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Audi S4 B8 Repair Manual
Step-by-step repair and maintenance instructions for the Audi S4 B8 (2008–2011): removal, installation, adjustment, diagnostics and parameter checks with illustrations.
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- General information
- Engine data
- Safety precautions
- Rules for cleanliness
- Fuel supply system, checking for leaks
- Contact corrosion!
- Engine (vehicles with manual transmission)
- Engine (vehicles with manual transmission), separating
- Engine (vehicles with manual transmission), installing
- Engine (vehicles with automatic transmission), removing
- Engine and transmission (vehicles with automatic transmission), separating
- Engine (vehicles with automatic transmission), securing to assembly stand
- Engine (vehicles with automatic transmission), installing
- Lock carrier, moving into service position
- Ribbed belt, removing and installing
- Removing
- Torque specifications
- Vibration damper, removing and installing
- Crankshaft seal (ribbed belt side), replacing
- Dual-mass flywheel, removing and installing
- Installing
- Torque specification
- Dual-mass flywheel needle bearings, pulling out and driving in
- Drive plate, removing and installing
- Crankshaft seal (timing chain side), replacing
- Timing chain covers (All), removing and installing
- Left camshaft timing chain
- Right camshaft timing chain
- Camshaft timing chains, removing from camshafts
- Drive chain for timing mechanism - component overview
- Drive chain for timing mechanism, removing and installing
- Chain for power take-off, removing and installing
- Spur gear unit, removing and installing
- Crankshaft, component overview
- Allocation of main bearing shells for used and reworked crankshafts
- Crankshaft dimensions
- Axial clearance, measuring
- Radial clearance, measuring
- Piston and connecting rod, component overview
- Piston and cylinder dimensions
- Connecting rod radial clearance, measuring
- Cylinder head, component overview
- Left cylinder head cover, removing and installing
- Right cylinder head cover, removing and installing
- Cylinder head, removing and installing
- Loosening and tightening union nut for fuel hose
- Intake manifold, removing and installing
- Compression pressures, checking
- Valvetrain, servicing
- Camshafts, removing and installing
- Camshaft (axial clearance), checking
- Roller rocker lever, removing and installing
- Valve guides, checking
- Valves, checking
- Valve seats, refacing
- Determining maximum allowable refacing dimension
- Camshaft adjustment, checking
- Lubrication system components, removing and installing
- Oil pan (lower part), removing and installing
- Oil pump, removing and installing
- Oil pan (upper part), removing and installing
- Oil check valves and spray nozzle valve - component overview
- Oil check valves and spray nozzle valve, removing and installing
- Oil filter housing, removing and installing
- Oil cooler, removing and installing
- Oil Pressure Switch F1 , removing and installing
- Engine oil
- Oil level, checking
- Cooling system components, removing and installing
- Draining
- Filling
- Coolant pump, removing and installing
- After-Run Coolant Pump V51 , removing and installing
- Coolant thermostat, removing and installing
- Thermostat, checking
- Front coolant pipe, removing and installing
- Rear coolant pipe, removing and installing
- Left coolant pipe, removing and installing
- Radiator, removing and installing
- Left auxiliary cooler, removing and installing
- Right auxiliary cooler, removing and installing
- Electric coolant fan, function
- Electric coolant fan, checking
- Checking Coolant Fan V7 (left)
- Checking Coolant Fan 2 V177 (right)
- Coolant Fan V7 (left), removing and installing
- Coolant Fan 2 V177 (right), removing and installing
- Exhaust system components, removing and installing
- Center muffler and rear muffler, separating
- Left front exhaust pipe with primary and main catalytic converter (vehicles with manual transmission), removing and installing
- Right front exhaust pipe with primary and main catalytic converter (vehicles with manual transmission), removing and installing
- Left front exhaust pipe with primary and main catalytic converter (vehicles with automatic transmission), removing and installing
- Right front exhaust pipe with primary and main catalytic converter (vehicles with automatic transmission), removing and installing
- Left exhaust manifold, removing and installing
- Right exhaust manifold, removing and installing
- Exhaust system, installing free of tension
- Tailpipes, aligning
- Exhaust system, checking for leaks
- Secondary Air Injection (AIR), servicing
- Principle and function
- Secondary Air Injection (AIR), component overview
- Secondary Air Injection (AIR) pump, removing and installing
- Combination valve for Secondary Air Injection (AIR), checking function and for proper seal
- Left combination valve for Secondary Air Injection, removing and installing
- Right combination valve for Secondary Air Injection, removing and installing
- Exhaust flap, checking
- Exhaust flap vacuum reservoir, checking
- Safety precautions
- Rules for cleanliness
- Technical data
- Exhaust emissions warning lamp (CHECK)
- EPC warning lamp
- Fuel pressure regulator and holding pressure, checking
- Vehicle with all-wheel drive
- Bleed air from fuel system
- Injection quantity, leakage, and spray pattern of injectors, checking
- Wiring and component check using test box V.A.G 1598/31
- Motronic Engine Control Module (ECM) -J220-, replacing
- Loosening and tightening union nut for fuel supply line
- Loosening
- Tightening
- Intake manifold, removing and installing
- Lock carriers in service position
- Heated Oxygen sensor (HO2S) before catalytic converter, bank 1 (right), removing and installing
- Heated Oxygen Sensor before catalytic converter, bank 2 (left), removing and installing
- Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) after catalytic converter, bank 1 (right), removing and installing
- General notes on ignition system
- Technical data for ignition system
- General information
- Definitions
- Bonded joints
- Inspecting and repairing bonded joints
- Repair methods for replacing body parts
