2017 AUDI A8 service

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N .... 0 0 :c ' Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Multi Med ia Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Switching the MMI on and off . . . . . . . . . . 134
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Infotainment d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
MMI operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
L etter/number speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Menus and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Voice recogni tion sy st em . . . . . . . . 14 1
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Command overview information . . . . . . . . 141
Global commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Info..... .......................... 144
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Opening the telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Dialing a telephone number . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Storing a phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Accepting/ending a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
During a phone call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Emergency call functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Opening the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Searching for a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lSl
Using contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Import ing and exporting contacts . . . . . . 153
Storing a new contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Name tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Memory capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Addit ional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Operating the browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Overview of Audi connect services . . . . . . 159
Wi-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Conf iguring a data connection . . . . . . . . . 161
Table of contents
About Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
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. av1gat1on ... .. .. ................ .
Opening navigation ................. .
Entering a destination ............... . 165
165
165
Starting/canceling route guidance . . . . . . 170
Operating the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Online map view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Accessing traffic information . . . . . . . . . . 175
Other sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Radio ...... ... . ......... ...... .. .. 177
Accessing the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Radio funct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Other settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Media d rives and connections . . . 180
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
DVD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Supported med ia and file formats . . . . . . 186
T roub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Playing medi a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Accessing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Media functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Other settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Rear Seat Enter tainm ent . . . . . . . . 193
RSE components overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Switching the RSE on and off . . . . . . . . . . 193
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Restarting the RSE (reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Parental control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
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Table of content s
Other settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
H eadphon es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Media drives/connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Nav iga tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
En te rt ainment sys tem s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Video playback information . . . . . . . . . . . 2 02
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Sett ing the time and date . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Adjusting the so und . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Ad justi ng the system vo lume . . . . . . . . . . 20 5
Othe r settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Safety .. .. .. ... ... ...... ... .... .. . 207
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 208
D river's and front passenger 's footwell . . 212
Pedal ar ea. ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 212
Storing cargo cor rectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Reporting S afety Defects... ........ .. . 214
Audi pre sense .. ..... ......... .. . 216
Preventative passenger protection 216
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Bel t tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
F ront ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
M on itor ing the Advanced Airbag System . 236
Knee ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
I mportant info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Chi ld seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Securing chi ld seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
LATCH system (Lower anchorages and
t ethe rs for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Addit io nal information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
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Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Catalytic converter .. .. ............. .. 271
E ngine compartment ................. 271
E ngine o il . .. .. .. .. .. .... .... ..... .. 274
Cooling sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
B rake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
B att ery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 81
Service interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 2
Wheels .... .. .. .. .. ............. .. 283
Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (A8 , 58) 301
Tir e Pressure Monitor ing System (58
pl us) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Car was hes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Cleaning and care i nformation . . . . . . . . . 307
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 311
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Emergency assistance .......... . 312
Genera l info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
E q ui pment .. .. .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 312
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
S pa re ti res .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 319
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
El ectr ica l fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Bu lbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Emergency situations ............ 327
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Start ing by pus hing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 327
Starting with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 327
U sing the jump start cabl e . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Towing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Raising the vehicle .. .. ............. .. 331
Technical data and accessories . . 333
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Vehicle specificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Notes abo ut technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Cockpit overv iew
CD Note
-Auxiliary headlights and other accessories in
front of the cooling-a ir intake impair the
cooling effect of the coolant. This increases
the r isk of the engine overheat ing during
high outside temperatures and heavy en-
gine load.
- The front spoiler also he lps to distr ibute
cooling air correctly wh ile driving. If the
spoiler is damaged, the cooling effect will
be impaired and the risk of the engine over­
hea ting will inc re ase. See an a uthorized
A udi dealer or au thori zed A udi Service Fa­
cility for assistance .
Tachometer
The tachometer display s the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute
(RPM).
You shou ld shift to the nex t lowest gea r whe n
the speed is below 1,500 R PM. The beginn ing of
the red zone in the t achometer indic ates the
maxim um permissible eng ine speed fo r all gears
once the engine has been broken in an d when it is
warmed up to operating temperature . Before
reaching this zone, you should shift into the next
h ighest gear, select the D selector lever pos ition,
or remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
CD Note
The needle in the tachometer @ <=:> page 9,
fig. 3 may only be in the red area of the gauge
for a short t ime or the re is a risk of engine
damage. The locat ion where the red zone be­
gi ns varies depending on the engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel a nd re­
duce operating noise.
Fuel level
The display ® only works when the ignition is
sw itched on. If the fuel level d rops below 4 gal
(15
L), a red L ED will light up and the ll) ind ica­
tor light will tur n on
<=:> page 24 . The red LED
will blink when the fuel level is very low.
