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--Alwaysobservethewarningsin
Qpage176,Enginecompartment,be
fore
openingtheenginehoodandcheck
ing
thebrake fluid.
- Driving with
lawbrakefluidisasafety
hazard!Stopthecarandgetprofessional
assistance.
-USAmodeLs::Ifboth,the_ warning
lightandtheEwarninglightcome
onatthesametime,therearwheels
could lockupfirstunderhard braking.
Lock-up
oftherearwheelbrakes can
causelossofvehiclecontrolandanacci
dent.Haveyourvehicle repairedimmedi
atelybyyourauthorizedAudidealerora
qualified workshop. Driveslowly
and
'avoidsudden,hardbrake application.
-Canada modeLs:Ifboth,thebrakewarn- .
ing
lightllandtheABSwarn'inglight
li]comeonatthesametime,therear
wheelscould lockupfirstunderhard
braking. Lock-up
oftherearwheelbrakes
can
causelossofvehiclecontrolandan
accident. Haveyourvehiclerepaired im
mediatelybyyourauthorizedAudidealer
oraqualified workshop. Driveslowlyand
avoidsudden,hardbrakeapplication
-Ifthebrakewarning/indicatorlightdoes
notgooutafte-rafewsecondsandthe
parking brakereleased,orlightsupwhile
you
aredriving,thefluid levelinthe
brake fluidreservoiristoolow.Ifyoube
Lievethatitissafetodoso, proceed im
mediatelyatlowspeedtothenearest
authorizedAudidealerorqualified work
shopandhavethebrakesysteminspect
ed.
- Always keep
inmindthatafterseveral
brakeapplications,youwill needgreater
pressureonthebrakepedaltostopyour
vehicle.Donotrelyonstrainedbrakesto
respondwithmaximumstoppingpower
.&WARNING
Parkingbrakeset
The_warning/indicatorlightilluminates
whentheparking brakeissetQ.&..
StabilisationprogramandABSfault!See
Owner'smanual
~pullofftheroadandstopthevehicle.
~Obtainprofessionalassistance.
USAmodeLs:ifthereisamalfunctioninthe
ABSsystem,theEwarning/indicatorlight
illuminatesalong withthe_system
malfunctionwarning/indicatorlightQ.&..
Canada modeLs:ifthereisamalfunctionin
theABSsystem,theli]warning/indicator
lightilluminatestogetherwiththeIlbrake
systemmalfunctionwarning/indicatorlight
Q.&..
Thelight_(USA)/Il(Canada) illumi
nateswhentheignitionisturnedon.Itgoes
outaftertheenginehasbeenstartedandthe
parkingbrakeisfullyreleased.Thisindicates
thatthebrake warninglightisfunctioning
properly.
Ifthebrakewarninglightdoesnotlightup
whentheengineiscrankingortheparking
brake isapplied,theremaybeamalfunction
intheelectricalsystem.Inthiscase,contact
yourAudidealer.
IftheABSfails,theABSwarning/indicator
lightE(USAmodels)/li](Canada models)
flashes
togetherwiththebrakesystemwarn
ing/indicatorlightQ.&..
(USAmodels):Ifthewarninglight_and
thewarning lightrililluminatetogether,im
mediatelycontactyourauthorizedAudidealer
orqualifiedworkshoptohave allbrakepads
inspectedQpage19.
Whenthelightcomeson,anaudiblewarning
signal isalso given.
Parkingbrakeset
Theparking brakewarninglight_III
(Canada models)illuminateswhenthepark
Ingbrakeisset.Inaddition, awarningtone
Willsoundafteryou have drivenforlonger
than3secondsandfasterthan3mph(Skm/hl.
