2018 AUDI A8 suspension
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Starter diagnosis, DC/DC converter (with
Start/Stop system)
4 DC/DC converter (with Start/Stop system)
5 Image processing
6
Right headlight (headlights with adaptive
light)
7 ESC control module
8
Sound actuator, AEM control module/
crankcase housing heater
9 Adapt ive cru ise control
10 Transmission control module
11 Climate control system sensors
Fuse panel © (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Electromechan ica l park ing brake
2 Suspension control system sensor
3 Rear Infotainment system control panel
4 Smart module ( tan k)
5 Front climate control system controls
6 Rea r climate control system control panel
7 Networking gateway
8 Refrigerator
9 Special functions interface
10 Cell phone adapter, Bluetooth handset
11 AEM control module
12 Selector lever
1 3 Inte rior lighting
14 Rear exterior lighting
15 Fue l pump
16 Electromechanica l parking brake
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
1
Luggage compa rtment lid movement-acti-
vated opening
2 Luggage compartment sockets
3 Rear socket
4 Fro nt cigarette lighter
5 Adaptive air su spension
6 115 V socket
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel @ (black)
7 Electromechanical parking brake
8 Rear seat heat ing
9 Rear exterior lighting
10 Rear climate control blower
Rear sunshade, closing a id, luggage com-
11 partment lid lock, convenience key, fue l
filler door
12 L uggage compartment lid control module
Fuse panel © (red)
No. Equipment
1 Rear seat adjustment buttons
3 Left rear seat (pne umatic)
5 Tra iler hitch control module
6 Left rea r seat
7 Right rear seat
8 Trailer hitch control module
9 Trailer hitch control module
10 Right rear seat (pneumat ic)
Fuse panel ® (brown)
No. Equipment
1
Start/Stop system , radio receiver/sound
amplifier
2 Sound amplifier
3
Start/Stop system, Rear Seat Entertain -
ment, radio receiver/sound amplifier
5
Automat ic dimming interior rea rview mir-
r or (for Start-Stop system)
6 DVD changer (glove compartment)
7 TV tuner
8 Infotainment system control panel/drives
9 Instrument cluster, analog clock
10 Infotainment system d isp lay
11 Radio receiver
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Rearview camera, perip heral cameras
(parking system)
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Emergency situations
& WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident.
Rear towing loop
Fig. 293 Rear bumper: re moving the cap
Fig. 294 Rear bumper : installi ng the towing loop
The threaded opening is located in the bumper
on the right rear side .
• Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit .
• Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres
sure ¢
fig. 293 . The cap will loosen from the
bumper .
• Tighten the towing loop in the threaded open
ing until it
stops¢ fig. 294 and then tighten it
with a whee l wrench .
• After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit.
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
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pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident .
Loading the vehicle onto a flatbed truck
Fig. 295 Vehicle on f latbed tru ck
Front hook up
• Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp.
• Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed.
Rear hook up
• Align the vehicle wi th the centerl ine of the car
carrier ramp.
• Attach the w inch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed.
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Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp.
Vehicle transport
Whenever you hove your vehicle transported, be
sure to note the following:
(D Note
Mount the tie-down chains/cables over the
running surface (ci rcumference) o f the tires.
Never secure the vehicle by the axle, the sus
pension struts or the front or rear towline
eye. For technical reasons, the pressure in the
suspension struts may change during the
transport and this will adversely affect vehicle handling.
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Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lift ed at the lifting
points illus tr at ed.
Fig. 296 Fro nt lift in g poin t
Fig. 29 7 Rear lift ing poin t
.,. Read and heed WARNING c::> &, .
.. Activate the veh icle ja ck mode in the MMI :
I CARI funct ion button> Car systems control
button >
Servicing & checks > Air susp.: jack
mode > On .
.. Loca te lift ing po ints c::> fig . 296 and c::>fig . 297 .
.. Adju st lifting arms of wo rkshop ho ist o r floo r
ja ck t o ma tch vehicle li fting poin ts.
.. In se rt a rubb er pa d between the floor j ack/
wor kshop ho ist and the lifting points .
T he vehicle ja ck mode m ust be a ct iv a te d so th at
the au tomatic a djustment of the Ad aptive Air
Suspension does not m ake it more diffic ult to
raise the ve hicle wit h the floor jack.
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath , be sure the vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpose .
Emergency situations
Front lifting point
The lifting poi nt is locate d on the floor p an rein
f o rcement about at the same level as the ja ck
mounting point
c::> fig . 296 . Do not lift the vehi
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement .
Rear lifting point
T he lifting p oin t i s lo cate d on the ve rtic al rei n
f o rceme nt o f th e lower s ill for the on- bo ar d jac k
c::>fig. 297 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to c::> pag e 315 .
A WARNING
- To reduce the r is k of se rious inju ry and veh i
cle dama ge.
- Always lift the vehicle o nly at the specia l
wor kshop h oist a nd f loor jack lift points
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l ustrated c::> fig. 296 and c::> fig. 297.
- Failure to lift t he ve hicle at these points
could cause the veh icle to tilt o r fall from
a lift i f there is a change in vehicle weight
dist ribution and balance . This might hap
pen, fo r example, when h eavy compo
nents such as the eng ine block o r trans
missi on are re moved .
- Whe n re mov ing heavy comp onents like
these, an ch or veh icle t o hois t or ad d co rre
spon ding weig hts t o m aintai n the cen ter of
g ravi ty . Ot herw ise, the vehicle mig ht tilt or
slip off t he hoist, caus ing se rio us pe rsonal
i njur y .
(D Note
- Be aw are of the fo llow ing po ints b efor e lift
ing the vehicle:
-The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil
pan, the transmission housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members.
This could lead to serious damage .
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be in
serted between the floor jack and the lift
points .
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A/C (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 70
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 , 338
Active lane assist (lane departure assist) . . 103
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adapter cable (Audi music interface) . . . . . 186
Adaptive air suspension/sport . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adaptive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Adjusting the sound (tone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Adjusting the temperature (automatic climate
control system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adjusting the volume RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235, 245
Care .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 240
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Components (front a irbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 237
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
We ight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Sl
Aircraft Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Air distribution (automatic climate control) . 71
Air pressure (Tire Pressure Monitoring Sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
u. ~ Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 312
N ~ All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 ......
g Alternative route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
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Anti-freeze
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Anti- Lock Braking System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 127
Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Services (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Adapter cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Connecting and disconnecting . . . . . . . . . 186
Screen settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Audio player
refer to Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Audio track (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Audi Service R epair Manuals and Literature 336
AUTO Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 70
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Automat ic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Automatic traffic rerouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Automatic transmission (tiptronic) . . . . . . . . 83
Emerg ency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Overboost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Parking lock emergency release . . . . . . . . . 88
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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BACK button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Belt tensioners . ..... ............. 217,225
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 71
Bluetooth Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 7
Brake fluid Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 279
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