2018 AUDI A8 lights

Wheels
~ WARNING
Read and follow the important information
and notes ¢
page 303.
© Tips
The tire pressure or tem perature a re not di s­
played in ada pta tion mode. Da shes --.-- a re
shown in place of the press ure and tempera ­
ture .
Tire pressure loss
Applies to: 58 plus
F ig. 269 D isp lay: ind icator light wi th a message
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If the IE indica to r li ght turns on, the p ressure in
at least one ti re is too low or new sensors were
not adapted :
RE indicator lights turns on after turning the
ignition on
The tire pressure is too low compared to the
specif ied pressure .
.,. Check and store the t ire pressure(s) the next
ti me it is poss ible¢
page 304 .
RE indicator light turns on while driving
Wheels with new senso rs were not adapted or
the t ire pressu re has reached a c ritical leve l com­
p ar ed to the specified press ure.
.,. Avo id unnecessary steering and braking maneu-
vers .
.,. Adapt you r d riving style to the situation .
.,. Stop as soon as possible and check the t ire(s) .
.,. If it i s po ssible to co nti nu e d riving, see an au-
t horized Audi dea le r or a uthorized Audi Service
Fa cility immed iate ly and have your tire(s) re­
paired or replaced.
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A WARNING
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Read and fo llow the important information
and notes
¢ page 303.
Storing new tire pressures
App lies to: 58 pl us
Correctly stored tire pressure specifications are
necessary for reliable tire pressure monitoring.
.,. Check the tire pressures in all wheels .
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.,. If necessary , correct the tire press ure according
to the specifications on the sticker on the driv ­
er's doo r
q page 291. On ly co rrect t he pressure
in t ires whose tempe rature is appro ximate ly
the same as the ambient tempera ture. If the
tempe rature of the tire is higher than the ambi­
ent air tempe rature, the t ire pressure must be
i n creased approxim ate ly 3 PSI (0 ,2 ba r) above
the val ue on the sticker .
.,. Switch the ignitio n on .
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button > Car systems >
Tire pressure mon itoring > Sto re tire pressure .
After storing, the t ire pressu re monitoring sys­
tem measures t he current t ire pressures and
s to res them as the new specif ied pressures .
.,. If the changed tire p ressures are not displayed
in the Infotainment system, d riv e the veh icle
for approximately 10 minutes so that the sen­ so r signa l from the w heels is received again.
D ur ing this adapta tion phase, --,--is displayed
fo r pressure and temperat ure and t he Tire Pres­
su re Moni toring Sys tem is on ly p arti all y av ail a­
ble: it only warns yo u if one or more of the tire
pressures is/are under t he minim um permitted
val ue. If th is is the case, the
IE indicator light
appears with a message .
A WARNING
Read and follow the important information
and notes
q page 303.
Malfunctions
App lies to: 58 plus
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If the Tire Pressure Mon itoring System is not
available, t he
mm indicato r light appears in the
dr ive r informa tion system . T he
IE indica to r light .,..

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" N .... 0 0 :c ' & WARNING
-Only wash the vehicle when the ignition is
off and follow the instructions from the car
wash operator to reduce the risk of acci­
dents.
-To reduce the risk of cuts, protect yourself
from sharp metal components when wash­
ing the underbody or the inside of the wheel
housings.
-After washing the vehicle, the braking effect may be delayed due to moisture on the
brake rotors or ice in the winter . This in­
creases the risk of an accident. The brakes
must be dried first with a few careful brake
applications.
@ Note
-If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exterior mirrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
Power folding exterior mirrors* must only
be folded in and out using the power folding
function.
-To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
wash the vehicle in direct sunlight.
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Care and cleaning
-To reduce the risk of damage, do not wash
the power top with a pressure washer.
-To reduce the risk of damage to the surface,
do not use insect removing sponges, kitchen
sponges or similar items.
-Matte finish painted vehicle components:
-To reduce the risk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polishing agents or hard
wax.
-Never use protective wax. It can destroy
the matte finish effect .
