Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 160Intelligenttechnology
thanisbeinggeneratedandensuresanopti
malstateofchargeforthebattery.
iTips
-But evenenergymanagementcannot
negatethelimitsofphysics. Consider
thatthepowerandlifeofabatteryare
limited.
-
Ifstartingability isthreatened,youare
informedbyawarningqpage160,
Driver natification
intheinstrument
c/uster display.
Whatyoushouldknow
Thehighest priarityisgiventomaintaining
starting capability.
Thebatteryisseverelytaxedinshort-distance
driving,incitytrafficandduringthecoldtime
ofyear.Abundantelectricalenergyisre
quired,
butonly alittleisgenerated.Itisalso
critical
iftheengineisnotrunningandelectri
cal
componentsareturnedon. Inthisin
stanceenergyisbeingconsumedbutnoneis
being
generated.
ItisinpreciselythesesituationsthatyouwiII
noticeenergymanagementactivelyregulat
ingthedistributionofenergy.
Vehiclestandsforanextendedperiod
Ifyoudonotdriveyourvehicle overaperiod
ofseveral daysorweeks, electricalcompo
nentsaregraduallyeutbackorswitchedoff.
This
reducesenergyconsumptionandmain
tainsstartingcapability overalongerperiod.
Take into
considerationthatwhenyouunlock
your vehicle,
someconvenience functions,
such as
theremotekeyorpowerseatadjust
ment,maynotbeavailable. Theconvenience
functionswillbeavailable againwhenyou
turnontheignitionandstarttheengine.
Withtheengineturnedoff
Ifyoulistentotheradio, forexample,with
theengineturnedoff,thebatteryisbeingdis
charged.
Ifstartingcapabilityisjeopardizedduetoen
ergy
consumption,amessageappearsinthe
driverinformationdisplay.
Youhavetostarttheenginetochargethe
battery.
Withtheenginerunning
Althoughelectricalenergyisgeneratedwh en
thevehicle isbeing driven,thebatterycanbe
comedischarged.Thishappensmostlywhen
little
energyisbeinggeneratedandagreat
dealconsumedandthebattery'sstateof
chargeisnotoptimal.
Tobringtheenergybalanceback intoequili
brium,
consumerswhich require especially
large
amountsofenergyaretemporarilyeut
back
orswitchedoff. Heatingsystemsinpar
ticularrequire agreatdealofenergy.Ifyou
notice,forexample,thattheheatedseats*or
theheatedrearwindowarenotheating,they
have
beentemporarilyeutbackorswitched
off.
Thesesystemswill beavailable againas
soonastheenergybalancehasbeenrestored.
Youwillalsonoticethatengineidlespeedhas
beenincreased slightly.Thisisnormalandnot
a
causefor concern.Byincreasingengineidle
speedtheadditionalene"rgyrequired isgener
atedandthebatteryischarged.
Drivernotificationintheinstrument~
clusterdisplay•
Ifbatterypowerdropsintotherangewhereit
can limittheabilityoftheenginetostart,this
isshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
with
thefollowing drivermessage:
ri1Lowbatterycharge:batterywillbe
chargedwhiledriving
This notification remindsyou
thatthestarting
capability
oftheenginemay belimited.As
soonasyoustartdrivingagain,thebattery
willberechargedandthenotification willgo
out.
Drivernotificationappearsandgoesout
again
Ifthisdriver notificationappearsaftertheig
nition is
turnedonorwhile drivinganditgoes
outagainafterawhile,thebatteryhasbeen
adequatelyrecharged.
Drivernotificationappearsanddoesnot
gooutagain
Ifthisdriver notificationappearsaftertheig
nition
isturnedonorwhile drivinganddoes
notgooutagain,thebattery'sstateofcharge
isnotintheoptimalrange.Startingabilityis
restricted. Havethebatterycheckedassoon
aspossible byanauthorizedAudidealeror
qualified workshop.
