Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Fig.138Luggagecompartment:(overintherightsideinterior trim
overflowwhenitbecomeswarmandpol
lutetheenvironment.
Unlocking thefuel filler flapbyhand
Ifthepowerlockingsystemshouldfail,you
can
stillopentheflapmanually:
~Opentherearlido
~Opentheroundcoyerintheright-side inte
rior
trim.
~Removetheredplasticknobfromitsretain
er.
~Pulltheplasticcordinthedirectionofthe
arrowtounlockthefuelfiller flap
c:>fig.138.
@Tips
-Runningyourenginewhile refuelling
may
causevaporstoescapeorevenfuel
tospiIloutofthetank.This wouldthen
shutoffthefuelnozzlebeforethetank
isfull.
-
Donotrefuelyourvehiclewiththeigni
tionswitchedon.Thefuelgaugemay
otherwisenotindicatethecorrectfuel
levelafterrefuelling.
Youcon openthefuel filler flopbyhandifthe
power lackingsystemshouldfail.
..Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Assoonasthecorrectlyoperatednozzle
Switches
offautomaticallyforthefirst
time,thetankisfull.Donottrytoadd
morefuelbecausefuelmay spillout.In
addition,theexpansionspaceinthefuel
tankwillbefilled-causingthefuelto
_Foryoursafety,westronglyrecommend
thatyoudonottravelwithaportable
fuelcontainerinyourvehicle. Thecon
tainer, full
oremptymayleakandcould
causeafire, especiallyinacrash.
_If,underexceptionalcircumstances,you
musttransportaportablefuelcontainer,
pleaseobservethefollowing:
_Never fillaportablefuelcontainer
while itisanywhereinoronthevehicle
(for
example,intheluggagecompart
ment,oronthetrunk).5taticelectrici
ty
canbuildupwhile fillingandcanig
nitefuelvaporscausingafire.
_ Always placea
portablefuelcontainer
onthegroundbeforefilling.
_ Always keep
thefillernozzlecomplete
lyinsidetheportablecontainerbefore
andduring filling.
_
Iffillingaportablecontainermadeof
metal,thefiller nozzlemustalwaysbe
incontactwiththecontainer.Thiswill
helppreventstaticelectricityfromdis
chargingandcauseafire.
- Never spill
fuelinsidethevehicleor
luggagecompartment.Fuelvaporsare
highlyflammable.
-Alwaysobservelocalandstate/provin
ciallawsregardingtheuse,storage
andtransportationoffuelcontainers
- Makecertainthefuelcontainermeets
industrystandards(ANSI /ASTM
F852-86).
CDNote
Ifanyfuelhasspilledontothecar,it
should be
removedimmediatelytoprevent
damagetothepaint.
FuelsupplyandfiLLingyourfueltank------------------_-.:...:~-=-:..:..=.....:....:...:::~~=:......:...::~~~
--
AWARNING
Improperrefuelingorhandlingoffuelcan
causefire,explosionandsevereburns.
- Fuel
ishighlyflammableandcancause
severeburnsandotherinjuries.
- Failure
toshuttheengineoffwhile refu
eling
and/ortoinsertthepumpnozzle
fully
intothefuelfillerneck couldcause
fueltosprayoutoffiller neckortoover
flow. Fuel
sprayandoverflowingfuelcan
causeafire.
- Never
useacellulartelephonewhilere
fueling.TheelectFemagneticradiation
can
causesparksthattanignitefuelva
porsandcausea fire.
- Never
getback intoyourvehicle whilere
fueling.Ifinexceptionalcircumstances
youmustgetbackinyourvehiclewhile
refueling,
makecertainthatyou close
thedoorandtouchmetaltodischarge
staticelectricitybeforetouchingthefill
ernozzle again.5taticelectricity can
causesparksthatcanignitefuelvapors
releasedduringrefueling.
- Never
smokeorhaveanopenflameany
whereinornearyourvehiclewhenrefu-
eling
orfilling aportablefuelcontainer.~
Refuelling procedure
~Insertthefuelnozzlefromthegasoline
pumpintothefuelfillerneckasfarasitwill
go.
~Selectamediumrefuellingrate50thatthe
nozzleswitchesoffautomaticallywhenthe
tankis full.
Putting thefuelcapbackon
~After fillingyourtank,twistthefuelfiller
capclockwiseuntilyouhearadefiniteclick.
