2000 AUDI ALLROAD ECU

Air
circulation
Air circulation helps to reduce window fog­
ging. Stale air escapes to the outside
through slots in the trim panel on the left
and right side of the luggage compartment.
Be sure to keep these slots free and open.
Fastening eyes
There are four fastening "eyes" in the lug­
gage compartment (arrows). Use these
eyes to secure objects. CONT
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Elastic cargo net
The cargo net prevents light objects from
sliding around.
Fix the hooks onto the fastening eyes.
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Rear facing child seat bench*
Two children starting at 3 years of age can
sit on the rear facing child seat bench. The
child must not be taller than 50 in. (1.3 m)
and must not weigh more th an 78 lbs
(36 kg). .
Children must always wear safety
belts f
Activating the child safety lock -see
page 65.
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• Do not place any other child
seats or child carriers on rear fac­
ing child seat bench.
• For safety reason, never remove
the head restraints on the child
seat bench.
• The seatback for the rear seat
bench must always be in its up­
right position and locked securely
in place. You shouldn't be able to
see the red marking on the release
latches -sea page 87.
92 Installing
1 setting up the child seat
bench
Yo u must remove the luggage compart­
ment cover, the net and the round cover
caps in the cargo area floor cover before
installing the child seat bench. The cover
caps, which are normally inserted in the
mounting for the child seat bench on the
cargo floor cover, con be stowed on the bot­
tom side of the remova ble cargo area floor
cover.
1 -Remove the child seat bench from the
bag in which it is stored. Insert both
mounting pins for the child seat bench
in the mountings provided for them ill
the cargo area floor.
2- Turn both levers toward the inside to
secure the seat bench.
Remove the hinged cargo area floor cover
and stow in the bag. The bag can then be
stowed between the backrest of the child
bench seat and the rear passenger seat.

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3 - Extend the folding legs on the left and
right sides.
4- Press the right-hand safety latch in the
direction indicated by the arrow.
5- Fold down the seat cushion and make
certain it latches securely into the cargo
floor.
6 - Fold down the arm rests. Remove
the safety belt from the bracket on
the door trim panel and inset it into the belt
guide on the top of the back rest. We
aring the safety belts
Make sure the safety belt never
loops above or below the side arm
rests I
Wearing the safety belts-see page 14.
Adjusting the head restraints- see page 75.
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12- Lift up on the seat bench, pivot it off to
the left side of the vehicle, and push it
down into the mounting provided for
this purpose in the cargo floor. Then ro­
tate the two levers (9) to secure the
seat bench.
Hook the tensioning belt in the left-hand tie­
down near the loading edge, rotate and pull
the free end until the belt is taut - refer to
the center illustration on the previous page.
Roll-up the sun shade on the rear window.
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Removing the seat bench
The child seat bench can be removed once
the cushion is folded up and folding legs
have been swung back into the stowed
position.
Push down on the safety belt latches andre­
install the folding cargo floor cover.
13 -Release the seat bench by turning both
levers in the direction shown by the ar­
rows.
14- Push up on both locking levers.
15- Remove the child seat bench from the
mountings located in the cargo floor. Cover
the mountings in the cargo floor us­
ing the cover caps stowed on the rear side
of the folding cargo floor cover.
Notes
• The tensioning belt located on the right
side of the backrest can be buttoned onto
the backrest when not in use.
• Once the child seat bench has been com­
pletely removed from the vehicle, it can be
stowed in the bag provided for this purpose.
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Ski sack
Use the ski sack to transport and protect
skis and other long, light items in the pas­
senger compartment.
Loading the ski sack
Load the ski sack from the luggage
compartment.
• Open the luggage compartment lid and
clear a space in tho center.
• Press the release button for the ski sack
flap in the luggage compartment (see arrow
in illustration) and pull down the flap.
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Fold out center armrest in the rear seat
backrest.
• Press the release button for the ski sack
flap on the inside of the vehicle and open the
flap.
• Pull out and unfold the ski sack.
• Load skis or similar objects through the
luggage compartment into the interior of
the vehicle. Securing
the ski sack
The ski sack should be secured in place as
shown.
There is a fast ening belt fitted to the ski
sack. The ski sack should be secured as
shown in the illustra tion:
• Insert the tongue of the fastening belt (A)
into the buckle for the center seat posi­
ti on (B).
• Pull the end of strap C to tighten.

