Recent automobiles have an increasing number of options and although they give us a lot of convenience, some of them are not all the time convenient to use. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Audi Q8, dependent on its options, it can be challenging to know precisely how to start a Audi Q8? Even if this required act of running a car may seem like common sense to many of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. In this article we will show you the different procedures to start a Audi Q8 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Audi Q8 with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a Audi Q8 with key?

So we start our content page which is designed to show you how to start a Audi Q8, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find down below the various measures to be done to turn on the engine of your Audi Q8:

  • Find the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is almost always on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Audi Q8 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Check that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they mean don’t hesitate to read our content page on orange lights on Audi Q8 to find out the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Audi Q8 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Audi Q8,

How to start a Audi Q8 with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Audi Q8 with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Audi Q8 equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique remains roughly alike, so don’t hesitate to go back to the previous part to get information on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the actions to adhere to to start your Audi Q8 with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Audi Q8 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is usually based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually positioned on the centre console.
  • Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Audi Q8

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Audi Q8

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How do I start a Audi Q8 without a key?

And to conclude, we will see, how to start a Audi Q8 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem logical. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Audi Q8 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to stick to:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Audi Q8).

There, you’ve discovered all the options to start a Audi Q8.

If you want more tutorials on the Audi Q8, go to our Audi Q8 category.