Audi A8 2013 Owner's Manual

The sounds of music.

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For years, while other sound-system engineers were obsessed with what they thought you should be hearing, Audi sound engineers thought about how we impact what people are feeling when they are enjoying music. We found a partner who shared our passion—Bang & Olufsen®—who has helped us conceive a new way of experiencing sounds in your A8. We use speaker positioning, speaker design and precise sound calibration to work in concert with the ambient noise in your car. The results are crisper, more resonant—you might even say, more emotional. Because, if you are only listening, you’re not really feeling it.

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( Bang & Olufsen® acoustic lenses )

19 speakers

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.33 – ICEpower® Amplifiers

About the size of a smartphone, this revolutionary acoustic technology from Bang & Olufsen® helps ensure a powerful sound base without taking up the amount of space or emitting the level of heat that conventional ampliﬁers do. No wonder Bang & Olufsen® and Audi complement each other so well.

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.34 – Bang & Olufsen® Advanced Sound System

The passion of Bang & Olufsen® matches well with Audi. By focusing on design and performance together, we bring out the best in outstanding acoustics. Bang & Olufsen® engineers help to sculpt meticulously rendered sound through two innovative retractable aluminum acoustic lenses and an impressive 1,400 watts of pure power.

1,400 watts

1 Bang & Olufsen ® Advanced Sound System avail able on all A8 mode ls.

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No one connects you the way we do.

38˚ 57' 8.1" N

77˚ 23' 41.1" W

We set out to change how people interact in and out of their automobiles. A suite of technologies has made the Audi A8 a true champion of progress. And with Audi connect™ with Google Earth™ imagery and Wi-Fi connectivity for up to eight passenger devices, you have multiple ways to stay connected.1 You can also access information and navigate entirely with your voice in just a few commands. With that kind of access, Audi helps build on your interactive life while helping enhance your ownership experience.

1 Distr acted drivin g can cause a loss o f vehicle contr ol. The featur es and technolo gies discussed a bove are oere d for convenien ce, and should be us ed only when it is saf e and approp riate. The Wi-F i hotspot feat ure is intended f or passenger use only. Alway s pay careful at tention to th e road, and do not dri ve while distra cted. Features may req uire additional subs cription plan. See deal er for details . 2 See back cover fo r important in formation re garding require d SiriusXM subs criptions.

33˚ 46' 3.1" N

118˚ 11' 26.5" W

Google Earth™ 3D satellite imagery

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With Google Earth™ integration, you’ll enjoy 3D topography, including Google Maps Street View, displayed right on the Audi MMI® screen.

SiriusXM Trac

Working with your Google Earth™ overlay, you can get trac conditions and plan alternate routes to help get around trac backups.

Reported local fuel prices

Find the lowest reported local price for fuel—and the directions to the station—right through the MMI system.

Google™ Local Search

Search for destinations via text or voice, using the cloud processing power of Google™ speech recognition and their point-of-interest database.

myAudi features

Plan your destination from your personal computer and send your route to your A8, for a preprogrammed trip plan.

Weather information

Current local conditions and forecasts for your destination can help you prepare for your trip.

News feeds

Stay on top of the news by having headlines and stories delivered right to your MMI display.

Mobile Wi-Fi hotspot

Provides high-speed connectivity for up to eight passenger devices through an onboard wireless hub.

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2013 Audi A8 L shown in Phantom Black pearl with optional full LED headlight technology.

There’s a new class of ﬂagship.

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As the ﬁnest sedan to wear the four rings, the Audi A8 represents a step up in class. At the pinnacle of prestige, it embodies the notion of progress. Perhaps it’s best to think of the A8 as luxury unshackled from traditional expectations. Which is why, along with Audi engineering and design expertise, the A8 oers new technological possibilities, to better connect the driver to the drive. There are notable Audi touches, like Audi quattro® all-wheel drive, brilliantly iconic LED lighting technology and a quality of ﬁnish unequaled in the industry. But it goes further. All told, it represents what’s possible when a company steps past tradition to create something of stature that appeals to those with a sense of adventure.

.01 – Full LED Headlight Technology

Intense, brilliant and unmistakable, the optional full LED headlights mimic daylight , making objects ahead of you easier to spot, while helping reduce strain on the driver’s eye.