~Closethefuelfillerflap.
Toavoidfuelspillingorevaporatingfromthe
fueltankalwaysclosefuelfiller capproperly
andcompletely.Animproperlyclosedfuelfill
ercapmayalsocausetheMILlampc:>page 33
tocomeon.
l
Refuelling
transportfueltouseforyourlawn mower,
snowblower,etc.,beverycarefulandal
waysobservelocalandstatelawsregard
ing
theuse,transportationandstorageof
suchfuelcontainers.Makecertainthecon
tainermeetsindustrystandards(ANSI/
ASTMF852-86).
Fig.136Driver's door:Unlocking fuelfiller flap
CDNote
Never driveyourvehicleuntilthefueltank
iscompletelydry.Theirregularsupplyof
fuelcancausemisfiring. Gasolinecould
enterintotheexhaustsystemanddamage
thecatalyticconverter.
Fig.137Fuelcaphooked ontheopened fuelfiller flap
FuelsupplyandfiLLingyourfueltank
Whenaddingfuel,theignitionandanycellu
lar
phonesinthevehiclemustbeswitched
off.
Taking thefuelcapoff
~Toopenthefuelfiller flap,pullthebutton
c:>fig.136.
~Unscrewfuelfiller capcounter-clockwise
andhangitonthefuelfillerflapc:>fig.137.
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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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Beforeyoucheckanythingintheenginecom
partment,aLwaysreadandheedailWARN
INGS
q.&.inWorkingintheengine compart
mentonpage182.
..Readthebrake fluidlevelfromthebrake
fluid reservoir
qfig.146.Thebrake fluid
level
mustbebetweenthe"MIN" and
"MAX"markings.
Fig.146Enginecompartment:brakefluidreservoir
Thebrake f/uidLeve/conbechecked witha
quick gLance.
.&.WARNING
-Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjurynev
ertouchtheradiatorfan.
- The auxiliary electric
fanistemperature
controlledandcanswitch onsuddenly
evenwhentheengineisnotrunning.
- The auxiliary
radiatorfanswitchesonau
tomaticallywhentheenginecooLant
reachesacertaintemperatureandwill
continuetarununtilthecoolanttemper
aturedrops.
Brakefluid
The brake fluidreservoirislocated behindthe
rearpartitionoftheenginecompartmenton
theleftsideqpage184.
The fluidLevelmaydropslightLyaftersome
timeduetatheautomaticadjustmentofthe
brakepads.Thisisnotcauseforalarm.~
-theenginecompartmentheatsupbecause
thevehicleisparkedinintensesunlight.
Radiatorfan
CDNoteJ
-Coolantpollutestheenvironmentand
couldcauseanenginefire. Excess cool
antwillbeforcedoutthroughthepres
sure relief valve
inthecapwhentheen
gine
becomeshot.
- If,
inanemergency,onlywatercan be
added,thecorrectratiobetweenwater
andantifreezeqpage189mustbere
storedassoonaspossible.
Theradiator fanswitches onoutomaticallyby
itse/f.
•Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Drainedcoolantshouldnotbereused.Al
waysdisposeofusedcoolantwhileobserv
ing all
environmentalregulations.
-Taavoid beingburned,donotspillan
tifreezeorcoolantontheexhaustsys
temorhotengineparts.Undercertain
conditions,theethyleneglycolinen
ginecoolantcancatchfire.
_Antifreeze ispoisonous. Alwaysstorean
tifreezeinits originalcontainerandwell
outofthereachofchildren .
_Ifyoudrainthecoolant,itmustbe
caughtandsafeLystoredinapropercon
tainerclearlymarked"poison".
Anauxiliary eLectricradiatorfan'switcheson
and off
dependingoncoolanttemperature
andothervehicleoperationconditions.
After youswitch
theengineoff,theauxiliary
fan can
continuerunningforupta10minutes
.even withtheignition off.Itcaneven switch
onagainlaterbyitselfq,&.,if
-thetemperatureoftheenginecoolantrises
due
totheheatbuild-upfromtheenginein
theenginecompartment,or
Theelectricradiatorfaniscontraliedbyther
moswitchesthatswitch onandoffdepending
oncoolantandenginecompartmenttempera
tUres.
