2016 AUDI S3 park assist

Parking system s
General information
Applies to veh icles: w ith park ing system p lus with rearview
camera
F ig . 14 1 Area covered © and area not covered @by the
r earv iew came ra (example)
Fig. 142 Rear lid : locat io n of the rearview camera (exam ·
ple)
The rearview camera is located above the rear li­
cense plate bracket. Make sure that the lens for
the parking system
c.:> fig. 142 is not covered by
depos its or any other obstructions because th is
can affect the function of the parking system . For
information on cleaning, refer to
c.:> page 2 74 .
The rearview camera coverage area includes(!)
c.:> fig. 141. Only this area is displayed in the MMI.
Objects that are outside of th is area @are not
displayed .
The accuracy of the orientation lines and b lue
surfaces d iminishes if
D ynamic mode is activated
¢ page 148.
A WARNING
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­
ings
c.:> .&. in General information on
page 151.
- If the posit ion and the installation ang le of
the rearv iew camera was changed, for ex­
ample, after a co llision, do not continue to
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use the system for safety reasons . Have it
checked by an a uthorized Audi dea ler or au­
thorized Audi Service Fac ility.
- Only use the rearv iew camera to assist you if
it shows a good, clear picture . For example,
the image may be affected by the sun shin­
ing into the lens, dirt on the lens or if there is a defect.
- Use the rearv iew camera on ly if the luggage
compa rtment lid is completely closed.
If the
luggage compartment lid is open the orien­
tation lines and b lue surfaces are hidden.
Ma ke sure a ny objec ts you may h ave mo unt­
ed on t he luggage compartmen t lid do not
b lock the rearview camera .
- The camera lens enlarges and distorts the
fie ld of vision. The object appears both a l­
tered and inaccurate on the screen .
- I n cer tain s itu ations, people or objects in
the display appea r closer or farther away:
- For objects that do not touch the ground,
such as the bumper of a parked vehicle, a
trailer hitch or the rear of a truck . Do not
use the help lines in th is case.
- If dr iven from a level surface onto an in­
cline, or a downward slope .
- If driven toward protruding objects.
- If the vehicle is carrying too much load in
the rear .
(D Note
-Always read and fo llow the applicable warn­
ings
c.:> (D in General information on
page 151.
- The orange colored orientat ion lines in the
MMI display show the direction of trave l of
the vehicle rear depending on the steering
wheel a ng le . The front of the vehicle swings
o ut more than the rea r of the veh icle. Main­
tain plenty of dis tance so that your outs ide
m ir ror or a co rner of your vehicle does not
c o llide w it h any obstacle s.

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Switching on/off
A ppl ies to vehicles: with park ing system plus w it h rea rv iew
camera
S wi tc hing on
• Shift into reverse, or
• Press the
Pw.A button in the center console
¢ page 153, fig . 137 . A short conf irmat ion
tone sounds and the LED in the button turns
on.
S wi tching betwe en th e re ar view came ra and
optical displa y
• Press the Gr aphic control button ®
r::!.> page 155, fig . 143 to see the optica l display .
• Press the
Rear view control button to see the
rea rview camera image .
Switching off
• Drive faster than 6 mph (10 km/h), or
• Press the
P•1A button, or
• Switch the ign ition off .
@ Tips
The visual display in the left part of the d is­
play should help you detect the c ritical ve hicle
areas.
Cross parking
A ppl ies to vehicles: with pa rk in g system p lus w it h rearv iew
camera
This view may be used when parking in a garage
or in a parking space .
Fig. 143 MM I: locating a park ing space
Parking systems
Gr,11;t I( i._ S,·T .. 1',lJ',
Fig. 144 MMI: a lig ni ng t he veh icle
• Turn the MMI on and select the reverse gear .
• The orange orientation lines
(D show the direc­
tion of trave l of the vehicle. Turn the steering
wheel until the o range orientation lines appea r
in the parki ng space ¢
fig. 143. Use the mark­
ings @to help you estimate the distance from
an obstacle . Each marking represents approxi­
mately 3 ft (1 m) . The blue area represents an
extens ion of the vehicle 's outline by approxi ­
mate ly 16
ft (5 meters) to the rear.
