2000 AUDI ALLROAD battery

----------------------DO-IT-YOURSELF SERVICE
Note
• Applying a higher voltage booster
battery will cause expensive dam­
age to sensitive electronic compo­
nents, such as control units, relays,
radio, etc.
• Ve hicle with discharged battery:
Turn off lights and accessories, move lever
of automatic transmission to N (Neutral)
or P (Park) and set parking brake. Use
of jumper cables
�W ARNING
• To avoid serious personal Injury
and damage to the vehicle, heed
all warnings and instructions of
the jumper cable manufacturer.
If in doubt, call for road service.
• The jumper cables must be long
enough so that the vehicles do not
touch.
• When
connecting jumper
cables, make sure that they cannot
get caught in any moving parts in
the engine compartment. Removing
the battery cover -see
page 245.
Improper hook-up of jumper cables
can ruin the generator.
Always connect POSITIVE (+ ) to
POSITIVE (+ ). and NEGATIVE (-)to
NEGATIVE (-).
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DO-IT-YOURSELF SERVICE----------------------
A-
Discharged vehicle battery
B - Booster battery
11r,:!1 Always heed all WAR NINGS
r!!l on page 232.
280 1
- Connect clamp of plus cable to positive
( + ) terminal (1 ) of discharged vehicle
battery.
2 - Connect clamp on opposite end of
cable to positive (+ ) terminal (2) of
booster battery.
3 - Connect clamp of minus cable (black) to
negative (-) terminal (3) of booster bat­
tery.
4- Connect clamp on opposite end of neg­
ative cable to the negative (-) terminal
(4) of the discharged vehicle battery.
Check that all screw plugs on
the battery calls are screwed in
firmly. If not, tighten plugs prior
to connecting clamp on negative
battery terminal. 5
- Start the engine of the vehicle with the
booster battery. Run the engine at a
moderate speed.
6- Start engine with discharged vehicle
battery in the usual manner.
If engine fails to start, do not continue
to crank but contact your nearest Audi
Dealer or qualified workshop.
7 With engine running, remove jumper
cables from both vehicles in exact re­
verse order: Steps 4 thru 1.

ALP
HABEnCAL INDEX----------------------------------------------
A
Acoustic park assist
Adding - Brake fluid ...
- Engine coolant
. . . . . • • •
- Engine oil . . . . .
... •.• .. __ 11
2
242
240
236
Additional accessories ..
262
Adjusta ble steering column . . . . . 98
Adjusting
- Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . 163
- Head restraints . • . . . . . 75, 79
-M irrors . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . 72
-S eats .... ... ............ ... 76
- Washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Air circulation -luggage compart-
ment ........ .. ... .... .. . 89
Air cleaner ...... .. ... . _ .... . .. 248
Air conditioning . . . . . . . , . .
162
Air outlets . . . . . 165
Air recirculation
... ••• , • • . .
164
Air suspension .
153
Air vents . . . . . . • . . . . . . 165
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
- System components
25
?00 Airbag
system . • . . . . • • • . . . . 25
-C are....... .. .. .. .. 41
- Disposal . . . . . . . . . • • . • . . .
41
- Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
- How it works (front airbag) . . . 27
-S eating position . .
29
-S ervice .. .. .. .. ... _ ... 41
Alarm system . .
• . . . . • • • • . . . . 67
All Wheel Drive
. . . . 207
Alternator . . . . . 120, 127
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . _ . . . . . 172
Anti-Lock Brake System ..•.... 202
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . ...
67
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 263
Armrest with telephone ..... _ . . 19 0
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
180
Auto-Check System . . .
1 38
Automatic air recirculation . . . . . . 164
Automatic headlight adjustment . 14 8
Automatic shift lock . . . . . . . . .
106
Automatic transmission . . . . . . 1 04
- Back-up lights . . . . . . . . . . .
1 08
- Ign ition key safety interlock 1
04
- Reverse 1
08
- Tiptronic
105 B
Back-up lights- Automatic
transmission .
1 08
Battery . . . . . . .
. . . . . • • • 244
-C harging . .
. . • . . • .... . 246
- Replacing . . . . . 248
- Winter operation .
. . . . . . . . . 245
Belt tensioner . . . . . . • • • . • . .
. 24
Body cavity sealing .
220
Bolt-on hubcap . . . . . . . . . • . . 269
Booster seats ....... .. .. ... .. _ . 48
Boo t.............. .
184
Brake booster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . • . . 242
Brake fluid reservoir . . . 242
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Break-in period . . • . . . . . 193
Bulb replacing . • . . . • • • • . . • 277
Buzzer 113

