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Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to help ke ep maintenance require
ments to a mi nim um .
Ho weve r, a certain a mount of regu lar maintenance is still necessary
to assure your vehicle's safety, economy and reliability.
For detailed vehicle maintenance consult your Warranty
& Main te
nance booklet.
Under d iffi cult op erating cond ition s, for example at extremely low
outside temperatures, in very dusty regions, when tow ing a trailer
very frequently, etc., some service work shou ld be performed
between the intervals specified. This app lies particularly to :
• oil changes, and
• clean ing or replac ing the air filter .
By regularly ma intaining your vehicle, you help make sure that emis
sion standards are maintained, thus minimizing adverse effects on
the environment .•
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticated fuel injection and emission control systems, and the general ly increasing technical
complexity of today's automobi les, have steadily reduced the scope
of maintenance and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners .
Also , safety and environm ental concerns p lace very s trict
limits on the nature of repairs and adjustments to engine and trans
mission parts which an owner can perform . Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually require special tools,
t esting devices and other equipment availab le to special ly trained
workshop personne l in order to assure proper performance, reli
abi lity and safety of the vehicle and its many systems .
I mproper maintenance, adjustments and repa irs can impa ir the
operation and re liability of your vehicle and even void your vehic le
wa rranty. Therefore, proof of se rvic ing in accordance w ith the ma in
tenance schedule may be a condition for upholding a possible
war ranty claim made within the warranty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adverse ly affected, creating
unnecessary risks for you and your passengers .
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by your authori zed Audi
dea ler or any other properly equipped and qualified workshop . We
strongly urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the opportu
nity to perform all schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs.
Your dealer has the facilities, origina l parts and trained special ists
to keep your vehicle running proper ly.
Performing limited ma intenan ce your self
The following pages describe a limited number of procedures which
can be performed on you r vehicle wi th ordinary too ls, should the
need arise and trained personnel be unavailab le . Before performing
any of the se procedu res, a lways thorough ly read a ll of the appli
cable text and carefu lly fo llow the instructions given . Always rigor
ous ly observe the
WARNINGS provided .
Before you check anything in the engine compartment , alway s re ad
and heed all WARNINGS=>
& and=> & in "Wo rking in the engine
compartment" on
page 225.
& WARNING
• Seriou s per son al injury may oc cur as a result of improperly
performed maintenan ce, adjustment s or repairs .
Alphab eti ca l ind ex -
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Luggage
Stowing . .... .... .... ....... .... . 133
Luggage compartment Cargo net ..... .. .... .... ...... ... 85
Fastening eyes ... .... .... .... .... . 84
Increasing size ... .... ...... ...... . 83
Ligh t .. .... ... .. .......... .... ... 62
Retractable cover ....... ... .. ... ... 86
Ski sack . .... .... .... .... ..... .. .. 87
See also Loading the luggage
compartment .... ....... .... .... 133
Luggage compartment floor .. .... .... . 87
Lumbar support .. ...... ..... .... .... . 78
M
Maintenance ....................... 304
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU .... 13, 21
Manual transmission ............. ... 116
Gearshift lever ...... ..... .... .... 116
Master key .. .... .... .... ... ... ... .. . 36
Battery replacement ............... 37
Master key remo te control . ...... .... .. 36
Menu button ... .... .... .... ..... .. .. 25
Menu display Driver Information Display .......... 23
Mirrors Activating the digita l compass ...... 72
Adjusting the anti -g lare . .... .... ... 69
Automatic dimming for the outside mirrors . .... .... .... ... ... ... .. . 71
Automatically dimming inside mirror . 69
Inside day -night mirror ... .... .... .. 69
Controls and equip ment Safety first Interior
mirror ..... .. ... .... ... .. . 69
Outside mirrors .. .... .... .... ... .. 70
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System ..
158
Mounting hooks ..................... 85
N
Natural leather ...................... 214
New tires and whee ls ... .. .... .... ... 255
NHTSA Contacting ... ...... .... ... .. .... 135
Number of seats 137
0
Occupant seating positions 128
Octane rat ing ........ .... .... ....... 219
Odometer ......................... .. 10
Oil What kind of oi l should I put in my
engine? . .... ........ ..... .. .... 227
See also Engine oil . .... .... .... ... 227
Older children and safety belts ........ 178
On -Boa rd Diagnostic System ... .. .... .. 21
Electronic speed limiter ...... .... .. 21
Malfunction Indicato r Lamp (MIU .... 21
On -Board Diagnostic System
(080) ..... 21
Data Link Connector (DLCl .... ...... 21
Open door or front lid warning ..... .. .. 18
Operate your vehicle econom ical ly and m ini -
mize pollution .. .............. .. 199 Optional equipment
Marked with an asterisk ... .... .... .. 5
Outlets ...... ... .... .... ....... .. .. . 93
Outside air pollution How to prevent from enter ing the vehic le
103
Ou tside mirrors ...... .... .... .... .... 70
Outs ide temperature display ........... 18
Owner 's manual
How the Owner's Manua l is organized . 5
p
Paint
Touch -up ........................ 210
Paint no .. ...... .... .... ... .... .... 298
panoramic sliding sunroof .... .... ... .. 48
Comfort closing ....... .... ...... .. 49
Emergency operat ion . .... ... 49, 50, 51
to close ...... .... .... ... .... .... . 48
to open ...... .... .... ... .... .... . 48
Parking ............................ 110
Automatic transmission .... ... .... 119
Park ing a id
Audi parking system ...... .. ...... 112
Parking brake .. ...... ... .... .... .... 110
Setting an d releasing ... .. .... .... 110
Parking brake warning ... ....... ...... 30
Parking on a dec line (downhill) ... ... .. 110
Parking on an incline (uphill) .......... 110
parking system ...... .... ... .... .... 112
Par ts replacement . ....... ... .... .... 305
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF light .... .... 159
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
