Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 16Instrumentsandwarning/indicatorlightsInstrumentsandwarning/indicatorlights
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incriticalsituations.Youmustallowfor
increased brakingdistances. Theextra
distanceused upbyfading brakescould
lead
toan accident.
t!GI!!rSafetysystems
The.(USAmodels)1.(Canada models) in
dicator light
monitorsthesafetysystemse.g.
airbags,
pretensionersandilluminatesfor a
few
secondseachtimeyou switchtheignition
on.
Ifthe.(USAmodels)1.(Canada models)
indicator light
doesnotgoout,orifit illumi
nateswhile youaredriving,orifitstartsto
blink,thenthereisamalfunctionsomewhere
inthesystem.Ifthelightdoesnotilluminate
when youswitch on
theignition,thisalso
meansthereisamalfunction.
&WARNING
Ifyouhave amalfunctioninthesafetysys
tems,contactyourauthorizedAudidealer
immediately.Otherwisethesaf~tysys
temsmaynotwork properlyinanacci
dent.
-4SafetybeltwarningIight
Appliestavehicles: withsafetybeltwarning light
Thewarningtightisaremindertofasten
safetybelts.
The warninglight.comesonfor afewsec
ondsaftertheignitionisswitched onasare
mindertofastenyoursafetybelt.
Additional
informationonsafetybelts
~page103.
oGenerator
Thiswarning/indicator tightdetects amal
function
inthe generator orinthevehicle's
electrical system.
The.warning/indicatorlightilluminates
whenyouswitch ontheignition andmustgo
outaftertheenginehasstarted.
Ifthe.warning/indicatorlightilluminates
while youaredriving, youshould
contactyour
authorizedAudi dealer. Sincethevehicle bat
teryisdischarging, youshouldswitchoffany
unnecessaryelectricalconsumers(for exam
ple,
theair conditioner).
'e:r.Engineoilpressure1
Thered engineailpressure warningsymbol
requires immediate serviceorrepair.
Ifthe.symbolappearsinthedisplay and
flashes,theoilpressureistoolow.Inaddition
tothesymbol,thefollowingmessagealsoap
pearsinthedisplay:
Switchoffengine!Oilpressureistoolow
~Pull offtheroad andstopthevehicle.
~Shuttheenginedown.
~Checktheengineoillevel~page187.
~Contact yourauthorizedAudidealerforas
sistanceifnecessary.
Engineoilleveltoolow
Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,topoff oilto
theproperlevel~page 187.
EngineoillevelOK
Ifthe.symbolstartsflashing againeven
thoughtheengineoillevelchecksOKonthe
dipstick,donotstartdrivingagainanddo
notlettheenginerunat..ldle.Instead,con
tactyourauthorizedAudides,lerforassis
tance.
ij)Tips
-Theengineoilpressuresymbol.is
notanindicatorforalowengineoillev
el.Donotrelyonit.Instead,checkthe
oillevelinyourengineatregularinter
vals,preferablyeachtimeyou refuel,
andalwaysbeforegoingonalongtrip.
-The yellowoillevelwarningindication
IIIrequiresoilrefillorworkshopserv
ice
withoutdelay.Donotwaituntilthe
red oilpressurewarningsymbol.
startstoflashbeforeyourespondto
thelowoillevelwarningIll.Bythen,~
p
yourenginemayalreadyhavesuffered
seriousdamage.
.J:Enginecoolingsystem
Amalfunctioninthe engine cooting system
mustberepaired assaon aspossible.
Whenthe.symbolinthedisplay flashes,
theneithertheenginecoolanttemperatureis
toohigh, orthecoolantlevelistoolow.Inad
dition
tothesymbol, the.followingmessage
alsoappearsinthedisplay:
Switch
offengineandcheckcoolantlevel
~Pull offtheroad andstopthevehicle.
~Turn offtheengine.
~Checkcoolantlevel~page 189.
~Addcoolantifnecessary~page190.
~Continue drivingonlyaftertheenginecool
antwarning/indicatorlightgoesout.
~Contact yourauthorizedAudidealerforas
sistance ifnecessary.
Iftheenginecoolantleveliscorrect,thenthe
radiatorfanmay bethecauseofthemalfunc
tion.
Ifthegeneratorwarning/indicatorlight
should alsoilluminate
~page16,thenthe
fanbeltmay bedamaged.
&WARNING--If your vehicle shouldbreakdownfor
mechanical or
otherreasons,parkata
safe distance frommoving traffic,
turn
offtheengineandturnonthehazard
warning lights
~page48,Emergency
flasher!là.
- Never openthehoodifyouseeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheen
gine
compartment- you riskbeing scald
ed. Wait untilyoucanno
longerseeor
hearsteamorcoolantescaping.
-Theenginecompartmentofanyvehicle
ISadangerousarea. Before youperform
anyworkintheenginecompartment,
turnofftheengineand allowittocool.
Follo w
thewarning
stickers~page176,Englnecompartment.
CI)Note
Donotcontinuedriving ifthe.symbol
illuminates. Thereisamalfunction inthe
enginecoolingsystem-you coulddamage
your engine.
@Electro-mechanicalpowerassist
Iftheindicatorlightilluminates whileyouare
driving,
thereisa malfunctionintheelectro
mechanical
steering.Iftheindicator lightis
showing~,theremaybeareductioninpow
ersteeringassist.Iftheindicatorlightis
.showing.,theremay beatotallossofpow
ersteeringassist.Thesteeringmustbe in
spectedimmediatelybyaqualified workshop
.~.&.Withtheenginenotrunning(e.g.when
thecarisbeingtowed),thereisalsonopower
assistavailable.
&WARNING
Ifthereisamalfunction,theindicator
light for
theelectro-mechanicalpoweras-.
sistilluminates. Seekprofessional assis
tance.
