Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 182Checkingandfilling
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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.
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Tiresand\NheeLs
Tiresandwheels
Tires
Generalnotes
Tiresmaybethe[eastappreciated andmost
abusedpartsofamotorvehicle.
Tiresmaybetheleastappreciatedandmost
abusedpartsofamotorvehicle. Tiresare,
however,
oneofthemostimportantpartsofa
vehicle, particularly considering
thecompara
tivelysmallpatchofrubberoneach tirethat
assuresthatall-importantcontactbetween
you,your vehicleandtheroad.
Maintaining
thecorrecttirepressure,ma king
surethatyour vehicleanditstiresdonothave
tocarrymoreweightthantheycansafely han
dle, avoiding
damagefromroadhazardsand
regularly
inspectingtiresfordamageinclud
ing cuts,
slashesirregularwearandoverall
condition
arethemostimportantthingsthat
you candotahelpavoidsuddentirefailure in
cluding
treadseparationandblowouts.
Avoidingdamage
Ifyouhavetadrive overacurb orsimilarob
stacle,drive veryslowlyandascloseaspossi
ble
atarightangletathecurb.
Always keep
chemicalsincludinggrease,ail,
gasolineandbrakefluidoffthetires.
Inspectthetiresregularlyfordamage(cuts,
cracks or
blisters,etc.).Remove anyforeign
bodies
embeddedinthetreads.
Storingtires
Marktireswhenyou removethemtaindicate
thedirectionofrotation.Thisensuresyouto
beabletomountthemcorrectlywhenyoure
install
them.
Whenremoved,thewheelsortiresshouldbe
storedina cool, dryandpreferablydarkplace.
Storetiresinavertical positioniftheyarenot
mountedonrims,inahorizontalposition if
theyaremountedonrims.
Newtires
NewtireshavetobebrokeninqlA.
Thetreaddepthofnewtiresmay vary, accord
ing
tathetypeand makeoftireandthetread
pattern.
Hiddendamage
Damagetatiresandrimsisoftennotreadily
visible.
Ifyounoticeunusualvibration orthe
vehiclepullstaoneside,thismayindicate
thatoneofthetires hasbeendamaged.The
tiresmustbecheckedimmediatelybyanau
thorizedAudidealerorqualified workshop.
Unidirectionaltires
Aunidirectional tirecanbeidentifiedbyar
rows onthesidewall,thatpointinthedirec
tion
thetireisdesignedtorotate.Youmust
followthespecified directionofrotation.This
isnecessarysothatthesetirescandevelop
theiroptimumcharacteristicsregarding grip,
road noise,
wearandhydroplaning resistance.
For
moreinformationqpage 229.
AWARNING
Newtiresortiresthatareold,worn or
damagedcannatprovidemaximumcon
trolandbraking ability.
- New
tirestendtabe slipperyandmust
bebroken in.Toreducetheriskoflosing
control,acollisiona~seriouspersonal
injuries, drivewith
speci~careforthe
first350miles(s60km).
-Driving withwornordamagedtirescan
lead
talossofcontrol,suddentire fail
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende
flation,crashesandseriouspersonalin
juries.Havewornordamagedtiresre
placed immediately.
- Tires
ageEveniftheyarenotbeing used
andcanfailsuddenly, especiallyathigh
speeds.Tiresthataremorethan6years
old can only
beused inanemergency
andthenwithspecialcareandatlow
speed.
_Nevermountusedtiresonyourvehicle if
you are
notsureoftheir"previous histo
ry." Old
usedtiresmay havebeendam
agedeventhoughthedamagecannotbe
seenthatcanleadtosuddentirefailure
andlossofvehiclecontrol.
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology
Accessoryweight
meansthecombinedweight(inexcessof
thosestandarditemswhich maybereplaced)
of
automatictransmission,powersteering,
power brakes,powerwindows,powerseats,
radio,andheater,tatheextentthatthese
itemsareavailableasfactory-installedequip
ment(whetherinstalledornot).
