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Careandcleaning

—Nevertreatleatherwithsolvents,floor
polish,shoepolish,spotremoverorsimi-
larproducts.
—Objectswithsharpedges,suchaszippers
orrivetsonclothing orbelts,cancause
damagetothesurface.
—Neverusesteamcleaners,brushes,hard
sponges,etc.whencleaning.
— Donotturnontheseatheating*todry
theseat.
—Tohelppreventtheleatherfromfading,
donotleavethevehicleindirectsunlight
forlongperiodsoftime.Ifleavingtheve-
hicleparkedforlongperiodsoftime,you
shouldcovertheleathertoprotectitfrom
directsunlight.
@)Tips
—Insectsareeasiertoremovefrompaintthat
hasbeenfreshlywaxed.
—Regularwaxingcanpreventrustspotsfrom
forming.
—Decorativedecalscanageduetoenviron-
mentalconditions,whichcanresultindam-
agesuchasbrittleness.Thecolormayfade
ifexposedtoexcessivesunlight.
Takingyourvehicleout
ofservice
Ifyouwouldliketotakeyourvehicleoutofserv-
iceforaLongperiodoftime,contactanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.Theywilladviseyouofimportantmeasures,
suchascorrosionprotection,service,andstorage
procedures.Alsofollowtheinformationabout
thevehiclebattery>page318.
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underneaththevehicle;otherwise,thereisa
potentialriskforinjury.
—NeverusethejacksuppliedwithyourAudi
onanothervehicle,particularlyonaheavier
one.Thejackisonlysuitableforuseonthe
vehicleitcamewith.
@Tips
—Insomevehicles,therearcompartment
maynotopen.


—Thevehiclejackinyourvehicleismainte-
nance-free.
Tiremobilitykit
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page348.
>Set theparkingbrake.
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Shiftinto1stgear.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
> Checkifarepairwiththetiremobilitykitispos-
sible>page349.
Usingthetiremobilitykit
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit

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Fig.267Tire:tiredamagethatcannotberepaired
Thetirerepairisonlymeantfortemporaryuse.
Changethedamagedtireassoonaspossible
>A.
Ifthetireispiercedbyanobjectsuchasanail,
donotremovetheobjectfromthetire.
Thetiremobilitykitcanbe usedattemperatures
aslowas -4°F(-20°C).
Thetiremobilitykitmustnotbeused:
—Ifthetirehascutsorpuncturesthatare larger
than0.16in(4mm)@©fig.267
—Iftherimisdamaged@)
—Ifyouhavedrivenwithverylowtirepressureor
withoutairinthetire@)
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistanceinthesesituations.

Z\WARNING
—Pleasenotethatthetiremobilitykitcannot
beusedinallsituations,andthatitmayon-
lybeusedtemporarily.
—Thetiresealantmustnotcomeincontact
withskin,eyes,orclothing.
—Iftiresealantcomesintocontactwithyour
eyesoryourskin,thoroughlyrinsetheaf-
fectedareaimmediatelywithcleanwater.
—Donotinhalethefumes.
—Ifyouswallowanyofthetiresealant,thor-
oughlyrinseyourmouthimmediatelyand
drinkalotofwater.Donotinducevomiting.
Seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
—Changeyourclothingimmediatelyifit
comesintocontactwithtiresealant.
—Ifanallergicreactionoccurs,seekmedical
attentionimmediately.
—Keepthetiresealantawayfromchildren.
G@)Tips
—Ifsealantleaks,allowittodryinplace.You
canthenpeelitofflikeasticker.
—Notetheexpirationdateonthesealantbot-
tle.Replacethetiresealantatanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cility.

—Radioreceptioncanbeinterruptedwhen
operatingthecompressor.
—Follow thelegalregulationsthatareappli-
cableinthecountrywhereyouareoperating
thevehicle.
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eeemacy
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit


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Fig.269Diagram:tiremobilitykitconnection
Requirement:thetiremobilitykitmustbelaid
outandreadyforuse>page348.
Settingupthetiremobilitykit
>Openthecover@)onthecompressor)
>fig.268.
>Removetheconnector(4)andpressurehose(5)
withpressuregaugefromthehousing.
>Connectthecompressorpressurehose(5)to
theflange©onthetiresealantbottle@.
> Insertthesealantbottlewiththe flangeatthe
bottomintotheopening@)onthecompressor
cover.
>Removethevalvecapfromthefaultytire.
>Installthefillerhose@)onthevalve(7)
>fig.269.
>Connecttheplug@>fig.268toanoutletin
thevehicle.
>Switchtheignitionon.

