Fuse Location, Instrument Panel left
0
Fig. 161 Fuse carrier behind the instrument panel end
face, cover removed
Some of the eq u i prnent items listed a re op
tional or only available on certain model con
f igurations.
Note that the following table is accurate at
the time of going to press and is subject to
change. In the event of d iscrepancies, the la
bel on the in side of the cover always takes
precedence .
The power seats are protected by circuit
breakers ,
which automatically reset after a
few seconds after the overload has been rem
ed ied.
No. Equipment Amps
Engine relay, fuel tank cont ro l
1
unit, A irbag Off light, light
10 switch (sw itch illumi nation), di-
agnostic connector
2
ABS, ASR, ESC, brake light
5 switch
3 AFS headlight (left) 5
No.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 22
23
Fuses and bulbs 213
Equipment Amps
Oil level sensor (extended main-
tenance interval)
(WIV), t ir e
press ure monitoring system,
sw itch for Electron ic Stabiliza-
5 tion Control (ESC), AFS head-
lights (control unit), A/C system
(pressure sensor), backup light
sw itch
Automatic headlight range con- trol, AFS headlight (right) /
5/10
manual headlight range con-
trol, halogen headlights
Control unit for CAN data trans-
fer (gateway), electrornechani-
5 cal steering, automatic trans-
miss ion shift gate
Acoustic Park Assist, automatic
d ip ping interior rear
view rnir-
ror, garage door opener, heata-
5 ble windshield washer nozzles,
washer pump, w ind deflector
relay (Roadster)
H aldex clutch/Ha ldex clutch
5/10 (TTS)
Control un it Audi magnetic ride
5
A irbag contro l unit 5
Mass airflow sensor, crankcase 5/10
heating
Door control unit (central lock -
10 ing driver/passenger)
Diagnostic connector
10
Rain sensor, automatic trans-
5 miss ion sh ift gate
Roof light (interior lighting)
5
A/C system (contro l unit) 10
Tire pressure monitoring sys -
5 tern (control un it)
Not used
Not used
Not used
Fuel injectors (gasoline eng ine)
10
Wind deflector (Roadster) 30
Horn 20
214 Fuses and bulb s
No. Equipment
24 Transmi ssion (contro l un it)
25 Heate
r rear window Coupe /
heated rear window Roadster
26 Driver'
s side power window
27 Passenger's s ide power window
28 No
t used
29 Washer pump
30 Cigarette lighter
31 Start er
32 Steering column module
33 Instrument clust er
34 Radio navigation system , radio
35 Aud io amplifi er
36 Engine (control un it)
37 CAN (Gat
eway)
38 Ciga
rette lighter
39 Not us ed
40 Not used
4 1 Not u sed
42 Not used
43 No t used
44 Not used
45 No
t used
46 Not used
47 SOARS tuner, cell phone pack-
age,
TV tuner
48 VOA interface
49 Not used
Fuse location, left side of engine
compartment Amps
15
30/ 20
30 30
15
20
40 5
5
20/15
30 10
5
20
5 5
Fi g. 162 Ill ustra tion of fus e ho lde r on l eft side o f en·
gi ne compar tment: fuse s (withou t fuse c over)
Some of the equipment items listed are op
tiona l or only avai lable on c ertain mod el con
figurations.
Note tha t the foll owing table i s ac cur ate at
the time of going to pre ss and is subject to
change .
Fus e holder (bla ck )
No . Equipment Amps
1 Not used
2 Not used
3 Not used
4 No t used
Anti- theft warning system (sen -
5 sor), ant
i-theft warn ing system
5
(horn)
6 Headlamp washer system
30
7 Elec
tric fuel pumps (supp ly)
15
8 W
indshield wipers
30
9 H
eat ed seats (dr iver and pas-
25
senger)
10 L
umbar support (d river and
10
passenger)
11 Not u sed
12 Vent ilation blower 40
Fus e holder (brown )
No. Equipment Amps
1 Not used
2 Not used
3 Not used
4 Not used
5 Relay coil
relay volume cont ro l
5
va lve
6 02
sensors
10
7 P
ositioning valves pre-wired en-
10
gine harness
8 Ignition coi ls 20
9 Eng
in e (cont rol unit)
25
10 Water pump de layed-off 10
1 1 F
e e d (brak e pedal)
5
1 2 Activated charcoal filter/charge
10
p ress ure control va lve
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. ""