
272 Data
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)
T urning circle diamet er (curb to curb)
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 211, Gasoline
in (mm) 182 .7 (4 640)
in (mm) 73.0 (185 4)
in (mm) 53. 9 (136 9)
ft (m) 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 Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding yo ur 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 .
I f 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 273
@ Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, serv ice or parts availab ility.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals and Lit
erature are published as soon as possible after
model introduct ion. Service manuals and lit
erat ure 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 m inimum.
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 pe rformed 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 veh icle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus min imiz ing adverse
effects on the environment .
Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticat
ed fuel injection and emission contro l sys-
tems, and the genera lly increasing technica l ..,_
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-Always make sure the transm ission se
lector lever (automatic transmiss ion) is
in "P" (Park position) or Neutral (manual
transmission) and the park brake is firm
ly appl ied .
® For the sake of the environment
-Changing the 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 ispos ing of old engine oil,
used brake fluid, dirty engine coolant,
spent batter ies or worn out t ires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and p reten
s ioners might be classified as Perchlo
rate Material -special handling may ap
ply, see www.dtsc.ca .gov/hazardous
waste/perch lorate . When the veh icle or
parts of the restraint system including
airbag modules safety belts with preten
s ioners are scrapped, all applicable laws
and regulations must be observed. Your
authorized Audi dealer is familiar w ith
these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this
serv ice for you .
Additional accessories,
modifications and
parts replacement
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult on authorized Audi dealer be
fore purchasing accessories.
Your veh icle incorporates the latest safety de
sign featu res ensu ring a high standard of ac
tive and passive safety.
This safety could be compromised by non-ap
proved changes to the veh icle. For this reason ,
if parts have to be replaced, p lease observe
the following points when installing addition
al accessories:
Con sumer In formation 275
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi
parts are available from authorized Audi deal
ers.
T hese dea lers a lso have the necessary facili
ties, tools and trained specialists to install the
parts and accessories proper ly.
A WARNING
Using the wrong spare parts or using non
approved accessories can cause damage to
the vehicle and serious persona l injury.
- Use on ly accessories express ly approved
by Audi and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been
specially designed to be used on your ve
hicle.
- Never install accessories such as tele
phone cradles or beverage holders on air
bag covers or within the airbag deploy
ment zones . Do ing so will increase the
risk of injury if a irbags are triggered in an
accident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS ~
page 209.
(D Note
-If items other than genuine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not
performed accord ing to specified meth
ods, this can result in severe damage to
your vehicle's engine and body (such as
corrosion) and adversely affect your vehi
cle's warranty .
- If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle examined by
an authorized Audi dealer as soon as
possible.
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable
for damage wh ich occurs due to failure
to comply with these stipulations.
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28 2 Index
Eng ine
Compartment .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 218
Coolant .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 223
Hood .. .. ............... .. .. .... . 216
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 74
Starting with jumper cables .. .. .. ... 263
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 75
Engine compartment Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Working the engine compartment 216
Eng ine coolant
Indicator light . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 18
E ng ine coolant system ............... 223
Adding coo lant ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 224
Chec king coolant leve l ..... .. .. .... . 223
Check ing the eng ine coolant leve l .. .. . 223
Radiator fan . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 225
E ng ine coolant temperature
Tempe ratu re ga uge ................. 10
Eng ine data .... ........... ........ . 271
E ngine hood
C losing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
How to release the hood ... .. .. .. .. . 216 Proper disposal of d
rained eng ine cool -
ant . ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 224
Proper d isposal of drained eng ine
o il ... .... .... .. ............ 221,222
Recycling used engine oil ........ .... 221
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Unleaded fuel .. .. ... .. ....... ... .. 211
What shou ld I do with an o ld battery? . 230
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 20
E SC (Electronic Stab ilizat ion Con trol)
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
E thy l alcoho l (Fuel) . ... .......... .. .. 212
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ........ .... 185
E xhaus t tail pipes
Cleaning . ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 205
E xpansion tank .. .. ................ . 223
Exterior lighting . .. ... .......... .. .. . 43
E xterior mirrors