• Wh ile driving in reverse gear, adjust the steer­
ing wheel angle to fit the park ing space using
the o range or ientat ion lines for assistance
¢ &. in General information on page 154, r::!.>0
in General information on page 154 .@ ma rks
t he rea r bu mpe r. Stop the ve hicle, a t the la test,
when the red o rientation line @) borders an ob­
ject.
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A ppl ies to vehicles: with parkin g system plus/rearview cam·
era
The display and warning tones con be adjusted in
the MMI.
~ Select: the I MENU ! button >Car > Systems *
control button > Driver assistance > Parking
aid .
Display
On * -
an op tic al d isp lay is shown for the parking
system plus, a rearview camera image is s hown
for parking system plus with rearv iew camera* .
Off -Whe n the par king system is switched off,
only audib le sign als are give n.
Signal tones
Front volume -
volume for the front and side*
a rea
Rear volume -volume for t he rear area
Front frequenc y-frequency for the front and
side * area
Rear frequency -frequency fo r the rear area
Music volume during nav . prompts -the volume
of the a udio/v ideo so urce is lowe red when t he
pa rking system is turned o n.
The new ly selected leve l is demons trated briefly
by the sound generator.
- The warning tones ca n also be adjusted d i­
r ec tly from the visua l display or t he rearv iew
cam era image *. Simply pr ess the
Settings
co ntrol bu tton.
- The setti ngs a re auto mat ica lly stored and
ass igned to the remote co ntro l key t hat is in
u se .
Error messages
App lies to vehicles: with par kin g system plus/rearview cam ­
era
There is an erro r in the system if the LED in the
P111A. button is b linking and you hear a continuous
Parking systems
alarm for a few seconds after sw itch ing on the
par king system or w hen the pa rking system is a l­
ready activated. If the error is not cor rected be ­
fo re you switch off the ignition, the LED in the
Pw ,
button w ill blink the next time you switch on the
park ing system by shifting into reverse.
Parking sy stem plus*
If a sensor is fa ulty, the~ symbol will appear i n
f ront of/behind the vehicle in the MMI display. If
a rear sensor is faulty, only obstacles that are in
areas @and @are shown <=>
page 152, fig. 136.
If a front sensor is fa ulty, only obstacles that are
i n a reas © and @are shown .
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfu nction corrected.
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Emerg ency assis ta nce
Emergency assistance
Trunk escape latch
Applies to veh icles: with trunk escape latch
In case of an emergency, the rear lid can be
opened from the inside using the trunk escape
latch.
Fig. 207 luggage compartment: Trunk escape latch
.,. Push the latch in the direction of the arrow un­
ti l the lock releases.
The trunk escape latch inside the rear lid is made
of fluo rescent mater ial to g low in the dark.
_& WARNING
The trunk escape latch is to be used only in an
emergency .
General information
.,. Park the vehicle as far as poss ible from moving
t raff ic in the event of a flat tire. In the event of
a f lat t ire, park the vehicle on a level surface. It
you are on a steep incline, be especia lly careful.
.,. Set the parking brake.
.,. Place the selector lever in the P pos ition .
.,. Switch the emergency flashers on.
.,. Put on a reflective vest, if available .
.,. Set up the warn ing triangle, if available .
.,. Have the passengers exit the vehicle. They
should move to a safe place, for example be­
hind a guard rail.
_& WARNING
Pay attention to the steps above. They a re for
your protection and the for the safety of other
drivers.
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Equipment
Vehicle tool kit
Applies to vehicles: with vehicle tool kit
Fig. 208 luggage compartment (example): vehicle tool kit,
t ire mobility kit and vehicle jack* placement
Fig. 209 luggage compartment: cargo floor fo lded up (A3
Spo rtback top, A3 sedan bottom)
Plug-in hybrid drive*: the placement var ies
<>page 107 .
