2000 AUDI ALLROAD jump cable

---------------------CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
Parking On flat terrain, it is enough to simply set the
selector lever to position P (Park). On an
incline, however, first depress the brake
pedal. engage the parking brake and then
move the selector lever completely to posi­
tion P. If you do this. the locking mechanism
will not be overloaded and it will be easier to
release the parking brake.
Always heed all WA RNINGS
on page 103. Emergency
starting
Yo ur Audi with automatic transmission
cannot be started by pushing or tow­
ing. If the engine does not start because of
a discharged battery, the vehicle can be
start edwithjumper cables. Referto "Emer­
genc y starting with jumper cables." Should
the engine fail to start, consult your nearest
Audi Dealer.
To wing
To tow the vehicle. see instructions "Emer­
gency towing" on page 281. Auxiliar
y modes
Yo u can recognize a failure in the electronic
system if the selector lever position display
letters appear bright ·aga in st a dark back­
ground. You can still drive because the
transmission will continue to work in an aux­
iliary mode. Take your vehicle to your near­
est Audi Dealer as soon as possible.
Note
• The electronic lock that protects
the reverse gear while driving is in­
operative when the transmission is
in an auxiliary mode. Shifting into R
(Reverse) while driving will cause
serious damage to the vehicle.
• The liptronic® is inoperative when the
transmission is in the fail-safe mode.
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OURSELF SERVICE----------------------
Emergency starting
Note
Starting by pushing or towing
Yo ur vehicle with automatic trans­
mission cannot be started by push­
ing or towing.
Star ting with jumper cables
�W ARNING
• Batteries contain electricity.
acid. and gas. Any of these can
cause vary serious or fatal injury.
Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your vahicle"s bat·
tery.
• Always shield your ayes and
avoid leaning over the battery
whenever possible.
278 �,
WAR NING continued
• A discharged battery can al­
ready freeze at temperatures just
below 32 °F (0 °C). Before connect·
ing a jumper cable. the frozen bat­
tery must be thawed completely.
otherwise it could explode.
• Do not allow battery acid to con·
tact ayes or skin. Flush any con­
tacted area with water immediate­
ly.
• Improper use of a booster bat­
tery to start a vehicle may cause an
explosion.
• Vehicle batteries generate ex­
plosive gases. Keep sparks. flame
and lighted cigarettes away from
batteries.
• Do not try to jump start any ve­
hicle with a low acid level in the
battery. ,Al
WARNING continued
• The voltage of the booster bat­
tery must also have a 12- Volt rat­
ing.
The capacity (Ah) of the booster
battery should not be lower than
that of the discharged battery. Use
of batteries of different voltage or
substantially different Ah rating
may cause an explosion and per­
sonal injur y.
• Use of batteries of different
voltage or substantially different
amp. (Ah) rating may causa an ex­
plosion and Injury. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should
not be lower than that of the dis­
charged 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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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.

