Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Why safety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Safety belt pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 13S
Airbag system ............. .. .. 137
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 137
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Knee airba gs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Import ant things to know .... .. .. . .
C hild safety sea ts ......... .. .. .. . .
I ns tall ing a chi ld safety seat . ... .. . .
L A T CH Lower anchorages and tether
for chi ldren ... ........... .. .. .. . .
Addit ional Information
Vehicle operation ............ .
Intelligent technology .. .. .. . .
Notice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules .......... .... .. . .
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) .
Braking .. ... ...... ......... .... .
E lect ro-mechanical power assist,
dynamic steering ............. .. . .
Driving with your qu attro ® ... .. .. . .
E nergy management ............. .
Driving and environment ... ..
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards ... ........... .. .. .. . .
Avoid damaging the vehicle ... .. .. . .
Driving through water on roads ... . .
Warming up and cooling down .. .. . .
Cataly tic converter ........ .... .. . .
Operate your vehicle econom ically and
minim ize pollution ......... ... ... .
Vehicle care .............. .. .. .
158
164
16 8
172
175
176
176
176
176
178
180
18 1
182
184
184
184
184
185
18S
186
189
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 189
Gene ral i nfo rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Ca re of exte rior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Ca re of inter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Table of contents 3
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
202
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Brake fluid ....... ............... 216
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Windshield/headlight* washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Tires and wheels ............. .
T ires ... .. .. .. .. .. . ............ .
T ire pressu re mon itoring system
Do-it-yourself service ........ .
What do I do now? ........... .
Vehicle tool kit ... .. . .. .......... .
Tire repair ... .. .... . ............ .
Chang ing a wheel ..... ........... .
Fuses and bulbs .. .. ... .... ... .
Fuses ..... .. .. .... .. ........... .
Bul bs ....... .. ...... ........... .
Emergency situations ........ .
General ... .. .. .. ............... .
Starting by pushing or towing ...... .
Starting with jumper cables ..... .. .
U se of jumper cables ... .. .. ... ... .
Emergency towing with commercia l
tow truck ... .. .. .. . ............ .
Lift ing vehicle .. .. .... ........... .
Technical data ... . .. .. ..... ... .
General information ......... .
Exp lanation of techn ic al data ...... .
Vehicle identification ........... .. .
Weights .. .. .... ... .. .......... .
Dimensions . ....... . .. .......... . 222
222
240
24
3
243
243
243
245
251
251
2S4
255
255
255
255
256
2 57
259
261
261
26 1
261
261
262
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-Blend must contain not more than 15%
MTBE.
Seasonally adjusted gasoline
Many gasoline grades are blended to perform
espec ially we ll for winter or summer driving.
During seasonal change-over, we suggest that
you fill up at busy gas stat ions where the sea
sonal adjustment is more likely to be made in
time .
(D Note
-Methanol fuels which do not meet these
requirements may cause corrosion and
damage to plastic and rubber compo
nents in the fuel system .
- Do not use fue ls that fail to meet the
specified criter ia in this chapter.
- If you are unable to determine whether
or not a particular fue l blend meets the
specifications, ask your service station or
its fuel supp lier.
- Do not use fuel for which the contents
cannot be identified.
- Fuel system damage and performance
problems resulting from the use of fuels
different from those specified are not
the responsibility of Audi and are not
covered under the New Vehicle or the Emission Control System Warranties.
- If you experience a loss of fuel economy
or driveability and performance prob l ems due to the use of one of these fuel
blends, we recommend that you switch
to unblended fuel.
Gasoline additives
A major concern among many auto manufac
turers is carbon deposit build- up caused by
the type of gasoline you use.
Although gasoline grades differ from one manufacturer to another , they have certain
things in common. All gasoline grades contain
substances that can cause deposits to collect
on vital engine parts, such as fuel injectors
and intake valves. Although most gasoline brands include additives to keep engine and
Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank 203
fuel systems clean, they are not equally effec
tive .
A udi recommends using TOP TIER Detergent
Gasoline. For more info rmation on TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline, please go to the official
website (www.toptiergas.com).
After an extended period of using inadeq uate
fuels, built-up carbon deposits can rob yo ur
engine of peak performance.
Q) Note
Damage or malf unct ion due to poor fue l
quality is not covered by the Aud i New Ve
hicle Limited Warranty.
Fuel tank
Fuel filler neck
The fuel filler neck is located on the right rear
side panel behind the fuel fille r flap.
If the power locking system should fail, you
can still open the flap manually -for deta iled
instruct ions see¢
page 205 .
You can find the fuel tank capacity of your ve
hicle in
Technical Data ¢ page 263.
The label on the inside of the fuel fi ller flap
tells you the correct fue l for your vehicle. For
more information about fuel specifications,
see ¢
page 202.
Your vehicle fue l tank has an on -board refue l
li ng vapor recovery system. This feature helps
to prevent fuel vapors from escaping from the
tank and pollut ing the environment while you
refuel your vehicle . In order to fill the tank
properly while protecting the environment,
please fo llow this refueling procedure careful
ly.
_&. WARNING
Under normal operating conditions, never
carry additional fuel containers in your car.
Gas canisters and other containers used to
transport f uel can be dangero us. Such con
tainers, full or empty, may leak and could
cause a fire in a collision. If you must
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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
Q page 263. 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. 212 Veh icle Ident ificat ion Num ber (VlN) p la te: lo
cation o n drive r"s side dash pa nel
Fi g. 2 13 The ve hicle ident ification 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
Q fig . 212 . 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 261
The vehicle identification label
is lo cated in the l uggage comp artment near
the battery.
T he label
~ fig. 213 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 ..,.