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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 10Instrumentsandwarning/indicatorlightsInstrumentsandwarning/indicatorlights
Theinstrumentclusterisyourcentra/sourceofinformation.
Instrumentdusterandcontrols:
EnginecoId
Aslongastheneedleremainsattheleftend
ofthegauge,theenginestill hasnotreached
its
operatingtemperature.Avoidhighengine
speeds,heavyengineloads andheavythrot­
tle.
.&..WARNING
- Always
observethewarningin
qpage176,Enginecompartmentbe­
fore opening
theenginehood andcheck­
ing
theenginecoolantlevel.
- Never
opentheenginehoodifyouseeor
hearsteam,orifyouseeenginecoolant
dripping fromtheenginecompartment.
Youcouldburnyourself. Lettheengine
coolofffirstsothatyoucannothearor
seeanysteamorenginecoolant.
Normaltemperature
Whentheenginehasreached itsoperating
temperature,theneedlewillmove intothe
middleofthegaugeandremainthere.Ifthe
engineisworking hardathighoutsidetem­
peratures,theneedlemayturnfurthertothe
.right. Thisisnocauseforconcern aslongas
the.warninglightintheinstrumentcluster
doesnotilluminate.
.
Whenthe.warning lightstartstoflash,
this can
meanoneoftwothings:eitherthe
coolanttemperatureistoohigh,orthecool­
antLevetistoolowqpage 17.
[CDNote--1
-Mountingadditionallightsor accessories
infrontoftheair inlets reducesthecool­
ing
effectoftheradiator. Athighoutside
temperaturesorhighengineload,the
enginecouldoverheat.
-Thefrontspoilerhas beendesignedto
properlydistributethecooling airwhen
thevehicleismoving.Ifthespoileris
damaged,thiscouldreducethecooling
effectandtheenginecouldthenover­
heat.AskyourauthorizedAudidealerforassistance.
Digitaldockwithdatedisplay
Yaurvehicleisequipped withaquartz can­
trolled digitalclack.
Tosetthehour
~Pulltheknob(hour display flashes)and
turnittotheleftorright.
Tosettheminutes
~Pulltheknob asmanytimesasnecessary
until
theminutedisplayflashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
Tosetthedate
En .grnecoolanttemperaturegauge
Fig.4Instrumentdusterwiththedigital dock
~Pulltheknobasmanytimesasnecessary
until
theday,monthoryeardisplay flashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
Tohideordisplaythedate
~Pulltheknobasmanytimesasnecessary
until
thedatedisplayflashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
When
thedatedisplaystopsblinking, this
meansthetimeanddatehavebeensuccess­
fullystored.
With
theignition off,pushingorpullingthe
Set/Checkbuttonqpage 10,fig.3@-de­
pending on
theinstrumentclusterconfigura­
tion -can
turnonthedisplay fieldlighting for
a few seconds.
The .
engmecoolantgaugeqpage10,fig.3@
onlyworks whentheignitionison.Topreventdamageto.
your englne,pleasenotethefol-
lowingimportantpoints:
CDNote
Thetachometerneedleshouldnotmove
into
thered range.Ifitdoes,thenonly for
a very
shortperiodoftime.Youcould
damageyour enginebydrivingathigh
RPM.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Upshifting earlysavesfuelandreducesen­
gine noise.
Tachometer(enginerevcounter)
ThetachometerCDqpage 10,fig.3istheleft
ofthetwolarge clock-type displays.
The
engineturnsataspeed1,000timesthe
singledigitinthedisplay, e.g.iftheneedleis
pointingatthe"2"theengineisturningat
2,000RPM.
ThetachometerindicatestheengineRPM..
(revolutionsperminute&:,.Theredarea,it'ttle
endofthescale indicatesm~imumpermissi­
ble
engineRPMafterthebreak-in period.Be­
forereachingthisarea, movetheselectorlev­
ertoposition"D(Drive)"oreaseyourfootoff
theacceleratorpedal.
12
29
10,11
11
12
12
11
23
iTips
- When switchingtheignition on,thenee­
dles
intheinstrumentclustermove up­
ward briefly.
