Audi A8 2010 User Manual

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3.36 Seat belts: checking that retaining rivets are fitted, and checking locking action of automatic
belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
3.37 Instrument cluster: checking warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
3.38 Warning triangle: checking availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
3.39 First-aid kit: checking and recording expiry date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
3.40 Vehicle keys: checking operation and recording number of keys given to customer . . . . . . 66
3.41 Engine oil: draining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
3.42 Engine oil: extracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
3.43 Engine oil: renewing oil filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
3.44 Engine oil: filling up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
3.45 Engine oil: checking oil level and correcting if necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
3.46 Poly V-belts for ancillaries: checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
3.47 Spark plugs: renewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
3.48 Hydraulic system: checking fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
3.49 Cooling system: checking anti-freeze protection and coolant level, and correcting if
necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
3.50 Air cleaner: renewing filter element and cleaning housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
3.51 Plenum chamber and water drains: checking for dirt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
3.52 Dust and pollen filter: renewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
3.53 Fuel filter: renewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
3.54 Fuel tank: adding fuel additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
3.55 Reducing agent (AdBlue®): filling up tank completely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
3.56 Body: checking vehicle paintwork for damage and corrosion from below and with bonnet, rear
lid and doors open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
3.57 Road test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
3.58 Stock vehicles: observing measures specified in Maintenance table for stock vehicles (see
“Before handing vehicle over to customer”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
3.59 Display instruments: setting language, time and date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
3.60 Automatic gearbox (tiptronic): changing ATF fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
3.61 Interior mirror: calibrating compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
3.62 Wireless headphones: connecting to MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
3.63 Poly V-belt for supercharger with charge air coolers: renewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
3.64 Poly V-belts for ancillaries: renewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
3.65 Poly V-belts for ancillaries and all pulleys: renewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
3.66 Instrument cluster: resetting driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Audi A8 2010 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 11.2014
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Audi A8 2010 Specifications

General

Brand	Audi
Model	A8 2010
Category	Automobile
Language	English