10
The fuel tank capacity of your ve hicl e is listed in
the
Techn ical Data section <=:> page 334 .
CD Note
Never dr ive until t he ta nk is comp letely emp­
ty. The irreg ular su pp ly of fuel t hat res ults
from that can cause engine m isfires . Uncom­
b uste d fue l w ill then enter the exhaust sys ­
tem. This ca n cause overheating and damage
to the catalyt ic converter.
Odometer
Fi g. 4 Instru ment cluster: odometer a nd reset button
Upper odomet er
The trip odometer shows the distance driven
since it was last reset. It can be used to measure
short distances.
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press ­
ing the ~ reset button.
Lower odometer
The lower odomete r shows the tota l distance
that the vehicle has d riven.
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunction in the instr ument clus­
te r,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer display.
Have the malfu nction corrected as soon as possi­
ble.

C) C0 ....
"' " "' .... 0 0 :r Swap call*: you can alternate between two phone
calls at the same time. One of the calls will be on hold.
End call ends the active phone call. A call
that was placed on hold stays on hold and can be
taken off hold with
Resume .
Conference*:
a call on hold and up to five active
parties (depending on the network) can be added
to a conference call. To make an additional call,
put all participants in the current conference call
on hold using
Hold. If you press the~ button,
you can make an additional calls from the direc­
tory or one of the call lists.
Resume takes all par­
ties off hold.
(D Tips
-The telephone functions can only be con­
trolled with the multifunction steering
wheel if the telephone equipment was in­
stalled
at the factory.
- The telephone and call options depend on
the cell phone service provider and the cell
phone . You can obtain more information
from your cell phone service provider.
- The call options depend on the cell phone
and service provider. You can obtain more
information from your cell phone service
provider.
- The
Call waiting function must be activated
in your cell phone and in the MMI to be
alerted when there is an incoming call dur­
ing an active call.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with multifu nction steering wheel and
na viga tion system
Fig. 14 Lane display
Cockpit overview
Fig. 15 Turn display
Requirement: a destination or a route plan must
be entered
¢ page 165, route guidance must be
started
c:> page 170 and the navigation tab must
be displayed.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the active
route guidance will be displayed in the street
view* in the driver information system:
(D Total mileage to the destination or stopover
@ Displaying an expressway, highway or main
road as preparation for an upcoming change
in direction
@ Distance to the next maneuver
@ The name of the expressway, highway or
main road onto which you will be turning
® Additional information (on-board computer)
@ Calculated arrival time
0 A bar graph appears when a direction arrow
is displayed . The fewer bars are shown, the
shorter the distance is until the turn.
@ Direction arrow for the upcoming maneuver
® Current vehicle position
The following functions are also available when route guidance is active:
- Repeating the last navigation prompt: press
the ~ button.
-Changing the voice guidance volume: turn the
right thumbwheel up or down during voice
guidance.
- Selecting Street view/Arrow view: press the§]
button and select and confirm
Street view or
Arrow view.
If you have not started route guidance, a com­
pass will display in the navigat ion tab.
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0 co .... N ,..... N .... 0 0 :c ' Steering lock
¢page 21
Eng ine start system
¢ page22
Brake booster
<=>page23
Electromechanical power steer­
i ng, dynam ic steering*./
<=> page 129
Air suspension
¢ poge22
Sport differe ntia l*
¢ poge 25
Other indi cator lights
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Turn sig na ls
¢ poge25
USA mod els :
Cruise contro l system
<=>page 92
Can ada model s:
Cruise control system
<=>page 92
Adaptive c ruise contro l*
¢ page 96
Adaptive c ruise contro l*
¢ page 96
Adaptive c ruise contro l*
¢page 96
Active lane assist*
¢page 103
Start/Stop system*
¢page 78
Start/Stop system*
<=>page 78
High beam ass istant
<=> poge44
High beams
¢ page 44, <=> page 44
BRAKE /((J)) Brake system
I f th is ind icator light tu rns on, there is a malfunc­
tion in the brake system.
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
llll (USA model s) /. (Canada model s) Stop
v ehicle and che ck brake fl uid le vel
Stop t he veh icle a nd check t he b rake fl uid level.
See an author ized A udi dealer or author ized A udi
Service Facility for assistance if necessary.
1111 (USA mod els) ta (Canada model s)
Brakes : malfunction! Plea se sto p vehi cle safel y
If the ABS ind icator light ll.JJJ (USA models) /
~ (Canada models), the ESC ind icator light Bl ,
and the b rake system indicato r light 1111 (USA
models) /. (Can ada models) all turn o n and
t hi s message appea rs, then the ABS, ESC and
braking d istribution are malfunctioning ¢&. .
Do not continue dr iv ing. See a n author ized Audi
dealer or authori zed A udi Se rvice Fac il ity for as­
s istance ¢&. .
