2015 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK coolant reservoir

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Checking and filling Engine hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the
vehicle .
Fig. 186 Dr ive r foo twell: re lease leve r
Fig. 187 Rocker sw itch under the hood
Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up
from the w indshield. Otherw ise the paint
could be damaged.
.. With the driver's door open , pull the lever
under the instrument panel in the direction
of the arrow
c::> fig. 186.
.. Raise the hood slightly c::> .&. .
.. Press the rocker switch under the hood up­
ward
c::> fig. 187 . This releases the catch.
.. Open the hood .
A WARNING
Hot engine coo lant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam
or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment . Wait until no steam or
coolant can be seen or heard before care­
fully opening the hood.
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Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in
the engine compartment.
When ev er y ou must p erform an y wor k in the
en gine com pa rtm ent , for e xample checking
a nd filling diff ere nt fluid s, th ere is a risk of
inju ry, burn s and accid ent s. To pr eve nt per­
so nal injury alwa ys observ e the foll owing
W ARNING S. The engin e compartm ent of any
v e hicle i s a h aza rdou s area
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h WARNING
To help avoid injury, before yo u check any ­
thing under the hood:
- Turn off the engine.
- Sw itch off the ignition .
- Apply the parking brake.
- Move selector leve r to P (Park) .
- Always let the eng ine cool down . Hot
components w ill burn skin on contact .
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam
or coo lant escaping from the engine
compa rtment. Wait unt il no steam or
coolant can be seen or heard before care­
fu lly opening the hood.
- Keep ch ildren away from the engine com­
pa rtment.
- Never sp ill fluids on hot engine compo­
nents . They can cause a fire .
- Never touch the rad iator fan. The auxili­
ary electric fan is temperat ure controlled
and can switch on suddenly .
- Never open the coolant reservoir cap
when the engine is still warm . The cool­
ant system is p ressu rized and hot cool­
a nt cou ld spray o ut.
- Protect your face, hands and arm from
steam or hot engine coolant by plac ing a
thick rag ove r the cap when you open the
coo lant rese rvoir.
- Do not remove the engine cover under
any circumstances. This inc reases the
ris k of burns.
- If work on the fue l system o r the elec tri -
cal system is necessary:
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~ Press the cap back onto the filler neck after
filling the container .
You can find the reservoir
c ap acity in the tab le
in
c::> page 280.
C lean water should be used when filling up. If
possible, use soft water to prevent scal ing on
washer jets. A lways add a glass cleane r solu ­
tion (with frost protection in the winter) .
(D Note
Do not mix engine coolant antifreeze or
any other add itives to fi ll up the wind­
shie ld washer reservoir.
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Gauges Engin e coolant temperature . ... .. .. .. 10
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T rip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warn ing/indicator lights) .. .. 16
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 228
Glove compartment (cooled) ........... 61
Gross Veh icle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 279
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Head-up Display ........... .... .. .... 27
Headlights Cleaning ... .. .............. ... ... 202
C leaning system .......... .. .. .. .. .. 48
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . 21, 44
Washer reservoir ................ .. 224
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 124
Adjusting .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 124
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear seats .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 57
Removing ................ ... ... ... 57
Heated exterior mirrors .................... 50
rear window (automatic climate control) 71
seats (automatic climate control) . . . . . . 71
Steer ing wheel ... ... ..... .. .. .. .. .. 72
windshield washer spray nozzles ...... 48
Heating ..... .. .............. ... .... 69
H eavy clothing and safety belts . .. .. .. . 133
High beam . .. ............. .... .. .... 46
High voltage warning label ... ... .. .. . 279
H ill descent control ............... .. 106
Homelink (garage door opener) .. .. .. .. 42
H ood (release lever) ........ .. .. .. .. . 211
H ooks .. .. ... ................... ... 67
Horn ............................... 8
H ow are child restraint system anchors re-
l ated to child safety ........ .. .. .. .. . 179
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 147
How often shou ld I check my tire pres-
sures? . ... .. .. ................ .... 239
H ow safety belt pretensioners work ... . 136
Index 291
Hydrop laning ..... .. ............... 245
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Immobilize r .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 25
Important things to do before driving .. 120
Improper ly worn safety belts ........ .. 136
Ind icator lights
Dynamic steering . .. .. ......... .. .. 192
also refer to Warning/ind icator lights . . 11
Infant seats ...... .. ............... 171
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Instruments Adjusting the light ing ............. .. 47
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster .... ... .... .... .. . 10
Interior lighting
Ambience lighting .. .............. .. 47
Front and rear . .. ................. . 47
Intermittent (w indshield wipers) .. .. .. . 48
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Jack ..... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .......... .. 259
Jump-starting . .. .. .... ........... .. 273
Jumper cables ... .. .. ............... 274
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Key ........ .. .. .. ... ............ ... 31
Battery replacement master key . . . . . . . 32
Emergency key ..... ................ 31
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mechanical key . .. ............... .. . 32
Kick-down tiptronic ... ... .. .. ............... 107
Knee a irbags .. .. .. .. .......... ..... 156
Description .. .. .. ................. 1S6
How they work . .. .... ............. 157
Important safety instructions ........ 158
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