- Body, front
- Straightening jig
- Portal gauge
- Replacement parts
- Longitudinal member for upper wheel housing, replacement
- Replacement part
- Welding in
- Side frame, replacement
- Replacing A-Pillar
- Reinforcement tube, replacement
- Rear cross panel, inner section, replacement
- Rear cross panel, replacement
- Tail light mounting, replacement
- Rear wheel housing, replacement
- Wiring, routing and securing
- Contact corrosion
- Lock carrier with attachments, removing and installing
- Lock carrier service position
- Engine compartment covers
- Front fender - assembly overview
- Hood, removing, installing and adjusting (up to model year 2005)
- Hood, removing, installing and adjusting (from model year 2006)
- Gas-filled strut, removing and installing
- Radiator grille, removing
- Lower portion of hood lock, removing and installing
- Gas-filled strut, venting
- Window regulator, removing and installing
- Side impact absorber, removing and installing
- Window regulator, basic setting
- Motor for window regulator, removing and installing
- Door window, removing and installing
- Door window, adjusting
- Lock cylinder, removing and installing
- Lock cylinder cover cap, removing and installing
- Door handle, removing and installing
- Door handle trim, removing and installing
- Door lock (up to model year 2005), removing and installing
- Door lock (from model year 2006), removing and installing
- Door lock operating rod (from model year 2006), adjusting
- Rear window regulator, removing and installing
- Side window, removing and installing
- Side window, adjusting
- Safety precautions
- Rivet connections, loosening
- Convertible top compartment cover
- Convertible top, removing and installing
- Convertible top lock, removing and installing
- Convertible top locks, checking and adjusting
- Side windows, adjusting
- Rear bracket/roof frame seal or center roof frame seal, removing and installing
- Front rail trim, removing and installing
- Convertible top - parts designations
- Convertible top cover, removing and installing
- Convertible top upholstery, removing and installing
- Inner headliner, servicing
- Convertible top emergency release
- Attachments, removing and installing
- Hydraulic system, general information
- Cleanliness rules
- Hydraulic system, filling and bleeding
- Hydraulic pump housing, removing and installing
- Hydraulic lines to connecting plate, removing and installing
- Hydraulic cylinder, removing and installing
- Convertible top compartment cover latch - assembly overview
- Left and right convertible top compartment cover locks, removing and installing
- Convertible top compartment cover, adjusting drive motor
- Convertible top operation electrical components - assembly overview
- Convertible Top Frame Position Sensor G356
- Convertible Top Locking Motor V223/Convertible Top Lock Switch (open) F294/Convertible Top Lock Switch (closed) F295 , removing and installing
- Compartment Cover Open Position Switch F201 , removing
- Convertible Top Control Module J256 , removing
- Front bumper (RS4) - assembly overview
- Front bumper (from model year 2006), removing and installing
- Bumper cover (up to model year 2005), adjusting to hood
- Bumper crossmember, removing from cover
- Bumper crossmember to impact absorber mount
- Side panel grommets, installing
- Bumper crossmember, removing and installing
- Materials
- Minimum curing times
- Cleaning when soiled by adhesive sealing material
- Windshield, removing
- Preparing for window installation
- A-pillar and roof frame trim, removing
- A-pillar trim, removing
- Replacing side protective moldings
- Outer door sill panel trim, replacing
- Rearview mirror - assembly overview
- Rear lid lettering
- Window shaft strips, removing and installing
- General information
- Glove compartment lock handle, removing and installing
- Damping mechanism for glove compartment lid, removing and installing
- Removing instrument panel cover, right
- Glove compartment lock handle (vehicles with knee bolster), removing and installing
- Glove compartment lid damping mechanism (vehicles with knee bolster), removing and installing
- Removing left instrument panel cover
- Removing additional speaker
- Support bracket for center armrest, removing and installing
- Footwell trim, removing and installing
- Making mounting holes for mobile phone holder on center console
- Mounting holes for telephone handset bracket in center console, fabricating
- Version for "Chorus" or "Concert" radio
- Radio cover and trim, assembly overview
- Interior mirror with fixed base, removing and installing
- Interior mirror (automatic anti-glare mirror, interior mirror with compass), removing and installing
- Function of automatic anti-glare interior rear-view mirror, testing
- Test sequence
- Calibrating new compass
- Calibrating existing compass
- Zone adjustment
- Repair method using glass-metal-adhesive
- Procedure
- Seat belts
- Safety rules for handling pyrotechnic belt tensioners
- Disposal of pyrotechnic belt tensioners
- Front pyrotechnic belt tensioners, triggering
- Rear pyrotechnic belt tensioners, triggering
- Front anchorage point for outer floor panel
- Front anchorage point for belt buckle
- Removing and installing ISOFIX holder (front)
- Seat belts, checking
- Checking belt
- Belt retractor (locking action), checking
- Visual inspection of buckle
- Checking operation of buckle
- Checking guide fittings and latch plate
- Checking attachment components and anchorage points
- Child-seat restraint function for additional child seats (not for drivers seat belt), checking
- Belt-fastened sensor for rear 3-point belts with belt tensioner, checking
- Safety precautions when working on airbag
- Additional safety precautions for side airbag
- Additional safety precautions for head airbag
- Additional safety precautions for roll-over protection
- Airbag units after an accident, replacing
- Accident not involving activation of airbag
- Storage and transportation of airbag units
- Disposal of airbag units
- Airbag Control Module -J234-, assembly overview
- Airbag unit (standard steering wheel), assembly overview
- Steering wheel (standard steering wheel), assembly overview
- Airbag unit (sports steering wheel), assembly overview
