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Tirepressure
monitoringsystem
GeneralnotesApptiestovehicles:withtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
shouldbecheckedmonthlywhencoldandin
flatedtotheinflationpressurerecommended
bythevehiclemanufactureronthevehicle
placard
ortireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyour
vehiclehastiresofadifferentsizethanthe
sizeindicatedonthevehicleplacardortirein
flationpressurelabel,youshoulddetermine
thepropertireinflationpressureforthose
tires.)
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehas
beenequippedwithatirepressuremonitoring
system(TPMS)thatilluminatesa lowtire
pressuretelltalewhenoneormoreofyour
tiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.According
ly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleillumi
nates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresas
soonaspossible,andinflatethemtothe
properpressure.Drivingonasignificantlyun
der-inflatedtirecausesthetiretooverheat
andcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflational
soreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingand
stoppingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMS isnotasubstitute
forpropertiremaintenance,anditisthedriv
er'sresponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttire
pressure,evenifunder-inflationhasnot
reachedtheleveltotriggerilluminationofthe
TPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
Yourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwitha
TPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhen
thesystemisnotoperatingproperly.The
TPMSmalfunctionindicatoriscombinedwith
thelowtirepressuretelltale.Whenthesys
temdetectsamalfunction,thetelltalewill
flashforapproximatelyoneminuteandthen
remaincontinuouslyilluminated.Thisse
quencewillcontinueuponsubsequentvehicle
start-upsaslongasthemalfunctionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminat
ed,thesystemmaynotbeabletodetector
signallowtirepressureasintended.TPMS
malfunctionsmayoccurfora varietyofrea
sons,includingtheinstallationofreplace
mentoralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehi.
cle
thatpreventtheTPMSfromfunctioning
properly. AlwayschecktheTPMSmalfunction
telltaleafterreplacingoneormoretiresor
wheelsonyourvehicletoensurethatthere
placementoralternatetiresandwheelsallow
theTPMStocontinuetofunctionproperly.
Tire pressure indicator appears •
Appliestovehicles:withtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Thetirepressure indicatorintheinstrument
c/uster informs you
ifthetire pressureistoo
LoworifthereisasystemmaLfunction.
Fig.1S6Display: Systemmalfunction
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremoni
toringsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircurn
ferenceandvibrationcharacteristicsofthein
dividualtires.Ifthepressuredecreasesinone
ormoretires,thisisindicatedintheinstru
mentclusterwithawarningsymbolganda
messageqfig.155.The drivermessageinthe
displaygoesoutafter5seconds.Thedriver
messagecanbedisplayedagainbypressing
the[CHECKIbutton®qpage10,fig.3.Ifon
lyonetireisaffected,thedisplaywillindicate
itsposition.
Thetirepressuremonitoringmustberesetin
themenudisplayeachtimethepressuresare
adjusted(e. g.whenswitchingbetweenparti
alandfullloadpressure)orafterchangingor
replacing atireonyourvehicleqpage218.
Voucanfindtherecommendedtirepressures
foryourvehicleonthelabelonthedriver's
door pillar
qpage202.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharac·
teristicscanchangeandcauseatirepressure
warningif:
_thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoo
low,
-
thetirehasstructuraldamage,
_thetirepressurewaschanged,wheelsrotat
edorreplacedbuttheTPMSwasnotreset
qpage218.
Warning symbols
[D]Lossofpressureinatleastonetireq/D,.
Checkthetireortiresandreplaceorrepairif
necessary. The
indicatorlightgintheinstru
mentclusteralsoilluminatesqpage13.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtires
andresetTPMSinthemenudisplay.
~(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tire
pressure!Systemmalfunction.IflDmap
pearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingqfig.156andtheindicatorlightgin
theinstrumentclusterblinksforapproxi
matelyoneminuteandthenstayson,thereis
a
systemmalfunction.Seeyourauthorized
Audidealerassoonaspossible.
AWARNING
-Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay,oneor
moreofyourtiresissignificantlyunder
inflated.Reduceyourspeedimmediately
andavoidanyhardsteeringorbraking
maneuvers.Stopassoonaspossibleand
checkthetiresandtheirpressures.In
fla
tethetirepressuretotheproperpres-
sureasindicatedonthevehicle'stire
pressurelabelqpage202.Drivingona
significantlyunder-inflatedtirecauses
thetiretooverheatandcanleadtotire
failure.Under-inflationalsois likelyto
impairthevehicle'shandlingandstop
ping ability.
-
Thedriverisresponsibleformaintaining
thecorrecttirepressures.Youmust
checkthetirepressuresregularly.
-
Undercertainconditions(suchasaspor
tydrivingstyle,winterconditionsorun
paved
roads),thepressuremonitorindi
catormaybedelayed.
