S6 V8-4.2L (BBD) (2004): Steering and Suspension

Also for this vehicle: S6 Quattro Sedan V10-5.2L (BXA) (2007), S6 Wagon L5-2226cc 2.22L DOHC Turbo (AAN) (1995).

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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 Information24 pages
  - Specifications › Alignment Specifications2 3
  - Service and Repair › Measurement Procedure2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
- Relays and Modules - Steering and Suspension69 pages
  - Relays and Modules - Steering27 pages
    Steering Column Control Module › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Steering Control Module › Component Information › Locations
    Steering Mounted Controls Communication Module › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Relays and Modules - Suspension29 pages
    Compressor/Pump Relay, Suspension Control › Component Information16 pages
    Locations2 3
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Suspension Control Module › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Relays and Modules - Wheels and Tires › Tire Pressure Module › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
- Sensors and Switches - Steering and Suspension77 pages
  - Sensors and Switches - Steering › Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information14 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Sensors and Switches - Suspension48 pages
    Ride Height Sensor, Suspension Control › Component Information21 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams14 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Electrical Diagrams › Level Control System Sensor (AWD)
    Service and Repair › Front Suspension2 3 4 5 6
    Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information14 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Suspension Mode Switch › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Sensors and Switches - Wheels and Tires › Tire Pressure Sensor › Component Information15 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Tire Monitoring System - TPMS Diagnostic Tool/Procedure2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
- Steering182 pages
  - Front Steering Knuckle › Component Information › Service and Repair › Upper Link Connection at Wheel Bearing Housing (Steel), Separating2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  - Power Steering22 pages
    Power Steering Bleeding › System Information › Service and Repair
    Power Steering Fluid › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins4 pages
    Customer Interest for Power Steering Fluid: › 485012
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Power Steering Fluid: › 485012
    Power Steering Pump › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Steering Control Module › Component Information › Locations
  - Relays and Modules - Steering27 pages
    Steering Column Control Module › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Steering Control Module › Component Information › Locations
    Steering Mounted Controls Communication Module › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Sensors and Switches - Steering › Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information14 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information14 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Steering Column40 pages
    Steering Column Control Module › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Steering Column Lock › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Telescoping Wheel Motor › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Tilt Wheel Motor › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Steering Damper › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Steering Gear › Component Information13 pages
    Locations2 3
    Service and Repair › Power Steering Gear, Emptying2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  - Steering Mounted Controls Communication Module › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Steering Wheel › Component Information › Diagrams25 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Electrical Diagrams12 pages
    Steering Wheel With Tiptronic Switch › Diagram 572 (Track 1-14)2 3 4
    Multi-Function Steering Wheel › Diagram 222 (Track 1-14)2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Tie Rod › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3
- Suspension320 pages
  - Axle Beam › Component Information › Service and Repair › Axle Beam, Removing and Installing2 3 4 5
  - Ball Joint › Component Information › Service and Repair › Bonded Rubber Bushing For Wheel Bearing Housing, Removing and Installing2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Control Arm › Control Arm Bushing › Component Information › Service and Repair › Front Suspension › Bushings In Front and Rear Upper Links, Replacing2 3 4 5
  - Cross-Member › Rear Cross-Member › System Information › Service and Repair › Front Suspension2 3 4 5 6
  - Front Steering Knuckle › Component Information › Service and Repair › Upper Link Connection at Wheel Bearing Housing (Steel), Separating2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  - Relays and Modules - Suspension29 pages
    Compressor/Pump Relay, Suspension Control › Component Information16 pages
    Locations2 3
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Suspension Control Module › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Sensors and Switches - Suspension48 pages
    Ride Height Sensor, Suspension Control › Component Information21 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams14 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Electrical Diagrams › Level Control System Sensor (AWD)
    Service and Repair › Front Suspension2 3 4 5 6
    Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information14 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Suspension Mode Switch › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Spindle › Component Information › Service and Repair › Wheel Bearing Housing (Steel) and Axle Link (All Wheel Drive), Servicing2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…35
  - Stabilizer Bar, Sway Control › Stabilizer Link › Component Information › Service and Repair6 pages
    Front Suspension2
    Rear Suspension (AWD) › Coupling Rod For Stabilizer Bar, Removing and Installing2 3 4
  - Strut / Shock Tower › Component Information › Tools and Equipment
  - Subframe › Component Information › Service and Repair10 pages
    Procedures
    Removal and Replacement › Subframe, Removing and Installing2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  - Suspension Control (Automatic - Electronic)97 pages
    Air Line, Suspension Control › Component Information › Locations2
    Air Spring › Component Information › Locations2
    Compressor/Pump, Suspension Control › Component Information › Locations › Air Supply Unit, Assembly Overview2 3
    Compressor/Pump Pulsation Damper, Suspension Control › Component Information › Description and Operation
    Compressor/Pump Relay, Suspension Control › Component Information16 pages
    Locations2 3
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Level Control Solenoid Valve › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Ride Height Sensor, Suspension Control › Component Information21 pages
    Locations
    Diagrams14 pages
    Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Electrical Diagrams › Level Control System Sensor (AWD)
    Service and Repair › Front Suspension2 3 4 5 6
    Suspension Control Module › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Suspension Mode Switch › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Suspension Warning Indicator › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Suspension Spring (Coil / Leaf) › Component Information › Service and Repair › Rear Suspension (FWD)2 3 4 5 6
  - Suspension Strut / Shock Absorber › Component Information32 pages
    Specifications
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Testing and Inspection4 pages
    Symptom Related Diagnostic Procedures › Shock Absorbers, Leaks2
    Component Tests and General Diagnostics › Checking While Removed From Vehicle2
    Service and Repair14 pages
    Front Suspension › Suspension Strut, Removing and Installing2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Rear Suspension (AWD) › Suspension Strut, Servicing2 3 4
    Front Suspension › Suspension Strut, Removing and Installing
    Rear Suspension (AWD) › Suspension Strut, Servicing
  - Wheel Bearing › Component Information › Service and Repair › Front Suspension › Front Wheel Bearing, Pressing Out and In (Wheel Bearing Housing Removed)2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
  - Wheel Hub › Axle Nut › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5
- Wheels and Tires97 pages
  - Relays and Modules - Wheels and Tires › Tire Pressure Module › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Sensors and Switches - Wheels and Tires › Tire Pressure Sensor › Component Information15 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Tire Monitoring System - TPMS Diagnostic Tool/Procedure2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Tire Monitoring System41 pages
    Tire Pressure Module › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Tire Pressure Monitor Antenna › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Tire Pressure Sensor › Component Information15 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Tire Monitoring System - TPMS Diagnostic Tool/Procedure2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Tires › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Tire Monitoring System - TPMS Diagnostic Tool/Procedure2
  - Wheels › Component Information › Service and Repair2
  - Wheel Bearing › Component Information › Service and Repair › Front Suspension › Front Wheel Bearing, Pressing Out and In (Wheel Bearing Housing Removed)2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
  - Wheel Hub › Axle Nut › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5
  - Wheel Fastener › Component Information › Specifications
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