High
beam
Qpage47
Canadamodels:Cruisecontrolac
tivatedQpage22
Turnsignals
Qpage22
Electro-mechanicalpowerassist
Qpage17
Canadamodels:Speedwarning2
Qpage31
USAmodels:Speedwarning2
Qpage31
Canadamodels:Speedwarning1
Qpage31
Audimagneticride
Qpage21
Rearspoiler,(
Qpage21
USAmodels:Speedwarning
1
Qpage31
•
BRAKEl
the broke
fluidLeveListoo loworwhen there
isamaLfunction intheABS,orwhen thepark
ing brake
isset.
Ifthe_(USAmodels)/B(Canada
models)symbolflashesinthedisplay withthe
parking brakereleased,thereisamalfunction
inthebrakesystem.Inadditiontothesym
bol,
oneoftwomessagesappearsinthedis
play:
Stopvehicleandcheckbrakefluid level
Otherindicatorlights
1....",.........""USAmodels:Cruisecontrolacti-OUJ""â.-vatedQpage22
Canadamodels:Defective brake
lightQpage20
AdaptiveLight"defective
Qpage21
Dynamicheadlightrangecontrol"
defectiveQpage21
USAmodels:Defective brakelight
Qpage20
Light/rainsensordefective(automat
icheadlights)"defectiveQpage21
Windshieldwasherfluidlevellow
Qpage20
Defectivelightbulb
Qpage20
Lowfuellevel
Qpage20
Enginespeedlimitation"
Qpage19
Checkengineoillevel
Qpage20
Canadamodels:Malfunction Indica
torLamp(MIL)Qpage19
USAmodels:MalfunctionIndicator
Lamp(MIL)Qpage19
Wornbrakepads
Qpage19
Tirepressuretoolow
Qpage19
~Tirepressuremonitoringsystem
Qpage216
Electronic powercontrol,(
Qpage19
Il
Engineoilsensormalfunction
--,Qpage20......----Batteryvoltagetaohighortoolow
Qpage20
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Theasymbolilluminateswhenthereisan
enginecontrolmalfunction.Theindicator
light~intheinstrumentclusteralsoillumi
nates.Theenginespeedislimitedtothe
speeddisplayedinthedriverinformationsys
tem.Keepinmindthattheenginespeedwill
notexceedthevaluedisplayedinthedriver in
formationsystem,forexamplewhendown
shifting.
Please
gotoanauthorizedAudidealeroroth
erqualifiedworkshoptohavethemalfunction
repaired.
~.Checkingtheengine oilLeveL
WhentheIlsymbolilluminates, checkthe
engineoillevelassoonaspossible
00:>page187.Topofftheoilatyourearliest
opportunity00:>page187.
IlPLeaseaddmax.1qtofengineoil!
IftheIlsymbolcomeson,add1quart(1li
ter)ofoilatthenextopportunity
00:>page187.
~...EngineoiLsensordefective
IftheIll!symbolilluminates,contactyour
authorizedAudidealerandhavetheoilsensor
inspected.
oBatteryvoLtageLow
1;;Lowbatterycharge:batterywillbe
chargedwhiledriving
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthemes
sageappears,theremaybelimitedstarting
ability.
Ifthismessageturnsoffafteralittle while,
thebatterychargedenoughwhile driving.
Ifthemessagedoesnotturnoff,have your
authorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop
correctthemalfunction.
BùFueLsuppLytooLow•
WhentheIlsymbolilluminates,thismeans
thereareabout2.6gallons(laliters)offuel
leftinthefueltank.Timetorefuel!
00:>page179.
Ifthesymbollightsup, even whenthereis
amplefuelinthetank,andthetextTank sys
temmalfunction!Pleasecontactworkshop
appearsinthedisplay,thereisafaultinthe
system.Contactaqualifiedworkshoptohave
thefaultrectified.
ÔWindshieLd washerfLuidLeveLtooLow)
Iftheesymbolilluminates,addwindshield
washerfluidtothewashersystem
oo:>page196.
êDefectivelightbuLbwarning•
Thedefective lightbulbwarning tellsyou
whenavehicle lightbulbhasbecomedefec
tive.
