Check ing and F illing
The brake fluid rese rvoir is located at the rear
partition of the engine compartment on the l eft
side
c!,> pag e 193 .
The fl uid level may drop slightly after some time
due to the automatic adjustment of the brake
pads . This is not cause for alarm.
If th e b rake fl uid level fa lls considerably be low
the "M IN" mark, the b rake warning/ind icator
lig ht ( U.S. mode ls :
1111 , Canadian models:. )
will come on
c!,> page 15 . Do not contin ue to oper
ate the vehicle . T he comp lete brake system
should be thoroughly checked by an authori zed
Aud i dealer or qualified workshop and the cause
corrected . If the brake flu id level is too low, the
b rake warning/indicator light will i llum inate.
Contact a n author ized Audi dealer
immediately .
{D) Tips
The brake fluid reservoir is located under
neath the cover .
Changing brake fluid
Have the brake fluid changed by an experienced
technician .
Brake fluid absorbs mo isture from the air. If the
water content in the b rake fluid is too high, cor
rosion in the brake system may resu lt afte r ape
riod of t ime. The boiling poi nt of the brake flu id
will also decrease cons iderably and decrease
b raking perfo rman ce.
Therefore, the brake fluid must be changed
every
two year s.
Always use new brake fluid wh ic h con
forms to Fede ral Motor Veh icle Standard "FMVSS
1 16 DO T 4".
The brake fluid reservoir can be diff icult to reach,
therefore, we recommend that yo u have the
brake fl uid changed by yo ur autho rized
Audi
dealer .
Your dealer has t he corre ct tools, t he
right brake fluid and the know-how to do this for
you.
A WARNING
- Brake fluid is poisonous. It must be stored
only in the closed orig inal container out of
the reach of chi ldren!
200
- Bra ke fa ilure ca n result from old or inapp ro
priate brake fluid . Observe these precau
tions:
- Use only brake fluid t hat meets SA E speci
fi ca ti on
J 170 3 and con forms to Federa l
Motor Ve hicle Standard 116 . Always check
wi th yo ur autho rized Audi dea le r to make
s ur e yo u are using the correct brake fluid .
The correct type of brake flu id is also ind i
cated on the b rake fluid reservo ir .
- The brake fluid m ust be new . Heavy use of
the brakes can cause a vapo r lock if the
brake fluid is left in the system too long .
This can se riously affect the efficiency of
the b rakes as well as your safety . This
could resu lt in an accident .
(D Note
Brake fluid will damage the paint of your veh i
cle.
@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the problem o f proper d isposa l o f
brake fluid as well as the spec ial too ls re
q ui red a nd the necessary expertise, we rec
omme nd that you have the bra ke f luid
changed by yo ur autho rized Aud i dea le r.
Battery
, General information
U nder normal operating condit ions, the battery
i n your Audi does not need any maintenance.
With
high outside temperatures or long daily
drives we recommend that you have the elect ro
lyte level c hecked by an au thorized Aud i dealer o r
qualified workshop. The electro lyte level shou ld
a lso be che cked each time the battery is c ha rged
c:!,> page 202.
Have the batte ry chec ked when you take yo ur ve
hicle in for service. You are we ll adv ised to re
pla ce a battery tha t is older than 5 yea rs.
With certain types of airbag deployment, t he
batte ry is d iscon nected from the ve hicle electri
ca l system for safety reasons
c!,> .&. in Repair, care
and disposal of the airbags on page 1 42. .,.
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Some vehicle func tion s (p ower w indow reg ula
tors, for example) are lost i f th e battery termi
na ls are d isconnected. These functions have to be
relearned afte r the battery termina ls are con
nected aga in. To prevent th is, the batte ry shou ld
only be disconnected from the vehicle e lectr ica l
system w hen abso lute ly necessary for repairs.
Vehicles not driven for long periods
If yo u do not drive you r vehicle over a period of
seve ral days or weeks, e lectrical components a re
g radually c ut back or sw itched off. This reduces
e nergy consumption and ma inta ins starting ca
pability over a longer pe riod
c:> page 175 .
Some of the conven ience f unctions may not ope r
ate, s uch as the inte rior lights or the power seat
ad justment. The convenience functions will be
ava ila ble aga in whe n you tu rn o n the ignition and
start the engine .
Winter operation
During the winter months, battery capacity tends
to dec rease as temperatu res dr op. This is be
cause more power is also consumed wh ile start
in g, and the head lights , rear wi ndow defogge r,
etc., are used more of ten .
Avoid un necessa ry power consumption, part icu
l arly in city traffic or when t rave ling on ly short
d ista nces . Let your authorized Audi dealer check
the capaci ty of the vehicle battery be fore w inte r
sets in
r=;, pag e 202. A well cha rged batt ery w ill
n o t onl y preven t st arti ng p roble ms w hen the
wea ther is cold, but will also last l on ger .