- AskyourauthorizedAudidealerif run
flattiresmaybeusedonyourvehicle.
Your vehicle
registrationbecomesinvalid
if
yàuusethesetireswhennotpermit
ted.Damagetoyourvehicleoraccidents
couldalsoresult.
-Ifyouswitchbetweenstandardandrun
flattires,anauthorizedAudidealeror
qualifiedworkshopmustreprogramthe
controlmodule.
1Tips
- The
tirepressuremonitoringsystem
stopsworkingwhenthereis an ESP/ABS
malfunction.
-Usingsnowchainsmayresultin asystem
malfunction.
-Tireswiththeidentification"AD"or"RD"
have
beenspeciallymatchedwithyour
Audi.Werecommendusingonlythese
tiresbecausetheymeetthehighest
standardsregardingsafetyanddriving
characteristicswhenusedcorrectly. Your
authorizedAudidealerwillgladlypro
vide you
withmoreinformation.
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Tiresandwheels21
Whenitisnotpossibletocontinuedriving,evenwithrun-flattires?
-IftheElectronicStabilization Program(ESPl
isnotworkingorkeepscoming on.
-IftheTirePressure MonitoringSystemdoes
notwork.
-Ifthetirehasbeen severelydamaged,ina
crash, for
example.Thetreadcanseparate
framadamagedtireasthewheelturns,and
hitpartsofthevehicle, suchasthefueltank
fillerneck,fuellinesorbrake lines.
-Donotcontinuedriving ifsevere vibration
occurs orif
thetirestartstosmokebecause
thetireisrunning hot.
-
Donotcontinue drivingifdamagetothe
tire,suchascracksinthesidewall,appears.
AWARNING1=Improperuseofrun-flattires cancause
vehidedamagethatcan leadtolossofve
hidecontrol, acrash andseriouspersonal
injury.
- Run-flat tirescanonly beused with
spe
cialrims.
- Run-flat tire5
mustalwaysbemonitored
withapraperlyprogrammedTire Pre
ssureMonitoringSystem.
-Alwaysinspectatirethathaslostairto
makesureitissafetodrive withthetire
intherun-flatmode.
-Never drivewithrun-flattiresthathave
beendamagedinacollision.
- Never drivewith
run-flattiresifheat
build-upcausesthetiretogiveoff
smoke.
- Never drivewith
run-flattiresifthevehi
deshakesorvibrates severely.
- Never drivewitharun-flat tire
thatde
velops sidewall cracksor
otherdamage
whileinuse.
-
Ifyouswitchbetweenstandardand run
flattires, anauthorizedAudidealeror
qualified
workshopmustreprogramthe
controlmodule.~
Reinforced sidewallsgivethetiresrun-flatca
pability iftire
pressureislost.
Run-flattires
Tips
BeforeresettingtheTPMS,thecurrent
pressuresofailfourtiresmustcorrespond
to
thespecified values.Adjustthetire
pressureandresetthepressureinthetire
pressure
monitoringsystemaccordingto
theload youarecarryingqpage202.
Introduction
ReturningtotheStartmenu
~Pressthe1Resetlbuttonlongerthan2sec
onds
toreturnfrom anymenuleveltothe
Startmenu.
Run-flattirescanbeidentifiedbytheletters
"RSC'onthetiresidewall.
Ifyou dochangethetiresonyourvehidefrom
normal
torun-flat tires,youmustbuythe
special rimsrequired forrun-flat tires,andthe
TirePressureMonitoringSystemmustbere
programmed
byanauthorizedAudidealeror
other qualified workshop.
Whatdorun-flattiresdo?
Thesespecial tireshave run-flat capabilities
thathelpkeep youmoving ifatireloses pres
sUreandgoesflat.Under favorable conditions
tires canbedriven
atleast30miles(50km),
but you
mustnotdrivefasterthan50mph
(80km/hlqpage 220,Driving withrun-flat
tires.
Run-flat
tireshelpkeep youmoving
ifatire
goes fiat.
Appliestovehicles:withRun-flattires
Werecommendthatrun-flattiresonly be
mounted on
vehidesthatwereoriginally
equipped with
thesespecialtiresatthefacto
ryandhave aTire Pressure Monitoring Sys
tem.
Fig.159Display: Tirepressure
Applies
tovehicles:withtirepressuremonitoringsystem
@Tips
BeforeresettingtheTPMS,thecurrent
pressuresofailfourtiresmustcorrespond
tothespecified
values.Adjustthetire
pressureandresetthepressureinthetire
pressuremonitoringsystemaccording to
theloadyouarecarryingqpage202.
Resettirepressuremonitoringsyst~(Step2)•
Enteringandconfirming
~Selectthemenu:Storenow
~PressthetResetlbutton@.