- Steering wheel (sports steering wheel), assembly overview
- Airbag unit (multi-function steering wheel), assembly overview
- Steering wheel (multi-function steering wheel), assembly overview
- Self-cancelling ring with slip ring (coil connector/ESP sensor), removing and installing
- Front passenger airbag, assembly overview
- Tools
- Side airbag (sports seat, standard seat), removing and installing
- Side airbag (electric seat), assembly overview
- Front airbag crash sensor, removing and installing
- Front side airbag crash sensor, removing and installing
- Armrest, removing and installing
- Central locking switch, removing and installing
- Mirror adjustment switch, removing and installing
- Interior door handle, removing and installing
- Door warning light and courtesy light, removing and installing
- Treble speaker, removing and installing
- Bass speaker trim, removing and installing
- Instrument panel, removing and installing
- Removing and installing tray, switch and cup holder
- Removing upper steering column switch trim
- Removing center instrument panel speaker
- Removing right instrument panel cover
- Sill panel trim, removing and installing
- Removing and installing foot rest
- Foot rest holder, removing and installing
- Sun visor mount, removing and installing
- Interior light/reading light, removing and installing
- Floor covering holder, removing and installing
- Handle for variable convertible top compartment, removing and installing
- Microswitch for variable convertible top compartment, removing and installing
- Removing
- Installing
- Rack of variable convertible top compartment, removing and installing
- Guide rail of variable convertible top compartment, removing and installing
- Seat, assembly overview
- Airbag adapter VAS 6036 , connecting
- Front seat backrest, assembly overview
- Side trim on sill panel side, removing and installing
- Backrest adjuster, removing and installing
- Side trim on tunnel side, removing and installing
- Seat height adjuster unit, removing and installing
- Easy-entry facility handle, removing and installing
- Removing and installing easy-entry facility trim
- Head restraint with slide-in locking mechanism, removing and installing
- Front seat, assembly overview
- Front seat with faulty forward and backward seat adjustment motor or defective control unit, removing and installing
- Connectors, disconnecting
- Connector assignment for connection point
- Connector for side airbag, disconnecting
- Side trim, inboard side, assembly overview
- Easy-entry facility, removing and installing
- Bowden cable for backrest lock, assembly overview
- Microswitch for seatback release, adjusting
- Microswitch for headrest, adjusting
- Backrest (standard seat), replacing
- Seat pan (standard seat), replacing
- Seat adjustment switch, removing and installing
- Switch for 4-way lumbar support, removing and installing
- Control unit, removing and installing
- Forward and backward seat adjustment motor, assembly overview
- Seat height adjustment motor, assembly overview
- Motor for backrest inclination adjustment, assembly overview
- Backrest frame, assembly overview
- Lumbar support adjustment motors, assembly overview
- Head restraint, removing and installing
- Rear footwell light, removing
- Piping, removing and installing
- Backrest cover and padding (sports seat, standard seat), removing and installing
- Seat heating element (standard seat), replacing
- Removing and installing backrest heating element (bonded)
- Detaching cover from padding
- Backrest cover and padding (sports seat, standard seat), assembly overview
- Head restraint guides, removing and installing
- Seat heating element (sports seat), replacing
- Cover and padding for head restraint with slide-in locking mechanism, removing and installing
- Heating element for rear seat bench, replacing
- Heating element for rear seat backrest, replacing
- Cover and padding for center armrest, removing and installing
- Removing and installing trim for through-load bag
- Brakes
- General notes
- Front-wheel drive vehicles
- All-wheel drive vehicles
- Information for repair work on ABS
- Vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system VAS 5051 , connecting and selecting functions
- Hydraulic control unit, removing and installing
- ABS Bosch 8.0
- Front axle speed sensor, removing and installing
- Front axle rotor, checking or removing and installing
- Speed sensor on rear axle, removing and installing
- Rear axle rotor, checking
- Removing and installing rotor on rear axle
- Checking rotor on rear axle
- Brake light switch, removing and installing
- Transverse acceleration sensor G200 and Rotation rate sensor G202 , removing and installing
- Brake pressure sensor 1 G201 , removing and installing
- Front brakes, servicing
- Brake pads, removing and installing
- Brake calipers, servicing
- Brake caliper, servicing
- Parking brake cables (FWD vehicles), removing and installing
- Parking brake, adjusting
- Parking brake cables (AWD vehicles), removing and installing
- Parking brake lever with under tray, removing and installing
- Parking brake handle, removing and installing
- Brake pedal, assembly overview
- Brake pedal bracket, removing and installing
- Pressurized leak test
- High and low pressure testing
- Residual pressure test
- Front caliper piston, removing and installing
- Piston for front brake caliper, removing and installing
- Rear brake caliper piston, removing and installing
- Brake fluid, changing
- Bleeding sequence for vehicles with Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)
- Tandem brake booster/brake master cylinder, assembly overview
- Brake master cylinder with brake booster, removing and installing
- Brake booster pressure sensor G294, removing and installing
- Check valve , checking
- Reading measured value block
- DTC table
- Description and function
- Vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system VAS 5051 or scan tool V.A.G 1551 , connecting
- Selecting functions
- Basic setting (performing "short trip" test)
- Performing final control diagnosis
- Brake hoses/lines, routing
- Tightening torques
- General information
- Warnings and safety measures for lead-acid batteries
- Smoking, naked flames, fires and sparks
