264 Emergency situations
fall from a lift if there is a change in ve
hicle weight distribution and balance.
This might happen, for example, when
heavy components such as the engine
block or transmission are removed .
- When removing heavy components like
these, anchor vehicle to hoist or add cor
responding weights to maintain the cen
ter of gravity. Otherwise, the vehicle
might tilt or slip off the hoist, causing
serious personal injury.
(D Note
- Be aware of the following points before
lifting the vehicle:
-The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine
oil pan, the transmission housing, the
front or rear axle or the body side
members. This could lead to serious
damage.
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be
inserted between the floor jack and
the lift points.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check that the vehicle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity
of the hoist.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
ensure that there is sufficient clear
ance between the hoist and low parts
of the vehicle.
General information Explanation of
technical data
Som e of t he technical data listed in this man
ual requires further explanation.
The technical data for your vehicle is listed in
the charts starting on
c:> page 267. This sec
tion provides general information, notes and
r estr ictions wh ich app ly to this data.
Vehicle identification
The key data is given on the vehicle identifi ca
tion number ( VIN) plate and the vehicle data
sti cker .
Fig. 20 9 Vehicle Identificat ion Num ber (VlN) p la te: lo
cation o n drive r"s side dash pa nel
Fi g. 2 10 The ve hicle identificat ion label -in side the
l u ggage compartme nt
The Vehicle Identification Number (VlN)
is located on the d river's side so tha t it is v is i
b le from the outside throug h the windshield
c:> fig . 209. You can also d isplay the Vehicle
Identification N umber of your vehicle in the
radio or in the MM!*. Select: ICAR!function
button
> Vehicle ID number (VIN) or select :
I CA R
I function butto n > Car systems* control
button
> Servicing & checks > VIN number .
General inform ation 265
The vehicle identification label
is lo cated in the l uggage comp artment near
the battery.
T he label
~fig. 210 shows th e fo llow ing vehi
cl e d ata:
(D Product ion cont ro l No.
@ Vehicle identific ation No.
@ Type code number
© Type designat ion/e ngine o utput in K ilo-
wat ts
® Engine and transm ission code letter
® Pa int No./lnterior
0 Option al eq uipmen t No.'s
Vehicle data 2 to 7 are a lso fo und in your War
ranty
& Mai nte nance bookle t.
The safety compliance sticker
is your assurance that your new vehicle com
plies wi th a ll applicable Fede ral Motor Vehicle
Safety S tandards which were in effect at the
tim e the ve hicle was manufactur ed. You ca n
find this sticke r o n the left doo r jamb.
It
sh ows the m onth and ye ar of pro duction and
t h e ve hicl e ident ifi cat io n number of yo ur vehi
cle (perfora tion) as well as the G ross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVW R) and the Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR) .
The high voltage warning label
is lo cated on the l ock ca rrie r.
The spark ignition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002.
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
T he Gro ss Vehicle Weigh t Rat ing (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle We igh t Ra tin g (GAWR) for
fron t and rear are listed on a sticker on the
l eft door jamb .
T he Gro ss Vehicle Weigh t Rat ing incl udes the
weig ht o f the bas ic vehicle plus f ull fuel t ank,
oi l and coo lant, p lus maximum load, which in
cludes passen ger we ight (150 lbs./68 kg per ..,.
Data
211 hp, 2.0 liter 4-cyl. engine
Engine data
211 @4300-6000
Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
No. of cylinders
Displacement hp@rpm
lb-ft@ rpm
-·--
Stroke
Bore
Compression ratio CID (cm
3
)
in (mm)
in (mm)
__ .. ,
258@ 1500-4200
4
121 (1984)
3 .65 (92.8)
3.25 (82 .5)
9 .6: 1
Data
Fuel Premium unleaded (91 AKI) Recommended for maxi
mum engine performance. Further details¢ page 207,
Gasoline
Bio-Ethanol (E85) Vehicles with flexible fuel engines may
be operated with bio-ethanol fuels (E85) or with premium
unleaded gasoline (91
AKI) . Further details¢ page 208,
E thanol fuel (Bio-ethanol).
