2013 AUDI RS5 CABRIOLET fuel fill door release

204 Fuel suppl y and filli ng your fu el t ank
transport fue l to use for your lawn mower,
snow blower, etc., be very careful and al ­
ways observe local and state laws regard­
ing the use, transportat ion and storage of
such fuel containers . Make certain the con­
tainer meets industry standards (ANSI/
AS TM F852 -86) .
(D Note
Never drive your vehicle until the fuel tank
is completely empty. The irregular supply
of fuel can cause misfiring . Gasoline could
e nte r the exhaust system and damage t he
catalyt ic converter.
Refuelling
Fig. 171 Rig ht rea r veh icle s ide: Ope ning the fuel fille r
f lap
Fi g. 1 72 Fuel filler fla p with attached fuel c ap
When activating the central locking, the fuel
fi ller flap is automatically un locked or locked.
Refue l the vehicle with the ignition turned
off .
Taking th e fu el cap off
,.. Turn off the ignit ion.
,.. Press the left side of the fue l filler flap to
open it q fig .171-a rrow -.
"" Unsc rew fuel cap counter -clockwise and
hang it on the fuel filler flap
~ fig. 172 .
Refuell ing proc edur e
,.. Insert the fuel nozzle from the gasoline
pump into the fuel fille r neck as far as it will
go .
,.. Sele ct a med ium r efuelling rate so that the
no zz le switches off automatically when the
tank i s full.
Putting the fu el cap back on
,.. After fi lling your tank, twist the fuel cap
clockwise as far as it will go .
,.. Close the fue l fill er flap.
T o avoid fuel spilling or evaporating from the
fuel tank always close fuel cap properly and complete ly .
A WARNING
-
Improper refue ling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe burns.
- Fue l is highly flammable and can cause
severe burns and other injur ies.
- Failure to shut the engine off while refu­
eling and/or to insert the pump nozzle
fully into the fuel filler neck could cause
fuel to spray out of filler neck or to over­
flow . Fuel spray and overflowing fuel can
cause a fire .
- Never use a cellular telephone while re­
fueling . The electromagnet ic rad iat ion
can cause sparks that can ignite fuel va­
pors and cause a fire .
- Never get back into your vehicle white re­
fueling .
If in exceptional circumstances
you mu st get back in your vehicle while
ref ueling, make ce rtain that you close
the door and touch metal to discharge static electricity before touching the fill­
er nozzle again. Static e lectricity can
cause sparks that can ignite fuel vapors
released during ref ueling .
- Never smoke or have an open f lame any­
where in or near your veh icle when refu­
eling or filling a portab le fuel conta iner.
- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable

206 Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank
• Pry upward to re lease the trim .
Fuel filler door emergency release
.. Loos en the strap from its bracket and pull
on it~
fig. 174. You can now open t he fue l
filler flap as usu al¢
page 204.

Engine hood
C losing .... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 207
H ow to release the hood ... .. .. .. .. . 207
E ng ine oil . .. ............. .. .. .. ... 209
Adding .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 212
Addit ives ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 212
C hanging . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 213
Chec koil leve l .. ...... ... .. .. .. ... 212
Consumpt ion ............ .... .. ... 212
Indicator light ........... .... .. 17,21
O il consumption ............. .... .. 211
O il grades .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 209
O il level symbol ............. ... ... . 21
Pr essu re malfunction ...... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Specific ation and viscos ity . ... .. .. .. . 209
temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
E ng ine speed limitat ion ........ .. .... . 21
E nvironment
Break- in period ........... .... .. .. . 184
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
D isposing of your vehicle batte ry ... .. 221
Driving at h igh spe eds ........ .... .. 187
Dr iving to m inim ize pollu tion and no ise 186
Fu el ... .. .. .... ............. .. .. . 204
Fu el economy ............ .. .. .. .. . 186
L eaks under your veh icle ... .. .. .. .. . 20 7
L etting the ve hicle stand and warm up . 187
Prope r disposal of dra ined brake fluid . 2 17
Prope r disposal of drained engine coo l-
ant . .. ... . .... ............. .. .. . 214
Proper disposal of dra ined engine
oil ...... ... ...... .......... 212,213
R ecycl ing used engine oil . ......... .. 212
Un leaded f uel ............ .... .. .. . 20 2
Wha t should I do wi th an old ba ttery? . 22 1
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 20
ESC (Electronic Stabilization Cont rol)
Warn ing/ indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 19
E vent Data Recorder ( EDR) ... .. .. .. .. . 176
Exhaust tail p ipes
C lean ing . ..... ........... ... ... .. 196
Expansion tank ............ .... .. ... 214
E xterio r ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Inde x 273
Exterior m irrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
D imm ing . ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 56
Heating ... .. .. .. ................. . 55
F
Fan
Radiator
Fasten ing
B oos ter sea ts . ... .. . .. ... .... ... . .
Co nvertib le child sa fety seats . ... .. . .
Infant seats ..... ... .. .. ..... ... . .
Flat tire 216
166
165
164
Changi ng ... .. ...... ............. 245
Floor mats .. .. .. .. .... ... .... .... .. 123
Fog lights ( rear) ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 52
Fo lding the rea r seats . ... .. ..... ..... . 67
Foot pedals . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 123
Fo r the sake of the envi ronmen t
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment . . 204
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . 74 , 77
Ref ueling ... .. ...... ............. 204
Saving f uel by early upsh ifting ... .. .. . 11
Fron t air bags
Description . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 14 1
How they work ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. 146
Frontal coll is io ns and the laws of p hys ics 130
Front passenger's door emergency lock ing 36
Fron t seats
Adjusting ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 120
Child restraints in the front seat . ... .. 138
Upper cabin heating . ........... .... . 72
Fuel Additives . ... .. .... .. .. ...... ... .. 20 2
B lended gaso line ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 202
Consumption ...... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 25
Filler neck ... .. ...... ............. 203
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline .. .. .. .. ................. 202
Gasoline addit ives .. ... ....... .... . 203
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rat ing .. .. .. . ....... ..... .. 202
Recommendat ion . ............. .. .. 202
Ref uell ing ... .. .... ... .......... .. 2 04
Rese rve ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 12
Tank capac ity .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 263
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