.&.WARNING
-The coolingsystemisunderpressureand
cangetveryhot.Reducetheriskof
scaldingfromhotcoolantbyfollowing
thesesteps.
-Turnofftheengineandallow ittacool
down.
-
Protectyourface,handsandarmsfrom
escapingfluidandsteambycovering
thecap with alarge, thickrag.
- Turn
thecap slowlyandvery carefully
inacounter-clockwise directionwhile
appLying light,
downwardpressureon
thetopofthecap.
AddingcooLant•
Replacementenginecoolantmustconformto
exactspecificationsqpage189,Ca%nt.
Eveninanemergency, ifcoolantaddi-
tive G12++, G12+orG12 is
notavailable,do
notuseadifferentadditive. Useplainwater
insteaduntilyou cangetthecorrectadditive
andcanrestorethecorrectratio. Thisshould
be
doneassaonaspossible.
Ifyou havelostaconsiderableamountof
coolant,thenyoushouldaddcold antifreeze
andcoldwateronly whentheengineiscold.
Always use
newenginec-
Turn
offtheengine.
.. Lettheenginecool down.
.. Place athick ragover
thecoolantexpansion
tankqpage189,fig.145andcarefully
twistthecapcounter-clockwiseqA.
..Addcoolant.
..Twistthecapon againtight/y.
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom
partment,alwaysreadandheedailWARN
INGS
qAinWarkingintheengine compart
mentonpage182.
Beverycarefu/ whenadding enginecoo/ant.
Donotfillcoolantabovethe"MAX"mark.Ex
cesscoolantwillbeforcedoutthroughthe
pressurerelief valveinthecapwhentheen-
gine
becomeshot."-
Toobtainanaccuratereading,theengine
mustbeswitchedoff.
The
location
ofthecoolantexpansiontank
canbeseenintheenginecompartmentillus
tration.
CoolantLoss
Wh
en
thecoolantlevelistoolow,thewarning
Light
intheAuto-CheckSystemqpage17wilL
blink untilyouaddcoolantandtheleveLhas
beenrestoredtonormal.Eventhoughthereis
anelectriccoolantlevelsensor,westillrec
ommend'youcheckthecoolantlevelfrom
timetotime.
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom
partment,alwaysreadandheedailWARN
INGS
qAinWorking intheengine
compartmentonpage182.
..Parkyour vehicle50thatitishorizontally
level.
..Switchtheignition off.
..Readthecoolantlevelatthecoolantexpan
sion
tankqfig.145.Witha coldengine,it
mustbeabovethe"min" mark.Withahot
engine,itcanbeaLittleabovetheindicated
range.
CDNote
Donotaddanytypeofradiatorleakseal
anttayour vehicle'senginecooLant.Add
ingradiatorrepairfluid mayadversely af
fectthefunctionandperformanceofyour
coolingsystemandcouldresuLtindamage
notcoveredbyyourNewVehicle Limited
Warranty.
The
expansion
tankinyourvehicleisequipped
withanelectriccoolantlevel sensor.
Coolant lossmay indicate a
leakinthecooling
system.Intheeventofcoolantloss,thecool
ing
systemshouldbeinspectedimmediately
byyourauthorizedAudidealer.Itisnot
enoughmerelytoaddcooLant.
In a
sealedsystem,Lasses canoccur onlyif
theboilingpointofthecooLantisexceededas
a
resultofoverheating.
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ThebotteryocidLeveLinthebotteryconbe
checkedthroughthec1eorinspection windaw.
CDNote
Donotoverfillthebattery,otherwisebat
teryacidwilloverflowthroughthevent
opening. Thiscandamagethepaintand
causecorrosion.
Fig.148Luggagecompartment:8atterywithmagic
eye.
CheckingthebatteryacidLeveLonmagiceyebatteries·
Ontopofthebattery,thereisa round"win
dow". Thiswindow (magiceye)changescolor
asthebatterychargeandacid levelchange.
~Readandheed allWARNINGSq.&.in
Warking anthebotteryanpage194
~Readtheacidlevel fromthewindowonthe
batteryqfig.14B.
Airbubblesinthewindow cancauseaninac
curatereading.Carefullytaponthesideof
thewindow.
-
Ifthewindowisgreen,thebatteryacid level
iscorrect.
-
Ifthewindow hasnocolororisbrightyel
low,
thebatteryacid levelistoolow.Have
thebatterytestedbyyourauthorizedAudi
dealeroraqualified workshop.