The vehicle tool kit, tire mobility kit* and the
compressor* are located in the luggage compart­
ment. Part of it is sto red in the s ide tr im pan­
el @ * or @ and another part is under the cargo
floor cover ©¢
fig. 208.
C argo floor cove r
.,. A3 Sportback: lift up the cargo floor with the
plastic handle © until it is clamped behind

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Appl ies to vehicles: W ith t ire repa ir set
.,. Adhe re the sticke r that says "max. SO mph
(max. 80 km/h)" that is p rovided w ith the t ire
mobility k it within the driver's fie ld of vision .
.,. Stop the vehicle after driving for about 10 mi ­
nutes and check the tire pressure .
.,. lfthe tire pressure is lower than 19 psi (130
kPA), then the tire is too severely damaged. Do
not cont inue driving. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facil ity for as­
s istance .
.,. If the t ire pressure is at least 19 psi (130 kPA),
adjus t the tire pressu re to the spec ified value
~ page 263, Tire pressure . Store the tire pres ­
sures
~page 273, Storing tire pressures . Drive
to the nearest authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Serv ice Facility to have the tire re­
placed.
A WARNING
If the tire pressure is less than 19 psi
(130 kPA) after 10 minutes of d riving, then
the tire is too severely damaged. Do not con­
tinue dr iv ing . See an authorized Audi dealer
or autho rized Audi Service Fac ility for assis­
t ance.
A WARNING
Pay a ttent ion to the following after repair ing
the tire:
- Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h).
- Avoid hard acceleration, brak ing sharp ly,
and fast corner ing.
- The veh icle may become mo re difficu lt to
co ntro l.
-If the t ire is too severely damaged, see an
authorized Audi dealer o r autho rized Aud i
Service Facility for assistance .
@ For the sake of the environment
You can give the used t ire sealant bottle to an
author ized Audi dealer or authorized A udi
Serv ice Facility fo r disposal.
Em ergenc y ass is tanc e
{!) Tips
Remember to obtain a new bott le of sealant
from an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Fac ility after repairing a tire.
Replacing wheels
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your own
and your passenger's safety when changing a wheel.
.,. After you experience a t ire failure, pull the car
well away from moving traffic and try to reach
le vel grou nd before you stop~,& .
.,. All passengers should
leave the car and move
t o a safe location (for ins tance, behind the
gua rdrail) ~,& .
.,. Engage the
pa rking brake to prevent your vehi ­
cle from rolling unintentionally ~ .,& .
.,. Move
sele ctor le ver to po sition P ~ .,& .
.,. If you are tow ing a trai ler, unhitch the trailer
from yo ur vehicle .
.,. Take the jack Q page 280 and the spare tire
~ page 289 out of the luggage compartment.
A WARNING
You o r you r passengers could be injured while
changing a whee l if yo u do not follow these
safety precaut ions :
- If you have a fla t tire, move a safe dis tance
off the road. Turn off the eng ine, turn the
emergency f lashers on and use other warn ­
ing devices to alert other motorists.
- Make sure that passenge rs wai t in a safe
p lace away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and t raffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving suddenly and possib ly slipping off the jack,
always fu lly set the park ing brake and block
the wheel d iagonally opposite the wheel be­
ing changed . When one front whee l is lifted
off the ground, placing the Automatic
Transmission i n P (Park) w ill
not prevent the
veh icle from moving.
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Fuses and bulbs
-Some of the equipment listed in the follow­
ing tables applies only to certain mode l ver­
sions or certain optional equ ipment.
Interior fuse assignment
F ig. 226 Vehicle interior: fuse assignment
No. Equipment
Fl Engine components
F2 Seat adjustment
F3 Hydraulic pump
cover (Cabriolet)
F4 MMI control panel, MMI components
FS Gateway
F6 Selector lever (automatic transmiss
ion)
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F7 Climate/heating cont
rol, auxiliary heating,
rear window defogger relay
Diagnosis, electromechanical parking
brake switch, light switch , rain and light
F8 sensor, interior lighting commun ication
box (Plug-in hybrid drive*) ant i-theft alarm
system
F9 Steering column switch module
FlO Display
Fll Reversible driver's side safety belt tension-
ers
Fl2 MMI area
292
No.