D_Thecompressormaylookdifferent.However,thewayitis
operatedisgenerallythesame.
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Inflatingatire
>Movetheswitch(8)>fig.269onthecompres-
sorintopositionI.
>Inflatethetiretobetween29psi(200kPA)
and36psi(250kPA)andreadthepressureon
thegauge.
>Ifthistirepressureisnotreached,removethe
fillerhose.Driveslowlyapproximately33feet
(10m)forwardorinreverseso thatthesealant
can bedistributedinthetire.Inflatethetire
again>A\.
Z\WARNING
—Readandfollowthemanufacturer'ssafety
precautionsonthecompressorandinthein-
structionsonthebottleofsealant.
—Ifatirepressureof29psi(200kPA)cannot
reachedafterinflatingfor6minutes,then
thetireistooseverelydamaged.Donotcon-
tinuedriving.
—Ifthetirecannotberepairedwiththetire
sealant,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
(i)Tips
Donotoperatethecompressorformorethan
sixminutescontinuously,oritcanoverheat.
Oncethecompressorhascooled,youcancon-
tinuetouseit.
(eyaay)Clalare)
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit


>Affixthestickerthatsays"max.50mph(max.
80km/h)"thatisprovidedwiththetiremobili-
tykitwithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
>Stopthevehicleafterdrivingforabout10mi-
nutesandcheckthetirepressure.
»Ifthetirepressureislowerthan19psi(130
kPA),thenthetireistooseverelydamaged.Do
notcontinuedriving.

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ZA\WARNING
Payattentiontothefollowingafterrepairing
thetire:
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h).
—Avoidhardacceleration,heavybraking,and
fastcornering.
— Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.
—Ifthetireistooseverelydamaged,seean
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.

()Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youcangivetheusedtiresealantbottletoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityfordisposal.
@)Tips
Remembertoobtainanewbottleofsealant
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityafterrepairingatire.
Changingatire
Youmustcompletethepreparationbefore
changingatire.
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page348.
>Set theparkingbrake.
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Shiftinto1stgear.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Whentowingatrailer:disconnectthetrailer
fromyourvehicle.
>Layoutthevehicletoolkit>page348andthe
sparetire>page355.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
traprecautionstopreventthevehiclefrom
rolling.Usesuitableobjectstoblockthefront
andbackofthewheelthatisdiagonalfrom
thewheelwiththeflattire.


Z\WARNING
Youoryourpassengerscouldbeinjuredwhile
changingawheelifyoudonotfollowthese
safetyprecautions:
—Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.Turnofftheengine,turnthe
emergencyflashersonanduseotherwarn-
ingdevicestoalertothermotorists.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
place
awayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Tohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving
suddenlyandpossiblyslippingoffthejack*,
alwaysfullysettheparkingbrakeandblock
thefrontandbackofthewheeldiagonally
oppositethewheelbeingchanged.When
onefrontwheelisliftedoffthe ground,
placingtheAutomaticTransmissioninP
(Park)willnotpreventthevehiclefrommov-
ing.
—Beforeyouchangeawheel,besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
sturdyboardunderthejack”.
—Alwaysstorethevehicletoolkit,thejack*
andthereplacedtireintheluggagecom-
partment>page64.


Z\WARNING
Whenusingthevehiclejack”onaroad witha

steephillorwhenoffroad,youmusttakeex-

(i)Tips
Obeyalllaws.
Removingthecaps
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a
é
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Fig.270Wheel:wheelboltswith caps
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—Inanaccidentorsuddenmaneuverthey
couldflyforward,injuringanyoneintheve-
hicle.
—Alwaysstoredamagedwheel,jack*and
toolssecurelyintheluggagecompartment.
Otherwise,inanaccidentorsuddenmaneu-
vertheycouldflyforward,causinginjuryto
passengersinthevehicle.

Space-savingsparetire
Appliesto:vehicleswith space-saving sparetire(compact
sparetire)
Thesparetireisintendedforshort-term useonly.
Havethedamagedtirecheckedandreplacedif
necessaryby anauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityassoonaspossible.
Thereare somerestrictionsontheuseofthe
compactsparetire.Thecompactsparetirehas
beendesignedspecificallyforyourtypeofvehi-
cle.Donotreplaceitwiththesparetirefroman-
othertypeofvehicle.
Thecompactsparetireislocatedintheluggage
compartmentunderthecargofloorcover
=>page348.
Thetirepressuremustbe61PSI(420kPA).
Snowchains
For technical reasons,the useofsnowchainson
thecompactsparetireisnotpermitted.
Ifyouhavetodrivewithsnowchainsandafront
tirefails,mountthesparetireinplaceofarear
tire.Installthesnowchainsonthereartirethat
youremoved,andinstallthatinplace ofthe
fronttirethatfailed.