Aspectratio
meanstheratiooftheheighttothewidthof
thetireinpercent.Numbersof55orlowerin
dicate alowsidewallforimprovedsteeringre
sponse
andbetteroverallhandlingon dry
pavement.
Bead means
thepartofthetirethatismadeof
steel wires,wrappedorreinforcedbyplycards
andthatisshapedtafittherim.
Bead
separation
means abreakdownofthebondbetween
componentsinthebead.
Cord
means
thestrandsformingthepliesinthetire.
Cold
tireinflationpressure
meansthetirepressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufacturerfor atireofadesignated
sizethathasnotbeendrivenformorethana
COupleofmiles (kilometers)atlowspeedsin
thethreehourperiodbeforethetirepressure
ismeasuredoradjusted.
Tiresand\NheeLs
-Ifyounoticeunusualvibration orifthe
vehiclepullstaonesidewhendriving, al
ways
stopas soonasitissafetadosa
andcheckthewheelsandtiresfordam
age.
Curbweight
meanstheweightofamotorvehicle with
standardequipmentincludingthemaximum
capacityoffuel,oil,andcoolant,aircondi
tioning
andadditionalweightofoptional
equipment.
Extraloadtire
mea~sa tiredesignedtaoperateathigher
loadsandathigher inflationpressuresthan
thecorrespondingstandardtire.Extra load
tiresmaybeidentified as"XL","xl","EXTRA
LOAD",or"RF"onthesidewall.
GrossAxleWeightRating(uGAWRU
)
meanstheload-carrying capacityofasingle
axlesystem,measuredatthetire-groundin
terfaces.
GrossVehicleWeightRating(uGVWR")
meansthemaximumtotalloadedweightof
thevehicle.
Groove
meansthespacebetweentwoadjacenttread
ribs.
Loadrating(code)
meansthemaximumloadthatatireisrated
tacarryfora given inflation pressure.You
maynotfindthisinformationonall tires be
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Maximumloadrating
meanstheloadrating foratireatthemaxi
mumpermissibleinflationpressureforthat
tire.
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Foryoursafety, werecommendthatyou have
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)
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4.ConnectoneendoftheredjumpercabLe
onthejumpstartbolt(Dqfig.178
(Boltsunderredcaver="positive")ofthe
vehicletobestarted@.
S.Connecttheotherendoftheredjumper
cabLetathepositiveterminal@ofthe
boosterbattery@.
6.Connectoneendoftheblackjumperca
ble
tothenegativeterminaL@ofthe
boosterbattery@.
7. Connecttheotherendoftheblackjumper
cabletathenegativeterminal(boIt head)
@intheexternalstartingpoint@of
yourvehicle.
8.Routethejumpercables50thattheycan
natcatchinanyrotatingpartsintheen
gine
compartment.
Startingtheengine
9.Starttheengineofthevehicle providing
assistanceandallowittarunatidle.
la.Nowstarttheengineofthevehicle with
thedischargedbattery,waitfortwoto
threeminutesuntiltheengine"runs"
smoothly.
11.Iftheenginedoesnotstart:Stoptrying
afterlasecondsandthentryagainafter
about30seconds.
12.Inthevehiclethathasreceivedstartas
sistance,turnontheheaterblowerand
therearwindowheatingtoeliminateany
voltagepeakswhendisconnecting.Driv
inglightsmustbeswitchedoff!
13.Disconnectthecablewhiletheengineis
running exactly
inreverseordertothat
describedinqpage235,Connecting/dis
connecting
thejumpercable ..Whendo
ing sa,make
surethatthecablecannot
contactrotatingengineparts.
14.Closethecoveronthepositiveterminal.
Ernergencysituations
Thebatteryisventedtatheoutsidetaprevent
gasesfromenteringthevehicle interior. Make
surethatthejumperclampsarewellconnect
edwiththeirmetalpartsinfull contactwith
thebatteryterminaIs.~
Connecting/disconnectingthejumpercable.
