Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Important things to know ......... .
Child safety seats ................ .
Instal ling a chi ld safety seat .. .. .. . .
Additional Information ........... .
Vehicle operation ............ .
Intelligent technology .. .. .. . .
Notice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules .............. ... .
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) .
Rear spoiler ................ ... . .
Braking ........................ .
E lect ro-me chan ical power assis t ... . .
D riving w ith your quattro ......... .
Energy management ............. .
Driving and environment .....
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards .............. .. .. .. . .
Avoid damaging the vehicle ........ .
Driving through water on roads ... . .
Catalytic converter ............... .
Shutting down vehicle ............ .
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution ............... . 129
134
137
140
141
141
141
14 1
143
144
145
1 46
146
1 4 9
149
150
150 150
151
15 1
Tra iler towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 154
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 155
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
160
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Eng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Eng ine cooling system ............. 171
Brake fluid ...................... 174
Table of contents 3
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Windshield/headlight washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Tires and wheels ........... .. .
Tires ..... .. .... .. . .. .......... .
Tire pressure monitoring system ... .
Run-flat tire s .. .. ............... .
Do-it-yourself service ........ .
What do I do now? ........... .
Trunk escape handle ............. .
Vehicle tool kit .... .............. .
T ire repai r .... ... .. ............. .
What should I be aware of when
h . t
' 7 c angmg a ire .................. .
Fuses and bulbs .. .. .. ..... ... .
El ectr ical fuses . .. .. ............. .
Bulbs .......................... .
Emergency situations ........ .
General ........................ .
Starting by pushing or towing ...... .
Starting with jumper cables ....... .
U se of jump er cables ............. .
Emergency towing with commercia l
tow truck ...................... .
Lifting vehicle .. .. ............... . 180
180
198
201
204
204
204
204
205
208
212
212
215
2 16
216
216
216
217
218
221
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 225
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S. A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Additional accessories, modifications
and parts rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
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216 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 164, Working in the
engine compartment .
@ 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!
Fig. 163 Eng ine compartme nt: Co nnecto rs for jumper
cables and charger
F ig . 164 Jump start ing with the battery of another ve
h icle: @discharged ve hicle 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 me asures
1. Do not jump start a frozen battery! Re
place such a battery!
2 . Otherwise apply the hand brake and put
the selector leve r into P pos ition.
3. For both vehicles swi tch off all cons umers
and the ignit ion.
Conn ecting /disconnecting the jumper
cable .
4. Con nect one end of the red jumper cable
on the
jump st a rt bo lt @ ¢ fig. 164
Emergenc y situ ation s 21 7
(Bolts under red cover = "positive") o f the
vehicle to be started @.
5 . Connect the other end of the red jumper
cable to the positive terminal @ofthe
booster battery @.
6 . Connect one end of the black jumper ca
ble to the negat ive terminal ® of the
booster battery @.
7. Co nnect the othe r end of the black jumper
c able to the negat ive termina l (bolt head)
@ in the external starting po int @ of
your vehicle.
8 . Route the jumper cables so that they can
not catch in any rotat ing parts in the en
gine compartment.
Sta rting th e engine
9. Sta rt the eng ine of the vehicle providing
assistance and allow it to run at idle.
10. Now start the engine of the vehicle with
the discharged battery, wait for two to
three minutes until the engine "runs"
smooth ly.
11. If the eng ine does not start: Stop try ing
after 10 seconds and then try aga in after
about 30 seconds.
12 . In the vehicle that has received sta rt as
s istance, tur n on the heate r blower and
the rear window hea ting to elim inate a ny
vo ltage peaks when disconnecting . Driv
ing lights must be switched off!
13 . Disconnect the cable while the engine is
runn ing exactly in
reverse order to that
described in<=>
page 217, Connecting/dis
connecting the jumper coble ..
When do
ing so, make sure that the cable cannot
contact rotating eng ine parts.
14 . Close the cove r on the posit ive termina l.
T he battery is vented to the outside to p revent
gases from enter ing the veh icle inter ior. Make
s ur e that the jumper clamps a re well connec t
ed with their
me tal parts in full contact with
the battery terminals.
A WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and dam
age to the vehicle, heed all warnings and
218 Emergency sit uat ions
instructions of the jumper cable
manufacturer. If in doubt, call for road
service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so
that the vehicles do not touch.