~Selectthemenu:Confim
~Pressthe1Resetlbutton@.
Storingtirepressures
~Turn ontheignition.
~Selectthemenu:>Adjusting*>Tirepres
su re
>Store.
Fig.160Display: Tirepressure'"-
!Resetlbutton@androckehwitch®
qpage218,fig.157functions:
~---®
Fig.158Display:Startmenu
Fig.
157Wiperlever:
Controlsforthemenu display
Ifthetire pressure isadjusted, wheelsarero
totedorchonged, theTPMSmustberesetin
themenudisplay.
AppUestavehicles:withtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Resettirepressuremonitoringsystem(Stepl)
Toopenthemenu
~Pressthe1Resetlbutton@untilthemenu
displayqfig.158appears
Enteringandconfirming
~Pressthe1Resetlbutton@.
ReturningtotheStartmenu
~Pressthe1Resetlbuttonlongerthan2sec
ondstoreturnframanymenuleveltothe
Startmenu.
Selectionsandsettings
~Presstherocker switch®toreachamenu
display. Theswitchisoperatedthesameas
thedisplay (up/downl.
!Resetlbutton@androckerswitch®
qfig.157functions:
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CDNote
Run-flat
tireshave specialcharacteristics
andrequirements,thatareverydifferent
fromconventionaltires. Run-flattiresre
quire special rims
forrun-flatuseandcan
notbeusedonconventionalwheelrims.
Tips
-
Ifyouarenotabletocontinuedriving
with
run-flattires,pleaseseekprofessio
nalassistance.
- PleasecontactyourauthorizedAudi
dealerorAudiofAmerica, Inc.ifyou
have
questionsabouttiresandrims.
Driving
withrun-flat tires
Appliestavehicles:withRun-flat tires
Handling characteristics changewhentire
pressure
islaw.
Driving ontireswithlowtirepressurechanges
theway avehiclehandles,particularLywhen
corneringandbraking. Thehandling charac
teristicsofrun-flattiresdonotseemto
changealotEvenwhendrivingonlow pres
sureorintherun-fLatmode.Neverthelessyou
muststilltakespecialprecautionswhenoper
atingavehicleonrun-flattireswhentire pres
sureisLoworthetirets) isflat:
~The Electronic Stabilization Program(ESP)
mustbeswitchedon.
~Neverdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/hl
q.&..
~Planaheadwhendrivingandanticipate
whatyouwilLhavetodoconsidering traffic
androadconditionsupahead.
~Acceleratecarefully.
~Avoidunnecessaryandsuddensteeringand
brakingmaneuvers.
~Reduceyourspeedinplentyoftimebefore
intersections,curvesandotherplaceswhere
youmay havetoreactquickly.
Please
see:qpage219,Whenitisnatpossi
bLeta continue driving,Evenwithrun-fLat
tires?
Handling characteristics changewhen
driving withlowairpressure orwithflattires evenwithspecial run-flat tires
A low
pressureorflatfront tireaffectsvehicle
handlingcharacteristicsbypullingthevehicle
slightlytothesidewherethetireismounted
andreducesbrakingperformance.
AlowpressureorfLatreartirealsoaffects
drivingcharacteristicsbypullingtotheside
wherethetireismountedandalso reduces
braking
performance.Theeffecton vehicle
handling
ismostnoticeablewhendriving
aroundcurves.
.&..WARNING
Changed vehiclehandlingcharacteristics
whendrivingintherun-flatmodecan
causelossofvehiclecontrol,acrash and
seriouspersonalinjury.
- Driving onspecial
run-flattiresinthe
run-flatmodewillchangevehicle han
dling
characteristicsduringbraking,
whencorneringandunderheavy acceler
ation.
-Never drivefasterthanthemaximum
ratedspeedof50mph(80km/hlwhen
driving
intherun-flatmode.
- Alwaysadjustvehiclespeedtotraffic,
road
andweathercond itionsanddrive
slowerthanthemaximumratedspeedif
necessaryweathera~roadconditions
aretakenintoaccount.
- Always obey
speedlimitsandothertraf
fic laws.
CDNote
We always
recommenddriving withEven
morecarewhenusingthesespecialtiresin
therun-flatmode.Always avoidsudden
maneuvers.
Replacing run-flattiresandrims
APpliestavehlcles:wlthRun-flattires
yourvehicLewasespeciaLLydesignedtause
speciaL run-fLat tires.
Voumayuseandcombineonlyapprovedrun
fIat tires
andspecialmatchingrimsthathave
been
designedforrun-flattires. Mounting
special
run-flattiresonstandardwheelswilL
not workandwillnotprovidetheadvantages
fotherun-faltfeature.Neverusespecialrun
flat tires on
standardwheelrims.
