2021 AUDI A8 ignition

Fuses and bulbs



Fig. 207 Left side of the cockpit: fuse panel cover (, left
footwell: fuse panel cover @)

Fig. 208 Left side of the luggage compartment: fuse panel
cover @) and clip @)
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A fuse that has blown will have metal strips that
have burned through.
The fuses are located on the left front side of the
cockpit @), in the left footwell @), and in the left
side of the luggage compartment (3) behind the
side trim panel.
> Switch the ignition and all electrical equipment
off.
> Check the table that follows to see which fuse
belongs to the equipment.
> Remove the screwdriver from the vehicle tool
kit > page 317.
> Remove the appropriate cover.
> Remove the colored plastic clip from the fuse
panel, if necessary.
> Remove the clip from the upper right fuse pan-
el in the luggage compartment
> Remove the fuse using the clip.
> Replace the blown fuse only with a fuse that
has the same amp rating.
> Reinstall the plastic bracket.
> Install the cover.

Fuse color identification









Color Current rating
in amps
Black 1
Gray 2
Purple 3
Pink 4
Light brown 5
Brown LS
Red 10
Light blue 15
Yellow 20
White or transparent /|25
Light green 30
Teal 35
Orange 40
\, WARNING
Do not repair fuses and never replace a blown
fuse with one that has a higher amp rating.

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Fuses and bulbs


This can cause damage to the electrical sys-
tem and increases the risk of fire.

Fuse panel (2) (brown)


() Note
If a new fuse burns out again shortly after you
have installed it, have the electrical system
checked as soon as possible by an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili-
ty.
@ Tips
— The following table does not list fuse loca-
tions that are not used.
— Some of the equipment listed in the follow-
ing tables applies only to certain model ver-
sions or certain optional equipment.
Fuse assignment - left footwell
Fig. 209 Left footwell: fuse panel with plastic clip

Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. | Equipment

Engine ignition coils

Engine start, electric drive clutch

Windshield wiper control module

Left headlight electronics


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Climate control system blower

6 | Instrument panel

Windshield wipers

Zz
8 |High-voltage heating, compressor
9 Panoramic glass roof

Fuse panel (2) (black)
No. | Equipment

1 |Engine mount

N Left rear door control module

Windshield washer system/headlight
washer system




4 |Right headlight electronics
5 | Front seat heating
6 |Right rear door control module
7 |Sockets
8 | Left front door control module
9 |Parking heater
Fuse panel @) (red)

No. | Equipment

Anti-theft alarm system

Engine control module

Horn

Parking brake

Diagnostic interface

Roof electronics control module

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Driver assistance systems control module

10 | Airbag control module

Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC), An-
LL
ti-Lock Braking System (ABS)

Rear climate control unit, diagnostic con-
12
nector, light/rain sensor


Climate control system, vehicle electrical
13
system control module

14 | Right front door control module

Climate control system compressor, vehi-
15
cle electrical system control module

16 | Brake system pressure reservoir

Fuse panel (@) (black)

No. | Equipment


1 |Engine components

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Data privacy

typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehi-
cle is designed to record such data as:
— How various systems in your vehicle were oper-
ating;
— Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened;
— How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
— How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better understand-
ing of the circumstances in which crashes and in-
juries occur. NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR under normal
driving conditions and no personal data (e.g.
name, gender, age, and crash location) are re-
corded. However, other parties, such as law en-
forcement, could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely ac-
quired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equip-
ment is required, and access to the vehicle or the
EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manu-
facturer, other parties, such as law enforcement,
that have the special equipment, can read the in-
formation if they have access to the vehicle or the
EDR.
Assist system monitor
This vehicle is equipped with an Assist System
Monitor (ASM). The ASM collects data that is not
stored by the EDR in the event of an accident. The
main task of the ASM is to make it possible to un-
derstand the role and the behavior of the assist
systems in these accident situations. In addition
to the data that the EDR stores, the ASM records
data related to the assist systems starting sever-
al seconds before the accident or near-accident.
The data collected by ASM depends on the equip-
ment and may include the following information:
status information of the assist systems (for ex-
ample, if they are switched on or off, system
events, etc.), control interventions (for example,