- When connecting jumper cables, make
sure that they cannot get ca ught in any
moving parts in the eng ine compart
ment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
¢ page 164, Working in the
engine compartment.
@ Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru
in the generator.
- Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSI TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE
( - ) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly . If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega
tive battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for con nect ing a jumper cable as desc ribed
above applies spec ifically to the case of
you r vehicle being j ump s tarted. When
you are giv ing a jump star t to anothe r ve
hicle, do
not connect the negat ive (-) ca
ble to the negative(-) terminal on the
discharged battery ©- Instead, securely
connect the negative(-) cable to either a
solid metal component that is firmly
bo lted to the engine block or to the en
gine block itself. If the battery that is be
i ng charged does not vent to t he outside,
escaping batte ry gas cou ld ig nite and ex
plode!
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow
ing.
T he following information is to be used by
commercial tow truck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
- Nev er tow your Audi , towing will cau se
damage to the engine and tr an smi ssion .
- Ne ver wrap th e safet y chain s or winch ca
ble s ar ound the brak e lines.
- To prevent unne ces sary damage , your Audi
must be tran sp o rt ed with a car carrier
(flatbed truck ).
- To load th e vehi cle on t o the flat bed , u se
the t owing loop found in t he vehicle tools
and attach to the front o r rear ancho rage
¢page 219 and ¢page 220 .
A WARNING
-A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas-
sengers. Never allow anyone to ride in a
vehicle be ing towed, for any reason.
-
234 Index
How often should I check my t ire pres -
sures? . ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 187
H ow safety belt pretensioners wo rk ... . 106
Hydroplaning ............... .. .... . 191
I
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
I gnition key safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
I gnition lock positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
I mmobilizer . ................ ... ... . 12
Important things to do before driving ... 91
I mproperly wor n safety be lts . .. .. .... . 10 5
Indicator light Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, 1 19
Aud i magnetic ride ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. 21
C lutch ove rheati ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
PASSENG ER A IR BAG O FF .. .. .. .. .. . 119
Indicator lights
refer to Wa rni ng/ind icator lights .. .. . . 1 2
Infant seats . ............. .. .. .. .. . 134
I ns tal ling ch ild safety sea ts
Safe ty bel ts ............. .... .... . 13 7
Instrument cluster and controls .. .. .... 10
Instrument panel i llum ination ... .. ... . 52
I ns trumen ts a nd controls
General illus tration ..... .. .. .. .. .. . .. 8
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
L uggage compartment . ... .. .. .. .. . . 52
J
Jump-starting 216
Ju mper cables . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 21 7
K
Key ... .. .... ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 3 2
B at tery replacement . ... .. .. .. .... .. 33
Check light .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 32
Conve nience opening and closing of pow-
er top . ...... ........... .... .... .. 43
Conve nience opening and closing of w in-
dows .. .... ........ ..... .. ........ 40
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Master key
.... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. . 32
Valet key . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 32
K eyless ent ry remote cont ro l ...... .... . 33
K ick-down .. .... .. ................. . 85
Knee a irbags . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 123
Description . ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 123
How they wor k ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 124
Important sa fety instructions .... .... 124
L
Lap timer ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 28
Launc h Control Prog ram ...... ... .. .. . 85
Leathe r cleaning/protect ion ...... .... 157
L eav ing home ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 49
Lifting jack ..... .. .. ... ....... ... .. 209
Lifting vehicle ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 221
Li gh t/rain senso r defective ........... . 21
Lights . .... .... .. ............. ..... 48
Coming/Leav ing home ............. .. 49
E mergency flashe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
E xterior lig hting .. .... ...... ... .. ... 49
F ront fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
He ad ligh ts .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 48
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 50
I n strument panel illumination ... .. .. . 52
Side marker lig hts . .... ..... ... .. .. . 48
Turn signals ... .. ................. . 50
Xenon headlights . ............. ..... 48
L oad ing the luggage compartmen t ... .. . 96
Locking Power locki ng switch .............. .. 36
Rea r lid/trun k lid . ... .......... .. .. . 37
R emote mas te r k ey .......... .. .. .. . 35
U sin g the key .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 36
L uggage compartment
L ight . ..... ... .. .. ........ ... ... .. 52
L oad ing ... .. .. .. .. ... ........ .... . 96
S ki bag . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 62
M
Maintenance .... .... ... ..... ... .. .. 225
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) 19,30
Manu al convertib le top
cl osing ... .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. . 42
Master key .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 33
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33