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232 Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer­
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equ ipment to
perform these ope rations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
Q;) Note
Vehicle s with an automati c transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing .
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi­
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discha rged or wea k batte ry, the battery can be
connected to the battery o f
another vehicle,
using a
pair of jumper cables to start the en­
g ine .
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cab les of sufficiently
large cross section to safely carry the starter
cur rent. Refer to the manufacturer's specifica­
ti ons.
Use on ly jumper cables which have
insulated
termina l clamps and are properly marked for
d istinction :
plus(+) cable in most cases colo red red
minu s(-) cable
in most cases colo red black .
_& WARNING
Batterie s contain elec trici ty, a cid, and ga s.
Any of th ese c an cause ve ry seri ous or f ata l
inju ry . Follow the instructions below fo r
safe han dling of your ve hicle's battery.
- Alw ays s hield yo ur eyes and avoid lean ­
ing over the batte ry w henever possib le . -
A discharged battery can a lready freeze
at temperatures just be low 32 °F (0 °C).
Before connect ing a jumper cab le, the
frozen battery must be thawed com­
p letely, othe rwise it cou ld explode .
- Do not allow batte ry acid to contact eyes
or skin . Fl ush any contacted a rea wi th
water immediat ely .
- Imp roper use of a booster battery to
s tart a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batter ies generate explosive gas­
es . Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga­
rettes away from ba tte ries .
- Do not try to jump start a ny ve hicle w ith
a low ac id leve l in the battery .
- The vo ltage of the booster batte ry m ust
a lso have a 12-Vo lt rat ing . The capacity
(A h) of the booster batte ry should not b e
lowe r than that of the discharged bat­
tery . U se o f batt erie s of d iffe ren t voltage
or subs tanti ally diffe ren t "Ah" rat ing
may c ause an exp losion and person al in­
ju ry .
- N ever ch arge a fr ozen bat te ry. Gas t rap ­
ped in the ice may ca use an ex plosion .
- N ever ch arge o r use a batt ery th at has
been fro zen. T he battery case may have
be weakened.
- Us e of batt erie s of di ffere nt vo lta ge or
substan tially differen t ca pa city (Ah) rat ­
i ng may cause an exp losion and injury.
T he capac ity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis­
charged batte ry.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed a ll
W ARNI NGS
c::;,page 174, Engine com­
partment .
@ Note
-App lying a hig her voltage booster ba t­
tery will cause expens ive damage to se n­
sitive electronic components, such as
cont ro l units , relays, rad io, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact be­
twee n the vehicles as otherwise current
cou ld already start to flow as soo n as th e
posi tive (+) term inals are connect ed. ""

@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys­
tem.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble
clomps in exactly the order described below!
Fi g. 168 Engine compartment: Connecto rs for jumper
cables and charger
Fig. 169 Jump starting with the battery of another ve­
h icle: @discharged veh icle batte ry, @ booste r battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle.
Preparatory measures
1. Do not jump start a frozen battery! Re­
place such a battery!
2 . Otherwise apply the hand brake and shift
in to idle gear if your veh icle has manua l
transmission , and put the selector lever
into P position if your vehicle has auto­
matic transm ission.
3. For both vehicles switch off all consumers
and the ignition.
Emergency situations 233
Connecting/disconnecting the jumper
cable.
4. Connect one end of the red jumper cable
on the
jump start bolt (D c:> fig. 169
(Bolts under red cover= "positive") of the
vehicle to be started @.
5. Connect the other end of the red jumper
cable to the positive term inal @of the
booster battery @.
6. Connect one end of the black jumper ca­
ble to the negative terminal@ of the
booster battery @.
7. Connect the other end of the black jumper
cable to the negative terminal (bolt head)
@ in the external starting point @of
your vehicle.
8. Route the jumper cables so that they can­ not catch in any rotat ing parts in the en­
gine compartment .
Starting the engine
9. Start the engine of the vehicle providing
assistance and allow it to run at idle.
10. Now start the engine of the vehicle w ith
the d ischarged battery, wait for two to
three minutes until the engine "runs"
smoot hly.
11. If the engine does not start: Stop trying
after 10 seconds and then try again after
about 30 seconds.
12. In the vehicle that has received start as­
s istance, turn on the heater blower and
the rear window heating to eliminate any
voltage peaks when disconnecting. Driv­ ing lights must be switched off!
13. Disconnect the cable while the eng ine is
running exactly in
reverse order to that
described inc:>
page 233, Connecting/dis­
connecting the jumper coble ..
When do­
ing so, make sure that the cable cannot
contact rotating engine parts.