After driving withatire
intherun-flatmode,
always havethevehicleandaffectedtirets)
and rimes)
inspectedbyanauthorizedAudi
dealer. Tires
thathavebeendrivenintherun
flat
modemustbe replaced.
fbWARNING
Useofdamagedrun-flattiresandrims can
cause vehicle
damagethatcanLeadtoloss
ofvehiclecontrol,acrashandseriousper
sonal
injury.
- Always have
thevehicleandaffected
tirets)andrimes)inspectedbyanauthor
izedAudidealerafterdriving atireinthe
run-flatmode.
-Tiresthathavebeendrivenintherun
flatmodemustbereplaced.
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Afteryouchangeatire:
Notesonwheelchange
andthehub. Remove alldirtfromthese
surfaces beforeremountingthewheel.
Aunidirectional tirecan be identified
byar
rows onthesidewall, whichpointinthedirec
tion
oftherotation.Youmustfollowthe
specified directionofrotation.Thisisnecessa
ryin·orderforthesetirestodeveloptheirop
timumcharacteristics regardinggrip,road
noise, wear,andhydroplaning.
Tireswith unidirectional treaddesignmustbe
mountedwiththeir tread pattern pointedthe
rightdirection.
sensorforthetirepressure monitoring
systemwillhavetobereplacedbyaquali
fied workshop.
Tireswithunidirectionaltreaddesign
-
JCDNote
.&.WARNING
-
Ifyou aregoingtoequip yourvehicle
with tires
orrims which differfromthose
whichwerefactory installed,thenbe
sure
toreadtheinformationqpage209,
New tires andreplacing tires
and
wheels.
-AlwaysstorethetooLssecurelyinLug
gagecompartment.Otherwise,inanac
cident or
suddenmaneuvertheycouldfly
forward, causing
injurytopassengersin
thevehicle.
Donotusecommercially availabletire
seaLants. Otherwise,
theelectrical compo
nentsofthetirepressure monitoring sys
temwillnolongerworkproperly andthe
Pleasereadtheinformationqpage209,New
tires andreplacing tiresandwheels,
ifyou are
going
touse aspare tirewhichisdifferent
fromthetiresonyour vehicle.
_ Check
thetirepressureonthespareimme
diatelyaftermounting.
- HavethewheelboIttighteningtorque
checkedwithatorquewrenchassoonas
possible byyourauthorizedAudidealeror
aqualified servicestation.
-Withsteelandalloywheelrims,thewheel
boltsarecorrectlytightenedatatorqueof
90ftlb(120Nm).
-
Ifyounoticewhitechangingatirethatthe
wheelboLtsarecorrodedanddifficultto
turn,then theyshouldbereplaced before
you check
thetighteningtorque.
-ReplacethefIattirewithanewoneand
have itinstalledonyourvehicleassoonas
possible.Remountthewheelcoyer.
Until
then,drivewithextracareandatre
duced
speeds.
CDNote
Whenremovingorinstallingthewheel,
therim could hitthebrakerotoranddam
agetherotor. Workcarefully andhave a
secondperson helpyou
iTips
Never usethehexagonalsocketinthehan
dle
ofthescrewdrivertoloosenortighten
thewheelbolts.
- Pull
thereversible bladefromthescrew
driver before youuse
thehexagonal
socketinthehandletoturnthewheel
bolts.
-
Whenmounting tireswith unidirectional
treaddesignmakesurethetreadpat
ternispointedtheright way
qpage229.
-The wheel boltsshould beclean andeasy
toturn.Checkfordirtandcorrosion on
thematingsurfacesofboththewheel
Puttingonthewheel
~Liftthesparewheelandcarefully slideit
over
thealignmentpintoguide itinplace
q(D.
~Usethehexagonalsocketinthescrewdriver
handletoscrewinandtightenallwheel
bolts
slightly.
~Unscrewthealignmentpin andinsertand
tightentheremainingwheelbolt slightly
like
therest.
~Turnthejack handle counter-clockwise to
lower
thevehicle untilthejackisfullyre
leased.
~Usethewheelboltwrenchtotightenall
wheelbolts firmlyqpage226.Tighten
themcrosswise,fromonebolttothe(ap
proximately)
oppositeone,tokeepthe
wheelcentered.
~Screwthethreadedendofthealignment
pin fromthetoolkithand-tightintothe
nowvacantbolt holeqfig.172.
~Then completely unscrewtheotherwheel
boltsasdescribed above.
~Takeoffthewheelleavingthealignment
pininthebolthole.
Taking
thewheeloff
Fig.171WheeL change: usingthescrewdriverhandLe(withthebLaderemoved)toturntheboLts
Fig.
