Audi 2014 A8 User manual

Owner's Manual
2014 Audi AS I S8
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2014 Audi A8
2014 Audi S8
Foreword
Thank you for choosing an Audi - we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi will allow you to experience the best in groundbreaking technolo-
gy and premium quality equipment a vehicle has to offer. We recommend that
you read your Owner's Manual thoroughly so that you quickly become acquaint-
ed with your Audi and make use of all of its features.
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we provide many use-
ful tips and information concerning your safety, how to care for your vehicle and
how to maintain your vehicle's value. We also give you useful tips and informa-
tion on how to drive your vehicle more efficiently and in an environmentally
friendly manner.
In the Owner's Manual packet, you will also find a quick reference guide, an
Owner's Manual for your Infotainment system and the vehicle maintenance
schedule.
We hope you enjoy driving your Audi and we wish you safe and pleasant motor-
ing .
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2 Table of contents
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment . . . .. .
Ins t ruments and controls . . . .
General illustration ...... . . . . . . .. .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ...... . . . . . . . . . .
Instruments ............ . . . . . . .. .
Warning/indicator lights .......... .
Driver information display .. . . . . . . . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . .
Keys . . . ..... . .......... . . . . . .. .
Power locking system ..... . . . . . . . .
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . .
Child safety lock . ...... . ... . . . . . . .
Power windows . ...... . ... . . . . . . .
Valet park ing . . .......... . . . . . .. .
Sliding/tilting sunroof ... . . . . . . . . . .
Panoramic sun roof ........ . . . . . .. .
Clear vision . . ........ . . . . . . . . . .
Lights . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . .
Interior lights .............. . . . .. .
V1s1on. . . . . ... .... ......... . . .. .
Wiper and washer system ... . . . . . . .
Mirrors . ................ . . . . . .. .
Digital compass .......... . . . . . .. .
Seats and storage ..... . . . . . . . .
General recommendations ..... . . . .
Front seats ... . .......... . ... . .. .
Rear seats . . . . . .... .. .... . . . . . . . .
Head restraints ........... . . . . . . .
Seat memory . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Full-length center console .. . . . . . .. .
Luggage compartment .. . . . . . . . .. .
Pass-through with ski sack ........ .
Roof rack . . ..... . ........ . . . . .. .
12-vo lt sockets ........ . . . . . . . . .. .
Storage . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . .. .
Cooler . . . . . . ................... .
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Climate controls . . ............ . .. .
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On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 84
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . 86
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 96
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Audi lane assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Raising/lowering the vehicle.. . .. . . . 112
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 113
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Pedestrian warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Settings in the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Driver messages . . ................ 115
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 116
t iptron ic (8-speed transmission) . . . . . 116
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Advanced parking system with rear
view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Adju sting the disp lay and the warning
tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Universal remote control ... . . . . . . . .
Safety fir st . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Driving Safely ................ .
General notes . . .......... . . . . . . . .
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . .
Driver and passenger side footwell .. .
Pedal area . . . ................ . . . .
Stowing luggage ...... . ... . . . . . . .
Report ing Safety Defects ... . . . . . . . .
Safety belt s . . . .. ... ... . . . . . . . .
General notes ............ . ... . . . .
Why safety belts? ........ . ... . . . .
Safety belts . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Safety belt pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . .
Airbag system ................ .
I mportant things to know . . . . . . . . . .
Front airbags . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System ........................ .
Knee airbags . ............ . ... . . . .
Side airbags ................ . . . . .
Side curta in airbags ........ . ..... .
Ch ild Safety .. . .. ..... . . ... . . . .
Important th ings to know ... . . . . . . .
Child safety seats ................ .
I nstall ing a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . . .
LATCH Lower ancho rages and tethe rs
for children . . ............ . ... . . . .
Addit ional I nformation
Audi pre sense ........ . . . . . . . .
Preventat ive passenger protec t ion
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Vehi cle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 199
Notice about data recorded by vehicle
control mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Electronic Stabili zation Control (ESC). 199
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Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Servotronic - advanced power steering
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Driving with your quattro . . . . . . . . . . 204
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Driving and environment .. . . .
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . ... ..... . .... . .. .
Catalytic converter . . . . . . ... ... . . . .
Diesel particulate filter ........... .
Shutting down vehicle ............ .
Avoid damaging t he vehicle ........ .
Driving throug h water on roads .... .
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize poll ution . . . . . . . . .... . . . .
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . .... . . . .
Driving with a trailer . . . . .... . . . . . .
Trailer towing tips
Vehicle care ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . .
Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . .
General information ............. .
Carwashes . . . . . . . . . ............ .
Cleaning and care information ... . . .
Fuel s upply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . ............ .
Gasoline ..... . . . . . ............. .
Diesel fuel ... . . .. . ............. .
Fuel tank . . ... . . .. . ............. .
Selective cat alytic reduction ....... .
Checking and filling .......... .
Engine hood . . . . . . .............. .
Engine compartment ............. .
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . ............ .
Engine cooling system . . . .... . . . . . .
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . .
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . .
Windsh ield/headlight washer
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container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . 266
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Do-it-yourself ser v ice . . . . . . . . . 269
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Trunk escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Emergency warning triangle . . . . . . . . 269
Vehicle too l kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 283
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Start ing by pushing or tow ing . . . . . . . 283
Starting with j umpe r cables . . . . . . . . 283
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Emergency t owing with comme rcial
tow t ruck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 5
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Dimensions. . ............ . . . . . . . . 290
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Diesel engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 292
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Lit erature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2
Additional accessories, modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Declaration of Compliance,
Telecommunication or Electronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Inde x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