14. C lose the cover on the positive terminal.
T he battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connect­
ed with their
metal ports in full contact with
the battery term inals.

240 Data
Data
211 hp, 2.0 liter 4-cyl. turbo engine (TT Coupe)
Applies to vehicles: with 2.0 liter 4-cyl. engine
Engine data Ma ximum output SAE ne t
M aximum torque SAE net
N o. of cylinders
Displacement
Stroke
Bore
Compression ratio
Fuel
Dimensions (approx .)
Leng th (wit h license pl ate bra cket)
Width (across mirrors) He igh t (unloaded) hp@rpm
l
b-ft@ rpm
CID (cm
3 )
in (mm)
i n (mm)
211 @4300 -6000
--~-
259@ 16 00 -42 00
-·· 4
121 (198 4)
3 .65 (92 .8)
3.25 (82 .5)
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9 .6: 1
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) Recommended for maxi­
m um engine performance. Further details<=>
page 176,
Gasoline
in (mm) 1 6 5.3 (419 8)
in (mm) 76.9 (1952)
in (mm) 53 ( 1345)
Turning circle diameter (curb to curb) ft. (m ) 35,96 (10.96)
Capacities (appro x.)
Fuel tank
- Total capacity
- Reserve (o f to tal capacity)
Windshield and headlight* washer
fluid container
Engine oil with filter c hange gal/liters
14
.5 / 55.0
ga l/li ters 1.9/ 7.0
quarts/liters 4 .3 I 4 .0
qua rts/liters 4.8 I 4 .5

Data
265 hp, 2.0 liter 4-cyl. turbo engine (TTS Coupe)
Applies to vehicles: with 2.0 liter 4-cyl. engine
Engine data
Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
No . of cylinders
Displacement
Stroke
Bore
C ompression ratio
Fuel
Dimensions (approx .)
L eng th (wit h license pl ate brac ket)
Width (across mirrors) He igh t (unloaded) h
p@r pm
lb-ft@ rp m
CID (cm3
)
in (mm)
in (mm)
265@ 6000
-·--258@ 25 00 - 50 00
4
121 (1984)
3 .65 (92 .8)
3.25 (82 .5)
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9 .8: 1
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) Recommended for maxi­
mum engine performance. Further details
Q pag e 176,
Gasoline
in (mm) 16 5.3 ( 419 8)
in (mm) 76.9 (1952)
in (mm) 53 (1 345)
Turning circle diameter (curb to curb) ft. (m) 35,96 (10 .96)
Capacities (appro x.)
Fuel tank
- Total capac ity
- Reserve (o f to tal capacity)
Windshield and headlight* washer fluid container
Engine oil
with filte r change gal/liters
1
4 .5 / 55 .0
ga I/li ters 1.9/ 7.0
quarts/liters 4 .3 I 4 .0
qua rts/liters 4 .8 I 4 .5
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242 Data
360 hp, 2.5 liter 5-cyl. turbo engine
(TT RS Coupe)
Applies to vehicles: with 2 .5 liter S·cy l. engine
Engine d ata
M aximum outpu t SA E ne t hp@rpm
360@ 5500 -6700
Maximum torque SAE net lb-ft@ rpm 343 @ 1650 -5400
N o. of cylinders 5
Displacement CID (cm3
) 15 1 (2480)
Stroke in (mm) 3.65 (9
2.8)
Bore i
n (mm) 3 .25 (82.5)
Compression ratio 10: 1
Fuel Premium unleaded (91 AKI) Recommended for maxi­
m um engine performance. Furth er details
r::} page 176,
Gasoline
Dimensions (approx .)
Length (with license plate bracket)
Width (across mir rors)
He ight (unloaded) in (mm)
in (mm)
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
165.3 (4198)
76.9 ( 1952)
53 (1345)
35,96 (10.96)
gal/liters
ga I/liters
quarts/liters
quarts/liters 14 .5 / 55.0
1.9 / 7 .0
4 .3 / 4.0
6 .9
I 6 .5

A
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Acoust ic park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Adapt ive light .. ........... .. .. .. .... 43
defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Adding Eng ine coolant .............. .... . .
E ng ine oi l .. ............. .... .. .. .
W indshield washer fl uid ... .. .. .. .. .
Addit ional accessories .... .. .. .. .. .. .
Additives Engine oil .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 188
185
194
245
185
Ad justab le steer ing colum n .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 1
Adjusting front seats ....... .. .. .. .. .. 54
Ad justing steering co lumn ... .. .. .. .. .. 71
Ad just ing the seats ............. ... ... 55
Advanced Airbag System Chi ldren . .. ............. .... .. .. .
Components ............. .... .. .. .