Ifadefectivebulbhasbeendetectedbythe
systemoralightbulbburnsout,thel'gjsym
bol with a
messageappearsinthedisplayto
tellyouwhich bulbisbùrntoutandwhereitis
located.Forexample:
Rearleftturnsignal
After5seconds,theme-ssagedisappears.If
youwanttorecallthemessageintothedis
play,
presstheCHECKbuttonoo:>page10,
fig.3(j).
There arethreereasonswhythedefective
bulb
messagewouldappearinthedisplay:
- The light bulbhas
burntout00:>page233.
-Thefuseis"blown"00:>page230,Replacing
fuses.
- The wire connectiontothelight bulbisde
fective.
Have
thebulb replacedortheconnection re
paired
byyourauthorizedAudi Servicedepart-
ment.~
R
8.WARNING
_Light bulbsarepressurizedandcould ex
plode while
theyarebeingchangedcaus
ing
seriouspersonalinjury.
_Work withduecarewhenhandlingthe
high-voltagesectionofgasdischarge
(xenon) lamps.Failingtodosocouldre
sultindeathorseriousinjury!
BRAKELIGHT/(@)Brakelightdefective
Incaseofamalfunctionorcomponentfail
ure,
thesymbol/:IiCJJ!@ii(USAmodels)/
mm(Canada models)canappear.Thefollow
ingelectricalcomponentsshouldbechecked,
repaired orreplaced, asnecessary:
- Brake
lightbulbs
-
Allwiringconnections
- Brake lightswitch
Contact your
authorizedAudidealerforassis
tanceifnecessary.
Tips
The brake lightswitch isonlyinspectedas
partofthefunctionalcheckaftertheen
gine
isstarted.
~[)Headlightrange controL defective
Appliestavehicles:withdynamieheadlightrangeadjustment
IftheIl!ililluminates,thedynamicheadlight
rangecontrolisnolongerworking properly.
Have
thesystemcheckedandrepairedatyour
authorizedAudidealer.
§OAdaptivelightdefective
Appliestavehicles:withAdaptive Light
BAdaptivelightdefective
WhenthissymbolBilluminates,itmeansthatAdapt'L'h . .IveIgtISdefectlve.Gotoaquali-
fied workshoptohavetheheadlightsorthecontrolunitfthAd. .
or eaptlveLight repaired.
(i.DLight/rainsensor defective
Appliestavehicles:withautamatie headlights
Theindicatorlightindicatesadefectinthe
automaticheadlights/automaticwipersys
tem.
Ifthesymbolilluminates,thelightsensorhas
failed. Forsafetyreasons,thelowbeamsare
turnedonpermanentlywiththeswitchinAU
TO.However, youcancontinuetoturnthe
lightsonandoffusingthelightswitch. Inthe
caseofadefectintherainsensor,thewind
shield wiperlever
functionsarestillavailable.
.Have
thelight/rainsensorcheckedassoonas
possibleatanauthorizedAudi dealer.
gAudimagneticride
Appliestavehicles:withAudi magnetic ride
Theindicotorlightmonitors vehicledamping.
TheindicatorlightBilluminateswhentheig
nition
isswitchedonasa function check.
(DTips
Iftheindicatorlampilluminateswhileyou
aredriving,thereisamalfunctioninthe
vehicledamping.Thechassisshouldbein
spectedimmediatelybyanauthorizedAu
didealer.
':;)~.Rearspoiler
Thewarning/indicator lightmonitorsthe
electricolly retroctable rearspoiler.
Thewarning/indicatorlightII!hasthefollow
ing functions:
-Itcomesonforabout3secondsasafunc
tion check
whentheignitionisswitchedon.
-Itcomesonifthereisamalfunctioninthe
electricallyretractablerearspoiler.
Additional
informationabouttheelectrically
retractablerearspoilercO.>page156.
