2000 AUDI ALLROAD tow

TABLE OF CO
NTENTS----------------------------------------------
Cigar ette lighter I Socket ....... 181
Storage compartments
Steering wheel with
Audio controls .......••.... 0
Steering wheel with
radio and telephone equipment
in the steering wheel .
Mobile telephones and
CB radios ..
earphone ..•
Roof rack ... ..
I VEHICLE
OPERATION
The first 1,000 miles (1 500 km)-182
18 5
186
189 19 0
191
and afterwa rds ....... ....... .. 193
Operate your vehicle safely . . . . . 194
Operate your vehicle economically
and minimize pollution . . 195
Driving on rough roads or
rugged terrain . . . . . . . . . . 199
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Ele ctronic differential lock
(EDL) 204
6 Electronic
Stability Program
(ESP) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 205
Driving with your quattro® . . . . . . 207
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . _ ... _ . . 208
I VEHICLE
CARE
Cleaning and protection 212
Fuel tank . . . . . . . .
222
Fuel supply . _ .... .. _ . . . . . . . . . . 225
Maintenance ..• •. .
Engine hood .
. . .
Engine compartment
Engine oil ..... ..... .
Engine cooling system
o •• •••
Power steering
Brake fluid ..
Battery ...
Air cleaner
Spark plugs
Belts . . . . .
. __ ..• .. ...
Windshield I
headlight washer container ..... 228
231
232
234
238
241
242
244 248
249
249
250 Wiper
blades
lires I Wheels
Difficult operating
conditions ...... . .
Additional accessories, Modifications and
Parts replacement ...... . .
I DO-IT-YOURSELF
SERVICE
First aid kit ....•.
Emergency
warning triangle . . . . . . . . .
Jack and tools ... .• . _ .. ..• .. ..
Spare wheel .. .. . .. ... . ..
Changing a wheel . . . • . . . . .
Fuses ........ .. . . . .. .. _ .. ..
Replacing bulbs
Installing I
replacing a radio
Emergency starting
Emergency towing with
commercial tow truck
Lifting vehicle .... . 251
252
262
262
263
263
264
266
267 274
277
277
278
281
283

SA
FETY RRST---------------------------------------------------
Lateral belt adjustment outer rear
seats
Passengers sitting in the rear must position
safety belts over their body as outlined for
the front occupants.
The shoulder belt must be positioned over
the shoulder.
It must never rest against the neck
and must fit against your body. The
lap belt must be worn low and tight
across the pelvis.
See illustration above. Pull belt tight.
22 The
outer rear seats are equipped with a
lateral shoulder belt adjustment.
• To adjust the shoulder belts of the outer
seats. move the belt guide towards the
center of the vehicle for taller occupants, or
towards the outside for shorter occupants.
See symbols on the belt guide. l
Safety belt guide for the center
rear seat
The three-point belt adjusts itself to suit the
height of the occupant.
The above illustration shows the belt fitted
on a person of average height.

For
occupants who may be smaller, the
position of the belt should be adjusted by
placing the belt in the guide, if otherwise the
belt would run across the wearer's neck
instead of over the center of the shoulder
(see illustration).
If the occupant moves a long way to one
side and the belt slides out of the gu id e . it
must be placed back in the guide by hand. Convert
ible Locking Retractor
(CLR)
The convertible locking retractor is neces­
sary to secure child restraint systems.
The retractors for the front passenger's seat
and the rear seat three point safety belts are
equipped with an automatic locking feature
in addition to the emergency locking fea­
ture.
If you need to install a child restraint system
on the front passenger's seat or on one of
the rear seats, it must be secured by use of
the belt after activating the locking feature
-see pages 32 and 51 for important safety
information related to the use of child re­
straints on the front seat.
Activating the locking retractor
• Slowly pull the belt all the way out.
• Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for
tha t seating position (pull on it to check!)
a n d guide the rest of the belt with your hand
back in place; while doing this you should
hear a clicking sound. This sound signals
that the locking retractor has been acti­
vated. SA
FETY FIRST
Deactivating the locking retractor
The locking retractor is deactivated by un­
fas te n ing the safety belt and allowing the
safety belt to retract completely to its
stowed position. The safety belt can now be
used as an ordinary three-point safety belt
without the additional locking feature.
If a person sitting In the passenger
seat or rear wearing the safety belt
should activate the locking retrac­
tor. then the safety belt must be un­
fastened in order to deactivate the
locking retractor.
� WARN ING
Never unfasten the safety belt to
deactivate the locking retractor
while the vehicle is in motion. You
would not be protected at all and
could suffer serious injury in an ac­
cident.