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by ESC, ABS, Audi pre sense’, etc.), and assist
systems settings (such as speed settings).
Special devices and access to the vehicle or to the
ASM are necessary in order to read the data from
the ASM memory. In addition to the vehicle man-
ufacturer, third parties such as law enforcement
authorities can also read and analyze the stored
data if they have access to the vehicle or to the
ASM.
Data usage
Audi can read out the information stored in the
data memories or similar data, or give this infor-
mation to third parties, especially in the follow-
ing situations:
— If the vehicle owner or lessee agrees
— If there is an official request from the police
— Ifa court or authorities request it
If legally permitted, Audi can also use the data
for analysis of vehicle operation and safety per-
formance or provide this data to third parties for
research purposes.
Data memory for autonomous driving!)
Applies to: vehicles with data memory for autonomous driv-
ing
When park assist plus is active > page 198, data
is stored in a memory in the vehicle. This data is
continuously overwritten by more current data
after a few seconds. The data is erased when the
ignition is switched off.
In certain situations, such as if an airbag has
been triggered or a parking process was ended,
the corresponding technical data may be stored
in the data memory for autonomous driving. The
data memory for autonomous driving is a read-
only memory that has a limited amount of stor-
age space. If the storage space is full, the oldest
data will be overwritten with the newest data. >

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Exporting data
You can read out the data memory for autono-
mous driving and export this data to a USB stick.
The settings depend on the vehicle equipment.
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary, the
automated systems must not be active, and the
ignition must be switched on. A USB stick must
be connected to the USB input.
» Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
SETTINGS > Data management > Statistics.
> Follow the instructions in the MMI.
The export will be canceled if you switch menus,
for example.
Recorded data
— Driver interactions (such as the driver pressing
the brake pedal)
— Vehicle dynamics (such as speed)
— Status of automated systems
— Control requests
— Relevant measurements from monitoring the
surroundings
— Image data from monitoring the surroundings
— System status, timestamp, and vehicle location
when deactivating/activating park assist plus
You can find additional information in the MMI:
— Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
SETTINGS > General > Legal notes > About the
data memory.
@) Tips
— The data is processed and stored locally in
the vehicle. It is not automatically transmit-
ted to Audi or other third parties, for exam-
ple through the cloud. The owner or driver is
responsible for the data. Audi does not have
access to it.
— For additional information and the evalua-
tion of data, please contact Audi Customer
Care.
Transmitted information
Data collection
Applies to: vehicles with data collection
Depending on the country, Audi may collect data
for the following purposes, for example: offer
and product optimization, public safety, provision
of Audi connect remote vehicle services, and
adaptation to customer expectations. For exam-
ple, various technical function data, environmen-
tal data, driving data, and usage data will be col-
lected for a specific purpose and forwarded to
Audi. The data will be sent from the vehicle at
the time the data was collected.
Applies to: MMI: You can find additional informa-
tion about data collection in the MMI. Select on
the home screen: SETTINGS > General > Legal
notes > About Audi connect.
If you would like to deny data transmission to
Audi, contact an authorized Audi dealer or au-
thorized Audi Service Facility for more informa-
tion. You also have the option to deactivate data
transmission within the privacy settings.
Privacy settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
> Applies to MMI: Select on the home screen:
SETTINGS > Privacy settings.
When using Audi connect services or during data
collection, data will be transmitted from the ve-
hicle.
> To display additional information about the pri-
vacy settings and the associated symbols in the
status bar, press @ in the MMI.
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
Setting the maximum privacy settings
When the Activate privacy mode function is
switched on, the data connection is deactivated
or sending of data is restricted, but all safety-re-
lated, legal, or contractually required Audi con-
nect
services remain activated. The majority of
the Audi connect services are deactivated.
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Index