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Potentialmalfunctions
Therangeatwhichthesensorsstarttomeas
ureisabout:
2feet(0.60m)
S
feet(1.60m)
Tatheside
Centerrear
Fortheparkingassisttooperate,thesensors
mustbekeptcleanandfreeofice.
&.WARNING
-Sensarshave blindspotsinwhichabjects
cannotbedetected.Payspecialattention
Whenthedistanceislessthanlfoot(0.30
ml.thetonebecomescontinuous.Atthis
pointyoushouldstopbacking up.
Please
notethatlowobjectsalreadysignalled
byawarning candisappearfromthesystem's
detectionrangeandwillnotcontinuetobe
signalled.
Ifa warningbuzzersoundsfor afewseconds
whentheignitionisswitchedon,thereis a
systemmalfunctianwiththeacoustic parkas
sist.
Ifthemalfunctionpersistsuntiltheigni
tion
isswitchedoff,therewillbenoacoustic
warningatthenextattempttoactivatethe
system.Havetheproblemcorrected.
Activation
Thereisnoconfirmationtonewhenreverse
gearisengagedifthereisasystemmalfunc
tian.
The parkingassistisactivatedwhenreverse
gearisengaged.Abrieftoneconfirmsthat
thesystemisactivated.
chimescanbeadjustedthroughthemenudis
play
qpoge 25.
Backingup
Distance warningwhenbackingupstarts
whenanobstacleisdetectedintherangeof
!heparkassistsystem.Asthedistancede
creases,
thetimeintervalbetweentheaudible
tonesbecomesshorter.
Aeoustie parkassist givesawarning obout
obstocles behindthevehicle.
Description
The rear acoustic parkassist(4-channel
acousticparkassist)determinesthedistance
ofthevehiclefromanobstacleusing ultra
sonic
sensors.Thesensorsareintherear
bumper. The
volumeandthepitchofthe
Appliestavehicles:with4-channel acousticparkassist
Acousticparking
system
Rearacousticparkassist
~Toswitchsportmodeon,pressthebutton
inthecenterconsole. Theindicatorlight
turnson.
~Toswitchsportmodeoff,pressthebutton
inthecenterconsoleagain.Theindicator
light
turnson.
Fig.85Buttoninthecenter console
CDTips
Ifthereisamalfunctionintheretractable
rear spoiler*ortheAudimagneticride*, it
may
notbe possibletoactivatesport
mode.
A
more agile
andsportydrivingstyleispossi
ble when driving
thevehicle in"sportmode".
Thismodeaffectsthrottleresponseandthe
soundoftheengine,thesteeringcharacteris
tics
foramoredirectpowersteeringresponse
andthedampingcharacteristicsoftheAudi
magnetic ride
fordynamicsuspensiontuning.
sportmode
APpliestavehicles:withSportbutton
Fig.84Center console: SwitchforAudimagnetic ride
Audimagneticride
Appliestavehicles:withmagnetic ride
IDTips
Thewarning/indicatorlightEintheinstru
mentclustercomesonintheeventofa
malfunction.Drivetotheclosestauthor
izedAudidealerassoonaspossibleand
havethemalfunctionrepaired.
Damping conbeadjusted tothe driver's pref
erence ond
itadapts automaticolly totheeur
rentdriving situation.
~Presstheswitchqfig.84toturnsportset
tingonoroff.
Audi
magneticrideisanelectronically con
trolleddampingsystem.Thischassissystem
assiststhedriverbyadaptingtotheparticular
situationthroughimperceptiblecontrolproc
esses.Thedampingprovides individual modu
lationofdampingforces.Forexample,with
dampingcharacteristicssettoprovidegreater
comfort,dampingissetsomewhatharderfor
abriefperiodonlyas--required,whenrounding
a curve
andwhen braking.
Standardsetting
Selectthestandards~ingifyoupreferasus
pensionsettingemphasiz~gcomfort.