----------------------------------------------ALPHABETICAL INDEX
On Board Diagnostic System
(OBD )........... ... . . . .
128
Opening the vehicle . . .
. 61
Outside air temperature . . . _ . . 137
Outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . • • . 72
Owner's literature storage . . . . . . 183
p
Park assist .
112
Parking brake lever . . . . . . . • . . 1 03
Partition net . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • • . . . 91
Parts replacement . . . . . . • • . 262
Payload . . . . .... , • • . . • • • 289
Pedals .. .. .... ...... . .... . _ . . 1 02
Phone . . . . .
•.. •• ••• .. .•• .. 190
Pollen filter .
. . . . . • . • . . • • . . 167
Power -L ocks .. . ......... •.. ... ... 59
-M irrors
- Roof ...
-S teering
-W indows .
.•. .•.••. ....... 72
. . • • .. 168
. . . . • • . . 241
69 Q
quattro ...
- Snow chains
- Winter tires
R 207
261
207
Radiator fan . . . . • • . . . . • • • •
241
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . 277
Radio frequency display . . . . • . .
138
Reading lights .......... .. -. . . 171
Rear axle load . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Rear facing child seat bench ..... 92
Rear fog light ..... : . . . . . . . . 149
Rear lid ............ ... . ..•.. . 63
Rear lid-child safety lock . . . . . . . 65
Rear lid light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 86
Rear view mirror ......... ••• .. 72
Rear window defogger .... • • 151
Remote control . . . . . . . . . .
59
- coordination to a mem ory
button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Remo
te rear lid release .
65
Remo te Tra nsm itter . . . . . . . . . .
173
Removing the roof rack . . • • • • .
192
Replacing a fuse . . . . . . . . . • • . . 274
Replacing batteries
- Master key . . . . . . . . . • • . • . . . . 57
-V ehicle battery . . . . . . . • • . . . 248
Replacing bulbs . . .
277
Replacing the radio 277
Replacing wiper blades
... .•.. 251
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . 292
Ride height adjustment . 15
3
Roof rack . . . . . . . 19
1
Roof weight . . • . .. • . . . . 289,
290
Rough roads . . . • . . . . •
199
Rugged terrain . . • . . . . . • . • . . . • 199
s
Safe driving hints . . • • . .. .. .. . 194
Safety belt
-Fastening . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . 20
- Unfaste ning .
24
Safety belt warning light . . . 17,
127
301

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INDEX
-T echnical requiremen ts . . . 208
-li ps ........ ....... ... •.. .21 1
-T railer brakes .. .". . . . . . • . . 209
Tra nsporting heavy objects . . . . . . 88
fr ip computer . . . . . . . . .
. 146
Tr ip odometer . • . . . . • • .
. . 12 0
Tu rn signals .. .. .. .. . . ..
125, 156
u
Under coating ......... .
Unfast ening-Safety belt ..
Uni versal Transmi tter .. .
Unleaded fuel ...
Unp aved roads .
v
V- belt .. 19
8, 220
. . . . . 24
17 3
225 19 9
.. .. 249
Va let key .
Ve hicle battery .
Ve hicle care .
... ... ... ..... 56
245
- Exterior . . . . • • • • . . . • • . . . . • 212
- Interior · .. ..• .. ... ... ... .. . 217
-W indows . • • . . . . . . • . . . . 215 Vehicle
identification . . . . 290
Ve hicle identi fication label . .
291
Vehicle identification number . .
290
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . .
265
Vehicle literature . . . • . . • • • • . . . . 2
Ventilati on . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . . . 16
2
Vo ltage warning label ..• .. .... 291
Vo ltmeter 120
w
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . 1 0
Warn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0, 122
Warning I in dicator lights
- Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . 125
- Anti-lock brake system . . . . . 125
- Battery voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
-B rake.. ........ • • . . . . .
126
- Brake light . . . . . 141
- Brake pads worn
. . . . . • . 14
3
- Coolant level . . . . . .
. . .
141
- Coolant temperature 141
- Electronic power control . . . . 123
- Engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
- Engine oil pressure . . . . . . . . . 143 -F
uel . . . . . . • • •• • . . • 143
- Gener ator 127
- Headlights I tail lights . . . . . . . 143
- High beam . . . . . . . . .
125
-M alfunction Indicator Lamp . 125
- Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
- Speed warning . . . . • • • • 14
4
- Turn signals . . . . . •
125
-W asher fluid . . . • . . • • • • . . . 14
3
Warranty booklet . . . .. . . • . . . . . . 4
Was her reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Washer system . . . . • . . . • . • . .. . . 16 0
Wheels ........... .... .. .. 252
Wheels replacement . . . . . . 255, 259
Window s.......... . • ... .. 69
- Cleaning . . . . . . . . . • . • • . . . . . 215
- Defrosting . . . . . . .
163
Wi ndshield washer container . . . 250
- Capacity . . . . . .
287
Wi oter operation
- Battery . . . . . . .
245
- Cooling system . . . .
238
- Snow chains 261
-T ires ...... .
- Ve hicle care 260
213
303