- Electrolyte
- Eye protection and protective clothing
- Danger of explosion
- Battery handling instructions
- Battery in engine compartment, disconnecting and reconnecting
- Disconnecting
- Reconnecting
- Battery in luggage compartment, disconnecting and connecting
- Connecting
- Battery in engine compartment, removing and installing
- Battery in luggage compartment, removing and installing
- Battery installation, checking
- Batteries with central gas venting
- Visual inspection
- No-load voltage, checking
- Electrolyte level - batteries with charge indicator (magic eye), checking
- Electrolyte level - batteries with sealing plugs, checking
- Electrolyte specific gravity - batteries with sealing plugs, checking
- Battery, testing
- Battery, charging
- Quick-charging
- Battery Interrupt Igniter N253 - Audi RS4, removing and installing
- Generator (GEN) - 4-cylinder 1.8L Turbo engine, removing and installing
- Tightening Torques (1.8L)
- Generator (GEN) - 4-cylinder 2.0L Turbo FSI engine, removing and installing
- Tightening Torques (2.0L)
- Generator (GEN) - 3.0L 6-cylinder engine, removing and installing
- Removing
- Installing
- Generator (GEN) - 3.2L 6-cylinder FSI engine, removing and installing
- Tightening Torques (3.2L)
- Generator (GEN) - 4.2L 8-cylinder engine (Audi S4), removing and installing
- Tightening Torques (4.2L - S4)
- Generator (GEN) - 4.2L 8-cylinder FSI engine (Audi RS4), removing and installing
- Tightening Torques (4.2L - RS4)
- Starter - 1.8L 4-cylinder Turbo engine, removing and installing
- Starter - 2.0L 4-cyl Turbo FSI engine, removing and installing
- Starter - 3.0L 6-cylinder engine, removing and installing
- Starter - 3.2L 6-cylinder FSI engine, removing and installing
- Starter - 4.2L 8-cylinder engine (Audi S4), removing and installing
- Starter - 4.2L 8-cylinder FSI engine (Audi RS4), removing and installing
- Instrument cluster, disposal
- On Board Diagnostic (OBD), function
- Message "dEF" in trip recorder display
- Instrument cluster, removing and installing
- Instrument cluster, rear view
- Fuel Level Sensor G - front-wheel drive, multi-pin connector assignments
- Fuel Level Sensor G , Fuel Level Sensor 2 G169 - quattro, multi-pin connector assignments
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) Gauge Sensor G2 - 1.8L 4-cylinder Turbo engine, multi-pin connector assignments
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) Sensor G62 - 2.0L 4-cylinder Turbo FSI engine, multi-pin connector assignments
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) Gauge Sensor G2 - 3.0L 6-cylinder engine, multi-pin connector assignments
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) Sensor G62 - 3.2L 6-cylinder FSI engine, multi-pin connector assignments
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) Sensor G62 - 4.2L 8-cylinder engine (Audi S4), multi-pin connector assignments
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) Sensor G62 - 4.2L 8-cylinder engine (Audi RS4), multi-pin connector assignments
- Radio Frequency Controlled Clock Receiver J489 , removing and installing
- Windshield wiper system, removing and installing
- Windshield wiper blade park position, adjusting
- Windshield wiper blade - through 10.04, replacing
- Windshield wiper blade mount - through 10.04, removing and installing
- Windshield wiper blade - from 11.04, replacing
- Washer fluid reservoir - Audi A4 S4, removing and installing
- Washer fluid reservoir - Audi RS4, removing and installing
- Windshield washer spray jets, removing and installing
- Windshield washer spray jets, adjusting
- Rear window washer spray jet, removing and installing
- Rear window washer spray jet, adjusting
- Rear window wiper arm, removing and installing
- Rear window wiper blade, replacing
- Rear window wiper motor, removing and installing
- Washer fluid reservoir, removing and installing
- Headlamp washer spray jets, removing and installing
- Headlamp washer spray jets, adjusting
- On Board Diagnostic (OBD), functions
- Halogen headlamps, assembly
- Headlamps, adjusting
- Headlamps, service preparation
- Preparation - vehicles with 1.8L 4-cylinder Turbo engine
- Preparation - vehicles with 3.0L 6-cylinder engine
- Low Beam Headlamp M29 / M31 - bulb, replacing
- High Beam Headlamp M30 / M32 - bulb, replacing
- Turn signal/parking lamp bulb, replacing
- Headlamp securing lugs, servicing
- Headlamps, removing and installing
- Parking Lamp M1 / M3 - bulb, replacing
- Front Turn Signal Lamp M5 / M7 - bulb, replacing
- Headlamps with High Intensity Gas Discharge (HID) Lamps, assembly
- Preparation - 4.2L 8-cylinder engine
- HID low beam headlamp bulb - through approx. 09.01, replacing
- HID headlamp bulb, disposal
- HID low beam headlamp bulb - from approx. 09.01, replacing
- Headlamp Beam Adjustment Motor V48 / V49, removing and installing
- High Intensity Gas Discharge (HID) Lamp Control Module J343 / J344 - through approx. 09.01, removing and installing
- High Intensity Gas Discharge (HID) Lamp Control Module J343 / J344 - from approx. 09.01, removing and installing
- Headlamps with High Intensity Gas Discharge (HID) "Bi-Xenon" Lamps, assembly
- HID low beam headlamp bulb, replacing
- High Beam Headlamp bulb M30 / M32, replacing
- High/Low Beam Switch-Over Solenoid N347 / N348, removing and installing
- High Intensity Gas Discharge (HID) Lamp Control Module J343 / J344, removing and installing
- Adapter cable for HID headlamp bulb control module, removing and installing
- Upper washer fluid reservoir and power steering fluid reservoir, removing and installing
- Preparation - vehicles with 2.0L 4-cylinder Turbo FSI engine
- Preparation - vehicles with 3.2L 6-cylinder FSI engine
- Preparation - vehicles with 4.2L 8-cylinder engine (Audi S4)
- Preparation - vehicles with 4.2L 8-cylinder FSI engine (Audi RS4)
- HID headlamp bulb, replacing
- Daytime Running Lamp (DRL) bulb, replacing
- High/Low Beam Switch-Over Solenoid N347 / N348 and Dynamic Cornering Light Motor V318 / V319, removing and installing
- Fog lamp housing, removing and installing
- Fog lamp bulb, replacing
- Fog lamps, adjusting
- Fog lamp housing - Audi A4, removing and installing
- Fog lamp housing - Audi A4 with "S-line" equipment Audi S4, removing and installing