Fl3
Fl4
FlS
Fl6
Fl7
Fl8
Fl9
F20
F23
F24
F25
F26
F27
F28
F29 F31
F32
F33
F34
F35
F36
F37
F38
F39
F40
F41
F42
Equipment
Adaptive dampers control module/ service plug (Plug-in hybrid dr ive")
Climate control system blower Electronic steering column lock
MMI area
Instrument cluster
Rearview camera
Convince key system control module, tank
system
Tank system Exterior lighting, heated washer fluid noz-
zles
Panorama sunroof/ power top control
module, power top latch (Cabriolet)
Door/dr iver's side doors (for example pow-
er windows)
Seat heating
Sound-amplifier
Power top control module, electro nics
(Cabriolet)
Interior lights
Exterior lighting
Driver assistance systems
A irbag
Button illumination, coils for upper cabin
heating relay (Cabriolet) and socket relay,
interior sound, reversing light switch, tern-
perature sensor
Function lighting, diagnosis, headlight
range control system, air quality sensor,
automat ic dimming rearv iew mirror
Right corneri ng light/ r ight LED-headlight
Left cornering light/ left LED-headlight
High-voltage battery (Plug- in hybrid
drive*)
Door/front passenger's side doors (for ex-
ample, power windows)
Sockets
Reversib le front passenger's side safety
belt tensioners
Central locking components, windshield
washer system

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refer to Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Aud i connect e-tron services ..... .. .... .
Charg ing . .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... .
Climate control ...... .
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Doors and lights .................... .
Vehicle data
. . ................ ..... .
Vehicle position ................ .... .
Vehicle status
. ............... .. .... .
Aud i drive select
refer to Drive select ............ ..... .
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature
Audi side assist
refer to Side assist .......... .. .. .. .. .
AUTO
124
125
126
124
124
125 125
148
306
145
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 72
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Auto Lock (central locking system) . . . . . . . . 36
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Automatic climate control system
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .7.2
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Automatic post-collision braking system . . 159
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Driving tips ... ................ ..... .. 91
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Hill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Ignition key safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Kick-down · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . .... .. 94
Launch Control -Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever emergency re lease . . . . . . . . 96
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Shifting manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Steering whee l with shift paddles. . . . . . . . 94
S tronic · . .. .. ................ ..... .. 89
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Auxiliary climate control 122
Auxiliary heater (vehicles w ith diesel eng ines) .7.5
Auxiliary heating/ air conditioning . . . . . . . 122
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Index
B
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 121, 249
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Important warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Location · · .... .. .. ............... .. 248
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Win ter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
B lower
automatic Climate control system . . . . . . . 73
Manual climate control system........ .. 71
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Boost pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Brake fluid Chang ing the brake flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 246
Brakes · · · · · .. .. .. .. 161
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Brake ass ist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Brake system Brake fluid 246
Brake fluid specificat ions for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Braking Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Starting on inclines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Breaking in New tires 260
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
311

Index
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Door/luggage compartment lid warning . . . 28
Door contact switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Doors Child safety lock (mechanical) . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
CO/radio display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Door/luggage compartment lid warning . . 28
Efficiency program. .... ... .... .. .. .. .. 31
Engine oil temperature indicator . . . . . . . . 32
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 , 101
La p timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 101
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Outside temperature display. . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Using the multifunction steering wheel . . . 28
Driver seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
E
e-tron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Stat istics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
ECO mode (automatic climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electrical accessories
refer to Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Electric drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
E lectromechanical parking brake
refer to Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
314
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
also refer to Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Electronic stabilization control (ESC) Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Electronic Stabil iz at ion Control (ESC) . . . . . 159
E mergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency flashers
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Emergency operation Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front passenger 's door/rear doors . . . . . . . 41
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
with convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency release Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29S
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Preheater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Preheating (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Preheating (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 29S
Starting (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting (messages with convenience key) . 84
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
stopp ing (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
stopp ing (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
E ngine compartment
Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239, 240
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine control (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246