SAFETYRRST--------------------------------------------------
Unfaste ning the safety belt
• Push the red release button on the
buckle. The belt tongue will spring out of the
buckle.
• Let the belt to wind up on the retractor as
you guide belt tongue to its stowed posi­
tion.
24 Belt
tensioner
The retractors for the three-point safety
belts are equipped with belt tensioners.
Sensors activate the belt tensioners in fron­
tal collisions when deceleration is high
enough. This tightens the belt and takes up
belt slack. Taking up the slack helps to re­
duce forward occupant movement during a
collision.
The belt tensioner can only be activated
once. The belt tensioner will not be acti­
vated if the safety belt is not in use.
Never let the belt remain extended
over a rear seat back that has been
folded forward. The rear belt ten­
sioner will be activated unnecessar­
ily in an accident and then have to be
replaced.
The belt tensioner will not activate in a light
frontal collision insufficient to actuate the
tensioner or in any side, rollover, or rear-end
collision. �W
ARNING
• Safety belt systems including
belt tensioners cannot be re­
paired. Special procedures are re­
quired for removal and installation
of this system. Therefore. any
work on the safety belt system
must be performed only by an au­
thorized Audi Dealer.
• The belt tensioner system
works for one accident only. If belt
tensioners have been activated.
the system must be replaced.
Notes
• When the safety belt tensioner is acti­
vated, a fine dust is released. This is normal
and is not caused by a fire in the vehicle.
• Observe all safety regulations if the ve­
hicle or individual parts of the system, par­
ticularly the safety belt or airbag, are to be
scrapped. Your authorized Audi Dealers are
familiar with these regulations and can per­
form this service for you.

SA
FETYRRST---------------------------------------------------
Activ ating the convertible
locking retractor
• Slowly pull the belt all the way out.
• Hold on to the safety belt while securing
the safety belt around the child restraint per
the instructions found in the child restraint's
owner's manual.
• Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for
that seating position. Pull on the belt to
make sure the safety belt is properly
fas tened.
• Guide the remaining portion of the belt
back in place, allowing the retractor to take
up the slack. Press the child restraint
against the seat cushion as you guide the
belt into the retractor so that the belt ten­
sion holds the child restraint firmly in place.
• While the safety belt is retra cting, you
will hear a continuous clicking noise from
the retractor; that means that the convert­
ible locking retractor has been activated.
52 •
To covert the safety belt into standard
use after the child restraint is removed, re­
lease the tongue from the buckle and allow
the safety belt to fully retract again. The re­
tractor will then operate in the normal emer­
gency locking mode for the occupant re­
straint.
�W ARNING
Always buckle the child seat firm­
ly in place even if your child is not
sitting in it. A loose child seat can
fly around during a sudden stop or
in an accident.
Deactivating the convertible
locking retractor
The convertible locking retractor is deacti­
vated by unfaste ning the safety belt (see
page 24). Allow the safety belt to retract
completely to its stowed position. The
safety belt can now be used as an ordinary
three-point safety belt without the addi­
tional locking feature. If
the convertible locking feature has been
inadvertently activated, the safety belt
must be unfastened to deactivate this fea­
ture. If the convertible locking feature is not
deactivated, the safety belt will gradually
become tighter and uncomfortable to wear.
The convertible locking feature must be de­
activated to restore normal belt operation
and greater occupant comfort.
�W ARNING
Never unfasten the safety belt to
deactivate the convertible locking
retractor while the vehicle is in
motion. You would not be pro­
tected at all and could suffer seri­
ous injury in an accident.