-Ifthewindowisblack,thenthebatteryis
insufficientlycharged.Rechargethebattery
assoonaspossibleqpoge196.J!Note
mustbedisconnected.Ifyouarejustgo
ing
toreplace alight bulb,thenitis
enoughtoswitch offthelights.
-Before disconnectingthebattery,switch
off
theanti-theftalarmsystem!Other
wise youwill
setoffthealarm.
-When disconnectingthebattery,first
disconnectthenegative cableandthen
thepositive cable.
- Before reconnecting
thebattery,make
sureallelectricalconsumersare switch
ed off. Reconnect
thepositive cablefirst
and
thenthenegative cable.Neverinter
changethecables -thiscouldstartafire!
-Neverchargeafrozenorathawed-out
battery.Ttcould explode!Ifabatteryhas
frozen,
thenitmustbe replaced. Adis
charged
batterycan freeze overat32OF(0oC).
-Makesuretheventhoseisalwaysattach
edtotheopeningonthesideofthebat
tery.
- Never use
batterieswhicharedamaged.
Dangerofexplosion! Alwaysreplacea
damagedbattery.
-Donotdisconnectthevehiclebattery
whentheignitionisswitchedonorwhen
theengineisrunning,otherwise,youwill
damageelectroniccomponentsinthe
electricalsystem.
-Ifyour vehicleisgoingtostandfora
long period
oftimewithoutbeing driven,
protectthebatteryfrom"freezing",oth
erwiseitwillbedamagedandwillthen
havetobereplaced.
.&WARNING
California Proposition
65Warning:
- Battery
posts,terminalsandrelatedac
cessories containleadandleadcom
pounds, chemicals known
totheStateof
Californiatocausecancerandreproduc
tive
problems.Washhandsafterhan
dling.
AWARNING
Wheneverworking onthebatteryoron
theelectricalsystem,thereistheriskof
injury,accidentand even fire.Read and
heedthefollowing WARNINGS:
- Always
weareye protection.Donotlet
batteryacidorany lead particlesgeton
your skinorclothing. Shieldyoureyes.
Explosive
gasescancauseblindness or
otherinjury.
-Batteryacidcontainssulfuric acid.Sulfu
rieacidcancauseblindness andsevere
burns.
- Always
weargloves andeyeprotection.
Donottiltthebatterybecauseacid
could leak
outoftheventilation open
ings.
-
Ifyougetbatteryacidinyour eyesor
on your skin,
immediatelyrinse with
cold
waterfor severalminutesandget
medicalattention.
-Ifyoushouldingestanybatteryacid,
seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
-Donotexposethebatterytoanopen
flame,electricsparksoranopenlight.
-
Donotsmoke.
-Donotinterchangethepositive andneg-
ative cables.
-
Whenworking onthebattery,besure
nottoshort-circuittheterminalswith
toolsorothermetaobjects.Thiswould
causethebatterytohe-qtupvery quickly,
which couldlead
todamageorexplosion
and
personalinjury.
-When abatteryischarged, itproduces
hydrogen
gaswhichisexplosive and
could
causepersonalinjury.
-Always keepthebatterywelloutofthe
reachofchildren.
-Beforeworkisdoneontheelectrical sys
tem,disconnectthenegativegroundca
ble.
- Before performing anywork on
theelec
trical
system,switch offtheengine and
ignition
aswell asany electrical equip
ment.Thenegative cableonthebattery
Beespeciolly carefuLwhenworking anorneor
thebattery!
Fig.147Luggage compartment:AGMbattery
Workingonthebattery
No
•sparks
-flames
•smoking.
Whenabatteryischarged,itproduces
~hydrogengaswhichisexplosiveand
couldcausepersonalinjury.
~ALwayskeepthebatterywelloutof
~reachofchiLdren.
The
batteryislocatedintheluggagecompart
ment.
~Swing
uptheluggagecompartmentfloor.
The positive
(+)batteryterminalisprotected
byaplastic coyer.Thiscoyermustberemoved
toaccessthepositive(+)terminalwhencon
necting
jumpercablestostarttheengine.
Always heed
thesafetywarnings,whenwork
ing on
thevehiclebatteryorthevehicle elec
trical
systemtopreventinjury.