Sportsetting
Selectthesportsettingif youpreferasporty
suspensionsetting.TheLEDintheswitchE
cornes ontoindicatesportsetting.
&.WARNING
Youshouldonlyreturntothesavedspeed
ifitisnottoofastforthecurrenttraffic
conditions -risk
ofanaccident!
~Turn ontheignition.
~Pullleverintoposition@qpoge 79,
fig.82.
~PresstheleverintheCVor0directionto
increaseordecrea~eyourspeed.
~Releasethelevertosavethatspeed.
Temporarydeactivation
~Pressthebrakepedal,or
~Pressthelever intoposition@(notclicked
into place)
qpage79,fig.82,or
~DriveforlongerthanSminutesatmore
thanSmph(10km/hlabovethestored
speed.
Switchingthesystemoff
Presettingyourspeed
Youconpresetyour desiredspeedwhile the
vehicle
isnotmoving.
Thisfunctionmakesit possible,forexample,
tosavethespeedyouwantbeforedriving on
thehighway. Onceonthehighway, activate
thecruisecontrolbypullingthelevertoward
@.
Switchingoffcompletely
~Pressle.verintoposition@(clicked into
place), or
~Switchtheignition off.
The
systemretainsthesavedspeedif you de
activatethecruisecontroltemporarily.Tore
sumethesavedspeed,releasethebrake ped
alandpullthelevertoposition@.
Switchingtheignitionofferasesthesaved
speed.
b
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overheatreducingtheeffectivenessof
theentirebrakesystem.
-Failureofonebrake circuit willimpair
thebraking capabilityresultinginanin
creasedstoppingdistance.Avoid driving
thevehicleandhaveittowedtothenear
estAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
-Neverletthevehicle rolltoastopwith
theengineshutoff.
-
Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking,for
examplewhentowingyourvehicle,or
becausethebrakeboosterhassomehow
beendamaged,thebrakepedalmustbe
pressedconsiderablyhardertomakeup
forthelackofboosterassistance.
ELectro-mechanicaL
powerassist
Theelectro-mechanicalpowerassisthelps
thedriver whensteering.
Thedegreeofpowerassistiselectronically
matchedtovehiclespeed.
Thepowersteeringsystemassiststhedriver
50thathecansteerthevehiclewithreduced
physical
effort.
Powersteeringwillnotwork iftheengineis
off.Asaresult,thesteeringwheelwillbehard
toturn.
ÂWARNING
Ifthesystemdevelopsaproblem,you
mustseekqualifiedprofessionalassis
tance.
CDNote
Ifthereisanelectronicmalfunction,ser
votronic
willstillfunctionlike aconven
tionalpowersteering.system,providing a
constantsteeringsupportforcethatisno
longerproportionatetothevehiclespeed.
Thisismostnoticeablewhenturningthe
steeringwheelatlowspeeds(forexample
whenparking),-moreeffortwillbere
quired
thanusual.
-Beawareofthedifferentthanusual
steeringresponseandadjustyoursteer
ing force accordingly.
- Have
theproblemcheckedandsetright
byanauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possible.
-Ifasteeringmalfunctionoccurs,thisis
signaledwiththe~or..indicator
lightsandawarningtone,see.
(DTips
-Ifthepowersteeringsystemshouldfail,
oriftheengineisnotrunning (forexam
ple,while beingtowed),youwillstillbe
abletosteerthevehicle. However,more
effortwiIIbereq u iredtodo50.
-Ifthepowersteeringsystemisnotfunc
tioningproperly,contactyourauthorized
Audidealerimmediately.
Drivingwithyour
quattro®
Appliestavehides:with all-wheel drive
Withall-wheel drive,ailfour wheels aredriv
en.
Generalinformation
Withall-wheeldrive,powerisdistributedto
allfourwheels.Thishappensautomatically
dependingonyourdrivingstyleandtheroad
conditionsatthetim~eealso.=;.page153.