-Theillumination fortheinstrumentclus­
terlightsupwheneveryouswitch onthe
ignition withthevehicLeheadlightsoff.
Asthedaylightfades,theinstrument
clusterillumination likewisedimsauto­
maticallyandwillgooutcompletely
whentheoutsidelightisvery low.This
featureismeanttoremind youtoswitch
ontheheadlightswhenoutsidelight
conditionsbecomepoor.
Instrumentsandwarning/indicatorLights
Instruments
Fig.3Overviewoftheinstrumentduster
CDTachometerwithtimeanddate
display .
@Coolanttemperaturegauge.
®Fuelgauge.
@Speedometerwithodometer..
@Set/Checkbutton.
®Driverinformation display
(])Resetbuttonfor
- trip
odometer.
- Service indicator .
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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.
Appliestavehicles:withmanualtransmission
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 76Ontheroad
Voushouldalwayslockthesteeringwhenever
youleaveyourvehicle. Thismakesavehicle
theftevenmoredifficultq&'
Ignitionkeysafetylock
After switching offtheignition,theignition
keycanonlyberemoved fromtheignition
lock when
theselectorleverisinthe"P"
(Park) position. Afteryouhave removedthe
key,theselectorleverislockedandcannotbe
moved.
Ignitionon@
Ifitisdifficulttoturnthekeyafteryou have
inserteditintotheignition lock,turnthe
steeringwheelbackandforth.Thiswilltake
theloadoffthesteeringlockmechanismand
you will be
abletoturnthekeyfreelyand
starttheengine.
Startingtheengine®
Inthispositiontheenginestarts.Whilethe
engineisstarting,thepowersupplytothe
headlightsandotherelectricalconsumersis
temporarilyinterruptedtoconservebattery
power. Aftertheenginehasstarted,reLease
thekeyanditwillreturntopositionCD,
Beforethestartercanbeoperatedagainthe
[email protected]
non-repeatlockpreventsyou fromdamaging
thestarterwhentheengineisrunning.
AWARNING
- Never
removethekeyfromtheignition
lock
whiLethevehicleismoving. The
steeringwheeLwilllockcausinglossof
control.
-Ifyouhavetoleaveyourvehicle-even
forjustaminute-always removetheig­
nition
keyandtakeit with you.Thisises­
pecially
importantifyou aregoingto
leave children behindinthevehicle.The
children could
starttheengineoruse
othervehiclecontrols. Unsuperviseduse
ofvehiclecontrals(forexample,power
windows) cancauseseriouspersonalin­
juries.
@Tips
Ifthevehiclebatteryhasbeendisconnect­
edandthenreconnected,thenyoumust
leavethekeyinpositionCDforabout5
secondsbeforeyoucanstarttheengine.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine1
Theengine canonly bestartedwith anorigi­
nal Audi key.
~Settheparking brake.
~Movetheselectorlevertotheneutralposi­
tion(automatictransmission):selectorlever
inPorN).
~Onvehicles withmanualtransmission,fully
depresstheclutchpedal.
~Turntheignitionkeytoposition0
qpage75,fig.80-donotdepressthegas
pedalwhenstartingtheengine!
~Letgoofthekeyassoonastheengine
starts.
Acoldenginemayatfirstbe loudafterithas
beenstarted.Thisisduetothehydraulic
valves building up
theoilpressure. Thisnor­
malandnoneedforconcern.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,stop
tryingafterlasecon~ndthentrytorestart
theengineabout30seco~slater.
AWARNING
Never
startorlettheenginerunina con­
fined
orenclosedarea.Exhaustfumes
framtheenginecontaincarbonmonoxide,
a colorless
andodorlessgas. Carbonmon­
oxide canbefatalifinhaled.
- Never leave
theengineidlingunattend­
ed.Anunattendedvehicle witharunning
engineposesadangerofpersonalinjury
ortheft.~
..
-
CDNote
_Avoidhighenginespeeds,fastaccelera­
tion
orheavyengineloadswhiletheen­
gine isstill cold. Thiscould
damagethe
engine.
