
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 236Emergencysituations
AWARNING
Toavoidseriouspersonalinjuryanddam
agetothevehicle,heedallwarningsand
instructionsofthejumpercablemanufac
turer.Ifindoubt,callforroadservice.
-
]umpercablesmustbelongenough50
thatthevehiclesdonottouch.
-Whenconnectingjumpercables,make
surethattheycannotgetcaughtinany
moving
partsintheenginecompart
ment.
-Before youcheckanythingintheengine
compartment,always readandheedall
WARNINGS
qpage176,Enginecom
partment.
CDNote1
Improperhook-upofjumpercablescan ru
inthegenerator.
-AlwaysconnectPOSITIVE(+)toPOSI
TIVE(+),andNEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE
(-)groundpostofthebatterymanager
controlunit.
- Check
thatallscrewplugs onthebattery
cellsarescrewedinfirmly.Ifnot,tighten
plugs priortoconnectingclamponnega
tivebatteryterminal.
-Pleasenotethattheprocedureforcon
necting a
jumpercableasdescribed
above appUes specifically
tothecaseof
yourvehiclebeingjumpstarted.When
youaregivingajumpstarttoanotherve
hicle,
donotconnectthenegative(-)ca
ble
tothenegative(-)terminalonthe
[email protected],securely
connectthenegative(-)cabletoeithera
soUd
metalcomponentthatisfirmly
boltedtotheengineblockortotheen
gine block itself.
Ifthebatterythatisbe
ing
chargeddoesnotventtotheoutside,
escapingbatterygascould igniteandex
plode!
Emergencytowing
withcommerciaLtow
truck
Generalhints•
Your Audi requires specialhandling fortow
ing.
The followinginformationistobeusedby
commercialtowtruckoperatorswho know
how
tooperatetheirequipmentsafely.
- Never
towyourAudi,towingwillcause
damagetotheengineandtransmission.
-Neverwrapthesafetychainsorwinchca
blesaroundthebrakeUnes.
-
Topreventunnecessarydamage,yourAudi
mustbetransportedwitha carcarrier
(flatbedtruck).
-Toloadthevehicleontotheflatbed,use
thetowingloopfoundinthevehicletools
andattachtothefrontorrearanchorage
qpage237andqpage238.
AWARNING
A vehicle beingtowedisnotsafeforpas
sengers.Neverallowanyonetorideina
vehicle being
towed,for,anyreason.
Fronttowingloop(VersionA)
Donotinstallthefronttowing loopuntilitis
needed.
Fig.179Front bumper: removing thegrill
Fig.180Frontbumper: screwing inthetowingloop
The towline eyefitsintothethreadedholelo
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper
behindthegrill.
~Removethescrewdriverandtowingloop
fromthevehicletoolkitqpage222.
~Insertthescrewdriverintotheslotas
shownandpresstowardthecenterofthe
vehicleqfig.179.Atthesametime,pull
thegrillforwardandout.
~Screwthetowing looptightlyintothe
threadedhaleasfarasitwillgoqfig.180.
When itisnolongerneeded,unscrewthe
towline eyeandputitbackintotheon-board
toolkit. Makesuretohavethetowlineeye
storedinthevehicleatalltimes.
Wheninstallingthegrillfortheairduct,be
Surethatthetabsonthegrillarefirstinsert
ed into
theirguidesonthevehicle. Thenpush
thegrillinto position.
Emergencysituations23~
AWARNING
Ifthetowing loopisnotscrewedinasfar
asitwill go,thethreadcanpulloutwhen
thevehicleistowed-potentialriskofan
accident.
Fronttowingloap(VersionB)
Donotinstallthefront towing loopuntilitis
needed.
Fig.181Rightfrontsection: removing theairintakegrille
Fig.182Rightfrontsectionwithplastic cover
Athreadedopeningwithleft-handthreadsis
locatedatthefrontrightofthebumperbe
hind
theairintakegrille. Thetowing loopis
installedinthisopening.
~Removethescrewdriverandthetowing
loop
framthevehicletoolkitqpage222.
~Reachthraughtheair intake grille,gripthe
horizontalfinsandpullitforwardtore
move.
~Usethescrewdrivertoprytheplastic coyer
offqfig.182.