- Fog lamp housing - Audi RS4, removing and installing
- Fog lamp bulb - Audi A4, replacing
- Fog lamp bulb - Audi A4 with "S-line" equipment Audi S4, replacing
- Fog lamp bulb - Audi RS4, replacing
- Side mounted turn signals, removing and installing
- Rear light/bulb carrier - Sedan, removing and installing
- Rear light/bulb carrier - Avant, removing and installing
- Rear light/bulb carrier in rear fender - Sedan, removing and installing
- Rear light/bulb carrier in rear lid - Sedan, removing and installing
- Taillamp/rear fog lamp bulb, replacing
- Rear light/bulb carrier in rear fender - Avant, removing and installing
- Rear light/bulb carrier in rear lid - Avant, removing and installing
- Taillamp/rear fog lamp bulb, removing and installing
- High-mount brake lamp - Sedan, removing and installing
- High-mount brake lamp - Avant, removing and installing
- License plate lamp, removing and installing
- Steering column switch module, removing and installing
- Spiral spring, removing and installing
- Steering Angle Sensor G85 , removing and installing
- Steering Column Electronics Systems Control Module J527 , removing and installing
- Steering Column Electronics Systems Control Module J527 , front multi-pin connector assignments
- Turn Signal Switch E2 , removing and installing
- Cruise Control Switch E45 , removing and installing
- Windshield Wiper/Washer Switch E22 , removing and installing
- Lock cylinder, removing and installing
- Ignition/starter switch, removing and installing
- Parking Aid Control Module J446 , removing and installing
- Rear Parking Aid Warning Buzzer H15 - Sedan, removing and installing
- Rear Parking Aid Warning Buzzer H15 - Avant, removing and installing
- Headlamp Range Control Module J431 , removing and installing
- Light Switch E1 , removing and installing
- Ambient Illumination Deactivation Switch E491 , removing and installing
- Daytime running lamps (DRL) switch, removing and installing
- Emergency Flasher Button E229 , removing and installing
- Switches in center console, removing and installing
- Front heated seat regulating switches, removing and installing
- Rear heated seat regulating switches, removing and installing
- Start System Button E378 - Audi RS4, removing and installing
- Glove Compartment Lamp Switch E26 , removing and installing
- Mirror selector/adjustment switch, removing and installing
- Drivers power window switch panel - 2 switches, removing and installing
- Drivers power window switch panel - four switches, removing and installing
- Front passengers power window switch panel, removing and installing
- Rear door power window switches, removing and installing
- Sunroof Switch E8 , removing and installing
- Door contact switches, removing and installing
- Drivers Interior Locking Switch E150 , removing and installing
- Rear/Center Central Locking Switch E286 , removing and installing
- Drivers Seat Memory Program Control E97 , removing and installing
- Trunk Lock/Alarm/Central Locking Switch F124 - Sedan through 10.04, removing and installing
- Trunk Lock/Alarm/Central Locking Switch F124 - Avant through 10.04, removing and installing
- 12 V Socket U5 - in luggage compartment through 10.04, removing and installing
- 12 V Socket U5 - in luggage compartment from 11.04, removing and installing
- Function
- Malfunctioning transponder and/or lost keys
- Reader coil, replacing
- Lock set or instrument cluster, replacing.
- Alarm Horn H12 , removing and installing
- Make-up Mirror Illumination L31 , removing and installing
- Front interior lamp module, removing and installing
- Ambient lighting LEDs, removing and installing
- Front Interior Light W1 - bulbs, replacing
- Front Passengers Map/Reading Light W13 , Drivers Map/Reading Light W19 - bulbs, replacing
- Front Passengers Airbag Disabled Indicator Lamp K145 - from 11.04, removing and installing
- Rear interior lamp module, removing and installing
- Left Rear Reading Light W11 , Right Rear Reading Light W12 - bulbs, replacing
- Glove Compartment Light W6 , removing and installing
- Front ashtray light, removing and installing
- Rear ashtray light, removing and installing
- Drivers Door Opener Illumination L108 , Front Passengers Door Opener Illumination L109 , Left Rear Door Opener Illumination L110 , Right Rear Door Opener Illumination L111 , removi
- Door entry warning lights, removing and installing
- Left Footwell Light W9 , Right Footwell Light W10 , removing and installing
- Left Rear Footwell Light W45 , Right Rear Footwell Light W46 , removing and installing
- Left Luggage Compartment Light W18 , Right Luggage Compartment Light W35 - Sedan, removing and installing
- Luggage Compartment Light W3 - Avant, removing and installing
- Luggage Compartment Light W3 - bulb, Avant, replacing
- Rear Lid Courtesy Lamp W51 - Avant, removing and installing
- Signal Horn/Dual Tone Horn H1 - through 10.04, removing and installing
- Signal Horn/Dual Tone Horn H1 - from 11.04, removing and installing
- Heated steering wheel, servicing
- Garage Door Opener Control Head E284 , removing and installing
- Garage Door Opener Control Module J530 - through 10.04, removing and installing
- Garage Door Opener Control Module J530 - from 11.04, removing and installing
- Fuse panel, removing and installing
- Vehicle Electrical System Control Module J519 , removing and installing
- 9-position relay carrier, removing and installing
- 3-position relay carrier, removing and installing
- 4-position relay carrier, removing and installing
- Left connector station, removing and installing
- Comfort System Central Control Module J393 , removing and installing
- Right connector station, removing and installing
- Main fuse panel in left rear luggage compartment - Audi RS4, removing and installing
- Electronics box in plenum chamber, removing and installing
- Electronics box fan in plenum chamber, removing and installing
- 4-way relay carrier in electronics box in plenum chamber, removing and installing
- Connector junction, electronics box in plenum chamber, removing and installing
- Main fuse panel - vehicles with battery in engine compartment, removing and installing
- Positive terminal in plenum chamber - Audi RS4, removing and installing
