Lifting Vehicle - Audi A8 2015 Owner's Manual

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Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook- up
is secure before moving the car up the flat-
bed truck ramp.
Vehicle transport
Whenever you hove your vehicle transported,
be sure to note the following:
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Note
Mount the tie-down chains/cables over the
running surface (circumference) of the
tires. Never secure the vehicle by the axle,
the suspension struts or the front or rear
towline eye. For technical reasons, the
pressure in the suspension struts may
change du ring the transport and this will
adve rsely affect vehicle handling.
Lifting vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may only be li~ed at the lifting
points illustrated.
Fig. 242 Front lift ing point
Fig. 24 3 Rear lifti ng point
• Read and heed WARNING
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Emergenc y s itu a tion s 285
• Activate the vehicle jack mode in the MMI:
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function button > Car systems contro l
button> Servicing & checks > Air susp.:
jack mode > On.
• Locate lifting points
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fig. 242
and
¢fig. 243 .
• Adjust lifting arms of wo rkshop hoist or
floor jack to match veh icle lifting points.
• Insert a rubber pad be tween the floo r jack/
workshop hoist and the lift ing po ints .
The vehicle jack mode must be activated so
that the automat ic adjustment of the Adap-
tive Air Suspens ion does not make it more d if-
ficult to raise the vehicle with the floor ja ck.
If you must lift your vehicle with a fl oor jack
to work underneath , be sure the vehicle is
safely supported on stand s intended for thi s
purpose.
Front lifting point
The lifting point is located on the floor pan re-
inforcement about at the same leve l as the
jac k mounting point
Q
fig. 242. Do not lift
t he vehicle at the verti cal sill reinforcement .
Rear lifting point
The lifting point is located o n the vert ical rein -
forcement of the lower sill for the on-board
jack ¢
fig. 243 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to
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WARNING
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- To reduce the risk of serious injury and
vehicle damage .
- Always lift the vehicle only at the spe-
cia l workshop ho ist and floor jack lift
points illustrated ¢fig . 242 and
¢ fig. 243 .
- Failure to lift the vehicle at these
po ints could cause the vehicle to tilt or
fall from a lift if there is a change in ve-
hicle weight distribution and balance.
This might happen, for example, when
heavy components such as the eng ine
block or transmission are removed.