1111 (USA mod els) /. (Canada mod els) Park­
ing brake : S ys tem fault! See owner' s manual
- If the ind icator light and the message appear
when the vehicle is stationary or after switch­
ing the ignition on ,
check if you can re lease the
pa rk ing bra ke. If you cannot release the pa rk­
ing brake , see your author ized Audi dealer or
au thor ized Audi Se rvice Fa cil ity. I f you can re ­
lease the parking brake and the message still
appears, see an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Faci lity immediately to
have the malfunction corrected.
- If the indicator light and message appear
while
dri ving ,
the hill start ass ist or emergency brak­
ing function may be malfunctioning. It may not
be possible to set the parking brake or release
it once it has been set . Do not park you r vehicle
on hills. See an authorized Audi dea le r or a u­
thori zed A udi Service Fac ility for assistance.
App lies to: USA mode ls
If the 1111 and Ei1 tur n on at the same time, the
brake pads are worn out
¢ page 2 3 .
.&, WARNING
-Read and fo llow the warnings in
¢ page 2 71, Working in the engine com­
portment
befo re opening the hood and
checking the brake fluid level.
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Cockpit over view
- If the brake system indicator light does not
turn off or it t urns on while driv ing, the
brake fluid level in the reservoir is too low,
and this increases the risk of an acc ident .
Stop the vehicle a nd do not continue dr iv­
ing . See an author ized Audi dealer or au­
t h o rized Aud i Serv ice Facility fo r ass istance.
- If the brake system indicator light turns on
togethe r with the ABS and ESC ind icator
l igh ts, the ABS/ ESC regula ting func tion may
be malfunctioning. Fu nctions that stabilize
the vehicle are no longer ava ilable . This
could cause the vehicle to swerve, whic h in­
creases the risk that the ve hicle wi ll slide.
Do not continue driving. See an author ized
Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service Facili­
ty for assistance.
PARK/( ®) Electromechanical parking brake
If the -(USA models) /. (Canada models)
i n dicator light t urns on, the park ing brake was
set .
- (USA models) /. (Canada models) Cau·
tion : Vehicle parked too st eep
If the indicator light blinks and the message ap­
pears, the re is not enough brak ing power to se­
cure the vehicle . The b rakes have overhea ted. The
ve hicle could roll away eve n on a small incline.
- (USA models) /. (Canada models) P ress
brake pedal to release parking b rake
To re lease the parking brake, press the brake
pedal and press the~ button at the same time
or start driv ing with hill start ass ist
¢ page 82 .
Ill Parking brake!
There is a malfunction in the park ing brake . Dr ive
t o a n author ized Audi dealer or au thor ized Audi
Serv ice Facil ity immediately to have t he mal func ­
tion correc ted.
(j) Tips
For add it io na l information on the park ing
brake, see
c::> page 81.
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_ L Cooling system
• Swit ch off engine and check coolant level!
T he coolant level is too low .
Do not continue dr iv ing and switch the eng ine
off. Check the coolant level
c::> page 2 77 .
- If the coo lant level is too low , add coolant
c::> page 2 78 . Only continue driving once the in­
dicator light turns off.
• Coolant temperature too high! Please let en­
gine run with vehicle stationary
Let the engine ru n at idle fo r a few min utes to
cool off, until t he ind icator lig ht t urns off .
- If the ind icator light does not turn off , do not
cont inue driving the veh icle. See an authorized
Aud i dea le r or aut horized Audi Serv ice Facility
for assistance.
.&_ WARNING
- Never ope n the hood if you can see or hear
steam or coo lant escaping from the engine
compa rtment. This increases the risk of
burns. Wait until you no longer see o r hear
steam or coolant escaping.
- The engine compartment in any vehicle can
be a dange rous a rea. Stop the engine and
allow it to cool before working in the engine
compa rtment . Always follow the informa­
tion fo und in
c::> page 2 71.
(I) Note
Do not continue driv ing if the . indicator
li ght turns on -this increases the risk of en­
gine damage .
~ Safety belt
The. indicator lig ht stays on unti l the dr iver 's
and front passenge r's safety belts are faste ned .
Above a certa in speed, the re will a lso be a warn­
i ng tone.
@ Tips
Fo r addi tional info rmat ion on saf ety belts,
see
c::> page 218 .

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N .... 0 0 :c - 0 Generator/vehicle battery
• Electrical system: malfunction! Battery i s
not being charged
There is a malfunction in the alternator or the ve­
hicle electrical system .
Drive to an authori zed Aud i dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately. Because the ve ­
hicle battery is discharg ing , turn off all unneces­
sary e lectr ica l equipment such as the radio. See
your author ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility if the battery charge level is too
l ow .
(•) Low battery charge: Battery will be charged
while driving
T he start ing ability may be impaired .
If th is message turns off after a litt le while, the
vehicle battery charged enough wh ile driving.
