RS 4 Quattro Cabriolet V8-4.2L (BNS) (2008): Steering and Suspension

Also for this vehicle: RS 4 Quattro Sedan V8-4.2L (BNS) (2007), RS 6 V8-4.2L Turbo (BCY) (2003).

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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
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
- Alignment › System Information27 pages
  - Specifications › Alignment Specifications2 3 4
  - Service and Repair › Adapters, Allocating to Suspension for Alignment2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
- Relays and Modules - Steering and Suspension52 pages
  - Relays and Modules - Steering51 pages
    Steering Column Control Module › Component Information35 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Steering Column Electronic Systems Control Module Connector Assignment, Front Side2 3 4 5
    Description and Operation11 pages
    Steering Column Switch Module (SCSM), Overview2
    Steering Column Switch Module › General Information2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Service and Repair › Steering Column Switch Module › Steering Column Switch Module2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Steering Control Module › Component Information › Locations
    Steering Mounted Controls Communication Module › Component Information15 pages
    Diagrams9 pages
    Steering Column Switch Module (SCSM) › Terminal Assignment At Steering Column Electronic Systems Control Module -J527- (Front)2 3
    Radio, Telephone, Navigation, Trip Computer › Terminal Assignment At Steering Column Electronic Systems Control Module -J527- (Front)2 3
    Steering Column Switch Module › Steering Column Electronics Systems Control Module J527, Front Multi-Pin Connector Assignments2 3
    Description and Operation4 pages
    Radio, Telephone, Navigation, Trip Computer › General Description2
    Lights, Switches - Exterior › Steering Column Switch Module (SCSM)2
    Service and Repair › Removal and Replacement2
  - Relays and Modules - Wheels and Tires › Tire Pressure Module › Component Information › Service and Repair
- Sensors and Switches - Steering and Suspension20 pages
  - Sensors and Switches - Steering › Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information3 pages
    Locations
    Service and Repair › Steering Column Switch Module2
  - Sensors and Switches - Suspension10 pages
    Ride Height Sensor, Suspension Control › Component Information7 pages
    Description and Operation › Front Suspension2 3
    Service and Repair4 pages
    Procedures
    Removal and Replacement › Front Suspension › Vehicle Level Sensor Individual Components Overview2 3
    Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information3 pages
    Locations
    Service and Repair › Steering Column Switch Module2
  - Sensors and Switches - Wheels and Tires › Tire Pressure Sensor › Component Information7 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Tire Monitoring System - TPMS Diagnostic Tool/Procedure2
    Service and Repair › Wheel Electronics, Assembly Overview2 3 4 5
- Steering219 pages
  - Power Steering30 pages
    Power Steering Bleeding › System Information › Service and Repair
    Power Steering Fluid › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Power Steering Fluid Reservoir › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Power Steering Line/Hose › Component Information4 pages
    Locations › Suction Hose, Location on Pump2
    Service and Repair › Intake Hose to Power Steering Pump Location2
    Power Steering Pump › Component Information19 pages
    Service Precautions2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Power Steering Pump2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Power Steering Valve › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
    Steering Control Module › Component Information › Locations
  - Relays and Modules - Steering51 pages
    Steering Column Control Module › Component Information35 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Steering Column Electronic Systems Control Module Connector Assignment, Front Side2 3 4 5
    Description and Operation11 pages
    Steering Column Switch Module (SCSM), Overview2
    Steering Column Switch Module › General Information2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Service and Repair › Steering Column Switch Module › Steering Column Switch Module2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Steering Control Module › Component Information › Locations
    Steering Mounted Controls Communication Module › Component Information15 pages
    Diagrams9 pages
    Steering Column Switch Module (SCSM) › Terminal Assignment At Steering Column Electronic Systems Control Module -J527- (Front)2 3
    Radio, Telephone, Navigation, Trip Computer › Terminal Assignment At Steering Column Electronic Systems Control Module -J527- (Front)2 3
    Steering Column Switch Module › Steering Column Electronics Systems Control Module J527, Front Multi-Pin Connector Assignments2 3
    Description and Operation4 pages
    Radio, Telephone, Navigation, Trip Computer › General Description2
    Lights, Switches - Exterior › Steering Column Switch Module (SCSM)2
    Service and Repair › Removal and Replacement2
  - Sensors and Switches - Steering › Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information3 pages
    Locations
    Service and Repair › Steering Column Switch Module2
  - Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information3 pages
    Locations
    Service and Repair › Steering Column Switch Module2
  - Steering Column36 pages
    Steering Column Control Module › Component Information35 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Steering Column Electronic Systems Control Module Connector Assignment, Front Side2 3 4 5
    Description and Operation11 pages
    Steering Column Switch Module (SCSM), Overview2
    Steering Column Switch Module › General Information2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Service and Repair › Steering Column Switch Module › Steering Column Switch Module2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Steering Column Lock › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Steering Gear › Component Information26 pages
    Diagrams2 3
    Testing and Inspection › Servotronic Voltage Supply, Checking2 3
    Service and Repair20 pages
    Procedures › Power Steering Gear, Emptying2 3
    Removal and Replacement › Power-Assisted Steering Gear Assembly Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  - Steering Mounted Controls Assembly › Component Information15 pages
    Description and Operation2
    Service and Repair › Multifunction Steering Wheel2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Steering Mounted Controls Communication Module › Component Information15 pages
    Diagrams9 pages
    Steering Column Switch Module › Steering Column Electronics Systems Control Module J527, Front Multi-Pin Connector Assignments2 3