Intelligenttechnology16l
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 176Cleaningandprotection
~Oncethestainisnolongervisible,usea
softdryclothortissuetosoakupthemois
ture.
DonotuseleathercleaningproductsonAl
cantara.
Youmayuseasuitableshampooforremoving
dustanddirt.
Dust
andgritintheporesandseamscan
scratchanddamagethesurface.Ifthecaris
leftstandinginthesunforlong periods,the
Alcantarashouldbeprotectedagainstdirect
sunlighttopreventitfromfading.Slightcolor
variationswilldevelopinnormaluseandare
notanindicationofmaterialdeterioration.
CDNote
-NeverusechemicalsolventsCe.g.lighter
fluid,turpentinel,waxes,shoepolishor
similarproductsonAlcantara$surfaces.
-Toavoiddamage,havestubbornstains
removedbyacommercialcleaningspe
cialist.
-
Donotusebrushes,stiffspongesorsim
ilarly abrasivecleaningaids.
Safetybelts
Onlywell-maintainedsafetybelts workrelia
bly when needed.
Heavily soiledsafetybeltsmaynotretract
properly.
~Keepbeltsclean.
~Forcleaning,useamildsoapandwatersol
ution.Letbeltsdrythoroughlyandaway
fromdirectsunlight.
~Donotallowinertiareelsafetybeltstore
tractbeforetheyarecompletelydry.
~Checktheconditionofyoursafetybeltsreg
ular/y.
AWARNING
Damagedsafetybeltscanbreakinacrash.
1)Use onlythecorrect cleaning solutions. Neverusegas
cline ordiesel fuel.
-Anythingthatmightdamageyoursafety
beltscouldmeanthatyouandyourpas
sengerswouldnotbeadequatelypro
tectedinanaccident.
-Safetybeltperformancedependson cor
rectinstallation.Neverremovebelts
fromthevehicletocleanthem.
-Donotusechemicalcleaningagents,
bleachordyes. Theyhavecorrosive prop
ertieswhichweakenthewebbing.
-Whencleaningyoursafetybelts,inspect
themfordamage.Ifyoudiscoverdam
age,seeyourAudidealer.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGS and
theinformation~page167.
Enginecompartment•
Beespeciallycarefulwhencleaning theen
gine compartment.
Alwaysswitchofftheignitionbeforeclean
ing
theengine~A.
Plenumpanel
Remove leavesfromtheplenumpanelinfront
ofthewindshieldundertheenginehood.This
preventsthewaterdrainholesfrombecoming
blocked,
anditpreventsdebrisfromentering
thevehicleinteriorthroughtheheatingand
ventilationducts.
Corrosionprotection'--.
Theenginecompartmentandtransmission
havebeencorrosion-protectedatthefactory.
Good
anti-corrosiontreatmentisvery impor
tant,particularlyinthewinter.Ifthevehicle
isfrequentlydriven onsalttreatedroads,the
entireenginecompartmentandplenumpanel
shouldbethoroughlycleanedattheendof
winterandretreatedtopreventsaltdamage.
Atthesametime,theundersideofthevehicle
shouldbewashedaswell.
Iftheenginecompartmentiscleanedatany
timewithgreaseremovingsolutionslJ
,orif~
yOuhavetheenginewashed,theanti-corro
siontreatmentisalmostalwaysremovedas
well.Itisthereforeessentialtohave along
lasting corrosion
protectionreappliedtoall
surfaces,
seams,jointsandcomponentsinthe
enginecompartment.
&WARNING
Beaware:Theenginecompartmentofany
motorvehicle isapotentiallyhazardous
area.
_Before workingintheenginecompart
ment,besuretoreadtheinformation
~page176.
-Before reaching intothefrontplenum
panel,always removetheignition key.
Otherwise,thewindshieldwipersystem
couldunintentionallybeswitchedon,
possiblycausingpersonalinjuryfromthe
movingwiperlinkage.