(D Tips
If your v ehicle is left stand ing fo r se ve ral
wee ks at extre mely low tem per at ures, the ve
hicle b attery sh ould be re moved and stor ed
w here it will not free ze . Th is will preve nt i t
from being dama ged and hav ing to be re
placed .
Checking and Filling
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the battery.
The battery is located in the luggage compart
ment under the floor. Befo re you check anything
i n the luggage compart ment ,
read and heed all
WARNINGS
c:> &_ .
Always heed the safety warnings , when working
o n the veh icle batte ry or t he ve hicle elec trical
system to prevent in jury .
The following WARNINGS are very important
when working on the battery :
Always heed the following WARNING SYM-
BOLS and safety precautions when wo rking on
the battery.
®
Always wear eye protection.
A
Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Al-
ways wear gloves and eye protection.
@
No
- sparks
- flames
- smoking.
~
When a battery is charged , it produces
hydrogen gas which is explosive and
could cause personal injury.
®
Always keep the battery well out of reach
of children.
A WARNING .....__ -
Wheneve r working on t he battery or on the
e lectr ica l system, the re is the r isk of injury,
accide nt a nd eve n fire. Read and he ed the fol
l ow ing W AR NIN GS:
- Always wear eye protection. Do not let bat
tery acid or any l ead particles ge t on you r
skin o r clothing. Shield yo ur eyes. E xplosiv e
g ases can ca use b lindne ss or other in jury.
- Ba tte ry acid contai ns sulfur ic acid. Sulfu ric
acid can ca use blindness and s evere burns.
- Always wea r gloves and eye protection . Do
n ot tilt t he batte ry because aci d could lea k
out of the ventilation openings. ""
201
Checking and Filling
-If you get batt ery acid in your eyes or on
your skin, immediately rinse with cold wa
ter for several minutes and get medical at
tention .
- If you should ingest any battery acid, seek
medical attention immediately.
- Do not expose the battery to an open flame, electric sparks or an open light .
- Do not smoke.
- Do not interchange the positive and nega-
tive cables.
- When working on the battery, be sure not to short-circuit the terminals with tools or oth
er metal objects. This would cause the bat
tery to heat up very quickly, which could lead to damage or explosion and personal
injury.
- When a battery is charged, it produces hy
drogen gas which is explosive and could
cause personal injury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the
reach of children.
- Before work is done on the electrical sys
tem, disconnect the nega tive ground cable .
- Before performing any work on the electri cal system, switch off the engine and igni
tion as well as any electrical equipment. The negative cable on the battery must be dis
connected. If you are just going to replace a
light bulb, then it is enough to switch off
the lights.
- Before disconnecting the battery, sw itch off
the anti-theft alarm system! Otherwise you
will set off the alarm.
- When disconnecting the battery, first dis
connect the negative cable and then the
positive cable.
- Before reconnecting the battery, make sure
all electrical consumers are switched off.
Reconnect the positive cable first and then
the negative cable. Never interchange the
cabl es - this could start a fire!
- Never charge a frozen or a thawed-out bat
tery . It could explode! If a battery has fro
zen, then it must be replaced. A discharged
battery can freeze over at 32°F (0°C).
- Make sure the vent hose is always attached
to the opening on the side of the battery.
202
- Never use batteries which are damaged .
There is the danger of an explosion! Always
replace a damaged battery.
A WARNING
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Battery posts, terminals and related acces
sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive problems.
Wash hands after handling .
(D Note
- Do not disconnect the vehicle battery when
the ignition is switched on or when the en
gine is running, otherwise, you will damage
electronic components in the electrical sys
tem .
-If your vehicle is going to stand for a long
period of time without being driven, protect
the battery from "freezing" , otherwise it
will be damaged and will then have to be re
placed.
Battery charging
Starting the engine requires a well charged bat tery .
Fig. 165 En g in e compar tment : Co nnectors for charger and
jumper cab les
Always read and heed all WARNINGS below
9 A and ¢ A in Working on the battery on
page 201.
.,. Turn off the ignition and all electrical consum
ers.
.,. Make sure the area is well ventilated when you
charge the battery.
Iii>-
Checking and Filling
the energy m anag ement functions correctly after
replacing the battery.
I f it is not poss ible to use a battery of th is type,
the new battery must have the same capacity,
voltage (12 -volts), amperage, construction and
p lug sealing .
When insta lling the batte ry, make sure the igni
tion and all elec trical consumers are turned off.
CD Note
Ma ke sure the ventilation hose on the side of
t he batte ry is connected, othe rw ise f umes or
bat tery acid can lea k out.