Front airbags ............... ... .. .
H ow the components work together ..
Mo nitor ing . .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 131
115
113
116
1 19
Weight-sens ing mat ...... .. .. .. .. . 13 1
Airbag War ning/ indicator lights . ...... ... ... 15
Ai rbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 127
Care . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 122
C hi ld restra ints ........... .... .. .. . 132
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . 115
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
D isposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Fr ont airbag s ............ .... .. .. .
H ow do the front a irbags wo rk? . .. .. .
H ow many airbags does my vehi cle
have? ... .. .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .. .
Important safety instructions on the knee airbag system ....... .. .. .. .. .
Important things to know .. .. .. .. .. .
Indicator light .. ...... ... .... .. .. . 1
12
1 17
115 125
108 119
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Mo nitor ing .... ........... ... ... .. 119
P ASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF light .. .. .. . 119
Repa irs .. .. ............. .... .. .. .
Side airbags .. ........... .. .. .. .. .
When must the system be inspected? . 12
2
126 1 19
Inde x 247
All- wheel drive . ..... . .. .. ..... ... . .
Winter tires ... .... . ... ...... ... . .
Alloy w heels .. .. .. ................ .
Alternator lSS
211 169
refer to Generator .. . ... .... ... .. .. . 16
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine cooling system ... .. .. 187
A nti- lock b rake system
W arning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 18
Anti -lock braking system ............. 150
Anti-slip reg ulation
150
Ant i-theft systems
An ti- theft a la rm system ........ .. .. . 38
El ectronic immob ilizer .......... .... . 33
Ashtray .......... .. ..... ........... 62
Aste risk
What does it mean when something is marked w it h an aster isk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A udi magnet ic r ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1, 78
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Indicator light ..... . ... ...... ... .. . 21
Audi Se rv ice Repair Manuals and Litera-
tu re ..... .. .. .. .. .... . · · · · · · · · · · · ·
Automat ic be lt retractor .. ...... .... .
Automatic car wash
refer to Washing ... . ... .... ... .. . . 243
104
165
Automa tic transm iss ion . ......... .... . 80
D rivi ng No tes .. .. ............... .. . 82
Emergency prog ram . .. ..... ... .. .. . 85
Emergency re lease . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 86
Ignit ion key safety lock . ..... ... .. .. . 72
K ick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Launch Control Program .......... .. .
8S
Se lector lever lock ... ... .... ... .. .. . 81
Se lector lever positions
80
Tiptronic .. .. .. .... ... ....... ...... 84
T iptronic controls on the stee ring wheel 84
Auto Safety Hotline ................. . 98
Ave rage fuel mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Avoid damaging the vehicle .... ... .. .. 160
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190, 193
Charg ing . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 193
Checking battery acid level ........ .. 193
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248 Index
Connecting ...... ..... ... .. .. .... . 190
Disconnecting . ....... ... .. .. .... . 190
Important warn ings . .... ... .. .... . 192
Locat ion 192
Low . .. .. .... ........... ........ . 156
Replacing the battery ......... .. ... 191
State of charge ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. . 156
W inte r operation .......... ... .. .. . 190
Working on the battery .. ...... .. .. . 192
Battery voltage ................ .... .. 19
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Blended gasoline ........... ... .. .. . 176
Body cavity sealing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Boost . .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 28
Booster seats .............. ... .. .. . 138
Boost pressure indicator . ... .. .... .. . . 28
Brake fluid
Changing the brake flu id . .. .. .. .. .. .
190
Chec king the bra ke fluid level . .. .... . 189
What is the correct brake fl uid leve l? .. 189
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? .. ... .. .. ... ... .
189
Brake fl uid reservo ir ........ .. .. .... . 189
Brake system .............. .... .... . 189
Anti -lock brake system ........ .. .... 18
Brake ass ist system . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 150
Brake fl uid . ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 189
Brake flu id spec ifica tions for refill and re-
p la cemen t ... ......... .. .. .. .. .. .
190
Brake light defect ive . ... .. .. .... .. . . 20
Brake pads .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 159
General information . ... .. .. ... ... . 153
How does the moisture or road sa lt affect
the brakes? .............. .. .. .... .
153
Malfunc tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Warn ing/ indicator l ights ....... .. .... 14
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Break- in period ............ .. .. .. .. . 159
Brake pads ... ........... .. .. .... . 159
Tires
Bulbs
C
159
23 1
Califo rni a Proposit ion 65 Warning .. .. . 18 1
Battery specif ic .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 193
Capac it ies . .. ..... ........... ... .. . 240
Car care . ... .... .. ... .. .. ... .... . .. 164
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Plastic and vinyl . .... .. ..... ... .. .. 168
Care of ex ter ior .. .. ............. .. .. 164
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment ....... . 96
Cata lytic co nverter ... ... ..... ... .. .. 160
CD cha nger . .... .. ............. .... . 64
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Chang ing a flat t ire ... ... ..... ... .. .. 224
Chang ing engine oil ................ . 186
Chassis
Undercoating .. .. ............. .. ..
