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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
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~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.