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Audi Truth in Engineering

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Note: A wor d about this bro chure. Audi of Am erica, Inc., bel ieves the spec ification s in this brochur e to be correct a t the time of print ing. However, spec ification s, standard eq uipment, option s, fabrics, and c olors a re subject to chan ge with out not ice. Som e equipment may be un available whe n your vehicle is buil t. Pleas e ask your dealer for advice concerning curr ent availa bility of st andard and optio nal equipment, an d your dealer will v erify that y our vehicle will in clude the equipm ent you ordered . Vehicle s in this brochure a re shown with op tional equipme nt. See your dea ler for compl ete details o n the New Vehicle L imited Warran ty, twelve -year limited w arranty a gainst corro sion perfo ration, and Au di 24/7 Roadsid e Assistan ce. (Roadside assis tance coverag e provided by Road America in the U. S. Cer tain conditions apply; see your d ealer fo r detail s.) Tir es supplied by var ious man ufac turer s. Audi,” all model names, “Audi c onnec t,” “ASF,” “Cylinder on Demand,” “FSI,” “MMI,” “quattro,” “Sidegu ard,” “Sin glefr ame” and t he Singlefram e grille design, “ TFSI,” “ Truth in Engineerin g,” and the four rin gs logo ar e trade marks o r registered trademar ks of AU DI AG. “Alca ntara” is a regis tered trademark of Alc antar a S.p.A . “Bang & O lufs en” is a registere d trade mark of B ang & Olufsen, The B LUET OOTH wo rd mark an d logos are owned by the Blu etoot h SIG, Inc ., and use of any such marks by AU DI AG is under license. “BOSE ” and “AudioP ilot ” are regi stere d tradem arks of the Bo se Corporat ion. “GOOGL E,” “Google Ear th” and “Go ogle Maps Stre et View” are t rademarks o f Google Inc. “ HD Radio” and the H D Radio logo are p roprietar y trademarks o f iBiquity Di gital Corpor ation. “Home link” is a regi stered trad emark of Johnso n Controls Techn ology Compa ny. “ICEpower” i s a registered t rademark of B ang & Olufsen . “iPod” is a regis tered tradem ark of Apple, Inc . “Servotr onic” is a regis tered tradem ark of the AM Gen eral Corpora tion. “Sirius XM” and all rel ated marks and l ogos are trad emarks of Siri us XM Radio Inc . and its subsidia ries. SiriusX M Satellite R adio and Traffi c subscriptio ns sold separat ely or as a package a fter trial ex pires. Sirius XM Traffic ser vice avail able in select m arkets. Subscriptions are governed by Si riusX M Customer Agre ement (s ee ww w.siriu sxm.co m) and are co ntinuo us until you call Si riusX M to cancel. SiriusXM U.S. Satel lite Servi ce avail able only to those 18 and ol der in the 48 conti guous U.S.A., D.C. and Puerto Rico (with c overage limit ations). “TDI” is a re gistered trad emark of Volksw agen AG. “Tiptronic” i s a regist ered tradem ark of Dr. Ing h.c. F. Porsche AG. All ot her trademark s are the proper ty of their re spective ow ners. Some European mo dels shown.

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There’s a new class of ﬂagship.

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As the ﬁnest sedan to wear the four rings, the Audi A8 represents a step up in class. At the pinnacle of prestige, it embodies the notion of progress. Perhaps it’s best to think of the A8 as luxury unshackled from traditional expectations. Which is why, along with Audi engineering and design expertise, the A8 oers new technological possibilities, to better connect the driver to the drive. There are notable Audi touches, like Audi quattro® all-wheel drive, brilliantly iconic LED lighting technology and a quality of ﬁnish unequaled in the industry. But it goes further. All told, it represents what’s possible when a company steps past tradition to create something of stature that appeals to those with a sense of adventure.

.01 – Full LED Headlight Technology

Intense, brilliant and unmistakable, the optional full LED headlights mimic daylight , making objects ahead of you easier to spot, while helping reduce strain on the driver’s eye.

2013 Audi A8 L shown in Phantom Black pearl with optional full LED headlight technology.

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A tradition, reﬁned.

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The twelve cylinders that deliver reﬁned power make the Audi A8 L W12 the elite among the elite. Building on the achievements of previous generations, the W12 represents the pinnacle of engineering. It’s not just about power—although the 6.3-liter W12 engine with Audi FSI® direct injection produces 500 hp and 463lb-ft of torque—it’s how that power is felt by the driver. As delivered through Audi quattro®, rearbiased torque distribution helps ensure that the ride is smooth, the handling is true, and the acceleration is always memorable. With an aluminum-silicon alloy reducing the engine weight, and large displacement delivering eortless thrust and improved eciency,1 the W12 has built on the Audi heritage of engineering and further reﬁned it, setting the W12 apart from just about anything on the road.

.02 – Design Lines

The design of the A8 delivers status with dynamism, sportiness with elegance. From its Dynamic line that brings the vehicle closer to the road to the signature ﬂow of its Character line, the A8 is an uncompromised expression of singular stature and luxurious style.

character line

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car front

shoulder line

dynamic line

car rear

2013 Audi A8 L W12 shown in Phantom Black pearl with Driver Assistance package and 20" 10-parallel-spoke design alloy wheels.

1 EPA estim ates not availa ble at time of print ing. Your mileage will vary.

At home with the checkered ﬂag

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and the red carpet.

Whether at the ﬁnish line or the receiving line, the Audi S8 is a winning choice. This is an uncompromising sports-tuned ﬂagship that can only be described as progressive luxury performance, something that makes the S8 as much Hollywood as it is Grand Prix. It not only sets o ﬂashbulbs with its powerfully realized style, it also pops pulses with a 4.0-liter biturbo V8 producing an astonishing 520 hp and 481 lb-ft of torque— numbers that put real meaning in your throttle. When you are the driver of an S8 you become part of an exclusive club, a group of drivers who understand that performance and power are not optional, but an extension of who you are.

ENGINE //

DRIVETRAIN // Audi quattro® all-wheel drive with sports dierential, eight-speed Tiptronic® automatic transmission

CHASSIS // S8 tuned Audi adaptive air suspension, Audi drive select and dynamic steering

BRAKES // 15.7" ventilated front disc brakes with six-piston calipers and S8 logo, 14.0" ventilated rear disc brakes

PERFORMANCE //

1 Top track sp eed is electr onically limit ed in the U.S. Obey a ll speed and tra c laws.

4.0-liter biturbo TFSI® V8 engine developing 520 hp and 481 lb-ft of torque

Top track speed of 155,

acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds

There’s more information on the Audi Sport model line in the all-new 2013 Audi Sport brochure. See your dealer or go to audiusa.com for details.

2013 Audi S8 shown in Ice Silver metallic.

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