    Radio, Telephone, Navigation, Trip Computer › Terminal Assignment At Steering Column Electronic Systems Control Module -J527- (Front)2 3
    Steering Column Switch Module (SCSM) › Terminal Assignment At Steering Column Electronic Systems Control Module -J527- (Front)2 3
    Description and Operation4 pages
    Radio, Telephone, Navigation, Trip Computer › General Description2
    Lights, Switches - Exterior › Steering Column Switch Module (SCSM)2
    Service and Repair › Removal and Replacement2
  - Steering Wheel › Component Information26 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams22 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Electrical Diagrams9 pages
    Heated Seats, Heated Steering Wheel › Diagram 522 (Track 1-14)2 3 4 5 6
    RS Sport Steering Wheel › Diagram 1222 (Track 1-14)2 3
    Service and Repair › Steering Wheel With Airbag Assembly Overview2 3
  - Tie Rod › Component Information14 pages
    Description and Operation
    Service and Repair13 pages
    Tie Rod Ball Joint2 3
    Rear Suspension › Tie Rod2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Suspension152 pages
  - Control Arm › Control Arm Bushing › Component Information › Service and Repair › Front Suspension › Front and Rear Upper Control Arm Bearing2 3 4 5
  - Cross-Member20 pages
    Front Cross-Member › System Information › Service and Repair2 3
    Front Cross-Member Bushing › System Information › Service and Repair › Subframe Bushings, Replacing2 3 4 5
    Rear Cross-Member › System Information › Service and Repair2 3 4 5 6
    Rear Cross-Member Bushing › System Information › Diagrams2 3 4 5 6
  - Radius Arm › Component Information › Service and Repair › Guide Link2 3 4
  - Rear Knuckle › Component Information17 pages
    Description and Operation › Light Weight Wheel Hub Characteristics2 3 4 5
    Service and Repair › Steel Stub Axle Carrier/Wheel Bearing Housing2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  - Rear Knuckle Alignment Link › Component Information › Service and Repair › Trapezoidal Control Arm, Transverse Link and Tie Rod Assembly Overview2 3 4 5
  - Sensors and Switches - Suspension10 pages
    Ride Height Sensor, Suspension Control › Component Information7 pages
    Description and Operation › Front Suspension2 3
    Service and Repair4 pages
    Procedures
    Removal and Replacement › Front Suspension › Vehicle Level Sensor Individual Components Overview2 3
    Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information3 pages
    Locations
    Service and Repair › Steering Column Switch Module2
  - Stabilizer Bar, Sway Control2 pages
    Stabilizer Bushing › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Stabilizer Link › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Strut / Shock Tower › Component Information › Tools and Equipment
  - Subframe29 pages
    Front Subframe › System Information › Service and Repair2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Front Subframe Mount › System Information › Service and Repair › Front Suspension › Subframe Mount, Replacing2 3 4 5 6
    Rear Subframe › System Information › Service and Repair2 3 4 5 6 7
    Rear Subframe Mount › System Information › Service and Repair › Subframe Mount Component Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Suspension Control (Automatic - Electronic)13 pages
    Level Control Solenoid Valve › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Ride Control Solenoid Valve › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Ride Height Sensor, Suspension Control › Component Information7 pages
    Description and Operation › Front Suspension2 3
    Service and Repair4 pages
    Procedures
    Removal and Replacement › Front Suspension › Vehicle Level Sensor Individual Components Overview2 3
    Suspension Hose/Line › Component Information › Service and Repair2
  - Suspension Spring (Coil / Leaf) › Component Information › Service and Repair2
  - Suspension Strut / Shock Absorber › Strut Mount › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Wheel Bearing › Component Information › Service and Repair40 pages
    Removal and Replacement32 pages
    Front Suspension › Wheel Bearing Housing With Bolted Wheel Bearing Assembly Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
    Rear Suspension › Steel Wheel Bearing Housing, AWD2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
    Procedures › Front Suspension › Wheel Bearing Housing With Bolted Wheel Bearing, Servicing2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Wheel Hub3 pages
    Axle Nut › Component Information › Specifications
    Dust Cover, Wheel Hub › Component Information › Service and Repair2
- Wheels and Tires87 pages
  - Relays and Modules - Wheels and Tires › Tire Pressure Module › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Sensors and Switches - Wheels and Tires › Tire Pressure Sensor › Component Information7 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Tire Monitoring System - TPMS Diagnostic Tool/Procedure2
    Service and Repair › Wheel Electronics, Assembly Overview2 3 4 5
  - Tire Monitoring System11 pages
    Low Tire Pressure Indicator › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Tire Pressure Module › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Tire Pressure Monitor Antenna › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Tire Pressure Sensor › Component Information7 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Tire Monitoring System - TPMS Diagnostic Tool/Procedure2
    Service and Repair › Wheel Electronics, Assembly Overview2 3 4 5
  - Tires › Component Information18 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Tire Monitoring System - TPMS Diagnostic Tool/Procedure2
    Description and Operation › Tires With Emergency Running Characteristics, PAX2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Service and Repair5 pages
    Procedures2
    Removal and Replacement › Metal Valve Body2 3
  - Wheels › Component Information › Service and Repair › Alloy Wheels2 3 4 5
  - Wheel Bearing › Component Information › Service and Repair40 pages
    Procedures › Front Suspension › Wheel Bearing Housing With Bolted Wheel Bearing, Servicing2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Removal and Replacement32 pages
    Front Suspension › Wheel Bearing Housing With Bolted Wheel Bearing Assembly Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
    Rear Suspension › Steel Wheel Bearing Housing, AWD2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  - Wheel Hub3 pages
    Axle Nut › Component Information › Specifications
    Dust Cover, Wheel Hub › Component Information › Service and Repair2
  - Wheel Fastener › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Wheels - Wheel Bolt Torque Precautions2
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