2018 AUDI S4 Jack

Rear towing loop
Fig. 298 Rea r bumper: install ing the tow ing loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated on the r ight rear of the bumper.
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit¢ page 360.
.. Press the cap inward with brief, forcefu l pres­
sure ¢ fig. 298. The cap will loosen from the
bumper .
.,. Insert the towing loop all the way into the
threaded opening and tighten it w ith a wheel
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
pulled out when tow ing the vehicle and that
cou ld cause an accident .
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 299 Vehicle on flat bed truck
Front hook up
-
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp.
Emergency situations
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed.
Rear hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp .
.. Attach the w inch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed.
(D Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp.
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lifting
points illustrated .
Fig. 300 Front lifting point
Fig. 301 Rear lif tin g po int
.. Read and heed WARNING ¢&, .
.. Locate lifting points¢ fig. 300 and ¢ fig. 301.
.,. Adjust lifting arms of workshop hoist or floor
jack to match vehicle lifting points .
.. Insert a rubber pad between the floor jack/
workshop hoist and the lifting points .
.,.
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Emergency situations
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 .
Front lifting point
T he lift ing po int is loc ated on the floo r pan re in ­
for cement about at the same leve l as t he jack
mounting po int <=:>
fig. 300. Do not lift the veh i­
cle at the vertical sill re inforcement.
Rear lifting point
T he lift ing po int is loca ted on the vert ica l re in­
for cement of the lower sill fo r t he on b oard ja ck
<=:>fig . 301 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to <=:> page 364.
A WARNING
- To reduce the risk of ser io us injury and vehi­
cl e d amage.
- Always lift t he ve hicle only at the special
wo rkshop ho ist and floo r jack lift po ints il­
lustrated <=:>
fig. 300 and <=:> fig. 301.
- Fa ilure to lift the vehicle at these poin ts
could cause the vehicle to til t or fa ll from
a lift if there is a change in vehicle weight
distr ibut io n and balance . This might hap­
pen, for exam ple, when heavy co mpo­
n e nts s uch as the engine b lock or tra ns­
mi ssio n are removed.
- When removing heavy components like
t h ese , a nch or vehicle to hoist o r add cor re ­
s pon ding weigh ts t o ma in ta in t he ce nte r o f
gr avit y. Ot herwise, t he ve hicl e migh t tilt or
s lip
off the hoist, causing ser ious perso na l
injury .
(D Note
- Be awa re o f th e followi ng poi nts before li ft­
in g th e ve hicle:
-The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil
pan, the transmiss ion 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-
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serted between the floor jack and the lift
points.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist ,
check that the vehicle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist , en­
sure that there is sufficient clearance be­
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve­
hicle .

K
Key....... .. .. ................ ..... .. 38
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38, 39
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42
Vehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . .
95
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Important safety instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . 289
L
Lane assist
refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . 125
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Evaluating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
LATCH · · · · · . .... ............. .. .. .. . 309
Descr iption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Install ing a child restraint ............ . 311
Location
· · . .. ..... ....... ... .. .. .. . 310
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook
. . .. .. .... ............. .. .. .. . 311
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Left contro l button ............. .. .. .. .. 14
License agreement (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
253
Lifting points (vehicle jack) ....... ..... . 364
Light/rain sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Interval mode (w ipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Light functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
High beam assistant
55
Instrument illum ination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Lighting
Exterior
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . .. .. .. 54
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Lights
~ Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 54
;::; Listening to mus ic ,....
8 refer to Media .. ............. .. . 227 , 236
3 Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 259
Index
Locking/unlocking
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
With the centra l locking switch . . . . . . . . .
41
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
With the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cover..... .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 70
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Socket.. .. .. .. . ............ .... .. .. . 68
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Val et parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
also refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment ..... .. .. .. ................. ..
259
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Maintenanc e intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Making an emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Malfunc tion indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . . 24
Map
Display
219
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Update . .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..
204
Mapupdate ... .. .. .................. . 217
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Media ... .. .. .. .. ............... 227, 236
Drives · · · · .. .. .. .. ....... ........ .. 228
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Media center .. .. .. .. ............... .. 237
Memory buttons
refer to Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 162
Memory capa city
D. ,rectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Memory card SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
228
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
MENU button
· · · · · · · · · · · · ·........ ... 155
393

a co .... N ,....
N .... 0 0
3 co
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading termino logy . 336
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 347
TMC
refer to T raffic information ... .. .. .... . 219
Tone (sound)
refer to Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . 252
T ool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
To rn or frayed safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
touch
refer to MMI touch
T owing
Tow trucks
Towing loop
TPMS 158
376
3 76,377
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 352
T raffic information ............. .. . 219, 220
Traff ic messages ............... .. .. .. . 215
T raffic sign recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Trailer mode (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Trai ler tow ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
I nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Pa rking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
T rave l guide
refer to Travel (travel gu ide) . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Trave l (trave l guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Treble (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Trunk lid Trunk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
T ur n assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1
T urn signa l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
u
ULSD No. 2 (D iesel fue l) ......... .. .... . 316
Unfasten ing safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Uniform t ire quality grad ing ........ ... . 351
Unlock ing/ lock ing
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
W ith the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 41
W ith the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
W ith the lock cyli nder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Updating stations (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
USB s tick
refer to Audi music in terface . . . . . . . 233, 234
Ind ex
V
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vanity mir ror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Dimens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Out of serv ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Spec ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Winter operat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
V ehicl e control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
L ift ing po ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vehicle status report Audi connect vehicle contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Vehicle tool ki t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Ventilat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
VIEW button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Voice guidance
refer to M ultifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 , 15, 16
Vo ice mail
Vo ice recognit ion system ............. . .
Commands .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. . .
External ........ .. ................ . 183
168
169
173
Mult ifunct ion steering whee l . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Vo lume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
vv
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Washing matte finish pa int . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Web rad io . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
399