- Never reachinto
theareaaroundor
touchtheradiatorfan.Theauxiliaryfan
istemperaturecontrolledandcanswitch
onsuddenly-evenwhentheignitionis
off.
-
Donotwash,waxordrytheenginewith
theenginerunning. Movingorhotparts
couldinjure you.
-Donotcleantheundersideofthechas
sis,fenders,wheelcovers,orotherhard
toreachpartswithoutprotectingyour
handsandarms.Youmaycutyourselfon
sharp-edgedmetalparts.
-AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformation~page167.
Cleaningandprotection17j
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Fuelsupplyandfilling
yourfueltank
Gasoline
Fuelsupply
Usingtherightfuelhelps keeptheenviron
mentcleanandprevents enginedamage.
Fuelrecommendation
Thefuelrecommendedforyourvehicleisun
leaded premium
gradegasoline.Seealso
qpage242,Oata.Audirecommendsusing
TOPTIERDetergentGasolinewithaminimum
octaneratingof91AKI(9SRON). Formore
informationonTOPTIERDetergentGasoline,
pleasegototheofficialwebsite(www.toptier
gas.com).
Therecommendedgasolineoctaneratingfor
yourenginecanalsobefoundonalabellocat
edontheinsideofthefuelfiller flap.Thisrat
ingmay bespecifiedasAKIorRON.
Your vehiclemayalsobeoperatedusingun
leadedregulargasolinewithaminimumoc
taneratingof87AKI/91RON.However, using
87AKI/91RONoctanefuelwillslightlyre
duceengineperformance.
Useunleaded gasolineonly.Unleadedgaso
lineisavailablethroughouttheUSA,Canada,
andinmostEuropeancountries.Werecom
mendthatyoudonottakeyourvehicleto
areasorcountrieswhereunleadedgasoline
maynotbeavailable.
Formoreinformationonrefuelingyourvehi
cle,
seeqpage 179.
Octanerating
Octaneratingindicatesagasoline'sabilityto
resistenginedamaging"knock"causedby
prematureignitionanddetonation.Therefore,
buyingthecorrectgradeofgasolineisvery
importanttohelppreventpossibleengine
damageandalossofengineperformance.
GasolinemostcommonlyusedintheUnited
StatesandCanadahasthefollowingoctane
ratingsthatcanusuallybefoundonthefille:
pump:
-PremiumGrade:91-96AKI
-RegularGrade:87-90AKI
Explanationoftheabbreviations:
AKI=Anti KnockIndex=(R+M)/2=(RON
+MON)/2
RON=ResearchOctaneNumber
MON=MotorOctaneNumber.
CDNote
-Donotuseanyfuelwithoctaneratings
lowerthan87AKIor91RONotherwise
expensiveenginedamagewilloccur.
-
Donotuseleadedgasoline!Theuseof
leadedgasolinewill severelydamage
yourvehicle'scatalyticconverterandits
ability
tocontrolexhaustEmissions.
Blended gasoline •
Use
ofgasoline containing alcoholor
MTBE(methyltertiarybutyiether)
Voumayuseunleadedgasolineblendedwith
alcoholorMTBE(commonlyreferredtoas
oxygenates)iftheblendedmixturemeetsthe
following criteria:
Blendofgasolinemethanol (woodalcoholor
methyl alcohol)"-\..-Anti-knock indexmustbe87AKIorhigher.
- Blend
mustcontainnomorethan3%meth-
anol.
-Blendmustcontainmorethan2%co-sol
vents.
Blendofgasoline andEthanol (grainalcohol
or ethyl alcohol)
-Anti-knock indexmustbe87AKIorhigher.
- Blend
mustnotcontainmorethan10%
Ethanol.
Blendofgasoline andMTBE
-Anti-knock indexmustbe87AKIorhigher.~
_Blendmustcontainnotmorethan1S%
MTBE.
Seasonally adjustedgasoline
Manygasolinegradesareblendedtoperform
especially wellforwinterorsummerdriving.