Adjusting ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 46
Dimm ing . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 47
Heating ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 46
E ng ine oil ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 218
F
Adding .. .. ............. ........ . 22 1
Addit ives ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 22 1
C hanging . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 222
Check oil leve l ........... .... .... . 221
Consumpt ion ............ .. .. .. .. . 221
Indicator ligh t ............. .. .. 17,21
O il consumption ............... .... 220
O il grades .. .......... ........ ... . 218
O il level symbol .............. .. .... 21
Pr essu re malfunct ion ................ 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Specif ication and viscos ity . ... .... .. . 2 18
E ng ine speed limitat ion .......... ..... 21
Environment Break- in period ............... .... . 193
Cata lytic converter ............ .... . 194
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 230
Driving a t high speeds ......... .. ... 195
D riving to m inim ize pollution and no ise 195
F uel . .. ................. .. .. ..... 2 13
Fu el economy .......... .. .. .. .. .. . 195
L eaks under your veh icle ... .. .. .. .. . 216
L etting the vehicle stand and wa rm up . 195
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 226 F
an
Radiator
Fastening 225
Boos ter sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Co nvertib le child sa fe ty seats . . . . . . . . 173
Infan t seats
Flat tire 172
Chang ing . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 253
flexib le fuel . .... .. ... .......... .... 212
Floor mats . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 129
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) ...... ....... 43
Fo lding the rear seats .... ..... ... .. .. . 63
Foot peda ls . ....................... 129
For the sake of the environment
Gasoli ne fumes and the env ironme nt .. 213
L etting the engine warm up . . . . . . 71, 74
Ref ueling . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 213
Sav ing f uel by early u pshi fting . .. .... . 11
Front a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
How they work ........ ........... . 151
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of phys ics 135

Luggage compartment ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 63
Cargo net .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 64
Enlarg ing . ..... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 63
Lid .. .... .. ................. .. .... 39
Loading .. .. ............. .... .. ... 130
Pass -t h rough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Ski sack . ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 65
T ie-downs ............ ...... .. 64, 13 1
Lumbar support ........... .... .. .... 54
M
Maintenance ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 273
M alf unct io n I ndicator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 30
Manual transmission ....... .. .. .. .. .. 82
M echanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
M emory funct ion .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 57
M ileage
Average .. .. ............. .... .. .... 25
Instantaneous ........... .. .. .. .. .. 25
M ir rors
Ad justing the exte rior mirrors ... .. .... 46
Compass . .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. .... 51
d imm ing . .. ............. .... .. .. .. 47
Vanity mirrors ........... .. .. .. .. .. 48
M on itoring the Advanced Airbag System 1 53
N
Na tur al leat her ............ .... .. .. . 20 7
Net .. .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... .. 60
New tires and w heels .... ... .. .. .. .. . 242
NHTSA Contac ting . ............. .. .. .. .. . 13 2
Number of seats ........... .. .. .. ... 134
0
Occupant seating posit ions
125
Octane r ating ............. .... .. .. . 211
Odometer ... .. ........ ... .. ... ... .. 12
O FF (automatic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . 68
O il
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 218, 22 1
O il consumption .. ...... ... .... .. ... 221
Inde x 285
On-Boa rd Di agnost ic System (O BD)
Data Link Connector (D LC) .... ... .. .. . 30
E lectronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) .. .. . 30
Open door or fron t lid warn ing .... .. .. . 24
Open ing
Pano ram ic t ilting sunroof ............ 41
Power w indows .. .... ........... .. . 40
Su n blin d ... .. ...... ............. . 41
Su n sh ad es .. .. .. .. . ............... 48
Opening/closing at the lock cylinder .................. 37
by remote control ............. .. .. . 35
with t he ce ntra l locki ng sw itch ... .. .. . 36
wi th t he conve nien ce key ............ . 36
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution . .. .. .. ...... ..... 195
Optional equipment Marked w ith an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equ ipment (efficiency program)
Outs ide mir ro rs 28
refer to Exte
rio r mirro rs ........... .. 46
Outs ide temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Own er's ma nual
How the Owner's Manual is organ ized ... 6
p
Paint
T o uch-up .. .. .. .. ... ............ .. 20 3
Pa int No . ...... ... .. ............... 269
Pano ramic ti lting sunroof ..... ... .. .. . 41
Convenience opening/clos ing .... .... . 40
Emergency clos ing .... ......... .. .. . 42
Su n bli nd . .... .. .. . ............... 41
Tilt ing and closing .. ..... ......... .. 41
Pa rcel she lf ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 66
Pa rkass ist .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 112
Parking ...... .. ...... ............. . 77
Automat ic transm iss ion .. .. ... ... .. . 82
S t ronic tra nsmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Valet pa rking .. .. .. .. .. ...... .... .. 42
Parking brake . .. .. ............. .... . 76
also refer to Electromechanical parking
brake . .. .. .. .. .... .. ........ ...... 76
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