-Do not place any stickers or magnetic
signs on vehicle parts painted with matte
finish paint. The paint could be damaged
when the stickers or magnets are re­
moved .
@ For the sake of the environment
Only wash the vehicle in facilities specially de­
signed for that purpose . This will reduce the
risk of dirty water contaminated with oil from
entering the sewer system.
Cleaning and care information
When cleaning and caring for individual vehicle
components, refer to the following tables. The
information contained there is simply recom­
mendations. For questions or for components that are
not listed, consult an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility. Also
follow the information found
in~.&. -
Exterior cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Windshield wiper
Deposits ~ page 51
blades
Headlights/
Deposits Soft sponge with a
mild soap solutiona)
Tail lights
Sensors/
Deposits Sensors: soft cloth with solvent-free cleaning solution
camera lenses Camera lenses: soft cloth with alcohol-free cleaning solu-
tion
Snow/ice Hand brush/solvent-free de-icing spray
Wheels Road salt Water
Brake dust Acid-free special cleaning solution
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Component Situation Solution
Te xtiles
Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
artificial leather, the surface
Alcantara Water-based deposits Absorbent
cloth and mild soap solutiona>
such as coffee, tea,
b lood, etc.
O il-based deposits Apply a m ild soap solution
al, blot away the dissolved o il or
such as oil, make-up, dye, treat afterward with water, if necessary
etc.
Special deposits such
Specia l stain remover, blot with absorbent material, treat
as ink, nail polish, la- afterward with mi ld soap solution, if necessary
a)
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc .
Natural leather Fresh stains Cotton cloth with a mi
ld soap solution a>
Water-based deposits Fresh stains : absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, dried stains: stain remover suitable for leather
b lood , etc.
Oi l-based deposits Fresh sta ins: absorbent cloth and stain remover suitable
such as oil, make-up, for leather
etc . dried stains: oil cleaning spray
Special deposits such Spot
remover suitable for leather
as ink, nail polish, la-
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Care Regularly apply conditioning cream that protects from
light and penetrates into the material. Use specially-c ol-
ored conditioning cream, if necessary .
Refrigerator Dust and dirt Clean the ventilation openings in the luggage compart-
ment
Deposits Lukewarm
water, mild soap solution if
necessarya>, then
dry
Defrosting Empty the refrige rato r, switch it off and let it thaw with
the door open, t hen dry
Carbon parts Deposits clean the same way as plast ic parts
• > Mi ld s oap so lution: maxim um two tablesp oon s of neu tra l soap in 1 quar t (1 lite r) of wat er
A WARNING
Th e windsh ie ld may not be treated with wa­
ter-repelling windshi eld coating agents. Un­
favorable conditions such as wetness, dark­
ness, or lo w sun can result in increased glare.
Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
@ Note
-Headlights/tail lights
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- Never clean headlights or tail lights with a
dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that con­
tains alcoho l, because they could cause
cracks to form .
-Wheels
- Never use any paint polish or other abra-
sive materials.