Glossary of tire and loading terminology... 292
Glove compartment ........0. 0c cece scene 97
Cooled... 62... eee eee 95
Valet parking’: + exes « ¥ cans & ¢ Sees + ¥ eevee 2 55
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR)........ 344
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ...... 344
GVWR
refer to Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR) « sees © 2 sorves 2 0 ssamewe « a aes 344
H
Handset
refer to Rear Seat Remote............... 26
Hamdstreeis « snscsa: x x srawaws a x sams tv aceon wx one 210
HandsiFree Profiles. «ssw oo amin ss mmm © 210
Head-up display
TAGJUSTIAG scsi «6 sxsvews «a anexsen on amma 6 suszens wo 33
Adjusting the brightness................ 63
QOPErSLING’s + aces 3 = news 3 2 mom § ede + Ee 33
Headlight range control...............00. 58
Headlights
Cleaning’: « ¢ saws = ¢ sews oy eeew ee ees ene 311
Headlight range control................ 58
Washer system... .. 0... eee eee eee eee 66
Washer system (filling washer fluid) ..... 287
Head restraints
IACJUStIN Gans s cuecem @ 3 owen « 8 wee 6 oreHeR 79
Removing and installing................ 79
Heated rear Window occ. cee eee eee 102
Heated steering wheel.............00005 104
FO atingpasies ao svsise « & smwene © & anaes @ Hanae @ 0 6 100
HFP
refer to Hands Free Profile............. 209
High-voltage battery...............008- 131
Audi e-tron compact charging system.... 140
CharginiGee: « s eves = x sees + o eee eg 131, 134
Charging display on the vehicle......... 135
Charging equipment.................. 138
Charging methods.................... 131
Charging ports on the vehicle........... 131
Charging time.......... 2... eee eee 132
Connecting the charging cable.......... 134
Messages while driving................ 137
Not running for long periods of time..... 133
Opening the charging port door......... 134
Quick:eharging sec = 2 sews 2s eves vs wens we 131
350
Setting the timer’. « « esses v6 meee ve meee vs 136
Transporting charging equipment....... 139
High-voltage system............-...00-. 131
High beams
High beam assistant............00e00u 59
Highway lights..................-.0000s 58
Hill descent control.............0 2200s 122
Hill.holdiassisty. w:cesice x ecesese w = syersim oo avoir 109
Home
refer to Home address.............005 236
Home address............ 000-00 e eee 236
HomeLink
refer to Garage door opener............. 55
Home screen... 1... 0. cece eee eee eee ee 19
HOM... eee ete teens 6
Hotspot
refer to Wi-Fi...........0.- 00 eee eee 225
I
Ignition
Switching on and off...............0-. 107
Imbalance (wheels)..................-- 298
Immobilizer
refer to Electronic immobilizer........... 45
Indicator lights: : see: ss eens sy ores x copes se 7
Inspection interval............-.00--00. 287
Instrument cluster...............-0000-5 12
Adjusting the layout................0.. 13
Cleaning iwi: © swine ¥ o cwenie 2 weve wo 2 een « © 313
Engine code... .. 2... eee eee eee 267
FailUr@lve s = eee 2 x mown a = Beers ee ee x eee 12
Onsboard:computen « sss x x wari so swans oa 16
Operating......... 00. c cece eee ee eee 13
Service interval display...............- 287
Software information................. 267
Switching tabs.................0000005 13
SWitchintg CHE VIEW ass + ans 4 s ees xo Ra 13
Vehicle functions « « sivas < siren oo mewn 6 9 oe 16
Version information...............00- 267
Instrument illumination................. 63
Integrated assistance................0.. 20
Integrated Toll Module................. 161
Intelligent search
NaVvigatlotincs + weseuire + exaueas wo avassos i # eae 231
Interference-Causing Equipment Standard
(ICES) 2... eee eee 342