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Checking and filling Engine hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the
vehicle .
Fig. 165 Dr iver's s ide footwell: engine hood release
lever
"' Open the driver's door .
"' Pull the release lever on the left under the
instrument panel
r=> fig. 165 in the d irection
of the arrow.
The hood pops up slight ly under spring pres
sure.
Opening the engine hood
.... ~- ---=-
Fig . 166 Re lease lever under the engine hood
Before opening the engine hood, make sure
that the windshie ld wipers are flat against the
windshie ld. Otherwise, they could damage the
paint on the hood.
"' Pull up on the release under the hood
r::!> fig. 166 . This releases the catch.
"' Open the hood all the way
c::> &,.
Checkin g and fillin g 215
A WARNING
Hot engine coolant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam
or coo lant escaping from the eng ine
compartment. Wait unt il no steam or
coolant can be seen or heard before care
fu lly opening the hood.
Closing the engine hood
"' Pull the hood down un til the pressure from
the struts is reduced.
"' Let the hood
drop down and latch in p lace .
Do not try to push it shut; it may fail to en
gage
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A WARNING
--
A hood that is not completely latched
could fly up and b lock your view while dr iv
ing.
- When you close the engine hood, check it
to make sure the safety catch has p roper
ly engaged. The hood should be flush
with the surround ing vehicle body parts.
- If you notice while driv ing that the hood
is not secured prope rly, stop at once and
close it .
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in
the engine compartment.
Whene ver you must perform any wo rk in the
eng ine compartment, for e xample checking
and filling different fluids, th ere is a risk of
injury, burns and accident s. To pr event per
sonal injury always observe the following
WARNINGS . The engine compartment of an y
vehicle i s a hazardou s area
c;, Lh, .
A WARNING ~
To help avoid injury, befo re yo u check any
thing under the hood:
- Tu rn off the engi ne.
- Remove the ignition key.
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Fuses and bulbs 259
-No. No. Consumer Amps
5 Sound
actuato r/exhaust sound
5/15
tuning 6
Windshield washer system,
35
headlight washer system
.
6 Headlight range control sys-
5/7,5
tern/cornering light 7 Vehicle electrical system control
20
module 1
7 Headlight (cornering light) 7,5
Control modules (electrome-
8
Vehicle electrical system control
30
module 1
'
8
chanical parking brake, shock
5
absorber, quattro sport, trailer
hitch), DCDC converter 9 Sunroof 20
10 Vehicle electrical system control
30
module
1
9 Adaptive cruise control 5
11 Sun shade motor 20
10 Shift gate
5
11 Side assist 5 12 Anti-theft alarm
warning sys-
5
tern
I 12 Headlight range control, park-
5
ing system
Right cockpit fuse assignment
13 Airbag 5
14 Rear wiper (allroad) 15
15 Auxiliary fuse (instrument pan-
10
el)
I 16 Auxiliary fuse terminal 15 (en-
40
gine area)
Fuse panel @ (brown)
2 Brake light sensor 5
3 Fuel pump
25
4
5 Left seat
heating with/without
15/30
seat ventilation
6
7 Horn Front left door (window regula-
8 tor, central locking, mirror, 30
switch, lighting)
Fig. 191 Right cockpit : fuse panel with plastic cl ip
9 Wiper motor 30
10 ESC 25
No. Consumer Amps
Two-door models: rear left win-Fuse panel @ (black)
dow regulator, Four-door mod- 5 Steering column switch module 5
11
els:
rear left door (window regu-
30
lator, central locking, switch, 7 Terminal 15 diagnostic connec-
5
tor
lighting)
12 Rain and light sensor 5
8
Gateway (Databus diagnostic
5
interface)
-..
Fuse panel © (red) 9 supplementary heater 5
3
Fuse panel @ (brown)
4 Dynamic steering
1 CD/DVD player 5
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260 Fuses a nd bulb s
I
-No. Consumer
2 Wi-Fi
3 MMI/Radio
4 Instrument cluster
5 Ga
teway (instrument cluster
control module)
6 Ignition lock
7 L igh t switch
8 Climate control system blower
9 Steer ing column lock
10 Climate control system
11 Termina
l 30 diagnostic connec-
tor
12 Steering column switch module
Right luggage compartment fuse
assignment
Amps
5
5/20
5
5 5
5
40 5
10
10
5
Fig. 192 R ig ht l uggag e compar tmen t: fu se pan el w ith
plas tic cl ip
No. Con sumer Amps
Fu se pan el
@ (bl ack )
1 Luggage compartment lid con-
30
trol module (allroad)
2 Trail
er control module or re-
15
tractable rear spoiler (RS 5)
3 Trailer control module
20
No . Consumer
4 Trailer contro l modu le
5 Electromechanical parking
5
brake
6 Elec tronic damping control
15
--
7 Electromechanical parking
30
brake
8 Rear exterior lighting 30
9 Quattro sport
10 Rear exterior lighting
11 Vehicle electrical system control
20
module
12 Te rminal 30 5
Fuse panel© (brown )
1 L
uggage compartment lid con-
30
trol module (all road)
2 12-volt socket, cigarette lighter
20
3 DCDC converter pa th 1 40
4 DCDC converter path 2, DSP
30
amplifier , radio
7 Electromechanical parking
30
b rake
Right front door (window regu-
9 lator, central locking, mirror, 30
switch, lighting)
Two-door models : rear righ t
window regu lator, Four-door
11 models : rear right door (window
30
regulator, central locking,
switch, lighting)
Cell phone prep 5
Fuse panel © (blac k)
1 Right front seat heating
15
4 MMI 7,5
5 Radio 5
6 Rear view camera 5
7 Rear window heater (allroad)
30
8 Rear Seat Entertainment 5