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'"" .... 0 0 :c ' Driver's side cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 286 Drive r side cockpit: fuse panel with plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Light switch
2 Eme rgency start coil (driver iden tification)
3 Left rear door control module
4 Head-up display
5 Horn
6 Interior lights (headliner)
Steering column lever, multifunction
8 steer ing whee l controls, steering wheel
heating
10 Powe r steering column adjustment
11 Driver door control module
12 Diagnostic con nector, 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
5 Driver power window
6 Dr iver 's seat (pne umat ic)
7 Panorama glass roof
8 Dynamic steering
9 Front exterior lighting
10 Windshield/headlight washer system
11 Left rear power window
12 Panorama glass roof
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fig. 287 Fro nt passe nge r side cockp it: fuse panel with
plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
1 Anti-theft alarm system
2 Transmission contro l module
3 Front climate control fan
4 Engine s upply
6 Engine control module
7 Front passenger door control module
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Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel@ (black ) Fuse panel@ (black)
8 Front passenger power window 11 Right rear power window
9 ESC con trol module 12 Front passenger's seat (pne umatic)
10 E
SC control module
Luggage compartment fuse assignment
F ig . 28 8 Luggage co mpar tment : fuse panel w it h plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (black) Fuse panel@ (black)
No. Equipment
10 Rear seat heat
ing, refrigerator, rearv iew
1 ESC b
utton , data logger, d iagnost ic con -
nector, BCM - 1, adaptive lig ht mir
ror
1 1 Electromechanical steering
2 Network ing gateway 12 Selec tor lever, BCM-2 vol tage
3 Adaptive air suspension
13 Side assist
4 Park ing a id 14 E ngine contro l module
5 Steer
ing column lever
15 Starter
6 S usp ension contro l system senso r
7 Belt tensioners, airbag control mod ule 16
L
eft head light (he adlights w it h adap tive
li ght)/head light range co ntr ol
Heated w asher flu id no zz les, Home link
8 (garage doo r opener), night vision system
cont rol mod ule, sport differe ntia l, ionizer
9
Electromecha nica l par king brake cont rol
modu le
Fuse panel ® (red)
No . Equipment
1 Left reversible belt tensioner
2 R
ight revers ible belt tensioner
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3
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
12
Rearview camera, perip heral cameras
(parking system)
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Fuses and bulb s
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace burned out
bulbs for you .
It is becoming increasingly more and more diffi­
cult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in many
cases, other parts of the car must first be re­ moved before you are able to get to the bulb .
This applies espec ially to the light bulbs in the
front of your car wh ich you can only reach
through the engine compartment .
Sheet metal and bulb ho lders can have sharp
edges that can cause ser ious cuts, and parts
must be co rrectly taken apart and then p roperly
put back together to help prevent breakage of
parts and long term damage from water that can
enter housings that have not been properly re ­
sea led.
F or your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bu lbs for
you, since your dealer has the proper tools, the correct bulbs and the expertise.
Ga s di sc ha rge la mp s (Xe non ligh ts):
Due to the high electrical voltage, have the bulbs
replaced by a qua lified techn ic ian . Head lights
with Xenon light can be identified by the high
voltage sticker.
LED headlights* requ ire no maintenance. P lease
contact your authorized Aud i dealer if a bulb
needs to be replaced.
A WARNING
Contact w it h high -vo ltage components of the
electrical system and improper rep lacement
of gas disc harge (Xenon) head light bu lbs can
cause serious personal injury and death.
- Xenon bulbs are pressurized and can ex ­
plode when being changed.
- Changing Xenon lamps requires the special
training, instructions and equipment.
- Only an a uthorized Audi dea ler or other
qualified workshop s hou ld change the bulbs
in gas disc harge lamps .
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A WARNING
There are parts with sharp edges on the open­
ings and on the bulb holders that can cause
serious cuts .
- If you are uncertain about what to do, have
the work performed by an author ized Audi
dealer or other qual ified workshop . Ser ious
pe rsonal inju ry may resu lt from improperly
pe rformed wor k.
(D Tips
- If you must replace the light bulbs yourself,
always remember that the eng ine compart­
ment of any vehicle is a hazardo us a rea to
work in. Always read and heed all WARN­ INGS
~ page 272.
-It is best to ask you r author ized Audi dea le r
w henever you need to change a bulb.

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 g round cable to the negative ground
post of the battery manager control unit.
Using the jump start
cable
Both jump start cables must be connected in the
correct order!
Fig. 289 E ngin e compartme nt: co nn ectors for jump start
cables and a charger
Fig. 290 Jump starting using a battery in anot her vehicle:
A
-p rov id in 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 bra ke.
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Connecting the positive cable (red) to the
positive terminal
~ Open the cover on the positive terminal
qfig . 289.
1. Secure one end of the pos itive cable (red) to
the jump start pin
(D q fig. 290 (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 posit ive terminal @on the bat­
tery 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 approx imately 30 seconds.
~ Remove the cables when the engi nes are run­
ning. Remove them in reverse order from the
way they were installed.
~ Close the cover on the posi tive 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 ports 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 that
the vehicles do not touch.
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