Towing With A Tow Truck - Audi A8 2018 Owner's Manual

- When connecting jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get caught in any mov ing
parts in the engine compartment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, a lways read and heed a ll
WARNINGS ¢ page 272.
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Note
Impro per hook-u p of jum per cables can ru in
the generato r.
- Always connect POSITIVE( +) to POSITIVE
(+), and NEGATIVE(- ) to NEGATIVE(- )
g round post of the battery manager contro l
unit.
- Check that a ll screw plugs on the battery
cells are sc rewed in firmly . If not, t ighten
plugs p rior to connect ing clamp on negative
batte ry te rmi nal.
- Please note t hat the procedure fo r con nect-
ing a jumper cab le as desc ribed above ap-
plies specifica lly t o t he case of your vehicle
being ju m p starte d . When you are g iving a
ju mp star t t o ano t her vehicle, do not con-
nect th e neg ative( -) ca ble to the neg at ive
(-) t ermin al on t he disch arged bat te ry @
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fig . 290. Instead, securely connect the
negat ive(- ) cab le to either a solid metal
component that is f irm ly bolted to the en-
gine block or to the engine bloc k itself. If
the battery that is be ing cha rged does not
vent to the outs ide, escap ing batte ry gas
could ignite and explod e !
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing .
The fo llow ing informa t ion is t o be used by com-
mercia l tow tr uck opera t ors who know how to op -
e rat e the ir equip men t safely.
- Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam-
age to the engine and transmission.
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
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around the brake lines.
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- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
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must be transported with a flatbed truck.
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Emergency situations
- To load the vehicle on to the flatbed, use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at-
tach to the front or rear anchorage
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page 329 and
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page 330.
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WARNING
A veh icle being towed is not safe for passen-
ge rs. Never allow a nyo ne to ride in a vehicl e
being towed, fo r any reason.
Front towing loop
Fig. 291 Fron t bu m pe r: removing t he cap
Fig. 292 Fron t bu m pe r: insta lling the tow ing loop
The thread for the towing loop is on the right
s ide of the front bumper beh ind a cap.
.,. Remove the towing loo p from the vehicle too l
kit.
.,. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres-
sure
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fig. 291 . The cap will loosen from the
bumper.
.,. Tigh t en the tow ing loop in the t hreaded open -
ing until it stops
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fig. 292 and t hen t ighten it
wit h a wheel wre nch .
.,. Afte r usi ng, place th e t ow ing loop back in the
veh icle tool kit .
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