A8 Sedan V8-3.7L (AEW) (1997): Transmission and Drivetrain

Also for this vehicle: A8 Quattro Sedan V8-4.2L (ABZ) (1998), A8 Quattro Sedan V8-4.2L (AKB) (2002), A8 Quattro Sedan V8-4.2L (AUX) (2001), A8 Quattro Sedan V8-4.2L (BFM) (2005), A8 Quattro Sedan V8-4.2L (BGK) (2006), A8 Quattro Sedan V8-4.2L (BVJ) (2008).

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01Relays and Modules Relays and Modules: Sections
02Sensors and Switches Sensors and Switches: Sections
03Maintenance Maintenance: Sections
04Engine, Cooling and Exhaust Engine, Cooling and Exhaust: Sections
05Powertrain Management Powertrain Management: Sections
06Transmission and Drivetrain Transmission and Drivetrain: Sections
- Actuators and Solenoids - Transmission and Drivetrain › Actuators and Solenoids - A/T › Shift Interlock Solenoid › Component Information › Locations
- Automatic Transmission/Transaxle255 pages
  - Actuators and Solenoids - A/T › Shift Interlock Solenoid › Component Information › Locations
  - Control Module, A/T › Component Information8 pages
    Locations › Component Locations › Transmission Control Module2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Checking Control Unit Coding2 3 4
  - Front Final Drive, Automatic Transaxle <--> [Differential, Automatic Transaxle]10 pages
    Front Final Drive Fluid <--> [Differential Fluid - A/T] › Component Information › Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
    Differential Output Shaft, A/T › Component Information › Service and Repair › Left › Left Drive Flange2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Downshift Switch, A/T › Component Information › Locations › Kick Down Switch -F8-2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  - Fluid - A/T › Component Information11 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Vehicle - Fluid Capacity Chart2 3
    Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
    Service and Repair › ATF Level, Checking and Filling2 3 4 5 6
  - Fluid Filter - A/T › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Oil Pan, ATF Filter, Valve Body, Removing and Installing2 3 4
  - Fluid Line/Hose, A/T › Component Information3 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Overview, ATF Lines, Removing and Installing2
  - Fluid Pan, A/T › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Oil Pan, ATF Filter, Valve Body, Removing and Installing2 3 4
  - Fluid Transfer Tube, A/T › Component Information › Service and Repair2
  - Lamps and Indicators - A/T › Malfunction Indicator Lamp - A/T › Component Information › Description and Operation
  - Lateral Acceleration Sensor, A/T › Component Information › Service and Repair2
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp - A/T › Component Information › Description and Operation
  - Relays and Modules - A/T11 pages
    Control Module, A/T › Component Information8 pages
    Locations › Component Locations › Transmission Control Module2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Checking Control Unit Coding2 3 4
    Shift Interlock Relay › Component Information › Locations2 3
  - Seals and Gaskets, A/T › System Information › Service and Repair › Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…31
  - Sensors and Switches - A/T30 pages
    Downshift Switch, A/T › Component Information › Locations › Kick Down Switch -F8-2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Lateral Acceleration Sensor, A/T › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Multi-Function Transmission Range Switch <--> [Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T] › Component Information7 pages
    Specifications
    Locations › Multi-Function Transmission Range (TR) Switch2 3
    Service and Repair › Disconnecting From Harness2 3
    Transmission Speed Sensor, A/T › Component Information9 pages
    Specifications
    Locations › Sender For Transmission Output RPM2 3
    Service and Repair › Speedometer Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) -G22- › Sensor, Removing and Installing2 3 4 5
    Transmission Temperature Sensor/Switch, A/T › Component Information › Diagrams2
  - Shift Interlock, A/T8 pages
    Shift Interlock Cable › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins4 pages
    Recalls: › NHTSA08V397000
    All Technical Service Bulletins: › NHTSA08V397000
    All Other Service Bulletins for Shift Interlock Cable: › 9010142
    All Other Service Bulletins for Shift Interlock Cable: › 901014
    Shift Interlock Relay › Component Information › Locations2 3
    Shift Interlock Solenoid › Component Information › Locations
  - Shifter A/T › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Shift Linkage, A/T › Shift Cable, A/T › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins64 pages
    Recalls for Shift Cable:32 pages
    37D5J224 pages
    Sep16 pages
    08 › Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position › Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position › Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position › Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position › Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Shift Cable:32 pages
    37D5J224 pages
    Sep16 pages
    08 › Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position › Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position › Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position › Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position › Campaign - A/T Locking Cable Out Of Position2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Torque Converter › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Overview2 3
  - Transmission Cooler, A/T › Component Information › Service and Repair › Overview, ATF Lines, Removing and Installing2
  - Transmission Mount, A/T › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6