_Theenginecannotbestartedbypushing
or towing
thevehicle.
@lForthesakeoftheenvironment
Toavoidunnecessaryenginewearandto
reduceexhaustemissions,donotletyour
vehicle
standandwarmup.Bereadyto
driveoffimmediatelyafterstartingyour
vehicle. Maintain
moderatespeeduntilthe
engineiscompletelywarm.Remember,
theengineperformsbestatoperating
temperature.
Stoppingtheengine
~Turntheignition keytoposition@
qpage75,fig.80.
AWARNING
- Never
turnofftheengineuntilthevehi­
cle
hascometoacompletestop.
- The brakeboosterandservotroniconly
work when
theengineisrunning. With
theignitionturnedoff,you havetoapply
more force
whensteeringorbraking.
5ince you
cannotsteerandstopnormal­
ly,thiscanleadtoaccidentsandserious
injuries.
- The
radiatorfan cancontinuetorunfor
uptolaminutesevenafteryou have
turnedofftheengineandremovedthe
ignitionkey.Theradiatorfancanalso
turnonagain iftheenginecoolantheats
upbecauseofintensesunlightorheat
build-upintheenginecompartment.
CDNote
Donotstoptheengineimmediatelyafter
hardorextendeddriving. Keeptheengine
runningforappraximatelytwominutesto
preventexcessiveheatbuild-up .
Ontheroad
Parkingbrake
Parkingbrake
Whentheparking brakeisset,itpreventsthe
vehiclefromralling awayunintentianally.
Fig.81Center console: Parkingbrakeset
Settingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverallthewayup.
Releasingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverupslightlyand
pressthereleasebuttonatthesametime
qfig.81-arraw-.
~Keepthereleasebuttonpressedandlower
theparking brakeqA·
Ifyoushoulddriveoffwiththeparkingbrake
still
set,awarningtonewillsoundandthe
following willappearintheinstrumentc1us­
tertoremindyoutoreleasetheparking
brake:
Pa rki ng b
rakeset
The parking brakewarningcomesononly af­
teryouhave drivenforlongerthan3seconds
andfasterthan5mph(5km/hl.
Theparking brakewarninglight_
(USA)/.(CON)illuminateswhenthepark­
ing brake
issetandyou switch ontheignition.
AWARNING
Alwaysreleasetheparking brakecom-
pletely. A
partiallyengagedbrakewill
overheattherearbrakes, reducetheiref­
fectiveness
andcauseexcessive wear.This
could lead
tobrakefailureandanaccident.~

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 176Cleaningandprotection
~Oncethestainisnolongervisible,usea
softdryclothortissuetosoakupthemois­
ture.
DonotuseleathercleaningproductsonAl­
cantara.
Youmayuseasuitableshampooforremoving
dustanddirt.
Dust
andgritintheporesandseamscan
scratchanddamagethesurface.Ifthecaris
leftstandinginthesunforlong periods,the
Alcantarashouldbeprotectedagainstdirect
sunlighttopreventitfromfading.Slightcolor
variationswilldevelopinnormaluseandare
notanindicationofmaterialdeterioration.
CDNote
-NeverusechemicalsolventsCe.g.lighter
fluid,turpentinel,waxes,shoepolishor
similarproductsonAlcantara$surfaces.
-Toavoiddamage,havestubbornstains
removedbyacommercialcleaningspe­
cialist.
-
Donotusebrushes,stiffspongesorsim­
ilarly abrasivecleaningaids.
Safetybelts
Onlywell-maintainedsafetybelts workrelia­
bly when needed.
Heavily soiledsafetybeltsmaynotretract
properly.
~Keepbeltsclean.
~Forcleaning,useamildsoapandwatersol­
ution.Letbeltsdrythoroughlyandaway
fromdirectsunlight.
~Donotallowinertiareelsafetybeltstore­
tractbeforetheyarecompletelydry.
~Checktheconditionofyoursafetybeltsreg­
ular/y.
AWARNING
Damagedsafetybeltscanbreakinacrash.
1)Use onlythecorrect cleaning solutions. Neverusegas­
cline ordiesel fuel.