172Wheel change: aLignment pininside thetophoLe
Removingthewheel
~Usethehexagonalsocketinthescrewdriv
erhandletocompletelyturnoutthetop
mostwheelboltandsetitaside onacleon
surfaceqfig.171.
Follow theseinstructions step-by-step for
changing
thewheel.
- Makesurethatpassengerswaitina
safeplace awayfromthevehicle and
well away from
theroadway andtraffie.
- Make
surejack positioniscorrect, ad
justasnecessary andthencontinueto
raisethejack.
After youhave loosened all
wheelboltsand
raised
thevehicle offtheground, performthe
followingstepstoremoveandreplacethe
wheel:
KDNote
Afloor jackorthepadsonthehoistarms
mustnotbepositionedatthepoints
shown
-arrows-.
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Fusesandbulbs
Electricalfuses
Replacingfuses
Fusesthathaveblawn willhavemetalstrips
thathave burned thraugh.
Fig.173Endfaceofinstrumentpanel:removing cover
plate toaccessfuses
Fig.174Left sideofenginecompartment:fusecover
Fusecoverontheleftendfaceoftheinstrumentpanel
~Switchofftheignitionandtheelectrical
componentaffected.
~Carefully prythefusecoverofftheinstru
mentpanelusingtheignitionkeyora
screwdriver
qfig.173.
~Checkthefuselisting onthenextpagesto
findoutwhichfusebelongstothecompo
nentwhichhasfailedqpoge231,FuseLo
cation,InstrumentPonelleft.
~Removetheblownfusewiththeplastic clip
provided. Theclip
islocatedontheholderin
thefusebox.
~Replace ablownfuse(recognizablebythe
meltedmetalstripinside) withafuseofthe
someamperage.
~Firmlysnapthecover backontotheinstru
mentpanelface.
Fusecoverinenginecompartment
~Switchtheignitionandtheaffectedcon
sumeroff.
~Unlatchthefusecover,pushthetwoslides
forwardqfig.174.
~Findoutwhichfusebelongstotheequip
mentwhichstoppedworkingqpoge232,
Fuse location,
leftsideofengine comport
ment.
~Removetheplasticframitsretainerinthe
fuseboxcover(leftfaceendoftheinstru
mentpanel),place itonthefuseinquestion
andpull itout.
~Ifthefuseisburnedout(recognizableby
meltedstripsofmetal),replace itwith a
new
fuseofthesomerating.
~Replacethefusecover.
~Pushthetwoslidestotherearqfig.174.
Installthefusecover carefullytoprevent
waterfromentering.
Thevariouselectricalcircuitsareprotectedby
fuses.Thefusesareclusteredinacentralized
unit. The
unitislocatedbehindthefacepanel
attheendoftheinstrumentpanel.
Vouarewelladvisedtokeep asupplyofspare
fusesinyourvehicle. Fuseswiththepraper
ampereratingsareavaitableatyourauthor
ized Audi dealer.
.&.WARNING
DonotrepairfusesanCleverreplace a
blown
fusewithonethath'àsahigheramp
rating.This cancausedamagetotheelec
tricalsystemandafire.
CDNote
Ifa newfuseburnsoutagainaftershortly
have youhave installed it,have
theelectri
cal
systemcheckedbyyourauthorizedAu
didealer.
FuseLocation,InstrumentPanelleft
Fig.175Fuse carrier behindtheinstrumentpanelend
face, cover removed
50meoftheequipmentitemslistedareop
tional oronly available on
certainmodelcon
figurations.
Note
thatthefollowingtableis accurateat
thetimeofgoingtapressandissubjectta
change.Intheeventofdiscrepancies,thela
belontheinsideofthecoveralwaystakes
precedence.
Thepowerseatsarepratectedbycircuit
breakers, whichautomaticallyresetaftera
few
secondsaftertheoverloadhasbeenrem
edied.
No.