Dimensions (approx .)
Length (with licence plate bracket) in (mm)
Width (with outside mirrors folded) in (mm) He ight (unloaded) in (mm)
T urning circle diameter (curb to curb) ft (m)
Capacities (approx.)
Fuel tank
- Total capacity
- Reserve (of total capacity)
--.. ,
--.. ,
Windshield and headlight* washer fluid container Engine oil
with filter change 182
.1 (4626)
73.0 ( 1854)
54.4 (1383)
37 . 4 (1 1.4)
gal (liters)
gal (liters)
quarts (liters)
quarts (liters) 1.8-2.4
(7-9)
4 .9 (4 .6)
267
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333 hp, 3.0 liter 6-cyl. engine
Engine data
Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
N o. of cylinders
Displacement
Strok e
Bore
C ompressio n ratio
Fuel
Dimensions (approx .)
Leng th (wit h licence pl ate bra ck et)
Width (with outside mirrors folded) He igh t (unloaded) in (mm)
in (mm)
in (mm)
T urning circle diamet er (curb to curb) ft (m)
Capacities (appro x.)
Fuel tank
- Total capacity
- Reserve (o f to tal capacity) h
p@rpm
L b-ft@ rpm
C ID (cm
3
)
in (mm)
i n (mm)
333 @ 5500-6500
325
@ 2900-5300
6
182.8 (2995)
3.50 (89)
3 .33 (84 .5)
1 0.3 : 1
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) Recomme nded for
m aximum engine performance . Further details
¢ pag e 207, Gasoline
18 2 . 7 ( 464 0)
73.0 (1854)
5 4. 3 ( 138 0)
37 .4 (11.4)
gal (liters) 1 6 .1 (61.0)
g al (li ters) 1.8-2 .4
(7 -9)
Windshield and headlight* washer fluid container quarts (li ters) 4.8 (4 .5)
Engine oil with filter change qu
arts ( lite rs) 7. 2 (6 .8)
Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following war
ranties :
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfo-
ration
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Con trol Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warran
ties can be found in your
Warranty & Mainte
nance booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulations in the United States
and Canada require that automobiles meet
specific emission regulations and safety
standards. Therefore, veh icles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada differ from vehicles sold in
other countries .
If you p lan to take your vehicle outside the
continental limits of the United States or Can
ada, there is the possibility that:
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with cata lytic
converter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane
rating . Improper fuel may cause engine
damage ;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of
proper service facilities, tools or testing
equipment ;
- replacement parts may not be readily availa
ble.
- Navigation systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessari ly work
in Europe, and may not work in other coun
tries outside of North America.
Consumer Information 269
@ Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, service or parts availability.
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals and Lit
erature are published as soon as possible after
model introduction. Service manuals and lit
erature are available to order from the Audi
T echnical Literature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
' General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum.
However, a certain amount of regular mainte
nance is still necessary to assure your vehicle's
safety, economy and reliability . For detailed
vehicle maintenance consult your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet.
Under difficult operating conditions , for ex
ample at extremely low outside temperatures ,
in very dusty regions, when towing a tra iler
very frequently, etc., some serv ice work
shou ld be performed between the intervals
specified. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air filter .
® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus min imizi ng adverse
effects on the environment .
Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
The increasing use of electronics , sophisticat
ed fuel injection and emission control sys-
tems, and the genera lly increasing technica l ..,_
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2 70 Con sum er Inf ormation
comp lexity of today's automobi les, have
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Also, s afety an d e nvir onm ent al con
cerns place very strict limits on the nature of repairs and adjustments to engine and trans
miss ion pa rts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing devices and oth
er equipment avai lab le to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure proper
performance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi
cle and its many systems .
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and re
pa irs can impair the operation and reliab ility
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war ranty. Therefo re , proof of servici ng in accord
ance w it h the ma intenance sched ule may be a
condition for upholding a possible warranty
claim made within the warran ty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adve rsely
affected, c reating unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers.