CONTROLS
AND EQUIPMENT---------------------
Luggage
compartment
Increasing size of the luggage
compartment
Yo u can fold the backrest forward to in­
crease the size of the luggage compart­
ment.
Tr ansporting heavy objects
Tra nsporting heavy objects can change the
way your vehicle behaves. For best han­
dling under these conditions, distribute
loads evenly.
Always place heavy cargo as far forward as
possible in the luggage compartment.
When transporting heavy objects, drive
slowly and avoid sudden maneuvers.
�W ARNING
• Never exceed the Gross Axle
Weight Rating or the Gross Vehicle
Weight Rat�ng specified on the
safety compliance sticker on the
left door jamb. Exceed ing permis­
sible weight ratings can change
the way the vehicle handles and
could result in accidents, personal
injur y, and vehicle damage.
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WARNING continued
• Do not allow passengers to
occupy the rear load surface while
the vehicle Is in motion. Vehicle
occupants must always be prop­
erly restrained.
• Loose items inside the passen­
ger compartment, can fly forward
in an accident or sudden maneuver
and injure occupants. Always
store articles in the luggage
compartment and use the fasten­
ing eyes, especially when the rear
seat backs have been folded down.
In particular, when traveling on
rough roads or rugged terrain, ma­
ke cert ain that all luggage and
other items are stowed in the lug­
gage compartment and that they
are secured in such a way that they
cannot shift. M
WARNING continued
• To help prevent poisonous ex­
haust gas from being drawn into
the vehicle, always keep the rear
lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than
those fitting completely into the
luggage area, because the rear lid
cannot be fully closed.
• If you must drive with the rear
lid open under exceptional circum­
stances always take the following
precautions to help reduce the risk
of deadly carbon monoxide (CO)
from the exhaust system from be­
ing drawn into the passengers
compartment:
open all of the windows
turn off the air recirculation
switch
- select maximum fan speed.

CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT---------------------
Luggage compartment
cover
Pulling out
Pull the cover toward the back of the ve­
hicle. Set the ends of the rod into the re­
tainer in the trim panels.
Retracting
Pull the rod upwards out of its retainers and
slowly slide the cover forward.
90 Removing
Push
the right button downwards (arrow),
and I itt the luggage compartment cover out.
Installing Insert the cover in the reta iners, push down­
wards and let the catches engage. �W
ARNING
• The luggage compartment
cover between the rear seat and
the rear window must not be used
for storage, even for small and
light items.
• During sudden stops, stored ar­
ticles may fly forward causing in­
jury to vehicle occupants.
• Even small objects can obstruct
the rear vision necessary for safe
driving.
• When you install the luggage
compartment cover, make sure
the safety belts for the rear facing
child bench• do not get caught,
otherwise you could damage
them.

--------------------CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT
Partition net
The partit ion net can be used either with the
backrests in the normal position, or when
they are folded down.
Pulling out net
Open the partition net cover. Pull the net up
and engage it in the upper retainers (A) on
the roof frame.
With the rear seat back folded down the
partition net can be engaged in the front re­
tainers (B).
Retra cting nat
Disengage the netfromthe retainers and let
it roll up slowly. Close the partition net cov­
er. The
partition net can only be ramovad
and installed with the backrests tilted for­
ward -see page 86.
Removing net
Open the right-hand rear door and pull the
partition net about 2 in. (5 em) towards the
right-hand side of the vehicle and lift it out
of the attachment rails.
Installing nat
Place the partition net in the slots in the at­
tachment rails and push it in towards the left
side of the vehicle as far as it will go.
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