ThefollowingWARNINGSareveryimportantwhenworkingonthebattery:
AlwaysheedthefollowingWARNINGSYM
BOLSandsafetyprecautionswhenworking
onthebattery.
®ALwaysweareyeprotection.
Batteryacidcontainssulfuric acid.Al
wayswearglovesandeyeprotection.
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Donotmixenginecoolantantifreezeor
any
otheradditivestofill upthewind
shield
washerreservoir.
..pressthecap backontothefiller neckafter
fillingthecontainer.
Youcanfindthereservoircapacityinthetable
inco:>page242.
cleanwatershouldbeusedwhenfilling up.If
possible,usesoftwatertopreventscaling on
the
washerjets.Alwaysaddaglasscleaner
solution (withfrostprotectioninthewinter).
Fig.149Fender,left:Windshield washerfluidreservoir
iTips
Thevehiclebatterymustnotbecharged
withastandardsmallchargerthatplugs
intothecigarettelighteroroutlet.
-Toreducethedangerofexplosion,neve;
connectordisconnectchargercables
while
thechargerisoperating.
-Fastcharging abatteryisdangerousand
shouldonlybeattemptedbyacompe
tenttechnicianwiththeproperequip
ment.
-Batteryacidthatmayspill during charg
ing
shouldbewashedoffwith asolution
ofwarmwaterandbakingsodatoneu
tralizetheacid .
----------------------------_.::..'.-~~~~~~~~
WindshieLd/headLight
vvashercontainer
Thewasherfluidcontainerismarked withthe
symbolWonitscap.
.. Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedail
WARNINGS
9AinWarkinginthe engin e
compartmenton
page182.
..Liftthefiller captonguetoaddwasherflu
-
id.
Youcan fillthecontainertothetop.~
fCDNote1
Never useafastchargerasaboosterto
starttheengine.This willseriouslydam
agesensitiveelectraniccomponents,such
ascontrolunits, relays, radio,etc.,asweil
asthebatterycharger.
-AWARNING
Itisnotnecessarytoremovethebatteryfram
theluggagecompartment,anditisalsonot
necessarytodisconnectthecables.
..Alwaysreadandheedail WARNINGS be
low
9Aand9AinWarking onthe bat
teryonpage 194.
..Switchofftheignitionandailelectricalcon
sumers.
.. Make
suretheareaisweilventilatedwhen
youchargethebattery.
..Connectchargercables.ALWAYSconnect
chargercablesPOSITIVEGtoPOSITIVE
G;NEGATIVEOtoNEGATIVE0
..Switch onthecharger.
..Makesurethechargingrateisnotover
6
amps.
..Turnoffthecharger9A.
~Disconnectthechargercables.
..
Connectbothbatterycablestothebattery
ifnecessary-firstplus,thenminus.
Charging a
batterycanbedangerous.
-Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Itmay ex
plodebecauseofgastrappedintheice.
Allowafrozenbatterytothawoutfirst.
-
Donotreusebatterieswhichwerefro
zen. The
batteryhousing mayhave
cracked
andweakenedwhenthebattery
froze.
- Charge
thebatteryinaweilventilated
area.Keep awayfromopenflameorelec
tricalspark.Donotsmoke.Hydrogengas
generatedbythebatteryisexplosive.
Chargingofbattery
Starting theengine requires aweil charged
battery.
Normally, abatteryshouldbechargedatno
morethan10percentofitsratedcapacity.
For
example,a chargingcurrentof4.5amps
wouldbeusedon abatteryratedat45Ah.
Rated
capacityofthebatteryinyourvehicleis
listed onthebatteryhousing.
The
batterycapsshouldnotbeopenedwhen
charging abattery.
196Checkingandfilling
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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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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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sticker fromthesealantbottleandaffix itto
theinstrumentclusterinthedriver's view.
AWARNING
-Turnthehazardflashersonandsetup
thewarning triangleifyou have aflat
tireinmoving traffie.Inthis way youpro
tectyourselfandotherroad users.
- Make
surethatallpassengersareina
safeplace,outofthedangerzone (for
example, behindaguard rail).
CDNote
Particular careisnecessary ifyouaremak
ing atire repair ona
steepincline.
((DTips
Obeyalllaws.
Makingatirerepair
Appliestavehicles:withTireMobilitySystem
Tire repoirconsistsofthefollowingsections.