@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the prob lem of proper dispo sal of
a ba tte ry, we recommen d your author ized
Audi de aler change the battery fo r you . Bat
teries contain su lf u ric acid and lea d and must
always be disposed of properly in compliance
w ith all environmental regu lations. D ispos ing
of vehicle batteries improperly is very danger
ous to the env ironment.
Windshield/headlight*
washer container
F ig. 16 6 Engine co mpar tment : Cove r o n th e w ind shie ld
and head lig ht ' was her fluid conta iner
The washer fl uid containe r is m arked with the
symbo l
O on its cap ~ fig. 166 , ¢ page 193 ,
fig . 160 .
.,. Befo re yo u check anything in the engine com
partment,
alway s read and heed all WARN
INGS ¢,& in Working in the engine compor t
ment on page 191.
204
.,. Lift the filler cap tongue to add washe r fl uid.
You ca n fill the conta iner to the top.
.,. Press the cap back onto the filler neck after fill -
ing the container .
You can find the reservoir
capacit y in the table in
~ page 242.
Clean water should be used when filling up . If
possib le , use soft wate r to prevent scaling on the
washer jets. Always add a glass cleaner solution
(with frost p rotection in the winter) .
CD Note
Do not mix engine coolant antifreeze or any
other additives to fill up the winds hield wash
er reservoir.
Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency crews and working personnel who have the nec
essary tools and equipment to perform these
operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
CD Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine con be started by con
necting it to the battery of another vehicle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a dis
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumper cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently largecross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated terminal
clamps which are distinctly marked :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus(-) cable
in most cases colored black.
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in
jury. Follow the instructions below for
safe
handling of your vehicle's battery.
-Always shield your eyes and avoid leaning
over the battery whenever possible.
-A discharged battery can freeze at tempera
tures just below 32 °F (0 °C). Before con
necting a jumper cable, you must thaw the
236
frozen battery completely, otherwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin. Flush any contacted area with water immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gases.
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery.
- The voltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batteries of different voltage or substantial
ly different "Ah" rating may cause an explo
sion and personal injury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trapped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen . The battery
case may have be weak
ened .
- Use of batteries of different voltage or sub
stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an explosion and injury. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
~page 191.
CD Note
-Applying a higher voltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive
electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) terminals are connected.
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con-
nected to the vehicle's electrical system. .,..
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Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Removal lock (igni tion key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Automatic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Battery location inside the luggage compart-
ment .. .. .. .. .... . .......... .. .. .. . 201
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Energy manag ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Important w arnings when working on the
batte ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Work ing on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Befo re driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Bio -ethanol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 70
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Checking the brak e fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 199
Brake system
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re
p lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
B rake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2
Br akes. .. .. .. .... ........... .. .. .. . 172
Ceramic brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 77
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Braking
"' Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
0
~ Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 ....
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Break-in period
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
New t ires . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 212
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 192
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cargo a rea
refer to Luggage compartment ...... 64, 118
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
C entral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Convenien ce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ceramic brake rotors New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Checking Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Child restra ints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat.. .... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 130
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 168
Child restra int system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 164
Child safety . .. .. .. .. ...... ......... .. 151
I mpor tan t safety ins truc tions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Mounting and releas ing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
249
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Dr iving throug h wate r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D ust filte r
re fer to Po llutant filter (au toma tic A/C sys -
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
D ynamic stee ring . .......... .. 102,170 ,174
E
E85 (F ue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Easy entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
E ff iciency p rogra m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fu el economy mess ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
M emory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Othe r equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
E lect ro-mechan ica l powe r ass ist . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Electromechanical parking brake
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Pa rking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Re leas ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
St arting assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
S tarting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
S tarting off w ith a t railer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E lec tronic d ifferential lock
Wa rn in g/i ndic ator lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
Wa rning/i ndicator lig hts.. ... .. .. .... .. 1 9
E lec tronic im mob iliz er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 37
Electronic power control (EPC) warning/ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Elect ronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E lect ronic stab iliz at io n cont rol
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1
Electronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) Wa rning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
E me rge ncy ac tuati on
D oors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
I gnition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
P ano ram ic tilting sunroo f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Sun shade (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
E me rge ncy brak ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Index
E mergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
War ning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Start ing engi ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Emergency ope ration
Emergency braking function (parking brake) .7.9
Emergency start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
E nergy manage men t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
B attery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Drive r notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E ngine
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Coo la nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 96
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Sta rt ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 , 75
Start ing wi th ju mpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4, 76
En gine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Safety i nstr uctions .. ............. .. .. 191
Wo rking the engine compa rtment . . . . . . 191
E ngine coolant
I n dicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Checking the engine coo lant level. . . . . . . 197
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
E ngine hood
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
E ngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 93
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Addi tives. ... .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 195
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 20
Oil consumpt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Pressure malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Senso r defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Spec ificatio n and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E nv ironmen t
C atalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Dispos ing of your veh icle battery . . . . . . . 203
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