Audi A8 2016 Owner's Manual page 219

Please refill Ad Blue. Range 1500 mi (2400 km)
This message appears when there is only enough
Ad Blue lef t to drive t he distance indicated in the
driver information system . Fill the AdBlue.
AdBlue
,0 Refill AdBlue! No restart in 600 mi
(1000 km) ! See owner 's manual
This message appears when there is only enough
Ad Blue left to drive the distance indicated in the
driver info rmation system . Fill the Ad Blue. Other-
wise the engine will not sta rt again if you st op it
once t he distance indicated has been driven. You
can also check t he remai ning dist ance in the on-
board computer.
Refill Ad Blue! No restart! See own-
er's manual
This message appears whe n the AdBlue ta nk is
empty . Fill the AdBlue. Otherwise you will not be
able t o st art the engine again once yo u stop it.
The AdBlue must be refilled when t he amount in
the tank has reached the minimum level
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page 217, Filling Ad Blue.
Incorrect filling / system malfunction
A message appears if the AdBlue tank was filled
with a fluid other than AdBlue and the system
has detected that the tan k was fi lled incor rect ly,
or if there is a system malfunction .
Ad Blue
-I'
Ad Blue: System fault! No restart in
600 mi (1000 km) . See owner's manual.
This message appears when it is only possibl e to
drive the distance ind icated in the dr iver informa-
tion system. Drive to t he nearest authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Aud i Service Facility to have
the ma lfunction corrected. Otherwise t he engine
w ill not start again if you stop it once the dis-
tance ind icated has been driven .
AdBlue: System fault No restart!
See owner's manual
This message appears if the system has detected
that the tank was filled incorrectly or that there
is a malfunction . Drive immediately to the near-
est authorized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility to have t he malfunction correct-
Fuel a nd Refueling
ed. Otherwise you wi ll not be able to star t the en-
gine again once you stop it .
Filling AdBlue
Applies to : veh icles with selec t ive catalytic redu ct ion (SCR)
Fig. 192 Right rear side of the vehicle: re moving t he Ad Bl-
ue cap
The Ad Blue tank open ing is located near t he die-
sel tank opening. Add at least 1.5 gallons (5. 7L)
of Ad Blue. This is the minim um amount required
to ensure the system detects t he refi lling and to
sta rt t he engine. You can add a maxim um of 4
gallo ns (16L).
Requireme nt: The request to add Ad Blue must
appear in the instrum ent clust er disp lay.
.,. Switch t he ignit ion off.
.,. Open the tank door ¢ page 214 .
.,. Turn the cap on t he tank opening to the left to
remove ¢ fig . 192.
.,. Fill t he Ad Blue w ith th e bottle ¢ page 218 or
t he caniste r ¢p age 218.
WARNING
Ad Blue can irrita t e the skin, eyes and respira-
tory system. If there is contact with t he f luid,
fl ush immed iate ly w ith plenty of water . Con-
sult a physician if necessary.
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Note
- Only use AdBlue t hat conforms to t he
standar d ISO 22241-1. Do not mix any addi-
tives with the Ad Blue and do not dilute it
w ith wate r.
- Ad Blue must not be filled in the diesel ta nk
and diesel fue l must not be filled in the
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