226 Consumer Information
Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
You r 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 your warran
ties can be found in your
Warranty & Mainte
nance booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regu lations 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 .
If 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 lowe r octane
rating. Improper fuel may cause engine
damage ;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of
proper service facilities, tools or testing
equipment ;
- replacement pa rts may not be readily availa
ble.
- Navigation systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessar ily work
in Europe, and may not work in other coun
tries outside of North America.
(D Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, service or parts availability.
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and Lit
erature are published as soon as possible after
model introduction. Service Manuals and liter
ature 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 minimum.
However, a certain amount of regular mainte
nance is still necessary to assure your vehicle's
s afety, economy and rel iability. For detailed
vehicle maintenance consult your Warranty &
Maintenance booklet.
Under difficult operating conditions, for ex
ample at extremely low outside temperatures,
i n very dusty regions , etc., some service work
should be performed between the intervals
specified. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air filter.
@ For the sake of the environment
By regu larly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus minimizing adverse
effects on the environment .
' Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
T he increasing use of electron ics , soph isticat
ed fuel injection and emission control sys
tems, and the generally increasing technica l
complexity of today's automobiles, have
liJJ,
steadily reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried o ut by vehicle
owners.
Also, safe ty and en vironment al con
cerns p lace very strict limits on the nature of
repairs and adjustments to engine and trans
miss io n parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing dev ices and oth
er equipment availab le to specially trained
workshop personne l in order to assure proper
pe rformance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi
cle and its many systems .
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and re
pa irs can impair the operation and reliability
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war
ranty. Therefore, p roof of servic ing in accord
ance w ith the maintenance schedule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible war ran ty
claim made within the warranty period .
Above all, operational safety can be adversely
affected, creating unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers .
If in doubt about any serv icing, have it done
by your authorized Audi dealer or any othe r
p roperly equipped and q ualified works hop .
We strong ly urge you to give yo ur auth o rized
Aud i dea ler the opportuni ty to perform all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs .
Your dea ler has the facilities, original parts
and tra ined spec ialists to keep your vehicle
running properly.
Performing limit ed ma inten anc e yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited num
ber of proced ures which can be pe rformed on
your vehicle with ordina ry too ls, should the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila
ble. Before performing any of these proce
dures, always t horoughly read a ll of the app li
cable text and carefully follow the instruc
tions given . Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS provided.
Befo re you check anything in the engine
c ompartm ent, a lway s re ad and heed all
WARN INGS ~
A and ~ A in Working in the
engine compartment on page 165.
Con sumer In formation 22 7
_& WARNING
- Ser ious personal injury may occur as a re
sult of improperly performed mainte
nance, ad justments or repa irs .
- Always be extremely careful when work
ing on the vehicle . Always follow com
monly accep ted safety pract ices and gen
era l common sense. Never r is k personal
inju ry.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed o n the fol
lowing pages if you are not fully fam ilia r
with these or othe r procedures with re
spect to the vehi cle, or are uncertain how
to p roceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper
too ls and equipment. Have the necessa ry
wo rk done by your authorized A udi deal
er or another proper ly equipped and
qualified wor kshop.
- The engine compartment of any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Never reach into t he area around or
touch the rad iator fan. It is temperature
contro lled and can switch on suddenly -
even when the engine is off and the igni
tion key has been removed. The rad iator
f a n switches on a utomat ica lly when the
coo lant reaches a certain tempera ture
an d will continue to run until the coo lant
tem perature drops .
- Always remove the ign ition key before
anyone gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands i f it is necessary to work under
neath the vehicle. The jack s upplied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pur
pose and cou ld collapse causing serio us
personal injury.
- I f you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on t he ground, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on leve l ground,
that the wheels a re a lways securely
blocked a nd that the engine cannot be
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Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when technical modifications are made .
Always consult an authorized Aud i dealer be
fore starting work on any modifications.
This will he lp ensure that vehicle function,
performance and safety are not impaired
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Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause
malfunctions. Beca use of the way electronic
components are interconnected with each
other, such malfunctions can also have an ad
verse affect on other systems that are not di
rectly involved . Th is means that you r isk both
a substantial reduction in the operational
safety of you r vehicle and an inc reased wea r of
vehi cle parts¢ _&..
Author ized Audi dealers w ill perform th is
wo rk in a professiona l and competent ma nner
or, in spec ial cases, refer you to a p rofessional
company that specializes in such mod ifi ca
tions .
_& WARNING t=
Improper repairs and modifications can
change the way vehicle systems wo rk and
cause damage to the veh icle and ser ious
personal injury.
(D Note
If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the veh icle examined by
an authorized A udi dealersh ip as soon as
possible.
Declaration of Compliance, Telecommu
nication or Electronic Systems
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Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommuni
cation Equipment User Manual Notice.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any
radio or TV interference caused by unauthor
i zed modifications to th is equ ipment.
Con sumer In formation 229
D evices
T he following devices each comply wi th FCC
Pa rt 15 .1 9, FCC Part 15.2 1 and RSS -Gen Iss ue
1:
- Cell phone pac kage
- Electron ic immobilizer
- Homelink un iversal remote co ntrol
- Remote control key
FCC Part 15.19
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Ru les. Operation is subject to the fo llow ing
two conditions:
(1) This devi ce may not cause harm ful inte r
ference, and
( 2 ) this device must accept any inte rfe rence
received, including inter ference that may
ca use undes ired operation .
FCC Part 15.21
CAUTION:
Changes or mod ificat ions not expressly ap
proved by the party responsible for compli
ance could vo id the user's authority to operate
the eq uipment.
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operation is sub ject to the fo llow ing two con
dit ions:
(1) this device may not ca use interference,
and
(2) this device must accep t any inte rference,
incl uding interference tha t may cause unde
s ired operation of the device .
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