~Installthetowing loopinthethreaded
openingandtightenituntilitstops
qpage237,fig.180.~

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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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Temperaturedisplay
Engine
oil27
Tether anchors 149
Tether strap 149
The
first1,000miles (l,SOO km)andafter-
wards162
Tie-downs63,100
Tighteningwheelbolts225
Tips
fortheenvironment
Savingfuel"66
Tiremobilitysystem 222
Tire pressure
204
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem 216
Lossofairpressure19,216
Malfunction216
Resettingtirepressures218
Tire repairkit222
Tires
..........................•...198
Replacing 209
run-flat219
Servicelife207
speed rating
lettercode210
Tiremanufacturingdate 210
Tire specifications 210
Tread
depth207
Uniformtirequality grading 212
Wintertires','213
Tires/Wheels
Lowaspectratiotires 21S
Tire
mobilitysystem 222
Tire pressure
monitorinR~ystem.19,216
Tire repairkit,-'222
Tires andvehicle load
limits206
Tiresandwheels
Checking
tirepressure204
Coldtireinflationpressure 202
Dimensions 209
General notes
198
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminolo-
5tartingassistance235
5tartingonhills
Hillhold assist78
5tartingtheengine75,76
Whatshould ldoiftheengine doesnot
start?76
Steelwheels171
5teering
refertoElectro-mechanicalpoweras-
sist
17,158
5teeringcolumn
Adjusting 75
Locking thesteering 75
5teps
fordeterminingcorrect loadlimit.206
5toppingtheengine77
5torage68
Compartmentinthefrontseats69
Cupholder66
Glovecompartment68
Storagecompartment
Expanding 63
S
tronic83
Driving Notes
8S
Emergencyprogram88
Emergency release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...89
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...88
LaunchControl Program88
Selector leverlock84
Selector leverpositions 83
Tiptronic
87
Tiptroniccontrolsonthesteeringwheel87
Sunvisors49
Switches Emergency
flasher48
Symbols
Redsymbols inthecenterdisplay13
Yellow symbols inthecenterdisplay13
alsorefertoWarninglIndicatorlights..12
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...10
Tankflap
Unlockingthefuelfillerflapbyhand..181
Technicalmodifications248
Temperature 71gy
.
New
tiresand wheels .
Replacing .
Snow chains .
Tires andvehicle load
limits.
Wheelbolts.
Wintertires .
Tire service
life.199
209
209
214
206
214
213
207 Tool
kit222
Touch-uppaint170
Towing
Front eyelet
237
Reareyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Towtruckprocedures....•..........236
Towingloop
front.....................•......237
TPMS
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem216
Trailertowing166
Transmission
Manual transmission 83
S
tronictransmission 83
Transport Canada
101
TreadWearIndicator(TWI)207
Tripcomputer24
Single-tripmemory24
Total-tripmemory24
Tripodometer12
WhatdoesitmeanwhendEFappears in
thetripodometerdisplay? 12
Trunk lid
41
Turnsignals47
Warning/indicatorlights22
u
Undercoating172
Unfastening safetybelts109
Unidirectional tires198
Uniformtirequalitygrading212
UniversalRadio-Frequency RemoteCon-
trol(HomeLink®)90
Unlocking
Power locking switch
40
Rearlid/trunklid41
Remotecontrolkey38
Usingthekey39
v
Vanitymirror49
Vehicle-care products167
Vehicleelectricalsystem16
VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)240
Vehiclejack227
Vehicleliterature5
Vehicle
toolkit222
Ventilation70
w
Warning/indicatorlights... . . . . ...10,12
Airbag system16
Anti-lockbrakesystem (ABS)18
Brakesystem14
Cruisecontrol22
Electronicpowercontrol19
Electronicstabilizationprogram(ESP)..17
Generator16
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp (MIL)19
Parking brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...14
Safetybelt16
.Safety systems16
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem19
Turn signals22
Warning/Indicatorlights
Rearspoiler21
Warninglights
Redsymbols inthecenterdisplay13
Yellow symbols inthecenterdisplay13
Warrantycoverages245
Washer reservoir196
Washing167
Automaticcarwash168
byhand168
Generalinformation167
withapower washer169
Waxing169
Wearindicator207
Weights240
Whathappensifyouwearyoursafetybelt
tooloose?..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...108
Whathappenstounbelted occupants?..105
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?94
Whatshouldldoafterchanging a
wheel?
205
Whatshouldldoafterreplacing wheels?205
Wheelbolts
Torque214
Wheels198
Castalloy171
Checkingtirepressure204