- Safety precautions for repairing wiring harnesses and connectors
- Notes on repairs on wiring harnesses and connectors
- Notes on repairs to airbag and safety belt tensioner wiring harness
- Repairing a wire with cross-section 0.22 mm 2 or 0.35 mm 2
- Antenna cables, replacing
- Antenna connector cable, replacing
- Battery, General Information
- Safety Precautions
- Lead-Acid Battery, Safety Precautions
- Lead-Acid Battery without Visual Indicator
- Central Venting System
- Lead-Acid Battery without Visual Indicator, Checking
- Battery, Visual Inspection
- Battery Electrolyte Level, Checking
- Battery Specific Gravity, Measuring in All Cells
- Maintenance-Free Batteries
- Maintenance-Free Battery with Visual Indicator
- Maintenance-Free Battery with Visual Indicator, Checking
- Absorbent Glass Mat Battery without Visual Indicator
- Absorbent Glass Mat Battery, Checking
- Battery Post and Terminal, Handling Instructions
- Maintenance-Free Battery with Visual Indicator, Checking Color Display
- Battery, Testing
- Battery, Testing with Midtronics Battery/Starting/Charging System Analyzer MCR340A
- Battery - Vehicles with Energy Management Control Module, Testing with Vehicle Diagnosis, Testing and Information System VAS 5051B
- Battery No-Load Voltage - Vehicles without Energy Management Control Module, Checking
- Battery No-Load Voltage - Vehicles with Energy Management Control Module, Checking
- Battery, Load Testing with Midtronics Diagnostic Conductance Charging Station INC-940
- Battery, Charging
- Battery, Charging with Midtronics Diagnostic Conductance Charging Station INC-940
- Totally Discharged Batteries, Charging
- Battery, Quick Charging
- Battery, Support Mode with Midtronics Battery Maintainer PSC-550 or Midtronics Battery Maintainer CXC-2115
- Generator, Testing and Servicing
- Generator, Testing
- Bosch Generator, from MY 2001, Assembly Overview
- Valeo Generator, from MY 2001, Assembly Overview
- Ribbed Belt Pulley without Freewheel, Removing and Installing
- Ribbed Belt Pulley with Freewheel, Removing and Installing
- Cruise Control System, with Electronic Power Control
- Cruise Control System, Activating and Deactivating
- Washer Hose Couplings
- Washer Hoses, Repairing
- Smooth Hoses, Repairing
- Corrugated Hoses, Repairing
- HID Headlamps, Safety Precautions
- Anti-Theft Immobilizer, without Access/Start Control Module
- Faulty Transponder or Lost Key
- Induction Coil, Replacing
- Lock Set, Replacement Procedure
- Anti-Theft Immobilizer, with Access/Start Control Module
- Heated Steering Wheel
- Trailer Hitch Wiring Socket
- Wiring Harnesses and Connectors, Repairing
- Vehicle Electrical System, General Information
- Wiring Harness and Connector Repairs, General Information
- Airbag and Safety Belt Tensioner Wiring, Repairing
- CAN-Bus Wiring, Repairing
- Wire, 0.25 mm with Individual Crimp Connector, Repairing
- Wire, 0.35 mm and Larger with Individual Crimp Connector, Repairing
- Wire, 0.25 mm with Intermediate Wire Section, Repairing
- Wire, 0.35 mm or Larger with Intermediate Wire Section, Repairing
- Terminal Housings and Connectors, Repairing
- Terminal Housing and Harness Connector Repairs, General Information
- Single Wire Seals, Assembly
- Terminal Housings, Releasing and Disassembling
- Terminal Housings, Release and Disassembly, General Information
- Secondary Lock
- Primary Lock
- Primary Connector with Round Terminal Connector Systems
- Primary Connector with Flat Terminal Connector Systems
- Primary Connector with Special Connector Systems
- Antenna Wires, Repairing
- Fiber Optic Cable
- Fiber Optic Cables, Repairing
- Vehicle Diagnosis, Testing and Information Systems
- Vehicle Diagnosis, Testing and Information System VAS 5051B, Connecting
- Engine overview
- Delivery inspection
- Oil change service
- Inspection Service
- All switches, all electrical components, all displays and other operating elements: Checking function
- Automatic transmission
- Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
- Battery with "magic eye"
- Battery sealing plugs
- Valve-regulated lead acid battery or absorbed glass mat (AGM) battery
- Necessary test equipment
- Battery: Perform battery load test
- Perform battery load test
- Tester display during battery load test
- Table
- Brake fluid level, dependent on lining wear: Check
- Brake fluid: Changing
- Table - Sequence / quantity of brake fluid
- Brake system: Visual inspection for leaks and damage
- Brake pads: Thickness, checking
- Tires, checking
- Checking tire wear pattern
- Check tread depth.
- Spare wheel
- Set digital clock
- Radio clock
- Quartz clock
- DTC memory: Retrieving with VAS 5051/ 5052
- Electric windows: Check positioning
- Check vehicle key function
- Rear lid hinges: Lubricate
- Power steering fluid: Check for leaks and fluid level, top off fluid, if necessary
- Calibrate rearview mirror with compass
- A/C system: Check function, set temperature to 72 F (22 C)
- Instrument cluster: Adapt language version
- Cooling system: Check freeze protection, add coolant, if necessary
- 8-cyl. 5V engines 4.2L
- Air cleaner: Clean air filter housing and replace filter
- 4-cyl. 1.8L Turbo engines
- 6-cyl. 3.0L MPI engines
- 6-cyl. 3.2L FSI engines
- 8-cyl. 4.2L MPI engines
- 8-cyl. 4.2L engines (RS4)
- Engine oil: Fill
- Engine: Oil level, checking
- Engine (from above and below) and engine compartment: Visual inspection for leaks and damage
- Continuously Variable transmission (CVT) 01J: Changing ATF
- Engine oil: Drain/extract, replace oil filter
- 4-cyl. TFSI engines
- 6-cyl. 3.2L FSI gasoline engines
- 8-cyl. 4.2L MPI gasoline engines
- 8-cyl. 4.2L FSI gasoline engines, RS4
- Navigation: Eject button, unlocking
- Test drive: Perform
- Radio: Activate anti-theft coding by entering security code
- Radio/navigation system Plus (Chorus, Concert, Symphony): Deactivating transport mode
- Select mode of operation
- Select vehicle system
- Wheel bolts
- Correct wheel installation
- Necessary special tools
- Windshield spray jet setting
- Washer jet adjustment, front window (Cabriolet)
- Service display: Resetting or adapting
- Service display, resetting
- Oil quality, adapting
- Maximum values, adapting
- Service display, resetting without VAS 5051/5052
- Headlamp washer system: Check spray jet setting.