During
seasonalchange-over,wesuggestthat
you fillupatbusygasstationswherethesea
sonaladjustmentismorelikely·to bemadein
time.
CDNote
-Methanolfuelswhichdonotmeetthese
requirementsmaycausecorrosionand
damagetoplasticandrubbercompo
nentsinthefuelsystem.
-Donotusefuelsthatfailtomeetthe
specifiedcriteriainthischapter.
-Ifyouareunabletodeterminewhether
ornotaparticularfuelblendmeetsthe
specifications,askyourservicestationor
itsfuelsupplier.
-Donotusefuelforwhichthecontents
cannotbeidentified.
-Fuelsystemdamageandperformance
problemsresultingfromtheuseoffuels
differentfromthosespecifiedarenot
theresponsibilityofAudiandarenot
coveredundertheNew Vehicleorthe
EmissionControlSystemWarranties.
-Ifyouexperiencealossoffueleconomy
ordriveabilityandperformanceprob
lemsduetotheuseofoneofthesefuel
blends,werecommendthatyouswitch
tounblendedfuel.
Gasoline additives
Amajorconcernamongmanyautomanufac
turersiscarbondepositbuild-upcausedby
thetypeofgasolineyouuse.
Althoughgasolinegradesdifferfromone
manufacturertoanother,theyhavecertain
thingsincommon.Allgasolinegradescontain
Substancesthatcancausedepositstocollect
onvitalengineparts,suchasfuelinjectors
andintakevalves.Althoughmostgasoline
brandsincludeadditivestokeepengineand
Fuelsupplyandfillingyourfueltank
fuelsystemsclean,theyarenotequallyeffec
tive.
Audi
recommendsusingTOPTIERDetergent
Gasoline. FormoreinformationonTOPTIER
DetergentGasoline,pleasegototheofficial
website(www.toptiergas.com).
Afteranextendedperiodofusinginadequate
fuels,built-upcarbondepositscanrobyour
engineofpeakperformance.
CDl'liate---Damageormalfunctionduetopoorfuel
qualityisnotcoveredbytheAudi NewVe
hicle LimitedWarranty.
Fueltank
Fuelfillerneck
Thefuelfillerneckislocatedontherightrear
sidepanelbehindthefuelfiller flap.
Iftheunlockingsystemshouldfail,youcan
stillopentheflapmanually-fordetailedin
structionsseeqpage181.
Voucanfindthefueltankcapacityofyourve
hicle
inTechnical Dataqpage242.
Thelabelontheinsideofthefuelfillerflap
tellsyouthecorrectfuelforyourvehicle.For
moreinformationaboutfuelspecifications,
seeqpage178.
Yourvehiclefueltankhasanon-boardrefuel
ling
vaporrecovery-system. Thisfeaturehelps
topreventfuelvaporsfromescapingframthe
tankandpollutingtheenvironmentwhileyou
refuelyourvehicle. Inordertofillthetank
properlywhileprotectingtheenvironment,
pleasefollowthisrefuelingprocedurecareful
ly.
&.WARNINGFUndernormaloperatingconditions,never
carryadditionalfuelcontainersinyourcar.
Gas
canistersandothercontainersusedto
transportfuelcanbedangerous.Su ch con
tainers,fullorempty,mayleakandcould
causeafireina collision.Ifyoumust~
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----
-
missionto"P"(Park);putmanual
transmissioninNeutral.
- Always
useextremecautiontoprevent
clothing, jewelry,orlong hairfromget
tingcaughtintheradiatorfan,V-belts
or
othermovingparts,orfromcontact
inghotparts.Tie back hairbefore
starting,andwearnoclothingthatwill
hangordroopintotheengine.
-Minimizeexposuretoemissionand
chemicalhazardsq,&.
.&.WARNING
California Proposition65Warning:
- Engine
exhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontain
(Jremitchemicals knowntothe5tateof
Californiatocausecancerandbirthde
fectsandreproductiveharm.Inaddition,
certainfluidscontainedinvehiclesand
certainproductsofcomponentwearcon
tainoremitchemicalsknowntothe
5tateofCaliforniatocausecancerand
birthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.
-Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedac
cessoriescontainleadandleadcom
pounds,chemicalsknowntothe5tateof
Californiatocausecancerandreproduc
tive
harms.Washhandsafterhandling.
«!»Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Todetectleaksintime,inspectthevehicle
floor pan
fromunderneathregularly.If
youseespotsfromoilorothervehicle flu
ids, have your vehicle
inspectedbyanau
thorizedAudidealer.
rCDNote
Whenaddingfluids, always makesurethat
theyarepouredintothepropercontainer
orfilleropening,otherwiseseriousdam
agetovehiclesystemswilloccur.
_Applytheparking brake.
_Moveselectorleverofautomatictrans
missionto"P"(Park);putmanualtrans
missioninNeutral.
_Alwayslettheenginecooldown. Hot
componentswillburn skinoncontact.
_Toreducetheriskofbeingburned,never
openthehood ifyouseeorhearsteam
orcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Waituntilnosteamor
coolantcanbeseenor heardbeforecare
fully
openingthehood.
- Keep children away
fromtheenginecom
partment.
-Never spillfluids onhotenginecompo
nents.Theycancauseafire.
-Nevertouchtheradiatorfan. Theauxili
ary electric fan
istemperaturecontrolled
andcanswitch onsuddenly.
- Never
openthecoolantreservoir cap
when
theengineisstillwarm.The cool
antsystemispressurizedandhotcool
antcould sprayout.
-Protectyourface,handsandarmfrom
steamorhotenginecoolantbyplacing a
thick ragover
thecapwhenyouopenthe
coolantreservoir.
-Ifworkonthefuelsystemortheelectri
cal
systemisnecessary:
- Always
disconnectthebattery.
- Neversmokeor worknearheatersor
openflames.Fluidsintheenginecom
partmentcouldstartafire.
-Keepanapprovedfireextinguisherim
mediatelyavailable.
-Toavoid electrical shockandpersonalin
jury while
theengineisrunning orbeing
started,nevertouch:
-Ignitioncables
-Othercomponentsofthehighvoltage
electronic ignitionsystem.
-Ifyoumustperformacheckorrepair
with
theenginerunning:
-First, fullyapplytheparking brake,
move
selectorleverofautomatictrans-
AWARNING
A hood
thatisnotcompletelylatched
could flyupandblock yourview while driv
ing.
-
Whenyou closetheenginehood, checkit
tomakesurethesafetycatchhasproper
lyengaged.The hoodshouldbeflush
withthesurroundingvehicle bodyparts.
-
Ifyounotice whiledrivingthatthehood
is
notsecuredproperly,stopatonce and
closeit.
.&.WARNING
Hotenginecoolantcanburn you.
-
Toreducetheriskofbeingburned,never
openthehood ifyouseeorhearsteam
orcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Waituntilnosteamor
coolantcanbeseenorheardbeforecare
fully
openingthehood.
.&.WARNING
Tohelp avoid injury,beforeyoucheck any
thingunderthehood:
- 5witch
offtheengine.
- Removetheignition key.
Closingtheenginehood•
~Pullthehooddownuntilthepressurefrom
thestrutsisreduced.
~Letthehooddropdownandlatchinplace.
Donottrytopushitshut;itmay failtoen
gageq.LÎ::l,..
Workingintheenginecompartmëii!f"-Beespecially carefulwhen8J(eryouworkin
theenginecomportment!
Wheneveryoumustperformanyworkinthe
enginecompartment,forexamplechecking
andfillingthedifferentfluids,thereisarisk
ofinjury,burnsandaccidents.Toprevent
personalinjuryalwaysobservethefollowing
WARNINGS. The
enginecompartmentofany
vehicleisahazardousarea!q.&
The enginehoodisreleosed frominsidethe
vehicle.