  - Multi-Function Transmission Range Switch <--> [Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T] › Component Information7 pages
    Specifications
    Locations › Multi-Function Transmission Range (TR) Switch2 3
    Service and Repair › Disconnecting From Harness2 3
  - Transmission Speed Sensor, A/T › Component Information9 pages
    Specifications
    Locations › Sender For Transmission Output RPM2 3
    Service and Repair › Speedometer Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) -G22- › Sensor, Removing and Installing2 3 4 5
  - Transmission Temperature Sensor/Switch, A/T › Component Information › Diagrams2
  - Valve Body, A/T › Component Information11 pages
    Specifications2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Oil Pan, ATF Filter, Valve Body, Removing and Installing2 3 4 5 6 7
- Clutch, M/T › Component Information › Tools and Equipment
- Drive Axles, Bearings and Joints29 pages
  - Axle Shaft Assembly6 pages
    Axle Shaft › Component Information › Service and Repair › Replacement2 3 4
    Constant Velocity Joint › Component Information › Specifications › Mechanical Specifications2
  - Wheel Bearing › Component Information › Service and Repair18 pages
    Front › Wheel Bearing Housing (Wheel Bearing Pressed In), Servicing2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Rear › Wheel Bearing Housing (Bearing Pressed In), Servicing2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  - Wheel Hub › Axle Nut › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5
- Flex Plate › Component Information › Specifications
- Lamps and Indicators - Transmission and Drivetrain › Lamps and Indicators - A/T › Malfunction Indicator Lamp - A/T › Component Information › Description and Operation
- Manual Transmission/Transaxle6 pages
  - Front Final Drive, Manual Transaxle <--> [Differential, Manual Transaxle] › Differential Fluid - M/T › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Vehicle - Fluid Capacity Chart2 3
  - Fluid - M/T › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Vehicle - Fluid Capacity Chart2 3
- Relays and Modules - Transmission and Drivetrain › Relays and Modules - A/T11 pages
  - Control Module, A/T › Component Information8 pages
    Locations › Component Locations › Transmission Control Module2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Checking Control Unit Coding2 3 4
  - Shift Interlock Relay › Component Information › Locations2 3
- Sensors and Switches - Transmission and Drivetrain › Sensors and Switches - A/T30 pages
  - Downshift Switch, A/T › Component Information › Locations › Kick Down Switch -F8-2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  - Lateral Acceleration Sensor, A/T › Component Information › Service and Repair2
  - Multi-Function Transmission Range Switch <--> [Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T] › Component Information7 pages
    Specifications
    Locations › Multi-Function Transmission Range (TR) Switch2 3
    Service and Repair › Disconnecting From Harness2 3
  - Transmission Speed Sensor, A/T › Component Information9 pages
    Specifications
    Locations › Sender For Transmission Output RPM2 3
    Service and Repair › Speedometer Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) -G22- › Sensor, Removing and Installing2 3 4 5
  - Transmission Temperature Sensor/Switch, A/T › Component Information › Diagrams2
- Transmission Control Systems43 pages
  - Actuators and Solenoids - Transmission and Drivetrain › Actuators and Solenoids - A/T › Shift Interlock Solenoid › Component Information › Locations
  - Lamps and Indicators - Transmission and Drivetrain › Lamps and Indicators - A/T › Malfunction Indicator Lamp - A/T › Component Information › Description and Operation
  - Relays and Modules - Transmission and Drivetrain › Relays and Modules - A/T11 pages
    Control Module, A/T › Component Information8 pages
    Locations › Component Locations › Transmission Control Module2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Checking Control Unit Coding2 3 4
    Shift Interlock Relay › Component Information › Locations2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Transmission and Drivetrain › Sensors and Switches - A/T30 pages
    Downshift Switch, A/T › Component Information › Locations › Kick Down Switch -F8-2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Lateral Acceleration Sensor, A/T › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Multi-Function Transmission Range Switch <--> [Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T] › Component Information7 pages
    Specifications
    Locations › Multi-Function Transmission Range (TR) Switch2 3
    Service and Repair › Disconnecting From Harness2 3
    Transmission Speed Sensor, A/T › Component Information9 pages
    Specifications
    Locations › Sender For Transmission Output RPM2 3
    Service and Repair › Speedometer Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) -G22- › Sensor, Removing and Installing2 3 4 5
    Transmission Temperature Sensor/Switch, A/T › Component Information › Diagrams2
07Brakes and Traction Control Brakes and Traction Control: Sections
08Starting and Charging Starting and Charging: Sections
09Power and Ground Distribution Power and Ground Distribution: Sections
10Steering and Suspension Steering and Suspension: Sections
11Heating and Air Conditioning Heating and Air Conditioning: Sections
12Restraint Systems Restraint Systems: Sections
13Accessories and Optional Equipment Accessories and Optional Equipment: Sections
14Body and Frame Body and Frame: Sections
15Cruise Control Cruise Control: Sections
16Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators: Sections
17Lighting and Horns Lighting and Horns: Sections
18Windows and Glass Windows and Glass: Sections
19Wiper and Washer Systems Wiper and Washer Systems: Sections