Theindicatorlight~illuminatesifyoudo
notpresstheclutchpedalwhenstartingthe
engine. Forsafetyreasons,theenginewillon
lystartwhentheclutchpedalispressed.
f:,1fl:Electronicstabilizationprogram(ESP)
IftheDlindicator lampblinks whiledriving,
theESPorASR(Anti-Slip Regulation)isactive
lyregulating.
IftheJi]indicatorlampilluminates,thesys
temhasswitchedtheESPoff. Inthis case, you
can switch
theignition offandthenonto
switchtheESPonagain. Thesystemisfunc
tioning
completelywhentheindicatorlamp
switches off.
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.
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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------------------_-.:...:~-=-:..:..=.....:....:...:::~~=:......:...::~~~
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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.
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine CDNote
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 .
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WindshieLd/headLight
vvashercontainer
Thewasherfluidcontainerismarked withthe
symbolWonitscap.
.. Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedail
WARNINGS
9AinWarkinginthe engin e
compartmenton
page182.
..Liftthefiller captonguetoaddwasherflu
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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
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine TechnicalModifications
OurguideLinesmustbecompLiedwithwhen
technical modifications oremade.
AlwaysconsultanauthorizedAudidealerbe
forestartingworkonanymodifications.
This willhelpensurethatvehiclefunction,
performanceandsafetyarenotimpaired
q.&..
Attemptingtoworkonelectroniccomponents
andthesoftwareusedwiththemcancause
malfunctions.Becauseofthewayelectronic
componentsareinterconnectedwitheach
other,suchmalfunctionscanalso haveanad
verseaffectonothersystemsthatarenotdi
rectly involved. This
meansthatyouriskboth
asubstantialreductionintheoperational
safetyofyourvehicleandanincreasedwearof
vehiclepartsq.&..
Authorized Audidealerswillperformthis
workinaprofessionalandcompetentmanner
or,inspecialcases,referyoutoaprofessional
companythatspecializesinsuchmodifica
tions.
AWARNING
Improperrepairsandmodificationscan
changethewayvehiclesystemsworkand
causedamagetothevehicleandserious
personalinjury.
CDNotej
Ifemergencyrepairsmustbeperformed
elsewhere,havethevehicleexaminedby
anauthorizedAudidealershipassoonas
possible.
DeclarationofCompliance,TelecommunicationorElectronicSystems
Radio Frequency DevicesandRadiocommuni
cation Equipment UserManual Notice.
Themanufacturerisnotresponsibleforany
radio
orTVinterferencecausedbyunauthor
izedmodificationstothisequipment.
Deviees
The following deviceseachcomplywithFCC
Part15.19,FCCPart15.21andR55-GenIssue
1:
-Cellphonepackage
- Electronicimmobilizer
-HomeLink® universalremotecontrol
-Remotecontrolkey
FcePart15.19
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCC
Rules.Operationissubjecttothefollowing
twoconditions:
(1)This device maynotcauseharmfulinter
ference,and
(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received, includinginterferencethatmay
causeundesiredoperation.
FeePart15.21
CAUTION:
Changesormodificationsnotexpressly ap
proved by
thepartyresponsibleforcompli
ancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperate
theequipment.
RSS-GenIssue1
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwocon
ditions:
(1)
thisdevice maynotca~interference,,and
(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseunde
sired
operationofthedevice.
A
AlCoperation73
Accessories247
Acousticparkassist81
Adaptivelight46
defective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...21
Adding Engine
coolant190
Engine oil187
Windshieldwasherfluid196
Additionalaccessories247
Additives
Engine oil
187
Adjustablesteeringcolumn75
Adjustingfrontseats57
Adjustingsteeringcolumn75
Adjustingtheseats58
Advanced Airbag5ystem
Children134
Components118
Frontairbags116
Howthecomponentsworktogether..119
Monitoring122
Weight-sensingmat134
Airbag
Warning/indicatorlights16
Airbagsystem.. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...111,130
Care125
Childrestraints135
Components(frontairbags)118
Dangeroffittingachildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat113
Disposal125
Frontairbags115
How dothefrontairbagswork?120
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehicle
have?
118
Importantsafetyinstructionsonthe
kneeairbagsystem128
ImportantthingstoknowIII
Indicatorlight122
Kneeairbags126
Monitoring122
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight122
Repairs125
5ideairbags129
Whenmustthesystembeinspected?.122
All-wheel drive158
Wintertires213
Alloywheels171
Alternator
refertaGenerator16
Anti-freeze
refer taEngine coolingsystem189
Anti-lock brakesystem
Warning/indicatorlights18
Anti-lock brakingsystem153
Anti-slipregulation153
Anti-theftsystems
Anti-theftalarmsystem42
Eledronicimmobilizer36
Ashtray67
Asterisk
Whatdoesitmeanwhensomethingis
markedwithanasterisk?. . . . . . . . 6
Audi
magneticride.. . . . . . . . . . . ...21,80
Description.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Indicatorlight21
Audi 5ervice RepairManualsandLitera-
ture245
Automaticbeltretractor107
Automaticcarwash
refertaWashing168
Automatictransmission.. . . . . . . . . . . ...83
DrivingNotes...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...85
Emergencyprogram88
Emergencyrelease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...89
Ignitionkeysafetylock76
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...88
LaunchControlProgram88
Selectorleverlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...84
Selectorleverpositions. . . . . . . . . . . ...83
Tiptronic '87
Tiptroniccontrolsonthesteeringwheel87
Auto5afetyHotline101
Averagefuelmileage24
Averagespeed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...24
Avoiddamagingthevehicle163
B
Battery192,195
Charging196
Checkingbatteryacidlevel195