AWARNING
—Afterinstalling asparetire,thetirepressure
mustbecheckedassoonaspossible.
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)
withacompactsparetire.Drivingfaster
thanthatincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,avoidfull-
throttleacceleration,heavybraking,and
fastcorneringwiththecompactsparetire.


—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withmorethanonecompactsparetire.
—Normal summerorwintertiresmustnotbe
mountedonthecompactsparewheelrim.

Collapsiblesparetire
Appliesto:vehicleswithcollapsiblesparetire
Thecollapsiblesparetireisintendedforshort-
termuseonly.Havethedamagedtirechecked
andreplacedifnecessarybyanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityassoon
aspossible.
Thereare somerestrictionsontheuseofthecol-
lapsiblesparetire.Thecollapsiblesparetirehas
beendesignedspecificallyforyourtypeofvehi-
cle.Donotreplaceitwiththecollapsiblespare
tirefromanothertypeofvehicle.
Thecollapsiblesparetireislocatedinthelug-
gagecompartmentunderthecargofloorcover.
Requirement:thevehicletoolkit>page348and
thecompressormustbelaidout.
Removing
>Removethecargofloorcover>page348,
fig.266.
>Turn thehandwheelcounter-clockwiseandre-
moveit.
>Removethecollapsiblesparetire.
Youmustinflatethecollapsiblesparetirebefore-
handinordertouseit.
Inflating
>Removethevalvecapfromthecollapsible
sparetire.
>Tightenthecompressorhoseonthecollapsible
sparetirevalve.
>Connectthecompressorhosetoavehiclesock-
etandswitchiton.
>Letthecompressorrununtilthespecifiedvalue
onthetirepressurestickerisreached
>page332,fig.265>@.
>Screwthevalvecapbackontothevalve.
Returningtostorage
>Removethevalvecaptodraintheair.
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Fusesandbulbs

Fusecoloridentification










ColorCurrentrating
inamps
Black1
Purple3
Lightbrown5
Brown5
Red10
BlueiS
Yellow20
Whiteortransparent/|25
Green30
Orange40
Z\WARNING
Donotrepairfusesandneverreplaceablown
fusewithonethathasahigheramprating.
Thiscancausedamagetotheelectricalsys-
temandincreasestheriskoffire.
@)Note
Ifanewfuseburnsoutagainshortlyafteryou
haveinstalledit,havetheelectricalsystem
checkedassoonaspossibleby anauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.
G@)Tips
— Thefollowingtabledoesnotlistfuseloca-
tionsthatarenotused.
—Someoftheequipmentlistedinthefollow-
ingtablesappliesonlytocertainmodelver-
sionsorcertainoptionalequipment.
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Fig.278Driver'sfootwell(left-handdrivevehicle):fuse
panelwithplasticclip

Fig.279Frontpassenger'sfootwell(right-handdrive vehi-
cle):fusepanelwithplasticclip

Emergencysituations

Emergencysituations
General
Thischapterisintendedfortrainedemergency
crewsandworkingpersonnelwhohavethenec-
essarytoolsandequipmenttoperformthese
operations.
Startingbypushingor
towing
@)Note
Vehicleswithanautomatictransmission
cannotbestartedbypushingortowing.
Startingwithjumper
cables
Ifnecessary,theenginecanbestartedbycon-
nectingittothebatteryofanothervehicle.
Iftheengineshouldfailtostartbecauseofadis-
chargedorweakbattery,thebatterycanbecon-
nectedtothebatteryofanothervehicle,usinga
pairofjumpercablestostarttheengine.
Jumpercables
Useonlyjumpercablesofsufficientlylargecross
sectiontocarrythestartercurrentsafely.Refer
tothemanufacturer'sspecifications.
Useonlyjumpercableswithinsulatedterminal
clampswhicharedistinctlymarked:
plus(+)cableinmostcasescoloredred
minus(-)cableinmostcasescoloredblack.