Releasingtheenginehood
Fig.139Driver's sidefootwell: enginehoodrelease
lever
Checkingandfilling
Enginehood
Openingtheenginehood
~Openthedriver's door.
~Pullthereleaseleverontheleftunderthe
instrumentpanelqfig.139inthedirection
ofthearrow.
Fig.140Release leverundertheengine hood
Thehoodpopsupslightlyunderspringpres
sure.
Beforeopeningtheenginehood, makesure
thatthewindshield wipers areflatagainstthe
windshield.Otherwise,theycoulddamagethe
paintonthehood.
~Liftthehoodslightlyq.LÎ::l,..
~Pulluponthereleaseunderthehood
qfig.140.Thisreleasesthecatch.
~Openthehoodalltheway.
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Lowthe"MIN" mark,thebrakewarning/indi-
catorlight(U.s.models:,Canadian
models:.)willcomeonqpage14.Donot
continuetooperatethevehicle. Thecomplete
brakesystemshouldbethoroughlychecked
byanauthorizedAudidealerorotherquali
fied facility
andthecausecorrected.Ifthe
brakefLuidLevelistoolow,thebrakewarning/
indicator lightwillilluminate.Contactanau
thorizedAudidealerimmediately.
Changing brakefluid
Havethebrake fluidchanged byan experi
enced technician.
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheair.If
thewatercontentinthebrakefluidistoo
high, corrosioninthebrakesystemmayresult
afteraperiodoftime.The boilingpointofthe
brake fluidwillalsodecreaseconsiderablyand
decreasebrakingperformance.
Therefore,thebrake fluidmustbechanged
everytwoyears.Always usenew brake fluid
which
conformstoFederal MotorVehicle
Standard"FMVSS116DOT4".
Thebrake fluidreservoir canbedifficultto
reach,therefore,werecommendthatyou
have
thebrake fluidchangedbyyourauthor
izedAudi deaLer. Yourdealerhasthecorrect
tools,therightbrakefluidandtheknow-how
todothisforyou.
&.WARNING
- Brake fluidispoisonous.
Itmustbestor
ed onlyintheclosed originalcontainer
outofthereachofchiLdren!
- Brake failure can
resultfromoldorinap
propriatebrakefluid. Observethesepre
cautions:
- Use only brake fluid
thatmeetsSAE
specification]1703andconformsto
Federal MotorVehicleStandard116.
Always checkwithyourauthorizedAudi
dealertomakesureyouareusingthe
correctbrake fluid.Thecorrecttypeof
brake fluidisalsoindicated onthe
brakefluidreservoir.
- The brake fluid
mustbenew. Heavy use
ofthebrakes cancauseavaporLockif
thebrake fluidisleftinthesystemtoo
long.Thiscanseriouslyaffecttheeffi
ciency
ofthebrakesaswellasyour
safety.This could resuLtinanaccident.
CDNote
Brake fluidwill
damagethepaintofyour
vehicle.
@lForthesakeoftheenvironment
Because
oftheproblemofproperdisposal
ofbrake fluidaswell asthespecialtools
requiredandthenecessaryexpertise,we
recommendthatyouhavethebrakefLuid
changedbyyourauthorizedAudi deaLer.
Battery
General information •
Your vehicle
isequippedwithaspeciaL bat
tery,
anAGMbattery.Thisbatteryis located
intheluggagecompartmentandmustbe re
placed with
anoriginalequipmentbattery.
Under
normaloperatingconditions,thebat
teryismaintenance-free.
Havethebatterycheckedwhenyoutakeyour
vehicle
inforservice.YOlr"arewell advisedto
replace abatterythatisoldèr-thanSyears.
Disconnecting thebattery terminaIs
Somevehiclefunctions(powerwindowregu
lators,forexample)arelostifthebatteryter
minalsaredisconnected.Thesefunctionshave
toberelearnedafterthebatteryterminalsare
connectedagain.Topreventthis,thebattery
shouldonly bedisconnectedfromthevehicle
electricalsystemwhenabsolutelynecessary
for repairs.