I n addition to t his Owner's Manual, your Audi
comes w ith t he
- MMI Operating I nst ructi ons
- Warranty & Maintenance booklet .
If you are missing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believ e that the information is not
comp lete, contact you r aut horized Audi dealer
for assistance.
MMI Operating Instructions
contain detailed description of the Audi Multi
Media Interface (MMI) including t he naviga-
tion system, the sound system and the hand-
held phone.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how you can keep your Audi in top
driving condition by having it serviced regular-
ly and conta ins detai led info rmat ion about
the wa rranties covering your Aud i. Always
have the booklet with you when you take your
vehicl e to an author ized Audi dealer for serv-
ice. Your Audi Service Advisor will record each
schedul ed service and can answe r any qu es-
tions you may have regarding how t o ma int ain
your vehicl e.
In Canada,
the vehicle lite rat ure is also available in
French. To obta in a copy, cont act your dealer
or wri t e to:
Au Canada, on peut se procure r un exemp laire
en fr an<;aisde ce document aupres du conces-
sionnair e ou de:
Volkswagen Canada Inc.
Client Assistance
Assist ance a la Clientele
777 Bayly St reet , West ,
Aj ax, Ontario LlS 7G7
If you sell your Audi
all lite ratu re should be left in the vehicle t o
make t he Warranty terms as we ll as all oper-
ating, safety and maintenan ce inform ati on
availa ble t o t he next owne r.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
be sure to send in a "Notice of Address
Change"/ " Notice of Used Car Purchase" post
card. This card can be fo und in the Warranty &
Maintenance booklet or obtained from your
autho rized Audi dealer.
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .
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6 About this Owner 's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important infor-
mation, tips, suggestions, and warnings for
the use of your vehicle.
Make sure that this owner's manua l is always
located in the vehicle. This is especially impor-
tant if you allow other people to drive the ve-
hicle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manua l describes the equipment
range specified for this mode l at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri-
bed here will on ly be available at a later date,
or only in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to all vehicles . In that case, the range of
applicability is given at the beginn ing of the
section, e.g. "Applies to vehicles: w ith Ad-
vanced Parking System" . In addit ion, optional
or vehicle -specific equipment is indicated by
an aster isk "*" .
Illustrations may be different from those in
your vehicle, and are intended to be viewed as
a basic guide .
You will find a table of contents at the begin-
ning of this book, which disp lays all topics de-
scribed in this manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical index at the end
of this book .
All directions, such as " left", "right", "front",
''back", are relative to the direct ion of travel.
* Optional or vehicle-specific equipment
.,.. This section continues on the next page.
~ .&. Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with-
in a section. For ind ication w ith a page num-
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found outside of the section .
A WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potentia l sources of damage to your ve-
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
about the environment and how you can
help protect it.
{!) Tips
Text with this symbo l contains special tips
and other information about gett ing the
most out of your vehicle and its features.

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8 Instruments and controls
Instruments and controls
General illustration
Fig. l Cockpit: left section
Fig. 2 Cockpit : right section