OEM Hybrid And Electric Vehicle Disable Search


2024 Audi Q8 e-tron

Click the links below for OEM repair information. (Note: additional purchase is required for a subscription to each OEM's repair information website.)



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Scan Tool Required X
HV DVOM Required X

Accessing Disable Procedure

To find the Audi High-Voltage Disable Procedures:

  1. Go to www.erwin.audiusa.com
  2. Enter username and password (right side of webpage)
  3. Click Login
  4. Click OK (popup window)
  5. Click Search tab (top of webpage)
  6. Enter vehicle
    • option 1: Enter the VIN (vehicle identification number tab)
    • option 2: Select Year and Model (guided search tab)
  7. Category 1, select Repair Manual
  8. Click Search
  9. Select manual for engine from list (click download document icon, to right of the document you want to view)
  10. Click OK (popup window)
  11. Review warning, and accept by clicking OK
  12. Scroll down to table of contents, and click High Voltage System, De-Energizing and Energizing



Hybrid And Electric Vehicle Welding Best Practices

"Before any welding, sanding and separating works near the high-voltage components the vehicle must be de-energized."


Refinish Precautions

"Risk of damaging the battery cells at too high of drying temperatures
Observe the drying temperature

  • Observe the maximum drying time of 45 minutes at a drying temperature of +60°C (140°F).
  • Protect all high-voltage componets from direct infrared radiation when IR drying."


Additional Information


*This matrix does not currently contain all production vehicles sold in the United States. The contents are based on OEM vehicle-specific repair information, other OEM-supplied documents available from the vehicle maker, OEM Emergency Response Guides, and the I-CAR OEM Linking Pin process. Updates and additions will be posted as they become available. To ensure that you are using the most recent information, always refer to vehicle maker technical information. Information displayed in quotes ("") are direct quotes from the OEM-specific/vehicle-specific information and/or the I-CAR OEM Linking Pin process. Refinish Precautions ambient or surface temperature disclosures were verified through the I-CAR OEM Linking Pin process.


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