EquipmentAmps
Engine relay,fueltankcontrol
1unit,
Airbag Offlight,light10switch (switch illumination), di-
agnosticconnector
2ABS,ASR,ESP,brakelight5
switch
3
AF5headlight([eft) 5
Fusesandbulbs23
No.EquipmentAmps
Oillevelsensor(extendedmain-
tenanceinterval)(WIV),tire
pressuremonitoringsystem,
4switchforElectronic
Stability
S
Program (ESP),
AFSheadlights
(controlunit),A/Csystem(pres-
suresensor),backuplight
switch
Automaticheadlightrangecon-
Strol,AFSheadlight(right)15/10manualheadlightrangecon-
trol,halogenheadlights
ControlunitforCANdatatrans-
6fer(gateway),electromechani-5
calsteering,automatietrans-
.missionshiftgate
Acoustic ParkAssist,automatic
dipping interiorrearviewmir-
7 ror,
garagedooropener,heata-5
ble windshieldwashernozzles,
washerpump,winddeflector
relay (Roadster)
8 Haldex
clutch/Haldexclutch5/10(TT5)
Control
unitAudimagneticride 5
Airbag
controlunit5
11Mass airflowsensor,crankcaseSilOheating
12Doorcontrolunit(centrallock-10ingdriver/passenger)
13Diagnosticconnector10
14Rainsensor,automatictrans-5
missionshiftgate
15Rooflight(interiorlighting) 5
16AlCsystem(controlunit)10
17Tirepressuremonitoringsys-
5
tem(controlunit)
18Notused
19Notused
20Notused
21Fuelinjectors(gasoline engine)10
22Winddeflector(Roadster)30
23Horn20~
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Foryoursafety, werecommendthatyou have
your authorized Audidealer replace burned
outbulbsforyau.
Fusesandbulbs2:
-Ifyoumustreplacethelight bulbs your
self, always
rememberthattheengine
compartmentofanyvehicleisahazard
ousareatowork in.Always readand
heed
aUWARNINGSqpage176,Engine
compartmentqA.
-Itisbesttoaskyourauthorized Audi
dealerwheneveryouneedtochangea
bulb.
-
Changing Xenon
lampsrequiresthespe-
cialtraining, instructions andequip-
ment.
-Only anauthorizedAudidealerorother
qualifiedworkshopshouldchangethe
bulbsingasdischargelamps.
&..WARNING
There are
partswithsharpedgesonthe
openingsandonthebulb holdersthatcan
causeserious cuts.
-
Ifyouareuncertainaboutwhattodo,
havetheworkperformedbyanauthor-
. ized Audidealerorotherqualified work-
shop. Serious
personalinjurymayresult
from improperlyperformedwork.
[ijjTips1
10
Amps
5
No.Equipment
11Feed(brake pedal)
Activated charcoal
filter/charge12pressurecontrolvalve
Replacinglightbulbs
Foryour safety, werecommendthatyouhave
your
authorizedAudidealerreplace anybulbs
for you, since your
dealerhasthepropertools,
thecorrectbulbs andtheexpertise.
Gasdischargelamps(Xenon lights)*:
Duetothehighelectricalvoltage,havethe
bulbs replacedbyaqualified technician.
Headlights withXenon lightcanbeidentified
bythehigh voltage sticker.
AWARNING
Contact withhigh-voltage
componentsof
theelectricalsystemandimproperre
placementofgasdischarge (Xenon)head
light
bulbscancauseseriouspersonalin
jury anddeath.
-Xenon bulbsarepressurized andcanex·
plode
whenbeingchanged.
BuLbs
Itisbecoming increasinglymoreandmore
difficulttoreplacevehiclelightbulbs sincein
manycases,otherpartsofthecarmustfirst
beremoved beforeyouareabletogettothe
bulb. Thisapplies especiaUytothelightbulbs
inthefrontofyourcarwhich youcanonly
reach
throughtheenginecompartment.
Sheetmetaland bulb holders canhavesharp
edgesthatcancauseserious cuts,andparts
mustbecorrectlytakenapartandthenprop
erly
putbacktogethertohelppreventbreak
age
ofpartsand longtermdamagefrom wa
terthatcanenterhousingsthathavenotbeen
properly resealed.
No.
EquipmentAmps
Fuseholder(black)
1 Not used
2 Not used
3 Not used
4 Not used
Anti-theft warning
system(sen-
Ssor),anti-theftwarningsystem5
(horn)
6
Headlampwashersystem30
Electricfuelpumps(supply),
7 volume
controlvalve/Interrelais15/10
(5-cyl.)
8 Windshield
wipers
30
9Heatedseats(driver
andpas-25senger)
10Lumbarsupport(driver and10passenger)
11Notused
12Ventilation blower40
Fuseholder(brown)
Notused'"-Electricfuelpump(s'cyl.)30
Notused
Relay coilrelay
volumecontrol
5valve
(4-cyl.}/02sensors(5-5/10
cyl.)
6
02sensors10
7 Positioning
valvespre-wired en-10gineharness
8Ignition
coils20
9Engine
(control unit)25
10Waterpumpdelayed-off10~
NotethatthefoUowingtableisaccurateat
thetimeofgoingtapressandissubjectta
change.
Someoftheequipmentitemslistedare op
tionaloronly available oncertainmodelcon
fig urations.
