallel cords .
Production options weight
means the combined weight of
those installed regular production
options weighing over 5 lbs. (2.3 kg) in excess of those standard
items which they replace, not pre­
viously considered in curb weight
or accessory weight, including
heavy duty brakes, ride levelers,
roof rack, heavy duty battery, and
special trim .
Radial ply tire
means a pneumatic tire in which
the ply cords that extend to the beads are laid at substantially 90
degrees to the centerline of the
tread.
Recommended inflation
pressure
see ~ page 286, Cold tire infla­
tion pressure .
Reinforced tire
means a tire designed to operate
at higher loads and at higher in­
flation pressures than the corre­ sponding standard tire. Rein ­
forced tires may be identified as .,.
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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r Driver's side cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 287 Driver side cockpi t: fuse panel with plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Light switch
2 Eme rgency start coil (driver identification)
3 Left rear door control module
4 Head-up display
5 Horn
6 Interior lights (headliner)
Steering column lever, multifunction
8 steering whee l controls, steering wheel
heating
10 Power steering column adjustment
11 Driver door control module
12 Diagnostic connector, light/rain sensor
14 Power steering column adjustment
lS Power steering, A/C compressor
16 Brake booster
Fuse panel © (black)
No. Equipment
1 Front seat heating
2 Windshield wipers
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel © (black)
3
Front exterior lighting
4 Sliding/tilting sunroof
s Driver power window
6 Driver's seat (pneumat ic)
7 Panorama roof
8 Dynamic steering
9 Front exterior lighting
10 Windshield/headlight washer system
11 Left rear power window
12 Panorama roof
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fig. 288 Fro nt passenger side cockpit: fuse panel with
plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
1 Anti-theft alarm system
2 Transmission control module
3 Front climate control fan
4 Engine supply
6 Engine control module
7 Front passenger door control module
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Index
Starting/canceling route guidance . . . . . . 170
also refer to Entering a destination . . . . . 165
also refer to Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Network connection (W i-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Next/previous track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
NHTSA
Contacting
N' ht . . .
19 v1s1on assist ................... .
Clean ing the camera .......... .... .. .
Number of seats .. ................ ... .
0
Occupant seating positions
Octane rating .. .. ................ ... .
Odometer
. .. ... ................... ...
214
107
307
218
208
267 10
OFF (automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . 70
O il
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
O il change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . . . . 25
On/Off knob
MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
134
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Online services
refer to Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Opening. .. .. .. .. .. ... ........ .. .. .. .. 27
F uel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Luggag e compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 36
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sunroof .. .. .. ............... .... .... 38
Sun shade (panoramic sunroof) . . . . . . . . . 40
Sunshade (sliding/tilting sunroof) . . . . . . . 38
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Operating
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Overboost (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 87
Overview
Menus and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
346
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Panorama glass roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Panoramic sunroof
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Parental control
DVD ......... ... ... .............. ..
190
Parenta l control (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanical parking brake
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone .... .
Cleaning the sensors/camera ........ . .
Malfunction
. . . .. .. .. .. ........... . .
81
124
307 124
Periphera l cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Trail er hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
alsorefertoParkingsystems ...... llS, 116
p k' ar mg systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
R . earv 1ewcamera . .. .. .. ........... .. 116
Parking (valet parking function) . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ........ ..
237
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Pause (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Pedals 212
Phone book
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 219
Point of interest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Po lish ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) . . . . 69
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
223
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Preventative passenger protection (pre
sense) ..............................
216
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Prompts (settings)
refer to Voice guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

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quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Selective wheel torque control 126
R
Radio clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Intermittent mode (windshield w ipers) . . . SO
Range (tank level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear lid
refer to Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . 33
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) . . . . . . . . . . 193
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems ..... .. .. . 115, 116
Rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear window sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Recirculation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Refrigerator Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control operation
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 41
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Reporting Safety Defects ......... .. 214,215
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Reset (restart) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Residual heat (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Restart (reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Index
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Rims ...... .... .. .. ............... .. 298
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Road noise compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Route
refer to Route plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Route list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Route plan Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Route list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Storing 169
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Safety belts . .... .. ............... 218,221
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protect ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
for using child safety seats ............ 251
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 238
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
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