-Anythingthatmightdamageyoursafety
beltscouldmeanthatyouandyourpas­
sengerswouldnotbeadequatelypro­
tectedinanaccident.
-Safetybeltperformancedependson cor­
rectinstallation.Neverremovebelts
fromthevehicletocleanthem.
-Donotusechemicalcleaningagents,
bleachordyes. Theyhavecorrosive prop­
ertieswhichweakenthewebbing.
-Whencleaningyoursafetybelts,inspect
themfordamage.Ifyoudiscoverdam­
age,seeyourAudidealer.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGS and
theinformation~page167.
Enginecompartment•
Beespeciallycarefulwhencleaning theen­
gine compartment.
Alwaysswitchofftheignitionbeforeclean­
ing
theengine~A.
Plenumpanel
Remove leavesfromtheplenumpanelinfront
ofthewindshieldundertheenginehood.This
preventsthewaterdrainholesfrombecoming
blocked,
anditpreventsdebrisfromentering
thevehicleinteriorthroughtheheatingand
ventilationducts.
Corrosionprotection'--.
Theenginecompartmentandtransmission
havebeencorrosion-protectedatthefactory.
Good
anti-corrosiontreatmentisvery impor­
tant,particularlyinthewinter.Ifthevehicle
isfrequentlydriven onsalttreatedroads,the
entireenginecompartmentandplenumpanel
shouldbethoroughlycleanedattheendof
winterandretreatedtopreventsaltdamage.
Atthesametime,theundersideofthevehicle
shouldbewashedaswell.
Iftheenginecompartmentiscleanedatany
timewithgreaseremovingsolutionslJ
,orif~
yOuhavetheenginewashed,theanti-corro­
siontreatmentisalmostalwaysremovedas
well.Itisthereforeessentialtohave along­
lasting corrosion
protectionreappliedtoall
surfaces,
seams,jointsandcomponentsinthe
enginecompartment.
&WARNING
Beaware:Theenginecompartmentofany
motorvehicle isapotentiallyhazardous
area.
_Before workingintheenginecompart­
ment,besuretoreadtheinformation
~page176.
-Before reaching intothefrontplenum
panel,always removetheignition key.
Otherwise,thewindshieldwipersystem
couldunintentionallybeswitchedon,
possiblycausingpersonalinjuryfromthe
movingwiperlinkage.
- Never reachinto
theareaaroundor
touchtheradiatorfan.Theauxiliaryfan
istemperaturecontrolledandcanswitch
onsuddenly-evenwhentheignitionis
off.
-
Donotwash,waxordrytheenginewith
theenginerunning. Movingorhotparts
couldinjure you.
-Donotcleantheundersideofthechas­
sis,fenders,wheelcovers,orotherhard
toreachpartswithoutprotectingyour
handsandarms.Youmaycutyourselfon
sharp-edgedmetalparts.
-AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformation~page167.
Cleaningandprotection17j

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.

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-Ifyourskinhascomeincontactwiththe
engineoil,youmustsubsequently
cleanseitthoroughly.
CDNote
-Theoillevelmustnotbe aboverangeCV
-dangerofconverterorenginedamage!
Contactanauthorizeddealershiptodraw
offoil, ifnecessary.
- Audi
doesnotrecommendtheuseofoil
additives.Theymaydamagetheengine
andadverselyaffectyourNew Vehicle
Warranty.
@JForthesakeoftheenvironment
-Under nocircumstancescantheoilcome
incontactwiththesewagenetworkor
thesoil.
- Observe
andfollow Legalregulations
when disposingofemptyoilcontainers.
Changingtheengineoil
Werecommendthathaveyouroilchanged by
an authorized Audidealer oraqualified serv­
icestation.
Beforeyoucheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,alwaysreadandheedaILWARN­
INGS
q&.inWorkinginthe engine compart­
mentonpage182.
Theengineoilmustbechangedaccordingto
theintervals specifiedinyourWarranty&
Maintenancebooklet.Thisisveryimportant
becausethelubricatingpropertiesofoildi­
minish gradually during
normalvehicleuse.