creasestheriskofanexplosionandchemi-
calburns.Afterjumpstartingthevehicle,
drivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethevehiclebatterychecked.
—Donotallowbatteryacidtocontacteyesor
skin.Flushanycontactedareawithwater
immediately.
—Improperuseofaboosterbatterytostarta
vehiclemaycause anexplosion.
—Vehiclebatteriesgenerateexplosivegases.
Keepsparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
awayfrombatteries.
—Donottrytojumpstartanyvehiclewitha
lowacidlevelinthebattery.
— Thevoltageoftheboosterbatterymustalso
havea12-Voltrating.Thecapacity(Ah)of
the boosterbatteryshouldnotbelower
thanthatofthedischargedbattery.Useof
batteriesofdifferentvoltageorsubstantial-
lydifferent“Ah”ratingmaycause anexplo-
sionandpersonalinjury.
—Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Gastrapped
intheicemaycause anexplosion.
—Neverchargeoruseabatterythathasbeen
frozen.Thebatterycasemayhave beweak-
ened.
—Useofbatteriesofdifferentvoltageorsub-
stantiallydifferentcapacity(Ah)ratingmay
causeanexplosionandinjury.Thecapacity
(Ah)oftheboosterbatteryshouldnot be
lowerthanthatofthedischargedbattery.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS&page309.


Z\WARNING
Batteriescontainelectricity,acid,andgas.
Anyofthese cancauseveryseriousorfatalin-
jury.Followtheinstructionsbelowforsafe
handlingofyourvehicle’sbattery.
—Alwaysshieldyoureyesandavoidleaning
overthebatterywheneverpossible.
—Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperatures
around
32°F(0°C).Ifthevehiclebatteryis
frozen,youmustthawitbeforeconnecting
thejumpstartcables.Ifyoudonot,thisin-

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C)Note
—Applyingahighervoltageboosterbattery
willcauseexpensivedamagetosensitive
electroniccomponents,suchascontrol
units,relays,radio,etc.
—Theremustbe noelectricalcontactbetween
thevehiclesasotherwisecurrentcouldal-
readystarttoflowassoonasthepositive
(+)terminalsareconnected.

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@Tips
Thedischargedbatterymustbeproperlycon-
nectedtothevehicle'selectricalsystem.
Whenjumpstartingorchargingthebattery,
neverconnectthenegativegroundcableto
thebatterynegativepostbecausethebattery
managersystemmustbeabletodetect the
battery'sstateofcharge.Alwaysconnectthe
negativegroundcabletothenegativeground
postofthebatterymanagercontrolunit.
Usingthejumpstart
cable
Bothjumpstartcablesmustbeconnectedinthe
correctorder.

Fig.282Enginecompartment:connectorsforjumpstart
cablesandacharger

Fig.283Jumpstartingusingabatteryinanothervehicle:
@-providingcurrent,@)-drained
Pleasenotethattheconnectingprocessforthe
jumpstartcablesdescribedbelowisintendedfor
whenyourvehicleisbeingjumpstarted.
Vehiclewithdrainedvehiclebattery
>Set theparkingbrakeandselectthe“P”(Park)
selectorlever position*.

>Switchtheignitionandallelectricalequipment
off.
Connectingthepositivecable(red)tothe
positiveterminal
>Opentheredcoveronthepositiveterminal
>fig.282.
1.Secureoneendofthepositivecable(red)to
thejumpstartpin>fig.283@(pinunder
theredcover=“positive”)onthevehiclethat
needstobestarted@).
2.Securetheotherendofthepositivecable
(red)tothepositiveterminal@)onthebat-
teryprovidingthecurrent@).
Connectingthenegativecable(black)tothe
negativeterminal
3.Secureoneendofthenegativecable(black)
tothenegativeterminal@)onthebattery
thatisprovidingthecurrent@).
4.Securetheotherendofthenegativecable
(black)tothejumpstartpin@(hexheadpin
=“negative”)onthevehiclethatneedstobe
started ®).
Startingtheengine
»Starttheengineinthevehicleprovidingthe
jumpstart@andletitrunatidle.
>Nowstarttheengineonthevehiclewiththe
drainedbattery@).
>Iftheenginedoesnotstart,stopthestarting
procedureafter10secondsandthenrepeatit
afterapproximately30seconds.
»Oncetheenginewiththedrainedvehiclebat-
teryhasbeenstarted,removethecablesinthe
reverseorderfromthewaytheywereinstalled.
>Closetheredcoveronthepositiveterminal.
Thebatteryisventedtotheoutsidetoprevent
gasesfromenteringthevehicleinterior.Make
surethatthejumperclampsarewellconnected
withtheirmetalpartsin fullcontactwiththe
batteryterminals.

Z\WARNING
Toavoidseriouspersonalinjuryanddamage
tothevehicle,heedallwarningsandinstruc-
tionsofthejumpercablemanufacturer.Ifin
doubt,callforroadservice.>

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