Fig.164PartsoftheTireMobilitySystem
Fig. 16S Connector
fortheTire Mobility System
1)TheeleetricairpumpshouldneverrunforLonger than8minutes.
AssemblingTireMobilitySystem
~Openthelid0oftheelectric airpump
9fig.164.
~PuIItheplug@andthepressure hose®
withthegaugeoutofthehousing.
~Screwthepressurehose®oftheelectric
air
pumpentatheflange®ofthesealant
bottle@.
~Pushthesealantbottlewiththeflange
down into
therecess®onthelidofthe
electric airpump.
~Removethedustcap fromthevalveofthe
defective tire.
~Screwthehose@entathevalve0
9fig.165.
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thecigarettelighter.
~Switch ontheignition.
Inflatingtire
~Movetheswitch®9fig.165ontheelec
tric air
pump1)toposition1.After 5mi
nutes,tire pressuremusthave reachedat
least1.8bar.
~Switchtheelectric airpumpoff-switchin
positiono.Iftherequired tirepressure ofat
least1.8barhasnotbeen reached, follow
theinstructionsinthesectionRe-infloting
tire.
Re-inflatingtire
~Removethehosefrol'fl-l:hevalve andpull
theplugoutofthesocket.'.
~Drivethevehicle slowly10metersback
ward orforward. Thishelps
todistribute the
sealantbetter.
~Removetheemptyinflationbottleand
screw
thehose®9fig.164fromtheelec
tric
pumpdirectlyantethevalve.
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thecigarettelighter.
~Switch ontheignition. •
Movetheswitch®9fig.165ontheelec
tric air
pump1)toposition1.After 5mi
nutes, tirepressure
musthave reachedat
least1.8bar.
• Switch
theelectric airpumpoff-switchin
positionO.Iftherequired tirepressureofat
least1.8barhasnotbeenreached, itisnot
possibletomakearepair withthetireseal
ant. Seek professional
assistance.
DisassemblingTireMobilitySystem
~Removethehosefromthevalve andpull
theplugoutofthesocket.
• Screw
thedustcapontothevalve.
• Place
theemptysealantbottlebackinthe
original packaging andclipitinplaceunder
thefloor50thatnotiresealantcan runout
intothevehicle.
~Placetheelectric airpumpintheluggage
compartmentforthetimebeing.
~Startdrivingrightaway50thatthesealant
isdistributedinthetire.
WARNING
- Follow
themanufacturer'ssafetyinstruc
tions on
thedecal fortheairpumpand
thesealantbottle.
-Ifatire pressureof1.8barcannotbe
achieved
afterpumping for5minutes,
thetireistooseverelydamaged.Donot
continuetodrive.
- Seek professional
assistanceifitisnot
possibletorepairthetire withthetire
sealant.
Tips
-Donotoperatetheelectric airpumpfor
morethan8minuteswithoutstopping,
otherwise itcan overheat.Whentheair
pumphascooled down,youcancontinue
touseit.
-Ifsealanthasescaped, allowittodry,
thenyoucanpeel itoff.
1)The eLeetricairpumpshouLdnever runforLonger than8minutes.
Finalcheck
AppLiestavehicles:withTireMobilitySystem
Afterdrivingforashortdistance,tirepressuremustbechecked
~Afterdriving forabout10minutes,stop
andcheckthetirepressure.
~Iftirepressureisstillatleast1.3bar, in
fla
tethetiretospecified pressure(seedriv
efsside 8-pillar), drivetothenextrepair
shopandhavethetireandthesealantbot
tlereplaced.
~Iftire pressureislessthan1.3bar,thetire
is
tooseverelydamaged.Donotcontinueto
drive. Seekprofessional assistance.
AWARNING
Iftirepressureislessthan1.3barafter
driving for10minutes,thetireistoose
verelydamaged.Donotcontinuetodrive.
Seek professional
assistance.
IDTips
After atire repair, havethesealantbottle
replacedatadealership. Thisrestores full
functionality
totheTire Mobility System.
WhatshouLd1be
awareofwhen
changingatire?
Generalinformation
Thefollowing sectionswillprovide youwith
importantinformation onhowtochangea
tire using
thevehicletoolkit.
However, we
recommendthatyouhave a
qualified service
centerchangethetireand
perform allwork
associatedwith changing it.