If in doubt about any serv icing, have it done
by your author ized Audi dealer or any other
p roperly equipped and qualified workshop .
We strong ly urge you to give your authorized
Audi dealer the opportunity to perform all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs .
Your dea ler has the facilities, or iginal parts
and tra ined spec ialists to keep your vehicle
running properly .
Performing lim it e d m aint en anc e y ourself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited num
ber of procedures which can be performed on
you r vehicle with ordinary too ls, shou ld the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila
ble. Before performing any of these proce
dures, always thoroughly read all of the app li
cable text and ca refully follow the instruc
tions given. Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS p rovided .
Before you ch eck anything in th e engin e
compartme nt, alway s read an d heed all WARNINGS
¢ & a
nd ¢ & in Working in the
engine comportment on page 212 .
A WARNING
--Serious personal in jury may occur as a re-
sult of improperly performed mainte nance, adjustments or repa irs.
- Always be extremely careful when work
ing on the vehicle. Always follow com
monly accepted safety pract ices and gen
eral common sense. Never r isk personal
in jur y.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed o n the fol
lowing pages if you are not fu lly fam iliar
with these or other procedures with re spect to the ve hicl e, or are uncerta in how
to proceed .
- Do not do any work withou t the proper
too ls and equipment . Have the necessary
work done by your authorized A udi deal
er or anothe r properly equipped and
qualified workshop.
- The engine compar tment o f any motor
vehicle is a potentially hazardous area. Never reach into the area around or
touch the rad iator fan. It is temperature
control led and can sw itch on suddenly -
even when the engine is off and the igni
tion key has been removed. The rad iator
fan switches on automatically when the coo lant reaches a certai n tempera ture
and will cont inue to run until the coo lant
temperature drops .
- Always remove the ign ition key befo re
a nyone gets under the veh icle.
- Always suppor t your veh icle with safety
s tands if it is necessary to work under
neath the vehicle. The jack s upplied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pur
pose and co uld co llapse causing serio us
personal injury.
- If you must work unde rneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on leve l ground,
that the wheels are always secure ly
blocked and that the engine cannot be
started.
-Always make sure the transm ission se
lector lever (automatic transmiss io n) is
in "P" (Park positi on) a nd the park brake
is firm ly ap plied .
@) For the sake of the environment
-Changing t he eng ine settings w ill ad
versely affect em ission levels. This is det
rimental to the environment and increas
es fuel consumption .
- Always observe env ironmental regula
tions when d isposing of old engine oil,
used brake fluid, dirty engine coolant,
spent batter ies or worn out t ires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and preten
s ioners might be classified as Perchlo
r ate Mate rial -spec ia l hand ling may ap
ply, see www.dts c.ca .gov/haza rdous
was te/perch lorate. When the veh icle or
parts of the res traint system in cl ud ing
a irbag modules safety be lts wit h preten
sioners are scrapped, all applicable laws
and regulations must be observed. Your
a uthorized Audi dea ler is familiar w ith
these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dea ler perform this
se rv ice for you .
Additional accessories,
modifications and
parts replacement
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer be
fore purchasing acce ssories.
Your veh icle inco rporates the latest safety de
sig n featu res e nsu ring a high standard of ac
tive and passive safe ty .
This safety could be comp romised by non-ap
p roved changes to the ve hicle. For this reason ,
if pa rts have to be replaced, please observe
t he following points when ins tall ing addition
a l accessories:
Con sumer In formation 2 7 1
Approved Audi accesso ries and genuine Aud i
parts are available from authorized A udi deal
ers.
T hese de alers a lso have the necessary facili
ties, tools and tra ined spec ialists to install the
parts and accessories proper ly .
A WARNING
Using the wrong spare pa rts or using non
approved accessories can cause damage to
the vehicle and ser ious persona l injury.
- Use on ly accessories express ly approved
by Audi and ge nuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been
specially designed to be used on yo ur ve
hicle.