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Pedals
The movement of the pedals must
never be obstructed by a floor mat
or any other object.
• In case one of the two brake circuits fails,
incr eased brake pedal travel is required to
bring the vehicle to a full stop.
• You should always be able to depress the
accelerator and the clutch pedals all the way
down to the floor.
• All pedals must be able to return to their
original position unhindered.
Only use floor mats which leave the pedal
area free and can be secured with floor mat
faste ners.
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Never place any objects in the area
of the pedals. In case of sudden
braking or an accident. an object
could interfere with pedal
function. You would not be able to
brake or accelerate.
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Floor mats. floor mat fasteners
Floor mats are factory installed in your ve­
hicle.
Floor mat fasteners are installed in the foot­
wells of the front and rear* seats.
Floor mats used in your vehicle must be at­
tached to these fasteners (see illustration).
This will prevent the floor mats from sliding
into positions that could interfere with the
safe operation of your vehicle. Suitable Audi
floor mats can be obtained
from an auth orized Audi Dealer.
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Do not install additional floor mats
on top of existing floor mats be­
cause you will not be able to fasten
them down.
If you remove the floor mats for
cleaning. be sure to fasten them
again securely when reinstalling.

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Selecting a driving position
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• Power is transmitted to the
wheels as soon as a driving posi­
tion Is engaged. Therefore, when
the selector lever is in a driving
position, the vehicle may creep
even at idle speed. Do not release
the parking brake or foot brake un­
til you are ready to move.
• If you must check under the
hood with the engine running,
never have any driving position en­
gaged. Make sure the selector le­
ver is securely locked into the P
(Park) position with the parking
brake firmly set. Otherwise, any
increase in engine speed may set
the vehicle in motion, even with
the parking brake applied.
• Do not accelerate while select­
ing a driving position. At this time
the engine must run at idle speed
so that no undue stress will be
placed on the automatic clutches
in the transmission.
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WARNING continued
o If the selector lever is uninten­
tionally moved into N (Neutral}
while you are driving, take your
foot off the accelerator pedal and
wait to idle speed before selecting
a driving position.
• Never shift into R (Reverse) or P
(Park) when the vehicle is in mov­
ing. You will damage the transmis­
sion.
Sta rting off
Select a gear. Wait for the transmis·
sion to engage the gaar (the vehicle
may move slightly). Then press the gas
pedal.
Maneuvering
When alternating between forward (D) and
reverse (R)-for instance, while maneuver­
ing the vehicle into a tight parking space -
shift only when the vehicle has come to a
full stop and the engine is running at idle
speed. Stopping
• When stopping briefly, at a traffic light for
example, it is not necessary to move these­
lector lever to N (Neutra l). Simply apply
the foot brake.
• The driving positions must never be used
for holding the vehicle on a hill. Always use
the foot brake when stopped on inclines.
mi WARNING
It is best never to get out of the
driver's seat when the engine is
running. However, if you must get
out of the vehicle, do this: Move
the selector lever securely into the
P (Park) position and apply the
parking brake firmly. If you are not
securely in P (Park), your vehicle
could move, possibly causing a se­
rious accident.

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Audi Homelink ® Uni versal Transm itter*
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The Audi Homelink ® Un iversal Transm itter
is located on the driver's side sun visor.
This innovative feature will learn the radio
frequency codes of most current transmit­
ters used to activate garage doors, entry
door locks, estate gates, security systems,
and home or office lighting.
The Homelink ® Universal Transmitter is ca­
pable of operating up to three separately
controlled devices. The
Homelink ® operates off the vehicles
battery and charging system and has non­
volatile memory. If the battery dies or is dis­
connected, Homelink® will retain all pro­
gramming.
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When programming the Audi
Homelink® Universal Transm itter,
you may be operating a garage
door or estate gate. Make sure that
people and objects are out of the
way to prevent potential harm or
damage. Note
Do not
use this Audi Homelink®
Universal Transmitter with any ga­
rage door opener that lacks the
safety stop and reverse feature as
required by federal safety stan­
dards. This includes any garage door
opener model manufactured before
April 1, 1982.
A garage door opener which cannot
detect an object, signaling the door
to stop and reverse does not meet
current federal safety standards.
Using a garage door opener without
these features increases risk of seri­
ous injury or death.
For more information, call toll-free:
1 (800) 355-3515.
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