170
also refer to Audi magnet ic r ide .. .. .. . 78
Checking
Battery ac id leve l ... ... ..... ... .. ..
193
Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Checking t ire press ure ........... .. .. 2 02
Child restraint
Danger of using child rest raints in the
front seat . ...... ................ .
110
Child restraints
Where can I get additional informat ion
about child restraints and the ir use? ..
149
Child restraint system anchors . ... .. .. 143
Child saf ety . .. .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. 130
Co nvertib le loc king retractor ... .. .... 140
G ui dance fixtures for lower anc ho rages 1 4 5
Important sa fe ty instru ctions for using
child safety seats ... .... .... ... .. ..
133
Important things to know whe n driving
with children .... ............... ..
130
Installing a c hild restra int using the
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ...... ... .. .. ... ....... .... .
146
Tether anchors . .. ............. .... 14 7
Tether straps .. .. ............. .... 14 7
Child safety seat ..... ... ..... ... .. .. 135
Co nvertib le locking retractor ......... 140
Installing ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. 140
U nused safety be lts on the rear seat 135
Child safety seats
Booster seats .... ............... ..
138
Co nvertib le child seats ............ . 136
How do I properly i nstall a child safety
. h" l ? 133 seat in my ve 1c e .............. .. . .

Infant seats . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 135
L A T CH syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 133
Ch ild seats
L owe r anchorages ........ .. .. .. .. . 14 4
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
C lea ning
A lcantara (synthet ic suede) . .. .. .. .. . 173
Engine compartment ...... .. .. .. .. . 174
Exhaust tail p ipes ......... .. .. .. .. . 170
Fabrics and fabr ic coverings .. .. ... .. 171
Instrumen t panel ...... ...... .... .. 171
I nterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
L eathe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3
M atte fin is h pai nt ........ .. .. .. .. . 166
N avigation display ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 170
P lastic and v inyl .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 168
P lastic pa rts . ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 171
Radio disp lay ............ .... .. ... 170
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Trim str ips . .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. ... 168
C leaning and protection .. ... .. .. .. .. . 164
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
A ir d ist ribution ........... .... .. .. .. 6 8
A ir rec ircula tion mode .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 69
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Defrost .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 69
Economical use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Fa n ..... .. ................. .. .... 67
H eated seats ............... ... ... . 70
H eating . ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 66
P oll utant fi lter ........... .. .. .. .... 66
R ear w indow defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Sw itch ing on and off ...... .. .. .. .. .. 6 7
Temperatu re . .... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 67
Venti lation ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 66
C lock . .. .. .. .......... ... .... .. .. .. 11
Clutch overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
C lutch pedal
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Cold tire inflat ion pressure ... .. .. .. .. . 200
Com ing home ............. .... .. .... 43
Compass m irror ........ .... ... ... ... 52
Comp liance .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 246
Inde x 249
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 2 43
Contacting NHTSA ................. .. 98
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Convenie nce close/open feature
Windows ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 40
Convertible child saf ety seats
Conve rtib le loc king retractor 136
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Deact ivating . .. .. .... ............. 143
U sing to secure a child safety seat 1 .40, 142
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
C o rnering ligh t .. ...... ............. . 43
C ruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Changi ng speed .................. .. 77
Pres ett ing your speed ............. .. 77
Switch ing off .. .. .... ........... .. . 77
Swi tching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Warning/ind ic a tor lights .......... .. . 21
Cup holder ........ .. ................ 62
C ur rent fuel mileage 23
D
Damping
refer to Audi magnetic ride ... ... .. .. . 78
Data .......... ... .. ............... 240
Data recorder . .. .. ... ............ .. 150
Date d isp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Daytime runn ing lights .............. .. 42
Declaration of compliance Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
E lectronic immob ilizer .............. 246
Homelink ® uni ve rsal remote control .. 246
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
def What does this mean when it appears in
th e tr ip odometer display? ...... .. .. . 12
De fec tive light bu lb wa rning ... ... .. .. . 20
Defrost ing the windows ............... 69
Dete rm ining correct load limit . ... .. .. 205
Digi tal clo ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Dime nsions ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 239
D imm ing the rearv iew m irror ........ .. 47
Dipst ick
Reading the dipst ic k properly ...... .. 185
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