ALPHABEnC
ALINDEX----------------------------------------------
J
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . , •• •.. 269
Jack and tools . . . • • . . . . . 264
Jack mode . . . . . . . . 155,
284
Jack support positions ..... .... 269
Jumper cables . . .
. . . . 278
K
Key coding, air conditioning
166
Key s.......................
56
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 09
L
Lane changer • • . • . . . • • • .. 15
6
Lifting - Floor jack ... .
-J ack ......... . .•
... .. 283
267
- Workshop hoist .
. 283
Lif ting point
-f ront ..... •••.• •. •.. ... 284
- rear . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . 285
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . • • • . . . .
283
300 Light
bulbs . . . . . . • • ... .. , .•.
Light switch . . . . .
. ..... •..
Loading a roof rack
Lock positions of trunk lock 277
14 8
192
c ylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Locking retractor . . . . . . . . • . . . .
51
Locking the vehicle . . • . . • . . .
61
Locks
- Doors .... _ . . . . . . . . . • • .
59
-R ear lid .... •. ....•• •••• .. 63
Lubricant s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Luggage compartment . . . . . 88, 184
Luggage compartment light . . . . 172
Luggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
M
Maintenance . . . . . • . . . . . 228
Maintenance booklet .
. . 4
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) 125
Master key . . . . . . .
56
Memory
-F ront seats . . . . . . . .
81
-O utside mirrors ...... ... .. 74
- Steering wheel position . . . . . 101 Menu
button
....
Mirrors ..........
Mobile telephones
Modifications
N
Navigation display
Notes to owner .
Number of seats
0 .
- ... - . ... ... ..
. .. ...
' .
. .
' .. . ... .. .. . 131
72
189
262
. .• ..• .. .. 130
'. 2
19
OBD (On Board Diagnos tic) ..... 12 8
Octane rating . . . . . . . . .
225
Odometer . . . . . . . . . • • . . . • •
119
Off -road ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
202
Off-ro ad driving
Off-r oad mode
Oil 19
9
.. 202
- Additives • •
. . . . . • . . . . , . 234
- Change .. .. . • .. •
236
- pressure . . . . • • • . . . . 143
- Specification . .. • • • . . • • . . 234

ALP
HABETICAL INDEX
Safety belts ... ...... ... ... . _ . . 14
- Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . 290
Seat belts and older children . . . . . 49
Seating capacity .... .. ... .. _.. . . 19
Seats ............ ... .. ..• .. , . 76
Secondary key . . . . . . •. _. • • . . 56
Securing a child seat . . . . . . . . . .
51
Securing luggage . . . . . . . . • . , . 89
Self-lev eling suspension . . • 123
Service interval display . . . . • • • . . 12 1
Service literature wallet .. .• .• .. 18 3
Service Repair Manuals . . • • 293
Setting a date . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . 135
Setting the menu ..... ... .. . _ . . 131
Setting the time I date . . . . . . 118
SID EGUARD . . . . . . .
. . . 39
•
Ski sack ........... •.••.••• ••.. 96
Sliding roof ........ _ ..• .. _ .... 168
Sliding I prop-up roof . . . . .• .. , . 168
Snow chains . . . . . • • • . .
261
Socket . .. . .. • . .. •
. • . . .. . .
181
Solar roof ...
Spare wheel
302 16
6, 170
. . 266 Spark
plugs .... _ ..... _ .. .. . _ . . 249
Speed range . . . . ..•.. . , 193
Speedometer . . . . . . . • . .
119
Starter switch . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . 113
Starti ngmenu ..... ... ... ... .. 131
Starting procedures . . . . . .. , , 114
Starting with jumper cables ..... 278
Steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . , , • • • 113
Steering wheel .......... ••• .. _. 98
- Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . .
106
Steering wheel with Audio
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5
Stopping engine . . . . . . . . .
115
Storage compartmen t light . . . . . 178
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . 182
Storing outside mirror setting . . . . 81
Storing seat position . . . . . . . . 81, 83
Storing steering wheel position . . 81
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 177
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Sunr oof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • •.. 168
_Suspension, self-leveling . . . . . . . 123
Switches . . . . . .
148 Ta
chometer ••.. .• ••• ... •.
• . . 117
I • • • 57
286
... .. 190
Ta
g ......... ... ..... .. .
Tec hnical data ...•
Te lephone ..... .
Te mper ature gauge
Tie-down hooks ... ..
.. . 118
Tilt and telescopic steering wheel
Tiptronic ......... _ .. _ .. _ .. .. .
- steering wheel . . . . .•• . , ..
lire .
89
98
10 5
106
- Pressure . . . . . • • . . • . . 253
- Replacement .. _ . . . . . . 255,
259
- Rotation . . . .
254
- Specification • • . . . . •
256
-W ear ....... 254
lire qualit y grading information . . 258
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
252
Too ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . • 264
Tow ing........... • ..... ... • 281
To wing anchor ages • • . . . . . 281
Tra iler towing . . . . . . •• .. , • . .• • 208
- Driving instructions __ ... ... . 210