Fig.177Engine compartment:Connectars forjumpercablesandcharger
Fig.178lumpstarting withthebatteryofanotherve
hicle:®discharged vehiclebattery.®boosterbattery
iTips
Thedischargedbatterymustbeproperly
connectedtathevehicle's eLectrical sys
tem.
Preparatorymeasures
1.Donotjumpstartafrozenbattery!Re
placesuch abattery!
2.
Otherwiseapplythehandbrakeandshift
into idlegearifyour vehiclehasmanual
transmission,andputtheseLector lever
into Pposition
ifyourvehiclehasauto
matietransmission.
3. Forbathvehicles switchoffalLconsumers
andtheignition.
The
proceduredescribedbelowforconnecting
jumpercabLesisintendedtoprovide
ajump
startforyourvehicle.
Makesuretoconnect thejumpercable
clamps
inexactly theorder described below!
Useofjumpercables
- Adischargedbatterycanalreadyfreeze
attemperaturesjustbelow32oF(0OC).
Beforeconnectingajumpercable,the
frozenbatterymustbethawedcom
pletely,otherwiseitcould explode.
-Donotallowbatteryacidtocontacteyes
orskin.Flush anycontactedareawith
waterimmediately.
-Improperuseofaboosterbatteryto
startavehicle maycauseanexplosion.
-Vehiclebatteriesgenerateexplosive gas
es. Keep sparks,
flameandlighted ciga
rettesawayfrombatteries.
-Donottrytojumpstartanyvehicle with
a low acid level
inthebattery.
- The
voltageoftheboosterbatterymust
also have a12-Volt rating.Thecapacity
(Ah)oftheboosterbatteryshouldnotbe
Lowerthanthatofthedischargedbat
tery. Use
ofbatteriesofdifferentvoltage
orsubstantialLydifferent"Ah"rating
may
causeanexplosionandpersonalin
jury.
-Neverchargeafrozenbattery. Gastrap
pedintheicemaycauseanexplosion.
-Neverchargeoruseabatterythathas
beenfrozen. Thebatterycasemayhave
beweakened.
-Useofbatteriesofdifferentvoltageor
substantiallydifferentcapacity(Ah)rat
ing may
causeanexpLosionandinjury.
The capacity
(Ah)'of1:heboosterbattery
shouldnotbelowerthànthatofthedis
chargedbattery.
-Before youcheckanythingintheengine
compartment,always readandheedaIL
WARNINGSqpage176,Enginecom
partment.
CDNotel
- Applying ahighervoltageboosterbat
terywillcauseexpensivedamagetasen
sitive eLectronic com
ponents,suchas
controlunits, relays, radio,etc.
-Theremustbenoelectricalcontactbe
tweenthevehiclesasotherwisecurrent
couldalreadystarttoflowassoonasthe
positive(+)terminaIsareconnected.~
Ifnecessary,theengine canbestartedby
connecting
ittothebatteryofanother vehi
cleo
Startingwithjumper
cables
CDNote
Vehicleswithanautomatictransmission
cannotbestartedbypushingortowing.
Iftheengineshouldfailtostartbecauseofa
dischargedorweakbattery,thebatterycanbe
connectedtothebatteryofanothervehicle,
using a
pairofjumpercablestostarttheen
gine.
Startingbypushingor
towing
Thischapterisintendedfortrainedemer
gencycrewsandworkingpersonnelwho
havethenecessarytoolsandequipmentto
performtheseoperations.
AWARNING
Batteriescontainelectricity, acid,andgas.
Anyofthesecancauseveryseriousorfatal
injury.Followtheinstructionsbelowfor
safehandlingofyourvehicle'sbattery.
-Alwaysshieldyoureyesandavoid lean
ing
overthebatterywheneverpossibLe.
plus(+)cableinmostcasescolored red
minus(-)cableinmostcasescoloredblack.
Emergencysituations
General
Useonlyjumpercableswhich haveinsulated
terminalclampsandareproperlymarkedfor
distinction:
]umpercables
Useonlyjumpercablesofsufficiently
largecrosssectiontosafelycarrythestarter
current.Refertothemanufacturer'sspecifica
tions.
234Ernergencysituations