- Front axle joints: Seal boots, checking play and secure fit.
- Windshield wiper blades: Checking park position (Cabriolet)
- Headlamps: Check setting, adjust if necessary
- Check and adjustment conditions
- Tank filling table
- Headlamps, checking adjustment (with new test screen without 15 setting line)
- Fog lights
- Vehicle Electrical System Control Module - J519: coding
- Dust and pollen filter: Replacing
- Manual transmission/final drive: Check oil level, add oil if necessary
- Windshield/headlamp wiper system: Filling with fluid
- Telematics: Emergency battery, replacing
- Note before disconnecting battery.
- Underbody protection: Visual inspection for damage
- Anti-roll protection: Checking function (Cabriolet)
- Winter tires from factory
- 4-cyl. 1.8L
- 4-cyl. 2.0L FSI and 2.0L TFSI engines
- 6-cyl. engines 3.0L and 3.2L FSI
- 8-cyl. engines 4.2L MPI
- 8-cyl. engines 4.2L (RS4)
- Headlights: Aiming using Hella Universal Beamsetter IV
- RAPGARD, inspection: Removal and disposal
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System: Programming tire pressures
- 4-cyl. 5V 1.8L Turbo engines
- 4-cyl. 2.0L 5V engines
- 4-cyl. 4V 2.0L FSI engines
- 4-cyl. 4V 2.0L TFSI engines
- 6-cyl. 5V engines 2.4L; 3.0L
- Type plate / Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
- Vehicle lifting
- Tow starting/towing
- Vehicle checks within inspection and service framework
- General information
- Allocation of mechanical units: 5-speed Manual Transmission 01A AWD
- Allocation of mechanical units: 6-speed Manual Transmission 01E, AWD
- Allocation of mechanical units: 6-speed Manual Transmission 02X, AWD
- Allocation of mechanical units: 6-speed Manual Transmission 0A3, AWD
- Allocation of mechanical units: Automatic Transmission 01V FWD and AWD
- Allocation of mechanical units: Automatic Gearbox 09L, AWD
- Repair instructions
- Drive shaft, servicing
- Drive shaft, removing and installing
- Removing
- Installing
- Drive shaft flange, measuring and marking radial run-out
- Flange shaft oil seals, replacing
- Removal
- Pulling flange for drive shaft off drive pinion
- Inserting O-ring
- Tapping in seal for flange for drive shaft
- Installing flange
- Tighten nut for drive pinion and adjusting friction torque
- Removing nut for drive pinion
- Drive pinion and ring gear, adjusting
- Adjustment overview
- Final drive, readjustment sequence
- Drive pinion, adjusting
- Determining total shim thickness "Stotal" for shims "S1" + "S2"
- Determine "Stotal" (S1 + S2)
- Determining thickness of shim "S1*"
- Measuring frictional torque (check)
- Adjusting backlash
- Determining average backlash
- Determining thickness of shim "S2"
- The following shims are available for "S2"
- Determining thickness of shim "S1"
- The following shims are available for "S1"
- Check measurement
- Identification of rear final drive
- Code letters, aggregate allocation, ratios, capacities, Audi A4 2002 >, Cabriolet 2003 >
- Code letters, aggregate allocation, ratios, capacities, Audi A6 2005 >
- Code letters, aggregate allocation, ratios, capacities, Audi A8 2004 >
- Power transfer, overview
- General Repair Notes
- Vehicle jack mode on vehicles with air spring suspension
- O-rings, gaskets, seals
- Securing rings
- Nuts, bolts
- Driveshaft, servicing overview
- Driveshaft (Audi A4 and Cabriolet, Audi A6), removing and installing
- Driveshaft (Audi A4 and Cabriolet, Audi A6), removing
- Installing driveshaft - Audi A4 and Cabriolet, Audi A6
- Driveshaft, removing and installing - Audi A8
- Removing driveshaft - Audi A8
- Installing driveshaft - Audi A8
- Driveshaft, disconnecting from rear final drive
- Driveshaft, securing to rear final drive
- Measure radial play at flange/driveshaft and mark
- Axle oil in rear final drive, checking
- Rear final drive, removing and installing
- Rear final drive (Audi A4 and Cabriolet, Audi A6), removing and installing
- Installing rear final drive - Audi A4 and Cabriolet, Audi A6
- Rear final drive (Audi A8), removing and installing
- Installing rear final drive - Audi A8
- Oil seals for flange shafts, replacing
- Sealing ring for flange/driveshaft (rear final drive installed), replacing
- General information
- Front gas-filled strut, venting and emptying
- Rear gas-filled strut, venting
- Power steering gear, emptying
- Strut leak
- Strut, noises
- Strut, checking while removed
- Struts, testing on shock tester
- Damaged threads, repairing
- Longmember thread, servicing
- General Information
- Suspension strut, removing and installing
- Suspension strut, servicing
- Clarification of Production Control numbers (PR No.)