Vehicles notdriven forlong periods
Ifyouaregoingtoletyourvehiclestandfora
longtimeandnotdriveit,youshouldremern
berthereareelectricalcomponentswhich are~
stillfunctioningandtheywilldrawenergy
fromthebatteryanddrain it,forexample,the
engine immobilizer.Topreventthis,youcan
either
chargethebatteryoccasionallytokeep
it
ingood working condition oryou candis
connect
thenegativecableonthebattery.
Winter operation
During
thewintermonths,batterycapacity
tendstodecreaseastemperaturesdrop. This
isbecausemorepowerisaLsoconsumedwhile
starting,andtheheadlights,rearwindow de
fogger,
etc.,areusedmoreoften.
Avoidunnecessarypowerconsumption,par
ticularly
incity traffic orwhentraveling only
shortdistances.LetyourauthorizedAudi
dealer check
thecapacityofthevehicle bat
tery before
wintersetsinqpage196.Awell
charged
batterywillnotonlypreventstarting
problems whentheweatheriscold,butwill
also
lastlonger.
Replacing battery
Thenewbatterymusthavethesamecapaci
ty,voltage(12volts),amperage,construction
andplugsealing,astheoriginalbattery.Spec
ifications
arelisted onthebatteryhousing.
Batteries specially
developedbyAudifulfill
the
maintenance,output,andsafetyrequire
ments.
When installing
thebattery,makesuretheig
nition
andailelectricalconsumersareswitch
edoffq(j).
Werecommendthatyou usemaintenance
freeorcycle-resistant/leak-proofbatteries
accordingtothestandardsTL82S06(from
December
1997)andVW7SO73(fromAu
gUst2001).
Replacingthebatteryshouldbe carriedbya
qualified workshop. Pleasefollowtheinstruc
tions on
thebatterycover.
CDNote
-Allworkonthebatteryrequirestechni
calknowledge. PleasecontactanAudi
dealershiporanotherauthorizedfacility
Checkingandfilling19:
forquestionsaboutthebattery-danger
ofacidburnsandexplosionhazard!
- The
batterymustnotbeopened!Donot
trytochangethebattery'sliquid level,
otherwisedetonatinggaswillescape
fromthebattery-explosion hazard!
- The
AGMbatteryintheluggagecom
partmentcannotleak,becausetheelec
trolyteforthisbatteryisabsorbedinto a
special
glassmat.This leak-proofbattery
mustnotbereplace withaconventional
battery.
-Makesuretheventilationhose onthe
sideofthebatteryisconnected,other
wisefumesorbatteryacidcanleakout.
-Batteryholderandterminalsalways
have
tobesecured correctly.
- Bèfore allwork on
thebatteryfollowthe
warnings belowq.&inWorkingonthe
batteryonpage 194.
eForthe sakeoftheenvironment
Because
oftheproblemofproperdisposal
ofabattery,werecommendyourauthor
ized Audidealerchangethebatteryfor
you.Batteriescontainsulfuric acidand
leadandmustalwaysbedisposedofprop
erly
incompliancewithall environmental
regulations.Disposingofvehiclebatteries
improperlyisverydangeroustotheenvi
ronment.Makesurethattheremovedbat
terycannotoverbalance,otherwisesulfu
ric acid
mightescape!
iTips
Ifyourvehicleisleftstandingforseveral
weeksatextremelylowtemperatures,the
vehiclebatteryshouldberemovedand
storedwhereitwillnotfreeze. Thiswill
preventitfrombeingdamagedandhaving
tobereplaced.
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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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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
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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.