Under
somecircumstancestheengineoil
shouldbechangedmorefrequently. Change
oil
moreoftenif you drivemostlyshortdis­
tances,operatethevehicleindustyareasor
underpredominantlystop-and-go traffic con­
ditions,
orhaveyourvehiclewheretempera­
turesremainbelowfreezingforextendedpe­
riods.
Detergentadditivesintheoil willmakefresh
oillookdarkaftertheenginehasbeenrun­
ning
forashorttime.This isnormalandisnot
areasontochangetheoilmoreoftenthan
recommended.
Becauseoftheproblemofproperdisposal,
alongwiththespecialtoolsandnecessaryex­
pertiserequired, westronglyrecommendthat
youhaveyouroilchangedbyanauthorized
Audidealeroraqualified servicestation.
Ifyouchoosetochangeyouroilyourself,
pleasenotethefollowingimportantinforma­
tion:
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjury ifyou
mustchangetheengineoilinyour vehicle
yourself:
-
Weareyeprotection.
-Toreducetheriskofburnsfromhoten-
gineoil,lettheenginecool downtothe
touch.
-Whenremovingtheoildrain plugwith
yourfingers,stayasfaraway aspossible.
Always keepyour
forearmparalleltothe
groundtohelppreventhotoilfromrun­
ning down
yourarm.
-Draintheoilintoacontainerdesigned
forthispurpose,onelargeenoughto
holdatleastthetotalamountofoilin
yourengine.
-Engine oilispoisonous. Keepitwellout
ofthereachofchildren.
- Continuous contact-with used
engineoil
is
harmfultoyour skin.Âlwaysprotect
yourskinbywashing oiloffthoroughly
withsoapandwater.
CDNote
Nevermixoiladditives withyourengine
oil.These additives candamageyouren­
gineandadverselyaffectyourAudi Limit­
ed New Vehicle Warranty.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
-Beforechangingyour oil,first make sure
you know
whereyoucanproperly dispose
oftheusedoil.
- Always
disposeofusedengineoil proper-~ly.Donotdumpitongardensoil,
--woodedareas,intoopenstreamsor
down
sewagedrains.
_Recycle usedengineoilbytakingittoa
used
engineoil collection facilityinyour
area, or
contactaservicestation.
EnginecooLingsystem
Coolant
Theengine coolant performs twofunctions:it
keeps theengine fromoverheating anditpro­
tects theengine fromfreezing
inthewinter.
Thecoolingsystemissealedandgenerallyre­
quires little
attention.
Thecoolingsystemhasbeenfilledatthefac­
tory with a
permanentcoolantwhichdoesnot
needtobechanged.Thecoolantconsistsofa
mixture
ofwaterandthemanufacturer'sgly­
col-basedcoolantadditive G12++antifreeze
withanticorrosion additives(50%forUSA
models;60%forCanadianmodels).This mix­
ture
bathassuresthenecessaryfrostprotec­
tion and
protectsmetalcomponentsinthe
engine's coolingsystemfromcorrosionand
scaling.Ttalsoraisestheboilingpointofthe
coolant.
Donotreducetheconcentrationofthecool­
ant
inthesummerbyaddingplain water. The
proportionofcoolantadditivemustbeat
least50%butnotmorethan60%tomain­
tain
antifreezeprotectionandcooling efficien­
cy.Ifthecoolantfrostprotectionistoolow,
the
coolantcouldfreezeanddamagethevehi­
cle heating
andenginecoolingsystem.
Foryear-round driving,antifreezeisaddedat
thefactoryfortemperaturesdownto:
--310F(-35°C)U5A
--40OF(-40oC)Canada.
You
can mixtheG12++coolantadditive with
other
additives(G12+orG12). Always check
WithyourauthorizedAudidealer.
6WARNING
Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
...:ompartment,always readandheedall
CheckingandfiLlinglE
WARNING5qfi:,.inWorkingintheengine
compartmentonpage 182.
