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complexity of today's automobi les, have
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Also, safe ty and e nvir onm en tal con
cerns p lace very strict limits on the nature of
repairs and adjustments to engine and trans
miss io n pa rts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing dev ices and oth
er equipment avai lab le to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure prope r
performance, 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. The refo re, p roof of servic ing in accord
ance w ith the maintenance sched ule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible war ranty
claim made within the warranty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adversely
affected, crea ting unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done
by your authori zed Audi dealer or any properly
eq uipped and qua lified workshop. We st rong
l y urge yo u to g ive your authorized Audi dea ler
the opportunity to perform all scheduled maintenance and necessary repairs . Your dea l
er has the facilities, original parts and trained
specialists to keep your veh icle running prop
erly.
Performing limit ed m aintenance you rself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited num
ber of procedu res which can be performed on
your veh icle w ith ordinary too ls, should the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila
b le. Before performing any of these proce
dures, always tho roughly read a ll of the appli
cable text and carefully follow the instruc
tions given. Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS provided.
B efore you check an ything in th e engine
compartment, alway s re ad and heed all
Con sumer In formation 265
WARNINGS ¢ & and ¢ & in Working in the
engine comportment on page 195 .
A WARNING
-Ser ious personal injury may occur as a re
sult of improperly performed mainte
nance, adjustments or repa irs.
-Always be extremely care ful when work
ing on the vehicle. Always follow com
mon ly accepted safety pract ices and gen
era l common sense. Never r isk personal
lnJU ry.
- Do not attempt any of the ma intenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the fol
lowing pages if you are not fully fam ilia r
wit h these or othe r pro cedures with re
spect to t he veh icle, or are uncerta in how
to p roceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper
too ls and equipment. Have the necessary
work done by your authorized A udi deal
er or any properly equipped and q ualified
wo rkshop.
- The engine compar tment o f any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Never reach into the 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
fan switches on automat ica lly when the
coo lant reaches a certai n temperat ure
a nd will cont inue to run until the coo lan t
tempera ture drops .
- Always remove the ign itio n key befo re
anyone gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
s tands 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.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the g round, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on leve l ground,
that the wheels are a lways securely
blocked a nd that the engine cannot be
started.
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