- Never install accessor ies such as tele
phone crad les or beverage ho lders o n air
bag covers or withi n the airbag deploy
ment zones . Do ing so will increase t he
ris k of injury if a irbags are triggered in an
accide nt!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment, always r ead and heed a ll
W ARNINGS ~
page 205.
(D Note
- If items other than genu ine A udi spare
par ts, add-on equipmen t and accessory
items are used o r if repair wo rk is not
performed a ccord ing to spe cified met h
ods, this ca n resu lt in s evere damage to
yo ur vehicle's engine and body (s uch as
co rrosion) and adversely affect yo ur vehi
cle's warranty .
- If emergency repairs mus t be performed
elsewhere, have the veh icle examined by
an authorized Aud i dealer as soon as
possible.
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable
for damage wh ich occ urs due to failure
to comply with these stipu lations.
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A
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 71
Active rollover p rotection system ... .. . 130
Retract ing ro llover protection . . . . . . . . 13 1
AC (automatic climate control) ... .. .. .. 71
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
C leaning sensors/camera . ... .. .... . 198
Messag es . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 101
Request for dr iver intervention . . . . . . . . 99
Setting the driving program .. .. .. .. . . 99
Adapt ive dampers .......... .... .... . 107
Adapt ive light ................ ... .... 52
Adaptive Lig ht (defective) ... .. .. .... .. 22
Adding Eng ine coolant ................... .
E ng ine oil . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
Windshield washer fluid ... .. .. .... .
Addit ional accessories
Addit ives 220
21
7
226
271
Eng ine oil .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 217
Ad justab le steering column . ... .. .... .. 75
Adjusting Air dist ribution (automatic climate con -
trol) . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .... .. 72
I ns trument illum inat ion . .. .. .. .. .. .. S5
Steering column .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 75
Temperature (automatic climate control) 72
A irbag
War ning/ indicato r ligh ts ... .... .... .. 20
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140, 159
Advanced Airbag System ........ ... . 144
Advanced Airbag System components . 147
Care . .. .. ... ....... ........ ..... . 153
C hil dren . ............... .. .. .. .. . 162
Ch ild restr aints ........... .. .. .. .. . 163
Components (front airbags) .. .... .. . 1 47
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Disposal . .... ........... .. .. .... . 153
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144, 145
H ow do the front airbags work? . . . . . . 149
H ow many airbags does my vehicle
have? .... ................... ... . 147
H ow the Advanced Airbag System com-
po nents work together ............. 148
I mpor tan t safety instructions on the
knee airbag system .. ... .. .. .. .... . 15 7 Important things to know ....
.... . .. 140
Indicator light ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 151
Knee airbags ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 155
Monitoring .... .. ............. .... 151
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ....... 151
Repairs ......... .. .............. . 153
Safety instructions ..... ....... ... .. 153
S ide a irbags . .. .. .......... ....... 158
We ight-sensing mat ........... .. .. 162
When m ust t he system be inspected? . 151
all-wheel drive .. .. .......... ....... 184
Alloy wheels . ..... .. .... .... ... .. .. 200
All wheel d rive
Winter tires . .. .. .. ........... .. .. 242
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant system ....... 219
An ti-lock brak ing system ............. 179
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
An ti-slip regulation ................ . 179
Anti -theft alarm warning system ... .. .. . 31
Anti-theft systems El ectronic immob il iz er .......... .. .. . 37
Armrest .......... .. .............. .. 64
Ashtray . ... .... .. ... .. .. ..... .. . .. . 66
Aste risk
What does it mean when something is ma rked wit h an aster is k? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Audi braking guard
refer to b rak ing guard ............... 94
Audi drive select .. .. ................ 107
Adaptive dampers ............. .... 107
Description .. ... . ... ... .... ... .. .. 107
Dynam ic steering . ................ . 107
Setting the dr iv ing mode ........... . 108
Spo rt diffe rential .............. .... 10 7
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture .............................. 269
AUTO Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Automat ic head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
A ut o Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Automat ic be lt retractor . ....... ... .. 136
Automatic car wash
refer to Washing ... ... ..... ... .. .. 195