CDNote
-Beforewintersetsin,havethecoolant
checkedtaseeifthecoolantadditivein
your vehicleissufficienttomeetthecli­
mateconditions. Thisisespeciallyimpor­
tantifyouliveinaregionwherethewin­
terisextremelycold.Ifnecessary, in­
creasetheproportionofcoolantadditive
to60%.
-Whenaddingcoolantadditivetoyour
'cooling
system,remember:
- Werecommendusing onlycoolantad­
ditive G12++ (checkthelabel)foryour
vehicle. Thiscoolantadditiveisavaila­
ble
atauthorizedAudidealers.Other
typesofantifreezecan significantly re­
ducecorrosionprotection.Theresult­
ing corrosion can
causealossofcool­
antandseriousenginedamage.
-Donotaddanytypeofradiatorleakseal­
anttayour vehicle'senginecoolant.
Addingradiatorrepairfluid mayadverse­
lyaffectthefunctionandperformanceof
yourcoolingsystemandcouldresultin
damagenotcoveredbyyour NewVehicle
Limited Warranty.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
Theenginecoolant levelcanbechecked with
a quick glance.
Fig.14SEnginecompartment:(oolantexpansiontank..

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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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steadilyreducedthescopeofmaintenance
andrepairswhichcanbecarriedoutbyvehicle
owners. Also,
safetyandenvironmentalcon­
cernsplaceverystrictlimitsonthenatureof
repairsandadjustmentstoengineandtrans­
missionpartswhichanownercanperform.
Maintenance,adjustmentsandrepairs usually
require special
tools,testingdevicesandoth­
erequipmentavailabletospeciallytrained
workshoppersonnelinordertoassureproper
performance,reliabilityandsafetyofthevehi­
cle
anditsmanysystems.
Impropermaintenance,adjustmentsandre­
pairs canimpair
theoperationandreliability
ofyourvehicleandeven voidyourvehicle war­
ranty. Therefore,
proofofservicinginaccord­
ancewiththemaintenanceschedulemaybea
condition
forupholdinga possiblewarranty
claim
madewithinthewarranty period.
Above all,
operationalsafetycanbeadversely
affected,creatingunnecessaryrisksforyou
andyourpassengers.
Ifindoubtaboutanyservicing, haveitdone
byyourauthorizedAudidealeroranyother
properlyequippedandqualified workshop.
We
stronglyurgeyoutogiveyourauthorized
Audidealertheopportunitytoperformall
scheduledmaintenanceandnecessaryrepairs.
Your
dealerhasthefacilities, originalparts
andtrainedspecialiststokeepyourvehicle
running properly.
Performinglimitedmaintenanceyourself
Thefollowingpagesdescribealimited num­
berofprocedureswhichcanbeperformedon
your vehicle withordinary
tools,shouldthe
need ariseandtrainedpersonnelbeunavaila­
ble. Before
performinganyoftheseproce­
dures, always
thoroughlyreadalloftheappli­
cable
textandcarefully followtheinstruc­
tionsgiven.Always rigorouslyobservethe
WARNINGS provided.
Before
youcheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedail
WARNINGSc:>.&andc:>.&inWorkinginthe
engine
compartmenton page182.
AWARNING
- Serious
personalinjurymay occurasare­
sultofimproperlyperformedmainte­
nance,adjustmentsorrepairs.
- Always
beextremelyca refulwhenwork­
ing on
thevehicle. Alwaysfollowcom­
monlyacceptedsafetypracticesandgen­
eralcommonsense.Neverriskpersonal
injury.
-
Donotattemptanyofthemaintenance,
checksorrepairs described onthefol­
lowing
pagesif youarenotfully familiar
withtheseorotherprocedureswith re­
specttothevehicle, orareuncertainhow
toproceed.
-
Donotdoany workwithouttheproper
toolsandequipment.Havethenecessary
work
donebyyourauthorizedAudi deal­
eroranotherproperlyequippedand
qualified workshop.
- The
enginecompartmentofanymotor
vehicleisapotentiallyhazardousarea.