If the message does not turn off, have an author ­
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty repair the malfunction.
~ Engine
• Engine stopped: No power steering and
brake support.
There is a malfunction in the engine or in the fuel
supp ly system .
More force is needed to steer and brake the mov ­
ing vehicle when the engine is stopped . If the ve­
hicle is rolling, try to bring it to a stop off to the
side from moving traffic. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility for as­
sistance .
_& WARNING
-
If the eng ine stops while dr iving, you will
need to use more force to brake the vehicle.
Thi s increases the risk of an accident. There
will still be power steering if the ignition is
switched on while th e vehicle is rolling and
there is sufficient battery charge. Otherwise,
you must use greater force when steering .
Cockpit overview
• Turn off engine and check oil level
Stop the engine and do not cont inue driving.
Check the eng ine oil level
c::;. page 276.
- If the engine o il level is too low, add engine oil
c::;. page 276. Only continue driving once the in­
dicator light turns off.
- If the engine o il level is correct and the indica­
tor light still turns on, turn the engine off and
do not cont inue driving. See an authorized Aud i
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility for as ­
sistance .
(D Tips
The oil pressure warning is not an oil leve l in­
dicator. Always check the oil level regularly .
~. Engine oil level
.P lease add oil immediately.
Add engine oil immediately c::;. page 2 74.
l!IAdd oil max. x qt
(l) You may continue driv­
ing
Add the displayed amount of oil immedia tely
c::;. page 2 7 4.
~ - Steering lock
• Do not drive vehicle: Steering defective
There is a malfunction in the electron ic st eering
lock. You cannot turn the ign ition on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
stee red. See an author ized Audi dea ler or author­
ized Audi Service Facility for assistance .
!II Steering lock: System fault Please contact
dealer
There is a ma lfunction in the e lectron ic steering
lock.
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected. .,..
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& WARNING
Do not tow your veh icle when there is a mal­
function in the electronic steering lock -this
increases the risk of an accide nt.
© -Engine start system
• Engine start sy ste m fault . Plea se contact
dealer
Do not switch the ignit io n off because you may
not be able to switch it o n aga in .
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected.
1111 Engine start system fault. Please contact
dealer
There is a mal func tion in the eng ine start ing sys­
tem .
D rive to an a uth o riz e d Aud i de aler or a uth o rized
Au di Serv ice Facility immedi ately to have t he
malfunct ion corre cted .
~ Air suspension
• Air su spension : System fault Driving slowly
at ma ximum 35 mph is possible.
There is a malfunction that can resul t in restrict ­
ed d riving stability .
D rive to an a uth o rized Au di dea le r or a uthorize d
Aud i Serv ice Facility immedi ately at a ma xim um
speed of 3S mph (6 0 km/ h) to have the m alfu nc ­
tion corrected.
• Air suspen sion : Service mode. Vehicle can
onl y be moved with restriction s
Carefully drive to your author ized A udi dealer or
author ized Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to
have the serv ice mode deactivated.
rl Air su spension : System fault
There is a system malfunct ion that can result in
restricted d riving stability or reduced gro und
clearance.
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Drive to an au thori zed A udi dealer or authori zed
Audi Se rvice Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected.
rl Air suspension : Vehicle i s too low. Ground
clearance limited
The gro und clea rance is very low due to a system
malfunction . Wai t unti l th e air su sp ension sys ­
tem has restored normal g ro und clear ance. Oth­
erwise, conditions s uch as an uneven road surface
can lead to ve hicle damage.
. ;;.l u Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If the G) ind icator light blinks while driving, the
ESC or ASR (Anti-Slip Regulation) is act ively regu­
l ating.
If the
G) indicator light turns on, the system has
switched the ESC off. In th is case, you can switch
the ignit ion off and then on to switch the ESC on
again. The i ndicator light tu rns off when the sys­
tem is functioning fully .
If the
II ind icator light turns on, the ESC was
switched off using the
lli] b utton o page 126.
Stabilization cont rol (ESC/ABS) : malfunction!
See owner's manual
I f the If.) ind ic a tor light and t he A BS indica to r
li gh t~ (U SA mode ls)
I [IJ (Canada models)
turn o n an d this message appears, there is a mal­
functio n in the ABS system or electro nic differen­
tia l lock. This also causes the ESC to malfunction.
The brakes still function with their normal power, but ABS is not active .
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Fac ility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
& WARNING
If the ... (USA models) • (Canada mod ­
e ls) bra ke system indicator light turns on to­
ge the r with the ABS and ESC in dicator ligh ts,
the ABS a nd ESC r egulating fu nction may
ha ve malfunc tioned. Fu n ct io ns t hat stab ilize
t he vehicle are no l onger av aila ble. This co uld
cause t he vehicle to swerve, which increases