2020 AUDI A8 winter tires

Care and cleaning


height and width of the inside of the car
wash.
ZA WARNING
—To reduce the risk of accidents, only wash
the vehicle when the ignition is off and fol-
low the instructions from the car wash oper-
ator.
—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 with a few careful brake appli-
cations.
—To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
wash the vehicle in direct sunlight.
—To reduce the risk of damage, do not wash
decorative decals* with a pressure washer.
—To reduce the risk of damage to the surface,
do not use insect removing sponges, kitchen
sponges, or similar items.
— When washing 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.
@) Note — Do not place any stickers or magnetic
signs on vehicle components painted with
matte finish paint. The paint could be
damaged when the stickers or magnets
are removed.

— 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 @) For the sake of the environment
function.
—To reduce the risk of damage to the rims
and tires, compare the width between the
wheels on your vehicle with the distance be-
tween the guide rails in the car wash.
—To reduce the risk of damage, compare the
height and width of your vehicle with the
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 are not listed, consult an authorized Audi dealer
components, refer to the following tables. The or authorized Audi Service Facility. Also follow
information contained there is simply recommen- __ the information found in > A.
dations. For questions or for components that
Exterior cleaning



Component Situation Solution
Windshield wiper | Deposits Soft cloth with glass cleaner > page 69
blades
Headlights/ Deposits Soft sponge with a mild soap solution®
Tail lights
Sensors/ Deposits Sensors: soft cloth with a solvent-free cleaning solution
camera lenses Camera lenses: soft cloth with an alcohol-free cleaning sol-
ution
Snow/ice Hand brush/solvent-free de-icing spray >

310

Emergency assistance

To benefit fully from the advantages of the uni-
directional tire design, you should replace faulty
tires as soon as possible and restore the correct
running direction on all of the tires.
> Reinstall the caps on the wheel bolts if necessa-
ry.
> Store the vehicle tool kit in its designated
place.
> If the removed wheel does not fit in the spare
wheel well, store it securely in the luggage
compartment > page 100.
> Check the tire pressure on the installed wheel
as soon as possible.
> Correct the tire pressure and store it in the MMI
=> page 308.
> The wheel bolt tightening specification must be
90 ft lbs (120 Nm). Have it checked as soon as
possible with a torque wrench. Drive carefully
until then.
> Have the faulty wheel replaced as quickly as
possible.
Space-saving spare tire
Applies to: vehicles with space-saving spare tire (compact
spare tire)
The spare tire is intended for short-term use only.
Have the damaged tire checked and replaced if
necessary by an authorized Audi dealer or author-
ized Audi Service Facility as soon as possible.
There are some restrictions on the use of the
compact spare tire. The compact spare tire has
been designed specifically for your type of vehi-
cle. Do not replace it with the spare tire from an-
other type of vehicle.
The compact spare tire is located in the luggage
compartment under the cargo floor cover
> page 316.
The tire pressure must be 61 PSI (420 kPA).
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare tire is not permitted.
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If you have to drive with snow chains and a front
tire fails, mount the spare tire in place of a rear
tire. Install the snow chains on the rear tire that
you removed, and install that in place of the
front tire that failed.

ZA\ WARNING
— After installing a spare tire, the tire pressure
must be checked as soon as possible.
— Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h)
with a compact spare tire. Driving faster
than that increases the risk of an accident.
— To reduce the risk of an accident, avoid hard
acceleration or braking and driving fast
around curves with the compact spare tire.
— To reduce the risk of an accident, never drive
with more than one compact spare tire.
— Normal summer or winter tires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim.

Jump starting
You should only perform the steps that follow if
you have the necessary tools and technical ex-
pertise.
If the engine does not start because the vehicle
battery is drained, you can jump start your vehi-
cle using another vehicle. Jump start cables are
needed to do this.
Both vehicle batteries must have 12 V nominal
voltage. The voltage capacity (Ah) of the vehicle
battery that is giving power must not be less
than the capacity of the drained vehicle battery.
Jump start cable
Only use a jump start cable with a large enough
diameter. Note the manufacturer's specifica-
tions.
Only use a jump start cable with insulated termi-
nal clamps.
Positive cable - usually red.
Negative cable - usually black.

Index

Ww
Wall mount clip................0000005 150
Warning lights
refer to Indicator liGhts 2s « ¢ ows st pees va 7

CLEARING! « + cusses oo ancien + came © sezens 6-6 Ht 311
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .. 292
Loose wheel warning.............s0008 304
Replacing waives & messes wo scenes eo aecueme se sxc 319
Tire pressure monitoring system........ 307
Tires and vehicle load limits............ 301
WIHeeLWIenchis « sais: «2 one s & save a x cerns 316
Wi-Fi
Hotspotsettingsi. s ¢ sae x ¢ sees oo caw = 221,
Online Media « « scsss x 6 namie «6 cme & 6 anes 252
Using ahotspot............. 0c eee eee 217
Wild animal recognition................ 163
Window and mirror heating............. 109
Windows
Child safety lock.............0.-.-00 eee 53
Cleaning and removing ice............. 311
Convenience opening and closing......... 54
Defrosting......... cece eee eee 106
Opening and closing................45. 54
Power wind owS-sc . «ssc ao mee ve eee eo 54
Windshield
Cleaning... .. cece eee eee eee eee 68
also refer to Windshield................ 68
Windshield washer system........... 68, 287
Reservoir capacity’: « « sasjs ys sues yo tees e 342
Windshield wipers................000005 68
Winter operation
Auxiliary climate control............... 108
GaP WASHES «cusses « « seoewe + « aieeaue © 0 enemas © ane 309
Cooling systeM.......... 00 cece ee eee 281
Defrosting the windows............... 106
Rear window defogger..............-. 106
Removing ice from windows............ 311
S@at MEAtiniG’s + sens « x wave: & e Hee = ¥ ewes 106
SMOWICHAIMS reise & avacous a a scanner a aeesine «8 ave 305
Steering wheelheating................ 108
Surface heating wicws s sees ss pawe 2 wees 107
356
THRO Siiscs ss cacuans vo cxneons +o coowaine w H cuamane +H ona 305
Vehicle battery (12 Volt)............... 285
Windshield washer system............. 287
WIRREP RIGS ¢ scan + 5 noms 2 owes o Bae a oe 305
Wiper blades
ChanGing' =: = + sme « » sews =o eee & o eee x 69
Cle ARMING bcs ss ssaaus vv isos v epazeas waa ew a8 69
Wireless CarPlay
refer to Audi smartphone interface...... 264
Wireless charging
Audi phone box............-..0000005 202