VEHICLE
CARE---------------------------------------------------
Maintenance
Yo ur vehicle has been designed to help
keep maintenance requirements to a mini
mum.
However. a certa in amount of regular main
tenance is still necessary to assure your ve
hic le's safety, economy and reliabili ty.
c£> By regularly maintaining your
vehicle, you help make sure that
emission standards are maintai ned,
thus minimizing adverse effects on
the envir onment.
For detailed vehicle maintenance consult
your Maintenance booklet.
Under difficult operating condi
tions, for example at extremely low out
side temperatures, in very dusty regions,
when towing a trailer very frequently, etc.,
some service work should be performed
between the intervals specified.
This applies particularly to:
• oil changes, and
• cleaning or replacing the air filter.
228 Important
considerations for
you and your vehicle:
The increasing use of electr onics, sophisti
cated fuel injection and emission control
systems, and the generally increasing tech
nical complexity of today's automobiles,
have steadily reduced the scope of mainte
nance and repairs which can be carried out
by vehicle owners. Also, safety and en
vironmental concerns place very strict
limi ts on the nature of repairs and adjust
ments to engine and transmission parts
which an owner can perform . Main
tenance, adjustments and repairs usu
ally require special tools, testing devices
and other equipment available to specially
trained workshop personnel in order to as
sure proper performance, reliability and
safety of the vehicle and its many systems.
Impr oper maintenan ce, adjustments and
repairs can impair the operation and reliabil
ity of your vehicle and even void your ve
hicle warranty. Therefore, proof of servicing
in accordance with the maintenance
schedule may be a condition for upholding
a possible warranty claim made within the
warranty period.
Above all, operational safety can be ad
versely affected, creating unnecessary
risks for you and your passengers.
VE
HICLE CARE
Difficult operating
conditions
Driving under difficult
conditions
Yo ur Audi has been designed and equipped
for normal operating conditions. This also
applies to the freq uency and the extent of
service requirements as stated in the Main
tenance brochure.
If you are planning to drive your vehicle un
der difficult operating conditions (for exam
ple, continuous trailer towing, very hot or
cold weather, very dusty conditions, poor
fuel quality, etc.) you may want to make
special preparations such as changing to an
appropriate oil viscosity, having your vehicle
thoroughly inspected, etc. Furthermore, the
main tenance should always be matched to
the operating conditions (see page 228).
262 Additional
accessories, Modifications and
Parts replacement
Yo ur vehicle incorporates the latest safety
design features ensuring a high standard of
active and passive safety. This safety could
be compromised by non-approved changes
to the original new-vehicle condition. For
this reason, if parts have to be replaced or
if any modifications are made to the vehicle,
please observe the following points when
installing additional accessories:
• Always cons�lt an author ized Audi
Dealer before purchasing accessories and
before any modifications are carried out. Cl
In your own interest, we advise
you to use only expressly approved
Audi accessories and genuine Audi
spare parts.
These parts and accessories have
been specially designed to be used
on your vehicle.
• Approved Audi accessories and genuine
Audi parts are available from authorized
Audi Dealers.
These dealers also have the necessary facil
ities, tools and trained specialists to install
the parts and accessories properly.