Fuselocation,leftsideofenginecompartment
232Fusesandbulbs
No.EquipmentAmps
24Transmission (controlunit)15
25HeaterrearwindowCoupe/30/20heatedrearwindow Roadster
26Driver'ssidepowerwindow30
27Passenger'ssidepower window30
28Notused
29Washerpump15
30Cigarettelighter20
31Starter40
32Steeringcolumnmodule5
33Instrumentcluster5
34Radionavigationsystem,radio20/1S
35Audio amplifier30
36
Engine (control unit)10
37CAN(Gateway)
5
38Cigarettelighter20
39Notused
40Not used
41Notused
42Notused
43Not used
44Notused
45Notused
46Notused
47SDARstuner, ceUphonepack-Sage,TVtuner
48VDAinterface5
49Notused
Fig.176Illustrationoffuse holder onleft sideofen
ginecompartment:fuses (without fusecaver)
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Removethetowingloopwhen youaredone
using itand place itbackinthevehicletool
kit. Always keepthetowing loopinthevehi
cle.
When installing
theairintake grille,insertthe
tabsonthegrilleinthemountsonthevehicle
first. Then press
thegrilleintosecure it.
AWARNING
Ifthetowingloapisnottighteneduntilit
stopswhen installing,thethreadsmaybe
pulled
outwhen towingthevehicleand
thatcouldcauseanaccident.
Reartowingloop
Donotinsto/l therear towing{oopunti{itis
needed.
Fig.183Right rearsection
Fig.
184Rear bumper: screwing inthe towing loop
Ontherightsideundertherearbumperthere
isathreadedholeforthetowing loop.The
threadedholeispratectedbyacoyer.
~Removethetowing loopfromthevehicle
toolkit
Qpage222.
~Presstherightsideofthecoyer inward
forcefully
toremove itframthebumper.
Qfig.183.
~Screwthetowinglooptightly intothe
threadedholeasfarasitwill go.
When it
isnolongerneeded,unscrewthe
towing loopandputitback intothevehicle
toolkit.
Besuretohavethetowing loopstored
inthevehicleatalltimes.
AWARNING
Ifthetowing loopisnotscrewedinasfar
asitwill go,thethreadcanpulloutwhen
thevehicleistowed-potentialriskofan
accident.
Loadingthevehicleanteaflatbedtruc~
Fig.185Vehicle onflatbedtruck
Fronthookup
~Alignthevehicle withthecenterlineofthe
carcarrier ramp.
~Attachthewinchhooktothefronttowline
eye previously installed.
"--Rearhookup
~Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthe
carcarrier ramp.
~Attachthewinchhooktothereartowline
eye previously installed.
(DTips
Checkcarefullytomakesurethehook-up
issecure beforemovingthecaruptheflat
bed truck ramp.
LiftingvehicLe
Liftingwithworkshophoistandwith
floorjack
Thevehiclemayonlybeliftedatthelifting
points i/lustrated.
Fig.186Rearliftingpoint(rightside)
Fig.
187Frontliftingpoint(rightside)
~ReadandheedWARNINGQ&'
~Locate liftingpointsQfig.186Qfig.187.
~Adjust liftingarmsofworkshop hoistor
floorjacktomatchvehicle liftingpoints.
~Insertarubber padbetweenthefloorjack!
workshop hoistand
thelifting points.
Ifyoumustliftyourvehiclewithafloorjack
toworkunderneath,besurethevehicle is
safelysupportedonstandsintendedforthis
purpose.
Frontliftingpoint
Thelifting pointislocated onthefloorpanre
inforcementaboutatthesamelevel asthe
jackmounting pointQfig.187.Donotlift
thevehicleattheverticalsillreinforcement.
Rearliftingpoint
Thelifting pointislocated onthevertical rein
forcementofthelowersillfortheonboard
jack
Qfig.186.
Emergencysituations2::
Liftingwithvehiclejack
RefertoQpoge227.
AWARNING
-
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury and
vehicle
damage.
- Always liftthevehicleonlyatthespe
cialworkshophoistand floor jacklift
points illustrated
Qfig.186and
Qfig·187.
-Failuretoliftthevehicleatthese
points couldcausethevehicletotiltor
fall from alift
ifthereisachangeinve
hicle
weightdistribution andbalance.
This
mighthappen,for example, when
heavy
componentssuch astheengine
block or
transmissionareremoved.
- When removing heavy
componentslike
these,anchorvehicletohoistoraddcor
respondingweightstomaintainthecen
terofgravity. Otherwise,thevehicle
mighttiltorslip offthehoist, causing
serious personal
injury.
CDNote
-Beawareofthefollowing pointsbefore
lifting
thevehicle:
- The vehicle
shouldneverbeliftedor
jackedupfromunderneaththeengine
oilpan,thetransmissionhousing,the
frontorrearaxleorthebodyside
members.This could leadtoserious
damage.