- Coil spring, removing
- Coil spring, installing
- Wheel bearing housing, removing and installing
- Removing
- Slide washer, removal and installation
- Mounting bracket, removing and installing
- Upper links, removing and installing
- Top front and rear link bearings, replacing
- Subframe bushings, replacing
- Bonded rubber bushing stop wedges, removing and installing
- Tunnel crossmember, removing and installing
- Vehicles with automatic headlight vertical aim control, vehicle level sensor
- Removing and installing
- Control link, removing and installing, (all engine versions except 3.0L TDI and 3.2L FSI)
- Control arm, removing and installing (vehicles with 3.0L TDI and 3.2L FSI)
- Guide link, removing and installing
- Stabilizer bar, removing and installing
- Cross brace, removing and installing
- Front diagonal braces, removing and installing
- Drive axle, removing and installing
- Remove drive axle
- Install drive axle
- Component, overview
- Triple roller joint, disassembling
- Triple roller joint, assembling
- Outer constant velocity joint, servicing
- Outer constant velocity (CV) joint, checking
- Triple roller joint AAR 2600 i or 3300 i, disassembling
- Triple roller joint AAR 2600 i or 3300 i, assembling
- Individual component overview
- Inner CV joint, removing
- Outer CV joint, removing
- Outer CV joint, installing
- Inner constant velocity (CV) joint, checking
- Inner CV joint, installing
- Wheel bearing, lifting to curb weight position
- Vehicle level sensor in vehicles with automatic headlight vertical aim control
- Vehicle level sensor in vehicle, replacing
- Coil spring, removing and installing
- Strut, removing and installing
- Strut, servicing
- Stub axle carrier - front wheel drive, servicing
- Wheel bearing housing (steel) - all wheel drive, servicing
- Wheel bearing (with wheel bearing housing (steel) installed - all wheel drive), removing and installing
- Wheel bearing housing (aluminum) - all wheel drive, removing and installing
- Characteristics
- Slide washer, removing and installing
- Transverse link, removing and installing
- Transverse link bracket, replacing
- Nut for securing transverse link to subframe, replacing
- Trapezoidal control arm, removing and installing
- Subframe, removing and installing
- Rear differential bushing, replacing
- Tie rod, removing and installing
- Tie rod (three-piece version) stone protection 8E0 501 561 (old version), removing and installing
- Tie rod (one-piece version) stone protection (new version), removing and installing
- Stabilizer bushings, replacing
- Coupling rod for stabilizer bar, removing and installing
- Front or rear diagonal braces, removing and installing
- Drive axles, removing and Installing
- Drive axle with constant velocity inner joint (diameter 100 mm), servicing
- Pressing on inner constant velocity joint
- Coat cover or cap sealing surface with D 454 300 A2
- Driveshaft with constant velocity inner joint (diameter 108 mm), servicing
- Installation location
- DRC II fault finding
- DRC II system pressure check
- Dynamic Ride Control (DRC II), emptying and filling
- Fill new oil container
- Empty used oil container
- Wheels, tires
- Changing tires
- Metal valve body, removing and installing
- Tire Pressure Monitoring Control Module J502 , removing and installing
- Rear Tire Pressure Monitoring System antenna, removing and installing
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System, system usage
- Test Requirements
- Wheel alignment is necessary when
- Specifications for wheel alignment
- Measurement preparations
- Application of adapters to suspension for measurement
- Mechanical steering rack center position, checking
- Front axle camber, checking and adjusting if necessary
- Toe at rear axle, adjusting
- Front axle toe-in curve, adjusting
- Vehicle, bringing into initial position for measurement
- Vehicle, lifting with suspension 1BA, 1BR, 1BE, 1BV, 1BD, 2MC, 2ME
- Front axle toe, adjusting
- Airbag steering wheel, removing and installing
- Steering column, assembly overview
- Transportation securing device
- Steering column, checking for damage
- Steering column, removing and installing
- Steering lock with ignition switch without lock cylinder, removing and installing
- Power-assist steering gear, assembly overview
- Power steering gear, removing and installing
- Power steering gear, servicing
- Power steering gear, adjusting
- Servotronic steering gear, servicing
- Servotronic voltage supply, checking
- Speed signal, checking
- Servotronic Solenoid Valve , checking
- Tie rod ball joint, removing and installing
- Power steering fluid level, checking
- Steering system, bleeding after reconstructing
- Steering system, checking for leaks
- Vehicles with 4-cylinder engines, assembly overview
- Vehicles with 6-cylinder gasoline engine
- Power steering pump (vehicles with 6-cylinder gasoline engine), removing and installing
- Power steering pump (vehicles with 8-cylinder gasoline engine with chain drive), removing and installing
- Wheels, Tires, and Tire Pressure Monitoring
- Wheels and Tires, General Information
- Alloy Wheels
- Wheels, Changing and Mounting Notes
- Changing Wheels
- Tightening Specifications, Wheel Bolts
- Changing Tires
- Metal Valve Body, Removing and Installing
- Fault Finding
- Fault Finding, Introduction
- Tire Wear and Service Life
- Driving Style
- Tire Air Pressure
- TWI
- Rolling Noise Due to Tires
- Heel-and-Toe Wear
- Wheel and Tire Vibration
- Balancing Wheels on Stationary Balancing Machine
- Wheel and Tire Radial and Lateral Run-Out
- Wheel and Tire Radial and Lateral Run-Out, Checking with VAG 1435
- Specifications for radial and lateral run-out on wheel
- Matched Mounting
- Tire Flat Spots from Standing
- Vehicle Pulls to One Side
- General information
- Vehicle Pulls to One Side, Correcting
- Tire Damage
- Tire Information
- Tires with Emergency Running Characteristics PAX, Lettering on Side Wall
- Tire Aging
- Wheels, Rotating
- Vehicles with Break-Down Kit
- Tire, Removing
- New Tire, Mounting
- Tires with Rim Protector
- Emergency Wheels, General Information
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System
- Tires with Emergency Running Characteristics, Self-Supporting Tire
- Tires with Emergency Running Characteristics, PAX