Driving; General Information - Audi A8 2018 Owner's Manual

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Driving
General information
Breaking in
A new veh icle must be broken in for the first
1,000 m iles (1,500 km). Do not dr ive at speeds
that will ex ceed 2/3 of t he max imum perm itted
engine speed (RPM) for the first 600 miles
(1,000 km), and avoid full acceleration during
this period . You may gradually start increasing
the RPM and the speed between 600 miles
(1,000 km) and 1,000 miles (1,500 km) .
During the first hours of use, the engine has a
higher internal friction than later on when all
moving parts have settled into place with each
other.
How the vehicle is driven d uring the first 1,000
miles (1 ,500 km) also affects t he engine quality .
Drive at moderate engine speeds after the initial
break-in per iod, part icu larly when running a cold
engine . This will reduce eng ine wear and improve
the m ileage .
Do not drive at too low of an engine speed (RPM).
Shift down if the engine stops running "smooth-
ly". Extremely high eng ine speeds are automati-
cally reduced .
New tires
If your vehicle is running on new t ires, dr ive pa r-
ticularly ca refu l for the first 350 miles (500 kilo-
mete rs) after fit t ing .
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WARNING
New tires tend to be slippery and must also
be "broken -in" . Be sure to remember this dur-
ing the first 350 miles (500 kilometers).
Brake gently . Avoid following closely behind
other vehicles or other situations that might
require sudden, hard brak ing .
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Driving
Reducing the risk of vehicle damage
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Note
When dr iving on poor roads, by cu rbs and on
steep ramps, make sure that low -hanging
components such as the spoiler and exhaust
system do not come into contact with these
or they co uld be damaged. This espec ia lly ap-
plies to vehicles w ith low ground clearance
and vehicles that are heav ily loaded.
Driving through water on roads
Note the following to reduce the risk of veh icle
damage when dr iving through wate r, fo r example
on flooded roads:
- The water must not be any higher than the bot-
tom of the veh icle body .
- Do not dr ive faster than walk ing speed .
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WARNING
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After driv ing through water or mud, the effec -
tiveness of the brakes may be reduced due to
moisture o n the brake rotors and brake pads.
A few ca refu l bra ke app lications sho uld d ry
off t he brakes and restore the fu ll braki ng ef -
fect.
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Note
- Vehicle components such as t he e ng ine,
t ra nsmission, suspe nsion or elect rical sys-
t em can be seve re ly damaged by driv ing
throug h water .
- Always sw itch the Start/Stop system off
w hen d riving th rough water q poge
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Tips
- Determine the depth before d riving throug h
wate r.
- Do not stop the vehicle, drive in reverse or
sw itch t he e ngine off when d riving t hrough
wate r.
- Keep in mind that o ncom ing vehicles may
create waves that raise t he wa t er level and
m ak e it too deep for yo ur vehicle to drive
throug h safe ly.
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