Never reachinto
theareaaroundor
touchtheradiatorfan.Itistemperature
controlledandcanswitch onsuddenly­
evenwhentheengineisoffandtheigni­
tionkeyhasbeenremoved. Theradiator
fanswitchesonautomaticallywhenthe
coolantreachesacertaintemperature
andwillcontinuetorununtilthecoolant
temperaturedrops.'--.
-Always removetheignition keybefore
anyonegetsunderthevehicle.
- Always
supportyourvehicle withsafety
standsifitisnecessarytowork under­
neaththevehicle. Thejacksupplied with
thevehicleisnotadequateforthispur­
poseandcouldcollapsecausing serious
personalinjury.
-
Ifyoumustworkunderneaththevehicle
withthewheelsontheground,always
makesurethevehicleison level ground,
thatthewheelsarealways securely
blocked
andthattheenginecannatbe
started.
- Always makesurethetransmissionse­
lectorlever(automatictransmission)is
in"P"(Park position)(automatictrans­
mission)orNeutral(manualtransmis­
sion)andthehandbrakeisfirmly ap­
plied.
•Forthesakeoftheenvironment
- Changingtheenginesettingswill ad­
versely
affectemissionlevels. Thisisdet­
rimentaltatheenvironmentandincreas­
esfuelconsumption.
-Alwaysobserveenvironmentalregula­
tionswhendisposingofoldengineail,
used brake fluid, dirty
enginecoolant,
spentbatteriesorwornouttires.
- Undeployed
airbagmodulesandpreten­
sionersmightbe classifiedasPerchlo­
rateMaterial-specialhandlingmay ap­
ply,
seewww.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardous­
waste/perchlorate.Whenthevehicle or
partsoftherestraintsystemincluding
airbag
modulessafetybeltswithpreten­
sionersarescrapped,allapplicablelaws
andregulationsmustbeobserved.Your
authorizedAudidealerisfamiliarwith
theserequirementsandwerecommend
thatyou haveyourdealerperformthis
serviceforyou.
AdditionaLaccessories,
modificationsand
partsrepLacement
Additionalaccessoriesandpartsreplacement
Always consult anauthorized Audidealer be­
forepurchasing accessories.
Yourvehicleincorporatesthelatestsafetyde­
sign
featuresensuringa highstandardofac­
tive
andpassive safety.
This
safetycouldbecompromisedbynon-ap­
proved
changestothevehicle. Forthisreason,
if
partshavetabereplaced,pleaseobserve
thefollowingpointswheninstallingaddition­
al accessories:
ConsumerInformation2L
Approved AudiaccessoriesandgenuineAudi
partsareavailablefromauthorizedAudi deal­
ers.
Thesedealersalsohavethenecessaryfacili­
ties,toolsandtrainedspecialiststoinstallthe
partsandaccessoriesproperly.
AWARNING
Using
thewrongsparepartsorusing non­
approved
accessoriescancausedamageto
thevehicleandseriouspersonalinjury.
- Use only
accessoriesexpresslyapproved
byAudiandgenuineAudispareparts
-Thesepartsandaccessorieshavebeen
speciallydesignedtobeused onyour ve­
hicle.
- Never install
accessoriessuchastele­
phonecradlesorbeverageholders onair­
bag covers orwithin
theairbag deploy­
mentzones. Doingsawillincreasethe
riskofinjury ifairbagsaretriggeredinan
accident!
- Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,always readandheedall
WARNINGS
c:>page 176.
CDNote1
-IfitemsotherthangenuineAudispare
parts,add-onequipmentandaccessory
itemsareusedorifrepair workisnot
performedaccordingtospecifiedmeth­
ods,thiscanresu ltinseveredamageta
your vehicle'sengineandbody (suchas
corrosion)andadverselyaffectyourvehi­
cle's warranty.
- The innovative
aluminiumconceptof
your AudiTTmeansthatallservicing, re­
pairs or
otherwork onthevehicle body
mustbecarriedoutexclusivelybyanAu­
diworkshop.
-
Ifemergencyrepairsmustbeperformed
elsewhere,havethevehicleexaminedby
anauthorizedAudidealershipassoonas
possible.
- The
manufacturercannotbe held liable
fordamagewhich occursduetafailure
tacamplywiththesestipulations.