-Toavoiddamagetotheunderbodyor
chassisframe,arubberpadmustbe
insertedbetweenthefloorjackand
theliftpoints.
-Before driving overaworkshophoist,
checkthatthevehicleweightdoesnot
exceedthepermissiblelifting capacity
ofthehoist.
- Before driving overa
workshophoist,
ensurethatthereissufficientclear
ancebetweenthehoistandlowparts
ofthevehicle.
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GeneraLinformation
ExpLanationof
technicaLdata
50meofthetechnicoldatalistedinthisman
ualrequire furtherexplanation.
Thetecicaldataforyourvehiclearelistedin
thechartsstartingonQpage242.This chap
terprovidesgeneralinformation,notesand
restrictions whichapplytothesedata.
VehicLeidentification
Thekeydataaregiven onthevehicle identifi
cation
number(VIN)plateandthevehicle da
ta sticker.
Fig.188Vehicle Identification Number(VlN)plate:lo
cation ondriver·s sidedash panel
Fig.
189The vehicle identificationlabel-insidetheluggagecompartment
TheVehicLeIdentificationNumber(VlN)
islocated onthedriver's side50thatitisvisi
ble
fromtheoutsidethroughthewindshield
seeQfig.188.
ThevehicLeidentificationlabel
islocatedintheluggagecompartmentinthe
sparewheelwell. The
labelQfig.189showsthefollowing
vehi
cle
data:
CDProductioncontrolNo.
oVehicle identificationNo.
®Typecodenumber
@Typedesignation/engineoutputinKilo-
watts
®Engineandtransmissioncodeletter
®PaintNo./lnterior
CDOptionalequipmentNo.'s
Vehicle
data2to7 arealsofoundinyour War
ranty
&Maintenancebooklet.
Thesafetycompliancesticker
isyourassurancethatyour newvehicle com
plies withallapplicable FederalMotorVehicle
SafetyStandardswhichwereineffectatthe
timethevehiclewasmanufactured.Voucan
find
thissticker ontheleftdoorjamb.It
showsthemonthandyearofproduction and
thevehicleidentificationnumberofyourvehi
cle
(perforation)aswell astheGross Vehicle
WeightRating(GVWR)andtheGross Axle
WeightRating(GAWR).
Thehighvoltagewarninglabel
islocatedonthelockcarrier.
ThesparkignitionsystemcomplieswiththeCanadianstandardICES-002.
Weights
GrossVehicLeWeightRating
TheGross VehicleWeightRating(GVWR),and
theGross AxleWeightRating(GAWR)for
frontandreararelisted onasticker onthe
leftdoorjamb.
TheGross VehicleWeightRating includesthe
weightofthebasicvehicle plusfullfueltank,
oil
andcoolant,plusmaximumload, whichin
cludespassengerweight(150lbs/58kgper
designatedseatingposition) andluggage
weight.~
GrossAxleWeightRating
TheGross AxleWeightRatingisthemaximum
loadthatcanbeappliedateachaxleofthe
vehicleQ&..
VehicLecapacityweight
The vehicle capacityweight(max.load)islist
ed
eitheronthedriver's sideB-pillarorinside
thefuelfiller flap.
Roofweight
Themaximumpermissibleroofweightis165
lb(75kg).Theroofweightismadeupofthe
weightoftheroof racksystemandtheweight
oftheobjectbeingtransportedQpage65,
Laadingtheroofrack.
AWARNING
-TheactualGross AxleWeightRatingat
thefrontandrearaxlesshouldnotex
ceed
thepermissibleweights,andtheir
combinationmustnotexceedtheGross
Vehicle
WeightRating.
-Exceedingpermissibleweightratingscan
resultinvehicledamage,accidentsand
personalinjury.
CDNote
- The vehicle capacityweightfiguresapply
whentheloadisdistributedevenlyinthe
vehicle(passengersandluggage).When
transportingaheavy loadintheluggage
compartment,carrytheloadasnearto
therearaxleaspossible50thatthevehi
cle's handling
isnotimpaired.
-Donotexceedthemaximumpermissible
axleloadsorthemaximumgrossvehicle
weight. Always
rememberthatthevehi
cle's handling will
beaffectedbytheex
traload.Therefore,adjustyourspeedac
cordingly.
-Alwaysobservelocalregulations.
Dimensions
The specifications refertothebasicmodel.
Differencesmayoccurdependingonthemod-
Generalinformation2.
eltypeandoptionsordered,forexample,tire
sizes.
CDNote
Whendriving upsteepramps,onrough
roads, overcurbs,
etc.itisimportanttore
memberthatsomepartsofyourvehicle,
such
asspoilersorexhaustsystemcompo
nents,maybeclosetotheground.Be
carefulnottodamagethem.