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360hpl2.5Liter5-cyL.turboengine(TTRS
Coupe)
Apptiestovehicles:with2.Sliter S-cyl.engine
Enginedata
ConsumerInformation
Warrantycoverages
Your Audi iscovered bythefollowingwar
ranties:
CDNote
Audicannotberesponsible formechanical
damagethatcould resultfrominadequate
fuel,service orpartsavailability.
in(mm)165.3(4198)
in(mm)76.9(1952)
in(mm)53(1345)
ft.(m)35,96(10.96)-----
Fueltank
-Total capacity
-Reserve(oftotalcapacity)
Windshieldandheadlight*washerf1uidcontainer
Engine oilwithfilterchange
General
Importantconsiderationsforyouand
yourvehicle
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Byregularly maintaining yourvehicle, you
help make
surethatemissionstandards
aremaintained,thusminimizingadverse
effectsontheenvironment.
Theincreasing useofelectronics, sophisticat
ed
fuelinjectionandemissioncontrol sys
tems,andthegenerally increasing technical
complexity
oftoday'sautomobiles,have~
Your vehicle hasbeendesignedtohelpkeep
maintenancerequirementstoaminimum.
However, a
certainamountofregularmainte
nanceisstillnecessarytoassureyourvehicle's
safety,
economyand reliability. Fordetailed
vehiclemaintenanceconsultyourWarranty&
Maintenance booklet.
M.aintenance
Underdifficultoperatingconditions,forex
ampleatextremelylowoutsidetemperatures,
inverydustyregions, etc.,someservicework
shouldbeperformedbetweentheintervals
specified. This
appliesparticularly to:
- oil
changes,and
-cleaningorreplacingtheair filter.
Audi
Official FactoryService Manuals and
Lit
eraturearepublishedassoon aspossibleafter
modelintroduction. ServiceManuals andliter
atureareavailabletoorderfromtheAudi
Technical Literature OrderingCenterat:
www.audi.techliterature.com
AudiServiceRepair
ManualsandLiterature
Ifyou plantotakeyour vehicleoutsidethe
continentallimitsoftheUnitedStatesorCan
ada,
thereisthepossibilitythat
-unleadedfuels forvehicles withcatalytic
convertermaynotbeavailable;
-fuel may have aconsiderably loweroctane
rating.Improperfuelmaycauseengine
damage;
-servicemaybeinadequateduetolackof
proper service facilities,toolsortesting
equipment;
-replacementpartsmaynotbereadily availa
ble.
-Navigationsystemsfor vehicles builtforthe
U.s.A.andCanada willnotnecessarily work
inEurope,andmaynotworkinothercoun
tries
outsideofNorth America.
GovernmentregulationsintheUnitedStates
andCanada requirethatautomobilesmeet
specifieemissionregulationsandsafety
standards.Therefore, vehiclesbuiltforthe
U.S.A.andCanada differfromvehicles soldin
othercountries.
Operatingyourvehicle
outsidetheU.S.A.or
Canada
Detailedinformationregarding yourwarran
ties canbefound
inyour Warranty&Mainte
nancebooklet.
_New VehicleLimitedWarranty
_LimitedWarrantyAgainstCorrosion Perfo-
ration
_Emissions ControlSystemWarranty
_ Emissions Performance
Warranty
_CaliforniaEmissions ControlWarranty(USA
vehiclesonly)
_ California Emissions Performance
Warranty
(USAvehicleson/y)
14.5/55.0
1.9/7.0
4.3/4.0
6.9/6.5
gal/liters
gal/liters
quarts/liters
quarts/liters
hp@rpm
lb-ft@rpm
CID(cm3
)
in(mm)
in(mm)
360@S500-6700
343@1650-5400-----~5
151(2480)
3.65(92.8)
3.25(82.5)
la:1
Premiumunleaded(91AKI)Recommendedfor maxi
mumengineperformance.Furtherdetails9page178,
Gasoline
MaximumoutputSAEnet
MaximumtorqueSAEnet
No.ofcylinders
Displacement
Stroke
Bore
Compression ratio
Fuel
Dimensions(approx.)
Length (withlicenseplatebracket)
Width (across mirrors)
Height (unloaded)
Turning circle
diameter(curbtocurb)
Capacities(approx.)