Theall-wheeldriveconcepî:-isdesignedfor
highenginepower. Yourvehicleisexception
ally
powerfulandhasexcellentdriving charac
teristicsbothundernormaldrivingconditions
andonsnowandice.Always readandfollow
safetyprecautions.=;.,&.
Wintertires
Whendrivinginthewinter,yourvehiclewith
all-wheeldrivehasanadvantage,evenwith
regulartires.Inwinterroadconditionsitmay
be
advisabletomountwintertires(or all-sea
sontires)forimproved driveabilityandbrak
ing:
thesetiresmustbemountedonailfour
wheels.Seealso.=;.page213,Winter tires.~
Snowchains
Wheretirechainsaremandatoryoncertain
roads,thisnormallyalsoappliestovehicles
with
all-wheeldrive'=;'page214,Snow
chains.
Replacingwheels/tires
Vehicleswithall-wheeldrivemustalways
have
tiresofthesamesize. Alsoavoidtires
withdifferenttreaddepths.Fordetailssee
page.=;.page209,Newtiresandreplacing
tires
andwheels.
Off-Raaddriving?
YourAudidoesnothaveenoughgroundclear
ance
tobeusedasan off-road vehicle.Itis
thereforebesttoavoidroughtracksandun
eventerrainasmuchaspossible.Alsoreferto
'=;'page163.
&.WARNING
Alwaysadjustyourdrivingtoroadandtraf
ficcond itions.Donotlettheextrasafety
affordedbyall-wheeldrivetemptyouinto
taking
extrarisks.
-
Althoughtheall-wheeldrive isveryef
fective,alwaysrememberthatbraking
capacity
islimited bytiretraction.Vou
shouldthereforenotdriveatexcessive
speedsonicyorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Onwetroadsurfaces,becarefulnotto
drivetoofastbecausethefrontwheels
couldbegintoslideontopofthewater
(aquaplaning).Ifthisshouldoccur, you
will have no
warningfromasuddenin
creaseinenginespeedaswithafront
wheeldrive vehicle. Alwaysdriveat
speedswhicharesuitedtotheroadcon
ditions. -risk
ofcrash.
Intelligenttechnology
Energymanagement
Startingabilityisoptimized
Energymanagementcon troisthedistribution
ofelectricalenergyandthusoptimizesthe
availabilityofelectrical energyforstarting
theengine.
Ifavehiclewithaconventionalenergysystem
isnotdrivenfora long periodoftime,thebat
teryisdischargedbyidlingcurrentconsumers
(e.g. immobilizer). Incertaincircumstancesit
can
resultintherebeing insufficientenergy
availabletostarttheengine.
Intelligentenergymanagementinyourvehi
cle
handlesthedistributionofelectricalener
gy.Startingabilityismarkedly improvedand
thelifeofthebatteryisextended.
Basically,energymanagementconsistsof
batterydiagnosis,idlingcurrentmanage
mentanddynamicenergymanagement.
Batterydiagnosis
Batterydiagnosiscontinuouslydetermines
thestateofthebattery.Sensorsdetermine
batteryvoltage,batterycurrentandbattery
temperature.Thisdeterminesthecurrent
stateofchargeandthepowerofthebattery.
Idlingcurrentmanagement
Idlingcurrentmanagementreducesenergy
consumptionwhilethevehicleisstanding.
Withtheignitionswitchedoff,itcontrolsthe
energysupplytothêvarious electricalcompo
nents.Datafrombatterydiagnosisisconsid
ered.
Depending onthebattery'sstateofcharge,
individualconsumersaregraduallyturnedoff
topreventexcessivedischargeofthebattery
andthusmaintainstartingcapability.
Dynamicenergymanagement
Whilethevehicle isbeing driven,dynamicen
ergy
managementdistributestheenergygen
eratedaccordingtotheneedsoftheindividu-
al
components.Itregulatesconsumption,50
thatmoreelectricalenergyisnotbeingused~
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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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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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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)